1961 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY CIVIL WORKS ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VOL. 2 OF TWO VOLUMES ANNUAL REPORT, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1961 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY ON CIVIL WORKS ACTIVITIES 1961 IN TWO VOLUMES Vol. 2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1961 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price $5.50 DIVISIONB DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR RIVER 8 HARBOR THEALASKA DISTRICT, ANDFLOODCONTROL HEADQUARTERS, ANCHORAGE IS INCLUDED ALASKA, IN LEGEND THENORTHPACIFIC DIVISION. " AI.IIDATERS DISTRICT DISTRICT ® DIVISION AND MOORS. ,O1 tE TH€ , sA ,. ,o, EWAKES. 1 JULY 1961 CONTENTS III Page NEW ENGLAND DIVIS!ON 1 NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION: New York, N.Y., district_ ----------------- 139 Philadelphia, Pa., district--------------------- ----------------- 207 Baltimore, Md., district_ ----------------- 263 Washington, D.C., district_ ---- --- ----------------- 319 Norfolk, Va., district_----------- ----------------- 345 SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION: Wilmington, N.C., district________ _ 383 Charleston, S.C., district________ -- -- - 415 Savannah, Ga., district--_ - -- - -- - 431 Jacksonville, Fla., district____-__ ---- _____ 455 Mobile, Ala., district------------------------ 529 LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION: New Orleans, La., district___________ - 589 Vicksburg, Miss., district -------- 675 Memphis, Tenn., district_ - __ 695 St. Louis, Mo., district_-- ---------- __--- 701 SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION: Galveston, Tex., district_________ 725 Fort Worth, Tex., district---------- -------- 791 Albuquerque, N. Mex., district_______ 835 Little Rock, Ark., district _____--- 861 Tulsa, Okla., district - - ------ 899 MISSOURI RIVER DIVISION: Kansas City, Mo., district _---- 949 Omaha, Nebr., district __----- 993 OHIO RIVER DIVISION: Ohio River -- 1037 Nashville, Tenn., district_- -- --- 1051 Louisville, Ky., district---------------- 1091 Huntington, W. Va., district_ ---- 1133 Pittsburgh, Pa., district--- --------------- 1171 NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION: St. Paul, Minn., district_ - - -- 1223 Rock Island, Ill., district_____- -___________ 1283 Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn_________________________ 1319 Chicago, Ill., district_----------- -------- 1335 Detroit, Mich., district____ __ ____________ 1403 Buffalo, N.Y., district_------- -----____________. 1.477 Survey of Northern and Northwestern lakes _ 1547 SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION: Los Angeles, Calif., district________________________ 1557 San Francisco, Calif., district_______________________ 1653 Sacramento, Calif., district - -- --- 1693 - PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION: Honolulu, Hawaii, district_--- 1785 TAGO 10070-B-March IV Page NORTH PACIFIC DIVISION: Portland, Oreg., district ------- ---------------------------- 1799 Seattle, Wash., district------ -------------------------------- 1891 Walla Walla, Wash, district -------------------------------- 1947 Alaska, district_----- ------------------- --------------------- 1975 4 The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors- 1993 Mississippi River Commission ---------------------------------- 1997 The Beach Erosion Board - - - 2065 California Debris Commission-------------------- - 2069 Waterways Experiment Station 2085 Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses 2087 Investigations and supervision of projects under the Federal Water Power Act --------------- -------------------------------- 2089 1Miscellaneous Civil Works -------------- _ _ 2091 TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NEW ENGLAND DIVISION The New England Division, an operating division with both district and division functions, comprises all of New England except western Vermont and small portions of Massachusetts and Connecticut along their western boundaries, and includes small portions of southeastern New York, all embraced in the drainage basins tributary to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean east of the New York-Connecticut State Line. It also includes Fishers Island, N.Y. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Naviagation-Continued 1. Eastport Harbor, Maine .... 3 33. Navigation projects on which 2. Southwest Harbor, Maine-__ 4 reconnaissance and con- 3. Stonington Harbor, Maine __ 5 dition surveys only were 4. Matinicus Harbor, Maine .- 7 conducted during the fiscal 5. South Bristol Harbor, Maine_ 7 year- 57 6. Scarboro River, Maine . -. 8 34. Other authorized navigation 7. Wells Harbor, Maine .-.- 9 projects - 58 8. York Harbor, Maine -...... 11 35. Navigation work under 9. Pepperell Cove, Maine ---- 13 special authorization .-... 62 10. Rye Harbor, N.H._ 14 11. Newburyport Harbor, Mass._ 15 Alteration of Bridges 12 Gloucester Harbor and Annisquam River, Mass.__ 16 36. Chelsea Street Highway 13. Salem Harbor, Mass. .-... 18 Bridge 62 14. Boston Harbor, Mass. ___- - 20 15. Weymouth Fore River, Shore Protection Mass. _- 24 16. Town River, Mass. ..--. 26 37. Quincy Shore Beach, Quincy, 17. Cohasset Harbor, Mass. -. 27 Mass. 65 18. 1)uxbury Harbor, Mass...... 28 38. Wessagusset Beach, 19. Cape Cod Canal, Mass. -.. 29 Weymouth, Mass. ....... 66 20. Hyannis Harbor, Mass...... 33 39. North Scituate Beach, 21. Cotuit Harbor, Mass...-.. 34 Scituate, Mass. 67 22. Sakonnet Harbor, R.I. -_.. 36 40. Brant Rock Beach, £3. Providence River and Marshfield, Mass. .... 68 Harbor, R.I. _-_ --- 37 41. Town Beach, Plymouth, 24. Apponaug Cove, R.I. - - 38 Mass. __-- 69 25. Point Judith (Harbor of 42. Town Neck Beach, Refuge) and Point Judith Sandwich, Mass. 70 Pond, R.I.------------- 39 43. Thumpertown Beach, 26. Pawcatuck River, R.I. and Eastham, Mass.__ .. 71 Conn, (Little Narragansett 44. Provincetown Beach, Bay)------------------ 42 Provincetown, Mass. _. 71 27. Connecticut River Below 45. Matunuck Beach, South Hartford, Conn. - 44 Kingstown, R.In.__. _ 72 28. New Haven Harbor, Conn.__ 46 46. Misquamicut Beach, 29. Housatonic River, Conn. .- 49 Westerly, R.I.-__ 73 30. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn. - 50 47. Guilford Point Public Beach 31. Southport Harbor, Conn. - - 54 (Jacobs Beach), Guilford, 32. Norwalk Harbor, Conn. -- - 55 Conn. 74 TAGO 10070-B 2 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Page Page Shore Protection-Continued Flood Control-Continued 48. Lighthouse Point Park 72. Connecticut River Basin, (Area 9) New Haven, Vt., N.H., Mass., and Conn.__ _-_---------- 75 Conn.---------- 100 49. Woodmont Shore, Milford, 73. Union Village Reservoir, Conn.------------------ 76 Connecticut River Basin, 50. Sasco Hill Beach, Fairfield, Vt.- -- 102 Conn. _------------------ 77 74. North Hartland Reservoir, 51. Compo Beach, Westport, Connecticut River Basin, Conn._---------------- 78 Vt.- - 103 52. Calf Pasture Beach Park, 75. North Springfield Reservoir, Norwalk, Conn. ____ 78 Connecticut River Basin, 53. Cove Island, Stamford, Vt. - 104 Conn.._ ____-------- 79 76. Ball Mountain Reservoir, 54. Other authorized shore- Connecticut River Basin, protection projects ....... 80 Vt.- - 106 77. Townshend Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Flood Control Vt.- - 107 78. Surry Mountain Reservoir, 55. Merrimack River Basin, Connecticut River Basin, N.H. and Mass. - 82 N.H._ 108 56. Franklin Falls Reservoir, 79. Otter Brook Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, Connecticut River Basin, N.H.- 83 N.H..-- 109 57. Blackwater Reservoir, 80. Birch Hill Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, Connecticut River Basin, N.H.- ____ 84 Mass. ---- 110 58. Hopkinton-Everett 81. Tully Reservoir, Connecticut Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, Mass. - - 111 River Basin, N.H......... 85 82. Barre Falls Reservoir, 59. Edward MacDowell Connecticut River Basin, Reservoir, Merrimack Mass. -_-- 112 River Basin, N.H......... 86 83. Knightville Reservoir, 60. Blackstone River Basin, Connecticut River Basin, Mass. and R.I._ 88 Mass. 113 61. Worcester Diversion, 84. Three Rivers, Connecticut Blackstone River Basin, River Basin, Mass........ 115 Mass. 88 85. Chicopee Falls, Connecticut 62. West Hill Reservoir, River Basin, Mass. --- - 116 Blackstone River Basin, 86. Westfield River, Connecticut Mass. -- __ 89 River Basin, Mass. .. - - 117 63. Woonsocket, Blackstone 87. Littleville Reservoir, Con- River Basin, R.I..-- __--. 90 necticut River Basin, 64. Lower Woonsocket, Mass.- 118 Blackstone River Basin, 88. Conant Brook Reservoir, R.I.______ _________ 92 Connecticut River Basin, 65. Thames River Basin, Conn., Mass.------------- 119 R.I., and Mass._____- _ 93 89. Colebrook River Reservoir, 66. Hodges Village Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Thames River Basin, Conn.-- 119 Mass. _- 93 90. Mad River Reservoir, 67. Buffumville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Thames River Basin, Conn. --- 120 Mass. - 95 91. Sucker Brook Reservoir, 68. East Brimfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Thames River Basin, Conn. - 122 Mass. _______ 96 92. Hall Meadow Brook 69. Westville Reservoir, Thames Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Mass. __.. 97 River Basin, Conn....... 122 70. West Thompson Reservoir, 93. East Branch Reservoir, Thames River Basin, Housatonic River Basin, Conn.- 93 Conn. __ 123 71. Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, 94. Thomaston Reservoir, Thames River Basin, 99 Housatonic River Basin, Conn. -- -- Conn.- 124 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION Page Page Flood Control-Continued Flood Control-Continued 95. Northfield Brook Reservoir, 101. Pawcatuck, Conn. -__ 131 Housatonic River Basin, 102. Stamford, Conn.-- - - 132 Conn.96. co kRe --BI oir, 126 103. Floodwall rehabilitation 96. Black Rock Reservoir, 134 Housatonic River Basin, 104. Other authorized flood- Conn. ------------------ 126 control projects ---------- 134 97. Hancock Brook Reservoir, 105. Inspection of completed Housatonic River Basin, flood-control works------- 135 Conn. ------------------ 127 106. Flood-control work under 98. Hop Brook Reservoir, special authorization ..... 136 Housatonic River Basin, Conn.------------------ 128 99. Fox Point Barrier, General Investigations Narragansett Bay R.I. 129 100. New Bedford, Fairhaven 107. Surveys------------------ 137 and Acushnet (Barrier) 108. Collection and study of Mass. _ ---- 130 basic data---------------137 1. EASTPORT HARBOR, MAINE Location. Eastport Harbor, on the east side of Moose Island, Maine, in on Friar Roads, an international boundary passage between Moose Island and Campobello Island, New Brunswick. The harbor is an open waterfront about 3 miles north of Lubec, and 40 miles northeast of Machias, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 810.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater 500 feet long, parallel to the central waterfront, and an anchorage basin of 1.4 acres with depths of 10 and 14 feet. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide at Eastport is 18.2 feet and the spring range is 20.7 feet. The extreme recorded tides were 23.2 feet above and 4.2 feet below mean low water. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $595,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (S. Doc. 98, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The existing project was. authorized subject to the conditions that local interests agree to: furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easement, and rights-of-way for the con- struction and maintenance of the project, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and provide and maintain without cost to the United States an adequate public landing joining the breakwater to shore, with a fish pump or other acceptable unloading device, berths, and necessary mooring facilities, open to all on equal terms. Assurances were received in 1961 that these conditions will be met. The State of Maine appropriated $150,000 for construction of the public landing. Terminal facilities. Approximately 17 wharves are located along the easterly shore of Eastport, on the westerly side of Friar Roads, extending for a distance of about one mile from north to south, with depths at their ends varying from 0.0 to 18.0 feet at mean low water. The most active of these are 8 used in the handling of fish, 5 used by ferries and in the handling of freight and general cargo, one used as a customs wharf, one used in the handling of oil and tar, one used by the American Can Company, and the Wadsworth Wharf at which ships chandlery, fuel, TAGO 10070-B 4 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and supplies are available. In addition, there are 2 fish wharves in Prince Cove south of the main harbor area, 2 wharves at reduction plants in Broad Cove on the southerly side of Moose Island, and 2 cannery wharves on the north side of the island. Two wharves owned by the Maine Central Railroad and used by the Passamaquoddy Ferry and Navigation Company, are equipped with rail sidings and transit sheds. Repairs to machinery are made off the docks by 2 marine repair shops, and machinery is installed in Canadian built ships. There are numerous undeveloped areas along the waterfront that are available for future use. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engineering studies and specifications and plans for construction of the project were completed and contract was awarded. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $30,450, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds amounted to $40,982, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- _ __ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- _------------_ --- ------------------------ $323,000 $333,532 Cost------ ........----------------------.......--------------------. 30,450 40,982 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.................----------------------------------. $ 2,550 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-_ ...-............. ....... .............. 295,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .... 297, 550 _-------------------------- 2. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE Location. Southwest Harbor is a small cove indenting the south- westerly shore of Mount Desert Island, on thecoast of Maine, about 13 miles southwest of Bar Harbor and 2 miles southwest of Northeast Harbor. It is located on the eastern side of the westerly neck of Mount Desert Island at the mount of Somes Sound. Just to the east and directly north of the harbor entrance is Greening Island. Farther to the east and slightly southerly are located Sutton Island and the Little and Great Cranberry Islands. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 206 and No. 306.) Existing project. This provides for dredging 2 adjoining anchorage areas of 5 acres each westerly of Clark Point, the inner, or westerly, area dredged to a depth of 6 feet and the outer, or easterly, area to a depth of 10 feet below mean low water. The mean range of tide is 10.2 feet. The harbor is exposed to easterly winds and moderate wave action. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $151,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 408, 85th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests agree to: furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION the improvement when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; provide and maintain an adequate public landing suitably situated with respect to the 6-foot anchorage area and open to all on equal terms; and provide and maintain depths in access channels and berthing areas at the public terminals commensurate with the depths provided in the related project areas. Assurances were received in 1961 that these conditions will be met, and cash contribution in the amount of $11,000 has been received. Terminal facilities. There are nine commercial terminal facilities in Southwest Harbor. Two of these facilities belong to large commercial fisheries, 5 belong to builders of commercial and recreational boats, and 2 belong to wholesale lobster dealers. All of these terminal facilities can be serviced by commercial trucking lines. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engineering studies and specifications and plans for construction of the project were completed and contract was awarded. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $11,214, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds amounted to $21,790, all for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year_-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------------------------$151,000 $161,576 Cost- ------------------------------------------------------ 11,214 21,790 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ________________-_____-__________ ______ _ $21,658 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- - - - ------ ---- __ 21,658 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year_ .---- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total t June 30, T1 New work: Appropriated-- ..----------------------------------------------- $11,000 $11,000 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---. $11,000 .---------------------------------- Unobligated balances available for year enditig June 30, 1.962 ________________- ___-___---_ 11,000 3. STONINGTON HARBOR, MAINE Location. Stonington Harbor, Maine, is on the southern tip of Deer Isle in the eastern part of Penobscot Bay, about 10 miles northeast of Vinalhaven and 22 miles east of Rockland. The harbor consists of several small coves along a 2.5 mile stretch of the southern shore of Deer Isle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1203, 309, and 227.) Existing project. This provides for an anchorage 650 feet long and 300 feet wide in Allen Cove dredged to a depth of 6 feet below mean low water; an anchorage 700 feet long and 330 feet wide adjacent to Greens Head to a depth of 6 feet; and an anchorage 400 feet long and 200 feet TAGO 10070-B 6 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 wide adjacent to Staple Point to a depth of 8 feet. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9.7 feet with a spring range of 11 feet. The extreme low tide is minus 4 feet, mean low water. Tidal currents are negligible inside the harbor. The latest approved esti- mate of Federal cost for new work is $210,000 (July 1961). The entire project has been deferred for restudy. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 36, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that the local interests agree to: contribute in cash 10 percent of the cost of construction, and that such contribution, presently esti- mated at $22,000, be paid either in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with construction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the improvement, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and provide and maintain public landings with suitable supply facilities and adequate berths in Allen Cove and near the anchorage adjacent to Staple Point, open to all on equal terms. Assurances of local cooperation have not been received, and the Town of Stonington voted on March 6, 1961 not to participate in the project. Terminal facilities. There are 10 active commercial terminal facilities in Stonington Harbor. One of these facilities belongs to a large com- mercial processing company, 2 belong to a builder of commercial and recreational boats, 4 belong to wholesale lobster dealers, 1 to the Lobster Cooperative, 1 to a processor of fish scales, 1 to the local hardware dealer, and 1 to a producer of building granite. All but one of these facilities can be serviced by commercial trucklines. In addition to these facilities in Stonington Harbor the granite corpora- tion maintains a wharf for their own business uise on Crotch Island. There is also an old stone quarry wharf with a depth of about 8 feet alongside located in Webb Cove at the eastern end of the town. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations con- sisted of engineering studies in connection with the authorized anchorages. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $2,542, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the existing project. Total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds amounted to $12,391, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: -- Appropriated ---- $2,542 $12,391 Cost 2,542 12,391 -------------------------------- TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 4. MATINICUS HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor lies on the easterly side of Matinicus Island, about 20 miles south of Rockland Harbor, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 225 and 1203.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a rubble- stone breakwater extending from Youngs Point on Matinicus Island to Indian Ledge, a distance of about 450 feet. The mean range of tide is 9 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $14,000. The breakwater was completed in 1911. A recent survey reveals that minor rehabilitation is required to restore the breakwater to designed purpose. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost of minor re- habilitation is $106,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The latest published map is in the project document (H. Doc. No. 653, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 12 privately owned wharves in the harbor, variously constructed of wood piles, stone and crib work, and all are in fairly good condition. There is no publicly owned wharf, but one private wharf is available for landing of mail, freight and passengers. '1he berths at these wharves are dry at low water. One wharf has facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies for repairs to breakwater were completed and contract was awarded in June 1961 for performance of the rehabilitation work. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $1,993, all for rehabili- tation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1911. Repairs to the breakwater have not been started. Total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds amounted to $24,406, of which $14,000 was for new work, $8,413 was for maintenance, and $1,993 was for rehabilitation. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ---- Appropriated ......------ ------------ ------------------. - ------- $14,000 $14,000 Cost---_-- -------------------------------------------------- 14,000 11,000 Maintenance: Appropriated---------------------------------------------------------------- 8,413 Ccst------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- 8,413 P ehabilitation: Appropriated _-----------------------------------------------106,000 106,000 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------- 1,993 1,993 5. SOUTH BRISTOL HARBOR, MAINE Location. South Bristol Harbor is on the coast of Maine about 40 miles northeast of Portland and 28 miles southwest of Rockland. It is a secticn of a short waterway known as The Gut which separates Ruther- ford Island from the mainland and extends from Damariscotta River on the west to Johns Bay on the east. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 314 and the Boothbay Quandrangle.) TAGO 10070-B 8 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. This provides for removal of projecting ledges in the channel through the bridge to a depth of 2 feet; dredging a channel through The Gut, 5 feet deep over a width of 25 feet through the swing bridge and 50 feet in the approaches. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9.0 feet and the spring range is 10.4 feet. The extreme low tide is minus 3.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $138,500 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, (H. Doc. No. 564, 62nd Cong., 2d sess.) which provided for the removal of obstructing ledge; and by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (S. Doc. No. 30, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in S. Doe. No. 30. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests agree to: contribute in cash 3 percent of the cost of construction, and that such contribution, presently estimated at $4,000 (July 1961), be paid in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the improvement, when and as required; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement. Assur- ances that these conditions will be met have not been requested. Terminal facilities. There are four commercial terminal facilities lo- cated in South Bristol harbor, three of which can be serviced by trucking lines; and two of the docks have fuel available. The Town of South Bristol maintains one public landing in the harbor and two public landings in Christmas Cove in the southern end of Rutherford Island. The public landing in the harbor is located on the south shore west of the bridge. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Projecting ledges in the channel through the bridge were removed in 1914 to a depth of 2 feet, mean low water. Work remaining to complete the project consists of dredging a channel through The Gut, 5 feet deep over a width of 25 feet through the swing bridge and 50 feet in the approaches. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: channel from the western approach, 2 feet deep through the narrow bridge passage and into the wide channel to the east of the bridge. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $13,500 new work. tor Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------- ------------------------------------------- $13,500 Cost-----------.......... ------------ ------------------ ------------ 13,500 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.........--------------------------- 125,000 6. SCARBORO RIVER, MAINE, BETWEEN PROUTS NECK AND PINE POINT Location. This river, about 2 2 miles long, is a small and generally shallow stream which rises in the town of Scarboro, Maine, and empties TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION into the north end of Saco Bay, immediately west of Prouts Neck. It is 17 miles by water southeast of Portland, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 231 and 1205.) Existing project. This provides for a channel across the bar 200 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water, and a channel 2,400 feet long, 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water, leading to an anchorage of the same depth 1,350 feet long and 300 feet wide and a jetty 800 feet long at the tip of Pine Point . The mean range of tide is 8.8 feet and the spring range is 10.1 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $313,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 and the Chief of Engineers March 8, 1960. The latest published map is contained in the project document (H. Doc. 69, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $10,000. Terminal facilities. There is one wharf of pile and timber construction on Scarboro River, extending northerly from Pine Point almost to the southerly limit of anchorage. The facility is owned by the town of Scarboro and is considered adequate for the present requirements of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Award of con- tract for construction of a jetty was made in June 1961; contractor has mobilized his equipment at the work site. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $6,614, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dredging of an entrance channel and inner harbor basin was completed in October 1956. The channel across the bar has shoaled and shifted, controlling depths in the best channel now available being +0.1 foot. Because of the excessive shoaling rate, the project design was modified under authority delegated to the Chief of Engineers to include construction of a jetty at the harbor entrance. To complete the project there remains completion of the jetty construction. The controlling depths at mean low water were +0.1 foot across the bar, 0.3 foot in the 6-foot channel and 0.9 foot in the anchorage (1959). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $222,992, all for new work. In addition, the sum of $10,000 from contributed funds was expended for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--- ----. $191,150 $15,000 $4,124 .....-.. _ $117,000 $337,274 Cost...----------------- 190,686 10,870 4,082 $740 6,614 222,992 Other new work data: $32,682 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----------.......-----------.........------------. Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ __ _ 32,682 : In addition, $10,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 7. WELLS HARBOR, MAINE Location. Wells Harbor is located in the Town of Wells at the mouth of the Webhannet River about 20 miles northeast of Portsmouth Harbor TAGO 10070-B 10 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and about 34 miles southwest of Portland Harbor (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205.) Existing project. This provides for repairs to an old government pier about 750 feet long, made of cribwork ballasted with stone extending seaward from Drakes Island; and anchorage basin 7.4 acres in area and 6 feet deep; a channel 100 to 150 feet wide, extending from deep water in the Atlantic Ocean to the inner end of the basin, with seaward section 8 feet deep, and the harbor section 6 feet deep; and 2 converging stone jetties, one extending 940 feet easterly from Wells Beach and the other 640 feet southerly from Drakes Island, separated so as to provide a clear opening 400 feet wide. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.7 feet and the spring range is 9.9 feet. The highest tide is estimated as 13.5 feet above and the lowest tide as 3.5 feet below the plane of mean low water. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $368,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 10, 1872 for repairs to the government pier; and by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. No. 202, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) for the anchorage basin, channel and jetties. The latest published map is contained in H. Doc. No. 202. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests agree to: contribute in cash 37 percent of the cost of construction, and that such contribution, presently esti- mated at $212,000, (July 1961), be paid either in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction, or in installments prior to comiinence- ment of pertinent work items, in accordance with construction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas necessary for the construction and subsequent main- tenance, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; provide and maintain at local expense necessary mooring facilities and utilities, including a public landing with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms; construct and maintain any bulkheads required for retention of dredged material from the initial construction and subsequent maintenance; and accomplish and maintain without expense to the United States alterations as required in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other facilities. Assurances that local cooperation will be met have been received from the Town of Wells and are expected within a month from the State of Maine. Terminal facilities. There are no terminal, transfer, or any other navigational facilities in Wells Harbor or any portion of the Webhannet River. Full utilization of Wells Harbor, if improved, would require the provision and maintenance of moorings and a public landing with suitable supply facilities and utilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engineering studies and preliminary plans for construction of the project were initiated during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular regular funds amounted to $8,028, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Repairs to an old government pier about 750 feet long made of cribwork ballasted with stone extending seaward from Drakes Island was completed in 1873. At the present TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 11 time only the piling of the pier remains. Work remaining to complete the project consists of: repairs to the pier; and construction of the anchorage basin, channel and jetties. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $20,971, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..-------------- ----------------------------------- $9,458 $22,401 Cost---------- ------------------------------------------------ 8,028 20,971 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project................--------------------------- $345,599 8. YORK HARBOR, MAINE Location. York Harbor is at the mouth of York River, a small stream emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, about 12 miles northeast of Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, and 41 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 228 and 1.205.) Previous projects. Adopted by the act of August 5, 1886. For further details see page 40 of Annual Report for 1907. Existing project. The existing Federal project provides for widening by 170 feet the channel off Bragdons Island to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water, and for removing to the same depth the point of a projecting shoal just above the island; an 8-foot deep anchorage basin, north of Bragdons Island, with an average width of 320 feet and average length of 700 feet, approximately 5.2 acres in area; and an 8-foot deep anchorage basin, south of Bragdons Island, with an average width of 450 feet and average length of 550 feet, approximately 5.6 acres in area. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.7 feet. Infrequently, tides range from about 2 feet below to about 11 feet above mean low water. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $223,400 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 Channel off Bragdons Island 170 feet wide, 10 feet H. Doe. 301, 58th Cong., 2d sess. deep. Removing to the same depth projecting shoal just H. Ex. Doc. 243, 48th Cong., 2d above the island. sess. July 14, 1960 Anchorage 8 feet deep north of Bragdons Island -_. _ H. Doe. 395, 86th Cong.,* 2d sess. Anchorage 8 feet deep south of Bragdons Island--.... H. Doc. 395, 86th Cong.,* 2d sess. * Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that, prior to construction, local interests agree to: contribute in cash 15 percent of the first cost of construction of the 1960 modification, a contribution presently estimated at $35,000 (July 1961), to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, the final allocation of cost to be made after the actual costs have been determined; provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable TAGO 10070-B 12 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 spoil-disposal areas necessary for the initial construction and subse- quent maintenance, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project works; and provide and maintain a suitable public landing, open to all on equal terms, to serve the anchorage basin south of Bragdons Island. These requirements of local cooperation have been met. Terminal facilities. There are eight wharves in York Harbor. Six are situated on the east side of the harbor. One, the combined hotel, yacht club, and Vinal's boat wharf is located on the northwest side of Stage Neck. Berth depth at this wharf is 13 feet. Five wharves and floats are located on the northeast side of the harbor. All have depths of 13 feet in their berths, and are open to the public without charge. Gasoline, water and supplies are available. There are two wharves on the west side of the harbor, the York Marine Service on Harris Island and the town wharf on Bragdon Island. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations were commenced on May 25, 1961 for dredging, by contract, a channel and removal of shoals to a depth of 10 feet and an anchorage 8 feet deep. Work was continued through the fiscal year, and in progress on June 30, 1961. During the period of operation a total of approximately 126,200 cubic yards of ordinary material was removed. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $156,883, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Widening of the channel off Bragdons 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 was completed in 1906. Construction of the remainder of the project was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $200,658, of which $180,357 was for new work and $20,301 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-__- ____. ------------ .----- Cost-------------------------------------------------------- $241,000 156,883 $308,474 224,357 Maintenance: Appropriated-- ------------------------........ ------------- . 20,301 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20,301 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.......-----------------........------------------ $26,807 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962........-----------......--------------- 26,807 1Includes $44,000 for new work for previous projects. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year.__ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ------------------------------------------------ $69,000 $69,000 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_---_ _.--------------------------- $69,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_----- ---------------------- 69,000 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 13 9. PEPPERELL COVE, MAINE Location. Pepperell Cove, on the eastern side of Portsmouth Harbor, Maine and New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, covers an area of about 100 acres. Chauncey Creek enters Pepperell Cove from the northeast. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 329 and 1206.) Existing project. This provides for an anchorage area 12 feet deep, 1,450 feet long, and 1,250 feet wide; a channel 60 feet wide and 6 feet deep from Pepperell Cove to a point 4,000 feet above the mouth of Chauncey Creek; a turning basin of the same depth at the head of the proposed channel; three acres of anchorage 6 feet deep north of the pro- posed channel near Pepperell Cove; and two acres of anchorage 6 feet deep extending along the south side of the channel. The mean range of tide is 8.7 feet and the spring range is 10.0 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $343,000, (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 1910 Anchorage area 12 feet deep, 1,450 feet long, and 1,250 H. Doc. 1081, 60th Cong. 2d sess. feet wide. July 14, 1960 A channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending from H. Doc. 284, 86th Cong. 2d sess. Pepperell Cove about 4,000 feet up Chauncey Creek. A turning basin opposite the Whitham Lobster Company wharf; and Five acres of anchorage 6 feet deep. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the completed portion of the project. The new modification to the project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests contribute in cash 8 percent of the first cost of dredging, and that such cost, presently estimated at $15,000 (July 1961), be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, the final apportionment of cost to be made after the actual costs have been determined; provide a suitable public landing open to all on equal terms to serve the Chauncey Creek area; provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the construction and maintenance of the project; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and mainte- nance of the project. Assurances that these conditions will be met have not been requested. Terminal facilities. There are two wharves in Pepperell Cove. The public town landing on the northeast side of the cove has a depth of 12 feet at mean low water along side the 20-foot square float at the outer end. A small private wharf just east of the town landing is used for the handling of fish and lobsters. Food, fuel, water, and a paved boat launching ramp, are available at the town landing. The landing is used by the Kittery Point Boat Club, transient recreational and fishing craft and by the local lobstermen during low tide periods when they cannot reach their usual landings. In Chauncey Creek there are 3 private wharves and 2 lobster dealers. The Whitham Lobster Company has 2 wharves at about 2 feet above mean low water, and 5 marine railways. Fuel and water are available. All the Chauncey Creek wharves are used by lobster fishermen. These facilities are generally sufficient to TAGO 10070-B 14 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 meet the needs of existing traffic but their use is restricted due to lack of depth of water alongside and in the approach channel from Pepperell Cove. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 45 percent complete. An anchorage area 12 feet deep, 1,450 feet long and 1,250 feet wide was completed in 1916. Required to complete the project is the construction of a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending from Pepperell Cove about 4,000 feet up Chauncey Creek; a turning basin opposite the Whitham Lobster Company wharf; and five acres of anchor- age 6 feet deep. The controlling depth at mean low water was 11.0 feet in the anchorage area (1916). The total costs under the existing project from regular Federal funds have been $166,400, of which $1.66,262 was for new work and $138 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total t Fiscal year ._---- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work : Appropriated --------------------- $166, 262 Cost_ 166,262 Maintenance: Appropriated Appropriated------------------ ------------ ------- ------------- 138 138 Cost 133 Cot-----------------I------------i-- --------------- 3 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --------------------------------- $177,000 10. RYE HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE Location. Rye Harbor is on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire, about 5 miles south of Portsmouth Harbor. It is a natural cove of about 39 acres, protected by two breakwaters. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1206.) Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep for a distance of 600 feet through the entrance, thence 8 feet deep for a distance of 1,700 feet within the harbor; dredging two 5-acre anchorages, one 8 feet deep and the other 6 feet deep; and main- taining the existing breakwaters. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.4 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $227,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 439, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that, prior to construction, local interests agree to: contribute in cash 32 percent of the first cost of construction, such contribution, presently estimated at $102,000 (July 1961) to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, subject to final adjustment after actual costs have been determined; furnish without cost to the United States title to the breakwaters constructed by local interests, and all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and properly diked spoil-disposal areas neces- sary for the initial construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project works; provide and maintain at local expense an adequate public landing, with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms; and accomplish and maintain at local expense TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 15 alterations as required in water supply and other facilities. Assurances that these conditions will be met have not been requested. However, the State of New Hampshire has appropriated $125,000 and the Town of Rye $20,000 for this project. Terminal facilities. Much of the shore line around Rye Harbor is undeveloped State property. Private ownership is limited to about 500 feet on the north shore west of Ragged Neck State Park, and to the south shore between the bridge and the breakwater. The only landing in the harbor is owned by the Rye Harbor Yacht Club. This pier is about 260 feet long and in good repair. The float, reached by ladder, rests on mud flats at low tide. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the existing project. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $9,000 for new work in connection with the preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-.-- -- _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.....-------------------------------------------------------- $9,000 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project...........------.....--...............-------------------... $218,000 11. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. Location. Newburyport is on the south bank of the 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 jetties, one projecting 4,118 feet from the north shore, the other projecting 2,445 feet from the south shore, converging until 1,000 feet apart, then extending seaward 1,000 feet parallel to axis of channel; partially closing Plum Island Basin by a timber dike; 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $569,225. The 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 portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost for new work. The estimated additional Federal cost of this portion was last revised in June 1955 and was estimated to be $106,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts 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, 19451 Dredging channel from sea to wharves and a widened H. Doc. 703, 76th Cone., 3d sess. turning basin. (contains latest published map). 1 15- and 12-foot channel and basin inactive. TAGO 10070-B 16 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of 16 wharves ex- tending along a frontage of about 3,500 feet of the south bank of the Merrimack River below the highway bridge and one small pier on the north side of the river. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. For full description see Port and Terminal Facilities of the Ports of Northern New England, 1941. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Preliminary planning for dredging in the harbor by hopper dredge Hyde was com- pleted in June 1961. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $1,823, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in August 1958, with the improvement dredging in the 12-foot channel and outer harbor. 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 partially closed in 1883 by the construction of a timber dike. North Rock was removed in 1901. The controlling depths were as follows: About 10 feet in the river from inside the jetties to the wharves at Newburyport (1958); 7.0 feet over the bar at the entrance to the river (1961 and 10.2 feet in the turning basin in front of the wharves. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $864,685, of which $569,225 was for new work and $295,460 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..-----__....... $143,000 ....------------ 41,618-----.-.--- ---- --. $569,225 Cost_----- ___------- 5,380 $71,931 24,071 _Mai569, 225 Maintenance: Appropriated.-------------------------- 40,000 333,637 Cost-------------------------------------------------------- 1,823 295,460 12. 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 Ispwich 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 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. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 17 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 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 measurment. 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. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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. June 25, 1910 Removal of 8 ledges in Gloucester Harbor...---------- H. Doc. 1112, 60th Cong., 2d sess 1 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.i quam River. Mar. 2, 1945 Dredging 8-foot anchorage area in Lobster Cove, H. Doc. 329, 77th Cong., 1st sess.' Annisquam River. 1Contains latest published maps. 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 Ispwich 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 extreme 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $737,850, exclusive of amounts expended for previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $28,478. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $25,000. Terminalfacilities. 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 Massa- chusetts, all are private and are not available to the public. There are two commercial wharves on Annisquam River on the east bank. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce of the port. For full description see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Northern New England, 1941. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Engineering studies for maintenance dredging in the harbor were completed during the fiscal year and contract awarded in June. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $2,356, all for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 18 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Conditionat end offiscal year. The project was completed in November 1958, with the dredging of an anchorage area at the entrance of 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 Annisquam River was completed in 1936 at a cost of $33,976. The controlling depths over the ledges in the outer harbor in 1916 were from 18 to 25 feet; in the Inner Harbor 15.5 feet over ledge C (1959), 15.2 feet over ledge A, and 15.3 feet over ledge B (1959); 16 feet in the channel leading past the wharves (1959), and 15 feet in Harbor Cove; 8 feet in the channel from Ipswich Bay to Gloucester Harbor with the exception of encroachments on the west side of the channel abreast Pearce Island, having a depth of 7.4 feet, and on the east side of the channel just north of Rust Island, having a depth of 7/ feet, 6.5 feet through Ipswich Bar (1960); and 8.0 feet in the Lobster Cove area (1958). The total costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,065,281, of which $737,850 was for new work, and $327,431 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $25,000 was expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated--------......... _ ---------- $205,000 -$3,304 ------------------------...... $758, 850 Cost------------------__----__ 6,284 195,412 -Maintenn758,850 Maintenance: Appropriated -- . $132,000 9,024------------ -$991 $85,250 410,325 Cost------------------ 1,666 129,719 ------------ 8,648 2,356 327,431 1 Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. 2In addition $25,000 was expended from contributed funds fbr now work. 13. SALEM HARBOR, MASS. Location. This harbor is located on the north shore of Massachusetts 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.) Previous projects. 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. The project provides for a channel 32 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide, widened to 400 feet at bends and at the inner end, extending about 1.5 miles from deep water in the outer harbor to a point about 1,500 feet from the Salem Terminal Wharf, where it joins the locally dredged approach channel of the same depth leading to the wharf. The project also provides for a channel 10 feet deep in South River, 300 feet wide at the 10-foot depth in the harbor, gradually narrowing to 200 feet at a point opposite the outer end of Derby Wharf, 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 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 19 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. 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $1,409,058, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The portion of the project for dredging of an 8-foot channel, an 8-foot basin, and a 10-foot channel is considered to be inactive, and is excluded from the foregoing cost. The Federal cost of this portion of the project was last revised in 1955 and was estimated to be $177,000. 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. 701, 76th Cong., 3d sess.); and July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 31, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except for the inactive portion of the project. Total estimated costs to local interests for requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $420,000 (1960), for construction and maintenance of a terminal ap- proach channel and maneuvering and berthing areas, all having depths equivalent to that of the Federal project, and for removal of abandoned sewer line. In addition, local expenditures in connection with port development directly related to deep-draft shipping have amounted to $836,000, including $65,000 expended for dredging in 1931 in fulfillment of requirements of local cooperation. Terminal facilities. The extensively developed waterfront of Salem Harbor, which includes South River, is a little more than 1 mile in extent and is owned for the most part by private individuals. There are nine wharves in this area; the largest, Salem Terminal, serves New England Power Co. generating station and serves as principal terminal for receipt and distribution of coal and petroleum products in Salem and the tributary area, two belong to the National Park Service, and one of these is being used by the Department of the Navy for a Reserve Training Center. There are nine other wharves in Salem Harbor which are located outside of the extensively developed area. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Rock removal from the 32-foot channel was commenced on July 13, 1960 and completed on August 17, 1960. Modification for additional work was processed and final payment was made on the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $339,398, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in August 1960, with the completion of rock removal from the 32-foot channel. The 10-foot channel has been partly dredged, the section to a point opposite Derby Wharf Light having been dredged in 1906. This same section was restored to project depth in 1915. Dredging of ordinary material in the 32-fbot channel was commenced in May 1959 and completed in November 1959; and the removal of rock was com- menced in July 1960 and completed in August 1960. The controlling depths are as follows: 32 feet in the 32-foot channel (1960); 0-0 to 1.0 foot in the 8-foot channel and basin (1939); 7.0 feet in the 10-foot channel (1950). Total Federal costs under the existing project have been $1,421,101, of which $1,409,058 was for new work, and $12,043 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 20 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- -_--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1985 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated --- ------------------------ $1, 220,000 $110,000 $30, 970 $1,461,427 Cost ------------------------------------- 189,414 832,158 339,398 1,461,427 Maintenance .-.... Appropriated $3,000 ------- _--_-__-_--_--_-._-- - - 12,043 Cost ---------------------------- 3,000 ------------------------------------ 12,043 I Includes $52,369 for new work for previous projects. 14. 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 Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 246 and 248.) 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 edge 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 U.S. 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 entrance to the Chelsea River, having widths varying from 100 feet to 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. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 21 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. Deepening and widening of Reserved Channel to a depth of 35-feet and width of 430 feet extending about 1 mile from the 40-foot main ship channel to the L-Street Bridge. 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 Dorchester Avenue (old Federal Street) Bridge. m. Seawalls of coursed stone and riprap protecting the most exposed headlands and islands. n. A channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the mouth of the Weir River to the Steamboat Wharf at Nantasket Beach. All depths are referred to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $22,300,429 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects of seawalls for which no estimate was given. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $38,750. A 300-foot width of the project at the upper end of the channel, on the East Boston side, which was included in the 40-foot channel extension authorization, has been dredged to a depth of only 35 feet. This re- maining portion is to be restudied, and is excluded from the foregoing cost of the project. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1957 and was estimated to be $438,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1825 Preservation of islands by seawalls. June 14, 1880 Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) 9% ft. deep, 100 ft. wide to Steamboat Wharf at Nantasket. Sept. 19, 1890 Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) 9% ft. deep, 150 ft. wide to Steamboat Wharf at Nantasket. July 25, 1892 Weir River (Nantasket Beach Channel) from the mouth of the Weir River to the Steamboat Wharf at Nantasket Beach 12 ft. deep, 150 ft. wide. Aug. 5, 1886 -- Fort Point Channel____..-____ ___-_______________ H. 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 Annual Report, 1893, p. 766. President Roads. Mar. 3, 1899 For 30-foot channel from sea to the President H. Doc. 133, 55th Cong., 2d sess. Roads through Broad Sound by less direct route Annual Report, 1898, p. 886. than the 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. l Aug. 8, 1917 Depth of 40 feet (45 feet in rock) in Broad Sound H. Doc. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Channel. TAGO 10070-B 22 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documenss Aug. 30. 19352 Present project dimensions of channel from President H. Doc. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' 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 I channel to U.S. Navy drydock No. 3, at South Doc. 29, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Boston between Main Ship Channel and United States harbor line. Aug. 26, 1937 Chelsea River Channel, 30 feet deep _............... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' Oct. 17, 1940 Reserved channel 30 feet deep ...------------------- H. Doc. 225, 76th Con.., 1st sess.' Sept. 7, 1940 Abandons seaplane channel authorized in River and Public Law 420, 78th Con7. Harbor Act approved Oct. 17, 1940 (H. Doc. 262, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Mar. 2, 19453 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.' July 3, 1958 Reserved channel 35 feet deep, 430 feet wide, extend- H. Doc. 349, 84th Cong.' ing 1 mile from 40-foot main channel to L St. 1 Contains latest published maps. See also Annual Report, 1911, p. 1178 (seawalls and Nixes Mate Chan- nel) and Annual Report, 1903. p. 770 (Fort Point Channel). 2 Authorized in part by Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933. 3 A portion deferred for restudy. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. 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 1956.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Improvement dredging for deepening and widening of Reserved Channel to a depth of 35 feet and width of 430 feet, extending about 1 mile from the 40-foot main ship channel to the L Street Bridge, by contract, was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year and completed in August 1960. A sweeping survey was completed in September. A total of 335,000 cubic yards of ordinary material was removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $412,830 for new work Reserved Channel, and final costs on improvement dredging of the extension of President Roads anchorage amounted to $72,877, a total of $485,707 for new work. Maintenance: Snagging and clearing operations, by contract, were in progress during the fiscal year. Patrol boat made two trips weekly, and special trips as required, disposing of floating debris; and noting and reporting observations of oil pollution. Removal of the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge, which was obstructing navigation in Boston Harbor, was accomplished by contract. The work was commenced in November 1960, and completed in June 1961. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $16,178 for maintenance. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $501,885, of which $485,707 was for new work, and $16,178 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in August 1960, with the completion of construction of the Reserved Channel 35 feet deep, 430 feet wide, extending 1 mile from 40-foot main channel to L Street. President Roads Extension was completed in May 1960. The seawalls have a total length of about 1.5 miles and TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 23 have been built and maintained on Deer 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; Fort Point Channel in 1909; the 35-foot channel in 1915; the Broad Sound 40-foot channel in 1930; the 40-foot anchorage in 1960 and the 30-foot Chelsea River Channel in 1940, except for the small area immediately below the Chelsea Street Bridge, which was completed in 1946. 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 Pier No. 49, Charlestown, 35.0 feet in the left outside quarter, 35.9 feet in the left inside, 36.7 feet in the right inside, and 34.4 feet in the right outside quarter (1960). c. Approach to Navy drydock No. 3, 40 feet (1938). d. President Roads anchorage, 35 feet (1961). e. Extension of President Roads anchorage, 40 feet (1960). f. Broad Sound 35-foot channel, 37 feet (1952). Broad Sound 30-foot channel, 30 feet (1952). g. Main 35-foot ship channel 32 feet (1952). h. Narrows Channel, generally 27 feet with the exception of an encroachment 300 feet into the northerly limit of the channel in the vicinity of "Narrows Light," a depth of 13.0 feet in this shoal (1959), 6.2 feet in the southerly section of the channel in the vicinity of Georges Island (1959). i. Nubble Channel, 15 feet (1951) j. Chelsea River generally 28 feet (1960), 8.0 feet in the 8.4-foot channel (1936). k. Reserved Channel 35 feet (1960). 1. Fort Point Channel, 20 feet in the center half of the channel width and 12 feet in the easterly quarter and 13 feet in the westerly quarter (1955). m. 35-foot channel at upstream end of 40-foot project at confluence of Mystic River, Chelsea River 33 feet, 1959 (15 feet in 35-foot channel at entrance to Charles River 1959). n. Nantasket Beach Channel-Weir River--6.7 feet (1960). The Federal costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ..--------. ----------------------------------- $20,334,320 $2,150,429 $22,484,749 Public works funds-------------------- --------------------- 1,030,806 --------------- 1,030,806 Emergency relief funds-........----------......------------- ----.....--.. 935,303 ........-.... 935,303 Total................----------------------------------------$22,300,429 $2,150,429 $24,450,858 In addition, $17,767 have been expended from contributed funds, all for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 24 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- ...... $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,990,600 $1,481,000 -$58,581 2 $23,765,552 Cost----------------- 732,224 1,728,938 2,018,942 947,208 485,707 223,765, 552 Maintenance: Appropriated--------........ 71,500 53,500 40,794 11,714 48,423 2 2,200,553 Cost. ---------------- 70,152 12,453 75,480 19,491 16,178 3 2, 168,305 1 Includes $1,465,123 for new work and $17,879 for maintenance for previous projects. 2Includes $935,303 expended for new work from emergency relief funds. Also includes $1,030,806 ex- pended for new work from public works funds. 2 In addition, $17,767 wasexpended for maintenance from contributed funds. 15. WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER, MASS. Location. Rises in Braintree, Mass., and flows in a northerly direction 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 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 and extending through and above the bridge to form a maneuvering basin 470 to 650 feet wide. The project also provides for an alternative approach channel 27 feet deep, 300 feet wide, through West Gut from deep water in Quincy Bay. 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $5,125,802, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. About 250 feet of the width of the 27-foot basin above Weymouth Fore River Bridge, authorized for a 900-foot width March 2, 1945, is considered to be inactive, and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1956, and was estimated to be $78,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 27-foot channel from Hingham Bay (between Nut H. 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 Fore River west of Sheep Island. Mar. 2, 1945 2 27-foot channel through and above Weymouth Fore H. Doc. 291, 77th Cong., 1st sess. River Bridge and maneuvering basin. See footnotes at end of table, page 25. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 25 Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Sept. 3, 1954 32-foot channel in rock, 30 feet deep in other material H. Doc. 555, 82d Cong., 2d sess. 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, and ex- tending through and above the bridge to form a maneuvering basin 470 to 650 feet wide. 1 Contains the latest published maps. 2 A portion inactive as described above. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Contributed funds amount- ing to $100,000 have been expended on the project. Terminal facilities. There are nine wharves in Weymouth Fore River, all grouped near the head of the Federal improvement. Construction consists mainly of pile and timber piers extending from timber or concrete bulkheads. There are 6,092 feet of berthing space available. Six of the wharves have railroad connections and mechanical-handling facilities. Three of the wharves are used in connection with a large shipyard, 2 with oil terminals, 1 with an electric 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 1956.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on removal of all material including ledge rock or boulders in the vicinity of Hull Gut and Nantasket Gut was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year and completed on July 8, 1960. Removal of isolated shoals to attain authorized depth over the entire project was completed in August 1960. Final quantities of the total contract were $2,143,861 cubic yards of ordinary material and 75.46 cubic yards of boulders removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $76,817, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in August 1960 with the completion of minor items of work which re- mained for the 32-foot channel in rock and 30 feet deep in other material. Construction of this channel was commenced in June 1958. and fully completed in August 1960. Rock removal in Hull Gut was commenced in mid-June 1960, and completed in July 1960. The controlling depth at mean low water was 30 feet in the 30-foot channel (1960). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $5,260,708, or which $5,125,802 was for new work, and $134,906 was for maintenance. In addition, contributed funds amounting to $100,000 were expended for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated-------- $375,000 $850,000 $1,011,000 $2,585,000 $9,575 $5,861,702 Cost-----------------128,539 80,282 2,026,699 2,518,238 76,817 5,861,702 Maintenance: Appropriated...-- ------------ ------------------------------------------------ 140,156 Cost---------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 140,156 1 Includes $735,900 for new work and $5,250 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition $100,000 of contributed funds were expended for new work. TAGO 10070-B 26 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 16. 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. It 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. The existing project was adopted August 26, 1937, and modified September 3, 1954, and provides for a channel 27 feet deep and generally 250 feet wide extending from the junction with Weymouth Fore River to a point 1.3 miles upstream; with a turning basin 24 feet deep, 450 feet wide, and approximately 1,000 feet long at the inner end; a 15-foot channel, 100 feet wide, continuing from the end of the 27-foot channel to a point just below the Quincy Electric Light & Power Co. plant. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet. The extreme range is 11 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $946,455, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $35,619. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 24 feet deep, 150 feet wide; turning basin 18 H. Doc. 96, 75th Cong., 1 sess. feet deep, 400 feet wide; channel 15 feet deep, 100 feet wide. Sept. 3, 1954 Channel 27 feet deep, 150 feet wide__---___--- __ H. Doc. 108, 83d Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest publishel map). Do-..--_Turning basin 24 feet deep, 450 feet wide----.-------- Do. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including non-Federal contributions, amount to $339,832. 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 1956. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Federal costs from regular funds amounted to $253 for new work. A revocation in the amount of $1,931 was made from new work contributed funds. Maintenance: Operations for the removal of shoals in the 27-foot channel, by contract, were in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, and completed in July 1960. During the period of operation approxi- mately 54,900 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed. After dredging survey was completed in October 1960. A total of 95,918 cubic yards of ordinary material was removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $105,512 for maintenance. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $105,765, of which $253 was for new work, and $105,512 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 27 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in October 1958, with the removal of the small shoal areas at the north end of the 24-foot turning basin. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 21.4 feet in the 27-foot channel from the junction of Weymouth Fore River to the downstream end of Baker's basin (1960), thence 27.0 feet to the end of the 27-foot project (1960); 14 feet in the 15-foot channel (1953); 22.0 feet in the 24-foot turning basin (1960). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,232,680, of which $946,455 was for new work, and $286,225 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $339,832 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--.--.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated..-------- $422,000 ------------ $21,000 -$7,077 -$97 253 $971,455 971,455 Cost-----------------365, 630 $298,012 1,043 14,650 Maintenance: Appropriated_---------------------------------------- _ 172,071 $6,361 298,802 Cost----------------- -------------- - 72,920 105,512 298,802 1Includes $25,000 for new work and $12,577 for maintenance for previous project. DONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-_- ..... - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------------------- $40,000 _----------- $6,000 -$1,931 $339,832 Cost-----------------$115,094 108,496 -$173 4,652 339,832 17. COHASSET HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS Location. This harbor is located on the shore of Massachusetts Bay about 16 miles southeast of Boston Harbor and 37 miles northwest of the eastern entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 242 and 1207.) Previous project. Adopted by the act of June 13, 1902, and provided for a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water, 60 to 75 feet wide, and a turning basin of the same depth in the inner harbor. For further details see page 60 of the Annual Report for 1904. Existing project. This provides for an anchorage area of about 18 acres in the inner harbor 7 feet deep, and a channel 90 feet wide and 8 feet deep from the anchorage area to the outer harbor. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9 feet and the extreme range is 1.0.3 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $133,988, exclusive of amounts expended on previous project. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 425, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local cash contribution costs amounted to $30,000. In addition, local interests were required to make available for public use a wharf and landing facilities. Since TAGO 10070-B 28 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1910 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has dredged within the project area, and has provided an 8-foot channel, a 6-foot anchorage area, and an 800-foot breakwater at a cost of $116,192, of which $42,692 was contributed by local interest, other than the Commonwealth. Terminal facilities. There are 10 wharves in the harbor, 2 of which are open to the public, and 5 are equipped with marine railways. They are considered adequate for the present activities of the harbor Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Dredging of the entrance channel to a depth of 8 feet, 90 feet wide, and an anchorage area of about 18 acres, by contract, was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year and completed on July 15, 1960. During the period of operation approximately 78,736 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed, making a total of 1.57,624 cubic years removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $33,440, all for new work. In addition contributed funds in the amount of $30,000 were expended on the project. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in July 1960. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has provided an 8-foot channel, a 6-foot anchorage basin, and an 800-foot breakwater. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 8.0 feet in the entrance channel; and 6.0 feet in the basin (1961). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $133,988, all for new work. In addition, contributed funds in the amount of $30,000 were expended on the project. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year---- ._ - 1977 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated --------- ------ ------------ ------------ $159,973 -$27,985 $143,988 Cost__-----------........ ----------------------------------- 98,548 33,440 143,988 1Includes $10,000 expended for previous project. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year - .---- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--- .... .------------ ------------------------ $30,000 $30,000 Cost ---------------.------------ $30,000 30,000 18. DUXBURY HARBOR, MASS. Location. This harbor is located on the west side of Duxbury Bay, about 48 miles by water south of Boston and 18 miles northwest of the easterly entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 245 and 1208.) Previous project. Adopted July 4, 1836, June 10, 1872, and March 3, 1899. For further details see page 69 of Annual Report for 1908. Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide along the alinement of the existing channel to the Town Wharf from Easterly Channel, and an anchorage basin 8 feet deep of approxi- TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 29 mately 21 acres. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.3 feet and the spring range is 10.5 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $384,297. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (S. Doc. 115, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion amount to $100,000, consisting of: $35,000 cash contribution and $13,000 for construction of a public wharf, and $52,000 for additional construction costs by local interests in view of statutory limitation of Federal cost for small authorized projects (July 1959). In addition, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has expended $83,000 for dredging in the harbor. Terminal facilities. There are five wharves on the waterfront, one of which is open to the public without charge, and two boatyards. The facilities are very limited but are considered adequate for the present activities of the harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Costs incurred during the fiscal year amounted to $489, regular Federal funds, for final payment of completed new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was initiated in June 1959 and completed in January 1960. The con- trolling depths at mean low water were as follows: 8 feet in the 8-foot channel and 8 feet in the 8-foot anchorage (1959). Total Federal costs under the existing project have been $384,297 from regular funds for new work. In addition, the sum of $35,000 was expended from con- tributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1977 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated . ....... _ _____ _ .... $396,023 -$10,000 -$1,726 $421,297 Cost_- - -- _---- .-. ...--. _ - 48,972 334,836 489 421,297 I Includes $37,000 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, the sum of $35,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 19. 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 consisting 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 Sand- TAGO 10070-B 30 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 wich 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 construction 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 which may be deemed necessary and to be in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, which include a dike extending southwesterly 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 canal, an extension to this East Boat Basin covering an area of about 4.3 acres, to a depth of 8 feet, 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% 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 latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $32,- 063,000 (July 1960), including $11,500,000 purchase price of the canal and properties which were taken over by the United States on March 31, 1928. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $912,200. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 (sec. 2) - - - Purchase of canal from the H. Doc. 139, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co., in accordance with contract dated July 29, 1921, executed by that company. Included in Public Works Ad- Construction of 3 bridges and H. Doc. 795, 71st Cong., 3d sess. ministration program, Sept. 6, widening canal to 250 feet. 1933. June 26, 1934 (Permanent Appro- Operation and care of works of Do. priations Repeal Act). improvement provided for with funds from War Depart- ment appropriations for rivers and harbors. Included in Public Works Ad- Construction of a mooring basin__ Do. ministration program, Apr. 29, 1935. Included in Emergency Relief Dredging and bank protection--_ Do. Program, May 28, 1935. Aug. 30, 1935__------- .--- Existing project for main canal Rivers and Harbors Committee adopted. Doc. 15, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' Mar. 2, 1945_______________ __ 15-foot channel and turning basin H. Doc. 431, 77th Cong., 1st sess.t in Onset Bay. 1 July 3, 1958______________________ Extension to the East Boat Basin H. Doc. 168, 85th Cong. for an area of about 4.3 acres to a depth of 8 feet. i Contains the latest published maps. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 31 Local cooperation. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $48,000 for the completed portion of the project. Extension to the East Boat basin was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests contribute 20 percent of the cost of the anchorage, the local cash contribution now being estimated at $126,000 (1960); provide a suitable public marina at an estimated cost of $60,000 (1960); undertake relocation of existing utility lines other than those owned by the United States, at an estimated cost of $7,000 1960); furnish all lands and easements necessary for the prosecution and maintenance of the work, and hold and save the United States free from all claims and damages resulting from the improvement. Terminal facilities. There are 4 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 located on the north bank of the canal at Bourne Neck. The terminals are considered adequate for the purposes for which they are used. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preliminary planning and engineering studies for construction of the East Boat Basin were in progress during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $12,954, all for new work. Maintenance. Operation and maintenance of the Cape Cod Canal was carried on during the fiscal year with the following results. Dredging by Government-owned Hopper Dredge Comber to restore project depth to 32 feet in the Canal Land Cut, Hog Island Channel and Cleveland Ledge Channel was commenced on May 31, 1961 and completed on June 30, 1961. During the period approximately 343,650 cubic yards (bin measure) of ordinary material were removed. Costs of all dredging were $127,976. Replacement of the 80 main counterweight cables on the Buzzards Bay Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge was commenced on July 11, 1960 and completed on September 2, 1960. Costs amounted to $168,297. Widening the channel at Hog Island, by contract, was started on March 17, 1961 and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period of operation approximately 159,180 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed. Costs amounted to $261,967. Rental of Floating Plant with operating personnel and supplies for the removal of rock shoals, Cleveland Ledge and Hog Island Channels by contract was started on April 4, 1961 and completed on June 7, 1961. During the period 240.5 cubic yards of boulders were removed. Costs amounted to $73,010. Equipment for Electrical Utility Truck was received. Contract for furnishing truck and equipment was awarded. Costs amounted to $1,648. Contract was awarded for the renovation of Sagamore Highway Bridge. Costs amounted to $18,610. Work has been deferred until September due to volume of traffic using span during the summer months. Condition surveys by hired labor were accomplished to determine channel depths, dike condition and bank stabilization at a cost of $25,547. The railroad bridge, tower and signal systems were operated and maintained by hired labor at a cost of $66,470. TAGO 10070-B 32 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Roads, highway bridges, buildings, grounds, utilities, and equipment were maintained by hired labor at a cost of $145,235. Necessary repairs were made to maintain dikes, canal banks, dolphins and bulkhead by hired labor. Costs amounted to $76,773. Costs in connection with real estate activities amounted to $1,476. Traffic passing through the canal was regulated by marine traffic controllers and canal patrol and tug boats at a cost of $247,923. Total Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds for all maintenance amounted to $1,331,608. Total costs for all work during the fiscal year from regular Federal funds amounted to $1,344,562, of which $12,954 was for new work, and $1,331,608 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project has been sub- stantially completed. Dredging of the 15-foot Onset Bay Channel and turning basin, and 8-foot anchorage contiguous thereto was completed in 1957, except for removal of a boulder which was encountered during the dredging process, and rock and hard material in shoal area in the 8-foot anchorage. Removal of the boulder was accomplished in June 1958, and removal of rock and hard material in shoal area in the 8-foot anchorage was completed in June 1959. To complete the project there remains the extension to the East Boat Basin for an area of about 4.3 acres to a depth of 8-feet. The canal is crossed by two high-level high- way 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 were as follows: Entering from Cape Cod Bay-32 feet in the canal landcut in the left outside quarter, 32 feet in middle half of channel, and 32 feet in right outside quarter; entering from Cape Cod Bay-in the Hog Island Channel 32 feet in the left outside quarter, 31.8 feet in the middle half of channel, and 32 feet in the right outside quarter; entering from Cape Cod Bay- in the Cleveland Ledge Channel 32 feet in the middle half of channel, left outside quarter, and right outside quarter; 8.0 feet in the east mooring basin; 10.0 feet in the boat basin, south side, east entrance; 9.0 feet alongside sheet piling, bulkhead, east entrance south side; 24.1 feet west mooring basin near Hog Island, south side near steel dolphins; and 25.0 feet State pier, channel side, (1960); 16 feet in Onset Bay channel from the Cape Cod Canal to Wickets Island (1943); 15 feet in channel to the town wharf and the turning basin at the town wharf (1957); 9 feet in the east anchorage and 9 feet in the west anchorage with the exception of a shoal in the southern part of the west anchorage over which the depth is 7.4 feet (1959). The total costs from Federal regular funds have been $39,216,183 of which $20,581,445 (including purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work, and $18,634,738 was for maintenance. The total costs from public works funds have been $6,138,157 for new work. The total costs from emergency relief appropriation funds have been $4,849,740 for new work. The total Federal costs, all funds, have been $50,204,080 of which $31,569,342 (including the purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work and $18,634,738 was for maintenance. This includes the sum of $1,658,355 expended between March 31, 1928 and June 30, 1935 on the operation and care of the works of improvement TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 33 under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purpose. In addition, funds in the amount of $48,000 were expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year___ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated _ ___-- $197,000 -$50,000 ---------- -$21,162 $14,000 $31,570,388 Cost------------------ 88,286 17,183 792 $19, 577 12,954 31,569,342 Maintenance: Appropriated .. - .. 749,458 864,000 907,618 874,756 1,470,294 18,942,115 742,734 Cost------------------....... 821,787 834,026 830,879 1,331,608 18,634,738 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -- _ _-- -------- ----------------- $1,046 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -- ------------------ 1,046 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- - - - --------------------- --- 492,612 1 Includes $6,138,157 for new work from public work funds and $4,849,740 for new work from emergency relief funds. In addition, funds in the amount of $48,000 were expended from contributed funds for new work. 20. HYANNIS HARBOR, MASS Location. On the south shore of Cape Cod about 16 miles west of Chatham, Mass., and 20 miles northeast of Vineyard Haven, Mass. (see U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1209.) Existing Project. This provides for a stone breakwater 1,170 feet long, lying about 0.7 mile off shore, for dredging to a depth of 15.5 feet in the protected area behind the breakwater; for a channel 12 feet deep with widths of 150 and 100 feet in the outer and inner harbors, respec- tively, for an anchorage area 12 feet deep and about 5 acres in area adjacent to the inner harbor channel north of Harbor Bluff; and for a riprap jetty 1,000 feet long extending south from Dunbar Point. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean spring tidal ranges in the outer harbor are 3.1 and 3.7 feet, respectively. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $484,499. The breakwater was completed in 1882. A recent survey reveals that the top of the structure is 3 feet to 5 feet below the authorized project elevation in some places and severely deteriorated. Minor rehabilitation is required to restore the breakwater to designed purpose of providing a harbor of refuge. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost of minor rehabili- tation to perform this work is $135,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1827 Breakwater--------.......... ...-------... ..... S. Doe. 32, 18th Cong., 2d sess. ...------------------ July 11, 1871 Present dimensions of breakwater---------------- H. Doc. 63, 41st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 5, 1886 Dredging behind breakwater .. ._-------------------- H. Ex. Doc. 98, 48th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel, anchorage and jetty------------------- H. Doc. 98., 77th Cong., 1st sess (contains latest published map). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $103,001, cash contribution. In addition, the Commonwealth TAGO 10070-B 34 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of Massachusetts and local interests have expended nearly $235,000 in extending the breakwater to shore, and in dredging channels in the outer and inner harbors; and $52,000 have been expended by local interests for construction of a riprap jetty 1,000 feet long extending south from Dunbar Point. Terminal facilities. There are two town wharves in the inner harbor. One has a bulkhead frontage of about 800 feet. Other private landings are available. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Minor Rehabilitation: Opera- tions to restore the breakwater to project dimensions by placement of stone were commenced, by contract, late in June 1961 and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $13,428 all for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in November 1959. The breakwater was completed in 1882 and the dredging behind the breakwater in 1906. Restoration of the breakwater was in progress on June 30, 1961. Construction of the 12-foot channel and 12-foot anchorage was initiated in May 1959 and completed in November 1959. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts constructed the jetty extending south from Dunbar Point in 1952. The controlling depths at mean low water were generally 12 feet in the 12-foot channel, except for some shoaling along channel limits (1959); 12 feet in the 12- foot anchorage (1959); and 12 to 16 feet in the protected area behind the breakwater (1914). The total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds have been $554,193, of which $484,499 was for new work, $56,266 was for maintenance and $13,428 was for rehabilitation. In addition, the sum of $103,001 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .....- - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ----------- , _-------- $278,000 $11,843 -$2,727 ........... $484,49 Cost.. --------------------------- 12,136 77,840 197,140 .------------ 484,499 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- ... ------ ------------.. ------------.. ------------.... ------------. 56,266 Cost--- -----..------------------------ ......------------ ......------------ 6,263 5------------ Rehabilitation: Appropriated ... ........ ------------ ------------ ------------ .......------------ $135,000 135,000 Cost ...------------------- -- ------------- - 13,428 13,428 1 In addition, the sum of $103,001 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 21. COTUIT HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Cotuit Harbor is on the south shore of Cape Cod about 27 miles east of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The harbor is composed of three bays, Cotuit, Great, and West. Cotuit Bay is connected to West Bay by Seapuit River which is separated from Nantucket Sound by Dead Neck Island. There is a shallow entrance to Cotuit Bay but the main entrance to the harbor is a channel into West Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 259, 1208, and 1209.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel, 10 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 0.8 mile long, from Nantucket Sound into West Bay; a channel 8 feet deep and 1.8 miles long, from the West Bay entrance TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 35 through West Bay and the bridge at Osterville, and into Great Bay, 100 feet wide in open areas, 31 feet wide at the bridge, and 60 feet wide for 850 feet north of the bridge; and a channel, 8 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and 1.6 miles long, from the West Bay entrance through Seapuit River into Cotuit Bay. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 2.5 feet and the spring range is 3.0 feet. Minus tides of 2.5 feet occur infrequently. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $345,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 142, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that, prior to construction, local interests agree to: contribute in cash 50 percent of the cost of construction, and that such contribu- tion, presently estimated at $320,000, (July 1961), be paid either in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction, or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with con- struction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights- of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the construction and subse- quent maintenance of the project, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and main- tenance of the project; provide and maintain two suitable public landings or wharves with adequate berths in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, open to all on equal terms; and maintain the jetties at the entrance to West Bay. Assurances that these conditions will be met, have not been requested. Terminal facilities. Two boat yards in the harbor have four piers at which gasoline, oil and other supplies can be obtained, six marine rail- ways with capacities up to 40 tons, and storage facilities for about 275 boats. The Wianno Yacht Club also maintains a pier at Osterville. There are town landings located between the two boat yards, in Great Bay, and West Bay, and a town pier at Cotuit. There are many pri- vately owned landings. Gasoline and supplies are available only at the boat yards. There are sufficient hotel accommodations at both Cotuit and Osterville to meet the needs of visiting yachtsmen. There is one pier, operated by a shellfish concern in Cotuit Bay, with facilities for handling shellfish. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the existing project. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $25,000 for new work in connection with the preauthorization studies. Cost and financialstatement Total to Fiscal year ..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work Appropriated-- ------------ --------------------------- $25,000 Cost---------- _------------ 25,000 Other new work data: Estimated amount required to complete the project ..................-------------------------------- $320,000 TAGO 10070-B 36 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMy, 1961 22. SAKONNET HARBOR, RHODE ISLAND Location. Sakonnet Harbor, originally known as Churchs Cove, and later as Fishing Place Cove, is about three-fourths of a mile north of Sakonnet Point in the southwestern part of the town of Little Compton, R. I. It lies on the east side of the entrance to Sakonnet River which separates Aquidneck Island from the mainland. The harbor is about 7 miles east of Newport Harbor, about 7 miles southwest of the mouth of Westport River, and about 19 miles southwest of New Bedford Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 353 and 1210.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater 400 feet long in a northerly direction, a 400-foot extension in a northeasterly direction; removal of rock nearest the wharf to a depth of 8 feet; and dredging the harbor to a depth of 8 feet. The mean range of tide is 3.3 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 6 feet, or more. The Federal cost of new work for the com- pleted project was $588,478. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4, 1836 Breakwater_______ ________________- _______________ H. Doc. No. 154, 20th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1899 Prolonging old breakwater and raising it to 8 feet H. Doc. No. 81, 55th Cong., 1st above mean low water, to width of 15 feet. sess., and Annual Report 1897, p. 934. Mar. 2, 1907 Removal of rock nearest the breakwater to 8 feet at H. Doc. No. 99, 56th Cong., 2d mean low water. sess., and Annual Report 1901, p. 1148 Sept. 4, 1954 Extension of breakwater northeasterly 400 feet and H. Doc. No. 436, 82d Cong., 2d dredging the harbor to a depth of 8 feet. sess.' 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $21,928. Terminal facilities. There are four wharves in the harbor, none of which are publicly owned. The Sakonnet Yacht Club pier on the east side of the harbor projects about 300 feet from the shore and has a float which makes it readily accessible to small craft. The three other wharves are located on the west side of the harbor. These wharves, for practical purposes, form one structure about 150 feet wide with two piers, 30 and 40 feet wide, projecting 35 and 70 feet therefrom. The piers are open to the public free of charge. The State highway located along two sides of the harbor provides access to the wharves. These facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Engineering studies and preliminary plans for repairs to Sakonnet Harbor breakwater were completed, and contract to perform the work awarded late in June 1961. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $1,691, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in October 1957, with the dredging of an 8-foot harbor area and ledge removal nearest the wharf to a depth of 8 feet. The original breakwater was completed in 1900. Extension of this breakwater for a distance of 400 feet in a northeasterly direction was initiated in January 1957, and completed in May 1957. The removal of rock nearest the breakwater TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 37 to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water was completed in 1908. The controlling depth at mean low water was 8 feet in the harbor (1958). Total Federal costs from regular funds for the existing project have been $590,169, of which $588,478 was for new work and $1,691 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $21,928 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-- --- --- $600,000 -$70,000 -$3,725 ------------------------- $588,478 Cost----------_.------- 303,025 223,250 588,478 Maintenance: Appropriated ------------- ------------------------------------ $20,000 20,000 Cost_ 1,691 _------------_---------------------------------------------- 1,691 1 In addition, the sum of $21,928 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. 23. 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 from the deep water of Narragansett Bay opposite North Point on Popasquash Neck to the turn below Fields 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 es- tablished 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $2,322,233, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $40,446. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 173, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 27 water terminal facilities serving the port of Providence. They are located on both sides of the Provi- dence River from a point just above Pomham Rocks, on the left bank, and Fields Point, on the right bank, to Crawford Street Bridge, a distance of about 3 miles; and on the Seekonk River, from its confluence with the Providence River, a distance of approximately 1 mile. Three- fourths of all of the facilities have railway connections, either by plant TAGO 10070-B 38 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 or by municipal trackage with the rail line serving the port area. Four facilities are owned by the city of Providence and two by the state of Rhode Island. The municipal wharf at Fields Point and the State pier are open to general public use for commercial purposes. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England No. 4, revised in 1952.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Dredging, by contract, in the 35-foot channel was commenced on May 31, 1960, and was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year. At that time ap- proximately 63,600 cubic yards of material had been removed. Work was continued from July 1, 1960, and completed on October 6, 1960. A total of approximately 175,000 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $125,678, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The exsiting project was completed in 1949. Under the existing project, a channel 600 feet wide from the deep water in Narragansett Bay to the turn below Fields 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 Fox Point. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 35 feet in the 35-foot channel, abreast North Point to Sabin Light, except for minor shoaling along channel limits and 35 feet Sabin Light to Fox Point (1960). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $4,024,174, of which $2,322,233 was for new work and $1,701,941 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------- ....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated --------- -------- ------------------------------------------- $6,083,645 Cost----------------------------- ------------ ------------------- 6,083,645 Maintenance: Appropriated - _---- -- -- -- ..__ _ ..... . $185,732 $16,500 2,352,077 Cost--------------------------------------------- 76,554 125,678 2,352,077 1 Includes $3,761,412 for new work and $650,136 for maintenance for previous projects. 24. APPONAUG COVE, RHODE ISLAND Location. Apponaug Cove, a northwest arm of Greenwich Bay, is in Warwick, R. I., about 10 miles south of Providence. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 278 and 353.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep from that depth in Greenwich Bay to a point at the head of the middle basin 200 feet east of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad bridge, and a 10-acre anchorage basin, 6 feet deep, southwest of the channel in the middle basin. The project depths refer to mean low water. The entire cove is tidal, with a mean range of 4.4 feet and a spring range of 5.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $196,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. D. 143, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 39 Local cooperation. The exsiting project was authorized subject to the conditions that, prior to construction, local interests agree to: contribute in cash 40 percent of the cost of construction, and that such contribution, presently estimated at $126,000, be paid in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and provide and maintain a suitable public landing with adequate supply facilities, in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, and the necessary mooring facilities in the anchorage area, the landing and mooring facilities to be open to all on equal terms. Assurances that these conditions will be met have not been requested. Terminal facilities. There are four wholesale fish terminals in Ap- ponaug Cove. One is of concrete and cinder block construction; it has a concrete platform for loading and unloading trucks and is in excellent condition. The other three fish houses are of timber construction and have small timber wharves. They are in fair condition. The only public landing facility in the cove consists of a filled area off Oak Tree Avenue, 150 feet along Edgewater Beach and extending about 80 feet seaward. There are several private landings in the middle and outer basins. A small concrete boat-launching ramp has been recently constructed on the north shore of the middle basin about 500 feet east of the railroad bridge. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the existing project. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $7,000 for new work in connection with the preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..__...... ------------ --- $7,000 Cost----------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 7,000 Other new work data: Estimated amount required to complete project ..-------------------......------------.......--------. $189,000 25. POINT JUDITH HARBOR OF REFUGE AND POINT JUDITH POND, R. I. Location. Point Judith marks the southwestern entrance to Narra- gansett 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 opening through the sand dunes. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts, Nos. 276 and 1210.) TAGO 10070-B 40 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 a 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 direction, and lying from % to 11 miles from shore; for an east shorearm breakwater 2,240 feet long, east of the main breakwater, leaving an entrance to the harbor 1,200 feet in width; for a west shorearm 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. All breakwaters are of the rubblemound 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 piers 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 Wakefield with an anchor- age basin 6 feet deep and about 5 acres in area at the upper end. The spring and mean tidal ranges are 3.9 and 3.1 feet respectively, in the Harbor of Refuge. The mean tidal range in the pond is about 2.8 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $2,488,430. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $18,552. The main and east shore arm breakwaters have deteriorated, and are to be reconstructed. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost of major rehabilitation to perform this work is $2,000,000 (1961) (July). The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work outhorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 The main breakwater_----------...... ___ . ----- --- H. Doc. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1907 Present dimensions of eastern shorearm.......------------. H. Doc. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess. June 25, 1910 The western shorearm- __---------- .... --- - H. Doc. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1919 Removing 3 shoals from the harbor arm ......------------. H. Doc. 2001, 64th Cong., 2d sess. June 30, 1948 Abandons project for entrance to Point Judith Pond 2 S. Doc. 15, 80th Cong., 1st sess.' and authorizes channels and anchorages in lower pond and upper pond. 1Contains the latest published maps. 2For complete description of project for Entrance to Point Judith Pond, R. I. see p. 142 of Annual Report of 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 Administration grant of $77,000, in dredging an anchorage basin and channels, extending the stone east jetty, constructing sheetpile bulkhead, constructing a pier on each side of the basin, and repairing the east jetty and bulkhead following the hurricane of 1938. In addition, the actual cost of required non-Federal contributions amounted to $17,587. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 41 Terminal facilities. Facilities consist of one town wharf of steel sheet- pile bulkhead construction, which comprises the southern and eastern limits of the basin. Total docking space amounts to 500 feet. No mechanical handling facilities are available. The wharf is owned by the town and is open to the public. The State of Rhode Island maintains two State piers, one in Galilee and one in Jerusalem, each having about 500 feet of berthing space. A facility comprising a bulkhead with 15 finger piers projecting channelward therefrom provides berthing space of about 4,000 linear feet. This facility is used for receipt of fish and fish products for dehydrating purposes. Mechanical handling facilities, including fish pumps, are available for discharge of cargo. In addition, there are approximately 10 small privately owned wharves used in the fishing business and passenger traffic. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Major Rehabilitation: Engineering studies were in progress for reconstruction of the main breakwater 6,970 feet long and the east shore arm breakwater 2,240 feet long. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $16,580, all for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. The breakwaters were completed in 1914 and dredging of shoals in the project area was done in 1921. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: West entrance 19 feet (1939); east entrance 22 feet (1939); Harbor of Refuge 18 to 25 feet (1939); 14.5 feet in the 15-foot channel into Point Judith Pond, with the exception of edge shoals along easterly limit where depth is about 10 feet; and 13.5 feet in the channel extending along the east side of the pond to a point 100 feet north of the State Pier at Galilee (1958), and 15.1 feet in the 15-foot channel from the junction below the State pier to 100 feet north of the State pier at Jerusalem (1958); 9.7 feet in the 10-foot anchorage (1958); 6.8 feet in the 6-foot channel from the west branch channel to the vicinity of Wakefield (1958); and 6 feet in the anchorage at Wakefield (1956). The total costs under the existing project from Federal regular funds have been $3,584,- 295, of which $2,488,430 was for new work, $1,079,285 was for mainte- nance and $16,580 was for rehabilitation. In addition, the sum of $17,587 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated--- ------------------ ------------------------------- --------------- $2,500,430 Cost.. ------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------- --------- 2,500,430 Maintenance: Appropriated--------- --------.--- $125,000 -$32,240 ------------------------ 1,079,285 Cost---------------------------- 3,173 89,587 ------------------------ 1,079,285 Rehabilitation: Appropriated ------------------------------------------------ $20,000 20,000 Cost --------- ------------------------------------------------ 16,580 16,580 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -..-------------------------------- $ 3,420 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------------- 700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ ----------- - _ 703,420 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --------------------------- 1,280,000 1 Includes $12,000 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, $17,587 was expended from contributed funds for new work. TAGO 10070-B 42 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 26. PAWCATUCK RIVER, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT Location. The PawcatuckRiver rises in Worden Pond, South Kings- ton, in south central Rhode Island, and flows westerly and southerly and enters Little Narragansett Bay about 13 miles east of New London Harbor. Little Narraganset Bay is on the Rhode Island-Connecticut boundary at the mouth of Pawcatuck River. Watch Hill Cove is at the southeast corner of the bay in the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 358 and 1211.) 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 Narragansett Bay and in the river 10 feet deep at mean low water 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 southwest corner of the basin; construction of a breakwater 400 feet long at the entrance to Watch Hill Cove, extension of the existing Watch Hill Cove jetty 100 feet shoreward, enlargement of the entire jetty, and enlargement of the anchorage in Watch Hill Cove by dredging 1.75 acres to a depth of 6 feet. The mean range of tide 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 latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $285,777 (July 1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The widening of the channel to 200 feet to Avondale, the removal of rock at Pawcatuck Rocks and in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Light portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing estimate of costs. The Federal cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $84,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 1 Present channel dimensions .. .--------------------- H. Doc. 62, 54th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1905 Removal of obstructions near Watch Hill .....---------- Specified in act. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel, anchorage, and jetty at Watch Hill Cove___ H. Doc. 839, 76th Cong., 3d sess. (contains the latest published map). July 14, 1960 Breakwater 400 feet long at entrance to Watch Hill H. Doc. 396, 86th Cong., 2d sess. Cove Extension Watch Hill Cove Jetty 100 feet shoreward Enlargement of entire jetty Enlarge- ment of anchorage in Watch Hill Cove by dredging 1.75 acres to a depth of 6 feet. 1Inactive portion-widening channel to 200' to Avondale; rock removal at Pawcatuck Rocks and in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Light. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the completed portion of the project; contributed funds in the amount of $20,000 were expended. Requirements of local cooperation for the uncompleted portion of the TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 43 project are that, prior to construction, local interests agree to: contribute in cash 51 percent of the first cost of construction, a contribution presently estimated at $102,000, to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, the final apportionment of cost to be made after the actual costs have been determined; provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and maintain without cost to the United States necessary mooring facilities and utilities, including a public landing with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms. Assurances that these conditions will be met have not been requested. Decision by local interests has been delayred until fiscal year 1962. Terminalfacilities. There are a number of landings in the Pawcatuck River. The yacht club located 2% miles upstream on the Rhode Island side of the Pawcatuck River has 4 timber piers with 80 mooring piles, used by members and guests of the club. There are two public landings, one on the east shore and one on the west shore, open to all on equal terms. There are four private landings, used primarily for the receipt and storage of fuel oil. One dock is operated as a commercial landing open for general use. The only navigation structures or facilities in Little Narragansett Bay consist of a few private piers at residences along the shore north of Watch Hill Cove. There are one private and three public landings, all of open pile timber construction in Watch Hill Cove. They consist of three T-head piers and a wharf. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engineering studies and preliminary planning for construction of the project were initiated during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $3,359, all for new work. Contract was awarded in June 1961 for maintenance work on the project. There were no costs incurred for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 65 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 fee , the channel in the river at Pawcatuck Rocks a width of 80 feet, and there is a slight deficiency in depth at the channel edge in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Beacon, due to ledge rock, or large boulders deeply embeded in the bottom. The most obstructive boulders in the vicinity of Watch Hill Cove have been removed, the work being completed in 1913. The extension to the anchorage has been constructed. Work remaining to complete the project consists of: construction of a breakwater 400 feet long at the entrance to Watch Hill Cove; extension of the Watch Hill Cove jetty 100 feet shoreward; enlargement of entire jetty; and enlargement of anchorage in Watch Hill Cove by dredging 1.75 acres to a depth of 6 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water were: 0 in the Federal channel from the entrance to Rhodes Folly Beacon, but generally 8 feet in the natural buoyed channel north of the shoal area, 9.1 feet from Rhodes Folly Beacon to entrance to Watch Hill Cove, and generally 10 feet in the entrance channel to Watch Hill Cove (1960). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $188,136 for new work and $253,877 for maintenance, a total of $442,013. In addition $20,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. TAGO 10070-B 44 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total t9 Fiscal year- ....- _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ......... ----- ....------------ $6,093 $324,227 Cost-------- -------------------------------------------------- 3,359 321,493 Maintenance: Appropriated ...... - ---- ----- 31,276 285,153 Cost ----------- --------------------------------------- --------- ---------- 253,877 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.... $94,907 ..----------------------------- 1 Includes $133,357 for new work for previous projects. In addition, $20,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 27. 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 statue 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, Annual 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 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 modified 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 construction 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 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 channel 8 feet deep, 75 feet wide about 1.5 miles in length from the Connecticut River to Hamburg; a turning basin of the same depth 150 feet wide and 300 feet long at Hamburg. 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 freshet at Hartford (March 1936) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 45 was 35.5 feet above mean low water. Below Middletown the height of the crest of the freshet decreases rapidly. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $1,532,500 (July 1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The dredging of the 6-foot channel, turning basin and anchorage area at Hamburg to a depth of 6 feet, about 6.5 acres in area in Eightmile River portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The Federal cost of this portion was last revised in 1956 and was esti- mated to be $57,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $138,671. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 Rivers____ 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.' 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. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel and anchorages, North Cove, Old Saybrook_ H. Doc. 368, 76th Cong., 1st sess.' May 17, 19502 Channel, anchorage, and turning basin, Eightmile H. Doc. 666, 80th Cong., 2d sess.' River. 1 Contains the latest published maps. 2 Inactive. 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 Iunderstood 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, at an estimated cost of $13,000. It is expected that these conditions will be met. Terminal facilities. On both the Connecticut and Eightmile Rivers there are 2 or 3 wharves at each of the river towns, 1 or more in each town being open to public use. At Hartford and at Middletown 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. Maintenance: Repairs to Connecticut River jetties at Saybrook, by contract, were commenced in July 1960 and completed in November 1960. During the period of operations 6,600 tons of stone were placed and rented plant was in use for 113 hours. Repairs to revetment at Glastonbury were commenced, by contract, in August 1960 and completed in December 1960. During the TAGO 10070-B 46 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 period of operation 7,650 tons of stone were placed. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $147,361, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 70 percent complete. The 15-foot channel from the mouth to Hartford was com- pleted 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 Wethers- field, in 1947. Timber-pile dikes at Press Barn were completed in 1940 and at Press Barn, Glastonbury (including Two Piers), and Gildersleeve Island reaches have been revetted. Repairs to the jetties at Saybrook and repairs to the revetment at Glastonbury were made in 1960. To complete the project requires the construction of additional permanent works, and dredging the channel and anchorage in North Cove, Old Saybrook, Conn. 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 are generally 12.5 feet for the midchannel width to Hartford (1960); 1 foot in the entrance channel to North Cove (1938); 7 feet in channel and basin in Eightmile River (1946); 1 to 6 feet in anchorage at Hamburg (1946). The total costs under the existing project from regular Federal funds have been $3,843,067 of which $861,984 was for new work, which includes $9,000 of completed new work (existing project) transferred from Eightmile project, and $2,981,083 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- ------- $428 ----------- - ------------------------ 2 $1,149,358 Cost----------------- - 428 1,149,358 Maintenance: Appropriated 6,542 $201,021 -$16,914 $263,332 $41,700 3,347,480 Cost 204,268 84,841 99,266 157,622 147,361 3,347,431 1 Includes $287,374 for new work and $366,348 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $9,000 expended for new work for subproject "Eightmile River, Conn." Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..---....---------------------------- $670,516 28. 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. 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 contract tidal flow at Fort Hale bar; a channel 12 feet deep and 100 to 150 feet wide, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 47 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 to about 600 feet upstream of the Kimberly Avenue 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 300 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $3,878,620, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The 22-foot channel and turning basin portion of the project is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion of the project was last revised in 1960 and was estimated to be $980,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $190,818. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2, 1882 Sandy Point dike______________________________ Plans approved by a Board of Engineers, Oct. 2, 1882. Mar. 3, 1899 The 16-foot anchorage basin .......................... H. Doc. 82, 55th Cong., 1st sess. June 25, 1910 Brewery Street 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. ---- -Present River. Do project dimensions of the West River channel IH. Doc. 535, 62d Cong., 2d sess. and anchorage. July 3, 1930 18-foot and 16-foot channels in Quinnipiac River . H. Doe. 686, 69th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,19351 The 25-foot channel___ ___________.. . ___. ___ H. Doc. 479, 72d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 The 30-foot channel and anchorage and present loca- D. 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 Quin- nipiac River. Aug. 16, 1949 Brewery Street channel declared nonnavigable ...... H. R. 3511, 81st Cong., 1st sess. PL 234, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 9, 1955 Abandonment of upper end of West River-.._..... PL 289, 84th Cong., Ch. 649, 1st sess. 1 Also Public Works Administration, Sept, 6, 1933. *Quinnipiac River 22-foot channel and turning basin deferred for restudy. Local cooperation. The 35-foot main channel and the 22-foot channel 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-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from the improvement. These requirements, as applied to the 35-foot channel, have been met, and assurances have been furnished that the require- ments for the 22-foot channel and turning basin in the Quinnipiac River will be met. These assurances were approved by the Chief of Engineers TAGO 10070-B 48 REPORT iOF THE CHIEF OF'ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 on June 2, 1947. Bulkhead spoil areas for the 35-foot channel cost local interests $160,000. The estimated cost to local interests of bulkheads for the construction of the Quinnipiac River 22-foot channel is $50,000. Terminal facilities. The port of New Haven is served by 53 water- front facilities; 48 are located within the city limits of New Haven, and 5 in West Haven. The improved waterways within the port area along which the facilities are located include the West River, Main Harbor, West and East Branches of Mill River, and the Quinnipiac River channels. The facilities are all privately owned and operated with the exception of the City wharf. Depths alongside the piers and wharves range from 35 to zero feet at mean low water. Nearly half of the facilities have rail connections either on or at the rear which connect with the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad and most all of them are accessible by paved streets. Nineteen of the wharves have mechanical-handling facilities. Six of the wharves are open to public use upon agreement with the owners. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England No. 4 revised in 1952.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Dredging by Government-owned hopper dredge Comber to restore project depth in the 35-foot main channel inner harbor adjacent to the 16-foot anchorage was commenced on May 15, 1961, and completed on May 29, 1961. During the two-week period of operations approximately 95,000 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $60,327, all for maintenance Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: in the 35 feet deep by 500 feet wide entrance channel-36 feet in the middle half, 33.8 feet along the channel limit in the westerly quarter, and 35.2 feet along the channel limit in the easterly quarter (Jan. 1960); in the 35 feet deep by 400 feet wide channel-33 feet in the left outside quarter, 36 feet in the middle half and 32 feet in the right outside quarter (1960); in the 35 feet deep by 500 feet wide channel=-33.7 feet in the left outside quarter, 34.0 feet in the middle half, and 34.0 feet in the right outside quarter (1960); in the 35 feet deep by 800 feet wide channel--31.4 feet in the left outside quarter, 34.0 feet in the middle half and 34.8 feet in the right outside quarter (1960); and 19 feet to the Tomlinson Bridge (1957); 9.4 feet in West River to Kimberly Avenue Bridge and 7 feet to 700 feet upstream of the bridge (1959); 12 feet in Brewery Street Channel (1940); 18 feet in the Quinnipiac River Channel to Ferry Street Bridge, thence 14 feet to Grand Avenue Bridge (1957), 12 feet in Mill River from 900 feet down- stream of the Chapel Street Bridge to the upstream limit of the West Branch (1960); 0 to 10 feet in the West Haven 6-foot anchorage (1952); 12.4 feet in the 15-foot anchorage (1957); 0 to 25 feet in the 16-foot anchorage (1950). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $6,167,405, of which $3,528,536 was for new work, and $2,638,869 was for maintenance. National Industrial Recovery funds amounting to $290,877 and $59,207 Public Works funds, both for new work, have been expended on the project. The total costs under the existing project, all funds, have amounted to $6,517,489 of which $3,878,620 was for new work, and $2,638,896 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 49 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ---------------------------------------------------------- ......... 2 $4,210,246 Cost-------. ------------------------------------------------------------ 4,210,246 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- $578,582 $282,000 -$4,337 $37,522 $60,327 2,671,439 Cost------------------ 187,222 669,022 ------ 37,522 60,327 2,671,439 IIncludes $331,626fornew work and $32,570formaintenance forprevious projects. 2 Includes $290,877National Industrial Recovery funds and $59,207public works funds. 29. HOUSATONIC RIVER, CONN. Location. Rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows southerly 130 miles through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and empties into Long Island 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 Sheltohtibout 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, 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 Strat- ford, and 5 feet at Shelton; the extreme range due to combined effect of wind and other causes is about 11 feet at the mouth, diminishing 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $859,691. 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, and the exten- sion of the Stratford dike not more than 245 feet long are both portions of the existing project considered to be inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $100,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $28,060. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1871 A jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks and the present proj- H. Doc. 95, 41st Cong., 3d sess., ect width of the channel across the outer bar. and Annual Report 1871, p. 781. Aug. 11,18881 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 Dept. project sub- mitted 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). 1Enlargement of outer arm of breakwater and extension of Straford dike not required. TAGO 10070-B 50 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions amount to $167,010 plus $55,000 in lieu of suitable bulkhead areas to be contributed by local interests. Terminal facilities. There are 6 wharves for commercial use at Strat- ford, 1 at Devon, and 8 at Shelton and Derby. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Maintenance: Dredging, by contract, in the 18-foot channel was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year and completed in August 1960. During the periods of opera- tion 16,280 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed, making a total of 132,310 cubic yards removed under the contract. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $23,406, all for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was fully com- pleted in September 1957, with the dredging in the vicinity of the old State of Connecticut Washington Street Highway Bridge piers. The 18-foot channel from the mouth of the river to Culvers Bar was completed in September 1956. 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 1/ instead of project dimensions; the Stratford dike was completed to its present length of 1,225 feet in 1916, and the jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks was completed in 1871. The 7-foot channel above Culvers Bar requires maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions. The breakwater is in good condition and the dike and jetty in fair condition. The head of naviga- tion is at Derby and Shelton, about 14 miles by channel above the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: From Housatonic River Light No. 1 to Washington Bridge 18 feet (1960); from Washington Bridge to the lower end of Culvers Bar, 18 feet (1960); 3.0 feet in the 7-foot channel from Culvers Bar to the up- stream limit of the Federal project. The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,297,733, of which $859,691 was for new work and $438,042 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $222,010 from contributed funds was expended for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------...... -- -$20,000 -$3,000 -$1,674 ------------------------- $859,691 Cost..- 167,867 3,755 201 859,691 Maintenance: Appropriated..---.------------------------------------$132,407 $7,892 438, 042 Cost --- - 116,893 23,406 438, 042 1 In addition, the sum of $222,010 from contributed funds was expended for new work. 30. 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.) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 51 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: a. A main channel 35 feet deep at mean low water, 400 feet wide, extending from Long Island Sound to Tongue Point, widening to ap- proximately 600 feet at the bend opposite Cilco Terminal, and narrowing to 300 feet at the lower end of the Poquonock River Channel at a point 800 feet below the Stratford Avenue Bridge; and a turning basin 35 feet deep south and southeast of Cilco Terminal. b. Two riprap breakwaters, 1 extending 900 feet westerly from a point near Fayerweather Island on the east side of the entrance to Black Rock Harbor, and 1 extending 650 feet southeasterly on the west side of the entrance; both breakwaters to have a top width of 8 feet at an elevation of 10 feet above mean low water, and side slopes of 1 on 1.5; with such riprap required to prevent erosion of the slopes opposite the inner ends of the breakwaters. c. The provision of a small-craft anchorage in Burr and Cedar Creeks consisting of a 28-acre anchorage with a depth of 6 feet, in Burr Creek and on each side of Cedar Creek adjacent to Burr Creek. d. A 2-acre anchorage area with a depth of 6 feet at the head of Johnsons River, between the existing Federal channel and Hollisters Dam. e. A 2.4-acre anchorage area with a depth of 9 feet and a 0.6-acre anchorage with a depth of 6 feet in Johnsons River, these areas to be provided partially by dredging and partially by reducing the width of the existing Federal channel opposite and north of the present Miamogue Yacht Club. f. Two riprap breakwaters, one 3,823 feet long on the easterly side, and one 2,110 feet on the westerly side of the entrance to the main harbor. g. The construction and maintenance of shore protection on Fayer- weather Island, including a seawall connecting. the northerly and southerly portions of the island. h. A turning basin 35 feet deep at the entrance of Johnsons River channel. i. Two anchorage basins: One 25 feet deep and 23 acres in area, opposite Tongue Point; one 18 feet deep and 29 acres in area, adjoining the main channel on the west above Tongue Point. j. 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. k. 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. 1. Johnson 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. m. Black Rock Harbor 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. TAGO 10070-B 52 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961, All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.8 feet at Bridgeport and 6.9 feet at Black Rock Harbor entrance. The extreme tidal range, due to wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $4,840,000 (July 1961), exclusive of amounts expended for previous projects. The removal of rock in the Yellow Mill Pond portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing costs of new work. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $113,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $76,960. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4, 1836 Fayerweather Island seawell__ Mar. 3, 1899 Shore protection of Fayerweather Island_-_--------. Annual Report, 1899, p. 1173. Mar. 2, 1907 West breakwater and present project dimensions of H. Docs. 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., 21 sess. age basins. July 3, 1930 1 25-foot entrance channel, the 25-foot anchorage and H. Doc. 281, 71st Cong., 2d sess. an 18-foot channel through Johnsons River; present project dimensions of the channels through Poquo- nock River, Yellow Mill Pond, Black Rock Harbor and Cedar Creek. 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). July 3, 1958 2 The present depth and extent of the main channel, H. Doc. 136, 85th Cong. and turning basin south and southeast of Cilco Terminal; Black Rock Harbor Breakwater; Burr and Cedar Creek anchorage. Upper Johnsons River anchorage; lower Johnsons River anchorage. I Removal of rock in Yellow Mill Pond inactive-not presently required. 2 Public Law 85-500, 85th Cong., S. 3910. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the completed portion of the project. The terms of local cooperation pertinent to the remaining work to be performed under the existing project authorized by Public Law 85-500, 85th Cong., S. 3810, are as follows: a. Main channels: That local interests provide all necessary berth improvements at an estimated cost to local interests of $34,000, and provide suitable disposal areas for materials hydraulically dredged from the inner channel and turning basin. b. Black Rock Harbor breakwaters: That local interests contribute 52 percent of the cost of the improvement, the local cash contribution now being estimated at $378,000; and provide a suitable public landing for recreational craft at an estimated cost to local interests of $11,000. c. Burr and Cedar Creek anchorage: That local interests contribute 66 percent of the cost of the improvement, the local cash contribution now being estimated at $314,000; provide a suitable public landing for recreational craft; and improve and maintain the shoreline adjacent to the anchorage to make it suitable for recreational use. d. Upper Johnsons River anchorage: That local interests contribute 45 percent of the cost of the improvement, the local cash contribution now being estimated at $33,000; and provide a suitable public landing for recreational craft. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 53 e. Lower Johnsons River anchorage: That local interests provide a suitable public landing for recreational craft at an estimated cost to local interests of $11,000. The above recommended modifications are independently justified and may be constructed either singly or concurrently. Adoption of all the above modifications is recommended subject to the condition that local interests provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages resulting from improve- ments including such damage as may occur to oysterbeds. Terminal facilities. There are 35 waterfront facilities serving the port of Bridgeport, all of which are used or in usable condition. Nu- merous handling facilities are predominant in every section of the harbor. Although more than 70 percent of the total number of docks are marginal wharf-type structures in constricted waterways, there are, however, several offshore wharf- and pier-type structures in the open waters of the main harbor. All of the piers, wharves, or docks are accessible by paved roadways, but only half of them have rail connections with the rail line serving the port area. Three of the wharves are owned by the city of Bridgeport and 3 others may be used by the public upon agree- ment with the owners or operators. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, No. 4, revised in 1952). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Improvement dredging, by contract, of the main ship channel to a depth of 35 feet was commenced in March 1961 and was in progress on June 30, 1961. During the period of operation approximately 320,500 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $273,923 for new work. Maintenance: Engineering studies were completed for repairs to breakwater at Fayerweather Island and contract to perform the work was awarded in June 1961. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $3,299 for maintenance. Total costs for all work during the fiscal year from regular Federal funds amounted to $277,222, of which $273,923 was for new work, and $3,299 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 35 percent complete. The east breakwater is in good condition. The channel in the Poquonock River requires dredging to restore project depth. To complete the project there remains deepening the main ship channel to 35 feet; dredging of a 6-foot anchorage in Black Rock Harbor, and constructing two breakwaters at the entrance to Black Rock Harbor; and the dredging of one 6-foot and one 9-foot anchorage in Johnsons River. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 30 feet in the main channel in Long Island Sound to a point opposite the 25-foot anchorage at the entrance to Johnson's River (1960); thence 24 feet to Stratford Bridge (1956); 15 feet in the Poquonock River channel to the upstream limit of the Federal project (1956), with the excep- tion of a 13-foot depth through the East Washington Avenue draw- passage (1953); 16.2 feet in the Yellow Mill channel to about 1,600 feet upstream of Stratford Avenue Bridge (1961); thence 14.3 feet to the head of the project; 13 feet in Johnson's River to north end of channel (1957); 18 feet in the easterly three quarters and 15.3 feet in TAGO 10070-B 54 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the westerly quarter of the Black Rock Harbor and Cedar Creek chan- nel; 14 feet in the East and West Branches (1955); about 3 feet in Burr Creek (1939); 30 feet in the 35-foot turning basin (1956); 21 feet in the southerly three-quarters and 18 feet in the remaining quarter of the 25-foot anchorage basin (1953); 15 feet in the 18-foot anchorage basin (1953). The total Federal costs under the existing project for regular funds have been $3,889,443, of which $2,495,820 was for new work, and $1,393,623 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .....----------------------------------------------- $761,196 $3,361,543 Cost_ _------------------------------- ------------ 273,923 2,874,270 Maintenance: Appropriated _. $12,607 -_ - $125, 838 14,000 1,146,273 Cost--------------- 255,654 ----------------------- 125,838 3,299 1,405,572 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------- ------------------------ $ 2,312 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- --------------------------- 1,300,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__-------------------------1,302,312 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project __-------_---------------------- 556,907 1 Includes $378,450 for new work and $11,949 for maintenance for previous projects. 31. 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 com- bined effect of wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $37,714, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $9,500. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1829 Breakwater and dike_ _..-------------------------- Annual Report for 1871, p. 824. 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. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 55 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions amount to $16,500. In addition, local interests expended $1,785 for new work outside the approved project. Terminal facilities. The several small wharves and private landings for pleasure craft are ample for existing traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning and engineering studies for maintenance work on the project were in progress during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $2,197, all for maintenance. 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. Dredging will be required to restore the 9-foot channel to project depth. The controlling depths at mean low water are: 7 feet in the 9-foot channel from Long Island Sound to about 200 feet south of the Southport Breakwater Light, thence a shoal about 200 feet wide extending across the channel in the vicinity of the Southport Breakwater Light, having a depth of 2 feet in the easterly half, and 6 feet in the westerly half of the channel, thence 6 feet to the 6-foot anchorage and 3.9 feet in the 6-foot anchorage, to the upstream limit of the Federal project (1957). The total Federal costs for the existing project from regular funds have been $80,837 for maintenance. The sum of $37,714 was expended for new work from emergency relief funds. In addition, $18,285 has been expended for new work from contributed funds, of which $1,785 was for work outside the approved project. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--_ ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 $96,927 Cost-------- - ------------__------------------------------------ ------------ 296,927 Maintenance: Appropriated..--------------------$45, 000 $348------------$68,599 156,171 Cost---------------------------- 45,348 ------------... ...------------. 2,197 89,769 I Includes $59,213 for new work and $8,932 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $37,714 expended for new work from emergency relief funds. In addition, $18,285 has been expended for new work from contributed funds, of which $1,785 was for work outside the approved project. 32. 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 the 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 naviga- tion about 1.5 miles; an anchorage basin 10 feet deep and about 17 acres TAGO 10070-B 56 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 in area opposite Fitch Point; a channel 6 feet deep from the 10-foot an- chorage 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $368,612, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $28,240. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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. 220, 76th Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest published maps). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $34,500. Terminal facilities. There are 2 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 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. Maintenance: Dredging above the plane of 10 feet below mean low water in the shoal areas in the upper channel to Norwalk and 12 feet below mean low water in the outer channel Norwalk Harbor was commenced, by contract on August 3, 1960, and the work was completed on September 20, 1960. During the period of operation approximately 77,340 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $127,080, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 12.0 feet in the 12-foot channels from Long Island Sound to the Washington Street Bridge (1960); thence 10.5 feet in the 10-foot channel; 6 to 12 feet in the basin at Norwalk (1940); 5 feet in the 10-foot anchorage basin (1953); 6-feet in the 6-foot East Norwalk Channel from Fitch Point Light to the upstream limit of the Federal project (1954); and 4 feet in the 6-foot anchorage basin East Norwalk (1954). The total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $956,483 of which $368,612 was for new work, and $587,871 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $34,500 was expended for new work from con- tributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated......... .---------------.. -- 2$531,129 Cost ..--- ... - ---- ---- ----... ......-............- 2531,129 See footnotes at end of table, page 57. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 57 Total to Fiscal year--------..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 Maintenance: Appropriated-..----- -$10,473 ....-...... _...........- $114,775 $17,000 653,991 ..------------ Cost-- - 9,439 --.--- -.-- - 4,695 127,080 653,991 1 Includes $162,517 for new work and $66,120 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition $34,500 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 33. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnais- Nane of project fiscal year sance or condition survey conducted Connecticut: Connecticut River Below Hartford __............. __............. .. $2,163 May 1961 Duck Island.......----------------------------- ---------------------- 33 July 1960 Guilford Harbor..........---------------------..................----------------------- 1,277 April 1961 Milford Harbor-.......------------------------------------ ...... ----- 874 June 1961 Mystic Harbor ............... ............------..........------------------------------------------ 238 April 1961 ............................................. New Haven Harbor--------------------------- 542 December 1960 Patchogue River- .__--------------------.------------------------ 1,291 May 1961 Saybrook Harbor..----------............------.............................550 February 1961 Southport Harbor_------------- -----------------. .---------- 822 June 1961 Stamford Harbor ...---------------------...............--------------......................... ---- 550 February 1961 Maine: Bass Harbor....-------------------------------------------...................... 59 March 1961 Beals harbor........................................-------------------------------------------------- 162 April 1961 Bucksport Harbor----------------------------------------------- 50 April 1961 Carvers Harbor- -- ----------------------------------- -------- 112 February 1961 Georges River ----------------------------------------------- 1,125 December 1960 K ennebec R iver_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-------------------- - - - - --. 3,693 M ay 1961 ............................ Kennebunk River------------............------------------------------------- 1,769 May 1961 Lamprey River ----------------------------------------------- 1,953 January 1961 Lubec Channel.------------------------------------------------ 666 September 1960 Machias River__...........................-----------------------------.... 131 January 1961 Matinicus Harbor ....................---------------------------- 213 May 1961 Medomak River............................------------------.....------------------------------ 84 April 1961 New Harbor---------..................------------------------------------------. 57 November 1960 Portland Harbor .....................------------------------------------....-----------.. 333 July 1960 Poyal River --------------------------------------------------- 508 October 1960 Saco River-------------- -------------------------- 334. July 1960 Saint Croix River______..................-------------------.................... 3,162 September 1960 Scarboro River ----------------------------------------------- 1,288 May 1961 Stockton Harbor....-------.................-------------------.............-------------------.... 3,510 February 1961 Massachusetts: Boston Harbor.......................................---------------------...------------------...--------......... 5,280 March 1961 Chatham Harbor----------------.....................-----............................. 79 August 1960 Chelsea River...........................................---------------------------..... 282 January 1961 Cross Rip Channel-..----------------------------------- 1,434 November 1960 Cuttyhunk Harbor- .--- ..............----------------------- 668 November 1960 Essex River.------------------------------------------------. 106 October 1960 Fall River ......---------------------------------------------------- 615 August 1960 Falmouth Harbor ...---------.......... . ...---------------------.... 934 April 1961 Gloucester Harbor----------------.......................------------.....------------.... 44 October 1960 Mystic River_ --------------------------------------------- 626 January 1961 Nantucket Harbor .------------------------------------------------ 6,004 May 1961 New Bedford Harbor__.....-------- .............----------------------- 1,917 June 1961 Newburyport Harbor .------------------------------------------ 605 June 1961 Pollock Rip Channel-.. . . . . _ ...------------------------------- 120 November 1960 Scituate Harbor __.-------- --------------------------------------- 910 September 1960 Rhode Island: Block Island-----.........---------------------------------- ---------- - 375 October 1960 Newport Harbor------ ------------------------------------------ 3,372 May 1961 Pawcatuck River (R.I. and Conn.).............------------------------------- 2,499 January 1961 Point Judith Harbor and Pond __-...............______-.... __..__ __ 3,146 1,066 April 1961 April 1961 Providence Harbor__....--- ....---------------------------_ Sakonnet River ..-----------------------------------------------.. ... 241 July 1960 Seekonk River ----------------- ----------------- -- .------- 182 January 1961 190 February 1961 Wickford Harbor -.......-------- ----------------- ---------..............................----------.. TAGO 10070-B 58 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 34. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1960 Estimated report amount Cost estimate Name of project see required to (last date Annual Operation complete of revision) Report Construction and for- maintenance 1. Bagaduce River, Maine 24 (Active). 1912 $28,000 (*) Bagaduce River, Maine (inactive)- $50,000 S$50,000 (1954) 2. Bar Harbor, Maine (active)-------...... 1932 406,591 (*) Bar Harbor, Maine (inactive)-...... --------.........----... 75,000 175,000 (1954) 3. Bass Harbor Bar, Maine........... 1920 4,076 $3,418------------- (*) 4. Beals Harbor, Maine............... 1959 8184,880 (*) 5. Belfast Harbor, Maine....._...... 1954 39,561 1,160 (*) 6. Bellamy River, N.H.2 4___............ 1897 34,643 ----------,-- (*) 7. Beverly Harbor, Mass.............. 1951 s 197, 565 1,718 (*) 8. Boothbay Harbor, Maine 4___...... 1953 18,000 1,560 (*) 9. Branford Harbor, Conn ............ 1957 9,537 275,991 (*) 10. Bucksport Harbor, Maine.......... 1907 18,421 279 -------------, (*) 11. Bullocks Point Cove, R.I.......... 1960 3s 170,902 (*) 12. Buttermilk, Bay Channel Mass...-- 1900 31,676 35,214 i---- ------- (*) 13. Camden Harbor, Maine 3----..... 4 1960 72,400 69106,595 ------------- (*) 14. Canapitsit Channel, Mass. ...... 1899 9,113 (*) 15. Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine...... 1954 6 175,037 668 (*) 16. Carvers Harbor, Maine 4........... 1915 16,000 (*) 17. Cathance River, Maine 2 4......... 1884 21,000 (*) 18. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass....-- 1958 20258,816 (*) 19. Clinton Harbor, Conn.............. 1958 13 72,405 169,399 (*) 20. Coasters Island Harbor, R.I.4 ..... 1911 5,500 13,052 (*) 21. Cobscook Bay, Maine 4.___________ 1866 4,173 (*) 22. Cocheco River, N.H.2 4......._._. 1913 119,089 9,643 (*) 23. Connecticut River (above Hart- ford), Conn..................... 1932 116,324 (_.... ........ 12,784,000 110o12,900,000 (1954) 24. Corea Harbor, Maine ........... 1954 31,707 59,162 (0) 25. Criehaven Harbor, Maine ..______ 1939 40,776 7,956 -- - - - - - (*) 26. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass...._____.____.... 1954 24,200 42,654 (*) 27. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass........ 1956 1627,167 383,758 28. Damariscotta River, Maine 4 ....... 1906 5,000 (*) (*) 29. Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine__ 1916 40,000 (*) 30. Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass. (active) .--..-..-- _ 1957 94,584 179,594 ............. (*) Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass. (inactive)-....-... - 709,000 51709,000 (1955) 31. Duck Island Harbor, Conn. ..... 1953 367,298 346,869 .. .......... (*) 32. East Boothbay Harbor., Maine.... 1953 6,500 16,978 (*) 33. Edgartown Harbor., Mass........ 1943 1425,614 (*) 34. Essex River, Mass................__ 1948 21,799 1560,050 (*) 35. Exeter River, N.H.4-............... 1913 27,454 (*) 36. Fall River Harbor, Mass. (active)_. 1959 4,438,204 314,388 (*) Fall River Harbor, Mass. (inactive_.. .-..-..--...-- ...-.--....-.- -----185,000 185,000 (1954) 37. Falmouth Harbor, Mass............ 1957 17123,763 ............-------------....------------ (*) 38. Fivemnile' River Harbor, Conn. (active).......................... 1953 35,490 32,137 (*) Fivemile River Harbor, Conn. (inactive) ......................... 15,000 115,000 (1951) 39. Georges River, Maine 3...........- 1935 25,788 39,566........... (*) 40. Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R.I. (active)...... 1956 189,037 7106,969........... (*) Great Salt Pond, Block Island, (inactive)........_.__ -........... ...... ............ ------------- ------------ 452,000 5,0 1 21 452,000 41. Guilford Harbor, Conn._.. __-_. 1959 57137,222 --- -...................... 57137,222 - - -- - - - - - - (*) 42. Greenwich Bay, R.I. ............... 1893 2,000 ..................... 2,000 -- - - - - - - - - - - - (*) 43. Greenwich Harbor, Conn.... _ .... 1953 18181,741 64,139........... (*) 44. Harbor of Refuge at Block Island, R.I. (active)..... ... . .... 1956 576,856 9 6 2 3,2 25 __......... .. (*) Harbor of Refuge at Block Island, R.I. (inactive) . _ _--- 49,000 _---- --- 149,000 45. Harraseeket River, Maine 4__... 1896 30,963.-------------.---..------ (*) 16. Hay (West) Harbor, Fisher's Island, N.Y..---. .... . . . 1931 8,401 (*) 47. Hendricks Harbor, Maine------.- 1957 28,204 (*) 48. Hingham Harbor, Mass..----..... 1954 19,000 51,803 (*) 49. Ipswich River, Mass... ...... 1950 5,618 2,151 (*) 50. Isle au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine_ 1959 137,653 (*) See footnotes at end of table, page 60. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 59 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS--Continued For last Cost to June 30, 1960 Estimated report _ amount Cost estimate N ame of project see required to (last date Annual Operation complete of revision) Report Construction and for- maintenance 51. Isle of Shoals Harbor, Maine and N.H._-------------------------- 1956 $39,238 $69,149 (*) 52. Josias River, Maine-----........... 1960 61 115,565 (*) 53. Kennebec River, Maine (active)_ __ 1959 1,090,529 387,070 (*) Kennebec River, Maine (inactive). -------------------------$129,500 $219, 500 (1954) 54. Kennebunk River, Maine ........ - 1955 83,584 150,546 1 .----------- (*) 55. Kingston Harbor (North Plymouth), Mass........................... 1895 8,940 (* ) 56. Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H......... 1952 7,500 29,651 (*) 57. Lamprey River, N.H.*........ 1913 19,980 8,268 - --- ------- (*) 58. Little Harbor, N.H.4 *22.---.-----..4 1909 133,227 3,122 (*) 59. Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass. _ 1906 18,000 (*) 60. Lubec Channel, Maine.......__... 1956 12211,367 7,067 (*) 61. Lynn Harbor, Mass..............-- 1956 533 --- 806, 467- 23 807, 000 (1956) 62. Machias River, Maine 4.._______.......1877 32,000 ......... (* ) 63. Malden River, Mass. 256_- _____--_ 1922 2679,866 45,097 - (*) 64. Manchester Harbor, Mass. (in- activ e)--------------------------- 1949 49"5470, 000 65. Marblehead Harbor, Mass. (in- active) -- ---- _ _----------- 1945 27 56367,000 4 (1957) 66. Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass. (in- 92,175 -- -- -- -- active).- - - - - - - - - - - 1950 2856 102,000 (1957) 67. Medomak River, Maine.....-.... 1953 17,000 (*) 68. Menemsha Creek, Marthas Vineyard, Mass.................. 1956 2456,926 45 46 120,208 (*) 69. Merrimack River, Mass........... 1940 115,425 147,860 (*) 70. Mianus River, Conn........___ .. 1952 29132, 435 - 65 (* ) 71. Milford Harbor, Conn. (active) ._ -- 1956 3346,376 47 166,989 151,244 197,620 Milford Harbor, Conn. (inactive) - - ------------- M 65,000 63 65,000 (1961) 72. Moosabec Bar, Maine 4.........__ 73. Mystic River, Conn. (active) Mystic River, Conn. (inactive) .- - -__.. - 1930 1957 1957 114,000 11160,982 11160,982 12,6007 72,698 ............ ..... . .--...--------- 9,000 (*) (*) 1 9, 000 (1954) 74. Mystic River, Mass.______........_ 1959 3,097,054 208,593 ----------- (*) 75. Nantucket (Harbor of Refuge), Mass. (active)............... . 1959 456,826 (*) Nantucket (Harbor of Refuge), Mass. (inactive) __....__. . 247,000 58247, 000 (1957) (1954) 76. Narraguagus River, Maine 2 4:..... 1907 49,644 (*) 77. New Bedford and Fairhaven 1953 1,686,978 625,083 -- -- --- (*) Harbor, Mass. (active) ._...... 1953 1,686,918 625,083 , ------------ (*) New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass. (inactive) ....... ---- ---- --- 123,000 1 123,000 (1954) 78. New Harbor, Maine 3 _._......... 1937 10,500 12,838 (*) 79. New Haven Breakwater Conn..... 1950 1,242,246 40,254 (*) 80. New London Harbor, Conn .. __- 1954 567,974 224,825 (*) 81. Newport Harbor, R.I..--- __....... 1953 498,828 29,916 82. N ortheast H arbor, M aine ......... 1954 138,942 (*) 83. Owls Head Harbor, Maine 2 3...... 1855 17,897 (*) 84. Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Proj- ect, Maine............._....... 1935 6,384,394 ------------- (31) 85. Patchogue River, Conn ......... __ 1957 s0 150,000 - ------------ (*) 86. Penobscot River, Maine....-_.... 1960 292,020 ---- 96,122- - - - - - - - - - - - - (*) 87. Pleasant River, Maine 4............ 1892 3,500 (* 88. Plymouth Harbor, Mass. (active).- 1959 59 188, 571 --- 505,560- (* ) Plymouth Harbor, Mass. (deferred)_ - 417,000 - X041 7,000 (1954) 89. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass._............_____ 1956 1,083,504 844,137 -- - - - - - (*) 90. Portland Harbor, Maine (active) __ 1959 4,406,275 1,155,758 --- ---- (*) Portland Harbor, Maine (inactive). ........ . . . . . . 133,000 1133,000 (1954) 91. Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua R iver, M aine and N .H . .... . .... 1957 1,173,440.............- -- - (* ) 92. Potowomut River, R.I.4_-..------ 1882 5,000 ............. (*) See footnotes at end of table, page 60. TAGO 10070-B 60 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued For last Cost to June 30, 1960 Estimated report amount Cost estimate Name of project see required to (last date Annual Operation complete of revision) Report Construction and for- maintenance 93. Provincetown Harbor, Mass. (ac- tive)- ,-- 1957 $136,653 s2 $137,802 I_. .... (*) Provincetown Harbor, Mass. (de- ferred) ----- ------------------- I $2,865,000 41 $2,865,000 (1961) 20,000 (*) 94. Richmond Harbor, Maine 4.._ ____ 1883 95. Richmond's Island Hbr., Maine 4_ 96. Rockland Harbor, Maine (active).. 1882 1960 119,844 191,948,462 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- (*) (*) Rockland Harbor, Maine (inactive)_ -- ------------- ------------- ------------- -- - - - - - - - - - : 6* 310,000 (1960) 97. Rockport Harbor, Maine 2........ 1915 32,000 - _ _ _ _. . (*) 98. Rockport Harbor. Mass........___ 1905 22,000 (*) 99. Royal River, Maine 2 4__________ 1884 21,919 8,081 (*) 100. Saco River, Maine (active) _.... 1959 6z 531,716 169,338 (*) Saco River, Maine (inactive)- .. 30,000 i 30,000 .............- ............ (1954) 101. St. Croix River, Maine_.......... 1950 33 179,550 10,450 ........... (*) 102. Sakonnet River, R.I.3............. 1909 38,427 ......................----- (*) 103. Sandy Bay (Harbor of Refuge) Cape Ann, Mass. (active) 436_.. 1922 1,925,553 15,926 -------- 00 (*) Sandy Bay (Harbor of Refuge) Cape Ann, Mass. (inactive)-.... ------------- I------------- 9,975,000 19,975, 000 (1954) 104. Sasanoa River, Maine 2 ........ 1915 35,000 -.--------.-- (*) 105. 106. Scituate Harbor, Mass........... Seekonk River, R.I.________ . 1960 1954 63284,760 37 337,789 7,81.4 780,260 -----.------ (*) (*) 107. Stamford Harbor, Conn. (active) _ 1954 39757,681 170,834 (*) 12-------5,000 Stamford Harbor, Conn. (inactive)_ ------------- ------------ 1125,000 (1954) 108. Stockton Harbor, Maine 24 _ 1915 33,000 -......................... (*) 109. Stonington Harbor, Conn. (active)_ 1959 39,874 45,000 (*) Stonington Harbor, Conn. (in- active) __. --........ .... ._ ........ .-- .- ...--- .-. -- 70,500 64 70, 500 (1956) 110. Sullivan Falls Harbor Maine 2 4 ... 1914 19,871.................... (*) 111. Taunton River, Mass. (active) .... 1948 271,396 86 ........ (*) Taunton River, Mass. (inactive)___ ....-------------------------- 1,900;000 s61.900,000 (1957) 112. Tenants Harbor, Maine_.........__ 1920. 18,750 (*) 113. Thames River, Conn. (active) ____. 1957 1,323,571 3 953,466 - 31,0 Thames River, Conn. (inactive) .. -...... ... . -- .-- -- - -- - - 31,000 (*) 131,000 (1954) 114. Union River, Maine 2 3____________. 1912 146,855 16,589 (') 115. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass. . 1943 27,186 ---....------- (*) 116. Wareham Harbor, Mass. (active)__ 1896 95,997 ---.--------- (*) Wareham Harbor, Mass. (inactive)_ ----.--------- ----- - - .-- 48,000 148,000 (1954) 117. Warren River, R.I............... 1890 5,000 ..... ....... (*) 118. Wellfleet Harbor, Mass............. 1959 65146,284 . ------------- (*) 119. Westcott Cove, Conn.............. 1957 5455,960 . ............ (*) 120. Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River, Conn. (active) . . 1956 19,308 14,121 ............ (*) Westport Harbor, and Saugatuck River, Conn. (inactive) __- .... 1 152,000 4-- "-.....-- 152,000 (1954) 121. Westport River, Mass. ..___.____ 1942 ----------------------------- ---- 4243 80,000 80,000 (1954) 122. Weymouth Back River, Mass .---- 1944 3268,740 (*) 123. Wickford Harbor, R.I.____....... 1953 44117,733 449---- - (*) 124. Wilson Point Harbor, Conn.'...... 1895 54,177 (*) 125. Winthrop Harbor, Mass. 4_____.......1895 8,992 (*) 126. Wood Island Harbor, Maine and the Pool at Biddeford............ 1956 135,612------ -- ....-- (*) 127. Woods Hole Channel, Mass........ 1940 230,000 11,661-------- -- (*) 1 Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 2 Abandonment recommended in House Document 467, 69th Congress 1st Session. 2 Improvement adequate for commerce. 4No commerce reported. s In addition the sum of $100, 000 was expended from contributed funds. 6 In addition the sum of $20,000 was expended from contributed funds. 7Revoked in fiscal year 1957 $78.00 maintenance funds. 8 The sum of $47.00 was revoked in fiscal year 1960. 9 Revoked in fiscal year 1957, $77, maintenance funds. 10Estimated cost of project $12,900,000; expenditures limited by law to $1,000,000. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 61 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued II In addition the sum of $14,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Spent in fiscal year 1958 $91; revoked in fiscal year 1958 $544, new work funds. Revoked in 1958, $2, 763 maintenance funds. 12 Revoked in fiscal year 1957 $1,044, expended for General Supervision during fiscal year 1957 $89 new work funds. 13In addition, the sum of $6,600 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 14 In addition, the sum of $10,000 was expended from contributed funds. 15In addition, the sum of $5,000 was expended from contributed funds. 16 In addition, the sum of $11,643 was expended for new work and $50,000 was expended for maintenance from contributed funds. 17In addition, the sum of $35,000 was expended from contributed funds. Funds in the amount of $134.00 were subtracted from the project costs and $21,237 were revoked in fiscal year 1958, new work funds. Is In addition, the sum of $100,000 was expended from contributed funds. InIn addition local interests have expended approximately $225,000 on terminal and transfer facilities. Funds in the amount of $16.00 were expended in fisc'al year 1961. 2oIn addition, the sum of $43,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 21Exclusive of $8,000 to be contributed by local interests. 22Elimination of maintenance dredging recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st Session. 23Improvement to be restudied. Latest cost estimate revision 1956. 24 In addition, the sum of $12,500 was expended from contributed funds. 25 Under State maintenance. 26 In addition, the sum of $62,000 was expended from contributed funds. 27Exclusive of $60,000 to be contributed by local interests. 28Exclusive of $33,000 to be contributed by local interests. 29In addition, the sum of $46,500 was expended from contributed funds. 30 In addition, the sum of $11,380 was expended from contributed funds. 31 Work discontinued in 1937. Facilities transferred to the War Assets Administration. 32 In addition, the sum of $20,000 was expended from contributed funds. 33 In addition, the sum of $19,892 was expended from contributed funds. 34Commerce included under Tiverton Harbor, R.I. 65Awaiting local cooperation. 36Abandonment recommended in Houe Document 411, 64th Congress, 1st Session, and in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document 3, 65th Congress, 1st Session. 37 In addition, $67,792 was expended from contributed funds. 38 Expended in fiscal year 1961, $1,505 Federal funds and $,130 non-Federal funds. A total of $123,757 non-Federal contributed funds have been expended on the project all of new work. In addition, local interests have been required to provide and maintain a public landing suitably equipped, open to all on equal terms; and establish a competent body to regulate use of the waterway. Cost of the public wharf is estimated to be $30,000. 39In addition, the sum of $169,636 was expended from contributed funds. 40 Exclusive of costs to local interests of $137,000 cash contribution. In additions, a public wharf is to be furnished by local interests at an estimated cost of $28,000. 41 Deferred for restudy. Latest cost estimate revision 1961. In addition, funds in the amount of $760,000 are to be contributed by local interests. 42Improvement to be restudied. Latest cost estimate revision June 1954. 43 Exclusive of $80,000 to be contributed by local interests. 44In addition, the sum of $25,000 was expended from contributed funds. 45 Revoked in fiscal year 1957, $92,000 maintenance funds. 46 Expended for General Supervision during fiscal year 1957, $36, maintenance funds. 47 Revoked in fiscal year 1957, $155, maintenance funds. 48In addition, local interests will be required to contribute $46,000. 49It is estimated that local interests will expend $100,000 to construct a marina and $458,000 for dredging in the Federal project. 50oIn addition, the sum of $100,000 was expended from contributed funds. Funds in the amount of $105 were expended in fiscal year 1958 for General Supervision, new work. st Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1955. 52 53 Spent in fiscal year 1958, $323; revoked in fiscal year 1958, $627, maintenance funds. Maintenance funds in the amount of $18.00 were revoked in fiscal year 1958. 54In addition, the sum of $21,000 was expended from contributed funds. 55In addition, the sum of $12,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 56Inactive, Latest cost estimate revision 1957. 57In addition, the sum of $25,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 38 Two portions of the project inactive; west jetty $85,000, estimate revised in 1954; 15-foot fairway $162,000, estimate revised in 1957. 59In addition, $108,400 has been expended from contributed funds, of which $108,000 was for new work, and $400 was for maintenace. 60Deferred for restudy. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 61 In addition funds in the amount of $35,000 were expended by local interests for work on the project, and a cash contribution of $26,813 was made. Of the total funds, fiscal year 1961 expenditures amounted to $810 Federal funds and $229 non-Federal funds. 62In addition, the sum of $20,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 63 Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1961. 64 Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1956. In addition, local interests are required to contribute $5,500. 65 In addition, the sum of $32,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 66 Inactive portion refers to difference in depth from 10 to 8 feet. West Bason modification costs authorized by R & H Act 1960 Sec. 107 not inlcuded. 67Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1960. 68 In addition, the sum of $69,976 was expended from contributed funds for new work, Under construction costs-a -$699 accrued expenditure was incurred in fiscal year 1961 and $699 was revoked. 69In fiscal year 1961 a -$126 accrued expenditure was incurred and $126 was revoked. * Completed. TAGO 1007 -B 62 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 35. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small navigation projects not specifically authorized by Congress (P.L. 86-645, Sec. 107, 86th Cong., July 14, 1960) Date of con- Date Federal Project Location Date authorized struction start com- cost pleted Dredge West Basin Milford Harbor, February 13, Bids to be rec. -__-_--- I $107,000 to 6 feet. Conn. 1961 Ltr. OCE in fiscal year 1962. 6-foot Channel and Wethersfield November 15, Bids to be rec. I 54,000 Anchorage. Cove, Conn. 1960 3d Ind. in fiscal year Remove tree stumps OCE. 1962. 1 Estimated cost. TAGO 10070-B ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 63 36. CHELSEA STREET HIGHWAY BRIDGE Location. The Chelsea Street Highway Bridge crosses the Chelsea River at 1.2 miles above its mouth and connects East Boston with Chelsea, Massachusetts. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 248.) Existing project. This provides for removal and reconstruction of a new fender system on the Chelsea side of the waterway to provide for a channelway width of 96 feet; and includes building a new upstream ex- tension of the existing fender )nthe East Boston side. The notice to alter the existing bridge was signed by the Secretary of the Army on 21 December 1959 as authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, as amended. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $160,500. Local cooperation. The Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, provides that, upon notice to alter by the Secretary of War, the bridge owners shall: (a) prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval, plans and specifications for the alteration of the bridge; (b) take bids for the altera- tion of the bridge in accordance with the approved plans; submit all bids to the Secretary together with a recommendation as to the most compe- tent bid; submit a written guaranty that the cost of the project will not exceed a stated sum; and upon authorization by the Secretary, proceed with the work of alteration; (c) bear such part of the cost as determined by the Secretary to be attributable to the direct and special benefits which will accrue to the bridge owners as a result of the alteration, including the expectable savings in repair or maintenance costs; and that part of the cost attributable to the requirements of traffic by railroad or highway, or both, including any expenditure for increased carrying capacity of the bridge, and including such proportion of the actual capital cost of the old bridge or of such part of the old bridge as may be altered or changed or rebuilt, as the used service life of the whole or a part, as the case may be, bears to the total estimated service life of the whole or such part. In complying with the provision of the Truman-Hobbs Act, the bridge owners have completed all requirements of local cooperation; awarded a contract; and work is in progress. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $8,500. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Work, by con- tract awarded by the city of Boston, was commenced in February 1961. During the fiscal year, alteration to the city fender, pile driving on the Chelsea side from the Boston Gas Co. fender north, and construction of a portion of Chelsea fender system was in progress. By the close of the fiscal year the fender on the Chelsea side was completed, two dolphins installed and work of extending the East Boston fender had been commenced. The Federal cost of the work for the fiscal year was $65,134 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The overall project was about 50% complete. To complete the project there remains the work to finish the extension on the East Boston side and to install pile dolphins, and to do minor dredging. The total Federal cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $66,634, all for new work. TAGO 10070-B 64 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement - Total to Fiscal year .... __ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ......------------------------------------------------ $167,000 $168,500 Cost -------------------------------------------------------- 65,134 66,634 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.. . .................------------------------------------ $3,366 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...........---------------------------- 3,366 1Includes $1,500 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 65 37. QUINCY SHORE BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Quincy Shore Beach is located in the City of Quincy, Massachusetts, at the head of Quincy Bay in Boston Harbor, 6 miles southeast of the City of Boston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for: improving the beach between Hovey Street and Rufe's Hummock sea wall, by placing approxi- mately 126,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel and 221,000 cubic yards of sand thereon to provide a backshore elevation of 15 feet above mean low water; construction of a concrete encased steel sheet-pile bulkhead between the parapet wall, near Hollis Avenue and the National Sailors Home Hill sea wall, having a top elevation of 18 feet above mean low water; construction of a concrete sea wall in extension of the parapet wall to high ground at Billings Street, having a top elevation of 19.2 feet above mean low water; construction of a culvert at Sachem Creek; and extension of existing drains. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $631,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 145, 82d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be re- quired to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and main- tain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $1,266,000 (July 1961). All other requirements of local cooperation have been fully com- plied with. Assurances were received on 24 March 1958 that local cooperation would be met. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of the Federal share of the cost of the completed work were made during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $628,440, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was essentially completed by the Metropolitan District Commission, by contract, on July 31, 1959, with the improvement of the beach between Hovey Street and Rufe's Hummock sea wall by placement of sand and gravel, and providing a backshore elevation of 15 feet above mean low water; con- struction of a concrete encased steel sheet pile bulkhead from the Na- tional Sailors Home Hill seawall and extending beyond Hollis Avenue to a point between Milton Road and Bayfield Road and from the parapet wall near Webster Street to a point just beyond Billings Street, with the top elevations of the walls being 18.0 feet and 19.2 feet above mean low TAGO 10070-B 66 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 water respectively in each section; construction of a culvert at Sachem Creek; and extension of existing drains. Total Federal costs from regular funds have been $628,440, all for new work. The portion of the project remaining to be completed consists of asphalt paving of the walk behind the bulkhead. Cost and financial statement Tot.al to Fiscalyear - - 1957 1958 19:9 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ----....-- -- _--_--- ----- - ----- ----- -- $645,000 $652,000 --- Cost _- -------- -_-_--- --------- 621,440 628,440 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..------------------- ----------------- _.. $23,560 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------------- 23,560 38. WESSAGUSSETT BEACH, WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Wessagussett Beach is located on the south shore of Weymouth Fore River, a branch of the Boston Bay estuary, about 10 miles southeast of Boston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation by the contribution of Federal funds in the amount of one-third of the first costs of measures applicable to the publicly owned shores (or in the event the River Street section remains privately owned, one-third of the first costs applicable to that section adjusted by the ratio of public to total benefits for that section), by widening approximately 1,000 feet of beach to widths of 35 to 125 feet by direct placement of suitable sand fill, construction of one groin about 375 feet long and appurtenant drainage facilities at the Wessagussett Road Section; and widening approximately 1,600 feet of the beach to a general width of 125 feet by direct placement of suitable sand fill, construction of one groin about 350 feet long at Regatta Road and River Street Sections. The mean and spring tide ranges are 9.5 and 11.0 feet respectively. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $116,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project; provide suitable appurtenant facilities to the extent necessary TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 67 for realization of evaluated benefits. Total estimated, costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $227,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the Wessagussett Road Section of the existing project was started in March 1959 and completed in September 1959 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Remaining to be completed are construction of the Regatta and River Road sections of the project and final audit and settlement of the Federal share of the cost of the completed work. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $4,300 for pre- authorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-.. - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. - - $4,300 - . $4,300 Cost 4, 4,300 - - -- 4,300 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--_------------------------- $111,700 39. NORTH SCITUATE BEACH, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS Location. North Scituate Beach is located about 17 miles southeast of Boston along the coast of Massachusetts Bay below Cohasset Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart numbered 244.) Existing Project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for widening about 2,500 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill; and one-third of the costs of periodic nourishment of the project for a period of 10 years from the year of completion of the initial beach restoration. The mean and spring tide ranges vary with a minimum of 8.8 feet and maximum of 10.2 feet. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $59,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by a public agency of ownership or suitable rights to operate as a public beach; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof, including periodic nourishment of the beach at suitable intervals as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers Nwill not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership or control of the shores involved in the TAGO 10070-B 68 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local co- operation under terms of the project authorization amount to $116,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $2,000 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: .......... Appropriated------ ..------------------------ ... $2,000 ------------- .... $2,000 Cost_ --. --. -- ------ 2,000- ........ _- - - - 2,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project................----------------------------- $57,000 40. BRANT ROCK BEACH, MARSHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Brant Rock Beach is located about 28 miles southeast of Boston and 10 miles north of Plymouth along the coast of Massachusetts Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart numbered 245.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for widening ap- proximately 2,700 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill and raising the inshore end of the existing jetty at Brant Rock. The mean and spring tide ranges vary with a minimum of 9.2 feet and a maximum of 10.7 feet as recorded by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey at Gurnet Point, Duxbury. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $55,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be re(luired to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project anld their administration for public use during the useful life of the project. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of- the project authorization amount to $108,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 69 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $2,000 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - , -$2,000 ! - 2, 000 Cost-_____ _ -- 2,000 - 2,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_ __ _ $53,000 41. TOWN BEACH, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Plymouth Town Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in the northerly portion of the Town of Plymouth immediately southeast of Plymouth Harbor, about 45 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts numbered 1208 and 245.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for widening ap- proximately 1,300 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill, construction of two groins, each about 300 feet long, and construction of a concrete seawall and apron approximately 165 feet long. The mean and spring tide ranges vary with a minimum of 8.8 feet and a maximum of 11.1 feet occurring at Plymouth Harbor. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $43,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the con- ditions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the pi'oject. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $84,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. The seawall and apron were constructed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in fiscal year 1961 at a cost of about $20,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. The seawall and apron have been built. Schedule for construction of remainder of project is indefinite. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $2,000 for preauthorization survey. TAGO 10070-B 70 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------_------------ - - $2,000------------------------ $2,000 Cer- ost ..... ....- --.... --- --- ----- 2,000- -Oth - -- 2,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -__ $41,000 _.----------------------------- 42. TOWN NECK BEACH, SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Town Neck Beach is located about 50 miles southeast of Boston along Cape Cod Bay immediately south of the Cape Cod Canal entrance. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts numbered 251 and 1208.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for widening approximately 6,500 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill; the entire cost of raising the inshore end of the existing Federal east jetty of Cape Cod Canal; and one-third of the costs of periodic nourishment of the beach for an initial period of 10 years from the year of completion of the initial work. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $73,500 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 404, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained on the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to com- mencement of work on the project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting the work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way. Furnish satisfactory assurances that they will: Maintain the protective measures, except the Cape Cod Canal jetty; and provide periodic nourishment of the beach at suitable intervals during its economic life, as may be required to serve the intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers and maintain continued public ownership of the shores upon which the Federal participation is based and administration for public use during the economic life of the project. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $125,500 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,500 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-.. ..- _------------_$1,500 $1,500 ------------ Cost ______- - -_ 1,500 1, 500 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......---------..................... --------- $72,000 TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 71 43. THUMPERTOWN BEACH, EASTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Thumpertown Beach is located about 62 miles southeast of Boston along Cape Cod Bay on the lower arm of Cape Cod. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 581.) Existing project. This provide; for Federal participation in the amount of onet-hird of the first cost of construction for widening ap- proximately 1,500 feet of the beach to a 125-foot width by direct place- ment of suitable sand fill and construction of one groin about 300 feet long. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $24,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 404, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to com- mencement of work on the project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting the work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way; furnish satisfactory assurances that they will: maintain the protective measures during their economic life, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; maintain continued public ownership of the shores upon which the Federal participation is based, and their administration for public use during the economic life of the project. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $47,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,200 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--_ $1,200 - - .. $1,200 _ Cost-- 1,200 1,200 Other new work data: E s tima te d a d d itional am o u n t n ee d ed to com p lete p ro ject ....__--. . . . . .. . . . . . ..----- - $22 ,800 44. PROVINCETOWN BEACH, PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS Location. Provincetown Beach is located about 46 miles southeast of Boston along Cape Cod Bay on the tip of Cape Cod. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 580.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in .the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction for widening ap- proximately 1,600 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill, construction of four groins and about 1,200 feet of TAGO 10070-B 72 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 concrete seawall, the placement of sand fill to be deferred until it is ascertained that the groins will not fill naturally to provide a satisfactory protective beach. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $108,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 404, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to com- mencement of work on the project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting the work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; furnish satisfactory assurances that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; maintain continued public ownership of the shores upon which the Federal participation is based, and their administration for public use during the economic life of the project. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $215,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $1,200 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . . .. $1,200 ------------------------ ...------------------------------ $1,200 Cost ......... ------------------------ ..-------------- 1,200 1,200 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.... .. ...--------------------------- $106,800 45. MATUNUCK BEACH, SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND Location. Matunuck Beach is located about 32 miles south of Prov- idence along Block Island Sound and immediately west of Point Judith. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts numbered 248 and 1211.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation by the contribution of Federal funds in the amount of one-third of the first costs of measures for the restoration and stabilization of the shores at Matunuck Beach by widening approximately 3,830 feet of beach generally to a 150-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand filU, construction of 8 groins each about 260 feet long, and installation of sand fences, the construction of groins to be deferred pending demonstration of need except for the most easterly groin and that near the middle of the shore frontage. The mean and spring tide ranges are 3.1 and 3.9 feet respec- tively at Point Judith Harbor which is the nearest tide station. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 73 The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $99,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the State of Rhode Island or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifica- tions and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project; and provide appur- tenant facilities to the extent that anticipated recreational benefits will be realized. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local co- operation under terms of the project authorization amount to $195,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project has not been started. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $3,000 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ..--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------------------- $3,000 ... $3,000 Cost------------------------------------ 3,000 -- 3,000 46. MISQUAMICUT BEACH, WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND Location. Misquamicut Beach is located about 42 miles southwest of Providence on Block Island Sound near the R.I.-Conn. State Line. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts numbered 248 and 1211.) Existing Project. This provides for Federal participation by the contribution of Federal funds in the amount of one-third of the first costs of measures for the restoration and stabilization of the shores at Misquamicut Beach by widening approximately 3,250 feet of beach generally to a 150-foot width by direct placement of suitable sand fill, installation of sand fences, and periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand for a period of 10 years from the year of completion of the initial placement of beach fill. The mean and spring tide ranges are 2.5 and 3.1 feet respectively. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $20,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 272, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. TAGO 10070-B 74 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the State of Rhode Island or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifica- tions and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the economic life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the project and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project, including periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand, and provide appurtenant facilities to the extent that anticipated recreational benefits will be realized. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $37,000 (July 1961). Assurances that local cooperation will be met have not been requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was started in April 1959 with the placement of sand fill; and all work was completed in May 1960 by the State of Rhode Island with the erection of 4,075 linear feet of sand fence. Storms in November and December 1959 destroyed a large segment of the beach. A study is being made by the State of Rhode Island of possible means of corrective action. Pro- posals will be studied for possible Federal participation in the cost of the work. Remaining to be completed is final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the existing completed project. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $3,000 for preauthorization survey. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- _ - 3,000 $..----- $_..... $3,000 Cost -- -- - -- - -- - - -- -- - - - - -- - - - - 3,000 .... 3,000 Other new work data: Estimated amount of Federal funds required to complete the project- ......... _- _-- _..... $17,000 47. GUILFORD POINT PUBLIC BEACH (JACOBS BEACH) GUILFORD, CONN. Location. Guilford Point Public Beach (Jacobs Beach) is a small town-owned bathing beach located on the north shore of Long Island Sound in the Town of Guilford at the mouth of the East River about 12 miles east of New Haven. Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction of an impermeable groin 300 feet long, subject to placement of beach fill at this locality at no cost to the Federal Government. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $17,320. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 395, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 75 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $32,941. In addition, the State of Connecticut or responsible local authorities are required to: Maintain the protective and improve- ment measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. Federal costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $6,331, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the groin by the State of Connecticut was completed in January 1957, and placement of beach fill at this locality was completed in July 1959. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $17,320, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year__- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------------- ------------ - $14,520 $1,100 $17,320 Cost .......------------- - _ _-- _. 9,289 6, 331 17,320 48. LIGHTHOUSE POINT PARK, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Location. Lighthouse Point Park is a public park owned by the city of New Haven. The park contains a public bathing beach located adjacent to Lighthouse Point at the east side of the New Haven Harbor entrance. Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction of an impermeable groin 380 feet long at Lighthouse Point. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $4,805. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 395, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. This project was authorized subject to the condi- tions that the State of Connecticut or responsible local authorities: Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifica- tions and arrangements for prosecuting work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; and give satisfactory assurances that they will maintain the protective measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purpose; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the shores involved in the projects and their administration for public use during the useful life of the project. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization TAGO 10070-B 76 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 amount to $8,735. Assurances that local cooperation will be met were received and accepted in September 1960. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. There were no Federal costs incurred during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in September 1958 by the State of Connecticut. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $4,805, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.------------------------ ------------ $4,250 -$1,070 $4,805 Cost-----...-. _------------------------- 3,930 .... 4,805 49. WOODMONT SHORE, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT Location. Woodmont shore is located on the north shore of Long Island Sound in the Borough of Woodmont in the Town of Milford, about 5 miles southwest of the city of New Haven. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 218.) Existing project. The existing project provides for Federal participa- tion in the amount of one-third of the first cost of protection and improve- ment of those portions of the shore which are publicly owned by widening to a ')10-foot width by direct placement of sand, 500 feet of shore in the first pocket beach west of Merwin Point; widening to a 100- to 150-foot width, 3,500 feet of shore from Chapel Street northerly to a point about 400 feet north of Anderson Avenue; and construction of 5 impermeable groins 300 to 400 feet long. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $58,838. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 203, 83d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $112,677, and local interests have expended $118,215 for work beyond the scope of the project. In addition, the State of Connecticut as responsible local authorities are required to: maintain the protective and improvement measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. Federal funds in the amount of $32,727 were revoked during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed by the State of Connecticut in 1959, with the construction of 5 groins TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 77 totaling 1,560 feet in length, and widening by direct placement of sand 4,400 feet of shore. Total Federal costs from regular funds have been $58,838, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........... ___ -- _ __ ___ __ . -_$88,000 -$34,162 $58,838 Cost-......._-------------_ ____ _ _____...-- - 86,565 -32,727 58,838 50. SASCO HILL BEACH, FAIRFIELD, CONN. Location. This beach is situated just east of the entrance to Southport Harbor and Mill River in the town of Fairfield, Conn. It is about 6 miles southwest of the center of Bridgeport, Conn. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 220 and 1213.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction in the plan of protection and improvement, which comprises the widening to a 100-foot width about 900 feet of beach by direct placement of sand, and construction of one impermeable groin 400 feet long at the west end of the improvement. The mean range of tide is 6.9 feet, and the spring range is 8.1 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $23,759. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doe. 454, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $47,518. In addition, the State of Connecticut or responsible local authorities are required to: Maintain the protective and improve- ment measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public owner- ship of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. A credit in the amount of $70 was made to Federal funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in July 1958, with the placement of sand in the project area. The groin was completed in 1956. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $23,759, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------. $12,000 .. .. $25 $3,000 -$1,266 $23,759 Cost_-__----______- - 5,210 $485 195 17,352 -70 23,759 TAGO 10070-B 78 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 51. COMPO BEACH, WESTPORT, CONN. Location. This beach, situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound at Cedar Point, is a public beach owned by the town of Westport, Conn. It is about 10 miles southwest of the center of Bridgeport, Conn. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 221 and 1213.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction of the plan of protection and improvement, which comprises; the widening to 100-foot width of the beaches about 2,600 and 1,100 feet long, respectively, east and west of Cedar Point, by direct placement of sand and the construction of two impermeable groins 500 feet long, one at Hills Point and one at the west end of the improvement. The mean range of tide is 7.0 feet and the spring range is 8.3 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $83,507. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950. . The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 454, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $167,014. In addition, the State of Connecticut or responsible local authorities are required to: Maintain the protective and improvement measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operations'and results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. A credit in regular Federal funds in the amount of $4,439 in costs was made diring the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in April 1959, with the widening to a 100-foot width of the beaches about 2,600 and 1,100 feet long, respectively, east and west of Cedar Point, by direct placement of sand. The two groins were completed in 1956. Total Federal costs have been $83,507 from regular funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- ___.. $75,000 -___-,. $1,480 -$7,973 $83,507 Cost--...-- ..--------.... 20,971 $1,336 $1,498 62,986 -4,439 183,507 1 No pre-authorization study costs included in cost records. 52. CALF PASTURE BEACH PARK, NORWALK, CONN. Location. Calf Pasture Beach Park is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, on the east side of the entrance to Norwalk Harbor. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 79 Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction of widening ap- proximately 2,200 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of sandfill and lengthening 2 existing riprap groins to a 400-foot length. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $67,000 (July 1959). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 395, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion amount to $133,000 (July 1959). In addition, the state of Connecti- cut, or responsible local authorities are required to: Maintain the protec- tive and improvement measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all ciims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public ownership of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operations and results during fiscal year. Partial payment of costs was made during the fiscal year. The contractor has been given permis- sion to enter suit against the state of Connecticut for an over-run in quantities. A credit in the amount of $930 was made to regular Federal funds for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Groin extensions on the east shore were completed in October 1959. Widening approximately 2,200 feet of beach to a 125-foot width by direct placement of sandfill was completed in December 1958. To complete the project there remains the final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project, which is now pending settlement of claim. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $56,813, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- -_-.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.....----------------------------------------$66,000 -_-,------.$68,000 Cost .....-- --------..._ 55,743 -$930 56,813 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .------------------- _ --------- _ $9,155 U nobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ ._- ......... . - -.. . __-. .- 9,155 53. COVE ISLAND, STAMFORD, CONN. Location. Cove Island is a public beach, owned by the City of Stam- ford. Cove Island is located west of and adjacent to the Holly Pond entrance. Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of construction of an impermeable jetty 400 feet long at the east limit of the fill, the fill material to be obtained by excavation of a wider and straighter entrance channel to TAGO 10070-B 80 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Holly Pond; and widening to a 125-foot width, by direct placement of sandfill 1,200 feet of the east shore of Cove Island. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $49,631. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The latest published maps and plans are contained in the project document (H. Doc. 395, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $96,762. In addition, the State of Connecticut or responsible local authorities are required to: Maintain the protective and improve- ment measures during the useful life thereof as may be required to serve their intended purposes; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and maintain continued public owner- ship of the beach and its administration for public use only. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Final audit and settlement of full Federal share of the cost of the project were made during the fiscal year. A credit in the amount of $1,522 in costs was made to regular Federal funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in September 1958 by the State of Connecticut. Total Federal costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $49,631, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ...--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... ..... ........ $54,000 -$6,869 $49,631 Cost_----------..- . - -------------. 48,653 -1,522 49,631 54. OTHER AUTHORIZED SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS For last full re- Cost to Estimated Cost estimate Name of project port see June 30, amount (last date Annual 1960 con- required to of revision) Report struction complete for- 1. Burial Hill Beach, Westport, Conn. 2. Cummings Park, Conn....------------------ ------------- 1958 1959 12$5,810 2,000 - .....--.-.. 11$26,000 (*) $28,000 (1961) 3. Greenwich Point Park, Conn.-------------____ 1959 2,000 1779,000 81,000 (1961) 4. Gulf Beach, Milford, Conn......------------------- 1958 1321,303 ---.....- _.. (*) 5. Hammonasset Beach, Madison, Conn ....----------- 1956 1163,183- ........--------- (*) 6. Hampton Beach, Hampton, N.H..-.. 1957 2124,773 ..---------- - (*) 7. Jennings Beach, Fairfield, Conn.---------------- 1956 314,401 .. (*) 8. Lynn-Nahant Beach, Mass._---------------------------- 7,000 4 212,500 219,500 (1961) 9. Middle Beach, Conn.__--....-_ --. --.. - 1958 148,810 ....... (*) 10. Napatree Beach, R.I.---------------------------------------- 62,000 62,000 (1957) 11. Narragansett Pier, R.I...--------------------------------- 8,000 6112,000 120,000 (1961) 12. Prospect Beach, West Haven, Conn.------------.... 1958 15104,573--------.. --- (*) 13. Revere Beach, Mass..........------------------------ 1957 8 80,800 253,700 334,500 (1961) 14. Sand Hill Cove Beach, R.I... ..------------------- 1959 18 40,143 ..------------ (*) 15. Seaside Park, Conn..................------------------------- 1958 16 150,000 --------- (*) 16. Sherwood Island State Park, Conn.-------------... 1959 9 186,830 ------------- (*) 17. Short Beach, Conn....--------------------------------------------- () (*) 18. Silver Beach to Cedar Beach, Conn.-------------.. ---------- 10,000 57,000 67,000 (1961) 19. Southport Beach, Conn.....................---------------------- 1960 717,631 ..----------- (*) 20. Winthrop Beach, Mass.-.... -1960 2o 176, 567 42,433 219,000 (1960) Sea footnotes on next page TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 81 OTHER SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS-Continued 1 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $326,366. 2 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $249,546. 3 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $28,802. 4 In addition, costs to local interests for new work, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $435,500. 5 The project is inactive. The year of the latest cost estimate revision is 1957. In addition, cost to local interests for new work, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $124,000. 6 In addition, costs to local interests for new work, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $423,000. 7 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $35,263. 8 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $146,465, and a remaining contribution of $519,035 will be required. 9 Project completed at no cost to Federal Government by using fill from Federal navigation improvement at Housatonic River. 10In addition, costs to local interests, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $1,027,000. 11 In addition, costs to local interests, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $55,000. 12 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $11,620. 13In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $42,606. 14In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $17,620. 15 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $240,819. 16 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $329,921. 17 In addition, costs to local interests, exclusive of Federal participation, will be $161,000. 18In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $86,000. 19In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $372,802. 20 In addition, costs to local interests for new work amounted to $353,134, and a remaining contribution of $80,866 will be required. The work remaining consists of three additional groins, construction of which is deferred until it is determined that they are necessary. * Completed. TAGO 10070-B 82 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 55. 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 Massachusetts. The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, authorized the construction of a system of flood-control reservoirs in the Merrimack River Basin for the reduction of flood heights in the Merrimack Valley. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the geneial comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes as approved by the Chief of Engineers pursuant to preliminary examinations and surveys authorized by the Act of June 22, 1936, and modified the proj- ect to provide in addition to the construction 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 proposed for construction under the comprehensive plan: Reservoirs Distance Res- Estimated Federal Cost above ervoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type ca- Merrimack pac- Con- Lands River ity struction and Total damages 1 Acre- Miles Feet feet Franklin Falls 2 __I. Franklin, 118.2 140 Earthfill 154,000 $6,211,500 $1,752,000 $7,963,500 N.H. Blackwater 2___..__._ Concord, N.H. 118.8 75 _._do -...46,000 783,000 553,000 1,336,000 Hopkinton- --.... do.._.__ 87.3 115 ... do __. -157,300 10,636,000 10,864,000 21,500,000 Everett 2 4 Edward Keene, N.H._ 161.3 . 12,800 67___do _____ 1,728,000 306,000 2,034,000 MacDowell 2 Mountain Brook 3_....- do..__... 167.8 50 .__do...- 5,300 695,000 79,000 774,000 ' Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 2 For details see individual report. 3 A dam has been constructed at the site by private interests. Cost has not been revised on current price basis. 4 Substituted for Bennington and Beards Brook. Distance and height are for Everett Dam. Distance and height for Hopkinton Dam are 118.0 miles and 76 feet respectively. Local protection projects Distance Estimated Federal cost above Location mouth Type of structure of Merri- Con- Land mack struc- and Total River tion damages 1 Miles Nashua, N.H. 2, _______. __.___ 55 Wall and levee .... - $270,000 $3,000 $273,000 North Andover and Lawrence, 27.3 -.. do-.... _ 1,680,000 43,000 1,723,000 Mass. 4 Lowell, Mass. 3..._.._......_ 39 -.. do ...--------------- 490,600 90,000 580,600 1To be borne by local interests. 2 Completed. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1950. 3 Completed. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1945. 4Cost last revised in 1954; inactive. 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. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 83 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. 56. FRANKLIN FALLS RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N.H. Location. The dam is located on the Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire, the main tributary of the Merrimack River, and is about 2% miles upstream of Franklin, N.H. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Penacook and Holderness, N.H.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock shell. It has a top length of 1,740 feet, a top width of 25 feet, and a height of 140 feet above river bed. The spillway is located on rock in the right abutment and is a low, concrete weir with a crest length of 546 feet. The spillway approach and discharge channels are in earth and rock cut and are 1,785 and 900 feet in length, respectively. The outlet works are on the right bank of the river and consist of an intake channel 840 feet long, and two 22-foot horseshoe-shaped conduits each 542 feet long and each controlled by 4 broome gates operated through a control tower from a gatehouse above. The outlet works also have a stilling basin and an outlet channel with a length of 2,350 feet. The reservoir is operated for flood control purposes and has a storage capacity of 154,000 acre-feet which is equivalent to 2.9 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 1,000 square miles. The estimated cost of the project is $6,211,500 for construction and $1,752,000 for lands and damages, a total of $7,963,500. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $40,412. 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 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: Construction of sanitary facilities and picnic tables were completed. Costs from regular funds were $3,885. Maintenance: Operation consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $70,025 for maintenance. Reservoir operation: There were three minor uses, but no regulation was required and no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $73,910 of which $3,885 was for new work and $70,925 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in November 1939 and completed in October 1943. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $8,412,531 of which $7,926,203 was for new work and $486,328 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 84 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -----_ ------------------------ ------------ $4,257 $415 $7,926,203 Cost-------------------------------------------------- 787 3,885 7,926,203 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $22,600 $45,000 $30,292 47,423 111,021 541,816 Cost----------------- 23,204 31,973 39,976 36,883 70,025 486,328 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..._..-----------------------------_ $37,297 57. 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 River. It is in the town of Webster, just above the village of Swetts Mills, 12.5 miles by highway northwest of Concord, N. H. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Penacook and Mount Kearsarge, N. H.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock blanket on the upstream face and a downstream rock toe. It has a top length, including spillway, of 1,150 feet, a top width of 39 feet and a maximum height, above river bed, of 75 feet. There are also five earth dikes on the west side of the reservoir having a respective length of 335, 170, 735, 175, and 240 feet and a respective maximum height of 29, 16, 40, 9, and 18 feet. The spillway is of concrete, gravity type with a length of 240 feet and has a 160 foot-long approach channel and a 400- foot long discharge channel. The outlet works are in the spillway and consist of three conduits, each controlled by a 3-foot 6-inch by 5-foot 3-inch slide gate hydraulically operated from a gallery within the spillway. The dam and appurtenant work contain a 16-foot diameter penstock intake and have been constructed to provide for future raising and the inclusion of power at the site. The reservoir is operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 46,000 acre-feet which is equiva- lent to 6.7 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 128 square miles. The estimated cost of the project is $783,000 for construction and $553,000 for lands and damages a total of $1,336,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,135. 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 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: Construction of parking area and sanitary facilities for recreational use was completed. Costs from regular funds were $2,487 for new work. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $11,817 for maintenance. Reservoir operation. There was one period of regulation. In Sep- tember the gates were regulated to restrict the flow during peak inflow, TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 85 but no signifcant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $14,304 of which $2,487 was for new work and $11,817 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in May 1940 and completed in November 1941. The total costs for the project from regular funds have been $1,426,354 of which $1,319,746 was for new work and $106,608 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------.... ------- ------------ ------------ $2,882 ------------ 1,319,746 Cost------------------------------------------------- 395 $2,487 1,319,746 Maintenance: Appropriated....... $6, 100 $10,480 $4,355 10,492 9,266 106,653 Cost ----------------- 6,072 6,851 7,969 7,968 11,817 106,608 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .............................----------------------------. $16,254 58. HOPKINTON-EVERETT RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The site of the Hopkinton Dam is on the Contoocook River, N.H., 17.3 miles above its junction with the Merrimack River and about one-half mile upstream from the village of West Hopkinton. The site of the Everett Dam is on the Piscataquog River, N.H., 16 miles above its junction with the Merrimack River and about 1.3 miles south- east of the village of East Weare. Two interconnecting canals will be provided to enable the two reservoir areas to function as one. (See U.S. Geological Survey Maps for Hillsboro, N.H. and Concord, N.H.) Existing project. Included in the overall project are the construction of 2 dams and spillways, 4 dikes and 2 interconnecting canals. The 790-foot long Hopkinton Dam on the Contoocook River would be of rolled-earth construction with a maximum height of 76 feet. Outlet works would be provided in the dam. A spillway would be located in a saddle 1.8 miles east of West Hopkinton. Two dikes with a total length of 9,600 feet and a maximum height of 77 feet would be included in this portion of the project to close reservoir saddles. The Everett Dam on the Piscataquog River would be 2,000 feet long of rolled-earth construction with a maximum height of 115 feet and a concrete spillway adjacent to the dam. Outlet works would be included in the construction. Two dikes for closing reservoir saddles, totaling 6,700 feet in length and with a maximum height of 50 feet, are a part of this project. The reservoir formed by the dams would have a capacity of 70,800 acre-feet in the Contoocook River Basin and 86,500 acre-feet in the Piscataquog River Basin, a total of 157,300 acre-feet equivalent to 6.0 inches of runoff from a gross drainage area of 490 square miles. Two interconnecting canals, totaling 17,900 feet in length and varying in bottom widths from 120 to 160 feet, are to be constructed and would be of sufficient capacity to cause the storage areas to function as a single unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Merrimack River Basin. TAGO 10070-B 86 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is- $10,636,000for construction and $10,864,000 for lands and damages, includ- ing relocation of roads, railroads, cemeteries, and utilities, a total of $21,500,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 689, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of lands was continued. Relocation of state and local roads and utilities was continued. A contract for relocation of 2 cemeteries was awarded and work initiated in June 1961. Construction of the dam, dikes, canal and appurtenant works was continued. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $6,975,301, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is complete. State road relocations, initiated in February 1960, are about 40 percent complete; local road relocations, initiated in April 1959, are approximately 70 percent complete; utilities relocations, started in February 1960 are approximately 20 percent complete, and cemetery relocations initiated in June 1961 are approximately 7 percent complete. Construction of the two dams and appurtenant works was initiated in November 1959. The Everett Dam and appurtenant works is approxi- mately 85 percent complete and Hopkinton Dam and appurtenant works is approximately 35 percent complete. Remaining work consists of land acquisition; state and local road relocations and utilities and cemetery relocations; reservoir clearing, improvement of Piscataquog River channel; and construction of two dams and appurtenant works and recreational facilities. Total costs for the project from regular funds i re $12,795,255, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to iscal year .... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New worln: Appropriated -....... $50,000 $600,201 $1,509,799 $4,042,801 $7,263,000 $13,573,432 .... ___ Cost--.--- _- 11,556 586,396 1,302,867 3,830,004 6,957,301 12,795,255 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-_ ______- __.-__. _____ -_ $ $____ 326,912 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__________ ______ __ ___ _ ___-___ ___ 5,140,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- ------------------- __ __ ----- 5,466,912 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_------_ ----------- _ __ 2,786,586 59. EDWARD MacDOWELL RESERVOIR (FORMERLY WEST PETERBOROUGH RESERVOIR), MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The dam is located on Nubanusit Brook, a tributary of the Contoocook River, and is one-half mile upstream from the village of West Peterborough, N. H., and 14 miles east of Keene, N. H. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Peterboro and Monadnock, N. H.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock blanket on the upstream face and a downstream rock toe. It has a top length of 1,030 feet, a top width of 25 feet, and a maximum height of 67 feet. The outlet works located in the west abutment of the dam FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 87 consist of an intake structure, a 7-foot square conduit which is 275 feet in length and is controlled by three 3-foot by 7-foot slide gates mechanic- ally operated through a control tower from a gatehouse above, and a stilling basin emptying into the pool of the Verney Mills Dam. The spillway is a low, concrete weir, 100 feet in length, with a 1,900-foot long approach channel, a 3,080-foot long discharge channel, and a 2,540-foot long protective dike to guide the spillway discharge. The spillway is located in a natural saddle on the north side of the reservoir approximately 3 miles from the dam site and discharges into Ferguson Brook. The reservoir is operated for flood control purposes and has a storage capacity of 12,800 acre-feet which is equivalent to 5.5 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 44 square miles. The estimated cost of new work for the project is $1,728,000 for construction and $306,000 for lands and damages a total of $2,034,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $24,149. 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 Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The name "Edward MvIacDowell 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. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Construction of sanitary facilities, picnic tables, fireplaces and trash receptacles for recreational use was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $4,995. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $36,084 for maintenance. Reservoir operation: There was one period of regulation. In September 1,300 acre feet or 10 percent of the total available storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $41,079 of which $4,995 was for new work and $36,084 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in March 1948 and completed in March 1950. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $2,247,283 of which $2,014,253 was for new work and $233,030 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year__ _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----- . ---- ------- ------------------------ $6,432 - ______ $2,014,253 Cost __---- 1,437 $4,995 2,014,253 Maintenance: Appropriated $15,000 $29,200 $16,678 32,280 26,952 233,259 Cost.------------------ 15,347 22,958 23.149 23,157 36,084 233,030 Other new work data: Appropriated for year endine June 30, 1962_ ____ - - _ --------------------- ---------- $ 4,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------- 4,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -------_ ------------------- 15,747 TAGO 10070-B 88 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 60. 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 Pawtucket, R. I., substantially in accordance with House Document No. 624, 78th Congress, 2d session. The Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 authorized a local flood protection project at Lower Woonsocket, R.I. substantially in accordance with Senate Document No. 87, 85th Congress, 2d sess. The following individual projects comprise the authorized plan. Reservoirs Distance Estimated Federal cost above _ Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type Reser- Black- voir Con- Lands stone capactiy struction and Total River damages 1 Miles Feet Acre-feet West Worcester, 25.8 51 Earth- 12,500 $1,160,000 $1,070,000 $2,230,000 Hill Mass. fill. 1 Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. Local protection projects Distance Estimated cost above Location mouth Type of structure Con- of Black- struction Lands stone and Total River damages 1 Miles Worcester, Mass . ... 48 Diversion tunnel and $4,926,000 3$1,215,000 $6,141,000 channel. Woonsocket, R.I..2____.. 2 15 Channel improvement 3,798,000 41,171,000 4,969,000 Lower Woonsocket, R.I. _ 13 Flood wall--------------3,580,000 715,000 4,295,000 Pawtucket, R.I.5 ...... 2 Flood wall_ ____202,000 -202,000 1Includes relocations. 2 Details of these projects are given in individual reports. 3 $194,000 Federal; $1,021,000 non-Federal. 4 $402,000 Federal; $769,000 non-Federal. 5 Inactive; cost last revised in 1954. 61. WORCESTER DIVERSION, BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The project will extend from Leesville Pond, 1 mile south- west of Worcester, to a point on the Blackstone River, 1 mile southeast of the city, in the towns of Auburn and Millbury, Worcester County, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Worcester South, Mass.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a control dam across Leesville Pond and an uncontrolled intake structure containing a diversion weir and transition. From the intake structure a 4,205 foot diversion tunnel of circular concrete, 16 feet in diameter TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 89 will be constructed through Pakachoag Hill. The tunnel will connect with a 11,300-foot open channel excavated in earth and rock which follows the general alinement of Hull Brook to the Blackstone River. Included in the project are construction of a railroad bridge, three highway bridges across the Worcester Diversion Channel, caring for a petroleum pipeline, a gas transmission pipeline, and an 8-inch water main which cross the channel alinement. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1959) is $4,926,000 for construction and $1,215,000 for bridge alterations, lands, and rights-of-way. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534, 78th Cong.). Local cooperation. Local cooperation requirements have been fully complied with. All relocation for which local interests are responsible, were completed in 1958. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $1,021,000 (July 1959). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Consisted of completing minor deficiencies and settlement of construction claim. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $178,412, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on railroad relocation initiated in November 1957 was completed in July 1959. Work under the continuing contract initiated in July 1957 was completed in January 1960. Total costs from regular funds have been $4,939,495, all for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- _ __ $840,000 $1,766,000 $2,534,000 -$300,000 -$29,000 $4,940,737 Cost_____________ 180,121 2,288,280 1,722,974 405,088 178,412 4,939,495 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.........................-----------------------------------$1,242 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...............--------------------------- 1,242 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-____-____..------- $83,473 __ $4,999 _. -- $9,156 $79,316 Cost__ _____... .__.. - _ ___ ....... 21,255 53,111 $4,749 _______ _ 79,316 62. WEST HILL RESERVOIR, BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the West Hill Dam is on the West River, Mass., 3 miles above its confluence with the Blackstone River and 2.5 miles northeast of Uxbridge, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey Maps- Blackstone, Mass. and R. I., Milford, Mass., and Grafton, Mass.) Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam 2,400 feet long with a maximum height of 51 feet TAGO 10070-B 90 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 above streambed. An ogee spillway and channel will be constructed through a rock knoll on the west abutment. The outlet will consist of 3 gate-controlled conduits through the spillway section. The reservoir will have a flood-control storage capacity of 12,350 acre-feet which is equivalent to 8.3 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 28 square miles. Conservation storage in the amount of 3,000 acre-feet, equivalent to 2.0 inches of runoff, is authorized. The dam will be constructed to allow for future raising to provide the conservation storage. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1930) is $1,160,000 for construction and $1,070,000 for lands and damages including highway and utility relocations, a total of $2,230,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $1,409. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 624, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, applies. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of lands was in progress. Work on road and utility relocations was continued. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works under a continuing contract was continued. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $702,981 for new work. Maintenance: Operation consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $7,046. Reservoir operation: The project was placed in useful operation. No regulation was required and no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $710,027 of which $702,981 was for new work and $7,046 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on town road relocations is 60 percent complete. Work on the continuing contract for dam, road, buildings, grounds and utilities awarded in May 1959 is substantially complete. Work remaining consists of minor land acquisition, comple- tion of town road and utility relocations and construction of recreation facilities. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $2,137,224 of which $2,130,178 was for new work and $7,046 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--__---_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... $100,000 $50,000 $283,000 $1,023,000 $685,000 $2,230,724 Cost........----------------- 81,400 66,644 137,097 1,052,272 702,981 2,130,178 Maintenance: Appropriated ----------- .....---...... ------------------------ ------------ 7,106 7,106 Cost---------- ......... ------------------ 7,046 7,046 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 - .... _ ------------------------------------ $29,810 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- 29,810 63. WOONSOCKET, BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, R.I. Location. The project is located in northeastern Rhode Island, on the Blackstone River, and extends from the South Main Street Bridge in the center of the city of Woonsocket, R.I., upstream for approximately TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 91 8,300 feet to the vicinity of the Massachusetts-Rhode Island State line. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Georgiaville, R.I., and Blackstone, Mass.-R.I.) Existing project. The project provides for the replacement of the Woonsocket Falls Dam with a new concrete overflow dam 266 feet long, to be constructed on rock. The dam will be equipped with four tainter gates 50 feet long by 10.1 feet high which will maintain pool levels. The top of the gates will be 16 feet above the streambed. The project also provides for the widening, deepening, and straightening of the present river channel for a distance of 8,300 feet upstream from the dam to the vicinity of the Massachusetts-Rhode Island State line. Included also, is a pumping station, 1,115 feet of rolled-earth dike with an average height of 9 feet above ground, and 316 feet of reinforced- concrete floodwall, average height of 7 feet above ground, all to be constructed along the banks of the channel in the vicinity of the Singleton Street Bridge. Improvement of the channel requires the replacement of the Singleton Street Bridge, the underpinning of a railroad bridge, and modifications to a second railroad bridge. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1959) is $3,798,000 for construction and $1,171,000 for bridge alterations, lands, and rights-of-way. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 624, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation, amount to $769,000 (July 1959). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Consisted of completing minor deficiencies. Total costs during fiscal year from regular funds were $57,958 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Razing the old dam and channel rock excavation in the vicinity of the dam was initiated in July 1956 and completed in January 1957. Work on underpinning and modification of railroad bridges was initiated in September 1957 and completed in February 1959. Construction of the new dam, levee and floodwall, pumping station and excavating channel was initiated in July 1957 and completed in April 1960. The project was transferred to local authorities on May 9, 1960 for operation and maintenance. Total costs from regular funds have been $4,030,468 for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year ......- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $1,000,000 $1,320,000 $1,228,000 $250,000 -$35,000 $4,045,000 Cost _ - - 261,315 1,680,986 1,498,459 318,753 57,958 4,030,468 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961. __ -- _ $9,068 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ 9,068 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year ----- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --- -- $250,000 ----------.. . -$45,524 $224,476 Cost__________________ 28,950 $79,226 $98,048 $1,774 $16,478 224,476 TAGO 10070-B 92 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 64. LOWER WOONSOCKET, BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, RHODE ISLAND Location. The project is located on the Blackstone River and the tributary Mill and Peters Rivers in the city of Woonsocket, R.I. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Blackstone, R. I.) Existing project. The Lower Woonsocket Local Protection Project will consist of three independent flood protection units referred to separately as the "Social District Unit", the "Hamlet District Unit", and the "Bernon Unit". (1) The Social District Unit will provide for 2,550 feet of earth dike and concrete floodwall along the left bank of the Blackstone River. Hamlet Dam will be removed and the river channel will be excavated for about 1,300 feet adjacent to the dike and floodwall. The confine- ment and discharge of Mill River flood flows would be accomplished by the improvement of 2,740 feet of Mill River channel, supplemented by the construction of 2,900 feet of earth dike and 1,050 feet of twin- barreled pressure conduit. Similarly, the construction of 900 feet of earth dike and concrete floodwall and 1,200 feet of pressure conduit will serve to confine and discharge flood flows of the Peters River. Interior drainage will be handled by constructing a pumping station with a capacity of 61,000 gallons per minute. (2) The Hamlet District Unit will consist of 3,000 feet of earth dike with a short section of concrete floodwall along the right bank of the Blackstone River. A pumping station with a capacity of 5,000 gallons per minute will discharge interior drainage. (3) The Bernon Unit will provide for the removal of Bernon Dam and the excavation of 600 feet of Blackstone River channel in the vicinity of the dam. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $3,580,000 for construction and $715,000 for lands and damages and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (S. Doc. 87, 85th Cong. 2d, sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights of way; perform all relocations of roads and utilities; hold and save the United States free from claims for damages; and operate and maintain the project after completion. In addition, a cash contribution of approximately 16.1% of the construction cost is required owing to enhancement benefits to be realized. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $1,285,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Project has not been started. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been accomplished. Cost and financial statement Total to ......-- Fiscal year------ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..-...... $18,000 __- __ _.__- ..............-- .... - -$20,000 Cost------------------ 18,000 _____------------------------ ----------- 20,000 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 93 65., 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 improvements 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 Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960, authorized the project for the West Thompson Reservoir, substantially as recommended in Senate Document No. 41, 86th Congress, 2d session. The following individual projects comprise the approved plan: Reservoirs Distance Res- Estimated Federal Cost above ervoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type ca- Merrimack pac- Con- Lands River ity struction and Total damages 1 Acre- Miles Feet feet Hodges Village 2 ...- Webster, 74.5 55 Earthfill 13,000 $1,276,000 $3, 234,000 $4, 510,000 Mass. Buffumville 2____.....-do---__ 74.4 .. 66 _do..... 12,700 3,037,000 878,000 2,159,000 East Brimfield 2 .. Southbridge, 82.8 55 --_do --- 30,000 1,010,000 5,670,000 6,680,000 2 -- -- Mass. Westville __ ______ __do _____ .. 75.2 80 ___do .___ 11,000 1,520,000 4,362,000 5,882,000 West Thompson 2___ Putnam, 59.3 .do ..-- 70__ 25,600 2,717,000 1,343,000 4,060,000 Conn. South Coventry 3 ... Willimantic, 41.6 94 __do--..... 36,900 4,434,000 5,666,000 10,100,000 Conn. Mansfield Hollow 2--..... do. . 40.0 70 __.do...___ 52,000 4,079,600 2,340,000 6,419,600 Andover 3-........ Manchester, 47.0 80 _._do_ ... 16,800 3,.777,000 1,123,000 4,900,000 Conn. 2Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. For details, see individual report. 3 Inactive; cost last revised 1954. Local Protection Projects Distance Estimated cost above Location mouth of Type of structure Connecticut Con- Lands and Total River struction damages 1 Miles Norwich, Conn.............. 15.0 Channel improvement-_ $1,209,600 $72,000 $1,281,600 1 To be borne by local interests. 66. HODGES VILLAGE RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the proposed Hodges Village Dam is on the French River, 15.0 miles above its confluence with the Quinebaug River, TAGO 10070-B 94 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 at Hodges Village in the town of Oxford, Mass., about 5 miles north of Webster, Mass. (See U.S. Geological maps for Webster, Mass., and Conn., Leicester, Mass., Worcester South, Mass., and Oxford, Mass.) Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam 2,140 feet long, rising 55 feet above the streambed, and with a concrete overflow section. The dam provides a flood-control storage capacity of 12,800 acre-feet. The drainage area controlled is 31 square miles. The reservoir, at spillway crest elevation 501.0, will extend about 3 miles upstream and will lie entirely in the town of Oxford, Mass. Included in the project is the construction of 4 earth dikes which are necessary for closing saddles in the reservoir perimeter. The 4 dikes will have a total length of 2,600 feet and the maximum height will be 35 feet. 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 latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1959) is $1,276,000 for construction and $3,234,000 for lands and damages including highway, railroad, and utility relocation, a total of $4,510,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $5,919. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 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: Consisted of completing cemetery relocation and minor deficiencies. Plans and specifications were prepared and a contract awarded for construction of access roads, parking areas, sanitary facilities, wells, picnic tables, fireplaces and trash receptacles, for recreational use. Costs from regular funds were $5,764. Maintenance: Operation consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $18,957 for maintenance. Reservoir operation: There was one period of regulation. In Sep- tember, the gates were regulated to restrict flows but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $13,193 of which $5,764 was for new work and $18,957 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works, initiated in March 1958 was completed in December 1959. Total costs from regular funds have been $4,379,909 of which $4,350,313 was for new work and $29,596 for maintenance. Cost andfinancial statement Total to Fiscal year--...- -. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: _ Appropriated ..-------- $460,000 $1,852,160 $2,077,940 -$50,000 -$34,959 $4,425,141 Cost----------------- 235,458 1,596,425 1,910,067 571,422 5,764 4,350,313 Maintenance: ...... Appropriated---- ------------ .------------ 10,777 ------------. 18,899 29,676 Cost-- --------------------........------------. 10,639 ..------------ 18,957 29,596 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------_ ----- _ _ -_ $32,442 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ______-_ - _--_-__-__-- 32,442 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 95 67. BUFFUMVILLE RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The dam is located on the Little River, 1.3 miles above its junction with the French River and 8 miles northeast of Southbridge, Mass. The reservoir extends upstream approximately 1.7 miles northerly and 1.9 miles southerly. (See U.S. Geological Survey Maps-Webster, Mass. and Conn., and Leicester, Mass.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with rockfill slope protection. It has a top length of 3,255 feet, a top width of 20 feet and a maximum height of 66 feet above the stream bed. A combined spillway and outlet founded on firm bedrock is located in the right, or south abutment. The spillway is of the concrete overflow type, having a crest length of 220 feet and a peak discharge capacity of 29,800 cubic feet per second. The outlet consists of three 3 by 41-foot conduits provided with sluice gates. The gates are electrically operated from the control house on the right abutment. An earth dike 610 feet long is located at the south end of the reservoir, 24 miles from the spillway. The reservoir capacity totals 12,700 acre-feet (11,300 acre-feet for flood control purposes and 1,400 acre-feet permanent storage), equivalent to 9.0 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 26.5 square miles. The estimated cost of the project is $2,159,000 for construction and $878,000 for lands and damages including highway relocations, a total of $3,037,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $13,607. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Thames River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (H. Doc. 885, 76th Congress, 3d session.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Plans and specification were prepared and a contract awarded in May 1961 for the construction of sanitary facilities, beach area extension, wells and grading, for recreational use. Construction of picnic tables, fireplaces, beach area, parking area and entrance road for recreational use was completed. Costs from regular funds were $23,827 for new work. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $25,577. Reservoir operation: There was no significant regulation necessary to reduce flood flows. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $49,404 of which $23,827 was for new work and $25,577 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on relocation of local road was initiated in October 1956 and completed in October 1957. Relocation of utilities was initiated in October 1956 and completed in November 1957. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in September 1956 and completed in June 1958. Remaining work consists of constructing recreational facilities. Total costs from regular funds have been $3,011,838 of which $2,943,801 was for new work and $68,037 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 96 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .......- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- .......- $1,388,000 $1,217,000 $2,948 $38,322 $6,596 $2,947,503 Cost----......------------..... 1,140,899 1,399,855 138,732 20,392 23,827 2,943,801 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- ------------......... 6,000 18,886 20,235 27,915 73,036 Cost ---------------------------... 4,303 20,330 17,827 25,577 68,037 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962......-----......--.............................-----------------------------..... $ 5,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------......---........... -5,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..............................------------------------------ 84,497 68. EAST BRIMFIELD RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the East Brimfield Dam is on the Quinebaug River, 64.5 miles above its confluence with the Shetucket River and 1 mile southwest of the village of Fishdale, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps-Whales, Mass. and Conn., Southbridge, Mass. and Conn., East Brookfield, Mass., and Warren, Mass.) Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam 520 feet long, rising 55 feet above the stream bed. The dam provides a flood-control storage capacity of 28,800 acre-feet and an operational storage capacity of 1,200 acre-feet, a total of 30,000 acre-feet, equivalent to 8.3 inches of runoff from its controlled drainage area of 67,5 square miles. The chute type spillway with a crest length of 75 feet will be located in the right, or south abutment. Outlet works will consist of the intake, with stop log facilities; gate structure with two 6-foot 3-inch by 11-foot gates and controls; a 10-foot 6-inch horse- shoe-shaped conduit, approximately 230 feet long; a stilling basin and service bridge. 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 latest approved estimate of cost for new work (Feb. 1961) is $1,010,000 for construction and $5,670,000 for lands and damages including highway relocations, a total of $6,680,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $5,960. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 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: Local road re- locations and utility relocations were completed. Conversion of dwelling to operator's quarters was completed. Costs from regular funds were $388,810. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $23,234. Reservoir operation: There was no regulation necessary during the year to reduce flood flows. Releases from conservation pool to augment low flows were necessary in the first part of September, 1960. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $412,044 of which $388,810 was for new work and'$23,234 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 97 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreation facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in May 1958 was completed in June 1960. Total costs from regular funds have been $6,566,082 of which $6,536,261 was for new work and $29,801 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- $690,000 $1,390,960 $3,168,640 $1,031,000 $181,500 $6,680,042 Cost----------------- 242,374 1,004,340 3,001,640 1,755, 396 388,810 6,536,261 Maintenance: Appropriated...----------------- ------------ 8,520 21,404 29,924 Cost------------- 6,567 23,234 29,801 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...............................--------------------------------- $134,424 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962............... 134,424 .---------------------- 69. WESTVILLE RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the proposed Westville Dam is located on the Quinebaug River, 56.7 miles above its confluence with the Shetucket River, in the towns of Sturbridge and Southbridge, Mass. and 1.3 miles west of the center of Southbridge. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps- Southbridge, Mass. and R. I., and East Brookfield ,Mass.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam across the main river channel, with a maximum height of 78 feet above stream bed. The concrete spillway section will be located on the north abutment. The reservoir will have a flood- control storage capacity of 11,000 acre-feet, equivalent to 6.5 inches of runoff from the controlled net drainage area of 32 square miles. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Thames River Basin. The estimated cost of new work (July 1961) is $1,520,000 for construc- tion, and $4,362,000 for lands and damages including relocation of highways, utilities, cemeteries, and structures, a total of $5,882,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved 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: Acquisition of land was continued. Relocation of state and local roads and utilities was continued. Relocation of the natural gas transmission line was completed. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under a continuing contract, was continued. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,613,172, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. State and local road relocations are approximately 15 percent complete. Electric and telephone utilities are 70 percent complete. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works is 40 percent complete. Work remaining consists of completing road relocations, utility relocations, multi-component contract and constructing recreation facilities. Agreements for cemetery, wellfield AGO 10070-B 98 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and water main relocations are to be executed and completed. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $2,635,127, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.__ ------------ ----- $100,000 $141,000 1,400,000 $2,455,000 $4,182, 568 Cost--__ __.......................... 39,773 182,583 713,031 1,613,172 2,635,127 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_--_--_ -_ ----------------------- $ 676,534 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _-------------------------------------- 1,700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- _--------------------..- _ . 2,376,534 70. WEST THOMPSON RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The West Thompson Dam will be located on the Quinebaug River in the town of Thompson, Conn. The site 'is in the village of West Thompson, 2.0 miles upstream from the city of Putnam, Conn. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map, Putnam, Conn.) Existing project. The dam will be a rolled-earthfill structure with a length of 2,400 feet and .a maximum height of 70 feet above streambed. A 400-foot long dike with a maximum height*of 24-feet will be required northeast of the dam. Reservoir overflows will discharge through a side channel spillway in the west (right) .abutment. The dam will impound a reservoir 5 miles long with a durface area of 1,200 acres. The reservoir will provide a flood control storage capacity of 25,600 acre-feet, equivalent to 6.0 inches of runoff from its net drainage area of 80.0 square miles, below the authorized Westville and East Brimfield Reservoirs. The latest approved estimate of cost fbor new work (July 1961) is $2,717,000 for construction and $1,343,000 for lands and damages and road relocations, a total of $4,060,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (S. Doc. 41, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end. of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-----.... $5,000 $15,000 ------------------------------------ $20,000 Cost ------------------ 5,000 15,000 ----------------------------------- 20,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-_---............... -.. ._. .... .. $ 150,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- ........ _ - __--- 150,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----- ---- -----. .---...-- 3,890,000 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 99 71. MANSFIELD HOLLOW RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The dam is located at Mansfield Hollow, Conn., on the Natchaug River, 5.3 miles above its confluence with the Willimantic River. It is 4 miles northeast of the city of Willimantic, Conn. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Spring Hill and Willimantic, Conn.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock blanket on the upstream face. It has a top length, including spill- way, of 12,422 feet, a top width of 15 feet, and a maximum height of 70 feet. There are also five earth dikes north of the dam and one earth dike south of the dam having a respective length of 190, 830, 464, 257, 766, and 104 feet and a respective maximum height of 12, 55, 15, 11, 8, and 12 feet. The spillway is located in the river channel and is of concrete, gravity type with a crest length of 690 feet. The outlet works are in the spillway and consist of five conduits, each controlled by a 5-foot 6-inch by 7-foot slide gate hydraulically operated from a gallery within the spillway. The reservoir is operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 52,000 acre-feet which is equivalent to 6.1 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 159 square miles. The estimate of cost for the project is $4,079,600 for construction and $2,340,000 for lands and damages, a total of $6,419,600. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $27,014. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Thames River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (H. Doc. 885, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Construction of picnic tables and fireplaces for recreational use was completed. Plans and specifications were prepared and a contract awarded in May 1961 for the construction of sanitary facilities, picnic tables, fireplaces and trash receptacles for recreation use. Costs from regular funds were $3,981' for new work. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $35,890. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation during the year. In September flow was restricted during the peak inflow, but no significant storage was utilized. In February 1961, 8,230 acre-feet or 16 percent of the total storage capacity was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $39,871 of which $3,981 was for new work and $35,890 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam, initiated in 1949 was completed in May 1952. Work remaining consists of con- struction of recreational facilities. Total costs have been $6,597,990 of which $6,383,698 was for new work and $214,292 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 100 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .--------- $14,843 $35,000 ----------- $4,226 $4,730 $6,386,539 Cost_--------- ------ 14,843 2,134 35,000 .........------------ 3,981 6,383,698 Maintenance: Appropriated- ..... 20,300 29,400 $23,378 32,573 36,000 221,292 Cost_---------------- 20,553 22,171 30,588 25,870 35,890 214,292 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------$ 745 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- _.... -------------- . -- 745 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- .- - __--_------ ------ 33,061 72. 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 Hart- ford, 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 con- struction of local flood-protection projects in the plan. The act of October 15, 1940, modified the act of June 28, 1938, to provide additional protection at East Hartford, Conn., as set forth in House Document 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 Congress, 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.millidn 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 authorization 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 Williamsville Reservoir in the West River Basin, Vt.; (2) directing consultation with the affected States during the course of investigations and transmission of the pro- posal and plans to each affected State for written views and recommen- dations for reservoir projects heretofore authorized for construction at Cambridgeport, Ludlow, South Tunbridge, and Gaysville, and resub- TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 101 mission of the projects or modifications thereof to the Congress, and (3) rescinded the authorization for construction at the Sugar Hill site. The Flood Control Act of 1950 (Public Law 516, 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. The Flood Control Act of 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) modified the plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin to provide for the construction of a reservoir on Otter Brook at South Keene, N. H., in lieu of any reservior or reservoirs heretofore authorized. This act further modified the plan for the West River Basin of the Con- necticut River in Vermont to consist of 3 reservoirs at the Ball Mountain, The Island, and Townshend sites, in lieu of the plan of 8 reservoirs authorized in the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. The Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 modified the plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin to include the construction of the Littleville Reservoir on the Middle Branch of the Westfield River, Mass. and the Mad River Reservoir on Mad River, above Winsted, Conn. The Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 included authorization in the Connecticut River Basin of the plan for flood protection on the Chicopee River, Mass. substantially in accordance with House Docu- ment No. 434, 86th Congress; the plan for flood protection on the West- field River, Mass., substantially in accordance with Senate Document No. 109, 86th Congress; and the plan for flood control and related pur- poses on the Farmington River, Conn. substantially in accordance with House Document No. 443, 86th Congress. Following are lists of the reservoirs and local protection works which were proposed for construction in the modified comprehensive plan: Dams and reservoirs Distance Res- Estimated Federal Cost above ervoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type ca- Connecti- pac- Con- Lands cut River ity struction and Total damages 1 Acre- Miles Feet feet Vermont: Victory--....._ St.Johnsbury_ 306.0 85 Earthfill 106,400 $2,411,000 $689,000 $3,100,000 South Barre ....... 234.5 105 .-do -___ 32,600 3,138, 000 2,302,000 5,440,000 Tunbridge 3 Union Village 2__White River 228.4 170 .--do___- 38,000 3,164,000 908,300 4,072,300 Junction Gaysville 7 -..... Rutland...... North Hartland 2_White River 246. 8 211.7 192 Concrete- 124,150 10,890,000 9, 110,000 20,000,000 185 Earthfill 71,400 6,175,000 945,000 7,120,000 Junction Ludlow 3-_- Rutland ____ 211.8 118 .--do___ 23,900 2,532,000 3,158,000 5,690,000 North Spring- Springfield.__ 191.3 120 ._do___ 50,600 4,590,000 1,990,000 6,580,000 field 2 Brockway 3 _--_ Bcllows Falls_ 182.0 122 __do___ 37,700 4,801,000 5,899,000 10,700,000 The Island 3_ Brattleboro__ -_--- 189.6 100 .do - 19,400 3,670,000 1,110,000 4,780,000 Cambridgeport Bcllows Falls_ 180.3 101 -- do___ 21,600 4,078,000 1,092,000 5,170,000 Ball Mountain 2_ Brattleboro__ 178. 2 265 Rockfill- 54,600 9,890,000 410,000 10,300,000 earth Townshend 2_ __..do--....--. 168.3 133 Earthfill 33,200 4,875,000 2,195,000 7,070,000 New Hampshire: Sugar Hill W______Woodsville __ 280.9 163 .do___ 91,600 3,500,000 3,385,000 6,885,000 West Canaan 3 -Lebanon .-- 233.8 80 .do___ 51,000 3,471,000 5,589,000 9,060,000 Claremont 5 .--- Claremont___ 202.4 128 .do___ 78,300 8,162,000 4,838,000 13,000,000 Surry Keene-..____ 174.4 86 ___do___ 32,500 1,406,200 324,100 1,784,300 Mountain 2 2 - - - -- - - -- --- - - Otter Brook __ .do 171.2 133. .do___ 18,300 2,721,600 1,378,400 4,100,000 Honey Hill- 4_ ....do. 168. 9 65 .do___ 26,200 2,662,000 1,398,000 4,060,000 See footnotes at end of table, page 102. TAGO 10070-B 102 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Dams and reservoirs-Continued Distance Res- Estimated Federal Cost above ervoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type ca- Connecti- pac- Con- Lands cut River ity struction and Total damages 1 i i Massachusetts: Birch Hill 2...._____Gardner .-- 153.3 56 Earthfill 49,900 1,210,100 3,075,100 4,285,000 Tully 2........... Athol....... 148.7 62 -__do .....22,000 1,213,000 368,000 1,581,000 Barre Falls 2.... Worcester ..-- 130.2 62 Rockfill- 24,000 1,991,000 39,000 2,030,000 earth Knightville 2 -. Northampton_ 102.8 160 Earthfill 49,000 2,451,200 821,200 3,272,400 Littleville 2...... .. do -- _.. 102.0 150 -- do ...- 23,600 5,615,000 1,385,0007,000,000 West Brookfield __Worcester_- 100.5 30 __do ... 33,000 3,422,000 5,568,0008,990,000 Conant Brook 2_ Springfield _- 122.0 85 Rockfill- 3,840 1,218,000 862,000 2,080,000 earth Connecticut: Colebrook River 2_ Winsted -_ .. 116.0 211 ___do . _ 94,500 7,788,00)3,512,000 11,300,000 Mad River 2____ ...do --..... 120.0 178 Earthfill 9,700 3,250,0008 2,300, 000 5,500,000 Sucker Brook 2__ --..-- do...... 118.5 60 _._do_.... 1,450 705,000 8 125,000 830,000 I I 1 Includes highway, railroad and utility relocation. 2 For details see individual report. 3 Inactive; cost last revised in 1954. 4 Alternate site to be selected. Cost has not been revised on current price basis. 5 To be restudied, cost last revised in 1954. 6 Non-Federal $670,000; Federal $1,630,000. 7 To be restudied. 8 Non-Federal $50,000" Federal $75,000. Local Protection Projects Distance Estimated cost above Location mouth of Type of structure Connecticut Con- Lands and Total River struction damages 1 Miles Northampton, Mass.... 94 Wall and levee.......---------- $960,000 $150,000 $1,110,000 Holyoke, Mass......--------------85 ..... do..__ - ....... 3,418,000 150,000 3,568,000 Springdale, Mass...._________..... 84 ....do ................ 700,000 57,000 757,000 Three Rivers, Mass .... 98 ..... do____...........__....990,000 740,000 1,730,000 Chicopee, Mass. ____....... 80 _.do-__-__.. ------ _ 1,738,000 250,000 1,988,000 Chicopee Falls, Mass.... 83 .-. do- _-_ 1,880, 000 60,000 1,940,000 Westfield, Mass...... _______ . 85 . do- . .... . 3,464,000 216,000 3,680,000 Riverdale, Mass........... 80_ .- do .__..__._.._____ _ 1,138, 000 50,000 1,188,000 Springfield,Mass.... .. 76- .. do- .... - ... 932, 000 272,000 1,204,000 West Springfield, Mass.... 76 ....do___ . _____.... 1,579, 000 30,000 1,609,000 Winsted, Conn ....-- _____.. 115 Channel improvement__ 172, 000 30,000 202,000 East Hartford, Conn...... 52 Wall and levee- ..-.. 2,135, 500 270,900 2, 405, 500 Hartford, Conn.-___....... . 52 ... do ____..___ ____... 26,839,600 1,149,600 7,989,200 1 To be borne by local interests. 2 Includes $835,000 from Public Works Administration Funds. 73. UNION VILLAGE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The dam is located on the Ompompanoosuc River, 4 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River. It is one-fourth mile north of Union Village, Vt., and 11 miles north of White River Junction, Vt. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Strafford, Vt., and Mount Cube, N. H.-Vt.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock shell. It has a top length of 1,100 feet, a top width of 30 feet, and a maximum height of 170 feet. The spillway is approximately 350 feet from the right end of the dam and is of the chute type with a low, curved, 400-foot long concrete weir. The approach channel and discharge chute TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 103 are 1,000 and 1,130 feet long, respectively. The outlet works are in the left abutment and consist of a 1,236-foot long, 13-foot diameter tunnel through rock. Control of the outlet works is accomplished by two 7-foot 6-inch by 12-foot broome gates mechanically operated through a shaft from a gatehouse above. The reservoir is operated for flood- control purposes and has a storage capacity of 38,000 acre-feet, which is equivalent to 5.7 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 126 square miles. The estimated cost for new work for the project is $3,164,000 for con- struction and $908,300 for lands and damages, a total of $4,072,300. The average annual maintenence cost for the past 5 years was $22,141. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, as amended, and June 28, 1938. (H. Doc. 445, 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: Construction of picnic tables, fireplaces and beach for recreational use was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $3,590. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. *Costs from regular funds were $24,737. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation, September 1960 and February 1961, during which time all flow was stored during peak inflows, but no significant reservoir storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $28,327 of which $3,590 was for new work and $24,737 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam was initiated in March 1947 and completed in June 1950. Total costs from regular funds have been $4,220,212 of which $4,010,698 was for new work and $209,514 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ $16,413 -___-________________ - 4,189 $280 $4,010,698 Cost__-______ ________ 16,413 _879 3,590 4,010,698 Maintenance: Appropriated_..._ _ __ 15,800 $29,700 $20,715 23,262 21,765 210,362 Cost__ _______________ 15,972 23,167 27,258 19,571 24,737 209,514 Other new work data: E stimated additional amount needed to com plete project_. .. __. . . . . ._ __. . . . . $61,602 74. NORTH HARTLAND RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the North Hartland Dam is on the Ottauque- chee River, 1.5 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River. The dam site is located 1 mile northwest of North Hartland, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream 5.5 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Hanover, N. H.-Vt.) TAGO 10070-B 104 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled- earthfill dam, 1,520 feet long, rising 185 feet above the streambed, and providing a total storage capacity of 71,400 acre-feet. A side-channel spillway with a concrete weir 450 feet long will be provided on the left bank. The outlet will consist of a 14-foot diameter tunnel cut through rock and located in the left bank, a concrete intake and gate operating tower, and hydraulically operated control gates. An outlet channel will return the discharge to the main stream below the dam. An earth dike 2,100 feet long with a maximum height of 52 feet is necessary across a saddle south of the main dam. The drainage area controlled is 220 square miles or practically all of the drainage area of the Ottauquechee River. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (November 1960) is $6,175,000 for construction and $945,000 for lands and damages in- cluding highway and utility relocations, a total of $7,120,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $3,390. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Flood Control Acts of August 18, 1941. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of land was completed. Work on road, cemeteries, and utilities relocations were continued and are substantially complete. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was continued and was completed in June 1961. Costs from regular funds for new work were $1,598,690. Maintenance: Operation consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $16,948. Reservoir operation: No regulation was necessary to reduce flood flows. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,615,- 638 of which $1,598,690 was for new work and $16,948 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is substantially complete. There remains the construction of recreation facilities. Construction of the dam was initiated in June 1958 and completed in June 1961. Total costs from regular funds have been $6,845,698 of which $6,828,750 was for new work and $16,948 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..--------..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- $97,000 $850, 000 $2,242,000 $2,400,000 $1,294,000 $7,061, 961 Cost-----------------. 145,117 635,641 2,223,548 2,137,103 1,598,690 6,828,750 Maintenance: Appropriated_------------------------------------------------- 17,004 17,004 Cost-------------------------------------------------------- 16,948 16,948 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__.._______.__ .... . __ .____ ..... ___- ___-_ $183,259 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_----------_ -------- _ 183,259 75. NORTH SPRINGFIELD RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the North Springfield Dam is located in the town of Springfield, Vt. It is on the Black River, 8.7 miles above its TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 105 junction with the Connecticut River, and 3 miles northwest of Springfield, Vt. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps-Ludlow, Vt. and Claremont, N. H.) Existing project. The project provided for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam, 2,940 feet long with a maximum height of 120 feet above the riverbed. The side channel spillway located in the left abut- ment of the dam has a crest length of 384 feet. A discharge channel, about 425 feet long, connects the side channel section to a short basin which has a length of 200 feet. The outlet works consist of an approach channel, 735 feet long, a 12.75 foot horseshoe-shaped concrete conduit, 604 feet long, and discharges into the spillway basin. Three hydraulic- ally operated, 5- by 12-foot slide gates located in the intake structure are provided to control releases. The reservoir has a flood-control storage capacity of approximately 50,600 acre-feet. Drainage area controlled is 158 square miles, or 77 percent of the total drainage area of the Black River. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a co- ordinate system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (July 1960) is $4,590,000 for con- struction and $1,990,000 for lands and damages, including highway, cemetery, and utility relocations, a total of $6,580,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $3,540. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of land is substantially complete. Work on town road relocations and utility relocations were completed. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was continued and completed in November 1960. Costs from regular funds for new work were $706,781. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $17,698. Reservoir operation: None. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $724,479 of which $706,781 was for new work and $17,698 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is substantially complete except construction of recreation facilities. Construction of dam was initiated in May 1958 and completed in November 1960. Total costs from regular funds have been $6,553,885 of which $6,536,187 was for new work and $17,698 for maintenance. Cost and financialstatement Total to Fiscal year.-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $580,000 $1,105, 500 $2,135,000 $2,091,000 $531,000 $6,601,505 Cost-----------_ ------ 613,419 763,035 2,371,919 2,024,642 706,781 6,536,187 Maintenance: Appropriated ----------------- .--------- ---------.. ------------ 18,480 18,480 Cost------------------- 17,698 17,698 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ________________________.. ______ __________ $56,443 _ _....... U nobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.. _ _.... ..... _-. . 56,443 TAGO 10070-B 106 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 76. BALL MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the dam is on the West River, 29.0 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River at Brattleboro, Vt. It is 2 miles north of the village of Jamaica, Vt. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Londonderry, Vt.) Existing project. This project provided for the construction of a rock and earthfill dam, 915 feet long at its crest, rising 265 feet above the riverbed. A chute spillway with a concrete weir 235 feet long was constructed in the right abutment. A reinforced concrete-lined tunnel under the dam was constructed as an outlet works and will be controlled by hydraulically operated gates from a gate tower at the intake end. The reservoir will be operated for flood-control purposes and will have a storage capacity of 54,600 acre-feet which is equivalent to 6 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 172 square miles. The latest approved estimate (July 1960) for new work is $9,890,000 for construction and $410,000 for lands and damages, a total of $10,- 300,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $1,901. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin and 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 approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of land was substantially completed. Construction of the access road extension was continued. Relocation of utility lines was completed. Work on utility building and operator's quarters was in progress. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was continued. Costs from regular funds for new work were $1,773,869. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $9,505. Reservoir operation: None. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,783,374, of which $1,773,869 was for new work and $9,505 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Acquisition of lands was substantially complete. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in May 1957 and is substantially complete. Remaining work consists of completing utility building, operator's quarters and recreational facilities. Total costs from regular funds have been $10,046,040 of which $10,036,- 535 was for new work and $9,505 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---- _ $1,940,000 $1,138,700$2,438,000 $2,048,000 $2,054,000 $10,418,850 Cost----------------- 725,398 1,911,731 1,789,048 3,193,432 1,773,869 10,036,535 Maintenance: Appropriated ------------ ------------------------------------ 10,493 10,493 Cost.---------- ------------------------------------------------ 9,505 9,505 Other new work data _ Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------._ .--.--------- --------- $149,002 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ _ __-_-._ _----------. 149,002 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 107 77. TOWNSHEND RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the Townshend Dam is on the West River, 19.1 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River at Brattleboro, Vt., and approximately 2 miles west of Townshend, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 4 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps-Saxtons River, Vt., and Londonderry, Vt.) Existing project. This project provided for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam, 1,700 feet long at its crest, rising 133 feet above the streambed, and providing a total storage capacity of 33,200 acre-feet for flood-control purposes. A side-channel spillway with a concrete weir 438.9 feet long, having a discharge capacity of 200,000 cubic feet per second, was provided in the left abutment. A reinforced concrete con- duit under the dam and on rock will be constructed 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 278 square miles gross and 106 square miles net. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The latest approved estimated cost of new work (July 1960) is $4,875,- 000 for construction and $2,195,000 for lands and damages including highway relocations and utilities, a total of $7,070,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $2,247. 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. New work: Land acquisition was substantially completed. Relocation of utilities was continued and completed.' Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was continued and completed except for cleanup. Plans and specifications were prepared and bids received for construction of fireplaces, access roads, parking area, boat launching ramp, and change houses. Costs from regular funds for new work were $1,246,602. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $11,237. Reservoir operation: No regulation necessary. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,257,839, of which $1,246,602 was for new work and $11,237 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Utility relocations were completed in June 1961. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works, initiated in November 1958 was completed in June 1961. Remaining work con- sists of awarding contract and construction of recreational facilities. Total costs from regular funds have been $7,036,813 of which $7,025,576 was for new work and $11,237 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year . 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work Appropriated..___.. $620,000 $1,450,000 $1,605,000 $1,899,163 $1,404,000 $7,198,668 Cost. 489,393 1,491,867 1,264,942 2,392,648 1,246,602 7,025,576 TAGO 10070-B 108 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Total to Fiscal year-------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance Appropriated...--...---------------------------------------------........................ 11,877 11,877 -------- Cost.................. ------------------------------------------------ 11,237 11,237 Other new work data Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------------------.......................................... $117,771 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--_ -------------------------- 117,771 78. SURRY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The dam is located on the Ashuelot River, 34.6 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and 5 miles north of Keene, N. H. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Keene and Bellows Falls, N. H.-Vt.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock shell and a downstream rock toe. It has a top length of 1,670 feet, a top width of 30 feet, and a height of 86 feet above river bed. The spillway is located at the right end of the dam and is of the open side- channel type with a low concrete weir 338 feet in length. The spillway discharge channel is in rock cut and is 2,000 feet in length. The outlet works, in the right abutment, consist of a 748-foot long intake channel and a 10-foot diameter, horseshoe-shaped tunnel through rock. The tunnel is 383 feet in length and discharges into the spillway channel. Control of the outlet works is accomplished by two 4-foot 6-inch by 10- foot broome gates mechanically operated through a shaft from a gate- house above. The reservoir is operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 32,500 acre-feet which is equivalent to 6.1 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 100 square miles. The estimated cost of new work for the project is $1,460,200 for con- struction and $324,100 for lands and damages, a total of $1,784,300. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $20,275. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin which 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: Construction of a parking area, beach, boat launching ramp, picnic tables and fire- places for recreational use, was completed. Plans and specifications were prepared and a contract awarded in May for the construction of a concrete weir at the dam site for a recreational pool. Costs from regular funds for new work were $4,887. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $39,880. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation. In Sep- tember 1960, 5,100 acre-feet or 16 percent of the total flood control capacity was utilized. In April 1961 the gates were regulated to restrict the flow during the peak inflow, but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $44,767 of which $4,887 was for new work and $39,880 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 109 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in August 1939 and completed in June 1942. Total costs from regular funds have been $2,088,946 of which $1,737,339 was for new work and $351,607 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----$------------------------------------ 4,689 $7,794 $1,743,802 Cost..------------------------------------------------ 1,133 4,887 1,737,339 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- $19,650 $25,700 $18,500 24,331 37,500 351,784 Cost ................. 15,344 18,141 25,911 22,108 39,880 361,607 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....--------....................................-------------------- ------ $ 161 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..............------..........-------------------.....---.. 5,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_. ------- ---------------------- 5,163 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----.......................-----..........------------------..--.. 35,498 79. OTTER BROOK RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The site of the Otter Brook Dam is on Otter Brook, 2.4 miles upstream from its junction with The Branch, which flows 2.5 miles to the Ashuelot River at Keene. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps- Keene, N. H.-Vermont, and Monadnock, N. H.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earthfill type with rockfill slope protection. It has a top length of 1,288 feet, a top width of 25 feet, accommodating a paved access road, and a maximum height of 133 feet above stream bed. The outlet works, located on the right bank, are founded on bedrock and consist of a six-foot diameter horseshoe- shaped conduit 540 feet long with control accomplished by the use of three hydraulically operated slide gates. The spillway is located in a natural saddle in the right abutment, separated from the dam by a rock knob. The weir is a low concrete ogee section founded on bedrock and 145 feet in length at spillway crest elevation 781.0. The reservoir, operated for flood-control purposes, has a storage capacity of 17,600 acre-feet, and a permanent storage capacity of 700 acre-feet, totaling 18,300 acre-feet, equivalent to 7.3 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 47 square miles. The project is operated as a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work is $2,721,600 for construction and $1,378,400 for lands and damages, including highway relocation, a total of $4,100,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $12,018. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 applies. Operations and results duringfiscal year. New work: Construction of parking area, beach, boat ramp, picnic tables, and fireplaces for recrea- tional use, was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $1,324. TAGO 10070-B 110 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $24,168. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation. In September 1960, 1,900 acre-feet or 11 percent of the total flood control capacity was utilized. In April 1961, the gates were regulated to restrict the flow during peak inflow, but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $25,492 of which $1,324 was for new work and $24,168 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and ap- purtenant works was initiated in September 1956 and completed in August 1958. Remaining work consists of completion of recreation facilities. Total costs have been $4,084,211 of which $4,022,119 was for new work and $62,092 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........ $1,225,000 $2,040,000 $320,000 $48,718 $1,324 $4,022,119 Cost.................. 1,239,583 2,153,723 335,644 30,847 20,897 4,022,119 Maintenance: Appropriated ................... 6,000 13,524 18,825 23,900 62,249 Cost ........................ ... 2,670 16,459 18,795 24,168 62,092 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -- $77,881 ----................... ... __---------------- 80. BIRCH HILL RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The dam is located on the Millers River, 27.3 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River. It is 1.3 miles east of South Royalston, Mass., and 72 miles northwest of the city of Gardner, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Royalston and Winchendbn, Mass.-N. H., and Templeton, Mass.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock shell. It has a top length of 1,400 feet, a top width of 25 feet, and a height of 56 feet above river bed. The spillway consists of three concrete weirs located in two natural saddles and an abandoned railroad cut northwest of the dam. The main weirs have a crest length of 720 feet and 350 feet, respectively, and the weir in the railroad cut has a crest length of 23 feet. The outlet works are located on rock at the right end of the dam and consist of an intake channel 1,500 feet in length, a gate structure with a gatehouse directly above, and an outlet channel 1,150 feet in length. Control of the outlet works is. accomplished by four 6-foot by 12-foot roller gates mechanically operated from the gatehouse above. The reservoir is operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 49,900 acre-feet which is equivalent to 5.3 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 175 square miles. The estimated cost of new work for the' project is $1,210,100 for construction and $3,075,100 for lands and damages, a total of $4,285,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $21,328. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, as amended, and June 28, 1938. (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 111 Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Construction of a beach, parking area, picnic tables, and fireplaces was completed. Plans and specifications were prepared and a contract awarded for the construction of a beach, with footpath, picnic tables, fireplaces, trash receptacles and signs for recreational use. Costs from regular funds for new work were $5,440. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of road, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $22,454. Reservoir operation: There was one period of regulation. In Sep- tember 1960, all flow was stored during the peak inflow, but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $27,894 of which $5,440 was for new work and $22,454 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreational facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in June 1940 and completed in February 1942. Total costs for the project have been $4,508,177 of which $4,173,186 is for new work and $334,991 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.....---. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----....------------------------------------$6,911 $7,700 $4,179,820 Cost------------------------------------------------ 2,537 5,440 4,173,186 Maintenance: Appropriated ------ - - $14,700 $23,600 $18,233 27,565 22,235 335,263 Cost..._ 15,122 17,271 24,420 27,372 22,454 334,991 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ .---------------------------------$ 163 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962... ...___... ...-.... __ __..........__............ 5,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...-- _ _........_-_-.......... 5,163 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----- .................................. 100,180 81. TULLY RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The dam is located on the East Branch of the Tully River, 3.9 miles above its junction with the Millers River. It is 1 mile north of Fryville, Mass., and 3% miles north of Athol, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Royalston, Mass.-N. H.) Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type with a dumped rock shell. It has a top length of 1,570 feet, a top width of 30 feet, and a height of 62 feet above river bed. The spillway is constructed on rock in a saddle located about 800 feet from the left end of the dam and is a low, concrete'weir, 255 feet in length. The spillway approach channel is 600 feet in length and the discharge channel is of the chute type with a length of 1,775 feet. The outlet works, in the left abutment, consist of a 6-foot-dianieter tunnel through rock. The tunnel is 274 feet in length and is controlled by two 3-foot 6-inch by 6-foot slide gates mechanically operated through a shaft from a gatehouse above. The outlet works, intake and outlet channels are 500 and 580 feet long, respectively. The project was constructed with provision for future TAGO 10070-B 112 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 raising for the inclusion of power at the site. The reservoir is now operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 22,000 acre-feet which is equivalent to 8.3 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 50 square miles. The estimated cost of the project is $1,213,000 for construction and $368,000 for lands and damages, a total of $1,581,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $17,155. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin which 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: Construction of sanitary facilities, parking area, road improvement picnic tables, fire- places and trash receptacles was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $2,679. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $18,875. Reservoir operation: There was one period of regulation. In Sep- tember 1960 all flow was stored during peak inflows but no storage was utilized. Total costs from regular funds for the fiscal year were $21,557 of which $2,679 was for new work and $18,878 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for construction of recreation facilities. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in March 1947 and completed in September 1949. Total costs for the project have been $1,728,955 of which $1,551,613 was for new work and $177,342 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------------------------------------- $3,380 $315 $1,551,613 Cost___-------------.................. . ...-.--.- 1,016 2,679 1,551,613 Maintenance: Appropriated----- ......... 11,700 $19,340 $17,496 18,303 18,728 177,467 Cost------------------ 11,446 16,854 20,392 18,224 18,878 177,342 Other new work data: ----------------------------- $29,387 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......................... 82. BARRE FALLS RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASSACHUSETTS Location. The site of the Barre Falls Dam is on the Ware River in the town of Barre, Mass., 31.9 miles above the confluence of the Ware River and the Swift River. It is 13 miles northwest of Worcester, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps-Barre, Mass., and Wachusett Moun- tain, Mass.) Existing project. The dam, of earth and rockfill construction, is 885 feet in length with a maximum height of 62 feet above the streambed. The spillway is of the concrete chute-type with a crest length of 60 feet located in the right abutment of the dam. Outlet works, including a TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 113 reinforced concrete conduit and gate structure, are founded on bedrock under the left abutment. Included in the project are three dikes with a total length of 3,215 feet and a maximum height of 48 feet located in saddles in the rim of the reservoir. Flood-control storage capacity of the reservoir is 24,000 acre-feet which is equivalent to 8.2 inches of runoff from the drainage area of 55 square miles. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The latest approved estimated cost of new work (July 1958) is $1,991,000 for construction and $39,000 for lands and damages including highway relocationl, a total of $2,030,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $14,897. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 724, 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: Consisted mainly of preparing operation manual. Costs from regular funds were $7,443. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $23,668. Reservoir operation: There was one period of regulation. In Sep- tember, all flow was stored but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $31,111 of which $7,443 was for new work and $23,668 for maintenance. Condition at the end of the fiscal year. The project is complete. Con- struction of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in May 1956 and completed in May 1958. Total costs from regular funds for the project have been $2,037,074 of which $1,962,591 was for new work and $74,483 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----......--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ __-------- $1,150,000 $346,000 -$2,948 -$55,000 -$6,000 $1,966,024 Cost-----------------__ 770,991 811,214 43,833 1,250 7,443 1,962,591 Maintenance: Appropriated --------------------- 7,900 20,951 22, 221 23,700 74,772 Cost----------------------------- 7,974 20,529 22,312 23,668 74,483 Other new work data* Unobligated haibn-ie for year ending June 30, 1961 _ . $3,433 .-----------------..--------- __--_----- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -------- 3,433 ..------------. 83. KNIGHTVILLE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The dam is located on the Westfield River, 27.5 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River. It is 4 miles north of of the town of Huntington, Mass., and approximately 12 miles west of the city of Northampton, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Westhampton, Mass.) Existing project. The dam is of the hydraulic earthfill type with a dumped rock shell and a downstream rock toe. It has a top length of 1,200 feet, a top width of 30 feet, and a height of 160 feet above river bed. TAGO 10070-B 114 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The spillway is a curved, concrete weir, 410 feet long, located on rock in a saddle at the right end of the dam. The outlet works are in the right abutment and consist of an intake channel 280 feet in length and a 16-foot-diameter tunnel through rock. The tunnel is 605 feet long and is controlled by three 6-foot by 12-foot broome gates mechanically operated through a control tower from a gatehouse above. Provision has been made for future installation of a penstock for the development of power at the site in accordance with a request by the Federal Power Commission. The reservoir is now operated for flood-control purposes and has a storage capacity of 49,000 acre-feet which is equivalent to 5.6 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 164 square miles. The estimated cost of the completed project is $2,451,200 for construc- tion and $821,200 for lands and damages, a total of $3,272,400 The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $27,740. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Connecticut River Basin which 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: Construction of parking area, picnic tables and fireplaces was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $351. Maintenance: Operations. consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $29,779. Reservoir operation: There were three periods of regulation. In September 1960 7,100 acre-feet or 14 percent of the total reservoir capacity was utilized. In February and April 1961 the gates were regulated to restrict the flow during peak inflows but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $30,130, of which $351 was for new work and $29,779 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of sanitary facilities, picnic tables, fireplaces, and trash receptacles was completed. Construc- tion of the dam and appurtenant works was initiated in August 1939 and completed on December 1941. Remaining work consists of com- pleting recreation facilities. Total costs for the project have been $3,586,973 of which $3,220,445 is for new work and $366,528 for main- tenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------------------------------------- $3,757 $351 $3,220,445 Cost--------------- --------------------------------- 3,757 351 3,220,445 Maintenance: Appropriated ...--------- $23,150 $24,580 $38,528 23,274 29,095 367,197 Cost-----------------18,709 26,181 26,489 37,540 29,779 366,528 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .. ___--_-----.....---.....-......... . $51,955 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 115 84. THREE RIVERS, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS Location. The site of the local flood protection for the community of Three Rivers is located at the confluence of the Quaboag, Ware and Chicopee Rivers in the town of Palmer in the south central part of Massachusetts. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Palmer, Mass.) Existing project. The project consists of the removal of the New England Power Company Dam and power station superstructure on the Chicopee River; deepening and widening of the Chicopee River above this dam and at the mouth of the Ware and Quaboag Rivers; removal of the Bridge Street bridge in Three Rivers and the construction of a new bridge at this site; the construction of a new span at the Main Street bridge; alterations to the railroad bridge in Three Rivers; the construction of a short section of concrete retaining wall; alterations to existing sewers and utility lines affected by the work; riprapping for bank protection; and the disposal of excavated waste materials along the banks at the mouth of the Ware and Quaboag Rivers. Channel improve- ment would deepen and widen about 3,500 feet of river channel to a minimum bottom width of 80 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $990,- 000 for construction and $740,000 for removal of existing highway bridge, construction of a new highway bridge, alteration to the highway bridge at Main Street and to sewer system. Local cooperation. The items for construction that will be required of local interests for this project, without cost to the United States include; removal of the existing highway bridge at Bridge Street, con- struction of a new highway bridge at Bridge Street, alterations to the highway bridge at Main Street, and extension of the existing sewers into the river. In addition, they will be required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the work; obtain permission for the United States to remove the New England Power Company dam and powerhouse superstructure on the Chicopee River and two buildings which obstruct the improvement; and permit no encroachment on the improved channel, including the waterway areas provided under the bridges. Local interests are required to contribute not less then 20 percent of the project cost, except costs of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights payable either as construction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repayment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost at fair market value of lands, easements and rights-of-way and work performed or service rendered shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the non-Federal entity. Total estimated costs for 11 requirements of local cooperation amount to $460,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ..----- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.......-------------------------- $10,000 ----------------------- $10,000 Cost -------------------------------------- 10,000 ------------------------- 10,000 Other new work data: -------------------------------------- $50,000 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___ Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------------------------- 50,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --------------------------- 1,210,000 TAGO 10070-B 116 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 85. CHICOPEE FALLS, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the Chicopee Falls Local Protection project is on the left or east bank of the Chicopee River in the city of Chicopee, Mass. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Springfield, North, Mass.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of about 1,500 feet of concrete flood walls and 2,900 feet of earth dikes along the left bank of the Chicopee River extending between Chicopee Dam and high ground at the lower end of the property owned by United States Rubber Co. Excavation will be required on the right bank for the downstream half of the project to provide additional waterway area needed because of the encroachment on the channel resulting from the construction of the dike on the left bank. Surface drainage from the large high area above the plants will be intercepted into the river by two gravity outfall systems. A pumping station will be constructed to take care of surface runoff, industrial process water, sewage and seepage collected in the low area during flood stage. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $1,880,000 for construction and $60,000 for lands and damages and relocation. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (H. Doc. 434, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to assume at least 20 percent of the cost (except costs of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights) of the completed project, payable either as construction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repayment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost, or fair market value of lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and work performed or services rendered prior to completion of construction of the project, which are furnished by a non-Federal entity, shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the non-Federal entity. Local interests are specifically required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction; provide sewer and utility alterations necessary for construction and operation of the project, including the construction of a water intake and the extension of a low dam for furnishing water to the United States Rubber Company as a replacement for existing facilities; maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and permit no encroachment on the improved channels or on the ponding areas or, if ponding areas or capacities are impaired, will provide substitute storage capacity. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $354,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.....------ ........------------ --- -------- $20,000 -----..- $20,000 .................-----------............ Cost----------------- 20,000 .......... 20,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-........_ ..-....- --. __ ........... .. . $75,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30. 1962 -.. -........... ........ _ . 75,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .... __ - -__--....... ........ .... 1,785,000 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 117 86. WESTFIELD RIVER, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONNECTICUT Location. The project is located in the city of Westfield, Mass. on the Westfield and Little Rivers. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for West Springfield, Mass.) Existing project. The project will provide for the construction of 29,000 feet of earth dikes, 4,000 feet of concrete flood walls, nine stoplog structures and one opening, to be sandbagged in extreme flood periods. Straightening of an oxbow in the Westfield River and excavation of a new channel for the Little River will also be included. A pumping station and storage pond will be constructed at Delmont Avenue to handle sanitary sewage, interior drainage and seepage under the dike; a storage pond with no pumping facilities will be constructed at Riverside Drive to handle interior drainage and seepage; and a small pumping station with no storage pond will be required at Sackett Street to handle seepage under the dike. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $3,464,- 000 for construction and $216,000 for lands and damages and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (S. Doc. 109, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to assume at least 20 percent of the cost (except costs of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights) of the complete project, payable either as construction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for payment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost, or face market value of lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and work performed or services rendered prior to completion of construction of the project, which are furnished by a non-Federal entity shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the non-Federal entity. Local interests are specifically required to: (1) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction and operation of the project, including lands for pumping storage ponds. (2) Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works. (3) Maintain and operate all the works after completion, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. (4) Permit no encroachment on the improved channels or on the pond areas and, if pond areas and/or capacities are impaired, to provide substitute storage capacity or equivalent pumping capacity promptly without cost to the United States. (5) Contribute to the United States 5.8 percent of the construction cost which contribution is presently estimated at $200,000. In addition, a cash contribution or reimbursement, estimated at $261,200 is required. The estimated cost of lands and damages and relocation is $216,000. Operations and results duringfiscal year. New work: None. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to ---- Fiscal year ....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-...-------- $6,000 $14,000 ------------ $4,000------------...... $24,000 Cost-------------- ---- 6,000 14,000 ------------- 4,000 - .....----- 24,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount required to complete project-------------------------........................ $8,240,000 TAGO 10070-B 118 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 87. LITTLEVILLE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The Littleville Dam site is located on the Middle Branch of the Westfield River 1 mile above its confluence with the main stem of the Westfield River and 25.2 miles above the confluence of the Westfield River with the Connecticut River, in the Town of Chester. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map, Chester, Mass.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam, with a maximum height of 164 feet above stream- bed. The concrete chute spillway will be located on the east bank of the river. The reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 32,400 acre feet of which 23,000 acre feet is for flood control, equivalent to 8.2 inches of runoff from the controlled net drainage area of 52.3 square miles. The Littleville Reservoir will be operated in conjunction with Knightville Reservoir when flows on the Westfield River are expected to exceed channel capacity. It would also be operated in conjunction with other existing or proposed reservoirs to reduce flood flows on the lower Connecticut River. The Littleville project was authorized as a single-purpose flood-control project by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 17, 85th Cong.). Under the provision of Title III of this act (The Water Supply Act of 1958) the city of Springfield, Mass., has expressed a desire to participate in the cost of the project for development of water supply, provided the cost to the city would not exceed 30 percent of the total cost of the combined flood-control and water-supply project. Studies are being continued on the dual purpose flood-control and water-supply project. The estimated cost of new work (July 1961) is $5,615,000 for construc- tion and $1,385,000 for lands and damages, including relocation of a highway, utilities, cemeteries, and structures, a total of $7,000,000 for new work. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 and Title III, The Water Supply Act of 1958, will apply. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with expanding the project to include water supply, and preparation of design memoranda. Design memoranda on hydrology and hydraulic analysis, general design, concrete materials, site geology, real estate and relocations were sub- mitted for review and approval. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds was $214,421 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is approximately 75 percent complete. No construction work has been initiated. Work to be done prior to initiation of construction includes submission and approval of remaining design memoranda, plans and specifications, receiving bids, and awarding continuing contract for dam and appurtenant works. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $289,421, all for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 119 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---- --------------------------------- $98,000 $193,000 $309,000 Cost-----..... ------------------------------------------------ 57,560 214,421 289,981 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------------------- ---------------- $234 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------------------- .... .. 300,000 Unobligated lalances available for year ending June 30, 1962__-------------------------- 300,234 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----_-- ------------------- 6,409,000 88. CONANT BROOK RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASSACHUSETTS Location. The Conant Brook reservoir site is located in the south central part of Massachusetts in the town of Monson. The dam site, across Conant Brook, is about 2 miles southwest of the community of Monson. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Monson, Mass.) Existing project. The dam will be of combined rolled-earthfill and rockfill construction, about 1,235 feet long, with a maximum height of 85 feet above stream bed. A concrete ogee spillway, 125-feet long, and a spillway channel located on the right bank would carry reservoir over- flow around the dam. The flood control storage capacity of the reservoir will be 3,840 acre-feet, equivalent to 9.0 inches of runoff from the inter- cepted drainage area of 8.0 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $1,218,000 for construction and $862,000 for lands and damages and relocation of roads and utilities, a total of $2,080,000, for new work. The exsiting project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 434, 86th 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. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...---------------------...............--------- $20,000 ...----------------------- $20,000 Cost -------------------------- .. . ------------ 20,000 - ....................... 20,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................ . $50,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ - -- - 50,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.. -------------------------- ._ 2,010,000 89. COLEBROOK RIVER RESERVOIR CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONNECTICUT Location. The Colebrook River dam site is located in the town of Colebrook, Litchfield County, Conn., on the West Branch Farmington River about 3.3 miles upstream from its confluence with the Still River at Riverton, Conn., and about 0.9 mile upstream from the Hogback Dam. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Winsted, Conn.) TAGO 10070-B 120 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a combined earth and rockfill dam 1,160 feet in length with a maximum height of 211 feet above stream bed. An earth dike 530 feet long and 36 feet high will prevent reservoir overflow into Sandy Brook. The spillway will be a side channel type with a crest length of 400 feet. The outlet will consist of a reinforced concrete horseshoe-shaped conduit founded in rock, 10 feet in diameter. The control. tower will contain three, 5 feet 8 inch by 10 feet gates to regulate reservoir discharge. The capacity of the reservoir will include 13,000 acre-feet in the Hogback Reservoir pool, 30,700 acre-feet of water supply storage, and 50,800 acre-feet for flood control storage, a total of 94,500 acre-feet equivalent to 14.9 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 119 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $7,788,000 for construction and $3,512,000 for lands and damages and relocations, a total of $11,300,000 for new work. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (H. Doc. 443, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to reimburse the Federal Government for cash allocated to water supply storage over a period not to exceed 50 years after use of this storage begins. The degree of local cooperation will be determined during project design. Operations and results duringfiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to -------- Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: _ Appropriated --------- $12,000 $8,000 ------------------------------------ $20,000 ............. Cost--- 12,000 . 8,000 ------------------------------------ 20,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------------------------------------- $50,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- --- - 50,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------------------11,230,000 90. MAD RIVER RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The site of the Mad River Dam is on Mad River, 2.3 miles upstream from its junction with Still River which is a tributary of the Farmington River, a major tributary of the Connecticut R iver. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map--Winsted, Conn.). Existing project. The proposed dam will be of the rolled-earthfill type with rockfill slope protection." It will have a top length of 940 feet, a top width of 25 feet accommodating a gravel access road and a maximum height of 178 feet above streambed at center line of dam. The project includes a dike 2,340 feet in length with a top width of 25 feet and a maximum height of 60 feet across two saddles in the left abutment. The outlet works, to be located ori the right bank, will be founded on bedrock and will consist of an ungated 45-inch-diameter circular conduit 923 feet long. The spillway will be located on a rock knob on the left abutment between the dam and the dike. The weir will be a low concrete ogee section founded on bedrock and 340 feet in length at spillway crest TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 121 elevation 983.0. The reservoir, has a storage capacity of 9,700 acre4eet equivalent to 10 inches of runoff from its drainage area of 18.2 square miles. This storage includes a 10-acre permanent pqol with a capacity of 188 acre-feet. The remaining storage will be used for flood control The project will function as a unit of the coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $3,250,000 for construction and $2,300,000 for highway relocation and lands and damages a total of $5,550,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (Public Law 85-500, 85th Cong.). Local cooperation. The requirements for local cooperation are specified in House Document No. 137, 85th Congress. Local interests are required to furnish lands, easements, and rights-of-way other than highway relocations, zone the channel through the damage areas to prevent further encroachments, hold and save the United States free from damages and maintain and operate the project. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $670,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of design memoranda and plans and specifications and initiation of con- struction work. Design memoranda of detailed design of structures and embankments and foundations were completed, reviewed, and approved. Plans and specifications for the dam and appurtenant structures were completed, reviewed and approved. Bids for construc- tion of the dam and appurtenances were opened in May 1961 and the continuing contract was awarded. Plans for the relocation of U.S. Route 44 were completed, and construction was initiated in March 1961. Lands required for work and borrow areas were acquired by the State of Connecticut. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $492,638. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is complete. Relocation of U.S. Route 44 is 19 percent complete. Construction of the dam, dike, spillway, outlet works, and appurtenant structures is 1 percent complete. Remaining work consists of completion of the relocation of U.S. Route 44 and construction of the dam and appurtenances. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $731,786. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.....-----...------------------- ----- -- $243,200 $718,000 $979;200 Cost_-------------------------- ------------ 221,148 492,638 731,786 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------------------- $49,422 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......-- ------------------------------- 1,800,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ ------------------------ 1,849,422 Estiamted additional amount needed to complete project..........................-------------------------- 2,100,800 TAGO 10070-B 122 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 91. SUCKER BROOK RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Sucker Brook Dam site is located about 2 miles south- west of Winsted, Conn., on Sucker Brook, in the town of Winchester, Conn., about 400 feet upstream from the brook's entrance into Highland Lake. Sucker Brook is a sub-tributary of the Farmington River in the Connecticut River Basin. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Winsted, Conn.) Existing project. The dam will be a rolled-earthfill structure with a length of 1,150 feet and a maximum height of 60 feet above stream bed. A concrete ogee spillway, 60 feet long, and a spillway channel will be constructed at the northeast end of the dam for carrying reservoir over- flow around the dam into Highland Lake. The capacity of the reservoir, for flood control storage, will be 1,450 acre-feet, equivalent to 8.0 inches of runoff from the intercepted drainage area of 3.4 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $705,000 for construction and $125,000 for relocations and lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960, (H. Doc. 443, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to hold and save the U.S. free from claims for damage due to the work; maintain and operate all works in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; establish encroachment lines along Highland Lake Stream and modify Highland Lake Dam satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers to provide additional flood protection for Winsted, Conn. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation, amount to $50,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year...... - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......-------- ------------ ............ $8,000 ---------------------------------............ $8,000 Cost-----------------.............................. 8,000 ------------------------------------ 8,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---....------------------------.............................. $772,000 92. HALL MEADOW BROOK RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Hall Meadow Brook Dam site is located on Hall Meadow Brook, 0.4 miles above its confluence with Hart Brook to form the West Branch of the Naugatuck River, in the city of Torrington and the town of Goshen, Conn, (See U.S. Geological Survey Maps- West Torrington, Conn. and Norfolk, Conn.). Existing project. The project provides for the construction of: (1) a rock and rolled-earthfill embankment of Hall Meadow Brook, about 5 miles above Torrington with the outlet works founded on rock in the right abutment, with a maximum height of 73.0 feet above streambed; TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 123 (2) a dike in a saddle east of the dam with a maximum height of 47.0 feet; (3) a concrete spillway adjacent to the west abutment of the dike; (4) a diversion canal with spillway from Reuben Hart Reservoir to Hall Meadow Brook Reservoir. The reservoir will have a flood-control capacity of 8,620 acre-feet, equivalent to 9.40 inches of runoff from the controlled net drainage area of 17.2 square miles. The reservoirs will reduce flood discharges mainly in the upper Naugatuck River above Torrington and along the reach of river above the authorized Thomaston Reservoir. The reservoir will be a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Housatonic River Basin. The estimated cost of new work (July 1961) is $1,652,000 for construction and $1,291,000 for lands, rights-of-way, and relocation of highways. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (H. Doc. 81, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year. New work: Plans and specifications for the dam and appurtenant works were completed, reviewed, and approved. Bids for the construction of the dam and appurtenances were opened in November and a continuing contract awarded in December 1960. Work was initiated in March 1961. Plans for the highway relocation were completed by the State of Connecticut, a contract awarded and work initiated in October 1960. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $742,704, for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is complete. Relocation of state highway is 70 percent complete. Con- struction of the dam and appurtenant works is 16 percent complete. Remaining work consists of completing highway relocation and con- struction of the dam and appurtenances. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $942,247. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...--------- ------- ----------------------- $213,000 $940,000 $1,173,000 Cost-----------.... 179,543 ------------------------ ...------------ 742,704 942,247 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------..............................---------....---------------.. $10,840 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962----------- .............................------------------------------............... 1,200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....--------------.....................------...... 1,210,840 93. EAST BRANCH RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The East Branch Dam site is located in the city of Tor- rington, Connecticut on the East Branch of the Naugatuck River, 3.0 miles above its confluence with the West Branch. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Torrington, Conn.) Existing Project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam 92 feet high anti 720 feet long with a chute spillway in the right abutment of the dam. The outlet works includes a 36 inch diameter, ungated, concrete conduit founded on bedrock. The capacity of the reservoir for flood control storage will be 4,350 acre-feet, equivalent TAGO 10070-B 124 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 to 8.9 inches of runoff from the controlled net drainage area of 9.25 square miles. The reservoir will reduce flood discharges mainly in the upper Naugatuck River above Torrington and along the reach of river above the authorized Thomaston Reservoir. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $1,517,000 for construction and $1,383,000 for lands, rights-of-way and relocation of highways. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 81, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. The authorization act requires local interests to (1) provide all lands, easement and rights of way required for the project. (2) hold and save the United States free from claims and damages. (3) maintain and operate the project after completion. (4) zone the channel through the damage areas to prevent further encroachments. The Act also provides that highway relocation costs shall be borne by the United States. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $890,000 (July 1961). The State of Connecticut has established channel encroachment lines on the Naugatuck River delineating the limits of a flood 7 times the annual flood. Legislative action has provided authority and funds for the State acquisition of project lands. Operations and results during the fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of design memoranda. Photogrammetry maps of the reservoir area were completed. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $46,928 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering is approximately 30 percent complete. No construction work has been initiated. Re- maining work consists of completion of design memoranda, plans and specifications, receiving bids, and awarding continuing contracts for road relocations, dam and appurtenant works. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $66,928. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....--. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------------------------ $115,000 $135,000 Cost---------- ----------------------------------------------- 46,928 66,928 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----------------------------------$50,382 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962....................................---------------------------------------- 250,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ ------------------------- 300,382 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ -------------------------- 1,709,618 94. THOMASTON RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The site of the Thomaston Reservoir is on the Naugatuck River about 30.4 miles above its junction with the Housatonic River and about 1.6 miles north of Thomaston, Conn. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 6.4 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Thomaston, Conn.) TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 125 Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill and rock dam 2,000 feet long rising 142 feet above the streambed and providing a storage capacity of 42,000 acre-feet. The spillway will consist of an open-side channel constructed in rock and a low concrete weir. The outlet will consist of a concrete conduit. Control will be accomplished by gates mechanically operated through a shaft from a house above. The drainage area controlled is 97 square miles. The reservoir will be operated for the flood protection of Waterbury and the other communities downstream on the Naugatuck River. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1960) is $5,300,000 for construction and for lands and damages, including high- way, railroad, and utility relocations, a total of $14,400,000 for new work. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $3,530. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 338, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of land was substantially completed. Work on state and town road relocations was continued and completed. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was continued and completed. Work on the recrea- tional facilities was completed. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,151,040 for new work. Maintenance: Operations consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $17,650. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation during the year. In February 1961, 5,500 acre-feet or 13 percent of the total available storage was utilized. In April 1961 flows were restricted during peak inflow, but no significant storage was utilized. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,168,690 of which $1,151,040 was for new work and $17,650 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for minor deficiencies. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works initiated in May 1957, was completed in November 1960. Total costs from regular funds have been $14,095,529 of which $14,077,879 was for new work and $17,650 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_ ... _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......--------_ $980,000 $2,253,100 $5,015,000 $4,640,000 $1,222,000 $14,315,142 Cost__-----------------483,806 1,934,621 5,378,594 4,979,191 1,151,040 14,077,879 Maintenance: 17,875 Appropriated.------....------------------------............------------------...........17,875 Cost--------------- ------------------............------------------------ 17,650 17,650 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------------------------------........................................... $184,186 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.--------------------------..... 184,186 TAGO 10070-B 126 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 95. NORTHFIELD BROOK RESERVOIR HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Northfield Brook dam site is located on Northfield Brook approximately 1.3 miles upstream from its confluence with the Naugatuck River, in the town of Thomaston, Conn. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Thomaston, Conn.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam, with a length of 800 feet and a maximum height of 118 feet above the streambed. A chute spillway, with an ogee weir, 70 feet long, will be found on rock in the right abutment of the dam. The outlet works will consist of an ungated 36-inch reinforced concrete conduit founded on rock on the right bank of the stream. The reservoir will be approximately 1.2 miles long, lie within the towns of Thomaston and Litchfield, Conn., and will have a flood control storage capacity of 2,430 acre-feet, equivalent to 8 inches of runoff from the 5.7 square mile drainage area. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $1,082,000 for construction and $538,000 for lands and damages, includ- ing roads and utility relocations, a total of $1,620,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (H. Doc. 372, 86th 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 engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of design memoranda and plans and specifications. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $37,181 for new work. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is 15 percent complete. Remaining work consists of completion of design memoranda, plans and specifications, receiving bids and awarding continuing contract for the dam and appurtenant works. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $47,181. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-...------ $2,000 $8,000----.-------......... $54,000 $64,000 Cost----------------................--. 2,000 8,000 ----------------------- 37,181 47,181 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------------- --------- _ $7,386 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-_-_ -_-_ -- _-_-- - -120,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ -------------------------- 127,386 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -------------------------- 1,436,000 96. BLACK ROCK RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Black Rock Dam site is located on Branch Brook approximately 1.8 miles upstream from its confluence with the Naugatuck River in the town of Thomaston, Conn. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Thomaston, Conn.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 1,100 feet, and a maximum height TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 127 of 153 feet above streambed. A side-channel spillway, with a length of 170 feet, will be located in the left abutment. A 54 inch reinforced concrete conduit constructed in rock along the left bank will provide control by means of 2-3 feet x 4 feet hydraulically operated gates. The reservoir will be approximately 132 miles long, and will provide a flood control storage capacity of 8,860 acre-feet, equivalent to 8.0 inches of runoff from its tributary drainage area of 20.8 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $2,356,000 for construction, and $1,194,000 for lands and damages, including roads and utilities relocation, a total of $3,550,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 372, 86th 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. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... ------------------- $10,000 . $10,000 Cost--.- -- - ----- 10,000- -...- _-__ . - - - - 10,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ _-------------------------- $3,540,000 97. HANCOCK BROOK RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Hancock Brook Dam is located on Hancock Brook in the town of Plymouth, Conn., approximately 3.4 miles above its con- fluence with the Naugatuck River. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Waterbury, Conn.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rockfill dam with a length of 615 feet and a maximum height of 50 feet above the streambed. A chute spillway with a concrete ogee weir, 145 feet long, will be located in the right abutment.. The outlet works will consist of an ungated, 48-inch reinforced concrete conduit founded on rock on the right bank of the stream. The reservoir, which is located entirely within the town of Plymouth, Conn., will extend up Hancock Brook approximately 1/2 miles and about 1.3 miles up Todd Hallow Brook, the principal tributary of Hancock Brook. It will provide a flood control storage capacity of 3,820 acre-feet equivalent to 6.0 inches of runoff from the tributary drainage area of 12.0 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $718,000 for construction and $1,802,000 for lands and damages including relocation of roads and railroads, a total of $2,520,000 for new works. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 372, 86th 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: Operation consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of TAGO 10070-B 128 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 design memoranda and plans and specifications. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $64,333 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is approximately 25 percent complete. Remaining work consists of completion of design memoranda, plans and specifications, receiving bids and awarding continuing contract for the dam and appurtenant works. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $74,333. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ .. _ $5,000 $15,000-----------------------. $80,213 $100,213 Cost----------------- 5,000 15,000------------------------64,333 84,333 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962____ ----------------------- .. _---------------- $135,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..-----------------------------. 135,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---------- ----------------- 2,284,787 98. HOP BROOK RESERVOIR, HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The Hop Brook Dam site is located on Hop Brook in the town of Middlebury, Conn., approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence of the Naugatuck River and Hop Brook. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Waterbury, Conn.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam approximately 450 feet long, with a maximum height of 80 feet above streambed. A dike, approximately 275 feet long, with a maximum height of 12 feet, will close a saddle in the left abutment. A side-channel spillway with an ogee weir 200 feet long will be founded on rock in the left abutment. A 48-inch reinforced concrete conduit constructed along the right bank of the brook, will control flows by means of 2-3 feet x 3 feet hydraulically operated gates. The reservoir, about 112 miles long, will be located in the towns of Middlebury and Waterbury, Conn., and will provide a flood control storage capacity of 6,840 acre-feet, equivalent to 8.0 inches of runoff from the tributary drainage area of 16.0 square miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $814,000 for construction and $1,786,000 for lands, rights-of-way and relocation of roads; a total of $2,600,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960, (H. Doc. 372, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 applies. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------. $15,000 $5,000 - ... $20,000 Cost..-----------------................ 15, 000 5,000 --- 20,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_- -- $--------------2,5 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 129 99. FOX POINT BARRIER, NARRAGANSETT BAY, R. I. Location. The project is located on the Providence River at Fox Point, in the city of Providence, R. I. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Providence, R. I.) Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a concrete barrier across the Providence River and earth-dike land sections to high ground at the east and west ends. The total length of the barrier will be 2,600 feet. The concrete river section will include a pumping station, a river sluice gate structure, and concrete tie walls to the dikes. The pumping station will include 5 pumps capable of discharging up- stream storm flow when the river gates are closed. The river sluice gate will include three 40-foot by 28-foot tainter gates. The gate passage will be capable of discharging maximum floodflow without in- creasing flood stages in the downtown section of the city of Providence. A canal formed by a timber panel wall will be constructed to provide continuance of cooling water to upstream powerplants. City streets passing through the dikes will be gated for closure at times of hurricane flooding. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $14,880,000 for construction and $1,020,000 for lands and rights of way. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958, (H. Doc. 230, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Under the existing project, local interests are required to (1) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (2) maintain and operate the improvement after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (3) contribute in cash 30 percent of the total cost, including lands, easements, and relocations. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $4,740,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operation consisted of completing plans and specifications for cooling water canal and the multi-component contract. Bids were received and a contract for construction of the cooling water canal was awarded in December 1960. Work was initiated in January 1961. Bids were received and a multi-component contract awarded in May 1961. Work was initiated in June 1961. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $718,843, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design has been completed. Construction of the cooling water canal is 30 percent complete. Work on the main barrier under the continuing contract was initiated. Work remaining consists of completion of cooling water canal, construction of the main barrier and appurtenances and awarding contract for pumping equipment. Total costs from regular funds for new work have been $1,589,852. TAGO 10070-B 130 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... ------- $65,000 ------------ $600,000 $284,000 $812,000 $1,796,00) Cost------------------............... 65,000 ------------.. 272,548 498,461 718,843 1,589,852 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ $--------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--------------- ......................-------------------------------- 3,200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.------------------------- 3,218,759 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------------------- 6,164,000 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year .....-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ------------------------ ------------ ----------- Appropriated....... $533,000 $533,000 Cost.........--------..------------------------------------------------ 533,000 533,000 Other new vrk data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .. $900,000 ....---------------------- ----------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_---------------------- ---- 900,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------- -------------- 3,307,000 100. NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN, AND ACUSHNET, MASS. Location. The main harbor barrier is located across NeW Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor in the vicinity of Palmer Island. Supplemental dikes and walls are provided in the Clark Cove area of New Bedford and in Fairhaven. (See U.S. Geological Survey Maps for New Bedford North, New Bedford South, Marion, and Sconticut Neck, Mass. and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 249, 252, and 1210.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a 4,500-foot earthfill dike, with rock faces and toes and a top width of 20 feet. A gated opening, 150 feet wide, is included in the section of the barrier between Palmer Island and the Fairhaven mainland to accom- modate navigation. Closure of the navigation opening in the barrier will be accomplished by sector gates with concrete abutments and sill founded on rock. Each gate will have a radius of 90 feet, a central angle of 60° , and a total height of 59 feet. The gates will be opened and closed by means of a rack and pinion drive. Controls will be arranged so that the gates can be operated singly or simultaneously from either of two control houses, one on each abutment. Two gated conduits will be constructed in the section of the barrier between the New Bedford shore and Palmer Island, each consisting of two separate conduits side by side, each 6 feet wide by 9 feet high. These conduits will permit emergency emptying of the pool above the barrier. A dike extension of earthfill with rock facing will run south for a distance of 3,600 feet from the western end of the harbor barrier. Closure to high ground will be effected by 1,000 feet of dike of earthfill with rock facing running westward. Protection in the Clark Cove area consists of 5,800 feet of earthfill, rock-faced dike, running 2,700 feet across the head of Clark Cove, then south along the east shore of the cove for a distance of about 2,400 feet. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 131 At the west end, closure to high ground will be accomplished by a dike constructed of earthfill with rock facing, 600 feet long and at the east end by a similar dike 100 feet long. The 3,100-foot long Fairhaven dike will be constructed of earthfill with rock facing. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $18,650,000 for construction, $170,000 for lands right-of-way and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 59, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Under the existing project local interests are required to (1) contribute 30 percent of the first cost, including lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (2) contribute the capitalized value of annual maintenance and operation for the main harbor barrier; (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (4) maintain and operate the improvement except the main harbor barrier after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The requirements of local cooperation are being discussed with the responsible local authorities. Total esti- mated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $7,320,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of design memoranda and plans and specifications. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $224,900 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is approximately 95 percent complete. No construction work has been initiated. Work remaining to be done prior to initiation of construction is completion of design memoranda and plans and specifications. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $688,547, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...--------- $50,000 $20,000 $460,000 $28,000 $92,000 $700, 000 Cost... 50,000 20,000 58,427 285,220 224,900 686,547 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-...............................---------------------------------- $11,453 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--------------------...............-------------------.. 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - .................. _ ____ 411,453 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_ _-......................._ . __ 10,400,000 101. PAWCATUCK, CONNECTICUT Location. The project is located at Pawcatuck in the Town of Stoning- ton, New London County, Conn., on the west bank of the Pawcatuck River which is a common boundary line for the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It is approximately 15 miles east of New London, Conn., and about 45 miles west of Newport, R. I. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map.for Watch Hill, R. I.) Existing project. This project consists of constructing 2,386 linear feet of earth-fill dike, 208 linear feet of concrete wall and a pumping TAGO 10070-B 132 REPORT OF'THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 station. The dike will be rock faced on the top and river slope, with a gravel blanket on the landward slope. The protection begins at high ground south of the Cottrell plant, extends along the water front to the north boundary of the Bostitch plant and then ties into the railroad em- bankment west of Mechanic Street. The dike portion will have a top elevation of 17.0 feet above mean sea level, a top width of 10 feet, and side slopes of 1 on 2 both sides. The wall forming the northern end of the protective works will have a top elevation of 17.0 feet above mean sea level. Appurtenant structures consist of a 40,000 g.p.m. pumping station located on the grounds of the Cottrell plant and two stoplog structures, crossing Mechanic Street, one located at the railroad underpass south of the Cottrell plant and the other in the protective alignment north of the Bostitch plant. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $505,000 for construction and $90,000 for lands and damages, rights-of- way and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. D. 212, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to contribute 30 per- cent of the first cost (exclusive of preauthorization costs). The value of lands provided and relocations accomplished by local interests may be credited against their share of the first cost. Local interests are also required to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the work, and to operate and maintain the project after completion. Formal assurances of local cooperation have not been requested. It is expected that the State and municipality will jointly furnish the necessary local cooperation. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation amount to $176,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of engineering studies in conjunction with preparation of deqign memorandum and plans and specifications. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $34,675 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design is approximately 90 percent complete. No construction work has been initiated. Work remaining to be done prior to initiation of construction is completion of design memorandum and plans and specifications. Total costs for the project from regular funds have been $44,675, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... $3,000 $6,000 $1,000 $------------ $34,787 $44,787 ----------------- Cost.................. 3,000 6,000 1,000 ------------ 34,675 44,675 Other new work data: ........--.....................-------------------------- Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------- $113 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..............---------------------------------------- 371,000 . Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------------------------- 371,113 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......------------------------------ 3,213 102. STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT Location. The city of Stamford, Conn., is located in Fairfield County on the north shore of Long Island Sound, approximately 30 miles east of TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 133 New York City and 20 miles southwest of Bridgeport, Conn. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Stamford, Conn.) Existing project. This hurricane protection project will consist princi- pally of three structures: (1) The East Branch barrier will consist of 1,030 feet of earth-filled dike, with rock faces and toes. It will extend across the East Branch at a point about 1,000 feet above its mouth-about 900 feet north of Ware Island. The barrier will have a top elevation of 18 feet above mean sea level, a top width of 20 feet, and a gated opening, 75 feet wide where the barrier crosses the existing navigation channel. At the west end of the barrier, a dike extension, 370 feet long, will effect closure to high ground. Closure to high ground at the east end of the barrier, will be completed by a dike extension 1,040 feet long. The dikes will be of earth fill with rock on the seaward slopes and seeded topsoil on the landward slopes. They will have a top elevation ranging from 16 to 18 feet above mean sea level and a top width of 10 feet. (2) The West Branch protection located on the east bank of the West Branch, will consist of 1,780 feet of concrete wall, 220 feet of sheet pile bulkhead wall, 1,810 feet of earth-filled dike or barrier, and a pump- ing station approximately 50 feet long. The dike will be constructed with rock facing on the top and seaward slope and either rock or seeded topsoil on the landward slope. The walls forming the northern or upper half of the protection have top elevations ranging from 16 to 17 feet above mean sea level. The dike portion will have a top elevation ranging from 16 to 18 feet above mean sea level, and a top width of 10 feet. Ap- purtenant structures will include a 40,000 gpm pumping station, and nine stoplog structures to provide access opening through the dike and walls. Three sluice gates will be installed at outlets of cooling water discharge lines from the power plant located in the area. (3) The Westcott Cove protection will consist of 4,400 feet of earth- filled dike with rock facing on the top and seaward slopes and seeded top- soil on the landward slopes and three stoplog structures. The latest approved estimate for new work (July 1961) is $5,366,000 for construction and $270,000 for lands and damages and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 210, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests will: (1) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (2) accomplish all modifications to the existing storm drainage system which may be required to obtain full benefits of the protection plan, all necessary modifications to the existing sanitary sewer facilities required to prevent entry of tidal-waters, and all changes, alterations and additions to or relocations of any buildings and utilities made necessary by construction of the project; (3) bear 30 percent of the total first cost, a sum presently estimated at $1,676,000 and consisting of cost items listed above plus a cash contribution now estimated at $1,406,000; (4) contribute in cash, in lieu of the cost of annual maintenance and operation of the tidal portion of the East Branch barrier which is to be operated and maintained by the United States, an amount presently estimated at $880,000; (5) maintain and operate all the works after completion with the exception of the tidal portion of the East Branch barrier and aids to navigation; (6) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and the operation thereof. TAGO 10070-B 134 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project not started. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- _----------- $50,000 ------------ _ _ --- - ---. --------. ------ $50, 000 Cost. - ------- - .------------ 50,000 ........... --...........-........... 50,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------------- ..---- . ..------------------ $100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_.- - - - - ---- --. _ 100,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-- ------------ ------------. 2,930,000 103. FLOODWALL REHABILITATION Name of project Costs to Estimated amount June 30, 1961 required to complete East Hartford...............................................-----------------------------------------------.. $15,112 $0 Hartford.......................................................--------------------------------------------------- 166,330 0 Chicopee...---------------------------- ---------------------- 101,546 0 Northampton....---------------------------------------------- 4,514 0 Holyoke... ------------------------------------------ 67,319 0 West Springfield......------------------------------------------------ 200 0 Springfield.... --------------------------------------- 200 0 104. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost of June 30, 1961 Estimated report amount Cost estimate Name of project see required to (last date Annual Operation complete of revision) Report Construction and for- maintenance 1. Andover Reservoir, Conn.t'_______ ------------- $4, 900,000 $4,900,000 (1954) 2. Beards Brook Reservior, N.H.'I _... 1949 $78,000 ------------- (2) 7,230,000 (1954) 3. Bennington Reservoir, N.H.'_...... 1949 205,000 ------------- (2) 12,400,000 (1954) 4. Brockway Reservoir, Vt.l__.________ 1946 ............. ------------- 10,700,000 10,700,000 (1954) 5. Cambridgeport Reservoir, Vt........ ------------- 5,170,000 5,170,000 (1954) 6. Chicopee, Mass....__............... 1954 s 1,433,600 ------------- (5) Chicopee, Mass.' (inactive)-...... ------------- 304,000 304,000 (1954) 7. Claremont Reservoir, N.H......... 1949 207,000 ------------- 12,793,000 13,000,000 (1954) 8. Clyde, R.I...._............. ...... 1O18 8,800 ------------- (7) 601,000 (1949) 9. East Hartford, Conn.____ ___ ... 1951 82,135,000 ------------- (s) 10. Gaysville Reservoir, Vt. _....____ 10,000 ------------- 19,990,000 20,000,000 (1961) 11. Hartford, Conn..................... 1960 196,004,600 ------------- ---.--------- (5) 12. Holyoke, Mass...................... 1953 93,418,000 ------------- (5) 13. Honey Hill Reservoir, N.H.I_....... 1949 92,000 ------------- 3,968,000 4,060,000 (1954) 14. Lowell, Mass...................... 1945 490,600 ------------- (5) 15. Ludlow Reservoir, Vt.t _ ............. 5,690,000 5,690,000 (1954) 16. Mountain Brook Res., N.H." ...... 1949 57,000 .........----- (10) 774,000 (1954) 17. Nashua, N.H..................__. 1950 11270, 000 (5) 18. North Andover and Lawrence, 1949 20,000 ---- 1,660,000 1,680,000 Mass.' (1954) See footnotes at end of table, page 135. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 135 OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS-Continued For last Cost of June 30, 1961 Estimated report _ ____ __ amount Cost estimate Name of project see required to (last date Annual Operation complete i of revision) Report Construction and for- maintenance 19. Northampton, Mass.--------_-_.... 1950 000 ..........------ $960,o- ---- (s) 20. Norwich, Conn. ____ __ 1960 1,209,600 _______________________ (5) 21. Pawtucket, R.I._ ___-__---____- 1949 ______________________ $202,000 202,000 (1954) 22. Pontiac Diversion, R.I............- 1948 24,200 - -- (7) 5,270,000 (1949) 23. Riverdale, Mass._ .----------------- 1952 121,138,000 _ -- - (5) 24. South Coventry Reservoir, Conn.'__ 1951 96,000 _ 10,004,000 10,100,000 (1954) 25. South Tunbridge, Vt.'__...________________ - - ____________ 5,440,000 5,440,000 (1954) 26. Springdale, Mass ..... __________ 1952 700,000 ______ _____ (5) 27. Springfield, Mass.....------- - 1950 13932,000 _ (5) 28. Sugar Hill Reservoir, N.H._______ 1946 _____________________ (14) 6,885,000 (1946) 29. The Island Reservoir, Vt.------------__..... 10,000 - --- 4,890,000 4,900,000 (1961) 30. Victory Reservoir, Vt. _ 1954 113,000 - 2,987,000 3,100,000 (1961) 31. West Brookfield Res., Mass...--. 1948 67,000 _____________ 8,923,000 8,990,000 (1954) 32. West Canaan Reservoir, N.H....._ 1948 92,000 8,968,000 9,060,000 (1954) 33. West Springfield, Mass.__________... 1954 '5 1,334,000 .- ________ .__-_____-.___ (5) 34. Williamsville Reservoir, Vt.. ... 1949 146,500 _ (16) 35. Winsted, Conn......------------------1954 17 246,500 ------------------------- _(5) 1 Inactive. 1954 cost estimate. 2 Hopkinton-Everett substituted for Beards Brook and Bennington. 3 In addition, the sum of $385 was expended from contributed funds. 4 Includes $295,000 from Public Works Administration funds. 5 Completed. 6 To be restudied. ? Authorization expired due to failure of local interests to furnish assurances with the 5-year period. 8 In addition, the sum of $7,637 was expended from contributed funds. 9 In addition, the sum of $24,447 was expended from contributed funds. 10 A dam has been constructed at the site by private interests. 11In addition, the sum of $327 was expended from contributed funds. 12In addition, the sum of $25,000 was expended from contributed funds. 13In addition, the sum of $5,350 was expended from contributed funds. 14Alternate site to be selected. 15In addition, the sum of $245,000 was expended from public works funds. 16 Inactive. The Island, Townshend, and Ball Mountain Reservoirs have been substituted. 17 A portion of the costs indicated for this project is reimbursable from the bonding company due to default of contactor. 18Inactive, 1949 cost estimate. 19In addition, the sum of $835,000 of PWA funds and $2,781,100 contributed funds were expended. 105. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS In accordance with provisions of the Flood Control Act of 1936, as amended, local flood protection works constructed with Federal funds are transferred to local interests to operate and maintain. To insure compliance with regulations prescribed for their operation and maintenance regular inspections of the following projects were made during the fiscal year: E. Hartford, Conn. Northampton, Mass. Hartford, Conn. Springfield, Mass. Norwalk, Conn. Ware, Mass. Norwich, Conn. W. Springfield, Mass. Torrington, Conn. Worcester, Mass. Chicopee, Mass. Farmington, N. H. Fitchburg, Mass. Keene, N. H. Haverhill, Mass. Lincoln, N. H. Holyoke, Mass. Nashua, N. H. Huntington, Mass. Woonsocket, R. I. Lowell, Mass. Weston, Vt. TAGO 10070-B 136 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The State of Connecticut has contracted for construction of Interstate Route 84 which intersects the E. Hartford dike near the Meadow Hill Pumping Station. In addition, the city of Hartford has contracted for design of modifications to the pressure conduit system and the drainage area of the Park River. The Corps of Engineers will inspect this work to assure that construction conforms with plans approved by the Govern- ment. Reimbursement of inspection costs are required of local interests. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----......--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------........ $2,000 $3,100 $5,900 $5,850 $6,000 $39,957 Cost__ ______ - -___- 2,035 2,719 6,271 6,063 5,740 39,838 106. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (P.L. 685, 84th Congress, July 11, 1956) Project Location Date Date of con- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost Dike and channel Torrington, Conn. Feb. 13, 1957 July 1957_ -_.. Sept. 1958 $389,200 improvement. East branch of Naugatuck River. Channel improvement, Torrington, Conn. Apr. 16, 1957 July 1959........ May 1960 250,000 walls and dikes. West branch of Naugatuck River. Channel improvement, Waterbury and May 5, 1958 Nov. 1960......._ __------------ 275,000 dike and flood- Watertown, Conn. wall. Naugatuck River. Channel improvement Ware, Mass. Ware Aug. 2, 1956 Aug. 1958_____.. Mar. 1960 400,000 and dike. River. Channel improvement._ Farmington, N.H. Apr. 17, 1957 June 1959........ Oct. 1959 1 49,600 Cocheco River, downstream of South Main Street. Concrete overflow dam, Canton, Mass. East Oct. 17, 1956 Bids to be 1 150,000 diversion channel Branch, Neponset received in and dikes. River. fiscal year 1962. Timber crib dam and Cherryfield, Maine July 11, 1956 May 1961 - ------------ ... 225,000 fishway. Narraguagus River. I Estimated cost. Emergency flood-control activities-repair,flood fighting and rescue work (P.L. 99, 84th Cong. 1st Sess. and antecedent legislation) Date Date of Date Federal Project Location authorized construe- completed cost tion start Dike repair________.....___ .__ Lincoln, N.H.______ 16 March 1960 Sept. 1960 Dec. 1960 $119,700 Flood fighting and rescue New England Coast- - _ __...-_ - --- _.......--... - 11,100 work. Line (Hurricane Donna) (September 1960). Post flood reports...----------........ New Englandi------- Coast -- __---...........--_--. 9,200 Line (Hurricane Donna) (September 1960). Post flood reports-......... Coastal Region of ---------.----. . -------.....--....... - 500 New England (Northeast Storm- Jan. 1961). Advance preparation-------------------------------..............--------------.........------------ 16,900 Total-------------------------------............ $157,400 TAGO 10070-B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 137 107. SURVEYS Costs for surveys during the fiscal year from regular funds amounted to $668,399 of which $110,268 was for navigation surveys; $188,861 for northeast flood-control surveys; $11,947 for beach-erosion surveys; $354,744 for hurricane survey; and$ 2,579 for watershed surveys. The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year of $105,539 will be applied to continuing navigation surveys, flood surveys, beach-erosion surveys, hurricane survey and watershed surveys. The additional sum of $975,200, including $56,900 for navigation surveys; $265,000 for flood surveys; $24,300 for shore-protection cooperative surveys; and $629,000 for hurricane survey can be profitably expended in fiscal year 1962. 108. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA The Division Engineer is the United States representative on the Saint John and Saint Croix River Engineering Boards. He is also United States Member on the Saint Croix River Board of Water Control. Annual inspections are made of conditions on these two rivers and a continuing program of compilation of basic hydrologic information is carried out. The Division Engineer's representatives during the past year have kept closely in touch with developments in the two basins and have cooperated with their Canadian counterparts assisting in the development of the basins' resources. Total costs for the fiscal year were $983. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $2,249. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT This district comprises western Vermont, small portions of western Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern and south-central 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. 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 water, and the waters of Long Island Sound. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Flood Control 1. Mamaroneck Harbor, N.Y._ 140 23. Waterbury Reservoir, Winoo- 2. Mattituck Harbor, N.Y. ---- 141 ski River Basin, Vt........ 187 3. Shinnecock Inlet, N.Y....... 143 24. Wrightsville Reservoir, 4. Moriches Inlet, N.Y.. 144 Winooski River Basin, Vt._ 188 5. Fire Island Inlet, N.Y....... 145 25. East Barre Reservoir, Winoo- 6. Jones Inlet, N.Y._ __ 146 ski River Basin, Vt........ 189 7. East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, 26. Rutland, Otter Creek, Vt.... 190 N.Y._- 148 27. North Adams, Hoosic River 8. Jamaica Bay, N.Y.-___- 150 Basin, Mass. 192 9. Buttermilk Channel, N.Y.. 152 28. Adams, Hoosic River 10. Newtown Creek, N.Y....... 154 Basin, Mass._____________ 194 11. Hudson River Channel, N.Y._ 157 29. Herkimer, Mohawk River, 12. 13. Hudson River, N.Y.-----.. Great Lakes to Hudson 160 30. N.Y. ------------------ - South Amsterdam, Mohawk 196 River Waterway, N.Y....... 165 River, N.Y._ 197 14. Narrows of Lake Champlain, 31. Other authorized flood-con- N.Y. and Vt. 168 trol projects_ 199 15: Burlington Harbor, Vt....... 169 32. Inspection of completed flood-control works ---.... 199 16. New York Harbor, Entrance 33. Channels and Anchorage Flood-control work under special authorization ..... 200 Areas- 170 17. New York Harbor, Collection Alteration of Bridges and Removal of Drift .... 173 34. Staten Island Rapid Transit 18. New York and New Jersey Railway Co. bridge across Channels _ - 174 Arthur Kill, N.Y.. 201 19. Raritan River, N.J._ 178 Shore Protection 20. Supervision of New York 35. Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Harbor _ _ 181 Point, N.Y._ 203 21. Navigation Projects on 36. Other authorized shore which reconnaissance and protection projects -... 205 condition surveys only General Investigations were conducted during the 37. Examinations and surveys___ 206 fiscal year_ 183 38. Collection and study of 22. Other Authorized Navigation basic data_ 206 Projects _ 183 39. Research and development___ 206 TAGO 10070-B 139 140 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. MAMARONECK HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor is situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound, 5 miles west of the Connecticut State line, and 27 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 August 2, 1882, modified in 1899, and by River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. For further details see Annual Reports for 1915, 1924, and 1938, pages 1759, 141, and 160, respectively. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from deep water in Long Island Sound to Orienta Point, and thence 80 feet wide to a point about 150 feet below the Boston Post Road, including an extension to the northeast 300 feet long and 80 feet wide, all with widening at bends; for 2 anchorages, 1 of 10-foot depth about 4Y2 acres in extent and the second about 14 acres in area to a depth of 6 feet; and for an anchorage in the West Basin 6 feet deep at mean low water with a channel of like depth and 80 feet wide connecting this anchorage with the main channel. Length of section included in project, 1%4 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.3 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric 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 is $246,000 (July 1961) exclusive of $18,728 contributed funds under the 1935 Act and $105,000 required contributed funds (1 of cost) under the 1960 Act and amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following: Act: Work authorized Documents Sept.22, 1922 Dredging 10-foot channel and anchorage------------ H. Doc. 651, 66th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 20, 1935 Dredging 6-foot anchorage in West Basin and its Rivers and Harbors Committee approach channel. Doc. 4, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' July 14, 1960 Dredging 6-foot anchorage in East Basin ......... _ H. Doc. 209, 86th Cong., 2d sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Provisions of local cooperation under the River and Harbor Acts of September 22, 1922 and August 20, 1935 have been fully complied with except that local interests are required to provide adequate and suitable spoil-disposal areas suitably diked or bulkheaded as needed. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960, provides that local interests shall: (a) contribute in cash 50 percent of the first cost of construction, to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been deter- mined; (b) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable disposal areas necessary for the initial construction and subsequent maintenance of the anchorage, when and as required; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the anchorage; (d) provide at all times adequate public landing facilities, open to all on equal terms, for access to the shore by users of the anchorage; and (e) allocate an adequate portion of the anchorage to accommodate a minimum of 15 boats, and TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 141 provide mooring facilities therein, specifically designated for use by transient craft on terms equal to those in the portions df the anchorage designated for use by local craft. Terminal facilities. There are 17 wharves with a total available berthage of 4,800 feet along the shores of the harbor; 6 are located in East Basin and 4 are located in West Basin. Six of the wharves are equipped with mechanical handling facilities; none has railroad connec- tions. One wharf with a berthage of 235 feet is publicly owned. Seven boatyards with storage space for 1,050 boats and equipped with marine railways are available for pleasure craft. Smallboat landings, consisting of floats, having a total berthage of 400 feet, are available to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1924 and is about 70 percent complete. The main channel and anchorage in East Basin to a depth of 10 feet was com- pleted in April 1933. The 6-foot anchorage in the West Basin and the connecting channel thereto were completed in July 1939. When ex- amined in October 1957 and September 1959 the controlling mean low water depth in the main channel was 9 feet for a width varying from 100 to 50 feet from Long Island Sound to the East Basin anchorage area, thence depths decrease to 2.3 feet at the upper limit. The controlling depth in the East Basin and Branch Channel was 7 feet and 5.5 feet respectively, and 5.5 feet in the West Basin. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of dredging the anchorage in East Basin to a depth of 6 feet below mean low water. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $188,651, of which $145,408 was for new work, $126,680 of which was United States funds, and $18,728 contributed funds, and $43,243 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June30,1961123 New work: Appropriated--- --------- ..... ..------------....... ------------.......------------ ----------- $221,404 Cost------- --- --------------------------------------------------------- 221,404 Maintenance: Appropriated-- --- -- -----... .. ......... ...-... 55,475 Appropriated-...------------- - - ------- 55,475 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .................--------------------------- $105,000 21Includes $80,724 for new work and $13,415 for maintenance for previous projects. Exclusive of $18,728 contributed funds expended for new work. 3 Includes $14,000 for completed preauthorizatibn studies. 4 Exclusive of $105,000 to be contributed by local interests. 5 Excludes costs of $969 and $214 fiscal years 1958 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 2. 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 214 miles to the village of Mattituck. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 363.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water from Long Island Sound to the site of the former Old Mill Bridge TAGO 10070-B 142 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 at Waterville, protected at the entrance by two parallel jetties 400 feet apart, therice 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 Road, Waterville, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides at entrance, 5.8 feet; at Old Mill Road, 6 feet; irregular fluctuations 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 existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 The 7-foot channel, and 2 riprap 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 100 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. A contract was awarded for dredging to a depth of 9 feet in the channel entrance for which engineering and design were performed during the fiscal year at a cost of $4,219 for maintenance. 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 completed in 1906 for a length of 775 feet. The west jetty was completed in 1938. When examined in May 1950, and May 1961, the controlling mean low water depth was 7 feet for a width of 60 to 100 feet from Long Island Sound to 900 feet upstream from south end of west jetty, thence 7 feet for a width varying from 80 to 40 feet to Old Mill Road, 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 of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $383,480- $133,344 for new work and $250,136 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-..--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: t Appropriated - I - _ $133,344 Cost_ C ost--- --- --- --- --..... -- --- --- - -- -- ----------- ..........--.------------ i133,344 .133,344 $_ Maintenance: I Appropriated . . ._____--- . --.. . . . . ... . . .. . $50,000 295,669 Cost - i 4,219 249, 888 1Excludes costs of $248 in fiscal year 1957 for a reconnaissance survey. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 143 3. SHINNECOCK INLET, N. Y. Location. Shinnecock Inlet is the easternmost of five openings through the narrow, sandy barrier beach on the south shore of Long Island which separates the Atlantic Ocean from a series of interconnected bays. It is about 95 miles by water from the Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel, 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from that depth in the Atlantic Ocean to Shinnecock Bay, thence an inner channel, 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, rehabilitation of existing jetties and revet- ments, seaward extension of the east jetty to the 12-foot contour, seaward extension of the west jetty about 900 feet, and construction of a fixed by-passing facility to transfer sand from the east side of the inlet to the west side. Mean tidal range in the ocean at the inlet is 2.8 feet and in the bay 0.7 feet. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 1.8 feet below mean low water up to 7.2 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work is $3,551,000 (July 1961) exclusive of $2,071,000 to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 126, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 pro- vides that local interests shall, prior to construction, agree to contribute in cash 37 percent of the cost of construction by the Corps of Engineers and agree to contribute in cash 38 percent of the maintenance, operation, and replacement, or perform work of equal value when and as acceptable to the Chief of Engineers; and provided further that in connection with the improvement of the inlet, local interests, prior to construction, agree to: (a) make the cash contribution either in a lump sum prior to com- mencement of the work, or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with work schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; (b) furnish, free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; and (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; (d) provide and maintain suitable terminal facilities when and as required for the accom- modation of vessels that would navigate the inlets and adjacent bays, open to all on equal terms; and (e) maintain for the duration of the economic life of the project, continued public ownership of the publicly owned shores and their administration for public use, and continued availability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which a portion of the Federal share of the cost is based. Terminal facilities. There are three yacht clubs, seven boat yards, eight public wharves and landings and numerous private landings in Shinnecock Bay. The yacht clubs have a total berthage space of 500 feet with depths alongside up to 6 feet. The boat yards have 2,500 feet of berthage space with depths alongside of 3 to 6 feet. Eight marine railways, winter storage space for 300 boats, boat building and repair shops and servicing facilities are available. The public and private wharves and landings in the bay have an aggregate berthing space of about 5,000 feet. There are two public boat basins in the area. TAGO 10070-B 144 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done on this project. When last examined in November 1955 and January 1956 the controlling depth at mean low water through the inlet was 6 feet close to the east jetty, and thence 6 feet in the channel to the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway. No costs have been incurred under the existing project to June 30, 1961. 4. MORICHES INLET, N. Y. Location. Moriches Inlet is situated on the south shore of Long Island, about 80 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. It is an opening through the narrow, sandy barrier beach on the south shore of Long Island which separates the Atlantic Ocean from a series of interconnected bays. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project. This provides for a channel, 10 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide extending from that depth in the Atlantic Ocean to Moriches Bay, a distance of 0.8 mile; thence a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, a distance of 1.1 miles; rehabilitation of the existing jetties and revetments; seaward extension of the east jetty to the 12-foot contour and seaward extension of the west jetty a distance of 400 feet; construction of a fixed by-passing facility to transfer sand from the east side of the inlet to the west side. Mean tidal range in the ocean at the inlet is 3.3 feet and in the bay 0.3 foot. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 1.7 feet below mean low water up to 15.7 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work is $3,355,000 (July 1961) exclusive of $2,725,000 to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 126, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 provides that local interests shall, prior to construction agree to contribute in cash 45 percent of the cost of construction by the Corps of Engineers and agree to contribute in cash 50 percent of the maintenance, operation, and replacement, or perform work of equal value when and as acceptable to the Chief of Engineers; and provided further that in connection with the improvement of the inlet, local interests, prior to construction, agree to (a) make the cash contribution either in a lump sum prior to commencement of the work, or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with work schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; (b) furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil- disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; and (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; (d) provide and maintain suitable terminal facilities when and as required for the accommodation of vessels that would navigate the inlets and adjacent bays, open to all on equal terms; and (e) maintain for the duration of the economic life of the project, continued public ownership TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., I)ISTRICT 145 of the publicly owned shores and their administration for public use, and continued availability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which a portion of the Federal share of the cost is based. Terminal facilities. No terminals are within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. However, numerous public and private terminal facilities are available in Moriches Bay and in the connecting canals. Three yacht clubs, 6 boatyards, 12 public wharves and landings, and numerous private landings are located in Moriches Bay. The yacht clubs and boatyards have equipment for servicing boats. There are 4 public boat basins open to the public. The facilities existing in the bay are considered adequate for present and probable future needs. There is room for expansion should future commerce warrant. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done on this project. When last examined in December 1955 the inlet had a controlling navi- gable depth of about 4 feet at mean low water through two narrow channels lying for the most part close to the jetties, and which at some points had depths of as much as 15 feet. Due to rapidly changing shoaling conditions the reported controlling depth through the inlet is imper- manent. The controlling depth in the channel from the inlet to the junction with Long Island Intracoastal Waterway in Moriches Bay was 5 feet through a circuitous course. No costs have been incurred under the existing project to June 30, 1961. 5. 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 extend- ing 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 cost for new work for the completed project was $594,355, exclusive of $90,190 contributed by local interests. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $87,315. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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: TAGO 10070-B 146 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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. The requirements under the acts of August 26, 1937 and May 17, 1950 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 addition, 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 U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Hyde and attendant plant were employed intermittently from August 1, 1960 to August 9, 1960 and from April 24, 1961 to June 30, 1961 in dredging to restore the channel to a depth of 10 feet. During the fiscal year 237,900 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $134,558, including $7,474 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1939. The jetty was completed in 1941 and in view of the fact that a survey made in November 1953, revealed the existence of a channel with dimensions substantially the same as those authorized, work under the existing project was considered complete as of November 1953. When last examined in June 1961, the controlling mean low water depth was 10 feet for a width of 250 feet from deep water in the ocean to deep water within the inlet. The jetty has surpassed its capacity as a sand entrapping agent and when examined in October 1953, was found to be in fair condition. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $1,205,341- $594,355 United States funds, and $90,190, contributed funds-a total of $684,545 for new work and $520,796 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ .... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated - -_ . _ _ _ -- - $594,355 Cost-- - - -_ - 594,355 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ $37,680 $74,816 $101,173 $87,750 $173,277 559,907 Cost_ - - - - 38,672 74,816 101,173 87,358 134,558 520,796 1In addition, $90,190 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 6. 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.) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 147 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 Cause- way Bridge; the mean range of spring tides varies from 5.0 feet to 3.7 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric 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 is $1,780,000 (July 1958) exclusive of $1,780,000 (one-half of total cost) to be contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $36,525. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 409, 77th 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. 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 subse- quent maintenance, when and as required. c. Hold and save the United States free of claims for damages resulting from the improvements. 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 total sum of $3,615,000, $1,807,- 500 advanced and $1,807,500 contributed, was deposited to the credit of the United States. Terminal facilties. Within the area tributary to Jones Inlet there 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. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Hyde and attendant plant were employed from July 9, 1960 to July 31, 1960, in dredging to restore the project channel to a depth of 12 feet. During the fiscal year 132,100 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $61,766 including $3,027 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. Under a contract for construction of a stone jetty at the entrance to the inlet work was completed in June 1959. Payment of costs of $15,451 of which $7,802 were expended from contributed funds, were reported during the fiscal year for work performed during fiscal year 1959 in re- pairing a portion of the jetty during original construction. TAGO 10070-B 148 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total cost of work was $77,217-$15,451 for new work and $61,766 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced August 1953 and completed June 1959. When examined in May 1961 the controlling mean low water depths through a circuitous course were 12 feet for a width of 250 feet from the ocean to Point Look- out; thence 10 feet for widths varying from 250 to 150 feet to the Loop Causeway Bridge. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $3,721,458- $1,770,560 United States funds and $1,765,714 contributed funds, a total of $3,536,274 for new work and $185,184 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......- . $1,470,000 $305, 000 -. $1,780,000 Cost--------------- 1,470,000 256,478 $26477 $4,557 $7,648 1,770,560 Maintenance: Appropriated.......------------............ 3,931 27,685 89,330 62,485 195,991 .. .......... Cost---------------------------- 3,800 27,816 89,242 61,766 185,184 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................------------------------------------$9,440 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _---------_ __- --------------- 9,440 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS-REQUIRED Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributed -------------------- .----------.------------. ------- - $1,807,500 Cost ---------------- . $443,398 $62,011 $26,876 $4,755 $7,802 1,765,714 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .... ....----------------------------------- $41,786 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_--------------------------- 41,786 ADVANCED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year- _--,_- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Advanced..... ------------ $112,500- -- $1,807,500 443,282 -$189,345 Cost..........----------------- $337,500 ------------------------ 1,807,500 7. EAST ROCKAWAY (DEBS) INLET, N. Y. Location. This 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 a jetty. Mean tidal range, 4.1 feet; mean range TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 149 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 cost of new work for the completed active portion of the project as described above was $503,969 (excluding $100,000 contributed funds). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $47,986. The west jetty portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing description of the existing project and the cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $806,000. 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, provides 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 improvement. 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 deposited to the credit of the United States on August 23, 1932. Since the constructicn of the west jetty is not considered necessary at this time, easements, rights-ofway, and release of claims for damages necessary for construction are not being secured. Terminal facilities. There are 33 terminals in Oceanside, Island Park, Long Beach, and East Rockaway. Eight of these are oil terminals- 6 at Oceanside, one of which has a railroad spur, and 2 at Island Park. The other terminals consist of repair and mooring docks with a berthage of 3,150 feet. Of these 14 have marine railways and 1 has mechanical handling facilities. There are public wharves at East Rockaway and Woodmere, and the waterfront on the north side of Long Beach has been buJheaded. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Hyde and attendant plant were employed intermittently from July 1, 1960 to July 9, 1960, and June 5, 1961 to June 18, 1961 in dredging to restore the project channel to a depth of 12 feet. During the fiscal year, 11,432 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $62,345, including $3,794 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. 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 June 1961, the con- trolling mean low w~ater depth through the channel from deep water in TAGO 10070-B 150 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Atlantic Ocean to deep water in East Rockaway Inlet was 12 feet for a width of 250 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 necessary, to protect the channel. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $1,266,128 $421,369 from regular funds and $82,600 from Public Works funds, a total of $503,969 for new work and $762,159 from regular funds for maintenance. In addition, the costs from contributed funds were $100,000 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated --------- -$503, 969 Cost _ --- -- - 503,969 Maintenance: Appropriated ........- $62,294 $17,641 $67,993 $38,250 $61,000 769,407 Cost_ - I 62,294 17,641 67,993 29,657 62,345 762,159 1 In addition $100,000 was expended from contributed funds. 8. 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 1. 1892. For further details, see page 1770 of Annual Report for i. and page 185 of Annual Report for 1938. iJxisting project. This provides for an interior channel extending irom the vicinity of the Marine Parkway Bridge along the west and nort hores of the bay, 18 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide to V Basin, with a swinging basin, 1,000 feet wide and 1,000 feet long at tha 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 chan- nels with deep water in the Atlantic Ocean, of suitable hydraulic dimen- sions 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 200 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; irregular 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 is $4,489,000 (July 1961), excluding amounts expended on previous projects but including $4,228,439 expended for new work under River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,119. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 151 The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials for new work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required, and shall hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. The city of New York was notified of the conditions of local cooperation in letter dated January 25, 1946. In letter dated February 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 claim 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 40 terminals with a total available berthage of 15,275 feet located along the shores of Jamaica Bay, most of 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 boatyards, 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 15 feet in a portion of the southerly interior channel in the vicinity of Arverne and in Mott Basin, including its two branches work was commenced on March 25, 1961 and was completed on June 15, 1961. During the fiscal year 806,389 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $231,196 including $23,726 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in August 1912 and was completed in June 1961. The westerly interior channel from Barren Island to Fresh Creek Basin and the swinging basin at Mill Basin were completed in April 1929. The TAGO 10070-B 152 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 southerly interior channel and the channel in Mott Basin, including its two branches were completed in June 1961. No new work dredging of the entrance channel was done, since depths provided under previous project were greater than those required under the existing project. The east jetty, completed August 4, 1933, for a total length of about 8,400 feet, was in good condition when examined in November 1956. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in this project are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) Entrance channel: From Atlantic Ocean to Rockaway Point-....... 20 700-1,000 October-November 1959. Rockaway Point to Barren Island--...-.......... 18 1000-500 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...... 15 200 June 1960. Cross Bay Boulevard Br. to N.Y.C.T.A. R. R. Br_ 15 200 Do. N.Y.C.T.A. R. R. Br. to Sommerville Basin .-. 15 200 June 1960-May 1961. Sommerville Basin to Mott Basin.......... __ -. 15 200 Do. Mott Basin to Head of Bay___ --- ____-_-_ -___ 15 200 June 1960-June 1961. Mott Basin................................--------------------------------------15 200 June 1961. Inwood Creek..........................------------------------------------15 200 Do. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $4,609,974- $4,459,636 for new work and $150,338 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .. .... ......------------........ ..------------ ------------ .... $255,000 .. ..------------ 2$4,568,772 Cost-------- ------------ ------------ ----------........... .. --------- 231,196 24,544,968 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- $13,444 ---------.... ..------------------------------------ 3 140,972 Cost_------- ----------- 15,594 ....----------------------------------------- 3 140,972 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___ .... __ _ --...-..... _-_ -________- _ $17,831 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-......_ __ -....... _._ ._ 17,831 1 Includes $79,332 for new work and $2,961 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $6,000 for completed preauthorizatlon studies. 3 Excludes costs of $2,540, $456, $1,105, $4,225 and $1,040 in fiscal years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, and 1961 re- spectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 9. 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 Governors Island and Borough of Brooklyn, 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. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 153 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 section included in the project, 214 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 mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in July 1961, is $2,519,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $71,722. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 Channel 1,200 feet wide and not less than 30 feet deep_ H. Doc. 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 Doc. 55, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest published map). Terminal facilities. There are 26 terminals with a total available berthage of 26,000 feet. Of the terminals, 20 are equipped with mechani- cal handling devices and 17 have railroad connections. One of the terminals is owned by the city of New York. In addition, there are two float bridges. Practically all of the available waterfront is occupied and facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 35 feet in the westerly half of the channel, work was com- menced on August 10, 1960 and completed on February 25, 1961. During the fiscal year 791,819 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $766,719 including $478 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Under a contract for removal of rock and other material to provide clear swept depths of 35 and 37 feet in specified sections in the westerly half of the channel and in the widening at the junction with East River, work was commenced on May 16, 1961 and was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 99 percent of the work was completed at a total cost of $254,197 including $17,256 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were employed from December 19, 1960 to December 31, 1960 in restoring portions of the channel to project depths of 40 and 35 feet. During the fiscal year 33,800 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $86,500 including $4,996 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The total cost of work was $1,107,416-$1,020,916 for new work and $86,500 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1903 and was substantially completed in June 1961. 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 substantially completed to a 35-foot depth in June 1961 with TAGO 10070-B 154 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the exception of a few minor shoals at the widening at the junction with East River which are in progress of removal. The widenings at the junctions with Red Hook and Anchorage Chan- nels were completed in December 1943. The controlling mean low water depths of the sections included in this project are as follows: Section Depth Width (feet) Date (feet) East half of channel: Anchorage Channel to junction with Red 40 500-420_ --- Dec. 1960-Feb. 1961 Hook Channel. Junction with Red Hook Channel to the 40 500 to 150 ---------- May-June 1957 East River. West half of channel: Anchorage Channel to 4,000 feet north_ -_ 35 500--------------_ Dec. 1960-Feb. 1961 4,000 feet north of Anchorage Channel to 8,000 feet north. 35 500 to 450 ---.--- Jan.-Feb. 1961 8,000 feet north of Anchorage Channel to 29 500-300------------May-June 1957 the East River. When examined from December 1960 to February 1961, the controlling depths in the widenings at the junctions with Anchorage, Red Hook, and East River Channels were 35, 40, and 35 feet, respectively. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $3,697,172- $122,051 public works funds and $2,360,128 regular funds, a total of $2,482,179 for new work and $1,214,993 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-...__ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 3 4 New work: . _________. Appropriated-_ ___ ..____ $1,090,500 .___ __ _____.... -$20,000 $3,015,418 Cost.-----.__.--____ __________ _... _ _12,595 ...-..-... 1,020,916 2,978,429 Maintenance: _ _ Appropriated ...-....-- $100,530 -171,579 86,500 1,213,731 Cost .... ___.... .... . _ _ _ _100,530 ------------- 171,579 86,500 1,213,731 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_____________-______------ _ __----$23,285 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ _ ___- ___ _ _ --------- _ _ 23,285 I Includes $122,051 for new work performed with Public Works funds. 2 Includes $3,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 3 Excludes costs of $660 and $602 incurred fiscal year 1956 and fiscal year 1957 for reconnaissance surveys. 4 Includes $496, 250 for new work for previous projects. 10. NEWTOWN CREEK, N. Y. Location. This creek is a tidal waterway entering the East River, N. Y., and 42 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 Mussel Island and TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 155 a triangular area lying on the north side of the entrance to the creek of the same depth; for a channel 20 feet deep, 75 to 100 feet wide in Dutch Kills, 2,800 feet long; a channel in Maspeth Creek of the same depth and 100 feet wide, for a distance of 2,000 feet; for a channel in East Branch, 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide, from 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue to Grand Street Bridge and thence 125 feet wide, to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge; for a channel in English Kills or West Branch, 16 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, including the easing of bends. 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 cost for new work for the active portion of the project consisting of the channels described above, was $767,093 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $42,109. The deepening in English Kills to a depth of 20 feet to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge and thence 12 feet deep, and 100 feet wide from the Metro- politan 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 Metropolitan Avenue Bridge and the deepening in East Branch to a depth of 20 feet is considered inactive and is excluded from the foregoing description and cost estimate. The cost of this por- tion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $583,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents l Mar. 2, 1919 20-foot channel___________________-_________- H. Doc. 936, 64th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 23-foot channel________________________________ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 42, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 26, 1937 12-foot channel in English Kills___ _-Rivers and Harbors Committee 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. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, requires that all land needed for right-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 requires that be- fore widening the second bend south of Metropolitan Avenue localinterests shall furnish necessary lands or rights-of-way and construct a new bulk- head on the widened channel. TAGO 10070-B 156 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S ARMY, 1961 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 English 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 bulkheaded and about 2 miles of frontage, distributed over the entire length of this waterway, is yet underdeveloped. There are 3 piers with a total berthage of 2,208 feet and 37,315 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. Of the terminals, 7 are owned by the city of New York; 36 are equipped with mechanical-handling devices, and 27 have railroad connections. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 16 feet in English Kills from the entrance to Metropolitan Avenue, work was commenced on March 16, 1961 and completed on March 31, 1961. During the fiscal year 38,120 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $91,824 in- cluding $6,756 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance under the previous project. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the entire existing project is about 64 percent complete. Work under the active portion of the existing project was commenced May 1921 and was completed in December 1932. 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, including 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 Metropolitan 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 Width Date (feet) (feet) Main Channel: From East River to south end of turning basin 20 280-50 September 1958. at Mussel Island. From south end of turning basin at Mussel 18 220-80 Do. Island to 150 feet below Maspeth Ave. Turning Basin at Mussel Island .. ___ _..... __ _ 19 Do. Dutch Kills: From Newtown Creek to 150 feet below Borden 15 100-40 June 1956. Avenue Bridge. From 150 feet below Borden Avenue Bridge to 11 100-40 Do. turning basin at the head. Maspeth Creek...-- ______--- ___________ _________ _ 17 100-50 September 1958. East Branch: From 150 feet below Maspeth Ave. to Grand 18 150 August 1958. Street Bridge. From Grand St. Bridge to Metropolitan Ave___ 16 125 Do. See footnotes at end of table, page 157. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS ANI) HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 157 Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) English Kills (West Branch): From junction with East Branch to Metropoli- 16 125 March 1961. tan Avenue Bridge. From Metropolitan Ave. to within 80 feet of 28 100-80 November 1960. Montrose Ave. Excludes a length of 730 feet at the easterly limit of project where the depth ranges from 7 feet to 0. 2 Excludes a length of 370 feet at the southerly limit of project where the depth decre ises to 4.0 feet. 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 Avenue; the 20-foot channel in the East Branch; and the 20- and 12-foot channels in English Kills. The total cost of the active portion of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $1,561,691-$767,093 for new work and $794,598 for main- tenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--- $1,168,354 Cost_ -_ -- 1,168,354 Maintenance: Appropriated _ $4,886 $128,200 -$14,366 $98,995 21,223,003 Cost - 4,886 5,921 107,913 - 91,824 2 1,215,832 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 3$583,000 1 Includes $401,261 for new work and $421,817 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Excludes costs of $583 incurred during fiscal year 1957 for reconnaissance survey. 3 Estimated additional amount needed to complete inactive portion of existing project. 11. HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, N. Y. 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. 745, 746, and 747.) 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, Man- hattan, 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 waterfront; the removal of a TAGO 10070-B 158 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 surrounding 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 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 feet and 4.9 feet, respectively; irregular 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 average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $364,344. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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. Doc. 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. Manhattan, 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 Comm?:tee the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater Doc. 49, 72d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 waterfront. Channel 45 and 48 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide ------ Senate committee Cong., 1st sess.' print, 75th 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Also Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933, and Apr. 27, 1935. Terminal facilities. The length of waterfront included in the project 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 commercial use. Along the Manhattan waterfront, there are 99 terminals with a total available berthage of 130,380 feet, 17 ferry slips, and 8 car-float bridges. Along the Jersey waterfront there are 149 terminals having a total available berthage of 166,621 feet, and 19 ferry slips, 27 car-float bridges, and 2 large shipyards with 6 floating drydocks. Of the terminals, 119 are publicly owned, 160 are equipped with mechanical-handling devices, and 132 have railroad connections. The facilities are adequate for present requirements. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 159 Operations and results during fiscal year. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were employed from August 2, 1.960 to September 8, 1960 and. from December 1 to 9 and December 12 to 20, 1960 in dredging to restore the channel along the Weehawken- Edgewater waterfront to a depth of 30 feet. During the fiscal year 545,900 cubic yards, place measurement, .of material were removed at a total cost of $372,172 including $7,707 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The U.S seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were also employed from September 8, 1960 to September 22, 1960 and from September 26, 1960 to October 4, 1960 in dredging to restore the 48-foot project channel to authorized dimensions. During the fiscal year 147,100 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $155,066 including $3,631 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The total cost of work was $527,238 for maintenance. Condition at 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 Width Date (feet) (feet) 40-foot channel: From Ellis Island to West 59th St _ 35 3600-2600 August 1960. 45-foot channel: From Ellis Island to West 40th St-_ _____ _ 45 1500-2000 August 1960. 48-foot channel: From West 40th St. to West 59th St-_-_ ....--- 48 2000-1450 August-October 1930. Weehawken-Edgewater channel: From West 59th St. to opposite Edgewater Oil 30 750-570 August-December 1960. Terminals dock. From opposite Edgewater Oil Terminals dock to 29 750-650 August-December 1960. West 156th St., Manhattan. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $14,455,- 068-$668,820 public works funds, and $6,033,420 regular funds-a total of $6,702,240 for new work and $7,752,828 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-- ---- _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- --- - - ---------- -- - - - -$6,771,870 Cost------ ------------ ----- 6,771,870 Maintenance: Appropriated - - $185,350 $564,624 $211,172 $333,338 $527,238 7,752,828 Cost_ _____ 185,350 564,624 211,172 333,338 527,238 7,752,828 I Includes $69,629 for new work for previous projects. TAGO 10070-B 160 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 12. 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 direction 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. 282, 283, 284, 747, and 748.) 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 600 feet wide from New York City to Kingston and thence 400 feet wide to Albany, with widening at the bends, a turning basin 1,000 feet wide and 1,350 feet long at Albany, and 2 anchorages, 1 near Hudson and 1 near Stuyvesant, each with a width of 400 feet and an average length of 2,400 feet; all with depths of 32 feet in soft material and 34 feet in rock; 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 Waterford; and removal of State dam at Troy and the construction of a lock and dam about 2Y2 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 Waterford 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. 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_ 13.0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed: 1917. Cost: $1,463,014. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 161 The estimated cost for new work for the active portion of the project as described above is $50,328,000 (July 1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $335,752, including $158,879 for operation and care of the lock and dam. The widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy, N. Y., to a depth of 12 feet at a cost of $552,000, last revised in 1954 and completion of the 27-foot channel at Albany at a cost of $458,000, last revised in 1957 are considered to be inactive. Construction of dikes at a cost of $642,000, last revised in 1957 was placed in a "Deferred for Restudy" category. All three features of work are excluded from the foregoing description of the existing project and the cost estimate. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 25, 1910 Channel 12 feet deep from Hudson to Waterford, re- H. Doc. 719, 61st Cong., 2d sess. moval of State lock and dam2 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. (3) Operation and care of lock and dam at Troy were in- cluded in project July 1, 1935. Aug.30,19354 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. Doc. 572, 75th Cong., 3d sess. to 14 feet, with no change in depths for harbors in front of Albany and Troy. Sept. 3, 1954 Deepening channel between New York City and H. Doc. 228, 83d Cong., 1st sess. Albany to 32 feet and construction of a turning basin and 2 anchorages. 1 These documents contain latest published maps. 2 Widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy to a depth of 12 feet considered inactive. 3 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. 4 PWA, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, which require that local interests shall agree to: (a) Furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil- disposal areas for the new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvements; (c) provide depths commensurate with the channel depth in the approaches and berths at terminals to serve the commerce which would move on the improvement; (d) construct and maintain a suitable bulkhead on the east side of the proposed turning basin or permit dredging of a slope that would otherwise be required; (e) provide and maintain at the port of Albany, in addition to facilities heretofore provided, sufficient storage and handling facilities for accommodation of prospective commerce, when and as required; and (f) continue, through administration by the Albany Port District Commission or other public body, to regulate the use, growth, and development of the harbor facilities at the port of Albany and to hold suitable facilities open to all on equal terms. Terminal Facilities. The piers and other terminal or transfer facilities 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 TAGO 10070-B 162 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 9 terminals with available dockage of 2,383 feet, including the State barge-canal terminal with 960 feet. In addition, 14 miles of concrete bulkhead were constructed s,long the waterfront 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 2,300 feet in length. At Albany, and Rensselaer on the east side of the river, there are 25 terminals aggregating 15,150 feet of available berthage, and the State barge-canal terminal 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 Commission. 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 timber 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 6 terminals with available dockage of 2,580 feet. At Newburgh and New Windsor 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 20 terminals with dockage of 5,764 feet, of which 531 feet are for public use. The existing wharves are ample for Hudson River traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were employed from July 1, 1960 to August 2, 1960 in dredging to deepen the channel across the Haverstraw Bar to a depth of 32 feet. In addition the U.S. seagoing hopper dredges Essayons and Hyde and attendant plant were employed from September 22, 1960 to December 12, 1960 and from May 9, 1961 to May 12, 1961 in dredging to deepen the channel in the vicinity of Ossining to a depth of 32 feet. During the fiscal year 1,103,578 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material were removed at a total cost of $275,305 including $5,714 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 32 feet in Area 3, Albany to Van Wies Point, work was commenced on June 22, 1960 and was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 2,414,618 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock were removed at a total cost of $1,946,315 including $10,407 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 32 feet in Area 4, Van Wies Point to Shad Island, work was commenced on April 28, 1961 and was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 114,817 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock were removed at a total cost of $148,968 including $37,840 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 32 feet in Area 7, Dump Basin at Schodack Creek, work for preparation of spoil-disposal areas commenced on March 20, 1961 and was still in progress at the end of the TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 163 fiscal year. Cost during fiscal year was $32,477 including $27,761 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. A contract was awarded for dredging to a depth of 32 feet in Area 2, be- tween North Germantown and Kingston for which engineering and design was performed during the fiscal year at a cost of $61,082 for new work. Engineering and design was performed during the fiscal year for Area 5, Shad Island to Matthews Point at a cost of $1,538 for new work. Preparatory costs of $402 were incurred during fiscal year in connection with a wire drag survey to be performed between Ossining and Tarrytown to determine the existence of a clear swept depth of 32 feet for new work. Government plant and hired labor were employed intermittently from July 1, 1960 to November 8, 1960 on repairs to Schodack (N.Y.S.) Dike at a total cost of $23,341 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 $30,842. Under a contract for dredging to restore the channel between Bear Island and Four Mile Point to previous depth of 27 feet, work was commenced on November 10, 1959 and was completed on July 8, 1960. During the fiscal year, final adjustment was made reducing the previously reported cost by $12,341 making the adjusted total cost of $223,932 for maintenance. The cost of surveys, tidal observations, engineering and surveys pertaining to maintenance operations and contingencies was $12,247 for maintenance. The lock and dam in the Hudson River at Troy, New York, was operated and maintained during the fiscal year. Lock closed to naviga- tion for the 1960 navigation season on December 13, 1960 and opened to navigation on April 5, 1961 for the 1961 season. During the fiscal year Government forces operated the lock, Government plant and hired labor performed routine and preventive maintenance during the naviga- tion season and during the closed season performed more extensive maintenance involving dewatering of the lock chamber, repairing of lockwalls, sills, gates, fender booms, sidewalks and machinery and including placement and removal by contract emergency bulkheads at ends of lock at a total cost of $152,264 for maintenance for operation and care of Troy Lock. During the fiscal year, Government forces prepared a Design Memo- randum and plans and specifications for the extension of the guide wall of the North Entrance to the Troy Lock, including costs of $3,788 for a contract for subsurface exploration, at a total cost of $38,581 for mainte- nance for operation and care of Troy Lock. The total cost of work was $2,711,021-$2,466,087 for new work, $54,089 for maintenance and $190,845 for operation and care of the lock and dam at Troy, New York. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced July 1910 and is about 63 percent complete. The construc- tion of a new lock and dam at Troy, removal of old dam at Troy, and construction of 15,545 linear feet of dikes have been completed. 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 exception of a small part TAGO 10070-B 164 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 completed with the exception of about 1,500 linear feet at the northern end. The construction of a turning basin at Albany was completed to a depth of 32 feet and made available to navigation on June 13, 1961. The controlling mean low water depth from New York City to Hudson is 27.0 feet for a width varying from 270 to 400 feet, thence 24.9 feet for a width varying from 150 to 300 feet to about 4,200 feet below the Dunn Memorial Bridge, thence 15 feet for a width varying from 200 to 400 feet to the Dunn Memorial Bridge. The controlling lowest low water depth from Albany to the lock and dam at Troy is 11.6 feet for a width varying from 300 feet at Albany to 45 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 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 varying from 45 feet to 200 feet. The work remaining to be done under the project consists of the construction and reconstruction of dikes, and deepening of the channel from New York City to Albany to 32 feet and construction of the anchorages at Hudson and Stuyvesant. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating Total and care Regular funds___ ....... ________ 2 $18,256,724 $6,448,227 1$2,931,160 $27,636,111 Public works funds_____ ___________.-_ 238,350 _ ---- _ __---------238,350 Emergency relief funds_________ _______ 311,461---------------- 311,461 Total- --.- 2$18,806,535 $6,448,227 1$2,931,160 $28,185,922 1 Excludes reimbursement of $23,735 received during fiscal year 1958 to cover costs incurred during fiscal year 1956 for repair of fender pier at Troy Lock. 2 Includes $65,000 for completed preauthorization studies for active portion of project. In addition, the sum of $454,273 was expended between August 18, 1915 and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the work of im- provement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated_ _... ---------- _------------. ------- $455,000 $2,160,000 $23,920,342 -------------- Cost- ............... 147,699 2,466,087 23,919,128 Maintenance: Appropriated_ . $294,671 $402,011 $248,115 549,650 203,000 4 3 5 9,747,500 ----------------- Cost_ 281,927 417,184 248,290 486,426 244,934 9,726,184 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961______________________________________ $214 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ... ... .... .... .... ... 5,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ _ _ 5,000,214 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ _-____ _ 28,172,000 1 Includes $5,112,594 for new work and $346,797 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $65,000 for completed preauthorization studies for active portion of project. 3Includes O & C. 4 Excludes costs of $30,000 incurred during fiscal year 1957 for a reconnaissance survey. * Excludes $23,735 reimbursement for repairs to Troy Lock. 6 Inclusive of $1,652,000 estimated additional amount needed to complete "Deferred for Restudy" and "Inactive" portions of existing project. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 165 13. GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY, N. Y. Location. This waterway consists of that portion of the New York State Barge Canal system extending from the Hudson River at Waterford to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 183, 184, and New York Canal Charts.) Existing project. This provides for the allotment of Federal funds to the State of New York for expenditure under suitable Federal control 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 level, 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 is $37,300,000 (July 1961), of which not more than $27,000,000 shall be expended on deepening between 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. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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.2 bends and elsewhere. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Depth of 13 feet below normal pool level through all S. Doc. 252, 79th Cong., 2d sess. locks between Waterford and Oswego. 1 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Contains latest published map. 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 control of the disposition of Federal funds, and provide for Federal supervision of the work performed. A supplemental agreement dated June 5, 1947, containing all provisions necessary for efficient prosecution of the im- provement, was entered into by the Chief of Engineers and the Depart- ment of Public Works, State of New York. The requirements 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 facilities, is governed by the requirements of the particular locality. The State- owned terminal at Oswego has a grain elevator with a capacity of TAGO 10070-B 166 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1,000,000 bushels. The Albany Port District Commission has erected a grain elevator at Albany with a capacity of 13,500,000 bushels. 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. Lake- port terminals are extensive in character. The available terminals appear ample to meet all requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final costs of $27,735 were reported for reimbursement to the State of New York during the fiscal year for work performed as follows: Work Federal Cost this Cost Contract Item of work commencedc work fiscal year to-date completed U.S.-c96 Lock E-21 ..... Lowering upper and lower sills__ Sept. 1958 April 1959 $11,672 -$29,22: 1 U.S.-(97 Lock 0-2________ Lowering upper and lower sills__ Dec. 1958 April 1959 15,071 125,11E6 U.S.-I98 Lock E-16 ... Lowering upper and lower sills__ Dec. 1958 Abril 1959 164 58,39:3 U.S.-]100 Lock 0-3_ _.. Lowering upper and lower sills__ Dec. 1958 April 1959 828 81,7940 Total ............ ..... .. .. 27,735 294,52 0 j---------- In addition, costs of $697,022 were reported for partial reimbursement to the State of New York during the fiscal year for work performed as follows: Work Federal Cost this Cost Contract Item of work commenced work fiscal year to-date completed U.S.-73 Guard Gates 1 Replace Guard Gates 1 and 2 Dec. 1959 June 1961 $599,530 $1,052,229 and 2 and Bridge E-5. and raising Bridge E-5. U.S.-99 Lock E-19______ Lowering lower sill_ Dec. 1959 April 1961 35,623 56,285 U.S.-101 Lock 0-7 ._______ Lowering upper sill ------------ Dec. 1959 April 1961 18,000 18,000 U.S.-103 Lock 0-6 ...... Lowering lower sill______________ Dec. 1959 April 1961 14,273 14,273 U.S.-104 Lock E-13 .... Lowering lower sill_ Dec. 1959 April 1961 29,596 29,596 Total_ -697,022 1,170,383 The cost of inspecting contracts during the fiscal year was $33,372. The total cost of work was $758,129, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in September 1935 and is about 84 percent complete. The status of the channel deepening and widening is as follows: Distance (miles) Work remaining From To Com- to be done pleted to project Work Future dimension in work progress (widening) Hudson River_.---.- - - Guard Gate 2 at Waterford_ 2.8 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 0.7 Guard Gate 5 at Herkimer_ ... Oswego Harbor___ 96.7 TotaL -... .-.......... . ................................ 183.3 ---- 0.7 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DIISTRICT 167 Thirty-six barge canal bridges and one guard gate have been raised, one bridge lengthened and four guard gates replaced to project clearance with Federal funds under this improvement. Project vertical clearance has been provided at two additional bridges with Federal funds by con- struction of additional spillway capacity at Herkimer, N. Y. Of two bridges raised with Federal funds, one was later removed and replaced by others and one was later removed by others at no additional Federal expense. Four additional bridges were raised with Federal funds re- quested. Seven bridges were removed and three were removed and replaced by new structures at project clearance and five bridges and one overhead structure raised, all by other agencies. The present depth is 14 feet at normal pool level for the following width; 75 feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts and 200 feet in canalized rivers and lakes. The twenty-nine locks, twenty-two in Erie Canal, east of Three Rivers Point, and seven in Oswego Canal, north of Three Rivers Point, have a clear width of 43.5 feet, usable length of 300 feet, and a controlling depth over miter sills of 12 feet except for Locks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 23 in the Erie Canal, and Locks 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 in the Oswego Canal where sills have been lowered to project depth of 13 feet. No alterations are required in Lock 8, Erie Canal, and Locks 5 and 8, Oswego Canal. Lock 4, Oswego Canal does not exist. Numerous fixed bridges, transmission lines, and other struc- tures span the waterway. There are 71 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 .15.1 feet above maximum navigable stage. Work of lowering .lock sills to project depth is being prosecuted by the State of New York in conjunction with contracts for necessary maintenance of lock structures. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening and deepening the channel by excavation including the removal of ledge rock and work incidental thereto, for a total distance of 0.7 mile, as described in the above table, the raising of 3 guard gates, 15 bridges, 1 overhead structure, the revetment of banks with quarry stones where necessary, lowering 1 dive culvert, and the deepening to 13 feet through 4 locks. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $29,663,661 for new work--24,850,261 from regular funds and $4,813,400 from emergency relief funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year _---- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated $275,000 $190,000 $855,000 $438,000 $310,000 $24,883,496 Cost 238,669 115,888 220,864 710,088 758,129 24,850,261 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_______________ ____________________ $5,549 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 __ 655,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_............_ _ ....... 660,549 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_.......... ____......._ _ 11,762,000 1 Includes $25,000 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 168 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 14. 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. Existing project. This provides for a channel extending from White- hall, N. Y., at the head of Lake Champlain, to Benson Landing, to be 12 feet deep at low lake level and generally 150 feet wide, and the installa- tion of fender booms at Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The reference plane of low lake level is 93.0 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The length of the section included in the project for improvement 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 cost for new work for the completed portion of the project consist- ing of a channel generally 150 feet wide was $566,811, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual mainte- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,020. The widening of the channel throughout its entire length to the project width of 200 feet is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing description of the existing project and the cost esti- mate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was esti- mated to be $1,573,000. 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 storehouse. The facilities are considered adquate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Government plant and hired labor were employed intermittently during the fiscal year in repair and replacement of the fender booms at a total cost of $5,050 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the entire existing project is about 77 percent complete. Work under the active portion of the existing project was commenced in June 1919 and completed in 1923. A channel 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 October 1958, through the reach included in the project, were as follows: TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., I)ISTRICT 169 Locality Depth Width (feet) (feet) Whitehall to the Elbow _ _ 12 90-200 A t the Elbow----------------------- 12 110 From the Elbow to Maple Bend _ - 12 90-150 From M aple Bend to Red Rock Bay -------- ------------------------- -12 120-150 From Red Rock Bay to Benson Landing 12 70-250 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. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $870,483- $566,811 for new work and $303,672 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ----------- $681,811 Cost e. C s - -- --- -------- - -- -- -- A -I- -- -- -- - -- - -- -- 681,811 6 1, 1 Maintenance: Appropriated - ------- -----.. $463 -$50 $100 $5,000 316,961 Cost .------ ----------I.......... 363 50 48 5,050 2 316,959 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_ _-_ _$1,573,000 1Includes $115,000 for new work and $19,140 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Excludes costs of $652, $4,808, and $393 in fiscal years 1957, 1959, and 1960, respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 15. 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 Champlain, 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 existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents ' July 4, 1836 Construction of first 1,000 feet of breakwater------ H. Doc. 131, 23d Cone., 1st sess. June 23, 1866 Extension of 1,500 feet to breakwater H. Ex. Doe. 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. TAGO 10070-B 170 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and design for the rehabilitation of the breakwater was performed during the fiscal year at a cost of $50,000 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The exsiting project was practically 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 breakwater 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, increasing 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 of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $1,039,389. Since June 30, 1886, the cost of maintenance was $282,975 leaving $706,414 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to June 1, 1886 and the cost of rehabilitation was $50,000. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------------... ..----------------------------------------------- $706,414 Cost---------.....------------------------------------------------------------ 706,414 Maintenance: Appropriated _ ______ _ I I 'I282,975 Cost-------------------------- ------------- - - '282,975 Rehabilitation: Appropriated--------------------..-------50,000 50,000 Cost ......---------------------- .-------.-- 50, 000 50,000 1Includes costs of $47 and $621 in fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 16. NEW YORK HARBOR: ENTRANCE CHANNELS AND ANCHORAGE AREAS Location. The works incliided 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 northeast of the entrance to Delaware Bay, New Jersey and Delaware. The upper bay extends southerly from the junction of Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New York City, a distance of about 51 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 Chart No. 369.) 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 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 171 lower bay, length about 10.2 miles; for Anchorage Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channels with the same depth and width, in the upper bay, opposite the anchorage grounds, length about 5.7 miles; for Bayside- Gedney Ohannel 35 feet deep and 800 feet wide, extending from the junction with the new southerly entrance channel to the junction with Main Ship Channel, length about 3.7 miles; for 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, 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; for a new southerly entrance channel 35 feet deep'and generally 800 feet wide extending 3.4 miles from the 35-foot ocean contour to Bayside-Gedney Channel along an alinement generally west of South Channel; and the elimination from the authorized project of that portion of Bayside-Gedney Channel situated east of the junction with the new southerly entrance channel. 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 barometric 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 is $19,168,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $209,030. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 feet (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. Doe. 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. Doe. 625, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Swinburne Islands. July 3, 1930 Relocation of southerly section of Anchorage Channel_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. 18, 71st Cong., 2d sess Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging south end of Red Hook Flats, Liberty H. Doe. 183, 73d Cong., 2d sess.' Island Anchorage, and channel along New Jersey pierhead line. Do..__ Deepening Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a H. Doe. 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.' July 3, 1958 Dredging South Channel, elimination of portion of S. Doe. 45, 84th Cong., 1st sess.' Bayside-Gedney Channel. i Contain latest published maps. Terminal facilities. The harbor consists of Upper Bay and Lower Bay. In the Upper Bay there are 47 terminals with a total berthage of 73,098 feet. In addition there are 6 car-float (railroad) bridges and TAGO 10070-B 172 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 3 ferry terminals consisting of 7 slips. 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 where there are 8 terminals with a total berthage of 12,228 feet. Of the terminals in the harbor, 41 are equipped with mechanical-handling devices, and 34 have railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for present com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 20 feet in the widenings at bends near the southerly and northerly ends of the channel along the New Jersey pierhead line, work was commenced on May 18, 1960 and was completed on November 9, 1960. During the fiscal year 233,106 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $149,426 including $2,620 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. In addition, the U.S. derrick boat Babcock was employed intermittently from July 1, 1960 to October 21, 1960 in removing scattered boulders and isolated shoals to a depth of 20 feet at a cost of $8,422 for new work, for which engineering was performed during fiscal year 1960. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were employed intermittently from November 3, 1960 to December 7, 1960 and the U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Comber was employed from February 6, 1961 to February 18, 1961 in dredging to restore a depth of 45 feet in Sections 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of Ambrose Channel. During the fiscal year 594,600 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $230,865 including $7,456 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The total cost of work was $388,712-$157,848 for new work and $230,865 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in 1885 and is about 95 percent complete. Main Ship and 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 in 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 contemplated 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 was completed in November 1960. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 173 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 depth of the channels included in this project are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) Ambrose Channel ------------------------ 44 2,000-1,275 July 1956-June 1961. Main Ship Channel ________________________________ 30 1,000 Mar. 1953-December 1954. Bayside-Gedney Channel__________________________ 35 800-500 Oct. 1959-March 1960 Anchorage Channel__________ _____________________ 45 2,000-1,650 July-November 1957. Craven Shoal-- 130 July 1931. Channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands: Buoy 23 to Hoffman Island_ 13 200-100 November 1943. Hoffman Island to Swinburne Island 10 200-120 Do. Red Hook Flats Anchorage: 40-foot area_- - -- 40 _ May 1956. 30-foot area- - -_ _ 30 May-October 1954. Liberty (Bedloe) Island Anchorage, _ --- 220 -January 1950. Along New Jersey pierhead line_____________________ 3 19 500-200 February-November 1960. 1Except for a shoal 100 by 600 feet with least depth of 27 feet located along westerly channel line. ? Except for scattered shoals along the westerly side having a minimum depth of 12 feet. 3 The coptrolling depth in the widenings at the northerly an-I southe-ly ends was 20 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of dredging a new southerly entrance channel, generally 800 feet wide approximately 3.4 miles in length. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $22,932,203- $17,131,789 for new work, including $116,530 applied to removing wrecks authorized by acts prior to the adoption of the existing project, and $5,800,414 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .-.--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..... ______ .. - . -.. - ....--. ... . . $455,000 $5,894 ' $17,131,789 Cost - - - -_ .- - - 303,047 157,847 17,131,789 Maintenance: Appropriated - - $163,663 $185,746" $294,138 167,638 231,505 5,801,041 Cost __ 166,765 185,746 294,138 167,638 230,865 25,800,401 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ __ $500,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 1,537,000 $14,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 2SIncludes Excludes costs of $13 incurred during fiscal year 1961 for a reconnaissance survey. 17. NEW YORK HARBORCOLLECTION 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. Existing project. This provides for the collection and removal of drift from New York Harbor and its tributary waters, and authorizes TAGO 10070-B 174 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the Secretary of War 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, and no advance estimate of the amount of work required and its proper cost can be made. The existing project was authc iz d by the follcuing: 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. The average annual maintenance costs during the past 5 years was $432,139. Operations and 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 disposing of drift when not employed on other work. There were removed and disposed of during the fiscal year 535,505 cubic feet (4,184 cords) of driftwood, ranging in size from small blocks to timbers of large dimen- sions, including piles and pieces of wreckage. The cost of this work was $453,879 for maintenance. Conditionat 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 to June 30, 1961, amounted to $7,526,124 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated $394,483 $416,322 $412,446 $488,650 $450,000 $7,527,332 Cost _-_ 394,483 416,322 411,793 484,216 453,879 7,526,124 18. 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 Harbor 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, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS ANDI) HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 175 1889, 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 Vani 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 Piles Creek, 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 an anchorage 38 feet deep to accommodate 5 vessels 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 Island and two secondary channels 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, one south of Shooters Island and the other in Raritan Bay connect- ing 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; irregular 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 is $58,872,000 (July 1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $7,712 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $430,642. The existing project was authcrized by the following: 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 3 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 vi- cinity 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. 3 Contain latest published maps. The anchorage at Sandy Hook, and the cut-off at junction of Main Ship Channel, at a cost of $2,150,000, last revised in 1957, were placed in a "Deferred for Restudy" category and are excluded from the fore- going description of the existing project and the cost estimate. Local cooperation. Work under the acts of May 28, 1935, and August 30, 1935, is subject to the following conditions of local cooperation: a. That where the project channel encroaches upon upland property and extends shoreward of harbor lines, the completion of the encroaching TAGO 10070-B 176 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 waterway, free of cost to the United States, for the disposal of dredged materials 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 September 5, 1942, conveyed to the United States, free of cost, rights-of-way for channel purposes at Howland Hook, Staten Island, N. Y. Condition b is being complied with. Authority was granted by the Chief of Engineers on November 11, 1935, to require local interests to provide areas for the disposal of dredged material ohly 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 advantages of the deeper channel. Assurances of compliance with the above conditions were accepted by the Secretary of the Army on March 4, 1954. Terminal facilities. There are 200 terminals with a total berthage of 121,725 feet. In addition, there are 8 ferry landings, and 2 car-float (railroad) bridges. Of the terminals, 100 are equipped with mechanical- handling devices, and 83 have railroad connections. Included in the terminals are five large shipyards. Five of the terminals with a berthage of 1,693 feet are not used for waterborne commerce. Two of the tecrmi- nals have marine railways. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in Section 5, in the widening of the channel in the immediate vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge, work was commenced on August 12, 1960. Due to suspension of work on the construction of the fender system to protect the bridge pier, dredging work was temporarily suspended on September 9, 1960 and was not resumed by the close of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 9,600 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $48,347 including $316 for engineering preliminary to dredging for new work. Under a contract for dredging to restore a depth of 35 feet in the channel north of Shooters Island, work was commenced on April 20, 1960 and was completed on October 21, 1960. During the fiscal year 315,571 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $285,398 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 177 The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons and attendant plant were employed intermittently from October 4, 1960 to November 15, 1960 and from March 30, 1961 to April 5, 1961 in dredging to restore project depth of 35 feet in portions of the lower entrance channel from Wards Point to the junction with Main Ship Channel and in the vicinity of Constable Hook. In addition the U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Comber was employed from February 13, 1961 to February 17, 1961 in Wards Point Channel. During the fiscal year 245,200 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $306,433 in- cluding $9,618 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging to restore project depth of 35 feet in the channel in Arthur Kill, from Port Reading to Sewaren, work was com- menced on May 15, 1961 and was still in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 189,600 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material were removed at a total cost of $129,887 including $13,005 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The total cost of work was $770,065-$48,347 for new work and $721,718 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the entire existing project is about 95 percent complete. Work under the active portion of the existing project was commenced in October 1933 and is about 99 percent complete. Work completed thus far has consisted of providing project depth of 35 feet in soft material and 37 feet in rock 500 to 800 feet wide, through Lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, Arthur Kill, and Kill Van Kull to Upper New York Bay except in the vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge where the channel is to be widened and pro- viding 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 connecting with Raritan River 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 ..-. _... 35 800-300 August 1957-February 1961. From Wards Point to Sewaren_----------------------- 34 750-425 January 1957-October 1960. From Sewaren to south of Lakes Island---_ ___ 34 500-330 June 1959-October 1960. From south of Lakes Island to Piles Creek....-..-... 35 500 May 1955-Dec. 1959. From Piles Creek to Elizabethport------------------- 35 600-500 August 1949-November 1955. From Elizabethport to Bergen Point-----__------_, _ 35 800-600 February 1955-October 1960. From Bergen Point to Upper New York Bay---_ 35 800 March 1944-November 1960. Channel south of Shooters Island .............--------------------- 30 400 March-May 1953. Anchorage in the vicinity of Sandy Hook - - 21 _--... -_ April 1951. Anchorage south of Perth Amboy --.... ........ . 37 and 25 -.-. -- August 1957-June 1958. Channel in Raritan Bay connecting with Raritan 26 400-250 December 1958. River. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of completing the deepening and widening of the channel in the vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge, and dredging the cut-off at TAGO 10070-B 178 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 junction of Main Ship Channel to dimensions authorized by 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 under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were as follows: Costs New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_____________________________ $55,672,819 $5,289,399 $60,962,218 Public works funds _______ 807,000 _------_--------_ 807,000 Emergency relief funds---------_ 2,023,308 2,023,308 Total United States funds------------ $58,503,127 $5, 289, 399 $63,792, 526 Contributed funds __ 7,712 - 7,712 Total, all funds______________________ $58,510,839 $5,289,399 $63,800,238 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -.. .-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 13 New work: Appropriated- - . I $4,490,000 $5,200,000 $5,033,000 $2,381,400 -$120,000 2 $71,681,485 Cost ______ _ 3,746,004 4, 783,410 5,029,723 2,267,016 48,347 2 71,313,102 Maintenance: Appropriated_ 284,395 870,800 64,976 295,953 741,000 6,553,691 Cost___ . 284,395 870,800 64,976 211,323 721,718 6,449,779 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________ __ ___-___-___---___ - $88,370 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------- _.----...... 88,370 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ________. . ___ __ ... ... -896,000 I Includes $12,809,975 for new work and $1,160,380 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition $7,712 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $6,621 for new work and $1,621 for maintenance for Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N.Y. 4 Includes $125,000 for completed preauthorization studies for active portion of project. 5 Estimated amount needed to complete "Deferred for Restudy" portion of existing project. 19. RARITAN RIVER, N. J. Location. This river 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 gen- erally 100 feetwide with widening at bends to the Delaware and Raritan Canal entrance at New Brunswick, a distance of 5 miles; and for a South TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 179 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 a point 1,300 feet below the upper junction with the Main Channel at Crab Island, a distance of 2.3 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 cost for new work for the completed portion of the project, con- sisting of the channels described above, was $1,171,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $66,000 contrib- uted by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $247,125. 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 is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing description and the cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $86,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1919 Channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet-wide to Washington 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 R.R. bridge. Do ----- Channel 10 feet deep in earth and 11 feet in rock to New Brunswick. Width reduced to 100 feet. H. Doc. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess. 2 Do------ Relocation of lower reach of South Channel ......... Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 Doc. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to junction of Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 Main and South Channels, thence of same depth Doc. 74, 74th Cong., 2d sess. in 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. Upper 1,300 feet of South Channel, 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide is considered inactive. sContains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish spoil-disposal areas for the maintenance of the 25-foot channel from New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge to junc- tion 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 8,649 feet along the shores of Raritan River. The Govern- ment has established a large ammunition and storage depot and arsenal known as Raritan Arsenal on the river. One of the terminals is munic- ipally owned and is leased to private interests. Ten of the terminals are equipped with mechanical-handling devices and 9 have railroad connec- tions. In addition, there is a boatyard with storage space for 100 craft. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to restore a depth of 25 feet in South Channel, work was commenced October 27, 1960 and was completed on December 6, 1960. During the TAGO 10070-B 180 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 fiscal year 243,576 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $221,266 including $8,244 for engineering pre- liminary to dredging for maintenance. The U.S. seagoing hopper dredge Comber and attendant plant were employed intermittently from January 30, 1961 to February 19, 1961 in dredging to restore a depth of 25 feet in the Main Channel from the junction with New York and New Jersey Channels to the vicinity of the Arthur Kill Cut-off Channel. During the fiscal year 51,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a total cost of $63,819 including $2,174 for engineering preliminary to dredging for maintenance. The total cost of work was $285,085 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the entire existing project is about 96 percent complete. Work under the active portion of the existing project was commenced September 1919 and completed July 1941. A shoal along the northerly channel line in the vicinity of the Victory Bridge was eliminated by relocation of the channel in February 1959. 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 Government wharf, thence 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the mouth of the Washing- ton 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 Width Date (feet) (feet) In Main Channel from New York and New Jersey 25 300-180 December 1958- Channels to junction with the South Channel. February 1961. From South Channel junction to lower end of Govern- 17 300-200 Nov. 1957-April 1958. ment wharf. From lower end of Government wharf to upper end 17 300-200 Do. of Government wharf. Turning basin, opposite Government wharf-......... 12 200-100 Do. From upper end of Government wharf to the Wash- 15 200-100 July 1956. ington Canal. From Washington Canal to the Delaware & Raritan 10 100-40 July 1946. Canal lock at New Brunswick. In South Channel to upper limit of Titanium Pig- 25 300-160 February 1961. ment dock. From upper limit of Titanium Pigment Co. dock to 9.5 150-50 December 1950- Crossman's dock. February 1961. From Crossman's dock to junction with Main Chan- 1 150-100 July 1947. nel 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. The total cost of the active portion of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $5,143,893,-$878,315 from regular funds, $292,685 from Ordnance funds, and $66,000 from contributed funds, a total of $1,237,000 for new work, and $3,906,893 from United States funds for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 181 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year _ -- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 Npw work: Appropriated - - -- - - . . ----------. ... ...... ---- - $1,551,470 * Cost .--------------------------- --------------------------------- 1,551,470 Maintenance: Appropriated ------- $330,935 $119,347 $362, 581 $137,677 $287,000 4,020,227 Cost------------------...... 330,935 119,347 362,581 137,677 285,085 4,018,312 Other new work data Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_ .- __-__-_ _ 3$86,000 IIncludes $673,155 for new work and $111,419 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition $292,685 for new work was expended from Ordnance Funds and $66,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Estimated additional amount needed to complete "Inactive" portion of project. 20. SUPERVISION OF NEW YORK HARBOR 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 preventing ob- structive or injurious deposits in the waters under his jurisdiction and the prevention of anchorage in the entrance channels of the harbor to promote the safe navigation of 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 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 424, 426), Act of February 16, 1909 (35 Stat. 623); Act of July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 596); and Act of August 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 970); section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 360); and Act of Congress approved June 7, 1924 (Oil Pollution Act, 43 Stat. 604). During the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1961, supervision of the dump- ing areas located outside of the entrance to New York Harbor was exercised by means of three (3) U.S. Patrol Boats for a total of 17%4 boat months. Supervision over the waters and waterfront facilities of the harbor of New York, its adjacent and tributary waters and Long Island Sound was performed by three (3) U.S. Patrol Launches for a total of 21 boat months and 32 man months of shore patrol and inspection. Patrols, to the extent of available funds, were maintained to preclude obstructive or injurious material being deposited at places other than in the desig- nated dumping grounds; to endeavor to keep the main entrance channels free of anchored craft for safe navigation by deep-draft vessels; and to detect 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 for the supervision of New York Harbor to June 30, 1961 was $347,389. Summary of legal actions. The disposition of legal actions to the end of the fiscal year for violations of Act of June 29, 1888, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1924, is as follows: TAGO 10070-B 182 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Number of cases reported to U.S. Attorney for prosecution: Prior to fiscal year 1961 1847 During fiscal year 1961 16 Total ___ 1863 Number of convictions obtained or cases settled by compromise: Prior to fiscalyear 1961 1311 During fiscal year 1961__ 10 Total_ 1321 Number ofcases nolle prossed or discontinued: Prior to fiscal year 1961 _ 458 During fiscalyear 1961 4 Total-_ _ 462 Number of cases dismissed after trail: year 1961 Prior to fiscal 60 During fiscal year 1961 0 Total__ _ - 60 Number of cases pending June 30, 1961- _ 20 Grand total 1863 Summary of deposits. The amounts of material in cubic yards 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: From 1890 to 1960-_ _ _ -_-_-_-927,300,948 Fiscal year 1961: By United States Government plant including seagoing hopper dredges from Ambrose Chan- nel, Buttermilk Channel, Hudson River Channel, New York and New Jersey Channels, and Raritan River_ _ _ _______________ 2,182,800 Operations by the United States under contract in maintenance and improvement of waterways_ 72,090 Other than United States operations-_ _ 9,752,725 12,007,615 939,308,563 Material deposited on shore, or behind bulkheads or dikes: From 1890 to 1960_ ___ ------ 614,606,224 Fiscal Year 1961: Operations by the United States under contract in maintenance and improvement of waterways_ 6, 666,271 Other than United States operations_ __ 11,383,200 18,049,471 632,655,695 Material deposited in Hudson River at various dumping grounds: From 1907 to 1960 36,778,327 Fiscal Year 1961- _ __ _ -_-_- 97,400 36,875,727 Material deposited in Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, Block Island Sound and Little Narragansett Bay: From 1890 to 1960 _ 104,634,622 Fiscal Year 1961 1,139,070 105,773,692 Grand total ___-1,714,613,677 All material deposited 1890 to 1960_ __1,683,320,121 All material deposited fiscal year 1961 31,293,556 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 183 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 Maintenance: Appropriated---------.... $258,717 $335,000 $360,700 $376,050 $368,000 $13,292,405 Cost_ 259,000 338,459 360,688 367,031 347,389 13,266,222 1 Prior to fiscal year 1960 financed under General Expense Appropriation. 21. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost Date Name of project during reconnaissance fiscal year or condition survey conducted BAY RIDGE and IRED HOOK CHANNELS, N. Y................. $132 July 1960 CHEESEQUAKE CREEK, N. J._-__---------------...._____-__-__ 710 April 1961 (5' Channel) EAST RIVER, N. Y. ... _. ................ ........... 876 May 1961 (Corlears Reef) GREAT KILLS HARBOR, N. Y..... ................... __.___ _____ 1,451 April 1961 KEYPORT HARBOR, N. J......-. ............. .. 944 July 1960 NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK and PASSAIC RIVERS, N. J.__ 9,608 March, April 1961 (Newark Bay-Port Newark Chan. 35' & 32' Chan.) (Passaic River 30' Channel) PORT CHESTER HARBOR, N. Y.__________.. __.....____.......__ 69 July 1960 RONDOUT HARBOR, N. Y.................................... 46 July 1960 SANDY HOOK BAY AT LEONARDO, N. J._________________ 86 April 1960 SHARK RIVER, N. J.__-- 1,176 May 1961 SHOAL HARBOR and COMPTON CREEK, N. J._... _ 2.104 March 1961 SHREWSBURY RIVER, N. J. -.................................. 2,910 July 1960 W ASHINGTON CANAL and SOUTH RIVER, N. J. ............... 3,648 March, April 1961 Total cost during fiscal year______________ 1$23,760 1In addition, costs in the amount of $1,053 were incurred for reconnaissance and condition surveys on projects having other maintenance activities during the fiscal year. 22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For Cost to June 30, 1961 last full re- Estimated Name of project port amount see Operation and required to Annual Construction maintenance complete Report for- 1. Port Chester Harbor, N. Y. (active) _ -- 1959 I $433,470 1 $269,160 (2) 1959 34 $93,000 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y. 5 (inactive)__ ----------.-.---. 2. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y. .............. 1916 6 76,065 7343 (2) 3. Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y._______------- 1953 8 64,584 87,171 (2) 4. New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y... ---.- 1949 9 73,214 10 22,806 (2) 5. East Chester Creek, N. Y.___________ 1953 1112 13 597,057 1114382,959 15 720,000 6. Westchester Creek, N. Y. (active) ---- 1960 16175,933 16 548,401 (2) Westchester Creek, N. Y. (inactive) 17___ 1960 183S,000 7. Bronx River, N. Y. (active) -- 1960 19 20 1,149,946 2021602,632 (2) Bronx River, N. Y. (inactive) . ..- - 1960 22 299,000 8. Harbor at Flushing Bay, N. Y. (in- active) 23............................... 1953 24628, 502 2425211,431 4 710,000 9. Manhasset Bay, N. Y. (inactive) 17T-_.. 1948 2 1,493 4 27172,000 10. Hempstead Harbor, N. Y._________ 1953 39,468 2869, 522 (2) 11. Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y. (inactive) .... 1911 72,000 4 1,038,000 12. Glen Cove Creek, N. Y. (active)..._.-- 1960 2929, 760 3063,332 (2) Glen Cove Creek, N. Y. (inactive) - --- 1960 4 31 70,000 See footnotes at end of table, page 184. TAGO 10070-B 184 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued For Cost to June 30, 1961 last full re- Estimated Name of project port amount see Operation and required to Annual Construction maintenance complete Report for- 13. Huntington Harbor, N. Y. (inactive)-.... 1953 32 71,535 33 52, 768 18 3473,000 14. Northport Harbor, N. Y..----... -------- 1956 35 78,644 36 52 (2) 15. Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y. (inactive)_. 1954 37171,427 3s 11,317 4 39 1,119,000 16. Greenport Harbor, N. Y.._............. 1953 74,681 o4019, 025 (2) 17. Peconic River, N. Y.____........_.._..._ 1953 25,000 4i 110,486 (2) 18. Sag Harbor, N. Y..... __ 1953 121,805 423,304 (2) 19. Browns Creek, N. Y. (active)........-__ 1960 33,976 43110,879 (2) Browns Creek, N. Y. (inactive) 23........ 1960 4447,000 20. Lake Montauk Harbor, N. Y.......... . 1959 442,000 45160,903 46605,000 21. Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N. Y.-............................... 1960 235,964 47360, 805 (2) 22. Great South Bay, N. Y................___ 1959 226,857 48s339,119 (2) 23. Orowoc Creek, N. Y. (inactive) 17-_______ 1949 49813 1850 59,000 24. Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) N. Y. 235- 1895 7,000 ------------------------------------ (2) 524,060- 524,060 25. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y....__...________ 1948 5133,828 (2) 26. Coney Island Channel, N. Y.____........ 1954 111,371 53220, 115 (2) 27. Coney Island Creek, N. Y. (inactive).... 1952 69,489 54 2,386 4206,000 28. Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, N. Y.................................. * 1960 55 5,523,297 565,336,897 (2) 29. Gowanus Creek Channel, N. Y.......... 1954 67346,831 58 74,088 (2) 30. East River, N. Y....... ____, ___ ._____ 1959 59 6030,091,146 5961 1,018,314 (2) 31. Wallabout Channel, N. Y......._____..... 1953 18,174 62 35,349 (2) 32. Harlem River, N. Y._______________.... 1957 633,616,119 282,557 (2) 33. Irvington Harbor, N. Y. (inactive) 17.... 1948 360 4 63,000 34. Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y .......... _____ 1951 69,836 64 59,357 (2) 35. Peekskill Harbor, N. Y. _______.... _ 1951 19,400 6559,893 (2) 36. Wappinger Creek, N. Y. 5___________ 1950 13,000 43,026 (2) 37. Rondout Harbor, N. Y.__--.---....-- 1954 123,109 6781,905 M 212,199 6768 88,250 (2) (2) 38. Saugerties Harbor, N. Y. 5_______________ 1949 a, 39. Ticonderoga River, N. Y. (inactive) 235__ 1895 16,500 4383,000 40. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y.______________ 1931 6969,406 1,253 (2) 41. Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt. (inactive)..__ ___ _ .. 1961 70681,811 70 71317, 762 41,573,000 42. Otter Creek, Vt. (inactive) 236___________ 1950 60,254 4143,000 43. 44. Gordon Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt. Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y................. 5- 1892 1953 34,750 198,415 72 8, 807 73 115 74103,691 (2) (2) 45. Channel between North and South Hero Islands, Lake Champlain, Vt. 5 ....... 1909 7531,000 (2) 46. St. Albans Harbor, Lake Champlain, V t. 23 ....................... ......... 1917 3,125 385 (2) 47. Swanton Harbor, Vt. (inactive) 23 56..... 1888 70,500 76 129 S2,010,000 48. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y._ 1895 98,468 77 249 (2) 49. Great Chazy River, N. Y. ______________ 1895 18,000 --.----- ------- (2) 50. Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J. (active)..----..... ..... 1960 78 79 10,788,280 78 so 5,724,604 81s82 252,000 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J. (inactive)....____... .. 1960 ----------------- - - - - - - 8-------- - -- 41,182,000 51. Elizabeth River, N. J. (inactive) 17...... 1953 8360,481 8359,391 4 190,000 52. Rahway River, N. J. (deferred for re- study) 17-.............------ -- _-__- _ - .- 1949 4 37, 000 307 85 200,000 53. Woodbridge Creek, N. J.__ __ 1953 8649, 823 177,673 (2) 54. Lemon Creek, S. I. N. Y. (inactive) 17 .... 1937 87 6,621 1,621 4 200,000 55. Great Kills Harbor, N. Y. 5_ ............ 1954 88 137,302 8940,520 (2) 56. Washington Canal and South River, N . J._.--- ..------- ....-- _- 1953 9o91206,116 90 92212,735 (2) 57. Raritan River to Arthur Kill Cutoff Channel, N. J. 5__....__ _ 1956 93810,500 941, 154, 168 (2) 58. Cheesequake Creek, N. J. (inactive) -.... 1953 40,000 9526,862 4333,000 59. 60. Matawan Creek, N. J. (inactive) Keyport Harbor, N. J. ---.............. -....... 1953 1953 21,000 40,475 96 74,068 97 176,813 (2) 424,000 61. Way Cake Creek, N. J. (inactive) 171 -.. 1949 98 853 85 126, 000 62. Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N. J. (active)......... ..... ..... .... _ 1957 99124, 572 99390,885 (2) Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, N. J. (inactive)- ........................... 1957 18 52,000 63. Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N. J..__. 1958 56,470 '00oo 86 (2) 64. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J........._____.. 1957 101 508,936 'o2 137,489 (2) 65. Shrewsbury River, N . J. ---...... ...... 1958 103 104 105 698,457 103 1,013,262 06 15578,000 66. Shark River, N. J. ____........___ _____ 1958 150,000 10o7261,668 (2) I Includes $74,995 for new work and $16,369 for maintenance for previous projects and includes costs of $189, $71 and $69 fiscal years 1957, 1958, and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys under maintenance. 2 Completed. 3 Exclusive of $5,500 to be contributed by local interests. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 185 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued 4 Revised in 1954. s No commerce reported. 6 Includes $5,000 for new work for previous projects. 7 Includes costs of $132 fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey. 8 Includes $47,368 for new work and $10 for maintenance for previous projects. 9 Includes $43,175 for new work for previous projects. 10 Includes costs of $776 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 11Includes $592,057 for new work and $380,232 for maintenance for previous projects. 12In addition $14,403 for new work was expended from contributed funds for previous projects. 13Includes $5,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 14Includes costs of $2,727 fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey. 15 Revised in 1959. 16 Includes $77,182 for new work and $66,600 for maintenance for previous projects. 17 Awaiting local cooperation. 18Revised in 1956. 19In addition, $10,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 20 Includes $69,036 for new work and $26,921 for maintenance for previous projects. 21 Includes costs of $1,160 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 22 Revised in 1953. 2 Improvement adequate for commerce. 24Includes $238,873 for new work and $206,411 for maintenance for previous projects. 25 Includes costs of $683 and $383 fiscal years 1957 and 1958 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 26 Includes costs of $751 and $282 fiscal years 1959 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 27In addition, $50,000 to be contributed by local interests but not forthcoming. 28Includes costs of $824 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 29 In addition, costs of $29,774 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 30 Includes costs of $592 incurred during fiscal year 1959 for reconnaissance survey. 21 In addition, $70,000 to be contributed by local interests. 32Includes $22,500 for new work for previous projects. In addition, $19,546 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 33Includes costs of $1,212 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. asIn addition, $31,454 to be contributed by local interests. 3s In addition, $15,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 36 Costs of $52 fiscal year 1960 for a reconnaissance survey. 37 Includes $80,200 for new work for previous projects. 38Includes costs of $45 fiscal year 1960 for a reconnaissance survey. 39In addition, $57,000 to be contributed by local interests. 4o Includes costs of $500 and $61 fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance survey. 41 Includes costs of $621, $49 and $1,428 fiscal years 1957, 1958 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 42Includes costs of $1,459 and $79 fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 43Includes costs of $1,335 fiscal year 1960 for a reconnaissance survey. 44Includes $2,000 for completed preauthorization studies and excludes $82,738 work performed with Navy funds. 45 Includes costs of $562 and $158 fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 46 Revised in 1960. 47Includes costs of $112 and $2,459 fiscal years 1957 and 1959 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 48Includes costs of $1,681 and $7 fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 49 Includes costs of $266 and $47 fiscal years 1957 and 1958 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. so In addition, $15,200 to be contributed by local interests. 51 Includes $26,000 for new work for previous projects. 52 Includes costs of $297 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 53 Includes costs of $973 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 54 Includes costs of $724 fiscal year 1960 for a reconnaissance survey. 55Includes $1,246,100 for new work for previous projects. b6Includes costs of $1,157, $716 and $132 fiscal years 1957, 1959 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 57 Includes $75,000 for new work for previous projects. *5 Includes costs of $304 and $153 fiscal years 1957 and 1958 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 9 Includes $6,187,694 for new work and $37,664 for maintenance for previous projects. 6o Includes $7,000 permanent transfer to the project during fiscal year 1959. 61 Includes costs of $7,206, $1,818 and $876 in fiscal years 1958, 1960 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys and $21,731 incurred during fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey of the main channel and a sweep survey over Shell Reef and includes $1,963 for engineering, fiscal year, 1960. 62 Includes costs of $54 fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey. 63Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. 64 Includes costs of $671, $615 and $127 fiscal years 1958, 1959 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 6- Includes costs of $25 and $60 fiscal years 1957 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 66 Includes costs of $46 fiscal year 1960 for reconnaissance survey. 67 Includes $42,000 for new work and $15,000 for maintenance for previous projects. 68 Includes costs of $1,956 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 69 In addition, $10,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 7o Includes $115,000 for new work and $19,140 for maintenance for previous projects. 71 Includes costs of $652, $4,808 and $393 fiscal years 1957, 1959 and 1960 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. In addition, includes costs of $363 and $50 fiscal years 1958 and 1959 respectively, for real estate management services. 72Includes costs of $1,188 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 73Includes costs of $115 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 74Includes costs of $1,239 fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey. 75Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. 76Includes costs of $129 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 77Includes costs of $249 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. Includes $1,755,321 for new work and $1,138,368 for maintenance for previous projects. 718 79In addition, $285,600 for new work was expended from contributed funds and includes $15,000 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 186 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued a Includes costs of $7,085, $68 and $9,608 fiscal years 1958, 1960 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. AlEyclusive of $2,288,000 for 32-foot Hackensack River, deferred for restudy, last revised in 1960. 82Revised in 1961. 8a Includes $60,481 for new work and $58,791 for maintenance for previous projects. 84Includes $37,000 for new work for previous projects. 8s Revised in 1955. s Includes $19,000 for new work for previous projects. 87This amount also included in report for New York and New Jersey Channels. No work has teen done on the existing project for Lemon Creek. 8s In addition, $104,805 for new work was expended from contributed funds. s9 Includes costs of $1,410 fiscal year 1957 for a reconnaissance survey. 9 Includes $157,224 for new work and $84,934 for maintenance for previous projects. 91 In addition, $36.5 for new work was expended from contributed funds. '9 Includes costs of $146 and $3,648 fiscal years 1958 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 9 New work expended from public funds. 94 Includes costs of $1,803 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 95Includes costs of $710 fiscal year 1961 for a reconnaissance survey. 96 Includes costs of $104 fiscal year 1959 for a reconnaissance survey. 97Includes costs of $1,061, $58 and $944 fiscal years 1958, 1959 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 98Includes costs of $839 and $14 fiscal years 1958 and 1959 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. 9 Includes $17,000 for new work and $169,709 for maintenance for previous projects and excludes $77,247 contributed funds for new work. (R&H Act of 3 Sept. 1954). 10 Includes costs of $86 fiscal year 1961 for a reconnaissance survey. 01 In addition, $53,790 was expended from contributed funds. 102 Includes costs of $150 fiscal year 1958 for a reconnaissance survey. 103 Includes $220,894 for new work and $286,606 for maintenance for previous projects and costs of $1,510 and $2,104 fiscal years 1960 and 1961 respectively, for reconnaissance surveys. lo4 In addition, $36,311 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 1J5Includes $11,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 106Exclusive of $86,000 to be contributed by local interests. 107 Includes $909 final costs for work performed during fiscal year 1958 and includes $297 for engineering fiscal year 1960 and $2,910 fiscal year 1961 for a reconnaissance survey. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 187 23. WATERBURY RESERVOIR, WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The Winooski River rises in the northeastern part of Vermont and flows westerly about 90 miles into Lake Champlain, about 4 miles north of Burlington, Vt. It lies wholly within the State and has a drainage area of about 1,080 square miles. The Waterbury Reservoir with a drainage area of 109 square miles is located in the Waterbury River, which enters the Winooski River 42 miles above the mouth, about 2 miles below Waterbury, Vt. (See U.S. Geological Survey map covering Camels Hump, Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. The existing dam is of rolled-earthfill type 1,800 feet long at its crest rising 155 feet above the streambed, and providing a total storage capacity of 64,700 acre-feet, of which 27,900 acre-feet are reserved for flood control. This project provides for modification of the Waterbury Dam so as to accommodate safely the maximum probable flood. The work consists of increasing the height of the dam 3 feet to elevation 633 feet mean sea level, the installation of one extra 35-foot tainter gate, thus providing a total of three gates and reducing the length of fixed crest spillway by 38 feet, the installation of a gasoline-engine generator for the emergency operation of the gates in case of power failure, riprapping new embankment, restoring road surface and guard rails, extending the existing bridge over the new tainter gate section, and performing such incidental work as may be required. Construction of the Waterbury Reservoir was completed in 1938 under authority granted by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work on June 2, 1933. The work was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. The Federal cost for new work, completed in 1960, is $860,569, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous project. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 629, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized the project subject to the condition that the State of Vermont give assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War that it will: a. Provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction. b. Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to the construction works and due to inundation of the reservoir areas between the present and proposed maximum flow lines. c. Continue to maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. In letter dated September 2, 1947, the Governor of the State of Vermont gave assurances that the State of Vermont would comply with all condi- tions of local cooperation. By letter dated September 14, 1956, the State of Vermont confirmed that all required lands, easements and rights- of-way necessary for the construction were owned by the State. Operations and results during fiscal year. No costs were incurred during the fiscal year. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was commenced on September 24, 1956. The main construction contract was physically completed on November 17, 1958. The small construc- tion contract for the spillway channel slope protection was commenced TAGO 10070-B 188 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 June 1, 1959 and completed November 27, 1959. With the closing of project construction accounts on November 29, 1960, all project work was completed. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $863,469, of which $860,569 was for new work and $2,900 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Totol to Fiscal year ......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: .._ Appropriated ..-------- $808,000 ...------------------------ $1, 000 -$684 $860, 569 Cost----------------- 357,448 $413,190 -$14,594 57,893 ------------ - 860,569 Maintenance: Appropriated----.........------------------------ ------------------------------------ 2,900 ost----------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------- 2,900 24. WRIGHTSVILLE RESERVOIR, WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The Winooski River rises in the northeastern part of Vermont and flows westerly about 90 miles into Lake Champlain, about 4 miles north of Burlington, Vt. It lies wholly within the State and has a drainage area of about 1,080 square miles. The Wrightsville Reservoir with a drainage area of 68 square miles is located on the North Branch which enters the Winooski River 56 miles above the mouth at Montpelier, Vt. (See U.S. Geological Survey map covering Montpelier, Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. The existing dam is of rolled earthfill, 1,250 feet long with a maximum height of 95 feet, and providing a total storage capacity of 20,300 acre-feet, all of which is reserved for flood control. This project provides for modification of the Wrightsville Dam so as to accommodate safely the maximum probable flood. The work consists of increasing the height of the dam 20 feet to elevation of 715 feet mean seal level, thereby increasing the length about 275 feet, replacing existing spillway weir by a new concrete ogee spillway of larger section, replacing existing rockfill spillway wall with a new concrete wall, widening existing rock spillway discharge channel, altering roadway, and performing such incidental work as may be required. Construction of the Wrightsville Dam was completed in 1935 under authority granted by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work, on June 2, 1933. The work was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. The Federal cost for new work, completed in 1961, is $1,346,479, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The estimated non-Federal cost of land and other work to be provided by local interests is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 629, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized the project subject to the condition that the State of Vermont give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that it will: a. Provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction. TAGO 10070-B FLO()D CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 189 b. -Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to the construction works and due to inundation of the reservoir areas between the present and proposed maximum flow lines. c. Continue to maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. In letter dated September 2, 1947, the Governor of the State of Vermont gave assurance that the State of Vermont would comply with all conditions of local cooperation. All lands, easements and rights-of- way necessary for the construction were provided by the State during fiscal year 1957. Operations and results during fiscal year. Resolution of final items for payment was accomplished during the fiscal year, and final payments made. The project accounts were closed February 27, 1961. The costs were $246 for engineering and design, $1,784 for supervision and ad- ministration, and $76,139 for construction, a total of $78,169 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was commenced on October 19, 1956, was operationally completed in September 1958, and was physically completed and accepted by local interests on July 14, 1959. All project work was completed February 27,1961. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $1,346,479 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ $1,000,000 $130,000 _$94,600 -$3, 761 $1,346, 479 Cost-__ _________ -- ___ 404,827 692,058 $23,846 30,388 78,169 1,346,479 25. EAST BARRE RESERVOIR, WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, VT Location. The Winooski River rises in the northeastern part of Vermont and flows westerly for a distance of 90 miles to Lake Champlain, which it enters about 4 miles north of Burlington, Vt. It lies wholly within the State and has a drainage area of about 1,080 square miles. The East Barre Reservoir with a drainage area of 38.7 square miles is located on the Jail Branch, which enters the Winooski River 58.5 miles above the mouth. (See U.S. Geological Survey map covering Corinth, Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. The existing dam is of rolled earthfill, 1,040 feet long with a maximum height of 55 feet, and providing a total storage capacity of 12,050 acre-feet, all of which is reserved for flood control. This project provides for modification of the East Barre Dam so as to accommodate safely the maximum probable flood. The work consists Qf increasing the height of the dam 10 feet to elevation of 1,185 mean sea level, thereby increasing the length 420 feet, constructing a new concrete spillway with increased discharge capacity, relocating the outlet channel, altering roadways and performing such incidental work as may be required. Construction of the East Barre Dam was completed in 1935 under authority granted by the Director, Emergency Conserva- tion Work on June 2, 1933. The work was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. TAGO 10070-B 190 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $2,548,400, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The estimated non-Federal cost of land and other work to be provided by local interests is $122,000. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 629, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized the project subject to the condition that the State of Vermont give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that it will: a. Provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction. b. Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to the construction works and due to inundation of the reservoir areas between the present and proposed maximum flow lines. c. Continue to maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. In letter dated September 2, 1947, the Governor of the State of Vermont gave assurances that the State of Vermont would comply with all conditions of local cooperation. .All lands, easements and rights-of- way necessary for the construction were provided by the State during fiscal year 1957. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction work under the main contract was physically completed on August 26, 1960. A small contract for removal of deposits in the stilling basin was completed November 29, 1960. Another small contract, for installation of sub- drains at the stilling basin, was awarded and work commenced in June 1961. The costs were $907 for engineering and design $17,790 for supervision and administration, and $150,554 for construction, a total of $169,251 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was commenced on December 24, 1956 and was operationally completed by 30 June 1960. The State of Vermont has accepted responsibility for operation and maintenance of the project as of 20 September 1960. Completion of the installation of sub-drains at the stilling basin, resolu- tion of final items for payment, and administrative work in connection with closing project accounts, remains to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $2,511,790 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __ $800,000 $600,000 $855, 638 $63,400 $107,445 $2,548,384 Cost- _________-_ 387,151 995, 509 582, 946 258,176 169, 251 2,511, 790 Other new work data: ..- Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _______________ ____________. ---------- $25,625 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ __ __ 25,625 26. RUTLAND, OTTER CREEK, VT. Location. Otter Creek rises in the Green Mountains at Dorset, Vt., flows generally north about 107 miles and enters Lake Champlain 19 FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 191 miles south of Burlington, Vt. It has a drainage area of 936 square miles. The city of Rutland is located about 72 miles above the river's mouth at the junction of East Creek and the main stream. (See U.S. Geological Survey map covering Rutland, Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. This project provides for channel improvement and construction of earth levees and concrete floodwalls along East Creek in the vicinity of Rutland. The channel improvement extends for a distance of 5,640 feet. The aggregate length of the levees and walls is 10,660 feet, of which 7,020 feet are earth embankment and 3,640 feet are concrete floodwalls. Other cork appurtenant to the project involves construction of two pumping stations, reconstruction of four bridges, demolition of several structures, relocation of roads and utilities, and construction of an interceptor sewer with appurtenances. The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $3,770,000, exclusive of lands, relocations, bridge reconstruction, sewer construction, and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $309,000. 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 S. Doc. 171, 76th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. The mayor, city of Rutland, was requested to furnish formal assurances of local cooperation on February 28, 1950, and executed an agreement assuring full participation in the project on May 27, 1950. The assurances were approved on June 29, 1950. Funds for local cooperation are dependent upon approval of a bond issue. Local cooperation requirements over and above those furnished by the city of Rutland have been made feasible by the adoption on June 29, 1957 by the Vermont General Assembly of a resolution authoriz- ing the State Water Conservation Board to provide, subject to legislative authority, local cooperation as may be required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was continued by hired labor. The General Design Memorandum was completed, and contract plans and specifications were advanced to about 70 percent completion. The cost of advance engineering and design was $52,227 for new work, including $6,214 for supervision and administration. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary plans and design studies have been completed. Contract plans and specifications were 70 percent completed. Completion of plans and specifications, and con- struction of the project, remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $206,489 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ ----- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ $100,000 ..... $627 _I $216,015 Cost______- -_ ------- 9,088 $4,785 19,608 $8,148 $52,227 '206,489 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961. ----------------------------------- .. _ $9,474 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------------------------- 9,474 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------- ... ------.--------.. --. 3,554,000 1Includes $5,000 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 192 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 27. 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 map covering Greylock, Mass.-Vt., quadrangel.) Existing project. This project provides for local channel improvement 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 improvements would consist of a debris basin above the Eclipse Dam; closure walls at the proposed new Hoosac Cotton Mill Dam and a rectangular paved concrete chute. On the South Branch, the improvements would consist of a closure levee with a check dam and stilling basin; raising of the Boston & Albany Railroad track; a new trapezoidal earth channel with levee; an improved trapezoidal and rectangular earth channel with levee and walls; and a rectangular paved concrete 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; interior drainage; and miscellaneous alteration, construction, and demolition works. The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $15,368,- 300, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $3,420,000. 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. 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 encroachments 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 Massa- chusetts 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 mainte- nance of the project 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 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 193 on March 9, 1950, and March 27, 1952, respectively, for the third, fifth, and sixth units on September 25, 1957, and for the fourth unit on November 25, 1959. Local interests contributed $54,000 on June 9, 1950; $55,000 on June 17, 1952; $4,000 on October 6, 1952; $900 on December 2, 1952; $15,000 on November 7, 1955; $4,100 on December 29, 1955; $175,000 on February 16, 1956; $466,624 on January 15, 1957; $844,000 on September 23, 1957; $800,000 on August 12, 1958; $90,000 on November 10, 1959; and $210,000 on January 30, 1961, a total of $2,718,624 for local work in connection with the six units of construction. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the fourth unit of the project involving a rectangular paved chute upstream of unit 3 on the North Branch, closure walls at the proposed new Hoosac Cotton Mill Dam, a debris basin above the Eclipse Dam and other pertinent work, was continued by contract. During the fiscal year, work included construction of concrete walls and intake structure, channel excavation and fill. This was physically completed September 23, 1960, and was accepted for operation and maintenance by the State of Massachusetts on November 16, 1960, and by the City of North Adams on March 24, 1961. Construction of the fifth unit of the project involving channel realine- ment and widening, earth levees and dikes, concrete walls, concrete chute, closure levee and structures, interior drainage, and other ap- purtenant structures for 7,340 feet on the South Branch, was continued by contract. During the fiscal year, work included concreting walls and slabs, placing riprap, filling and grading. This unit was physically completed October 8, 1960, and was accepted for operation and mainte- nance by the State of Massachusetts on November 16, 1960, and by the City of North Adams on March 7, 1961. Under contract agreements with the railroad companies, the Boston and Albany Railroad completed, and the Boston and Maine Railroad continued work on the rearrangement and alteration of railroad facilities. Construction of the sixth unit of the project involving channel realine- ment, widening and deepening earth levees and dikes, concrete walls, closure levees, interior drainage and other appurtenant structures for 10,000 feet on the Hoosic River at Braytonville, was continued by contract. During the fiscal year, work included concreting walls at Braytonville, placing riprap, placing permanent steel sheet piling, channel excavation, filling, topsoiling and seeding. This unit was physically completed on May 19, 1961 and was accepted for operation and maintenance by the State of Massachusetts and by the City of North Adams on 28 June 1961. The costs, exclusive of $86,237 contributed funds, were $25,373 for engineering and design, $70,611 for supervision and administration, and $933,051 for construction, a total of $1,029,035 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction work under the existing project was commenced on July 31, 1950, and the project is about 98 percent complete. The first unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation, drop structure 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, construction of concrete chute, concrete walls and bridge abutments from Brown Street Bridge upstream to the junction of the North and South Branches, was completed TAGO 10070-B 194 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 on December 3, 1952. The third unit of construction consisting of channel excavation and concrete chute on the North and South Branches was completed on July 18, 1958. The fourth unit of construction, consisting of concrete chute upstream of Unit 3 on the North Branch, closure walls at the proposed new Hoosac Cotton Mill Dam and a debris basin above the Eclipse Dam, was completed on September 23, 1960. The fifth unit of construction, consisting of channel widening, levees, walls, and concrete chute on the South Branch, was completed on October 8,1960. The sixth unit of construction, consisting of improvements at Braytonville, was completed on May 19, 1961. Completion of the rearrangement and alteration of railroad facilities by the Boston and Maine Railroad, resolution of final items for payment, final engineering reports, and closing of project accounts, remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, exclusive of $2,510,029 contributed funds, was $15,162,640 for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year.....--------1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ..... . $2,272,000 $3,697,000 $4,178,000 $2,857,000 $391,300 1$15,368,300 Cost-- -.............. 1,867,1093,407,442 4,002,612 2,964,764 1,029,035 115,162,640 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_________ _ __ -- -- ___- - ______ $127,481 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------_ __ -----..--. _ _-.... 127,481 1 Includes $40,000 for completed preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS-OTHER Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributed ----------. $466,624 $844,000 $800,000 $90,000 $210,000 $2,718,624 Cost.................. 263,018 887,791 855,401 183,026 86,237 2,510,029 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.... ..... $207,995 ..------------------------------ Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-._ _.. .............. _ ._. .. 207,995 28. 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 Tophet Brook and TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 195 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 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, revised in 1961, is $6,288,000, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $1,655,000. 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. 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 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 Common- wealth 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, second, and third units of construction were acquired by local interests on March 29, 1950, March 27, 1952 and August 13, 1954, respectively; and for the fourth and fifth units on November 8, 1956. Local interests contributed $11,200 on June 1, 1950; $290,000 on November 7, 1955; $57,438 on February 20, 1956; $92,300 on April 20, 1956; $328,877 on January 15, 1957; and $150,000 on February 9, 1959, a total of $929,815 for local work in connection with the first, fourth, and fifth units of construction. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work during the fiscal year consisted of administrative work in connection with resolution of final payments to contractors. Final payment for the Unit 5 contract was made December 20, 1960. The costs, exclusive of $4,590 contributed funds, were $510 for supervision and administration, a total of $510 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project, comprising five major units, was commenced on June 23, 1950, and was completed on May 27, 1960. The first unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and paving, construction of drop structure, stilling basin and concrete walls in the middle portion of the project downstream from the vicinity of Hoosac Street to Murray Street, and on Tophet Brook from its mouth to Mill Street, was completed on April 3, 1952. The second unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and paving and construction of concrete walls on Tophet Brook from Mill Street to Hoosac Street, was completed on November 20, 1952. The third unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and construc- tion of concrete walls from Murray Street downstream to the vicinity of TAGO 10070-B 196 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cook Street, was completed on November 30, 1955. The fourth unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and construction of con- crete chute from below Hoosac Street to the upstream limit of the project above Commercial Street,was completed on July 18, 1958. The access ramp into the fourth unit was completed on May 27, 1960. The fifth unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and the construc- tion of concrete walls and earth levees from the vicinity of Cook Street to the downstream limit of the project at Lime Street, was completed on July 18, 1958. All units of the project are physically completed and have been accepted by local interests to maintain and operate in accordance with the regula- tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Resolution of final payment for construction of an access ramp for maintenance of the project, and closing of the project accounts, remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, exclusive of $913,360 contributed funds, was $6,282,307 for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year ..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........ $1,576,000 $1,230,000 $50,000 $127,500 __ $6, 287,500 Cost---._____---------- 2,455,963 1,085,336 153,970 176,062 510 6,282,307 Other new work data: Un o blig at e d b a lan c e for y e ar e n d in g J un e 3 0, 196 1_ ___ __ ._ ____ . __ .__ . . . .. . . _ _____.. ..- $5 , 19 3 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__-------------- -------- 5,193 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS-OTHER Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: _-- Contributed---__- $328,877 - -_-.-- - $150, 000 1 $929,815 Cost----.....__----------- 400, 213 187,644 25,301 $122,619 $4,590 913,360 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ___.---- ____---------------___------- $16,455 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962._ _ _ 16,455 29. HERKIMER, MOHAWK RIVER, N. Y. Location. The Mohawk River rises in west-central New York and flows generally southeasterly to the Hudson River at Waterford and Cohoes, N. Y. It is 155 miles long and has a drainage area of 3,462 square miles. The Village of Herkimer, N. Y., is situated on the left bank of the Mohawk River, 86 miles above its mouth, at the point at which West Canada Creek enters the Mohawk. (Map references: U.S. Geological Survey, Herkimer quadrangle; Army Map Service, series V821, sheet 6070 111 S.W.) Existing project The plan of protection for the Village of Herkimer provides for construction of a blanket levee along the railroad spur parallel to West Canada Creek for 2,400 feet, a levee along the Mohawk River for 2,250 feet, a sluice gate structure at the intersection of the levee and a hydraulic canal, and interior drainage facilities including a pumping station. FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 197 The estimated Federal cost for new work is $1,500,00 (July 1961), exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $196,000 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 172, 85th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the improvement; (b) perform all neces- sary reconstruction or alteration of highway bridges and street and utility changes; (c) hold and save the United States free from damage due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the com- pleted works in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The agency responsible for local cooperation is the State of New York. By letter dated November 15, 1956, the Department of Public Works, State of New York, indicated general concurrence with the project plan. Drafts of assurances of local cooperation were received from the State in December 1959 and February 1961. Formal assurances of local cooperation were requested on March 3, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was continued. The General Design Memorandum was com- pleted, and preparation of plans and specifications was initiated. The cost of advance engineering and design was $30,875 for new work, in- cluding $2,383 for supervision and administration. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was about 99 percent completed. Completion of plans and specifications and construction of the project remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $63,959 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- . 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---.... ------------------------------------ $47,000 $10,000 $64,000 Cost --------- -------------------------------------- 26,084 30,875 '63,959 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------------------....... ..---------------- $41 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------------------- ..... ... ... 250,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962....-------------------------- 250,041 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ ------------------------ 1,186,000 1Includes $7,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 30. SOUTH AMSTERDAM, MOHAWK RIVER, N. Y. Location. The' Mohawk River rises in west-central New York and flows generally southeasterly to the Hudson River at Waterford and Cohoes, N. Y. It is 155 miles long and has a drainage area of 3,462 square miles. South Amsterdam, which is part of the city of Amster- dam, N. Y., is situated on the right, or south, bank of the Mohawk River, 38 miles above its mouth, at the point where South Chuctanunda Creek enters the MohaWk. (Map references: U.S. Geological Survey, Amster- dam quadrangle; Army Map Service, series V 821, sheet 6169 1 NW.) TAGO 10070-B 198 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan of protection for South Amsterdam pro- vides for the construction of levees and floodwalls along South Chucta- nunda Creek and the Mohawk River for a total distance of 4,000 feet and interior drainage facilities including a pumping station, and recon- struction of one railroad bridge and one highway bridge. The estimated Federal cost for new work is $1,570,000 (July 1961), exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $130,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 172, 85th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-o f-way necessary for the construction of the improvement; (b) perform all neces- sary reconstruction or alteration of highway bridges and street and utility changes; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the com- pleted works in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The agency responsible for local cooperation is the State of New York. By letter dated November 15, 1956, the Department of Public Works, State of New York, indicated general concurrence with the project plan. Draft of assurances was received from the State on April 19, 1961, and formal assurances of local cooperation were requested on May 15, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was initiated. Subsurface explorations were initiated by contract, and topographic surveys and design studies by hired labor. The cost of advance engineering and design was $69,625 for new work, including $5,032 for supervision and administration. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was about 67 percent completed. Completion of design studies, preparation of plans and specifications and construction of the project remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $76,625 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--..-----------------------------------------------$70,000 1$77,000 Cost...--------- ------------------------------------------------ 69,625 176,625 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962......----------.......----------------------------- $33,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 33,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _--------- ------------------ 1,460,000 i Includes $7,000 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B FLOO()I) CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 199 31. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For Cost to June 30, 1961 last full re- Estimated Name of project port amount see Operation and required to Annual Construction maintenance complete Report for- 1. Bennington, Hoosic River Basin, Vt.___ 1941 .____-...___ .___.___________..- _.... 2 $1,450,000 2. Hoosick Falls, Hoosic River Basin, N. Y._ 1956 $1,064,626 ..........----------------- (3) 3. Lamoille River, Vt.: Johnson Gorge .....-------------------- 1939 449,837 -----------------............ (3) Hardwick Dam_..-------------------- 1939 .........--------....---------------------- 2 5 153,200 4. Proctor, Otter Creek Basin, Vt.....-.. 1937 _---------------_----------------- 1I 25 119,000 5. Rome (Mohawk River), N. Y ...----------- 1959 6 7,000 _____________ - 393,000 6. Waterbury, Winooski River Basin, Vt.... 1951 86,000 -------------- 4,594,000 7. Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N. Y.-.....----------------------------- 1939 _---------------- --------------- 2 1,720,000 8. Winooski River, Vt.__________________ 1940 4,897,427 ------------------ (3) 12 Improvement Estimate inactive. revised in 1954. 3 Completed. 4 Includes $23,507 emergency relief funds. 5 Not desired by local interests. 6 Includes $7,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 7 Estimate revised in 1961. 8 Includes $6,000 for completed preauthorization studies. 9 Awaiting local cooperation. 32. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspections of completed flood-control works are performed periodic- ally to determine the extent of compliance by local interests with the requirements of operation and maintenance. During the fiscal year, inspections were made of the completed works in the various basins as follows: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Ballston Spa, N.Y., Kayaderosseras and Gordon Creeks East Barre Dam, Vt., Jail Branch, Winooski River Lamoille River, Vt. Proctor, Vt., Otter Creek Waterbury Dam, Vt., Waterbury River, Winooski River Winooski River and Montpelier Dam, Vt. Wrightsville Dam, Vt., North Branch, Winooski River New England Adams, Mass., Hoosic River Bennington, Vt., Roaring Branch, Walloomsac River Berlin, N.Y., Little Hoosic River East Arlington, Vt., Roaring Branch, Batten Kill Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Hoosic River North Adams, Mass., Hoosic River Middle Atlantic, N.Y.-N.J. Area Cornwall, N.Y., Dock Hill Brook Highland Mills, N.Y., Woodbury Brook Lincoln Park and Pequannock Twsp, N.J., Beaver Brook, Pompton River Morris and Passaic Counties, N.J., Pompton River Mt. Pleasant, N.Y., Esopus Creek Mt. Tremper and Shandaken, N.Y., Esopus Creek Pemberwick, Conn., Byram River Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Wappinger Creek Rosendale, N.Y., Rondout Creek Suffern, N.Y., Ramapo River The costs during the fiscal year were $1,994, for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 200 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $17,546, for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated_____...... $1,800 $1,500 $4, 500 $6,240 $500 $17,940 Cost-...........__.... 2,393 1,616 4,184 4,669 1,994 17,546 33. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributariesin the interests of flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, P.L. 780, 88d Cong., Sept. 3, 1954) Project Location Date authorized Date of con- Date Federal struction start completed cost Green Brook, Plainfield, N. J.... Aug. 14, 1958 --- Fiscal year Fiscal year 2 1 $383 Raritan River 1962 3 1963 3 Basin. 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 costs, for engineering and design; actual costs to June 30, 1961: $11,550. 2 Total estimated Federal cost: $98,400. 3As currently scheduled; revised in 1961. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (P.L. 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Project Location Date authorized Date of con- Date Federal struction start completed cost Missisquoi River Richford, Vt . ..... Oct. 3, 1955 ....- April 1962 5__. June 1962 __ 1 2 $10,508 Byram River Pemberwick, Conn. Oct. 1, 1957. July 25, 1959__ June 30, 1960 _ 3 25,344 1 Total estimated Federal cost: $207,800 (revised in 1961). 2 For engineering and design only; costs to June 30, 1961: $17,663. 3 Total estimated Federal cost: $363,515 (revised in 1961). 4 Costs to June 30, 1961: $359,399. As currently scheduled; revised in 1961. 6 Operationally completed. Emergency flood-control activities-Repair, flood fighting and rescue work. (PL -99, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation.) During the fiscal year, under advance preparation for flood emergencies, costs incurred for the revision of annexes to the engineer manual "Emergency Employment of Army Resources Domestic Operations" including the District flood emergency annex were $6,369. The District flood emergency organization was activated during Hurricane "Donna" of 12 September 1960 and the smaller storm of 13 April 1961. Hurricane "Donna" caused considerable damage along the eastern sea coast of the U.S. The collection of data on the flood potential and subsequent damages was underway during the fiscal year, and preparation of a post flood report on the hurricane was completed on March 8, 1961. The costs for flood fighting and rescue operations were $6,225, of which $5,870 were for post flood reports. The total costs during the fiscal year for emergency flood-control activities were $12,594, all for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 201 34. STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT RAILWAY COMPANY BRIDGE ACROSS ARTHUR KILL, N. Y. Location. The Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co. bridge crosses the Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey Channels approxi- mately 1.5 miles south of Newark Bay and connects Elizabeth, N. J., with Staten Island, N. Y. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369). Existing project. This provides for the construction of a new railroad bridge to replace the single track swing bridge completed in 1888. The center pier and fender system of the existing bridge result in inadequate horizontal clearances which present a serious obstruction and hazard to navigation. The new bridge will provide a vertical lift span with vertical clearances of 135 feet above mean high water in the open position and 31 feet above mean high water in the closed position. The new bridge will eliminate the existing center pier and leave a clear and unobstructed channel 500 feet wide. The center of the new span is to be located about 158 feet east of the center of the existing bridge. The notice to alter the existing bridge was signed by the Secretary of the Army on July 5, 1949, as authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, as amended. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $8,000,000. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $1,635,000. Local cooperation. The Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, provides that, upon notice to alter by the Secretary of War, the bridge owners shall: (a) Prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval, plans and specifications for the alteration of the bridge; (b) take bids for the altera- tion of the bridge in accordance with the approved plans; submit all bids to the Secretary together with a recommendation as to the most competent bid; submit a written guaranty that the total cost of the project will not exceed a stated sum; and upon authorization by the Secretary, proceed with the work of alteration; (c) bear such part of the cost as determined by the Secretary to be attributable to the direct and special benefits which will accrue to the bridge owners as a result of the alteration, including the expectable savings in repair or maintenance costs; and that part of the cost attributable to the requirements of traffic by railroad or highway, or both, including any expenditure for increased carrying capacity of the bridge, and including such proportion of the actual capital cost of the old bridge or of such part of the old bridge as may be altered or changed or rebuilt, as the used service life of the whole or a part, as the case may be, bears to the total estimated service life of the whole or such part. In complying with the provision of the Truman-Hobbs Act, the bridge owners have completed the following actions: (a) Retained consulting engineers, completed necessary foundation investigations, and prepared plans and specifications for the alteration of the bridge which have been approved by the Secretary of the Army; (b) taken bids for the construction of the substructure and approaches in accordance with the approved plans and specifications; submitted all bids to the Secretary together with a recommendation as to the most competent bid; submitted a written guaranty that the total cost of the project will not exceed a stated sum; and, upon authorization by the Secretary, have TAGO 10070-B 202 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 awarded a contract for the construction of the substructure and ap- proaches; (c) accepted an apportionment of cost prepared by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary of the Army; (d) agreed to proceed with reconstruction of the bridge on an annual appropriation basis; and (e) donated the land required for the necessary widening of the bend in the Arthur Kill at the railway bridge. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work under Contract No. 3, involving removal of the piers and abutments of the old bridge and construction of the fender system for the new bridge was continued. During the fiscal year, work under this contract consisted of pier demoli- tion and placing of permanent steel sheet piling for the fender system. However, progress was delayed due to construction difficulties in driving sheet piling to the required depth. The Federal cost of the work during the fiscal year was $85,518 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was operationally com- pleted, the first train having crossed the new bridge on August 25, 1959. Construction under Contract No. 1 for the substructure was completed in August 1958. Construction under Contract No. 2 for the super- structure was completed in December 1959. Work under Contract No. 3 for demolition of structures and construction of fender system was about 88 percent completed on June 30, 1961. The work remaining to be done consists of completion of the fender system, completion of track and signal work by the Railway Company forces, and preparation of final engineering reports. The total Federal cost of the project to June 30, 1961 was $7,622,971 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -------1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $1,800,000 $1,000,000 $2,410,000 $1,785,000- .. .. . $8, 000,000 Cost 1,170,825 257,747 4,680,788 1,327,151 $85,518 1 7,622,971 Other new work data: ------------------------- Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ____________---- - $13,856 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ -- - -- 13,856 1 Includes $5,000 for completed preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 203 35. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, N. Y. Location. The area included under this project comprises that portion of the Atlantic Coast of Long Island extending from Fire Island Inlet easterly to Montauk Point, N. Y. Its frontage, which lies entirely in Suffolk County, is about 83 miles in length and comprises about 70 percent of the total ocean frontage of Long Island. Fire Island Inlet is located about 50 miles by water east of The Battery, New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 362, 578, 1212 and 1214.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in improve- ment to present beach erosion and hurricane damages along the Atlantic Coast of Long Island, N. Y., from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point by: widening the beaches along developed areas between Kismet and Mecox Bay to a minimum width of 100 feet at elevation 14 feet above mean seal level; raising the dunes to an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level from Fire Island Inlet to Hither Hills State Park, at Montauk and opposite Lake Montauk Harbor; planting grass on dunes; construct- ing gated interior drainage structures at Mecox Bay, Sagaponack Lake, and Georgica Bay; constructing not to exceed 50 groins, if needed; and Federal participation in the cost of beach nourishment for a period not to exceed 10 years from the year of completion of a useful nourishment unit. The total estimated Federal cost is $19,700,000 (July 1961) which includes participation in periodic beach nourishment for 10 years at $18,000 annually. The total estimated non-Federal cost for all requirements of local cooperation is $22,800,000 (July 1961) inclusive of $16,300,000 cash contribution by local interests. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 425 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 provides that, prior to initiation of construction, local interests shall give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, including borrow areas necessary for construction of the project; (b) accomplish without cost to the United States all alterations and reloca- tions of buildings, streets, storm drains, utilities, and other structures made necessary by the construction; (c) bear 49 percent of the total first cost, a sum presently estimated at $18,800,000, to consist of the items listed in (a) and (b) above and a cash contribution now estimated at $16,200,000, or, if any section is undertaken separately the apportion- ment of the first cost will be as shown in the District Engineer's report, with due regard to change in public use and ownership and other changes prior to construction; provided that the cash contribution be paid either in a lump sum prior to commencement of the entire project, or in install- ments prior to commencement of pertinent items, in accordance with construction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final apportionment of cost to be made after actual costs and values have been determined; (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (e) maintain all the works and undertake periodic beach nourishment after completion in accordance with regula- tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, except that for a period of TAGO 10070-B 204 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 10 years after completion of a useful nourishment unit the Federal Government would contribute, dependent on conditions of public use and ownership and other changes at the time of construction; an amount for the entire project now estimated at $18,000 annually; (f) maintain during the economic life of the project continued public ownership of non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued availability for public use of privately owned shore equivalent to that upon which the recom- mended Federal participation is based; (g) adopt appropriate ordinances to provide for the preservation of the dunes and their protective vegeta- tion; (h) control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; (i) obtain approval of the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications for the work contemplated and arrange- ments for its prosecution, prior to commencement of any work on the beach protection phase of the project for which Federal participation is planned, if undertaken separately from the recommended combined project; and (j) contribute in cash toward the cost of hurricane protection works constructed under this plan, in addition to the apportionment required in (c) above, an amount equal to the increased Federal cost resulting from separate construction of the beach protection works referred to in item (i) above. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done on this project, except for completed preauthorization studies. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $155,000 excluding $25,000 required contributed funds, all for completed preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-----__- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...--------- ...------------...-----------............ ....-----------. ----.....---.....---...........----------- $155,000 Cost------------------...............----...---------------------------------------------- 1155,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--.......---..---------------------.................... $19,545,000 1 Includes $155,000 for completed preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS-REQUIRED Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributed.......... -----.........................------------.......-------------....------------ $25,000 Cost.................. ...........--------------------..........-- ........---------------------------------------------..... 25,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.-------- ------- _ -- $16,275,000 1 Includes $25,000 for completed preauthorization studies. SHORE PROTECTION-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 205 36. OTHER AUTHORIZED SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS For last Costs to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Name of project see amount Annual Operation required to Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 1. Fire Island Inlet, L.I., N.Y._ 1960 1$985.946 23 $1,504,000 2 2. Atlantic Coast of N.J., Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet_______________________________ 1959 432,100 .-- -- 5 10,748,000 1 Includes $14,000 for completed preauthorization studies. In addition, $10,000 were expended from required contributed funds for preauthorization studies, $1,342,211 required contributed funds for con- struction, and $364,000 other contributed funds for construction. 2 Exclusive of $2,078,000 to be contributed by local interests. 3 Estimate revised in fiscal year 1961. 4 Includes $32,100 for completed preauthorization studies. In addition, $31,900 were expended from contributed funds and an estimated $200 were expended by local interests for aerial photos in connection with preauthorization studies. 5 Exclusive of $32,598,000 to be contributed by local interests. TAGO 10070-B 206 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 37. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS During, the fiscal year the total costs for examinations and surveys were $438,310, excluding $31,427 contributed funds for beach-erosion studies. The examination and survey costs include $82,902 for naviga- tion studies, $138,103 for flood-control studies, $31,810 for beach-erosion cooperative studies, and $185,495 for special studies including the hurricane study authorized by Public Law 71, 84th Congress, the Hudson River Channel siltation study, and coordination studies with other agencies authorized by Public Law 566, 83d Congress. The unexpended Federal fund balance at the end of the fiscal year in the amount of $66,686 will be applied as follows: Navigation studies_- $22,204 Flood-control studies_ 28,909 Beach-erosion cooperative studies _ 6,274 Special studies: Hurricane study_ -- 6,140 Hudson River Channel study ------- -------- 2,238 Coordination studies_ ------------------------ 921 Total --------------------------------- $66,686 Unexpended contributed funds in the amount of $28,723 will be applied to beach-erosion cooperative studies. The additional amount of $470,700 (Federal funds) including $159,200 for navigation studies, $194,500 for flood-control studies, $35,000 for beach-erosion studies, and $52,000 for special studies including the hurricane study, the Hudson River channel siltation study, and co- ordination studies with other agencies, car be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962. 38. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA There were no costs during the fiscal year. No funds are required for the next fiscal year. 39. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT There were no costs during the fiscal year. No funds are required for the next fiscal year. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT 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. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Flood Control 1. Delaware River between 21. Bear Creek Reservoir, Lehigh Philadelphia, Pa., and River, Pa._ 243 Trenton, N.J. 208 22. Allentown, Lehigh River, Pa._ 244 2. Delaware River, Pa., N.J., 23. Bethlehem, Lehigh River, Pa. 245 and Del., Philadelphia, 24. General Edgar Jadwin Dam Pa., to the Sea_ 211 and Reservoir, Pa. 3. Schuylkill River, Pa.-___-- 214 (Formerly Dyberry 4. Wilmington Harbor, Del.. 216 Reservoir, Pa.)_ 246 5. Inland Waterway from 25. Prompton Reservoir, Delaware River to Lackawaxen River, Pa.. 247 Chesapeake Bay, Del. 26. Other authorized flood- and Md. ___ - 219 control projects.__...... 249 6. St. Jones River, Del.__----_ 223 27. Inspection of completed 7. Inland Waterway between flood-control works ...... 249 Rehoboth Bay and 28. Flood-control work under Delaware Bay, Del....... 224 special authorization __.. 249 8. Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del. -- - - - - - - - 226 9. Inland Waterway from Shore Protection Chincoteague Bay, Va. to Rehoboth Beach to Indian Delaware Bay, Del.... 228 River Inlet, Del. 250 10. Copper River, N.J. 228 Barnegat Light, N.J.-------- 251 229 30. 11. Big Timber Creek, N.J... 31. Long Beach Island, N.J... 252 12. Salem River, N.J. 230 232 32. Atlantic City, N.J. 253 13. Cohansey River, N.J........ 233 33. Ventnor, Margate, and 14. Cold Spring Inlet, N.J....... Longport, N.J. 255 15. Absecon Inlet, N.J....._ ... 235 256 34. Ocean City, N.J.----------- 16. Tuckerton Creek, N.J....... 236 35. Stone Harbor, N.J......... 257 17. Manasquam River, N.J... 237 258 36. North Wildwood, N.J ...... 18. New Jersey Intracoastal Cape May City, N.J. (Cold Waterway--------------- 239 37. 259 Spring Inlet)_ 19. Navigation projects on which reconnaissance and condition surveys only General Investigations were conducted during the fiscal year_ 241 38. Examinations and surveys___ 261 20. Other authorized navigation 39. Collection and study of basic projects----------- 242 data__________ 261 TAGO 10070-B 207 208 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 Penn- sylvania 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 from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, to the upstream end of Newbold Island, a distance of 23.5 miles, 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with suitable widening of bends, including relocation of the channel at the Delair Railroad bridge, and reconstruction of the bridge; thence to the upper end of the Trenton Marine Terminal, a distance of 5.5 miles, 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with a turning basin 800 feet wide and 1,700 feet long at the terminal; and maintenance of a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the upper end of the 35-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, estending eastlerly from the main channel to the upper end of the United States Pipe and Foundry Company's property at East Burling- ton, with a turning basin 450 feet wide at the upper end; for the initial excavation, only, of a cross channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide through the artificial island opposite Delanco, N. J.; and for constructing such bank protection works as may be necessary. The total length of the section included in the project is about 30Y2 miles, excluding the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island, which is 1.4 miles long, and the cross channel opposite 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 feet since the completion of the 25-foot channel in 1937 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 is $77,390,000 (July 1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $15,000 contributed funds. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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. Doc. 3, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,19352 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 project to Pennsylvania R.R. bridge at Ferry St., Trenton. See footnotes at end of table, page 209. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS ANI) HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., I)ISTRICT 209 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 19352 Auxiliary channel, 20 feet deep, east of Burlington Rivers and Harbors Committee Island. Doc. 66, 74th Cong., Ist 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. Doe. 679, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Sept. 3, 1954 A channel 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide between Alle- H. Doe. 358, 83d Cong., 2d sess.' gheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., and the upstream end of Newbold Island, thence 35 feet deep to Trenton Marine Terminal, and widening the turn- ing basin to 800 feet. Relocation of the channel at the railroad bridge at Delair and suitable recon- struction of the bridge. Construct such bank- protection works as may be necessary; and elim- inate the authorized anchorage near the mouth of Biles Creek, Pa. SContains latest published maps. 2 Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933, and Emergency Relief Administration, May 28, 1935. Local cooperation. The modification authorized by the 1954 River and Harbor Act provides that local interests agree to: (a) Furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil- disposal areas necessary for the construction of the project and for sub- sequent maintenance when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvements; and (c) that the United States Steel Corp. agrees to pro- vide at its expense suitable terminal and transfer facilities at its Fairless plant, including a turning basin if and when required. Local interests have complied with the requirements of local coopera- tion under earlier authorizations. In compliance with the requirements of the River and Harbor Act of 1954, assurances by the state of New Jersey and Pennsylvania were accepted August 6, 1960. The United States Steel Corp. has constructed terminal and transfer facilities at its Fairless plant. Suitable terminal facilities by the City of Trenton, N. J. have not been provided; however, planning for these facilities by the city is underway. Terminal facilities. There are 61 piers, wharves, and docks from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. to Trenton, N. J. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see port series No. 9-Revised 1955-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: Costs in the amount of $621 were incurred for design of reconstruction of Delair Bridge. Costs incurred for reconstruction of Delair Bridge, under the supervision of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. were $2,660,598 for the superstructure completed in February 1961. Removal of Pier 2, under the supervision of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. was initiated on Febru- ary 20, 1961. No costs were incurred at the end of the fiscal year. Dredging and rock excavation between Beverly and Burlington, N. J. in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed on Sept. 19, 1960. A total of 1,608,725 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $3,483,331. Unclassified channel excavation between Florence and Roebling, N. J. in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed April 7, 1961. A total of 2,999,000 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $2,368,070. Dredging between Roebling, N. J. and the upstream end of Newbold Island in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. A total of 2,581,000 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of TAGO 10070-B 210 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 $3,098,602. Costs of $15,193 were incurred for unclassified channel excavation on Mud Island Range opposite the mouth of Poquessing Creek. Costs of $12,912 were incurred for unclassified channel excava- tion between Andalusia, Pa. and Delanco, N. J. completed the previous fiscal year. Unclassified channel excavation between Delanco and Beverly, N. J. in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed March 6, 1961. A total of 497,000 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $2,925,126. Costs of $6,503 were incurred for stabilization of banks at Florence Heights, N. J. completed the previous fiscal year. New work, hired labor: Costs of $112,127 were incurred for miscellane- ous engineering and surveys and $500 for stream gaging. Disposal area costs were $41,499. Maintenance: A credit of $41,499 was received for use of disposal areas. Costs of $4,566 were incurred for reconnaissance and condition surveys. The cost of all work was $14,725,082 for new work and a credit of $36,933 for maintenance, a total of $14,688,149. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 73 percent complete. A channel 28 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., to Delair Bridge thence a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Trenton, N. J., together with the channel east of Burlington Island, was completed in 1937 and the cross channel opposite Delanco in 1939. The work remaining to be done is dredging the channel 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide from Pennypack Creek to upstream end of Newbold Island; thence a channel 35 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Trenton Marine Terminal and widening the turning basin at the terminal to 800 feet. The channel (40 feet by 400 feet) from Allegheny Avenue to Pennypack Creek including the location of the channel at Delair Bridge has been completed. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water entering from seaward as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project Mid- depth Left channel Right outside for half outside quarter project quarter width feet feet feet feet Oct. 1960___ Allegheny Ave. to Delair Bridge 40 40.3 40.0 40.7 May 1960__ Delair Bridge to upper end of Newbold Island___ 40 22.4 24.1 12.0 May 1961__ Upper end of Newbold Island to Trenton Marine Terminal_-- 35 8.9 10.9 13.4 Aug. 1955__ Trenton Marine Terminal to Pennsylvania Rail- road Bridge_ - - 12 7.1 10.4 Apr. 1951___ Channel east of Burlington Island 20 17.4 17.4 18.7 The total costs under the existing project were as follows: Public works Emergency Regular Total funds relief funds funds New work- ------------ _----------- _ --...-- $2,189,956 $2,636,456 ' $51,327,168 1 $56,153,580 M aintenance __-------__-- - - 22,662,011 2 2,662,011 .. ._. Total ___ . $2,189,956 $2,636,456 / $53,989,179 $58,815,591 1Includes $105,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Includes $4,566 for reconnaissance and conditions survey in fiscal year 1961. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILAI)ELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 211 In addition, $15,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. Deferred charges, undistributed, for amortization of the cost of disposal areas amount to $47,323. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year__-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated $5,980,000 $10,345.000 $9,553,334$10,250,157 $14,626,535 $58,658,817 Cost----- -5,915, 967 10,385,546 6,914,023 12,824,477 14,725,082 58,642,733 Maintenance: Appropriated----... -- 19,484 7,954 5,000 1,657 3-41,499 33,351,385 Cost _ -19,374 7,955 5,000 1,657 3-41,499 33,351,385 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-_- - -- _ -- - $4, 517 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-- .----- -- __ _.... .-.. __.........-- 7,360,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-.. - ----- __----- ------ 7,364,517 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......... ................ . 13,860,356 1 Includes $2,489,173 for new work $552,720 for maintenance for previous projects and $105,000 for pre- authorization studies. 2 In addition, $15,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Does not include $4,566 for reconnaissance and condition survey. 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N. J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO THE SEA Location. See 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 from deep water in Delaware Bay to a point in the Bay near Ship John Light, 40 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide; thence to Philadelphia Naval Base, 40 feet deep and 800 feet wide, with 1,200-foot width at Bulkhead Bar and 1,000-foot width at other bends; thence to Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., 40 feet deep and 500 feet wide through Horseshoe Bend and 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide through Philadelphia Harbor, along the west side of the channel; and for anchorages at ,Reedy Point, Deepwater Point, Marcus Hook, and Mantua Creek, each 40 feet deep and 2,300 feet wide with respective lengths of 8,000, 5,200, 13,650, and 11,500 feet; anchorage at Gloucester 30 feet deep and about 3,500 feet long. The project also provides for the construction of dikes and training works for the regula- tion and control of the tidal flow; for the maintenance of an area on the north side of the channel opposite the Philadelphia Naval Base between shipway 3 and Schuylkill River to a depth of 40 feet and a width of 150 feet on Mifflin Range and of 200 feet on West Horseshoe Range; and for the maintenance of any areas dredged by local interests to a depth of 35 feet between the channel and a line 100 feet channelward of the pierhead line between Point House wharf and the Philadelphia Naval Base, 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. TAGO 10070-B 212 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 currents in the dredged channel varies between 2 and 3 miles per hour. Storm tides may increase the maximum to as much as 4% miles per hour. The estimate of cost for new work is $65,068,000 (July 1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past five years was $3,561,541. The deepening of the channel to 37 feet deep and 500 feet wide through Horseshoe Bend and 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide through the Phila- delphia Harbor along the east side of the channel, and the deepening of Port Richmond Anchorage to 37 feet, except for that portion of the channel which forms a part of the 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide channel portion of the project, is to be restudied and is excluded from the fore- going cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $2,951,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 35 feet deep from Allegheny Ave., Phila- H. Doc. 733, 61st Cong., 2d sess. delphia, Pa., to Delaware Bay. 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. 30,19352 An anchorage 35 feet deep at Marcus Hook, Pa -__. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 5, 73d Cong., 1st sess. June 20, 19383 A channel 37 feet deep 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. Mar. 2, 19454 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. Do...... A 37-foot depth in and enlargement of anchorages H. Doc. 340, 77th Cong., 1st scss.' near Mantua Creek and Marcus Hook. Do...___ Maintenance of enlarged channel opposite Phila- Specified in act. delphia Navy Yard. Sept. 3, 1954 A channel from Allegheny Ave. to Naval Base 40 feet H. Doc. 358, 83d Cong., 2d sess.' deep, 400 feet wide along the west side of the chan- nel through Philadelphia Harbor and 500 feet wide through Horseshoe Bend. July 3, 1958 Anchorages at Reedy Point, Deepwater Point, Mar- H. Doc. 185, 85th Cong., 1st sess.' cus Hook, and Mantua Creek, 40 feet deep and 2,300 feet wide with mean leggths of 8,000, 5,200, 13,650, and 11,500 feet, respectively. 1Also Contains latest published maps. 2 Public Works Administration, September 6, 1933. 3 Channel 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide from Naval Base to Philadelphia-Camden Bridge, deferred for restudy. 4 Channel 37 feet deep and 600 feet wide from Philadelphia-Camden Bridge to Allegheny Avenue, deferred for restudy. 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 maintaining the channel and anchorage in Philadelphia Harbor between 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 authorized in the 1938 Act. The completion of sewage treatment works by the cities of Philadelphia and Camden has removed the necessity for this dredging. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 213 Terminal facilities. There are 251 piers, wharves, and docks on the river between Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia and the sea, 166 located on the waterfront of Philadelphia, Camden, and Gloucester, and 85 below Philadelphia. Fourteen facilities are owned by the United States, 33 by States and municipalities, 50 by railroad companies and 154 by private interests The public and railroad piers are open to public use, some free and others on payment charges. Most of the piers, equipped to handle general cargo, have direct rail connections with three railroad systems operating in the area. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series Nos. 7 and 9-Revised 1955-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: A credit of $9,552 was received for unclassified channel excavation in Philadelphia Harbor opposite the lower end of Port Richmond Anchorage completed the previous fiscal year. A credit of $87,473 was received for dredging between Allegheny Avenue and Benjamin Franklin Bridge completed the previous fiscal year. Dredging, removal of rock outcrop, Reach B Philadelphia Harbor, commenced May 29, 1961 and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs were $48,750. Maintenance, contract: Costs of $11,112 were incurred for dredging Mantua Creek Anchorage completed the previous fiscal year. Un- classified channel excavation, removal of rock outcrop from Chester Range commenced June 19, and was completed June 28, 1961. A total of 2,794 cubic yards of rock were removed at a cost of $73,886. Maintenance, hired labor: Dredging in the 40-foot channel was in progress throughout the year. A total of 9,932,634 cubic yards of material was removed by U.S. hopper dredge Goethals and Comber of which 9,651,943 cubic yards of material were rehandled by U.S. sump rehandler New Orleans and 280,691 cubic yards of material were deposited outside the channel limits. The costs were $3,538,175. Costs of $39,701 were incurred for preparation of Pedricktown Disposal Area. Other disposal area costs were: Raising banks, $2,024; laying and moving pipelines, $58,468; maintenance of disposal areas, $68,082; construction and maintenance of moorings for sump rehandler, $41,456 and removal of obstruction and debris, $3,216. Costs of $4,181 were incurred for acquisition of disposal areas and $1,528 for other real estate activities. Other hired labor costs were: Maintenance of range lights, $3,047; $6,050 for preparation of state pamphlets; and $5,453 for miscellaneous engineering and surveys. Deferred charges were $215,208 for maintenance of disposal areas. Amounts charged off were $665,744 for disposal areas and $3,321 for range lights, a total of $669,065. The net decrease charged off to disposal areas was $453,857. The cost of all work was a credit of $48,275 for new work and $3,187,314 for maintenance, a total of $3,235,589. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 51 percent complete. The 40-foot channel from Philadelphia Naval Base to the sea was completed in 1942. The work remaining to be done is deepening the channel between Philadelphia Naval Base and Allegheny Avenue from 35 to 40 feet over a width of 500 feet through Horseshoe Bend and 400 feet through Philadelphia Harbor; constructing new anchorages at Reedy Point and Deepwater Point, and enlarging Marcus Hook and Mantua Creek Anchorages, each 40 feet deep and 2,300 feet wide with lengths of 8,000, 5,200, 13,650, and 11,500 feet, respectively. TAGO 10070-B 214 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The latest examinations show minimum depths, at local mean low water entering from seaward are as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project depth Left Left Right Right outside inside inside outside quarter quarter quarter quarter Franklin ffeet feet feet feet feet Feb. 1961__. Allegheny Ave. to Benjamin Bridge__... .. ... --------------- .... 40 30.5 32.7 .. ---------- Feb. 1961 .. do.........------------------------------- 37 -------------------- 32.7 30.5 Jan. 1961.__ Benjamin Franklin Bridge to naval base_------------------------------- 40 25.7 35.5----------------- Jan. 1961 ...... do.. .. 37 -------------------- .............-------------------------------. 34.5 33.6 Apr. 1961___ Naval base to sea_ ------ ___-___ 40 36.5 37.4 39.6 36.2 The costs under the existing project were as follows: Public works Regular Total funds funds New work__-.. _-------- -__-_-_.---- - _______----- $813,046 $32,151,750 $32,964,796 ...... _ Maintenance_- - __-- _ -----___ __ _ ,_ - - ____ _ 95,522,075 95,522,075 Total ------------------------------------------ $813,046 $127,673,825 $128,486,871 Deferred charges, undistributed, for the amortization of the costs of disposal areas, amount to $1,053,076. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year . ..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated - .-.__. $1,020,000 $ -$45,636 2$1,294,066 2$1,069,843 2 -$61,835 $45,957,104 Cost .--- -________ 1,883,033 580 2 789,108 21,544,991 2 -48,275 45,940,854 Mainter iace: 3,886,254 Api priated....--------- 4,056,716 2,880,606 3,782,181 3,189,783 97,566,294 Cost ---------------- 3,894,700 4,039,315 2,908,654 3,777,721 3,187,314 97,558,590 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__-------------------------------- $2,940,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--..........._ .......-------- 29,046,054 1 Includes $12,976,058 for new work and $1,025,409 for maintenance for previous projects and $44,000 for preauthorization studies cost. 2 For work on 40-foot channel for Naval Base to Allegheny Avenue. 3. 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, 312 miles above the mouth; TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 215 thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Gibsons Point, 42 miles above the mouth; and thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to University Avenue Bridge, 6 miles above the mouth, including widening at bends. The total length of the section included in the project is about 612 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 is $2,819,000 (June 1961) of which $97,800 is for removal of small rock shaols above Passyunk Avenue, work currently underway. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $335,162. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia. July 3, 1930 A depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between the mouth Rivers and Harbors Committee 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 H. Doc. 699, 79th Cong., 2d sess.t River to Passyunk Ave., restoration of the project channel dimensions between Passyunk Ave., and University Ave., and full maintenance of the entire project. 1 Contains 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 Engineer may designate until such time as adequate municipal sewage-treatment works are constructed and placed in effective operation. Compliance with this condition has been met through the completion of sewage-treatment works by the city of Philadelphia. All other requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 38 wharves, piers, and docks located within the limits of the improvement. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 7--Revised 1955-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: Rock removal in the 26-foot channel commenced April 11, 1961 and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs were $31,016. New work, hired labor: Costs of $5,748 were incurred for engineering and surveys. Maintenance, contract: Dredging in the 33-foot channel commenced January 15, 1961 and was completed March 17, 1961. A total of 251,158 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $265,244. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for operation of stream gages in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey were $9,299 and $1,289 for preparation of state pamphlets, and reimbursements for sale of prints, $5, a total of $10,583. TAGO 10070-B 216 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Ths cost of all work was $36,764 for new work and $275,827 for main- tenance, a total of $312,591. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 99 percent complete. The 33-foot channel from Delaware River to Pass- 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 available to naviga- tion, at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project Mid- depth Left channel Right outside for half outside quarter project quarter width feet feet feet feet Feb. 1961.__ Delaware River to 29th St....----------------------- 33 29.9 32.2 33.0 Feb. 1961... 29th St. to Passyunk Ave.------------------------ 33 24.1 31.6 29.7 Feb. 1961... Passyunk Ave. to Gibson Pt.....--------------------- 26 22.6 22.6 12.9 May 1960-_ Gibson Point to University Ave..... .....------------------ 22 13.0 12.4 11.0 The costs under the existing project were $2,795,064 for new work and $12,943,378 for maintenance, a total of $15,738,442. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: -------........--- Appropriated--------- ............-----............ ..... ... $10,000 $56,000 1$3,344,038 Cost----------------------------............. Maintenance: ............ ...........----------------........... 5,162 36,764 3,319,964 1 Appropriated--___.... $415,700 $237,335 $557,879 185,237 275,784 12,943,387 Cost--------...... -I 403,017 253,900 541,450 201,614 275,827 12,943,378 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961........................-----------------------------------. $12,824 1Includes $525,000 for new work for previous projects. 4. 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. Coa,st and Geodetic Survey 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 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from west edge of Delaware River ship channel to the Lobdell Canal, a distance of about 1.2 miles; thence 21 feet deep and 250 feet wide for a distance of eight-tenths mile to the mouth of Brandywine River; thence the same depth and 200 feet wide for a distance of about TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 217 2.2 miles to a point approximately 4.2 miles from the Delaware River ship channel; thence decreasing to a depth of 10 feet in a distance of 750 feet to the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge No. 4; and thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide for a distance of about 5.6 miles to Newport, Del., approximately 9.9 miles above the Delaware River ship channel including a turning basin 35 feet deep, opposite the Wilmington Marine Terminal and extending upstream from the mouth to Lobdell Canal, 200 feet wide, 2,900 feet long on the north side of the channel and decreasing to a length of 2,000 feet on the north side of the basin. 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 along the north side of the Brandywine and 260 feet long on the Christina. 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 is $1,693,000 (July 1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual main- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $278,595. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents I, 1 June 3, 1896 H. Doc. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; 1Depths of 21, 10, and 7 feet and jetties............. Annual Report, 1896, p. 973; Mar. 3, 1899 Annual 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. Sept. 22, 19221 Entrance channel and basin with 25-foot depth and H. Doc. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess., construction by local interests of the new south and Senate committee print, 68th Mar. 3, 19251 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. July 14, 1960 A 35-foot depth between Delaware River ship chan- S. Doc. 88, 86th Cong., 2d Sess. nel and Lobdell Canal including turning basin of same depth, opposite Wilmington Marine Ter- minal, 200 feet wide, 2,900 feet long on the north side of channel, and 2,000 feet long on the north side of the basin. 1 Contains latest published map. 2 Also May 28, 1935, under emergency Relief Administration. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 27 piers, wharves, and docks within the improvement. Included is a modern marine terminal located just inside 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 a TAGO 10070-B 218 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 direct interchange of freight between car and ship. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port series No. 8-Revised 1955-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, contract: Dredging in the 30-foot channel between Delaware River and Lobdell Canal in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed July 12, 1960. A total of 227,933 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $49,344. Dredging in the 30-foot channel under another contract, commenced February 24, 1960, was completed March 15, 1961. A total of 696,102 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $191,628. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for operation of stream gages in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey were $334, and $7 for reimburse- ment for prints. The total costs were $241,299 all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 91 percent complete. The channel above Lobdell Canal and the V-shaped stone-filled pile-and-timber jetty at the mouth of Brandywine River were completed in 1901. Removal of about 1,200 feet of the outer end of a stone-filled pile-and-timber jetty on the north side of the entrance was completed in 1931. The sheet-steel pile jetty, 2,300 feet long with 120-foot inshore wing, on the south side of the entrance was com- pleted in 1936. The harbor channel to 30 feet was completed to a width of 400 feet in 1931. The work remaining to be done is deepening the channel from 30 to 35 feet deep from west edge of Delaware River ship channel to Lobdell Canal and deepening the turning basin from 25 to 35 feet, opposite the Wilmington Marine Terminal. The latest examinations show minimum depths at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project Mid- depth Left chanel Right oustide for half outside quarter project quarter width feet .feet feet feet Mar. 1961.. Delaware River to Lobdell Canal__---------------- 35 35.0 35.0 35.0 Jan. 1960__. Lobdell Canal to Brandywine River------------- 21 ..--....-------- 1 14.2 Do..... Brandywine River to Market St.----------------..... 21 ......---------- 17.2 . Do-..... Market St. to former pulp works- --- - .-- 21 _-------- 1 13.2 - - Do-..... Former pulp works to Pennsylvania RR, Bridge No. 4_-------------------------------------- 10 .-...... - 15.8 July 1949_._ Pennsylvania RR bridge No. 4 to Newport.... 7 ----------. . 6.1 I In 80 percent of project width. The cost under the existing project, excluding $60,000 contributed funds, were as follows: Emergency Regular Total relief funds funds New work.................---------------------------------------------- $206,177 $924,356 $1,130,533 Maintenance..___....._ ---- ..-------.... _ --------------- .... 9,830,809 9,830,809 Total -_-------......---------------- - .... 206,177 10,755,165 10,961,342 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 219 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated---------- ......... __-------------_-_____ -$1,532,654 Cost------ ------------------------------------------------------ --- 1,532,654 Maintenance: Appropriated ... ... $224,471 $479,728 $170,287 $277,225 $241,267 9, 830,809 Cost ----------------- 224,333 325,150 324,999 277,196 241,299 9,830,809 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----_------ ---------------------- $555,000 1 Includes $402,121 for new work for previous projects and excludes $7,467 for preauthorization studies costs. 2 In addition $60,000 contributed funds were expended for maintenance. 5. 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 Delaware City, Del., with the main channel at a point about 11 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 Annual Report for 1934, page 242, and Annual Report for 1938, page 312. Existing project. This provides for a channel 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide from Delaware River through Elk River and Chesapeake Bay to water of natural 35-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay including a cutoff at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing, and having a minimum radius of curvature of 7,000 feet at bends; a high-level, fixed railroad bridge with vertical clearance of 135 feet and horizontal clearance of 600 feet at the railroad crossing over the cutoff; high-level fixed highway bridges over the canal at Reedy Point, St. Georges, Summit, and Chesapeake City; a bascule drawbridge across the Delaware City Branch Channel; extension of entrance jetties at Reedy Point; and anchorage in Elk River, 35 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide, with an average length of 3,700 feet; 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; dredging the Delaware City Branch Channel to a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet, and deepening the existing basin to the same depth; revetment of the banks of the canal as required between the Delaware River and Elk River, and on the banks of the Delaware City Branch Channel east of Fifth Street Bridge; and construction of bulkheads. The total length of the section included in the project, excluding the Delaware City Branch Channel, which is about 2 miles long, is about TAGO 10070-B 220 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 is $120,810,000 (July 1961). The portion of the project comprising the completion of Delaware City Branch Channel from a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction with the canal is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The estimated cost of this portion is $145,000 (July 1954). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $956,271. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 A sea level channel 27 feet deep, 250 feet wide from H. Doc. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess., Delaware River to Elk River and 400 feet wide and Rivers and Harbors Com- down Elk River and Cheasapeake Bay to deep mittee Does. 18 and 24,1 73d water at or near Pooles Island; alteration of existing Cong., 2d sess. bridges over the canal; enlarging Delaware City 2 Branch Channel to 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide, with a basin the same depth, and revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street; enlargement of the anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek to 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet long and 12 feet deep; extension of the jetties at Reedy Point; and construction of bulkheads. Aug. 7, 1939 Construction of a 4-lane high-level fixed highway Public Law 310, 76th Cong., 1st bridge at or near St. Georges. sess. Sept. 3, 1954 A channel 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide from Dela- S. Doc. 123, 83d Cong., 2d sess.' ware River through Elk River and Chesapeake Bay to water of that depth in the Bay, including a cutoff at the Pennsylvania R. R. crossing, with a minimum radius of curvature of 7,000 feet at bends; a high-level fixed railroad bridge over the cutoff; high-level fixed highway bridges at Reedy Point and Summit; and an anchorage in Elk River 35 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide, averaging 3,700 feet long. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2Completion of Delaware City Branch Channel from a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction with the canal is to be restudied. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, provided that the standard of local cooperation for the construction of all bridges, including approaches thereto, required for the project shall be the same standard heretofore applied to the construction of St. Georges bridge, namely, that local interests shall furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for the bridge. Assurance that the required conditions will be met was accepted and approved on February 16, 1955. The requirements for Summit Bridge have been met. 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. Part I-Summit Bridge-- New work contract: An amount of $29,195 was credited to approach roads paving, under a contract awarded by the State of Delaware, for TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 221 work completed in fiscal year 1960 based on previous estimated costs. Removal of the old bridge substructure in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed October 22, 1960. Costs were $158,223. Costs of $53,465 were incurred for Bank Stabilization initiated on January 18, 1961 and in progress at the end of the fiscal year. New work, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $28,749 were incurred for design and miscellaneous engineering. Costs of $301 were incurred for project owned facilities. The total costs for Part I were $211,543. Part II-Canal improvement-New work contract: Costs of $179,647 were incurred for design of the railroad crossing in progress throughout the year. New work, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $54,805 were incurred for miscellaneous engineering and $1,009 for real estate costs. The total costs for Part II were $235,461, all for new work. Maintenance, contract: Dredging miscellaneous shoals commenced March 17 and was completed April 7, 1961. A total of 197,978 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $252,659. Costs for repairs to Reedy Point Bridge damaged by S.S. Svenskund in the previous fiscal year were $1,275 for design of rehabilitation and $92,585 for rehabilita- tion of the bridge, completed August 31, 1960. Painting St. Georges Bridge in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed August 19, 1960. Costs were $16,444. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs for emergency repairs, damaged by S. S. Svenskund in the previous fiscal year, were $74. General operation of the waterway was continued throughout the fiscal year at a cost of $316,285. Operation and maintenance of bridges crossing the waterway were continued throughout the fiscal year at a cost of $94,666. Dredging Reedy Point entrance, and below Courthouse Point was in progress during the fiscal year. A total of 574,350 cubic yards of material was removed by U.S. hopper dredge Comber of which 162,957 cubic yards was rehandled by U.S. sump rehandler New Orleans. The costs were $249,253. Other hired labor costs: Maintenance, repairs and drainage of banks, $108,224; maintenance and repair of auxiliary works, $22,349; repair protective works at bridges, $38,725; remove deteriorated North Ferry Slip, $24,220; removal of obstruction and debris, $23,327; preparation of state pamphlets, $3,263; review of maintenance guide, $885; real estate management expenses, $5,456; and revision of topographic maps, $4,414; a total of $230,863. Reimbursements for damages to auxiliary works amounted to $146,418. Depreciation of assets-tractor purchased in prior fiscal year was $455. Deferred charges for use of disposal areas were $25,699. The cost of all work was $447,004 for new work and $1,081,532 for maintenance, a total of $1,528,536. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 19 percent complete. The channel, 27 feet deep and 250 and 400 feet wide, was completed in 1938; the 4-lane high-level fixed highway bridge at St. Georges in 1942; the 2-lane high-level fixed highway bridge at Chesa- peake City in 1949 and a 4-lane high-level fixed highway bridge at Summit was opened to using traffic on January 9, 1960. Planning for the first construction contract, dry excavation in the relocated channel has been completed. Plans and specifications for the railroad bridge TAGO 10070-B 222 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 are in progress. The work remaining to be done comprises the enlarging to 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide of the channel from Delaware River through Elk River and Chesapeake Bay to deep water in the Bay, including a cutoff at the Pennsylvania Railroad, constructing a bridge at the railroad crossing over the cutoff and a high-level fixed highway bridge at Reedy Point; complete bank stabilization and dredging at the old Summit Bridge at Summit; and dredging an anchorage in Elk River. Deepening the Delaware City Branch Channel from 6 to 8 feet from a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction with the canal has been deferred for restudy. Preauthorization studies costs for the latest (1954) modification were $39,000. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at local mean low water, as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project Mid- depth Left channel Right outside for half outside quarter project quarter width feet feet feet feet Aug. 1960. Delaware River to Elk River__-------------------- 35 21.6 25.0 25.6 May 1961__ Elk River to Chesapeake Bay. ------------------- 35 24.3 25.1 23.9 Dec. 1946_-. Delaware City Branch Channel and Basin _...... 8 1 3.2 1 In 80 percent of project width. The total costs under the existing project were as follows: Emergency Regular Total relief funds funds New work ...........................----------------......-------------..--- $4,756,248 $17,601,795 $22,358,043 Maintenance---..... .......-------------- 19,924,936 ..-------------------........------------. 19,924,936 Operating and care---------------------------------- -------------- 6,514,588 6,514,588 Total .------------- - - 4,756,248 44,041,319 48,797,567 Deferred charges, undistributed, for the amortization of the cost of disposal areas, amount to $250,560. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ...--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . _ . $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $3,412,000 $2,086,000 - $27,000 $33,174,341 Cost----------------- 343,971 1,568,111 3,686,247 1,614,297 447,004 33,067,798 Maintenance: Appropriated-_..-.. I 831,302 646,654 1,154,339 1,012,200 1,058,718 33,778,608 _ Cost ------------- I 884,692 681,884 1,151,701 981,546 1,081,532 33,767,740 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................... --..- - - - $19,850 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ________________________ 1,200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 . . - --- - 1,219,850 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ....- --- 97,145,414 1 Includes $10,709,755 for new work, $6,903,748 for maintenance for previous projects, and $39,000 for pre- authorization studies costs. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILAI)ELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 223 6. ST. JONES RIVER, DELAWARE Location. This river rises in the western part of Kent County, Del., flows southeasterly 24 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 26 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881; modified in 1884 and again in 1889. (For further details see p. 1787, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 324, Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending from the mouth of the River to a junction with Murderkill River entrance channel 2,700 feet offshore, thence following the latter to deep water in Delaware Bay, protected on the north by a jetty 5,700 feet long, and on the south by a second jetty 4,100 feet long extending from the south bank of Murderkill River to a point abreast of the outer end of the proposed north jetty; a channel within the river 7 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide from the mouth to Lebanon, a distance of 7 miles, and dredging of 8 cutoffs to shorten the distance and eliminate sharp turns and bad shoals. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 4.8 feet and at Lebanon 2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1954, is $1,533,000 which includes actual costs for that portion of the project from Lebanon to Dover, Del. abandoned in accordance with the River and Harbor Act of 1960, and exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Document June 25, 1910 For a 7-foot depth throughout, 16 cutoffs and north H. Doc. 1116, 60th Cong., 2d sess.' jetty. June 5, 1910 No expenditures authorized until satisfactory title to Specified in Act. the land required for any cutoff shall have been transferred to the United States free of cost. Aug. 26, 1937 For realigned entrance channel and jetties .......... Rivers and Harbors Committee, 1 Doc. 18, 75th Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 1960 Abandonment of that part of the navigation channel Specified in Act. upstream from Lebanon, Del. as related in the authorized River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States necessary right-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent mainte- nance as required. This requirement has not been fully complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 2 wharves and several landings along the river, all of which are privately owned, but are open to use by the general public. None of the wharves has railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 10% complete. A 7-foot channel from Delaware Bay to the landing at Dover, including 16 cutoffs was completed in 1933. Subsequently, TAGO 10070-B 224 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the River and Harbor Act of 1960 authorized abandonment of that portion of the stream, upstream from Lebanon, Del. as authorized in the Act of 1910. The work remaining to be done is the dredging of a realigned entrance channel and the construction of jetties at the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low water in July 1949 from Delaware Bay to the mouth, 3 feet; thence to Barkers Landing, 5 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.3 feet. The costs under the existing project, including that portion of the channel abandoned by the River and Harbor Act of 1960 were $152,512 for new work and $36,382 for maintenance, a total of $188,894. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year - . _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--------- ------------------ ---- - $207,102 Cost__------------------ ------------------------ 207,102 Maintenance: Appropriated--- ------------------------------------------------------------ 65,318 _ Cost---------- ----------------------------------------------------- 65,318 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ ---- - -- - $1,380,500 1 Includes $54,590 new work and $28,936 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 7. 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 Rehoboth 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 and 100 feet wide from the entrance to Broadkill River; 2 parallel rubble 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, at Lewes 3.7 feet, and at Rehoboth 0.6 foot. The extreme tidal range is from 1 foot below mean low water to about 3 feet above mean high water. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILAI)ELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 225 The cost for new work for the completed portion of the project was $564,514, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $60,000 contributed funds. The extension of the jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1960 and was estimatd to be $816,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $22,714. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 25, 1912 For a 6-foot depth canal to connect Rehoboth Bay H. 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, Rivers and Harbors Committee for widening the canal from Broadkill River to Doc. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Lewes, and basin. Mar. 2, 1945 For a 10-foot depth from Delaware Bay 2 to Lewes and H. Doc. 344, 77th Cong., 1st sess. in basin, and for extending jetties. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Extension of jetties considered to be inactive. 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 three wharves at Lewes, Del.; one owned by the town, one Government-owned, and one 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 construc- tion. 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, hired labor: Costs of $1,072 were incurred for repairs due to washout on west bank, and $2,614 for real estate management expenses. The total cost were $3,686 all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 70 percent complete. The jetties at Rehoboth Bay entrance were completed in 1903 under a previous project. The highway bridge at Rehoboth was completed in 1915 and replaced with a new structure by the Delaware State Highway Department in 1926. The railroad bridge at Rehoboth Beach, constructed in 1916, was removed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. in 1941. A channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from Broadkill River to Rehoboth Bay, completed in 1927, was enlarged to 100 feet wide between Broadkill River and Lewes with Basin at Lewes and a new entrance from Delaware Bay 6 feet deep and 200 feet wide in 1937. Jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance extending to the 6-foot depth curve in the bay were completed in 1938, and the deepening of the channel from Delaware Bay to Lewes and the basin at Lewes from 6 to 10 feet TAGO 10070-B 226 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 in 1957. The work remaining to be done, the extension of the existing jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance, is considered to be "Inactive." The controlling depths at mean low water were: In May 1960 in the entrance channel, 6.6 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Lewes, 6.1 feet; and thence in June 1957, to Rehoboth Bay, 5.8 feet. The cost under the existing project, excluding $60,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $561,514 for new work, $229,474 for maintenance, and $3,000 for preauthorization studies, a total of $793,988. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----......--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-----_ _ Costi----------------- - $76,541 ___-_---___-------- -$5,869 $14,495 ----------- __------------_---------- ..------------ ...------------ 1$564,514 2 564,514 Maintenance: Appropriated _ - - - 90,000 7,475 4,850 $3,180 $3,669 2 225,078 Cost------------------ 79,371 18,105 24781 2 3,205 3,686 2 225,051 1Includes $3,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Does not include reconnaissance and condition survey costs reflected under "Operation and results during fiscal year" for 1959 and 1960. These costs were: fiscal year 1959, $1,672; and fiscal year 1960, $2,751; a total of $4,423. 8. INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DEL. Location. Indian River rises in Sussex County, Del., and flows easterly 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 opening 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 Repoirt 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 includ- ing 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. The project also provides that the interior channel dimensions may, in the discreation 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 section included in the project is about 13% 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 average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $69,184. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 227 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 A 15-foot inlet channel, steel and stone jetties, 6-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee channel from end of inlet channel to deep water Doc. 41, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' in the bay and authority to modify interior inlet channel. 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. 1 Contains latest published maps. 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, and provide terminal facilities. Terminal facilities. There is a privately owned basin with berthing 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 U.S. 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. Maintenance, contract: Costs of $898 were incurred for repairs of north and south bulkhead. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $50 were incurred for real estate management and $3,202 for reconnaissance and condition survey. The total costs were $4,150 all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1951. The entrance channel 15 feet deep was completed in 1938 and the two parallel jetties in 1939. The channel 9 feet deep in the bay and river, with turning basin at Old Landing, and thence 4 feet deep to Millsboro was completed in 1951. The jetties are spaced 500 feet apart and are 1,566 feet long, with outshore portions of stone construction and inshore portions, 904 feet long on the north side and 890 feet long on the south side, of steel sheet pile construction. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: In October 1960 from the ocean thru the inlet to the highway bridge, 15.1 feet; thence to a point opposite the entrance to the small boat harbor, 6.7 feet; thence in June 1951 to Old Landing, 9.9 feet and thence in February 1951 to Millsboro, 6.1 feet. The costs under the existing project, excluding $210,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $511,210 for new work and $690,552 for maintenance, including reconnaissance and condition surveys in 1956 and 1960, a total of $1,201,762. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-. - .- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated Cost _ ---------------------------------------------------------- -- -- -- - 12 $521,210 - - - - - -- - - - 12 521,210 Maintenance: Appropriated $202,872 $134,734 $300 $362 $948 3 4 687,260 Cost -- - 173,722 167,384 283 379 948 3 4 687,260 I Includes $10,000 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition $210,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. 3 Excludes $89 for cost of reconnaissance survey in fiscal year 1956. 4 Excludes $3,202 for reconnaissance and condition survey reflected under "operations and results during the fiscal year." TAGO 10070-B 228 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 9. INLAND WATERWAY FROM CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA., TO DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location. This tidal waterway extends northerly from Chincoteague Bay, Va., following the waterways parallel with the Atlantic Ocean through Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, passing through the neck of land at Ocean View, Del. and the land between Rehoboth Bay and the headwaters of Lewes River, entering the Delaware Bay at or near the town of Lewes, a total distance of about 70 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 1219, and 1220.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886, and modified by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, repealed the project. For further details see p. 382, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. This provides for maintenance of the three bridges built by the Government at Ocean View, Del., under the previous project. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 538, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There were 29 wharves and a number of landing places in 1939, all of which were open to public use free of charge. As the 1905 River and Harbor Act authorized abandonment of the waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Md. to Rehoboth Bay, Del., and there are no statistics presently available on the using traffic, the facilities are considered adequate. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs of $556 were incurred for real estate management. Condition at end of fiscal year. The State of Delaware, in August 1928, completed a timber bridge with steel I-beam stringers, across this water- way as part of its highway system from Ocean View to Bethany Beach. This bridge is 80 feet south of the bridge heretofore maintained by the Government, which has been abandoned. Under an agreement between the United States and the State of Delaware, new timber bridges were constructed to replace the Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges. This work was completed August 15, 1938. Under the agreement, the State of Delaware was required to contribute $2,000 to cost of constructing the bridges and upon completion, to maintain them. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- _--_-___-_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ......... ..------------------------------------------------------------ $168,412 Cost--------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 168,412 Maintenance: Appropriated----... ------------------------------------------------ ....... $556 I 43,350 Cost--- ------------ ------ ------------------------- 556 143,350 1 Does not include $2,000 contributed funds for maintenance. 10. 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 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 229 Camden, and empties into Delaware River opposite the central portion of Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 280 and 295.) Exsiting 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 Brownings Chemical Works, 112 miles above the mouth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 14 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 existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H. Doc. 176, 53rd 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. Costs of $3,349 were incurred for surveys, plans, and specifications for preparation of a dredging contract scheduled to commence in fiscal year 1962. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1920. The latest examinations in June 1961 show controlling depths at local mean low water as follows: From Delaware River to Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 8.0; and thence to the upper end of the project, 7.8 feet. The costs under the existing project were $33,102 for new work and $305,029 for maintenance, a total of $338,131. The costs for mainte- nance above includes $402 and $2,252 for reconnaissance and condition surveys in fiscal years 1958 and 1960, respectively. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year---------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.... .-----------........---------- ------ ..... ..........----------- ...------------ .....------------ $33,102 Cost ------------. ..----------....------------.......----------------------------------- 33,102 Maintenance: Appropriated - $362 ----------------........ ---------------- $67,700 1 366,726 Cost------------------- 362 3,34 1302,375 1 Does not include $402 and $2,252 for reconnaissance and condition surveys in fiscal years 1958 and 1960, respectively. 11. BIG TIMBER CREEK, N. J. Location. This creek rises in Camden and Gloucester Counties, N. J., and with its south branch flows northwesterly 16 miles along the boundary line between the two counties, emptying in Delaware River opposite the south portion of Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 280 and 295.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, generally 75 feet wide from the 10-foot contour in Delaware River to the mouth and within the creek to Marters Sand Plant, 3% miles above the mouth, and thence 60 feet wide to Clements Bridge, 5 miles above the mouth, including four cutoffs. The total length of the section TAGO 10070-B 230 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 included in the project is about 5% miles. The mean tidal range at Westville, near the mouth, is 6 feet and at Clements Bridge 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range is from about 11 feet below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $58,665, exclusive of $50,000 contributed funds. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 A channel of 10-foot depth from Delaware River to H. Doc. 217, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' Marters sand plant. Aug. 30 1935 Extension of project to Clements Bridge_ ........- River and Harbors Committee Doc. 15, 73d Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are two wharves and one boat yard for the repair and storage of small boats at Westville. The wharves are privately owned but open to public use. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs of $2,609 were incurred for surveys, plans and specifications for preparation of a dredging contract scheduled to begin in fiscal year 1962. Condition at end of fiscal year. The exsiting project was completed in 1941. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: In June 1961, from Delaware River to the mouth 11.8 feet; thence to fixed highway bridge in Westville 5.0 feet; thence in June 1945 to Marters Sand Plant, 7.7 feet and thence in May 1941 to Clements Bridge, 9.0 feet. The costs under the existing project, excluding $50,000 contributed funds expended for new work were $58,665 for new work and $12,032 for maintenance, which includes $635 for reconnaissance and condition surveys, a total of $70,697. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------------ - ---- -------- ------ 1 $58,665 Cost _---_- . --...... 158,665 Maintenance: Appropriated- -- $36,772 248,169 Cost -- 2,609 2 14,006 1 In addition $50,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. 2 Does not include $138 and $497 for reconnaissance and condition surveys in fiscal years 1956 and 1960, respectively. 12. SALEM RIVER, N. J. Location. This river rises in Salem County, N. J., flows through the county westerly 13 miles, thence southerly 7 miles to the City of Salem, and thence westerly 3 miles, emptying into Delaware River about 45 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. It is joined at Salem by Little Salem River, or Fenwick Creek, from the east. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS ANI) HARBORS - -PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 231 Previous projects. The River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, provided for a survey and the original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1878, and a subsequent project adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915; page 349 of Annual Report for 1924; and page 346 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide in Delaware River across Salem Cove to the mouth, thence 100 feet wide to the fixed highway bridge in Little Salem River at Salem, 214 miles above the mouth. It also privides for a cutoff to eliminate a large horseshoe bend between the mouth and Salem. The total length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean tidal range is 5.4 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 is $51,825 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $51,825 contributed by local interests. The portion of the project comprising the deepening of Little Salem River to 12 feet is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The estimated cost of this portion revised in 1953 is $28,000 excluding an equal amount to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. 110, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the document. Local cooperation. The existing project required that local interests contribute 50 percent of the estimated costs of new work and that a right-of-way for the proposed cutoff shall be conveyed to the United States free of cost. The contributions thus far made provided the right-of-way for the cutoff and for 50 percent of the cost of the 12-foot channel up to a point 225 feet above the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge, amounting to $51,825. Terminal facilities. There are 9 wharves on the river all at Salem, N. J. Eight wharves are privately owned and one is owned by the City. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance contract: Dredging in the entrance channel and Little Salem River commenced November 21, and was completed December 18, 1960. A total of 174,383 cubic yards of material was remobed at a cost of $112,848. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 64 percent complete. The dredging of the channel from Penns Neck Bridge to project dimensions, including the cutoff, was completed in 1928. The channel from Penns Neck Bridge to the fixed highway bridge in Little Salem River was dredged to a depth of 9 feet under a previous project. The work remaining to be done is the deepening of the channel in Little Salem River from 9 feet to 12 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: In January 1961, Delaware River to Penns Neck Highway Bridge 12.0 feet; and thence in December 1956 to the fixed highway bridge at Salem, 0.9 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $51,825 contributed funds expended for new work, were $107,634 for new work and $287,479 for maintenance, a total of $395,113. TAGO 10070-B 232 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ......... Appropriated------ ------- ------------------------------------ ------------ 2 $107,634 Cost----------------------------------------------------------------2 107,634 Maintenance: Appropriated ----------------------------------------------- $112,848 3 287,479 Cost -------- ------------ 112,848 3 287,479 I Includes $55,809 new work and $48,000 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 2 In addition $51,825 contributed funds were expended for new work. 3 Includes $1,285 for reconnaissance and condition survey in fiscal year 1957. 13. 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, 19% 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 192 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 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 average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $31,839. The existing project was authorized by the followng: Acts Work authorized Documents 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 20 wharves on this river, of which 16 are at Bridgeton and 4 at Greenwich. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $39 were incurred for real estate management. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 233 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: In December 1959, from deep water in Delaware Bay to the mouth, 7.3 feet; thence to Glass Street in Bridgeton, 5.4 feet; thence to Broad Street, 4.4 feet; and thence to Commerce Street, 3.0 feet. The costs under the existing project were $110,756 for new work and $423,311 for maintenance, a total of $534,067. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-------------_ ----------------------- ------------ ------------ $146,756 Cost--------------------------------------------------------------------- 146,756 Maintenance: Appropriated-_ ------ _ $94,000 $177 $20,274 $754 $50 2 422,652 Cost------------------ 135,497 1,963 20,274 754 39 2 422,641 1 Includes $36,000 for new work for previous projects. 2 Excludes $670 for reconnaissance and condition survey reflected under "Operations and results during fiscal year 1960." 14. 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 northeast of Delaware Breakwater. The inlet connects Cape May 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 extending from the 25-foot depth curve in the Atlantic Ocean to a line 500 feet harbor- ward 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 214 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, exclu- sive of $100,000 contributed by local interests and $50,000 Navy Depart- ment funds. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $25,983. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 An inlet channel 25 feet deep and jetties. ....----------- H. Doc. 388, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 A 20-foot channel to deep water in harbor..... - - - - H. Doe. 262, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 1 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 commercial fishing vessels and fishing party boats are located on the inner end of TAGO 10070-B 234 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 channel at Wildwood Crest is another large well-equipped wharf for commercial fishing boats. Both fish docks have direct railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor; Dredging shoal areas in Cape May Harbor commenced February 19 and was completed March 10, 1961. A total of 122,709 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $52,568. 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 wings 750 feet and 297 feet long, respectively. The wings of both jetties and the 2,000-foot inshore end section of the west jetty are of stone-filled pile and timber construction and the entire east jetty and the outshore portion of the west jetty are of rubble-mound construction. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Project Mid- depth Left channel Right outside for half outside quarter project quarter width feet feet feet feet M ay 1960_ Between jetties-------- ------- _ --------- - 25 19.9 20.1 19.1 Sept. 1960__ Inner end of jetties to Cape May Harbor . 20 15.1 12.9 9.5 Mar. 1961_- Thence to Coast Guard Wharves_ -20 10.7 12.7 10.5 The costs under the existing project, excluding $100,000 contributed by local interests and $50,000 Navy Department funds expended for new work, were $879,275 for new work and $897,582 for maintenance, a total of $1,776,857. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..........- $879,275 Cost .................. 879,275 Maintenance: Appropriated_ _ $1,756 $32,700 $42,893 $52, 568 897, 582 Cost_- . - - - 1,756 32,700 42,893 52,568 897,582 1In addition $50,000 Navy Department funds and $100,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 235 15. 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 112 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. The cost for new work for the completed project was $307,712. The average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $170.455. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 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 nine wharves served by this improve- ment; one is Government-owned, six are privately owned and open to general public use upon payment of moderate wharfage, and two 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 three shipyards and three marine railways at this locality. The facilities are considered adequate for the exsiting commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Dredging shoal areas in the entrance channel by U.S. hopper dredge Hyde was in progress from March 10 to 31 and from April 1 to 24, 1961. A total of 144,716 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $137,376. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed on May 14, 1957. The inlet channel was completed in 1938. The dredging of the entrance from the inlet channel into Clam Creek was completed in 1957. TAGO 10070-B 236 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depths Date Section Mid- Project Left channel Right depth outside for half outside quarter project quarter width feet feet feet feet May 1961__ Entrance Channel ------------------------------ 20 19.5 7.0 6.0 June 1957___ Thence to Brigantine Bridge.......--------------------- 20 15 ---------- 9.0 19.0 10.2 10.2 Apr. 1961___ Clam Creek Channel and Turning Basin The costs under the existing project were $307,712 for new work and $3,126,904 for maintenance, a total of $3,434,616. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated_-----_.. $97,000 $2,064 -_ .. $.-------------------------- $534,209 Cost ------ _-_-------- 89,710 9,354 _------------------534,209 Maintenance: Appropriated- ...---- 145,500 189,166 $188,142 $191,979 $137,376 3,362,690 Cost---..--------------145,119 189,659 188,117 192,004 137,376 3,362,690 1 Includes $226,497 for new work and $235,786 for maintenance for previous projects. 16. TUCKERTON CREEK, N. J. Location. This creek 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, 2% miles above the mouth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 31 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 average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $1,313. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 For depths of 6, 5, and 3 feet- _.......... - -- - H. Doc. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1905 Substitution of channel as across Little Tuckerton Specified in act. (H. Doc. 1940, Bay. 64th Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published maps.) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 237 Local cooperation. None required. 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 located at Tuckerton. One wharf at Tuckerton is publicly owned. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Costs of $6,013 were incurred for surveys, plans and specifications for preparation of a dredging contract scheduled to be awarded in fiscal year 1962. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1925. The controlling depths at mean low wvater, were as follows: In June 1961 in the entrance channel and within the creek to Tuckerton Yacht Club, 1.9 feet; thence to Parkers landing, 2.0 feet; thence in May 1957 to Scow Landing, 6.0 feet; and thence to the mill dam at Tuckerton, 2.4 feet. The costs under the existing project were $60,242 for new work and $237,237 for maintenance, which includes $57 for condition survey in fiscal year 1957, a total of $297,479. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----.- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------------------------------------------------------------- $60,242 Cost----------------------------------------------- ------------ 60,242 Maintenance: Appropriated-- ----------------------------------------------- $6,062 I 237,229 Cost---------------------------------------------------------- 6,013 1237,180 1Does not include $57 for reconnaissance and condition survey in fiscal year 1957. 17. 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 miles west of route 35 highway bridge. Length of section included in project is about 1.5 miles. Mean tidal range is 3.7 feet at the inner end of the inlet and 4 feet at ocean end; mean range of spring TAGO 10070-B 238 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 in July 1961 was $521,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $300,000 contributed by local interests. The 10- and 12-foot anchorages portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1958, and was estimated to be $504,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $17,825. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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., 1st sess. 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). 1The 10- and 12-foot anchorage are considered to be inactive. 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 improvement; and release the United States from all claims for damage resulting from the improvement. Assurances of local cooperation furnished by local interests in connection with the deepening of the channel only, where 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 railways, 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 con- sidered adequate for present requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: Dredg- ing in the 12- and 14-foot channel commenced May 23 and was completed June 6, 1961. A total of 263,520 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $157,417. Costs of $8,976 were incurred for miscellaneous engineering and design. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $718 were incurred for preparation of plans and specifications for repairs of the north jetty. Costs for repairs to north bulkhead due to development of holes, were, $754, and $1,298 for reconnaissance and condition survey. The costs of all work were $166,393 for new work and $2,770 for maintenance, a total of $169,163. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 239 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project, except for miscellaneous rock removal from the channel at the outer end of the north jetty, was completed in June 1961. Dredging of the 19-acre anchorage south of the channel and 27.5-acre anchorage west of the high- way bridge is in the inactive category. The controlling depth in the channel at local mean low water in May 1961 from the Atlantic Ocean to the inshore ends of the jetties was 8.7 feet; and thence 11.8 feet to 300 feet east of the railroad bridge. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated------------------------------------------------ $184,000 $560,342 Cost-------------------- ------------------------------------ 166,393 542,735 Maintenance: Appropriated_- ------ _ Cost------------------ $869 838 $20,852 6,139 $60,071 74,315 3$3,379 33,879 39, 000 31,472 3 898, 618 3 891,090 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...........................---------------------------------- $17,607 1 Includes $39,000 for new work and $2,054 for maintenance for previous projects, and $2,000 for pre- authorization studies cost. 2 In addition $300,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. 3 Excludes $1,186 and $1,298 for reconnaissance and condition surveys reflected under " Operations and results during fiscal years 1960 and 1961." 18. 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 waterway 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 is $54,000 (July 1954), exclusive of $1,824,940 Navy Department funds and $99,000 contributed by local interests. The portion of the project extending from Manasquan TAGO 10070-B 240 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 River to Cape May Harbor is to be restudied and is excluded from the new work cost estimate. The estimated cost of this portion is $6,470,000 (July 1954). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $89,970. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 133, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946 (Public Law 525, 79th Cong., 2d sess., as extended by Public Law No. 240, 82d Cong., dated October 30, 1951), authorized the use for a period not to exceed 6 years, of funds from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for maintenance 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, including the cost of.maintaining the temporary railroad and seashore highway 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 interest 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, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and disposal areas required for construction 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 navigation 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. Com- pliance with these conditions was completed January 15, 1954, except that local interests are required to furnish disposal areas for the construc- tion and the subsequent maintenance of the proposed improvement. 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 readily 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 marine 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, hired labor: Costs of $4,184 were incurred for real estate management and $2,097 for condition survey. The cost of all work was $6,281 for maintenance. 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; two parallel stone TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 241 jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance and a temporary highway draw- bridge in 1943; and a temporary highway drawbridge and a railroad bridge in 1944, all with Navy Department funds. The work remaining 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 Harbor. The latest examinations show controlling depths, at mean low water as follows: Minimum depths Date Section 80 percent of channel width feet May 1946.. New York & Long Branch R.R. Bridge (Manasquan River) to Bayhead..... f 9.2 Apr. 1957_._ Bayhead to Point opposite Waretown......................................... 4.4 May 1957_._ Thence to Little Egg Inlet--.........------..........-----...-------...---.........................-------------------------... 5.3 May 1957_._ Thence to Albany Ave., Atlantic City--------------------------------------......................................... 3.3 May 1946_._ Thence to 9th St. Ocean City --------------------------------------------- 5.7 JuneThence June 1954._. Townsend Inlet..................................................... 954~ to TonsendInle henceto ----------------------------------------------- 4.5 4. Jan. 1954 __ Thence to Rio Grande Ave. Bridge, Wildwood..............................-------------------------------- 5.2 May 1946-__ Thence to Cape May Harbor.........................---------------------------------------------.. 8.9 Oct 1960.... Thence via Cape May Canal to Delaware Bay.-------------------------------- 4.5 The cost under the existing project, excluding $1,824,940, expended for new work, $286,955 for maintenance from Navy Department funds and $99,000 contributed funds expended for new work were $53,695 for new work, $967,277 for maintenance, and $40,000 for operating and care, a total of $1,060,972. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated ------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------..................... $53,695 Cost.----- --------.---------------------------------------------- ------ 53,695 Maintenance: Appropriated ---------......... $399,767 $22, 857 $3,900 $4,110 $6,299 1,008,620 Cost..---------------- 399,418 33,198 3,710 4,261 6,281 31,008,555 1 In addition $1,824,940, Navy Department funds and $99,000 contributed funds were expended for new wort. 2 In addition $286,953 Navy Department funds were expended for maintenance. 3Does not include $2,983 for reconnaissance and condition survey reflected under "Operations and results during fiscal year" for fiscal year 1959. 19. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost Date Name of project during reconnaissance fiscal year or condition survey conducted 1. Barnegat Inlet, N. J............-----------------------------------------...................................... $6,715 Oct. 1960 2. Mantua Creek, N. J. -------------------------------------------- 445 Dec. 1960 3. Woodbury Creek, N. J.------------------------------------------ 852 May 1961 Total cost during fiscal year.........................-----------------------........ $8,012 SIn addition, costs in the amount of $9,066 were incurred for reconnaissance and condition surveys in- cluded for navigation projects under "Operations and results during fiscal year." TAGO 10070-B 242 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 20. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost of June 30, 1961 Name of project report Estimated Cost estimate see amount (last date Annual Operation required to of revision) Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 1. Absecon Creek, N.J...... 2 .. ......_ 1950 $11,935 $71,496 (1) 2. Alloway Creek, N.J. 3____ _2__ ... 1931 21,398 33,591 (1) 3. Appoquinimink River, Del. 3...... 1931 36,973 41,099 15,000 4 1954 4. Barnegat Inlet, N.J._____...........__ 1958 5 448,849 6 1,701,089 (1) 5. Broadkill River, Del. 23_____________ 1953 68,228 101,854 ...------.... (1) 6. Chester River, Pa. 2 3 S__ .. 1931 6,000 1,139 26,000 4 1951 7. Delaware River, N.Y., N.J., and Pa. at or near mouth of Neversink River 3 49-------------------------- 1917 1061,000 1954 8. Delaware River at Camden 18' & 30' channel 12_____________________ 1955 11 462,906 235,158 1960 37' channel....._______ 2 _ 1955 132,000 ............ 848,000 1960 9. Dennis Creek, N.J. 3______ 1897 4,701 .........------------- (1) 10. Double Creek, N.J.____...______ 1912 7,800 (14) 138.......,500..... (1) 2 11. Goshen Creek, N.J. 3_______________ 1905 15,359 870 ............ (1) 12. Harbor of Refuge, Del. Bay, Del.... 1952 155,162,230 121,495 ............. (1) 13. Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, N.J.16__ 6 1928 208,964 14,336 ............. (1) ............. 14. Ice Harbor at New 2 Castle, Del.' .... 1898 .224,704 ............. (1) 15. Leipsic River, Del. 3___ _______.. 1931 36,956 32,243 ........... (1) 16. Little Egg Harbor, N.J.3 9...._ _.... (17) 15,048 ............. (1) 17. Little River, Del.......... 1957 12,016 54,202 (1) 18. Mantua ( reek, N.J._ ...... _... 1956 18169, 687 19 236, 623 (1) 19. Maurice River, N.J.____.___..... . 1948 ............. ............... Channel 8 feet deep Delaware Bay to mouth 20_ _ _ _ 120,000 1955 Bay to Millville______ 2 21143,984 122,899 12,000 1955 20. Mispillion River, Del. 22....._____ 1957 377,848 392,221 491,000 1956 21. Murderkill River, Del.___....._...__ 2 1956 37,630 246,313 2o86, 000 1954 22. Oldmans Creek, N.J. 3 1 1941 31,188 32,125 260,806 1954 23. Raccoon Creek, N.J..___.......... 2 1949 2383,665 219,379 (1) 24. Rancocas River, N.J. 4____________ 1942 44,500 13,090 138,500 1954 25. Schuylkill River above Fairmount Dam, Pa.--___-__- _ ..-- 1955 4,291,810 (14) (1) 26. Smyrna River, Del....__........._ 1949 ............ Delaware River to Wharf at --------------- Smyrna Landing 2425.......... 198,844 196,224 Wharf at Smyrna Landing to ............. fixed bridge 20_ ___..____ _ 11,200 1954 27. Toms River, N.J.3....... ..... 1950 Channel 5 feet.deep 24_ .... 10,050 20,912 (I) Channel 12 feet deep 20.......... 355,000 1954 28. Waterway from Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del._....__.. 1957 2690,908 2856,474 ----.------- (1) 29. Woodbury Creek, N.J.23. . 1940 2727,093 256, 474 ----------- (1) 1Completed. 2 Channel adequate for commerce. 3 No commerce reported. 4 Inactive. 5 Exclusive of $300,000, contributed by local interests. 6 Excludes $7, 733 for reconnaissance and condition surveys in fiscal year 1956. ?Includes $6,715 for reconnaissance and condition surveys in fiscal year 1961. 8 Includes $6, 000 new work and $63 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 9 Abandonment recommended in H.D. 467, 69th Cong., 1st session. 10 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 latest estimate (1954) for this work is $153,000. 11 In addition, $15,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. 12 This portion of the project is deferred for restudy. 13 Costs incurred are for preauthorization costs only. 14 Maintenance assumed by local interests as required by law. 15Includes $2,749,452 new work funds expended on previous projects. 16 Harbor not now required by commerce. 17Last appropriation for the project was in 1852. No information is at hand relative to the work done. 18Includes $3,000 for new work for previous projects. 19Includes $445 for reconnaissance and condition survey in fiscal year 1961. 0oDeferred. 21Includes $43,000 new work funds expended on previous projects. 22Includes $148,798 for new work and $61,172 for maintenance for previous projects. 23 Includes $557 new work funds expended on previous projects. 24Active portion of project. 25Includes $55,085 new work and $22,723 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 26 In addition, $20,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 27Includes $2,950 new work funds expended on previous projects. 28Includes $852 for reconnaissance and condition survey in fiscal year 1961. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 243 21. BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR, LEHIGH RIVER, PA. Location. The site of Bear Creek Reservoir is in northeastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River between White Haven and Stoddartsville. The damsite is a short distance below the mouth of Bear Creek, approximately 60 miles above the city of Allentown, and 77 miles above the confluence of the Lehigh River with the Delaware River at Easton, Pa. (See U.S. Geological Survey quad- rangle sheet "Stoddartsville, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a single- purpose flood-control reservoir having a capacity of 110,000 acre-feet, formed by an earth dam 3,000 feet long at the crest rising 234 feet above the riverbed, with gate-controlled outlet works discharging through a tunnel in the west abutment, and a spillway located in the dam. The reservoir will control the runoff from a drainage area of 288 square miles. The project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved July 24, 1946. (H. Doc. 587, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) The current estimate of Federal cost of new work is $10,675,000 for construction and $325,000 for lands and damages, a total of $11,000,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. No local cooperation required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the remainder of the outlet works, embankments, and spillway under a continuing contract in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed January 20, 1961. Costs were $985,205. Under the same continuing contract costs for the relocation of the Bear Creek- White Haven road completed September 1961, were $8,105; con- struction costs of access roads, completed November 1960, were $133,796; and $13,887 for purchase of a building. Reservoir clearing in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year was completed November 1960. Costs were $26,462. Construction of buildings, grading and utilities commenced September 9, 1960 and was com- pleted May 29, 1961. Costs were $88,353. Construction of Part II of access roads and seeding commenced March 13, 1961 and was completed June 28, 1961. Costs were $72,984. Miscellaneous costs under separate purchase orders were incurred for: Timber removal, $1,989; operating equipment, $7,275; pump for operational facilities, $473; and $708 for gates. New work, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $45,570 were in- curred for miscellaneous engineering and surveys. Costs for acquisi- tion of lands were $5,989 and $2,588 for real estate activities. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $4,582 were incurred for maintenance of dam; $6,751 for reservoir operation; $5,460 for engineering studies and hydrological data collection. The cost of all work was $1,393,384 for new work, $16,793 for maintenance, a total of $1,410,177. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was operationally completed and officially dedicated June 10, 1961. The costs under the existing project were $10,860,397 for new work, $36,000 for preauthorization studies, and $16,793 for maintenance, a total of $10,913,190. TAGO 10070-B 244 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... $2,250,000 $1,830,000 $2,001,000 $3,094,603 $972,000 1 $11,005,093 _ Cost--- ------------ 1,502,600 2,069,583 2,644,965 2,579,891 1,393,384 110,896,397 Maintenance: Appropriated ..---...------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- 16,855 16,855 Cost--------- ------------ ------------ ------------------------ 16,793 16,793 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------------------$105, 882 1Includes $36,000 for preauthorization studies cost. 22. 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. (H. Doc. 587, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) The Federal cost for new work for the completed project was $1,622,582 (June 1961). The estimated cost to local interests for lands, damages and utility alterations is $270,000 (July 1960). Local cooperation. The project is subject to the condition that responsible local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the improvements; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and (c) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Assurances of compliance with the requirements of local cooperation were ac- cepted September 27, 1957. Operations and results during the fiscal year. New work, contract: The negotiation of a contract modification for improvement of the channel and the construction of a training dike and levee, due to underrun in quantities, resulted in a credit of $52,427: Costs in the amount of $847 were incurred for replacing a fence at the floodwall. New work, hired labor. Costs in the amount of $7,179 were in- curred for miscellaneous engineering; $1,551 for installation of stream gages; and $731 for stream gages in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. The total costs were a credit of $42,119. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction on the project was complete June 21, 1960. The completed project was transferred to the City of Allentown for operation and maintenance August 4, 1960. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 245 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------- $55,000 $280,000 $663,000 554,397 -$61,276 $1,622,582 Cost__-----..------- - 44,996 35,087 671,879 783,716 -42,119 11,622,582 IIncludes $7, 000 for preauthorization studies cost. 23. BETHLEHEM, LEHIGH RIVER, PA. Location. Bethlehem is located in Northampton and Lehigh Counties on the Lehigh River 16 miles above its mouth. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Allentown, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for concrete floodwalls, paved-slope earth levees, with incidental structures on Lehigh River and on Monocacy Creek, and pumping facilities to remove storm water from protected areas during flood periods. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. The estimated Federal cost of new work is $6,950,000 (July 1961). The estimate of local costs for lands, a new bridge superstructure, anrd highway and utility alterations, is $1,350,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the improvements; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and (c) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Assur- ances of cooperation by local interests for the work on the right bank only have been furnished and accepted. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: The preparation of plans and specifications and design was in progress throughout the year. Costs were $49,162. Design and planning for the levees, floodwalls and pumping plants was m progress during the fiscal year. Work commenced on construction of levees, floodwalls and pumping plants May 4, 1961 and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs in the amount of $31,973 were incurred. Construction of the pressure conduit in progress in the previous fiscal year was continued during the fiscal year. Costs were $689,304. Costs in the amount of $39,435 were incurred for construction of track support and for track crossing in con- nection with the pressure conduit. New work, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $95,348 were incurred for preparation of plans and miscellaneous engineering; and $2,004 for stream gaging in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. The total costs were $907,226 all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project (right bank only) is about 23 percent complete. Construction of the pressure conduit is about 63 percent complete and construction of levees, floodwalls and pumping plants is about 1 percent complete. TAGO 10070-B 246 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The costs under the existing project were $1,575,282 for new work and $25,000 for preauthorization studies, a total of $1,600,282. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear -_ _--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __.... $85,000 $100,000 $297,000 $546,000 $572,000 1$1,680,000 Cost__________________ 71,068 65,849 165,548 338,588 907,226 I 1,600,282 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ____ _. . ___________ . .. . -. - __-_---. -. . $12,944 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 - - - - - -_ 1,100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ __- 1,112,944 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -.. _ _.. _ _ ......... 4,170,000 1 Includes $25,000 for preauthorization studies costs. 24. GENERAL EDGAR JADWIN DAM AND RESERVOIR (Formerly Dyberry Reservoir, 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 approximately 3 miles above the confluence of Dyberry Creek and Lackawaxen 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 creekbed. It also provides for a tunnel, with intake structure and stilling basin, in the left abut- ment, 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. (H. I)oc. 113, 80th Cong., 1st sess.) The estimated Federal cost of new work is $4,050,000 (June 1961). 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 channels below the proposed reservoir. Assurances of compliance with the requirements of local cooperation were accepted on July 30, 1956. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: Costs of $1,339 were incurred for engineering in connection with the dam during the fiscal year under a continuing contract completed December 30, 1960. Costs of $793 were incurred for a claim for high- way relocations completed the previous fiscal year. Miscellaneous costs of $2,230 were incurred for relocation of cemeteries completed the previous fiscal year. Relocation of utilities on a reimbursable basis were $47,688. Miscellaneous costs for handrail for the Dam TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 247 were $60. Construction of guard cables and stabilization of fill slopes of the dam commenced April 5 and was completed on May 26, 1961. Costs were $32,835. New work, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $12,455 were incurred for miscellaneous engineering. Costs for acquisition of lands were $7,102 and $1,037 for leasing and real estate activities. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs of $2,295. incurred for mainte- nance of dam; $5,375 for reservoir operation; $2,531 for engineering studies and hydrological data collection; and $704 for stream gaging. The cost of all work was $105,539 for new work and $10,905 for maintenance, a total of $116,444. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is essentially complete. The work remaining to be done is complete relocation of utilities and land acquisition. The costs under the existing project were $4,006,492 for new work, $27,000 for preauthorization studies, and $10,905 for maintenance, a total of $4,044,397. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ -- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-. _ $600,000 $1,210,000 $1,610,000 $300,000 $50,000 1 $4,050,370 Cost_ _ 333,178 1,182,465 1,763,733 400,466 105,539 14,033,492 Maintenance: Appropriated -- ------------------------------------------------ 10,910 10,910 Cost - - - -- - - 10,905 10,905 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------------------- $10,637 1 Includes $27,000 for preauthorization studies costs. 25. 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 Sur- vey 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 HIonesdale, Pa. Construction of the project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. (H. Doc. 113, 80th Cong., 1st sess.) The estimated Federal cost of new work is $3,729,800 for construc- tion and $472,600 for lands and damages, a total of $4,202,400 (June 1961). TAGO 10070-B 248 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The project as recommended is subject to the conditions that responsible local agencies furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will remove the three existing low dams in the river at Honesdale, Pa., and establish satisfactory measures to preserve the flood-carrying capacities of the stream channels below the proposed reservoir. Assurances of com- pliance with requirements of local cooperation were accepted on July 30, 1956. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: The preparation of design memoranda and plans and specifications, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year under a continuing contract was completed 30 December 1960. Costs were $4,456. Costs of $1,527 were incurred for soils testing. Construction of outlet works, embankment, spillway, access road and parking area and reservoir water stage recorder, in progress at the end of previous fiscal year, continued throughout the fiscal year. Costs were $473,958. Construction of relocation of utilities was in progress during the fiscal year. Costs were $45,869. Costs of $109 were incurred in con- nection with highway relocation. Costs of $4,817 were incurred for reservoir clearing completed in the last fiscal year. Construction of paving access road, storage facility and grading and landscaping were in progress during the fiscal year. Costs were $59,959. New work, hired labor: Costs of $27,546 were incurred for plans and specifications and miscellaneous engineering. Costs were $36,317 for acquisition of lands and $705 for real estate management expenses. Maintenance, hired labor: Costs in the amount of $3,312 were in- curred for maintenance of dam; $6,620 for reservoir operation; $4,417 for engineering studies and hydrological data collection; and $262 for service facilities project owned. The cost of all work was $655,263 for new work and $14,611 for maintenance, a total of $669,874. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction on the project was completed in November 1960. Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for August 1961. The costs under the existing project were $4,137,239 for new work and $24,000 for preauthorization studies, and $14,611 for maintenance, a total of $4,175,850. Cost and financial stat mnt Total to Fiscal year-.------ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--_ ----- $550,000 $705,000 $1,004,000 $1,092,000 $560,000 1 $4,202,315 Cost----------------- ................ 223,277 223,111 1,286, 115 1,552,910 655,263 14,161,240 Maintenance: Appropriated -------------------- ------ ----------------------..--.. 14,835 14,835 Cost---------..........------------------------------------------------ 14,611 14,611 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................-- .... -------------- $33,221 1Includes $24,000 for preauthorization studies costs. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 249 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 report ... Eatimated Cost estimate Name of project see amount (last date Annual Operation required to of revision) Report Construction and complete for- Maintenance Mt. Holly, N. J.-------------------..... 1946 $283,655 () ....... (2) I Maintenance assumed by local authorities as required by act authorizing the project. 2Completed. 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-(O)NTROL WORKS Inspection of Allentown, Pa., Chester River, Pa., and Mount Holly, N.J., local protection projects, was made to ascertain whether local interests are maintaining' and operating the project as required. Local interests are satisfactorily maintaining and operating the projects in accordance to regulations. The costs of this work during the fiscal year amounted to $965. Cost and financial statement 28. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (P.L. 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Project Location Date authorized Date of con- Date Federal struction start completed cost Little Mill Creek.. Elsmere, Del........ August 12, 1959 1' (2) 3 $6,477 I Authority of commencement studies. 2 Work accomplished to date comprised investigation and study. 3 A study was made to determine the advisability of a Federal project for relief of flooding conditions in this area. A report on the findings of the study is being reviewed. TAGO 10070-B 250 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 29. REHOBOTH BEACH TO INDIAN RIVER INLET, DEL. Location. The project area is located along the Atlantic coast of Delaware from Rehoboth Beach, south to Indian River Inlet. This coastal section to be protected is approximately 7.9 miles of which about 85.6 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 411 and 419.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of restoration and subsequent periodic nourishment, for a period not to exceed 10 years, of the shore from Rehoboth Beach to Indian River Inlet. The Federal participation, in the cost of the initial work and the subsequent periodic nourishment, is the entire cost applicable to the Federal frontage plus one-third of the costs applicable to the remaining frontage, in accordance with the policy set forth in Public Law 826, 84th Congress, approved July 28, 1956. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 216, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $543,000 (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interests is $1,057,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the provisions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on the project, of detailed plans and specifications and the arrangements for prose- cuting the work; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective and improvement measures during their economic life as may be required to serve their intended purpose, including replenishment at suitable intervals of feeder beaches at appropriate locations north of Indian River Inlet; prevent water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers; maintain continued public ownership of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and their ad- ministration for public use during the economic life of the project. Assurances of compliance with the requirements of local cooperation have been furnished and accepted. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: Inspec- tion of placement of sand fill and for initial nourishment and an audit of local costs were made at a cost of $3,398. Payment of the Federal participation share was made in March 1961 for placement of sand fill to restore the beach and for initial nourishment, completed by local interests in 1957. Costs were $74,150. State funds: Costs to local interests for above completed work were $145,487. Condition at end of fiscal year. The overall project was com- menced in November 1957 and was about 15 percent completed. Initial placement of sand fill along the ocean front and initial periodic nourishment was completed in I)ecember 1957. The work remaining to be done is future periodic nourishment. The total cost to local interests was $145,487. Costs to the United States were $74,150 and $5,000 for preauthorization costs. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 251 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--..--. . 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..... ..------------------------ ------------ ----------- 75,000 1$80,000 Cost---------- ------------------------ ----------- ------------ 74,150 79,150 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _ -_ $850 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_ _ _ _- 463,000 IIncludes $5,000 preauthorization studies costs. 30. BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. Location. Barnegat Light, formerly Barnegat City, is located on the northern extremity of Long Beach Island on the coast of New Jersey and is about 30 miles north of Atlantic City, and about 57 air miles east of Philadelphia, Pa. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart Nos. 825 and 1216.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of construction of 180 feet of stone revetment and 90 feet of timber bulkhead, reconstructing and extending one stone groin, con- structing two timber groins and widening 1,200 feet of beach by artificial placement of suitable sand (the beach fill to be deferred pending demonstration of need), and periodic nourishment by place- ment of suitable sand on the restored beach, for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. I)oc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the work is $130,000 (July 1961), including $4,500 costs for preauthorization studies. The estimated costs to local interests is $258,000 (July 1961), including $4,500 costs for preauthorization studies. Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of compliance with the requirements have not been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: None. State of New Jersey funds: None. TAGO 10070-B 252 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project was com- menced in 1956 and was about 27 percent completed. Preauthoriza- tion costs were $9,000 divided equally between local interests and the United States. Local interests have completed the revetment, timber bulkhead, 75 percent of two timber groins and about 86 percent of the stone groin. The work remaining to be done is to continue con- struction of two timber groins and the stone groin; placement of artificial beachfill and periodic nourishment. The estimated local interests costs were $190,600 and no reimbursements of the Federal share have been made for work completed to June 30, 1961. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- --......... 2 $4,500 Cost__--- , _ ----- ------------------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- 1 24,500 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----.- _.--.-_.--_-_-_--_-_- _-_-_-_-- - $125,500 I This is a new project.There were no Federal costs incurred for construction. 2Costs of $4,500 were incurred for Federal share of costs for preauthorization studies. 31. LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. Location. The project area, a barrier beach along the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey extends from south of Barnegat Light, N.J. on the northern extremity of the island, about 51 miles from Sandy Hook, south to Beach Haven Inlet about 14 miles from Atlantic City, N.J. This coastal section to be protected is about 18 miles of which 77 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 825 and 1216.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in cost of construction of four groins in Long Beach Township; widening 3,500 feet of beach at Ship Bottom, 6,900 feet at Brant Beach and 3,000 feet at Beach Haven by artificial placement of suitable sand to provide a berm width of 50 feet at an elevation of 10 feet above mean low water; and subsequent periodic nourishment of the beach at appropriate locations for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the work is $1,896,000 (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interests is $4,271,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 253 serve their intended l)urpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and maintain during the economic life of the project continued plublic ownership of the non-Federal L)ublicly owned shores and continued availability for public use of the L)rivatel owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participlation is based. Assurances of coml)liance withll the requireme nts have not been furnished. Operation.s.and re.sult.ls during fi ceal year. Federal funds: None. State of N.J. funds: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. This is a new project. No new work has been accomplished on this project. Costs to the United States were $7,00() for preautlhorization studies only. Costs to local interests were $5,50() for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------........- 1957 1958 I 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---...- ... .....------------------------.......----------- ----------------------- 12 $7,000 Cost---------------------- - ------ 7,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------- ------------- $1,889,000 I This is a new project. There were no costs incurred for construction. 2 Costs of $7,000 were incurred for Federal share of preauthorization studies. 32. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Location. Atlantic City is located on the coast of New Jersey about 45 miles northeast of Cape May, the southern tip of the State at the entrance to Delaware Bay. It is about 60 miles from Phila- delphia, Pa., and 125 miles from New York City. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 826 and 1217.) xi.sting project. This provides for Federal participation in beach erosion control through the contribution of funds equal to one-third of the first cost of protective and imp)rovement measures at Atlantic City, N.J., under the policy set forth in Public Law 727, 79th Congress, approved August 13, 1946. These measures comprise: Replacement of a damaged concrete seawall by a steel-sheet-pile wall; construction of a stone jetty about 4,80()0 feet long extending from Brigantine Island 1parallel to and about 2,300 feet from Maine Ave- nue bulkhead; revetment of the bulkhead along Maine Avenue; construction of two new groins, and extension of existing groins along Maine Avenue; artificial placement of sandfill to widen the ocean and inlet beaches; extension of the Oriental Avenue jetty; construction of five new timber groins on the ocean frontage; and extension of the stone groin at Vermont Avenue. The existing project: was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. I)oc. 538, 81st Cong., 2d sess). The latest )publishedmap is contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $2,203,00( (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interests is $4,397,000 (July 1961). TAGO 10070-B 254 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the provisions that local interest: (a) Adopt the recommended plan of restoration and protection; (b) submit for approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of the work, detailed plans and specifications and the arrangements for prosecuting the work; (c) as- sure maintenance of the protective and improvement measures during their useful life, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; (d) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way; (e) hold and" save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecu- tion of the work; (f) assure that water pollution that would en- danger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and (g) assure continued public ownership of the beach and its administration for public use only. The Board of Commissioners of Atlantic City adopted resolutions on November 26, 1954, and January 6, 1955, providing the necessary assurances of local cooperation. These assurances were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on March 8, 1955. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs of $2,007 were incurred for inspections and audit of work completed by local interests. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project was com- menced in 1948 and was about 40 percent complete. Along the ocean frontage the hydraulic placement of sandfill was accomplished in 1948 and the construction of 5 timber groins in 1950. Replacement of a damaged concrete seawall was completed in 1951. The revetment of Maine Avenue bulkhead was 31 percent complete and extension of 6 groins and construction of one groin in that section were completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the revetment of Maine Avenue bulkhead; completion of the stone jetty off Brigan- tine Island; construction of one groin off Maine Avenue; extension of Oriental Avenue jetty and of Vermont Avenue groin; and the place- ment of sandfill along the Maine Avenue frontage. Preauthorization studies costs were $20,000, divided equally between local interest and the United States. The total estimated cost to local interests for approved new work was $3,047,261 for new work and $10,000 for preauthorization studies costs, a total of $3,057,261. Cost to the United States was $907,340. Cost and financial statement Total to ----- Fiscal year-.. _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .-- $6,500 ------------ 1$909,500 Cost-- ----------- $41,111 $1,933 $108,158 33,303 $2,007 1 907,340 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .. ..------------- ------------------ ----- $2,150 A p p ropriated for y ear en ding Jun e 30, 1962_ ........... _ ----------- ---- -------- 140 ,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ - ----------- ------ 142,159 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 1,153,500 1Includes $10,000 preauthorization studies costs. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 255 33. VENTNOR, MARGATE, AND LONGPORT, N.J. Location. The project area is located on the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey, south and adjacent from Atlantic City, N.J. This coastal section to be protected is about 5 miles, of which about 88 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast & Geodetic Charts Nos. 826 and 1217.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of restoration, widening 5,500 feet of beach at Longport by artificial placement of suitab e sand to provide a berm width of 50 feet at elevation of 10 feet above mean low water and subsequent periodic nourishment of the restored beach at appropriate locations for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the work is $209,000 (July 1961). The estimated costs to local interests is $444,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the provisions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal .publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of compliance with the requirements have not been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: None. State of N.J. funds: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. This is a new project. No new work has been accomplished on this project. Costs to the United States were $3,000 for preauthorization studies only. Costs to local interests were $3,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ - - - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - 2 $3,000 Cost .. - .... --- - - --- ----------- ----------- ----------- 123,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .. . ... _--------------------------- $206,000 I This is a new project. There were no costs incurred for construction. 2 The costs of $3,000 were incurred for Federal share of costs for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 256 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 34. OCEAN CITY, N.J. Location. Ocean City is located on the coast of New Jersey about 35 miles northeast of Cape May, the southern tip of the state at the entrance to Delaware Bay. The project area lies between Atlantic Avenue groin and 15th Street, a distance of about 10,100 feet, of which 35.8 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 827 and 1217.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of artificial placement of suitable sand to provide a beach 300 feet wide between the boardwalk or bulkhead and the mean high water line and 10,100 feet in length between the Atlantic Avenue groin and 15th St.; extension of 7 existing groins; and periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand on the restored beach for a period of 10 years, from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $1,246,700 (July 1961) including $22,500 for preauthorization studies. The estimated cost to local interests is $2,936,300 (July 1961). The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 3, 1.954 (H. Doc. 184, 83d Cong., 1st sess.), and River and Harbor Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the latter document. Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnished assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of com- pliance with the requirements of local cooperation in accordance to the River and Harbor Act of July 1960 have not been furnished, however, all prior requirements have been fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: In- spection of placement of additional sand fill and an audit of local costs were made at a cost of $3,101. Payment of the Federal partici- pation share was made in March 1961 for placement of additional sandfill by local interests. Costs were $44,828. State funds: Costs to local interests for above completed work, $424,180. Condition at end of fiscal year. The overall project commenced in 1952 and was about 56 percent complete. Placement of beachfill along the ocean front was completed in 1952. Extension of 2 stone groins was completed in 1955. Placement of additional sandfill for which Federal participation was made, was completed in 1959. The TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 257 work remaining to be done is the extension of five stone groins and periodic nourishment of the beach. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-.....- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: - Appropriated__ .... $22,000 -$1,345 - . . .... . . $50,000 I $137,655 Cost .................------------------ 85,303- . -_ . ... . ...... -47,929 135,584 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------------------- $----------------- $2,071 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -------------------------- 2 1,094,045 I Excludes $22,500 preauthorization studies costs. 2 Federal share 13.7 percent of cost required to complete (1954 Mod.) and 32.4 percent of cost required to complete (1960 Mod.). 35. STONE HARBOR, N.J. Location. Stone Harbor is located on the Atlantic Coast of N.J. about 12 miles northeast of Cape May, the southern tip of the state at the entrance to Delaware Bay. The project area lies between 82nd Street and 200 feet south of 111th Street of which 55.6 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 827 and 1217.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of widening 8,400 feet of beach by artificial placement of suitable sand to provide a berm width of 50 feet at an elevation of 10 feet above mean low water and subsequent periodic nourishment of the restored beach at appropriate locations for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $206,000 (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interests is $425,000 (July 1961). The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. I)oc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of compliance with the requirements have not been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: None. State of N.J. funds: None. TAGO 10070-B 258 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. This is a new project. No new work has been accomplished on this project. Costs to the United States were $4,000 for preauthorization studies. Costs to local interests were $4,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-...-... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........--------- ......... ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ _ $4,000 Cost-------------------------------------------------------------------- 124,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_-----------.- ------- _ _---- $202,000 1This is a new project. There were no costs incurred for construction. 2 The costs of $4,000 were incurred for preauthorization studies. 36. NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. Location. North Wildwood, N.J. is located on the coast of New Jersey about 10 miles northeast of Cape May, N.J., the southern tip of the state at the entrance to Delaware Bay. The project area lies between 16th Avenue and 26th Avenue of which 33.2 percent is publicly owned. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 827 and 1217.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of widening 2,700 feet of beach by artificial placement of suit- able sand to provide a beach with a berm 50 feet wide at an elevation of 10 feet above mean low water and subsequent periodic nourish- ment of the restored beach for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 208, 86th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is contained in the project document. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $80,000 (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interests is $167,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of compliance with the requirements have not been furnished. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 259 Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: None. State of New Jersey funds: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. This is a new project. No new work has been accomplished on this project. Costs to the United States were $1,500 for preauthorization studies. Costs to local interests were $1,500 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....-.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: . Appropriated--......------------------------ ----------- ------------ ------------ 1 2 $1,500 Cost_-- ........ ----- - ....... .----.------ 12 1,500 - - -------------------..-------------- Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project................................---------------------------- $78,500 1This is a new project. There were no costs incurred for construction. 2The costs of $1, 500 were incurred for Federal share of costs for preauthorization studies. 37. CAPE MAY CITY (COLD SPRING INLET), N.J. Location. Cape May City is located about 3 miles east of the point of Cape May, the southwestern extremity of the New Jersey coast- line, at the entrance to Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and 45 miles from Atlantic City, N.J. The area to be protected, shore frontage, about 12,700 feet long, is midway between Cold Spring Inlet and the Point at' Cape May. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 234, 827, 1218, and 1219.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation in the cost of artificial placement of suitable sand to create a beach 100 to 200 feet wide above mean high water and 12,700 feet in length be- tween Wilmington Avenue and a point 3,300 feet west of Windsor Avenue, artificial placement of suitable sand to create a feeder beach on the adjoining shore 3,000 feet east of Wilmington Avenue, con- struction of three new timber groins and extension of two existing stone groins with groin construction to be deferred pending demon- stration of need, and periodic nourishment by placement of suitable sand on the restored beach for a period of 10 years from the year of substantial completion of the initial beach fill. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 206, 83d Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved July 14, 1960. The latest published map is in the latter project document. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $725,300 (July 1961). The estimated cost to local interest is $1,593,400 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The project was approved subject to the pro- visions that local interests: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commencement of work on a project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Maintain the protective measures during their economic life, including periodic TAGO 10070-B 260 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 nourishment of the protective beaches at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve their intended purpose; control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers; and main- tain during the economic life of the project continued public owner- ship of the non-Federal publicly owned shores and continued avail- ability for public use of the privately owned shores upon which the recommended Federal participation is based. Assurances of com- pliance with the requirements of local cooperation in accordance with the River and Harbor Act of July 1960 have not been furnished, however, all prior requirements have been fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Federal funds: None. Cape May City funds: None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The overall project commenced in 1951, was about 7 percent complete. Local interests have constructed 2 new groins of stone in lieu of timber construction and.extended 3 stone groins. The work remaining to be done is the construction of 3 new groins, the extension of 2 groins and the placement of material to restore the beach. The estimated total cost to local interests was $270,000. Cost to the United States: $22,957 for new work, exclud- ing $40,000 preauthorization studies costs. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-----......... -$22,000 -$15,043- ............ ........................ 1 2$22,957 Cost--------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 1 22,957 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-................................... $622,300 1Does not include $43,000 preauthorization costs. 2 This is a new modification of the project. No costs were incurred during fiscal year for construction TAGO 10070-B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 261 38. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The costs and expenditures for examinations and surveys during the fiscal year were $135,821. The balance unexpended on 30 June 1961, $23,004 plus allotments of $58,000, $25,000, $18,000, $2,500, and $2,000 for navigation studies, beach erosion studies, flood plain studies, cooperative studies (SCS) and small navigation (sec. 107) studies, respectively, a total of $128,504 will be applied as follows: Navigation studies -------- ------------------------------- 73,874 Beach Erosion studies--- -- ------------------------------- 25,828 Flood Plain studies-------- ---------------- ------------ 18,000 Cooperative studies (SCS)----------- ------------------------ 3,327 Small Navigation studies--------- ------------------- ------- 2,000 Civil Works Investigation studies------------------------------ 5,275 Special studies ---------------------------------------------- 171 Flood Control studies ----------------------------------------- 29 Total $---------------- 1 Does not include $25,000 to be contributed by local interests which will also be applied to beach erosion studies. 39. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA There were no costs and no expenditures during the fiscal year. No funds are required for the next fiscal year. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS 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 Vir- ginia, embracing Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries north of Coie 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. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Navigation-Continued 1. Baltimore Harbor and 17. Navigation projects on Channels, Md _____ 264 which reconnaissance and 2. Baltimore Harbor, Md., condition surveys only Collection and Removal of were conducted during Drift __ ____ 269 the fiscal year -_____ 289 3. Baltimore Harbor, Md., 18. Other authorized navigation Prevention of Obstructions projects- - ___ 289 and Injurious Deposits ___ 269 Flood Control 4. Northeast River, Md - - - 270 19. Southern New York Flood- 5. Honga River and Tar Bay Control Project----- 291 (Barren Island Gaps, Md.)_ 271 20. Endicott, Johnson City, and 6. Upper Thoroughfare, Deal Vestal, N. Y_____________ 333 Island, Md -- ____ 272 21. North Branch Susquehanna 7. Lower Thoroughfare, Deal River Flood-Control Island, Md------- 274 Project, N. Y. and Pa 306 8. Crisfield Harbor, Md ....... 275 22. Stillwater Reservoir, 9. Broad Creek, Md -- _ 277 Lackawanna River, Pa --- 310 10. Pocomoke River, Md ------ 278 23. West Branch of the 11. Twitch Cove and Big Susquehanna River, Pa ... 311 Thoroughfare River, Md. 24. Tyrone, Pa______ 314 (Smith Island)_ _- 280 25. York, Codorus Creek, Pa - 315 12. Starlings Creek, Va __-- 282 26. Other authorized flood- control projects . 316 13. Waterway on the Coast of 283 27. Inspection of completed Virginia_-------- ------ flood-control works ------317 14. Ocean City Harbor and 28. Flood-control work under Inlet and Sinepuxent special authorization .---- 317 Bay, Md ----- 284 29. Scheduling of flood-control 15. Herring Bay and Rockhold reservoir operations .-.... 317 Creek, Md----- 286 16. Nanticoke River at General Investigations Bivalve, Md_____---- 238 30. Examinations and surveys __ 318 TAGO 10070-B 263 264 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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. Existing,project. This provides (1) for a uniform main channel depth of 42 feet between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., with dimensions as follows: 42 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay near Cape Henry, 42 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between the curves of 42-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay opposite York Spit, 42 feet deep and 800 feet wide between the curves of 42-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay through the shoal opposite Rappahannock Spit, 42 feet deep and 800 feet wide from that depth in Chesapeake Bay to Fort McHenry on the Patapsco River, about 175 miles above the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, with widening at the bends and at Craighill entrance; (2) for branch channels with dimensions as follows: 42 feet deep and 600 feet wide from the main channel to head of Curtis Bay, a distance of about 21/5 miles, thence 35 feet deep and 200 feet wide in Curtis Creek to a point in the creek about 750 feet below the Pennington Avenue Bridge, thence 22 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide from the 22-foot depth curve immediately below the Pennington Avenue Bridge to and along the marginal wharf of the United States Ordnance Depot, a basin 18 feet deep over an irregular area of about 3 acres at the head and adjacent to the 22-foot depth channel, a basin 15 feet deep and generally 450 feet wide from the head of the 22-foot depth channel to the upper end of the marginal wharf, and 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 approximately 700 feet square adjacent to the channel south- westerly of the Coast Guard wharf; and 42 feet deep and 600 feet wide from the main channel at Fort McHenry to the private channel leading to Port Covington, thence 35 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Ferry Bar, and thence 27 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Hanover Street Bridge, a total distance of about 22/ miles; (3) for widening the angle between the Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; (4) for a connecting channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide from the TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 265 Cutoff-Brewerton angle in the main channel to the 35-foot depth curve in the approach channel to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on fhe east side of the Chesapeake Bay and for three disjointed sections of channels of the same depth and width in Chesapeake Bay leading to the Chesapeake and I)elaware Canal; (5) for the follow- ing anchorages: Fort McHenry, 3,500 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; Riverview No. 1, 4,500 feet long, 1,500 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; Riverview No. 2, 2,400 feet long, 1,200 feet wide, and 30 feet deep; Quarantine, 3,500 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; and (6) it is further provided that as rapidly as the city of Baltimore or other responsible agency at its own expense, provides 35-foot or 39-foot depth in 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, varying in width from 550 feet to 1,200 feet and 5,100 feet in length from Fort McHenry to and along the southwest side of the inner harbor and a channel generally 950 feet wide and 5,000 feet in length along the easterly side of the inner harbor). Depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is about 2.8 feet at Cape Henry, about 2.3 feet at York Spit, about 1.5 feet at Rappahannock Shoal and 1.1 feet at Baltimore. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $36,330,000, of which $8,330,000 is for completed work (including work in York Spit channel through fiscal year 1941), $7,700,000 is for uncompleted work within the Norfolk District and $20,300,000 is for uncompleted work within the Baltimore District. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $202,070. Widening the 35-foot depth from Port Covington channel from 150 feet to 400 feet to Ferry Bar, widening the 27-foot depth channel from 150 feet to 250 feet to Hanover Street Bridge, and providing a channel 27 feet deep by 250 feet wide to the Western Maryland Railway bridge with an anchorage and turning basin at the upper end is considered to be an inactive portion of the project and is excluded from .the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $1,603,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: 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. Doc. 799, 64th Cong., 1st sess. and one 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from Fort McHenry to Port Covington entrance channel. thence 150 feet wide to Ferry Bar, and thence 27 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Hanover Street Bridge, widening at approaches and bends, and en- largement of the anchorage basin near the entrance. Inclusion of Patapsco River and2 tributaries into one project for Baltimore Harbor. See footnotes at end of table, page 266. TAGO 10070-B 266 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents 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 Doc. 11, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' Do...... For 37-foot depth in that portion of channel to Balti- H. Doc. 29, 71st Cong., 1st sess.' 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 400 feet in the Curtis Bay section. Oct. 17, 1940 For the 22-, 18-, and 15-foot channels in Curtis Creek Adopted as a national-defense proj- from the 22-foot depth below Pennington Ave. ect (no printed report). Bridge to the upper end of the marginal wharf of the United States Ordnance Depot. Mar. 2, 1945 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. Mar. 2, 1945 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. July 3, 1958 Main channel 42 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide in the H. Doc. 86, 85th Cong., 1st sess.' Cape Henry section at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay and in the York Spit section; 42 feet deep and 800 feet wide in Rappahannock Spit section and in the approach channel to Baltimore Harbor from Craighill entrance to Fort McHenry, with widen- ing at the entrance and at bends; channels 42 feet deep and 600 feet wide in the Curtis Bay and Ferry Bar sections of the harbor; a connecting channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide from the main channel to the approach channel to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and for three disjointed sections of channels of the same depth and width in Chesa- peake Bay leading to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal; and to provide Federal maintenance of a 39-foot depth in Northwest Branch, in areas dredged to that depth by local interests. ' Contains latest published maps. 2 Exclusive of the portion considered to be inactive. The inactive portion is widening the 35-foot depth channel from 150 feet to 400 feet from Port Covington to Ferry Bar, widening the 27-foot depth channel from 150 feet to 250 feet to Hanover Street bridge, and providing a channel 27 feet deep by 250 feet wide to the Western Maryland Railway bridge with an anchorage and turning basin at the upper end. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for improvements au- thorized under the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, and prior acts. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958, requires that local interests agree to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for construction and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and (c) provide and maintain all necessary alterations in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utilities. Local interests have given formal assurance that the terms of local cooperation will be complied with. Terminal facilities. The Port of Baltimore consists of 46 miles of waterfront, 30 miles of which are developed. There are 271 piers, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 267 wharves, and docks in Baltimore Harbor with depths in the berthing areas ranging up to 40 feet at mean low water. Most deep-draft shipping, other than that handled at the wharves of the numerous industrial plants, is concentrated at the modern ocean terminals operated by three trunkline railroads, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Pennsylvania, and the Western Maryland; and by a terminal rail- road, the Canton. All of these terminals are equipped with depressed or apron tracks permitting the transfer of cargoes directly between ship and car. Facilities also are provided at the rail terminals for the receipt and delivery of motor truck freight. The railroads, with tracks extending to all portions of the port area, have voluntarily granted 5 days free time on piers to truck freight on both imports and exports. The supporting yards for the railroad terminals can accommodate a total of 11,800 cars and the combined ground storage capacity is 32,250 cars. Major facilities in the port include 3 grain elevators with a total capacity of approximately 13 million bushels, 15 modern ore cranes with a total rated unloading capacity of more than 11,000 tons per hour, 30 public general-merchandise warehouses, 3 modern cold-storage facilities, 4 coal piers, 28 oil-handling and bunkering terminals and 2 refining plants, and 12 shipbuilding and ship repair yards. The shipbuilding and repair yards are equipped with facilities for handling every type of vessel construction, con- version, and repair. The facilities include 11 shipways ranging in length from 150 to 650 feet, 7 floating drydocks with lifting ca- pacities of from 6,000 tons to 22,000 tons, 2 graving docks and 15 marine railways in addition to numerous outfitting piers and shops. All piers are accessible by adequate paved highways. A municipally owned beltline railway some 3 miles long encircles the upper end of the inner harbor and connects the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Western Maryland Railroads. The latest descrip- tion of terminal facilities is contained in the publication entitled "Port Series No. 10 (Revised 1955) " on the Port of Baltimore, Md., issued by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Surveys and estimates of quantities of material to be removed in the upper reaches of the main channel and Curtis Bay and Ferry Bar branch channels were made during the year. General design memorandum was completed and contract plans and specifications for the initial dredging contract were partially completed. Subsurface investiga- tion, by contract, in Patapsco River portion of project to select suitable material for dikes to be constructed on spoil areas, began March 10, 1961 and was completed May 24, 1961. Negotiations were in progress with local interests throughout the year in connection with fulfillment of the terms of local cooperation. Cost were $147,617. Costs on the Cape Henry, York Spit and Rappahannock Shoals sections were $629,321. Maintenance: Condition surveys and estimates of yardages of shoal material were made by hired labor in reaches of the main channel and Riverview Anchorage No. 2 at a cost of $32,923. Costs for maintenance dredging by hopper dredge in York Spit Channel were $569,375. The total costs were $1,379,236 of which $776,938 was for new work, and $602,298 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 268 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, and prior acts was com- pleted in March 1954, except for the inactive portion. The Norfolk District undertook jurisdiction of the channel in York Spit section in fiscal year 1942 and the channels in Cape Henry and Rappahan- nock Shoal sections in fiscal year 1961. The work remaining to be done is that authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The controlling dimensions are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertained Cape Henry Section.....................................------------------------------------ () () () York Spit Section -------------------------------------- (I) (1) () Rappahannock Shoal Section- - ......- -... (2) (2) (2) Craighill Entrance___ ____......................................... 38.0 600-1,500 April 1961 Craighill Section_..----------------__----------- 39.0 600 April 1961 Craighill-Cutoff Angle....__--------------------------------- 38.0 600-1,729 April 1961 Cutoff Section --------- 39.0 600 June 1959 Cutoff-Brewerton Angle...-.............----...... ..... ... 39.0 600-1,540 April 1961 Brewerton Section- 38.0 -...........--.......................... 600 April 1961 Brewerton, Fort McHenry Angle__ --------------.......... 35.0 600-1,240 March 1961 Fort McHenry Section__..................................... 39.0 600 March 1961 Northwest Branch (Inner Harbor): East Side Channel----- .............--- 35.0 -............. 950 May 1960 West Side Channel_---------..............--............ 35.0 950 May 1960 Turning Basin __............. ------------.............. 30.0 950-1,200 June 1957 Curtis Bay----------....................----------------.......--.................----- 35.0 400 August 1960 Ferry Bar (to a point opposite Western Maryland Ry. piers). 33.5 400 August 1960 Ferry Bar (from a point opposite Western Maryland Ry. piers toFerry Bar)......-. __ ...------.-----............ - 17.0 170 July 1957 Spring Garden Channel (Ferry Bar to Hanover St. Bridge). 19.0 180 January 1950 Spring Garden Channel (to old Southwest Baltimore Channel)................................................---------------------------------------------- 9.5 250 August 1938 Connecting Channel to the Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay_----- ___................. _ 26.5 400 June 1955 Quarantine Anchorage__-.....----.------------------- 32.8 450 February 1955 Fort McHenry Anchorage_ ........-..-............. .__ 34.0 400 July 1946 Riverview Anchorage N o. 1_........ ..... __ --------- ___ _ 33.0 1,500 A pril 1956 Riverview Anchorage No.2 ...........---------------------------------..... 29.0 1,200 May 1960 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 July 1941 Easterly Anchorage Area...__---__......... __ -.... __ -. 18.2 320 July 1941 Channel to Arundel Cove----......-..-----. -----__._ 19.4 200 April 1946 Channel in Arundel Cove--------------.-.--------- 21.1 100 April 1946 Anchorage Basin in front of Coast Guard Yard-- .... . 20.5 700 April 1946 I Being dredged. 2 Incomplete, condition is as described in project document. The total costs under the existing project (including York Spit channel prior to fiscal year 1942) were $17,953,607 of which $9,134,590 was for new work and $8,819,017 was for maintenance. Cost and financialstatement Total to -------- Fiscal year.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: -------- -2$1, 00,000 Appropriated-.....------------------------------------_ ........... $19,021,655 Cost..............----------- Maintenance: ------------------------------- ----------- 6776,938 17,898,593 Appropriated . ....... $248,286 $235,623 $276,984 $217, 881 601, 453 9,219,320 Cost----------------- 234,073 240,489 266,435 236,430 602,298 9, 218,819 Other new work data: $1,099,876 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----..........---------..................--- -------------- 2 2,763,000 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--.................---------....................... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --- ----------------- 3,862,876 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-..._ ---------- 23,309,000 -----....................... See footnotes on next page. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 269 I Includes $28,249 for preauthorization studies on the existing project and $8,764,003 for new work and $399,802 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $1,505,000 appropriated for sections of project in Norfolk District. 3 Includes $795,000 appropriated for sections of project in Norfolk District. 4 Includes $150,079 unobligated balance for sections in Norfolk District. 5 Includes $629,321 for new work for sections in Norfolk District. 6 Includes $569,375 maintenance on York Spit Channel. 7Includes $569,690 appropriated on York Spit Channel. 2. BALTIMORE HARBOR, MD., COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location. The project applies to Baltimore Harbor, Md., and its tributaries. Existing project. This provides for the collection and removal of drift from Baltimore Harbor and its tributary waters, and authorizes 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 average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $42,870. 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 59,030 cubic feet of driftwood, ranging from small blocks up to timbers of large dimensions. The total costs, all for maintenance were $45,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is one of continous maintenance. Navigation has been safer by continued patrol of the harbor and removal of drift material which began in July 1949. The total costs, all for maintenance for removing and disposing of 627,238 cubic feet of driftwood were $515,606. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated--------- $41,424 $39,723 $44,332 $43,870 $45,000 $515,606 Cost-____________----- 41,424 40,986 43,069 43,870 45,000 515,606 3. BALTIMORE HABOR, MI)., PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND INJURIOUS DEPOSITS Location. The project applies to the tidal waters of the harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and tributary waters, and all of the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lie within the State of Maryland. ExistingProject. This provides for the continuous patrol and inspection of Baltimore Harbor, Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries to prevent and detect violations, and the issuances of permits for TAGO 10070-B 270 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 transportation and deposition of waste materials in navigable waters as required. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 29, 1888 as amended by Public Law 85-802, approved August 28, 1958. Operation and results during fiscal year. Operations, by the supervisor of the Harbor of Baltimore, include 1,768 inspections; 32 pollutions prevented as a result of timely inspections; 8,000 copies of Federal laws distributed to shipping and water front industrial interests, general public, boatyards, and marinas; 28 detailed investi- gations of violations of pollution laws; 1,193 vessels observed and logged; 3 vessels libeled for violation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1924; 2 cases closed, with negotiated payment of penalties involving violations of Oil Pollution Act of 1924; 2 cases investigated and forwarded to Maryland State Water Pollution Control Commission for action; and 19 inspections disclosing potential sources of pollu- tion, with remedial action ordered. The total costs, all for mainte- nance, were $114,981. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project began in July 1959 and is one of continuous operation and mainte- nance. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $222,640. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: ________.___________ Appropriated.... .. . . . ._____ $107,700 $115,000 $222,700 Cost_____ _ --- _ __________. . .. .......------------ 107,659 .114,981 222,640 4. NORTHEAST RIVER, MD. Location. The river is a tidal waterway extending southwestward 5.5 miles from the junction of its branches in the town of North East to the head of Chesapeake Bay, 6 miles north of the entrance to the Chesapeake & DI)elaware Canal. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 1226.) Previous projects. In 1872 and 1880 appropriations aggregating $15,500 were made for dredging a channel 6 feet deep. A project for improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. For further details see page 135 of Annual Report for 1893, and page 368 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in the river to the foot of Church Street in the town of North East, enlarged at its upper end to form a basin 120 feet wide and 300 feet long. The mean range of tide is 2.25 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $7,849, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 248, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas as required for subsequent maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 271 Terminal facilities. There are a few lightly constructed landings for small boats scattered along the waterfront of North East. There are two fish-packing plants, two marine railways, several bulkhead wharves, and a number of small boathouses. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the project was made by contract during May 1961. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $3,916. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depth at mean low water, was 4.0 feet in the channel and 0.8 feet in the anchorage basin, ascertained in May 1961. The total costs were $23,867, of which $7,849 was for new work and $16,018 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. ------------ ------------------------ ------------ ------------ 1 $28,489 Cost---------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------ 28,489 Maintenance: Appropriated--- _ ---- ------ ------- $39,000 51,102 Cost---------- ------------------------------------------------ 3,916 16,018 1 Includes $20,6411 expended on previous project. 5. 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 between Hooper Islands and the mainland; Tar Bay is a water area between Barren Island and the mainland peninsula and Hooper Islands. Fishing Creek connects Tar Bay and Honga River. Back Creek is a branch of Honga River extending into Hooper Islands, 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 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $66,119. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $14,491. 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 of June 30, 1948 (H. Doc. 580, 80th Cong., 2d sess.). Maps are published in the project documents. TAGO 10070-B 272 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 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 maintain, without cost to the United States, a suitable public landing and approach channel. Local interests have constructed the public landing, have made available sufficient spoil-disposal areas, and are prepared 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, 4 oyster houses and a marine rail- way are located on Back Creek. The facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore authorized dimensions in the Honga River and Tar Bay sections of the project began April 12, 1961, and was completed May 17, 1961. A total of 123,300 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited on authorized dumping areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $72,454. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. The channel from Chesapeake Bay, through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to Honga River was completed in November 1935 and the channel and turning basin in Back Creek was completed in April 1956. The controlling depths at mean low water, were 7.0 feet in the Honga River and Tar Bay section ascertained in May 1961; and 7 feet in the Back Creek section ascertained in May 1960. The total costs were $236,428, of which $27,668 (emergency relief funds), $38,451 (regular funds), and $2,200 (contributed funds) were for new work and $168,109 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: . Appropriated--------- ------------ ----------------------............ ------------............ ......... $66,119 Cost------------------ ....... . ------------ .---- ------------------------ ---------- 166,119 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- ----------- ----- ------------ ------------ $72,454 168,109 Cost --------- ------------------------------------------------ 72,454 168,109 1Includes $27,668 emergency relief funds; in addition $2,200 contributed funds was expended for new work. 6. 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. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 273 Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel from 'rangler 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 bulkhead 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 of new work for the completed project was $62,116. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,19351 A 9-foot channel 75 feet wide protected by break- Rivers and Harbors Committee water at the entrance, with turning basin at the Doc. 37, 72d Cong., 1st sess. inner end and anchorage area 6-foot 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. Local interests are required by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, to provide a suitable dock at the turning basin, which shall be open to the public on just and equal terms; to build a dike for retaining dredged material along the south shore of the thoroughfare west of the bridge; to provide necessary lands behind the dike for the deposit of dredged material; and to construct a suitable road for free public use along the waterfront connecting with the local road system. Fully complied with. Ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers June 13, 1939. Under the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as required. It is provided further that the work of improvement shall not be undertaken until local interests have constructed or entered into firm contract for the construction of a suitable public wharf at the turning basin in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, together with a suitable road along the waterfront connecting with the local road system. All conditions of local cooperation have been met and approved by the Chief of Engineers June 13, 1939. Terminal facilities. There is a small packing-house wharf on the shore of Tangier Sound south of the project channel; two small packing houses along the approach channel at which the sea food is landed; and a public wharf at the turning basin with a suitable road connecting it with the road system. Operations and results during fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the project was made by contract during May 1961. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $4,017. TAGO 10070-B 274 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 3.3 feet in the channel and 6.0 feet in the turning basin; 3.8 feet in anchorage basin parallel to the highway bridge and 4.6 feet in anchorage basin on the north side of channel, ascertained in May 1961. The total costs were $125,923, of which $24,773 (regular funds) and $37,343 (Public Works Funds) was for new work and $63,807 (regular funds) was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- . ------------.------------ -----------------------. 2$62,446 Cost ----------- ------- 1262,446 Maintenance: Appropriated ...------------------------ ------------ ------------ $67,000 126,790 Cost ... -------- ----------- 4,017 63,807 1Includes $37,343 public works funds. 2 Includes $330 expended on previous project. 7. LOWER THOROUGHFARE, AT OR NEAR WENONA, DEAL ISLAND, MD. Location. This is a tidal waterway, about 11/2 miles long and from one-eighth to one-half mile wide, branching off from Tangier Sound between Deal Island and Little Deal Island, Md. It is about 12 miles north of Crisfield Harbor, Md. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Previous project. The original project was dated March 3, 1881. For further details see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Tangier Sound to and including a moor- ing basin of the same depth, 100 feet wide and 300 feet long, in the marsh at the head of the cove at Wenona. The cost for new work for the completed project was $39,658, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 A channel 6 feet deep, 80 feet wide, from Tangier H. Doc. 76, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Sound to the wharves at Wenona; widening the angles and the end to furnish anchorage basins. Mar. 2, 1945 Modified to provide a channel 60 feet wide, 7 feet H. Doc. 238, 76th Cong., 1st sess. deep from Tangier Sound to and including a moor- (contains latest published map). ing basin 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, 300 feet long, in the marsh at the head of the cove at Wenona. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except local interests are required to furnish spoil-disposal areas for future maintenance. As- surances of local cooperation were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on November 18, 1948. Terminal facilities. There are 3 packing-house wharves and a small marine railway above the head of the project channel at Wenona. The facilities are privately owned but are open to the TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 275 public for transaction of business with the owners. Present facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Sufficient areas are available for the construction of additional terminals when and as required. Operations and results during fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the project was made by contract during May 1961. A contract to restore the project to authorized dimensions was awarded on June 22, 1961. Work under this contract was not initiated during the fiscal year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $3,713. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in July 1950. The controlling depth, at mean low water, was 4 feet in the channel and 5.5 feet in the mooring basin, ascertained in May 1961. The total costs were $65,559, of which $39,658 was for new work and $25,901 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------ ......... ------------ ---------------------------- -------- I $44,658 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 44,658 Maintenance: Appropriated.........------------ ---------- I ------------ I I----------- $22,500 44,688 Cost -------------------- 3,713 25,901 1 Includes $5,000 expended on previous project for new work. 8. CRISFIELD HARBOR, MD. Location. The harbor is situated along the western limits of the town of Crisfield on the east bank of Little Annemessex River, an estuary of Tangier Sound on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224). Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1875, and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915, page 432 of Annual Report for 1924, and page 384 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 425 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in Tangier Sound to Somers Cove Light, thence 266 feet wide to the bend about 1,800 feet southwest of the railroad pier, and thence of irregular width to a point opposite the Consumers Ice Co.; a spur channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the ice plant to Hop Point; a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot depth curve in Little Annemessex River, via Cedar Creek, a landcut, and Daugherty Creek to Big Annemessex River; a mooring basin 7 feet deep, 160 feet wide and approximately 875 feet long roughly parallel to Brick Kiln Road, with a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide leading therefrom to the 7-foot project channel connecting Little Annemessex and Big Annemessex Rivers; and for an anchorage basin in Somers Cove 10 feet deep, 600 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long, with an approach channel 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 10 foot depth curve in Little Annemessex River through the present entrance to Somers Cove. The mean range of tide at Crisfield is about 1.9 feet and the extreme range is about 6 feet. TAGO 10070-B 276 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $279,000 exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1925 A 12-foot channel of varying widths to opposite the H. Doc. 355, 68th Cong., 1st sess.' Consumers Ice Co., thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the ice plant to Hop Point. Aug. 26, 1937 7-foot channel 100 feet wide from opposite Hop Point Rivers and Harbors Committee to an anchorage parallel to Brick Kilm Rd. Doc. 2, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Do-...... For the 7- by 60-foot channel in Little Annemessex H. Doc. 72, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' River. Mar. 3, 1945 A mooring basin 7 feet deep, 160 feet wide, and ap- H. Doc. 457, 76th Cong., 1st sess.' proximately 875 feet long roughly parallel to Brick Kiln Rd., with a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide leading therefrom to the 7-foot project channel connecting Little Annemessex and Big Annemes- sex Rivers. Sept. 3, 1954 An anchorage basin in Somers Cove 10 by 600 by 1,000 H. Doc. 435, 81st Cong., 2d sess.' feet with an approach channel 10 by 100 feet from the 10-foot depth in Little Annemessex River through a land cut in Jersey Island to the south side of the basin. Aug. 14, 1958 Change location and dimensions of approach channel H. Doc. 435, 81st Cong., 2d sess.' to Somers Cove to plan No. 2 through the present entrance, at no increase in Federal cost of modifi- cation. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for improvements au- thorized under the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, and prior acts except that local interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas as required for future maintenance. The River and Harbor Act ap- proved August 14, 1958, provided that in lieu of the local cooperation recommended in House Document No. 435 and authorized by Public Law 780, local interests shall: (a) Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required for construction generally inm accordance with the plan of improvement designated as plan No. 2; (b) remove or cause to be removed the existing drawbridge and piers; and remove or cause to be removed existing structures and wrecks from the area to be dredged; (c) provide and maintain a public access at least 25-feet wide approximately normal to the north side of Somers Cove, such public access to consist of a suitable public road to a space at least 25-feet wide reserved for public use abutting the periphery of Somers Cove along the north side of the area to be dredged under the plan of improvement designated as plan No. 2; and (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project. It is expected that the terms of local cooperation will be met as acquisition of lands for bulkheads and berthing facilities are in progress. Terminal facilities. The waterfront of Crisfield Harbor is built up principally with solid-bulkhead wharves and pile-and-timber piers. The majority of the wharves are privately owned, but are open to the public for transaction of business with the owners. A few of the terminals have mechanical freight-handling devices, but most of the freight is transferred by hand. There are 3 boat-repair yards with marine railways having capacities up to 250 tons. The existing TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 277 terminals are adequate for present and reasonably prospective com- merce. Sufficient areas are available north of Hop Point and on Sommers Cove for the construction of additional terminals as needed. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work dredging by contract, to provide project dimensions in the Somers Cove section of the project, began June 10, 1961 and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. A total of 25,000 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited ashore in authorized spoil-disposal areas. The total costs, all for new work, were $14,498. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 68 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the anchorage basin in Somers Cove and an approach channel thereto. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 11.3 feet in mid- channel from Tangier Sound to Consumers Ice Company Wharf, ascertained in November 1954; 4.4 feet in midchannel from the ice plant to Hop Point, ascertained in August 1954; and 5 feet from Little Annemessex River to Big Annemessex River via Cedar and Daugherty Creeks, and 7 feet in the mooring basin adjacent to Brick Kiln Road, ascertained in March 1956. The total costs under the existing project were $210,920, of which $191,815 was for new work and $19,105 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: -$102,000 Appropriated......... ....... ........-- _ ... .... .... .9- - $366,195 Cost----------------- 328 $326 $45 $163 $14,498 279,555 Maintenance: Appropriated--......... ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 13,700 35,644 Cost---------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 21,944 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--- ....___.__-_ - ___. $21,474 ----. -- __ __--------. 1 Included $87,740 for new work and $2,839 for maintenance for previous projects. 9. BROAD CREEK, MID. Location. This is a tidal waterway, connecting Pocomoke Sound and Little Annemessex River, Md. The north end of Broad Creek is 1.8 miles south of Crisfield. It lies north and south, is about 21/2 miles in length, and traverses a low, marshy region, the level of which is only slightly above high water. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide in the straight reaches, and 130 feet wide at the bends from the 6-foot contour in Pocomoke Sound through Broad Creek to the 6-foot contour in Little Annemessex River, a distance of about 3 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.9 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3 feet under ordinary conditions. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $28,227. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. (See H. Doc. 269, 62d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. TAGO 10070-B 278 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. None. Operation and results during fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the project began by hired labor during June 1961, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $1,265. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1917. The controlling depth at mean low water, was 4.0 feet in the channel, ascertained in June 1961. The total costs were $88,234, of which $28,227 was for new work and $60,007 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year _._. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ------------------------------------------------------------ $28,227 Cost..---------------------------------------------------------------------- 28,227 Maintenance: Appropriated--- ---------------------------------------------- $26,000 84,742 Cost-------------------- --------------- 1,265 60,007 10. 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 11 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from the 11-foot depth in Pocomoke Sound to Tulls Point, thence 100 feet wide to deep water in Pocomoke River above Williams Point, and for construction of a dike along the offshore side of the channel between Tulls Point and the end of the existing dike; and a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 to 130 feet wide from Shad Landing to the bridge at Snow Hill. The length of the project is about 8.7 miles from Pocomoke Sound to Williams Point, and about 4.5 miles from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, Md. Shad Landing is about 25.7 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 2.4 feet in Pocomoke Sound and 2.5 feet in the river at Snow Hill. Prolonged high winds on Chesapeake Bay frequently cause greater fluctuations. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1961 is $942,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $22,299. Extension of the channel above the bridge at Snow Hill, 100 feet wide, 9 feet deep and widened to 150 feet to form a turning basin at the upper end, is considered to be an inactive portion of the project and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1956 and was estimated to be $22,000. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 279 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 A 9-foot channel from Shad Landing to Snow Hill.... Annual report for 1895, p. 1167. 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, 100 H. Doc. 429, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 2 150 feet to form a feet wide, 9 feet deep, widened to turning basin at the upper end. Sept. 3, 1954 Channel 11 feet deep by 150 feet wide from Pocomoke H. Doc. 486, 81st Cong., 2d sess.' Sound to Tulls Point, thence 100 feet wide to deep water in Pocomoke River above Williams Point, and dike construction along south side of channel from existing dike to Tulls Point. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Entire modification considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the section of the project from Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River and from Shad Landing 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. 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, require that local interests 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 improvement; and contribute one-half the initial cost of that portion of the project, but not to exceed $4,250. This portion of the project is considered to be inactive. The terms of local cooperation for the 11-foot depth channel from Pocomoke Sound to deep water in Pocomoke River above Williams Point authorized by the act of September 3, 1954, require that local interests provide without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for the con- struction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project, including such damage as may occur to public or leased oyster beds. It is believed that these conditions will be met. Terminal facilities. The waterfronts at Pocomoke City and Snow Hill are built up principally with earthfilled timber bulkheads, the majority of which are privately owned. A few of the warehouses and factories situated on the river at these communities have railroad sidings and mechanical freight-handling facilities. Any appreciable increase in commerce at Pocomoke City or Snow Hill would necessi- tate the construction of new facilities and repair of existing structures. Adequate space is available for development of addi- tional terminals. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in a section of the channel connecting "The Muds" and Pocomoke River began June 8, 1961 and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. A total of 10,000 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited TAGO 10070-B 280 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 overboard in approved spoil-disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $14,479. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 19 percent complete. The work remaining to be. done is construction of a channel 11 feet deep from Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River above Williams Point, and extension of the dike along the south side of the channel to Tulls Point. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 5 feet through "The Muds" to deep water in the river on the east side of Williams Point, ascertained in June 1961; 9 feet in the section in Pocomoke River from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, ascertained in March 1948; and 3.4 feet in the natural channel above the bridge at Snow Hill, ascertained in 1939. The controlling depth in the channel from Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River above Williams Point, authorized by the act of September 3, 1954, is as described in the project document. The total costs were $551,203 of which $177,732 was for new work and $373,471 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated...--------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ................-------- $198,232 Cost------------------------- -------------- ----------- ------------------- ............ 198,232 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... - $77,000 -$17 $21,000 -$966 $29,000 387,992 Cost------------------ 76,847 136 19,549 485 14,479 373,471 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project._.---------------------------- $764,000 1 Includes $20,500 for new work for previous projects. 2Includes $15,806 for preauthorization studies. 11. 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 anchor- age 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 Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $193,175. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $12,398. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 281 The existing project was authorized by the following: 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 Thoroughfare 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 Thoroughfare 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 Thoroughfare River to a point Doc. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess. on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md. June 20, 1938 Present project dimensions of the main channel with Rivers and Harbors Committee, twin jetties at the entrance. Doe. 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 (1) 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; (2) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improve- ment; (3) acquire and reserve for public use an adequate land area adjacent to the anchorage basin with suitable access thereto; and (4) remove all structures within the limits of the proposed improvement. Assurances of local cooperation were approved on October 31, 1955. 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. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the channel between the jetties through the offshore bar to deep water in Chesapeake Bay began May 18, 1961 and was completed June 6, 1961. A total of 63,600 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited overboard in approved spoil-disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $44,635. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 was completed in September 1956 and work authorized under prior acts was completed in November 1940. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 7.2 feet from Tangier Sound to Ewell and 7 feet from Ewell to deep water in Chesapeake Bay, ascertained in June 1961; 7 feet in the anchorage basin at Ewell and 6 feet in the Channel extension in Levering Creek, ascertained in September 1956; and 4 feet in the channel in Tylers River, ascertained in June 1960. The north jetty, repaired in 1953, has settled in several places. The south jetty was repaired in 1956. The total costs were $423,548, of which $193,175 was for new work and $203,373 was for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 282 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----- _------------------------------ ------------------------ $193,175 Cost....-----------------$23,253 ---------------------------------------------- 193,175 Maintenance: Appropriated - --...... ------------ --- ------- $17,354 ------ $44,635 230,373 Cost.....------------------------------------- 17,354 ------------ 44,635 230,373 12. 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 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 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 published 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-packing houses. Operations and results during fiscal year. A survey to determine the condition of the project was made by hired labor during August 1960. A contract, to restore the project to authorized dimensions, was awarded on June 22, 1961. Work under the contract was not initiated during the fiscal year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $3,862. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1937 and restored in 1943, 1948, and 1955. The controlling depth, at mean low water, was 4.5 feet in the channel and 3.0 feet in the basin, as- certained in August 1960. The total costs were $76,882, of which $16,537 was for new work and $60,345 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ------------------------------------------------------------ $16,537 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16,537 Maintenance: Appropriated $34,000 90, 483 Cost - - - 3,862 60, 345 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 283 13. WATERWAY ON THE COAST OF VIRGINIA Location. The waterway lies between the barrier beach along the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Virginia portion of the mainland peninsula on the west. It extends from the south end of Chinco- teague Bay through a number of creeks, thoroughfares and bays, to enter Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of Fisherman Inlet, just south of Cape Charles, the southern tip of the peninsula, for a distance of 83.7 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts, Nos. 1220, 1221, and 1222.) Existing project. This provides for an inland waterway 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, Va. The mean range of tide is about 3 feet. Greater fluctuations in water level are caused by high winds and storms. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $850,498. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $17,259. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 957, 60th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 268, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published 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 facitlities. The larger towns in the area adjacent to the route of the desired improvement have fairly sqibstantial pile-and- timber wharves which are used primarily by boats engaged in the seafood business. There are also a number of small landings scattered along the shore between the towns. The Pennsylvania Railroad owns and operates a water terminal at Franklin City. There are also wharves at the various Coast Guard stations in the area. All of the wharves are privately owned, but are open to the public for transaction of business with the owners. No mechanical freight-handling facilities are available. The terminals are adequate for existing commerce. A material increase in commerce which would follow the proposed improvement makes desirable but not essential the erection of. adequate terminals at Chincoteague, Wachapreague, Willis Wharf, and Oyster. Adequate public fa- cilities are available at Ocean City. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to remove shoaling from a 4,800-foot long reach of the entrance channel at the southerly limit of the project in Chesapeake Bay, and from a 2,500-foot long reach at the south end of Metomkin Bay was continued and completed July 28, 1960. A total of 46,521 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed aid deposited in approved spoil-disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $31,676. TAGO 10070-B 284 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The controlling dimensions are as follows: Length Depth in feet Name of section (linear feet) (date ascertained) Chincoteague Channel----....-- ---------------------------------- - 21,200 (') Chincoteague Inlet_...----------------------------................ .5,800 6 (Nov 1958) Ballast Narrows----....----------------------------------------------- 7,600 (1) Island Hole Narrows_...--------------------------................. .7,100 6 (Nov 1958) Bogues Bay----------------------------------------------------------.... 2,200 6 (Jun 1954) Cat River....------------------------------------------------------- 13,300 6 (Sept 1957) Oyster Bay--------- -------- -------------------------------------- 2,400 6 (Nov 1958) Land Cut....------------------------------ ---------------------- 300 6 (Nov1958) Hog Neck-....---------- ------------------- ---------------------------- 3,700 6 (Nov1958) Northam Narrows--....--------------------------------------------11,800 (') Kegotank Bay---------------------------------------------------- 4,100 3 (Apr 1961) Gargathy Creek-- -------------------------------------------------- 4,200 2 (Apr 1961) Land Cut....----------- ----------------------------------- --------- 6,200 6 (Jul 1947) Gargathy Narrows--------- -------------------------------- .... -------...... 14,700 (1) Metomkin Bay--- ------------------------------------------------ 18,900 0 (May1961)* Folly Creek---------- -------------------------------------------- 4,100 (1) Land Cut--....-- -------------- --------------------------- 2,200 6 (May 1957) Longboat Creek....--------------------------------------------------- 8,100 (') Cross Broadwater (Cedar Island Bay)-..---------------------------------- 4,800 (1) Teagles Ditch -------- ----------------------------------------......... 2,000 (1) Burtons Bay....----------------------------------------------------- 17,800 6 (May1957) Finney Creek--...-- ------------------------------------------------- 8,400 (1) Bradford Bay---- ------------------------------------------------- 9,200 6 (Sept 1957) Millstone Creek----....-- --------------------------------------------- 7,200 (') Swash Bay---- --------------------------------------------------- 9,700 6 (Sept 1957) White Trout Creek-___-- _________ _____ --- 4,500 6 (Sept 1957) Little Sloop Channel....----------------------------------------------- 15,000 (') Sandy Island Channel...... ........................................ 1,500 6 (Sept 1957) Sloop Channel---------------------------------------------------- 17,400 6 (Sept 1957) Cunjer Channel--.......------------------------------------------------- 5,100 (I) North Channel______........-----------------............................................15,000 6 (Sept 1957) Great Machipongo River_________-___................................_ _ 30,500 (1) Goulds Marsh Channel -______.............__ __ ....... ......... _...... 18,000 (1) Goulds Marsh Flats _----------------------------------------------- 12,400 6 (Nov 1958) Eckichy Channel...................................-------------------------------------------------. 19,000 (1) SandShoalChannel.........................................-----------------------------------------------25,500 () The Thoroughfare------............ .....-------------------------------------------.. 34,800 (1) Magothy Bay....--------...........................-------------------------------------------. 31,200 2 (Apr 1960) Land Cut....------------..................------------------------------------------- 7,600 6 (May1960) Fisherman Inlet___________ ... ................... ........ ____............. 6,400 1 (Jul 1960 Total..---.............--------------------------------....----------------- 440,900 1 Natural channel over 6 feet deep. * Relocation approved by OCE because of formation of inlet. The total costs were $989,470, of which $850,498 was for new work and $138,972 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated__----_ - $300,000 $483,200 - -$40,000- ......-------- _ ---- - $850,498 Cost_----------- -- _189,767 336,894 216,539 .....------------------------ 850,498 Maintenance: Appropriated---.... - 6,957 16,367 -671 $31,973 $31,671 138,972 Cost---------............__ 764 6,560 15,329 31,968 31,676 138,972 14. 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.) TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 285 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 Eigth Street in Ocean City, thence 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. The mean range of ocean tide is 3.4 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $350,193 exclusive of $500,000 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $19,207. The modification of the project, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 which provides for raising the north jetty to an elevation of 9 feet above mean low water, and a channel 300 feet wide and 16 feet deep from the ocean through the inlet to the Isle of Wight Bay channel, thence 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep to the project harbor, and a depth of 14 feet in the project harbor, is considered to be an inactive portion of the project and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1957, and was estimated to be $704,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Aug. 30,19352Construction 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 from Do 3...... Rivers and Harbors Committee the inlet to the west side of the bay with 2 turning Doc. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 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. 1Contains latest published maps. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 16, 1933. The site chosen for the inlet under the 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, except that local interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. The facilities on the bay side of Ocean City include 2 storage basins, for pleasure and small commercial craft, and numerous privately owned pile-and-timber piers and bulkhead wharves. Facilities at the project harbor include a public landing about 1,000 feet long, several privately constructed 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 TAGO 10070-B 286 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 up to about 150 tons. The project harbor is served by the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway, which has a spur line parallel to the harbor on the north side about 200 feet away. All the piers and wharves are accessible by highway. Adequate space is presently available for expansion of facilities as required. Terminal facilities for the channel across Sinepuxent Bay to Assateague Island consist of a county-owned timber-bulkhead land- ing at both the South Point and Assateague Island termini of the channel. Adequate space is available for expansion of these facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Three separate con- tracts were awarded during the fiscal year to accomplish repairs to the steel sheet pile bulkhead on the north side of the inlet. Work began July 1, 1960 and was completed April 5, 1961. A total of 5,205 tons of stone was placed during the operation. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $81,571. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. The north jetty, constructed under the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, was rehabilitated in fiscal year 1956 in accordance with plans for new construction authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954. The controlling dimensions are as follows: Depth 1 Width Date (ft) (ft) ascertained Inlet Channel ........ ...... 5.0 ....----------------------------------------.. 200 Dec. 1960 Commercial Fish Harbor .------..----- .....--------------------. 8.0 100 Do. Channel to Isle of Wight Bay: Inlet to North 9th Street ..-...--...---------------------- 5.0 125 June 1956 North 9th Street into Bay .____. .. ___________.... . .. . 2.0 75 June 1961 Channel in Sinepuxent Bay__ ....... ................. 5.0 150 Dec. 1960 Channel in Chincoteague Bay ......... ........-------------------------------- 5.0 100 Do. 1 Depths refer to mean low water (Atlantic Ocean) at Ocean City, Md., which datum is lower than that in the bays. The total costs were, $1,479,276, of which $283,008 (public works funds) and $67,185 (emergency relief funds) were for new work and $1,129,083 (regular funds) were for maintenance. In addition $500,000 of contributed funds were expended for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 New work: Appropriated ------------- -------------- 1$350,193 Cost .....-------- .------------------------------------------------------------ 1350,193 Maintenance: Appropriated _ $11,069$8,582 $74,371 1,129,083 Cost----------------- 13,082 ------------------------ 1,382 81,571 1,129,083 1Includes $283,008 public works funds and $67,185 emergency relief funds; in addition $500,000 contributed funds was expended for new work. 15. HERRING BAY AND ROCKHOLDI CREEK, MD. Location. Herring Bay is a wide-mouthed indentation on the west side of Chesapeake Bay about 20 miles below Annapolis, Md. It is about 3 miles long from north to south and penetrates the shore TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 287 for a depth of about 1 mile. Rockhold Creek, which is about 21/2 miles long, is an estuary which extends northward from the northerly end of Herring Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot contour in Herring Bay to the vicinity of the county wharf on Rockhold Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth, 100 feet wide and 150 feet long at the head of the channel, and a stone breakwater approximately 900 feet long on the east of the entrance channel. The mean range of tide is about 1.5 feet and the extreme tidal range about 4 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $50,591. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $6,771. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 A channel 60 feet wide, 5 feet deep, from the 6-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee contour in Herring Bay to the 3-foot contour in Doc. 34, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Rockhold Creek. June 20, 1938 For the present project channel dimensions, 7 feet H. Doc. 595, 75th Cong., 3d sess. deep and 60 feet wide, the turning basin 7 feet deep, (Contains latest published map.) and a stone breakwater 900 feet long. Local cooperation. Fully compiled with except local interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas as required for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. These consist of a public wharf on Rockhold Creek about 600 feet below the county bridge, open to all, together with a few private landing stages. No freight-handling devices are installed on any of the wharves which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore the project to authorized dimensions in the entrance channel began August 4, 1960 and was completed August 22, 1960. A total of 37,800 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited overboard and ashore in approved spoil-dis- posal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $29,859. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in March 1940. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 5 feet in the channel, and 4 feet in the basin, ascertained in May 1957. The total costs were $94,291, of which $50,591 was for new work and $43,700 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year---..._- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.........-------- ---- --------------------- -------------- ---------- $50,591 Cost---------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 50,591 Maintenance: Appropriated ---------------------------------------- $31,213 $2,643 43,700 Cost-___------------------------------ 3,997 29,859 43,700 TAGO 10070-B 288 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 NATICOKE RIVER, BIVALVE, 16. WICOMICO COUNTY, MD. Location. Bivalve is on the east bank of Nanticoke River, a tidal arm of Tangier Sound on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. It is 6 miles above the mouth of the river and about 113 miles by water from Baltimore. Jacksons Gut is a slough through a marshland about one-quarter mile north of Bivalve. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project. This provides for a protected anchorage basin in Jacksons Gut 7 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide, and 350 feet long and an approach channel of like depth, 60 feet wide and about 1,400 feet long, extending from the 7-foot depth in Nanti- coke River, protected by twin rock jetties about 1,000 feet long extending from the shore to the 4-foot depth in the river. The mean range of tide in the vicinity of Bivalve is about 2.5 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $240,817. The portion of the project which provides for extension of the anchorage basin from 350 to 550 feet in length is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing costs. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1958, and was estimated to be $14,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 91, 82nd Cong., 1st sess.). Map of the locality is printed in this document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are to furnish spoil-disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. There are at present two timber-pile wharves located in a bulkhead area in the Nanticoke River at Bivalve. The bulkhead has deteriorated extensively due to the original use of un- treated timber piling and sheathing. One, a.c'ounty wharf, is at the northeast corner of the area and the other near the southeast corner is at a seafood packing house. There are no wharves at Jacksons Gut. Sufficient areas are available for the construction of additional terminals by private interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Constrtiction of the twin stone jetties, by c'ontract, was continued and completed on July 19, 1960. A total of 1,316 tons of stone was placed during the fiscal year. The total costs, all for new work, were $16,163. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The approach channel and anchorage* basin was completed in October 1959 and the twin stone jetties were completed July 1960. The c.ontrolling depth, at mean low water, was 7 feet in the channel and basin, ascertained in October 1959. The total costs, all for new work, were $240,817. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: ----------------------------- Appropriated......... $9,000 $253,800 -$6,486 $263,314 Cost -------------------------------------- 8,796 215,858 16,163 247,817 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- _--_-------------------------- $15,497 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --........ ---- __............. ....... 15,497 1 Includes $7,000 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 289 17. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISICAL YEAR Cost Date Name of project during reconnaissance fiscal year or condition survey conducted 1. Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md......---------- $750 Dec. 1960 2. Knapps Narrows, Md..........---....---------------.--------- 257 Aug. 1960 3. Black Walnut Harbor, Md...---............-------------------. 323 Aug. and Sept. 1960 4. La Trappe River, Md.... ---------------.---- ......---------- 1,039 Sept., Oct. and Nov. 1960 5. Cambridge Harbor, Md.-----.--...----------.--.--.---------- - 261 Aug. 1960 and May 1961 6. Duck Point Cove (Hearns Creek), Md....____...........----------. 146 May 1961 7. Wicomico River, Md.. ----------------------------------------- 95 Jul. 1960 8. Chincoteague Bay, Va . . .... _ ................. _ .--------------- 135 Jun. 1961 9. Parish Creek, Md.------------...............-----.......----------------------------... 42 Jul. 1960 10. Back Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Md .........------.-------. --- 173 May 1961 ............... Total cost during fiscal year-__- ........-..... ---$3,221 18. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last full Cost to June 30, 1961 Name of project report _ Estimated Cost estimate see amount (last date Annual Operation required to of revision) Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 1. Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Md. L__------------- 1947 2$38,715 $2,955 1------------- 3 (1942) 2. Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md.: Active portion I1__________.. 1950 4293,570 _ 89,492 3 (1937) Inactive portion_.____________ 1950 .. --....... $30,700 $30,700 (1954) 3. Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md.: Active portion 1__..__._____ 1932 690, 121 6 44,342 ........ 3 (1932) .... Inactive portion._____ _ ..... 1932 10,100 $10,100 (1954) 4. Rock Hall Harbor, Md.__... .. 1957 7201,660 8 10,564 3 (1956) 5. Chester River, Md.: Active portion 1____._.._._....._ 1960 9 70 ,495 170,708 3 (1950) Inactive portion___-----..- _. 1960 15,500 $15,500 (1954) 6. Corsica River, Md. 1_ _ ._ 1948 1039,071 55,908 3 (1916) 7. Queenstown Harbor, M d. 1. ... . 1958 1172, 858 27,642 3 (1958) 8. Channel connecting Plain Dealing Creek and Oak Creek, Md. 12.... 1940 112 148,400 $148,400 (1954) 9. Claiborne Harbor, Md. Is3........... 1933 42,974 48,584 ............ 3(1931) 10. Knapps Narrows, Md. 1___ 1956 1446,121 85,094 3 (1933) 11. Black Walnut Harbor, Md. 1__ ___ 1958 32,631 33,761 3 (1949) 12. Tilghman Island Harbor, Md. 121s__ 1922 1630 11,000 $11,000 (1954) 13. Tred Avon River, Md.: Active portion_.. . 1950 1712,693 4,072 3(1914) Inactive portion_..____..._..__._ 1950 58,600 $58,600 (1954) 14. Town Creek, Md. 1 .......... _.._ 1950 43,220 ............. 3 (1949) 15. Island Creek, Md. 13 _______________ 1948 6,230 1,069 3 (1939) 16. LaTrappe River, Md. 1--.-.-.....- 1948 8,064 16,000 -........... 3 (1908) 17. Choptank River, Md. 1------------ 1953 84,296 39,251 3 (1931) 18. Tuckahoe River, Md. 13 s s ___ _ . 1923 9,727 1,093 3 (1914) 19. Warwick River, Md. 1__________ 1948 1722,041 73,272 3 (1904) 20. Waterway from Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md. 12 1939 305 1-------- 105,000 $105,000 (1954) 21. Cambridge Harbor, Md.: 1 Active portion..._............. 1959 18195,974 9,171 3 (1959) ............. ............. Inactive portion__ ...... ... .. 1959 205,000 $205,000 (1957) 22. Slaughter Creek, Md. 1__ _____ 1948 4,140 1,119 ----.......-.- 3 (1913) 23. Duck Point Cove, Md. 1........... 1951 25,289 3 (1950) 1956 -- -- - -- - 24. Fishing Bay, Md. _------------- 33,874 74,414 3 (1939) 25. Nanticoke River, Md.._............ 1950 73,243 2,732 .--..-......-- 3 (1939) 26. Nanticoke River (including North- west Fork), Del. and Md.......... 1957 19143,134 38,683------------ 3 (1956) 27. Broad Creek River, Del. 1_ --__ _ 1950 1923 2064,520 2216,297 2145,624 .........----------.. 18,266 ...........----------.. 3 3 (1913) (1911) 28. Tyaskin Creek, Md. 1 1s______ _ 29. Wicomico River, Md. 1____ __ 1957 23471,609 337,157 ............. 3 (1957) See footnotes at end of table, page 290. TAGO 10070-B 290 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued For last full Cost to June 30, 1961 Name of project report Estimated Cost estimate see amount (last date Annual Operation required to of revision) Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 30. Manokin River, Md. 1 I____________ 1919 24$34,788 $31,874- - - 3 (1911) 31. Tangier Channel, Va. I----............1960 25 72,969 147,094 3 (1948) 32. Chincoteague Bay, Va. 1........... 1956 25, 126 41,099 .... . 3 (1939) 33. Governors Run, Calvery County, Md.12 .................... 1950 --- ________ $88,000 $88,000 (1955) 34. Fishing Creek, Calvert County, Md.1 --------. 1959 111,242 142,764 3 (1942) 35. Broadwater Creek, Md. 12 - 1949 ...........---.....--------..---------.. 97,200 $97,200 (1954) 36. Parish Creek, Md. 1- 1951 2619,170 6,826 3 (1936) 37. Cadle Creek, Md. 12 1949 ------------------------- 14,000 $14,000 (1956) 38. Lake Ogleton, Md. 12_ 1950 ------------..... -------------.. 131,000 $131,000 (1956) 39. Back Creek, Anne Arundel County, Md. 1_- - _____ - --. - _______ --.... 1946 23,061 89 .... 3 (1939) 40. Annapolis Harbor, Md. 1--...... 1946 2734,250 1,672 3 (1940) 41. Mill Creek, Md. 12_ ___1949 ......... ------------- 14,000 ...------------- $14,000 (1956) 42. Cypress Creek, Md. 13___ __ --.. 1947 3,057 ................. ____________-------------.. 3 (1939) 43. Deep Creek, Accomack County, Va. 1-..--------------------- 1958 83,000 .........-------------------------- 3 (1958) 44. Rhodes Point to Tylerton, Md. (Smith Island) _1957 34,666 ---- _________.. ___.___..--- 3 (1956) 45. Anchorage at Lowes Wharf, Talbot County, Md. I1-................. 1958 21,000 ...--- ___-.....___-.____..- 3 (1958) 46. Little Creek, Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Md. 1- . 1958 2823,000 ----------------- _. 3 (1958) 47. Betterton Harbor, Md. 12_ _ 1960 299,050 -------------- 96,000 $105,000 (1959) I Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Exclusive of $165,581 contributed by U.S. Navy Department. 3 Completed. 4 Includes $22, 905 Works Progress Administration Funds and $97, 390 expended on previous project. 5 Includes $79,626 expended on previous project. Exclusive of $8,414 contributed funds. 6 Includes $24,321 expended on previous project. 7 Includes $87,757 expended on previous project. 8 Includes $9, 762 expended on previous project. 9 Includes $38,041 expended on previous project. toIncludes $30,000 expended on previous project. 11Includes $19,000 expended on previous project. 12 Entire project inactive. 13No commerce reported. 14Includes $46,121 public works funds. 15Abandonment recommended in 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st Sess.). 16 Includes $30 expended on previous project. 17Includes $6,000 expended on previous project. 18Includes $61,321 expended on previous project. 19Includes $5, 000 expended on previous project. 20Includes $50,000 expended on previous project. 21Includes $7,463 expended on previous project. 22Includes $10,158 expended on previous project. 23Includes $50,000 expended on previous project. Exclusive of $14,000 contributed funds. 24Includes cost of $2,000 expended outside project limits. 25Includes $42,000 public works funds. 26Includes $19,170 Works Progress Administration Funds. 27Includes $8,476 expended on previous project. 28 Exclusive of $1,100 contributed funds. 29Includes $5,568 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 291 19. 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. Geological 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; May 17, 1950; and July 3, 1958. 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 protection on Monkey Run. The individual units which constitute the approved plan of im- provement 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 streambed, with a concrete spillway in the right abutment and the outlet conduit in the valley floor. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 52,500 acre-feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $10,700,000, of which $7,120,000 is for construction and $3,580,000 is for lands and damages. 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 streambed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit 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 cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $11,600,000, of which $8,800,000 is for construction and $2,800,000 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 Federal cost of new work, completed in 1956, is $5,867,138, of which $5,279,894 is for construc- tion and $587,244 is for lands and damages. Copes Corner Reservoir: This reservoir will be located on Butter- nut 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 reservoir project is to be restudied; TAGO 10070-B 292 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the Federal cost of new work, revised in 1956, is estimated to be $16,000,000, of which $13,250,000 is for construction and $2,750,000 is for lands and damages. Whitney Point Reservoir: The reservoir is located on the Ostelic 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 Federal cost of new work, completed in 1956, was $5,550,611, of which $4,596,587 was for construction and $954,024 was for lands and damages. Oxford, N.Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction 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 drain- age 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 flood- walls, consisting of the following features: Relocation of about 3,000 feet of the Dudley Creek channel, extending from 1,200 feet west of the intersection of Cortland and Main Streets to the conflu- ence 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, realinement of some 5,700 feet of Tioughnioga Street to the railroad crossing on River Street; raising of about 1,860 feet of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western single TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 293 track railroad over the levee; relocation of about 1,600 feet of Cortland Street; a new bridge over the relocated Dudley Creek; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement provides pro- tection for the village of Lisle against flood discharges 20 percent greater on the Tioughnioga River and about 100 percent greater on Dudley Creek than the corresponding discharges of the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1954, was $661,199, of which $605,000 was for construction and $56,199 was for lands and damages. The esti- mated local costs of lands and damages, revised in 1956, is $68,000. Whitney Point, N.Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realinement and construction of earth levees, consisting of the following 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 structures. The improvement, supplemented by the Whitney Point Reservoir above the area, provides protection for the village of Whitney Point against a flood discharge approxi- mately 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 land and damages, revised in 1956, is $62,500. 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 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 downstream 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 river- bank revetment 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 Susquehanna River; about 540 feet of new concrete floodwall and raising about 1,085 feet of concrete floodwall on the right bank of the Susquehanna River, extending from the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western Railroad downstream to the Tompkins Street Bridge; about 1,940 feet of earth levee; about 1,940 feet of concrete floodwall; and capping 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 TAGO 10070-B 294 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 existing floodwall on the left bank of the Susquehanna River extend- ing 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 conduit, 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 Chamberlain 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 improvement of Pierce Creek from its mouth to about 1,000 feet above Conklin Avenue; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement, 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 Susquehanna River. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1953, was $2,952,000, of which $2,844,692 was for construction and $107,318 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1956, is $711,000. Local interests have con- tributed 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 con- struction 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 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 Delaware, 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, Lackawanna & Wester 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 distance of about 31/2 miles in the Chemung River; about 14,300 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Seely Creek, extending from the Erie Railroad to the high ground approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of South Broadway and Pennsylvania Avenue; a pumping plant for the dis- posal of interior drainage; an interceptor sewer about 6,000 feet long, varying in size from 48 to 96 inches in diameter; and appurtenant structures. The improvement 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 Federal cost of new work, completed in 1959, was $6,738,305, of which $6,599,130 was for construction and $139,175 was for lands TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 295 and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1956 is $922,000. Corning, N.Y.: Flood protection for this community was origi- nally authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936. The plan of improvement 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 Rail- road bridge to high ground at Park Avenue below the city; about 200 feet of concrete 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 existing 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 appurte- nant drainage structures. Flood protection on Monkey Run was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950. The plan of improve- ment 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 East. The modified improvement will provide protection for the city of Corning against a flood discharge in the Chemung River approxi- mately equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in May 1946, and on tributary streams against floods of greater magnitude than known to date. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1956, is $3,322,000 of which $3,164,000 is for construction and $158,000 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost, revised in 1956, is $971,200, of which $686,471 is for lands and damages, $250,000 is for construction of a portion of the protection on Monkey Run, and $34,729 contributed for local work accomplished under Federal contract. Painted Post, N.Y.: The plan of improvement provides for chan- nel realinement and the construction of earth levees and concrete floodwalls, 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; construction 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 floodwall, extending on the left bank of Hodgman Creek, from its mouth to high ground above State Highway No. 2; and appurtenant drainage 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 TAGO 10070-B 296 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 $414,181, of which $402,948 was for construction and $11,233 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1956, is $50,800. Addison, N.Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees and concrete, floodwalls, consisting of the following 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 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to the mouth of Tuscarora Creek; removal of existing dam, mill, and raceway from the channel; con- struction of about 2,200 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Tuscarora Creek, extending from Tuscarora Street to the Canisteo River; construction of 4,600 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Tuscarora Creek, extending 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, supple- mented by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs above the area, provides protection for the village of Addison against a flood dis- charge on the Canisteo River approximately 28 percent greater than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. Protec- tion 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 1956, is $125,000. 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, extend- ing from above Cameron Street to below the turnout of the Bath & Hammondsport Railroad; including about 600 feet of cutoff levee between the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and U.S. Highway No. 15; three stoplog 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 approxi- mately 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 1957, is $43,700. 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. Highway 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 high- TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 297 way 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, completed in 1952, was $436,374, of which $406,589 was for construction and $29,785 was for lands and damages. The esti- mated 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 from Greenwood Street; a new highway bridge at Greenwood Street; alterations 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 Almond Reservoirs above the village, provides protection for the village of Canisteo against a flood discharge approximately 30 per- cent 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 Federal cost of new work, com- pleted in 1956, is $975,591, of which $918,230 is for construction and $57,361 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1957, is $35,000. 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 Pittsburgh, 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, extending from Cedar Street downstream to about 1,400 feet above East Avenue; about 2,400 feet of channel paving, 1,400 feet of earth TAGO 10070-B z98 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 levee, raising of about 1,900 feet of concrete floodwall, and construc- tion 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 structures, and 3 drop structures; and appurtenant drainage structures and small stream control works. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs 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 Federal cost of new work, completed in fiscal year 1960, was $4,239,217, of which $3,673,971 was for construction and $565,246 was for lands and damages. Local interests raised or reconstructed three bridges over the improvement and contributed $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; realinement of about 3,200 feet of channel on Canacadea Creek, extending downstream from Angelica Street; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the village of Almond against a flood discharge approximately equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1954, 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. Local flood-protection works Dis- Estimated Federal cost tance Location, River above Type of structure New York mouth Con- Lands (miles) struction and Total damages Oxford 1________.. .. Chenango ____ 40 Levee and channel im- $96,944 $34,056 $131,000 provement. Lisle 1.----------- Tioughnioga__ 12 Wall, levee, and channel 605,000 56,199 661,199 realinement. Whitney Point .... _do___ ... 10 Levee and channel realine- 411,653 12,443 424,096 ment. Binghamton 1____ Susquehanna_ 328 Wall, levee, and conduit___ 22,844,682 107,318 22,952,000 Elmira 1_________ . Chemung .... 27 _._.do __ 6,599,130 139,175 6,738,305 Corning I ..- -____ _......_...do 44 Wall, levee, flume, and 33,164,000 158,000 33,322,000 conduit. Painted Post 1.___ Cohocton ... 0 Wall, levee, and channel 402,948 11,233 414,181 realinement. Addison 1__.... _ Canisteo __ 8 ... do.________ _ 814,236 12,814 827,050 Bath I ______. ____ Cohocton . 21 Wall and levee __ _ _ ... 638,331- . -.- .. 638,331 Avoca 1________....-- do .. _.... 30 Levee, channel improve- 406,589 29,785 436,374 ment, and realinement. Canisteo 1_ ..-..Canisteo _._ 36 Levee and wall--__ ___ __ 918,230 57, 361 975, 591 Hornell I _.. .. _..._..-..do 42 Wall, levee, and channel 43,673,971 565,246 44,239,217 realinement. See footnotes at end of table, page 299. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 299 Dis- Estimated Federal cost tance Location, River above Type of structure New York mouth Con- Lands (miles) struction and Total damages Almond s..... -- Canacadea 6 Levee and channel realine- $379, 000 $6, 000 $385, 000 Creek. ment. Total ...-----........ -------------------------------- 20,954,714 1,189,630 22,144,344 1 Project complete. 2 Does not include contributed funds of $160,095.63 by the city of Binghamton and $3,000 by the village of Port Dickinson. 3 Does not include $250,000 of construction by State of New York and $34,729 contributed funds by the city of Corning on Monkey Run. 4 Does not include contributed funds of $15,000 by the city of Hornell. 5 Local cooperation withdrawn, project authorization expired May 26, 1953. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except as described in the following paragraph: Local cooperation for Almond, N.Y., has been withdrawn. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, is effective, and authorization for the Almond, N.Y. project expired May 26, 1953. Operations and results during fiscal year. Davenport Center Reservoir, N.Y.: None. West Oneonta Reservoir, N.Y.: None. East Sidney Reservoir, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $33,412. Copes Corner Reservoir, N.Y.: None. Whitney Point Reservoir, N.Y.: Normal operation and mainte- nance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $29,807. Arkport Reservoir, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $6,321. Almond Reservoir, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $30,500. Oxford, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $400. Lisle, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $3,128. Whitney Point (Village), N.Y.: Normal operation and mainte- nance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total cogts, all for maintenance, were $4,135. Binghamton, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. Channel deposits and debris were removed by contract from the mouth of Park Creek during July 1960. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $6,550. Elmira, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued. Channel deposits and debris were removed by hired TAGO 10070-B Dams and reservoirs 1 Distance Estimated Federal cost above Height Reservoir Name Nearest city River mouth in feet capacity in miles (acre-feet) Construction Lands and Total damages 4 0 Davenport Center.........----------.. Oneonta......--------------- Charlotte Creek .......... 5 100 52,500 $7,120,000 $3,580,000 $10,700,000 p West Oneonta------------- .----do.... ----------------- Otego Creek-------------............. 2 86 34,500 8,800,000 2,800,000 11,600,000 H East Sidney 5........ ... Sidney.... Ouleout Creek...........------------ 4 146 33,494 5,279,894 587,244 5,867,138 0 Copes Corner-----------------do....----------------Butternut Creek.......... 3 75 37,900 13,250,000 2,750,000 16,000,000 Whitney Point 3---------. Binghamton ------------ Otselic River...-------------- 1 95 86,440 3,978,533 1,096,467 5,075,000 0j Arkport .....------------------ Hornell_---------------- Canisteo River....----------- 50 113 7,900 1,777,732 132,268 1,910,000 -4 Almond 3----------------................----.........do.....----------------Canacadea Creek-..... 3 90 14,800 4,596,587 954,024 5, 550,611 Total-------..................--------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 44,802,746 11,900,003 56,702,749 I All dams are located in New York State; all are of earthfill type except East Sidney. : Includes relocations. 0 3Project completed. 0 z z z M ct CC 0 Q1 O O Q Cb3 FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 301 labor from the mouth of Hoffman Brook during July 1960. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $1,724. Corning, N.Y. (original project): Normal operation and mainte- nance of the project was continued, by hired labor. Channel deposits and debris were removed by hired labor from the channel of Cutler Creek during July 1960. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $8,957. Corning, N.Y. (Monkey Run) : None. Painted Post, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $1,042. Addison, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $131. Avoca, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $2,949. Canisteo, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $12,236. Hornell, N.Y.: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued, by hired labor. Channel deposits and debris were removed by hired labor during the year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $46,108. Beginning about the last week of February 1961, snow cover in southern New York had an average water content of about 3 inches. On February 25, 1961 an average rainfall of about 1 inch, combined with mild temperatures, caused a rapid rise in southern New York streams. By the evening of February 26, 1961, several stations had crested from 3 feet to 6 feet above flood stage. Flooding was aggra- vated at a few locations by ice jams. All flood control reservoirs in the District were operated to reduce flood damages. One casualty was reported at Corning, N.Y., where a boy using an ice flow as a raft was drowned. Minor damage occurred in many localities that do not have flood protection. Some damage occurred within the protected area at Whitney Point Village resulting from ponding of interior drainage due to the high river stage caused by ice jam. Rainfall of 1 inch to 3 inches on April 24 and 25, 1961 falling on already saturated ground caused sharp rises on southern New York streams. Highways at several locations in the Chemung Basin were inundated. Gates were closed at Almond, Whitney Point and E. Sidney reservoirs to reduce flooding. Flood stages were exceeded at only a few stations in southern New York. 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 during the year were $187,400, all for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 302 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is approximately 52 percent complete, exclusive of the North Branch Susquehanna River project and the Stillwater, Genegantslet, and South Plymouth Reser- voirs. The North Branch project, consisting of two local protection projects in the State of New York, and two reservoirs and one local protection project in the State of Pennsylvania, was authorized by the 1958 Flood Control Act; and Genegantslet and South Plymouth Reservoirs in the State of New York and Stillwater Reservoir in the State of Pennsylvania were authorized by the 1944 Flood Control Act. These projects supplement the comprehensive flood-control pro- gram for southern New York and for northern and eastern Pennsyl- vania, and are reported separately. The cost of new work and maintenance to June 30, 1961, and the percentage of construction of new work completed for each project unit are as follows: Cost to June 30, 1961 Percentage Unit of construction New work MaintenC ,. RIVERS AND HARBORS - VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 679 The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $591,191. The location and description of the existing locks and dams are contained in the table on page 678. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed portions of the project. For the authorized modification of the project, local interests are required to: a. Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, including flowage rights in overflow areas, and suitable soil-disposal areas necessary for construction of the proj- ect and for its subsequent maintenance, when and as required; b. Provide adequate terminal and transfer facilities open to all on equal terms; and c. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; and provided further that authority for a 9-foot depth shall expire 5 years from the date on which local interests are notified in writing by the Chief of Engineers of the requirements of local cooperation unless respon- sible local interests within the prescribed 5-year period have fur- nished assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the required local cooperation will be forthcoming. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non- Federal contributions, amount to $1,440,000, based on July 1961 prices. Terminal facilities. At Camden, Ark., there is a privately owned loading dock with a gasoline-operated crane. At Calion, Ark., there is a privately owned conveyor and dock for unloading logs. At Champagnolle Landing, Ark., there is a privately owned dock for unloading liquid sulphur and for loading or unloading petroleum. At Sterlington, La., there is a privately owned dock for loading and unloading chemicals. At West Monroe, La., there are a privately owned warehouse and facilities for unloading gravel from barges. At Columbia, La., there is a privately owned dock for loading petroleum products. Terminal facilities are being ex- panded as required to meet the need of barge traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredg- ing was done in the channel of the stream at 30 locations between Camden, Ark., and the mouth of Black River. A total of 303,787 cubic yards of material was removed by the U.S. cutterhead Nelson. The six locks and dams were maintained and operated through- out the fiscal year. The total costs during the fiscal year were $678,671 for mainte- nance, of which $198,864 was for maintenance dredging and snag- ging, and $479,807 was for operation and care of locks and dams. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project providing for a depth of 6.5 feet has been completed and is being maintained. New work under the modified project has not been started. The six locks and dams embraced in the existing project for slack-water improvement of the Ouachita River were completed in 1924 and provide navigation to Camden, Ark. (See table under existing project.) 680 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Construction of the canal to Felsenthal, authorized in 1937, has not been started. The head of navigation is Arkadelphia, Ark., to which point boats may occasionally run during high water if snags, overhang- ing trees, or similar obstructions do not interfere. From January to June the gage at Monroe generally exceeds pool stage (13.3 feet), caused by the river above, and minimum depths exceeding 7 feet are usual between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., a distance of 351 miles. At intervals during this period, the reading of the Camden gage exceeds 15 feet, and minimum depths of 7 feet may be expected between Camden and Arkadelphia. During the remainder of the year the pools furnished by the six dams, with moderate dredging in Black and Ouachita Rivers, provide depths of 6.5 feet between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., and depths of only a few inches may be expected between Camden and Arkadelphia, Ark. At the end of the fiscal year project depth of 6.5 feet below mean low water was available between Camden, Ark., and the mouth of Black River. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year under the existing project were $4,774,551 for new work, $5,866,608 for maintenance, and $5,124,074 for operation and care of locks and dams, totaling $15,765,233. In addition, the sum of $2,940,952 was expended between Janu- ary 25, 1913, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement 9-foot Navigation Project Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......--------- $130, 000 -$4, 000 $24, 000- .....-- - - -1 $240, 000 Cost ----------------- 66, 623 59, 337 23, 430 $610 ......... 200, 000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------------------- $250, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- ... 250, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------- ....---------45, 050, 000 1Includes $40, 000 for preauthorization studies. 61-foot Navigation Project Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------- ------------ ------------ ---- ------------------- ... ------------ $5, 248, 619 Cost------- ------------ ----------------------------------------------- 5,248, 619 Maintenance: Appropriated--_ - $672, 800 $496, 000 $505, 969 $554, 580 $661, 600 2 13, 931, 926 Cost----- 669,982 499,779 567,711 539,814 678,671 13,931,634 1 Includes $674, 068 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $209, 970 for deferred maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS - VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 681 3. YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location. This river is formed by the junction of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers in Leflore County, Miss., flows about 189 miles in a southerly and southwesterly direction, and enters the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Miss. (See Mississippi River Com- mission maps, alluvial valley of the Mississippi River.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. For further details see page 1871 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 908 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the removal of snags, wrecks, sunken logs, overhanging trees, and other obstructions throughout the entire length of the river, a distance of 189 miles. The channel under improvement has an average width of about 200 feet and a minimum depth when maintained of 4 feet at all stages during the entire year. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage of about 35 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work to be finished in 4 years, made in 1874, was $120,000, exclusive of amount ex- pended on previous project. The latest (1914) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $16,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875 (p. 364 of Annual Report for 1874). The latest published map is in House Document No. 198, 73d Congress, 2d session. Terminal facilities. There are no permanent facilities. At Greenwood there is a partially completed privately owned dock for loading produce. At the Mississippi Valley Portland Cement Com- pany plant near Redwood there is a privately owned dock for unloading stone and shell. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance clear- ing and snagging was done where required, and channel was straightened at mile 18.5. Cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $13,963. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1888. The river is navigable throughout its length. In ordinary seasons the gage at Yazoo City usually reads 12 feet or more between January and June, and depths exceeding 10 feet may be expected from the mouth to the head of the river. During the remainder of the year the gage frequently reads as low as 4 feet and depths of 4 feet or more are usually found. The project depth obtained at the end of the fiscal year. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $359,661 for new work, and $494,568 for maintenance, totaling $854,229. 682 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _---.------------------------------- ---------- ------------ $359, 661 Cost--------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 359,661 Maintenance: Appropriated ... ..----- -- ----------- ..--------- ------------ $15,000 -$1.,037 494,568 Cost ----- - -------- - - - --- 13,963 494,568 4. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report __ Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark------------------------1931 $45, 874 $42, 857-------------- (1 2 3 4) 2. Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney, La ----- 1941 19, 000 37, 804 - -- (1 34) 3. Bear Creek, Miss_ - ---_ - -1920 3, 347 2, 086 _---- - ( 4 5) 4. Big Black River, Miss -..... 1895 15, 000 ----- (1 4s) (----------------- 5. Big Sunflower River, Miss 1942 560, 027 459, 328 - _-_--__ (1 4 8) 6. Boeuf River, La ______------ 1949 30, 000 103, 737 (1 3 4 7 8) 7. Homochitto River, Miss______ 1910 15, 482 8, 518 _____________ (4) 8. Little Missouri River, Ark ____. 1873 19, 992 -______________________ (1 45) 9. Little River, La._ _ -- 1890 1, 500 ------- (1 4 5 9) 10. Little Tallahatchie River, Miss_. 1913 19, 000 - -------- (1) 11. Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss. .. 1953 1, 179, 211 145, 217 (1 11) 12. Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi River below the mouth of Missouri River and from the Old and Atchafalaya Rivers ._____ .__ 1948 ________ 272, 500 ()-------------- 13. Saline River, Ark_______________ 1931 26, 900 12, 792 (1 3 4 5) 14. Steele and Washington Bayous and Lake Washington, Miss__ 1947 19, 050 10, 110 (12) 15. Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers, Miss________________ 1939 43, 481 173, 066 ------- (1 4 13) 16. Tchula Lake, Miss ____________ 1921 19, 385 26, 585 _-_ ____ (1 4) 17. Tensas River and Bayou 18. Macon, La____________ Yalobusha River, M iss ...-.... 1949 1937 38, 367 7, 000 85, 352 15, 936 _ - - __(1 (1 7 10) 45 14) 1 Completed. 2 Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 1692, 64th Cong., 2d sess., and H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 3 Channels adequate for existing commerce. 4 Inactive project. No commerce reported. 5 Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 6 Project curtailment recommended by elimination of work between Pentecost and mouth of Hush- puckena River. (Abandonment of entire project erroneously recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) 7Report of New Orleans district, pp. 919-920 for fiscal year 1949. 8 Project curtailment recommended by elimination of work above Girard, La. (Abandonment of entire project erroneously recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) 9 Due to decline of traffic, local interests are no longer sufficiently interested to provide rights-of-way and dumping privileges. 10Inactive. Channel adequate for commerce. 11 No funds available under this project. Work is being carried on under appropriation Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries. 12 Abandonment recommended in H. Does. 1694, 64th Cong., 2d sess., and 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. See report of Mississippi River Commission for operations in connection with the Big Sunflower River, etc., Mississippi flood-control project, including channel clearing and snagging in Steele Bayou. 13See report of the Mississippi River Commission for operations in connection with the Yazoo Basin. 14See report of the Mississippi River Commission for operations in connection with the Yazoo Basin flood-control project including channel clearing and rectification and Grenada Reservoir on Yalobusha River. FLOOD CONTROL-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 683 5. k_ ,QUACHITA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARK. AND LA. ./ Location. Ouachita River rises in Polk County, Ark., and flows about 600 miles in a general southeasterly and southerly direction through Arkansas and Louisiana. It is joined by the Tensas and Little Rivers at Jonesville, La., below which place it is called Black River, and enters Red River 35.5 miles above its mouth. (See U.S. Geological Survey State maps; McAlester, Little Rock, El Dorado, Shreveport, Jackson, and Natchez sheets of the U.S. Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers' map of the United States, scale 1:250,000; and Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Alluvial Valley quadrangle maps and folio of maps of the Ouachita-Black Rivers, Ark. and La., from Blakely Mountain Reservoir to Mississippi River including Old River and portion of Red River, scale 1:62,500.) The Ouachita River Basin embraces about 25,000 square miles. Headwater streams drain about 3,500 square miles of rugged terrain of the Ouachita Mountains (including some 1,500 square miles of the Ouachita National Forest). Downstream the basin comprises about 21,500 square miles of hilly uplands and broad plains. Below Riverton, La., approximately 1,490 square miles are in the Red River backwater area. Existing project. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (S. Doc. No. 117, 81st Cong., 1st sess.), approved the general plan for flood control on Ouachita River and tributaries, Arkansas and Louisiana, which provides for the construction of one multi- ple-purpose and one flood-control reservoir; protection works for three localities and channel improvement at several points. This act further authorized the incorporation into the general plan of the several separate existing projects for flood control along the Ouachita River and tributaries in the basin above the lower end of the levees on the east bank of Ouachita River. The total estimated cost of the project (1961) is $82,436,632 for new work, as itemized in the following tables: New Projects ItES E RS )VOI Name Stream - .. . . I----- (-----------------------. C )e(Iray,. Ark. adldo River. Nearest city..-. Arkadelpthin, Ark. I)istance above minoutl. miifles. Height of dam and type_ 210 feet,(concrete-ut tress. Reservoir (capacity ..... ...... ._ 739.400 a(cre-feet. P \'owr developmIlentll 40,00(1 kilowvatts. \\ater supply - 250,)000,)()00 gal.per lay. Esti llate( cost: Colst1ruct ion . . . .$30.575,00)) Lands and a mages 2,125,000 Total (1961) $32,700,000 684 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Pine Bluff, Ark.2 2 Calion, Ark.1 2 local protection Bawcomville, La. Location___-------------- Ouachita River--- -------------------------- Ouachita River. Distance above mouth -- Type of structure- ----- 307 miles---------- Levee, floodwall, pump- Channel improvement__ ing plant, floodgates. -------------------------- 180 miles Loop levee, pumping plants, floodgates. Estimated costs: Federal .......... _ _. $970, 996 3$170, 589 3 4 $168, 882 Non-Federal- ._.... 42, 000 220, 000 84, 441 Total.......... - 1,012, 996 390, 589 253,323 For last report see Annual Report for ...........-... - -1954 1956 1 Existing project authorized August 18, 1941, and amended by Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950. 2 Completed. 3 Actual cost of completed work. 4Completed under section 6, Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928. See Annual Report of President, Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Incorporatedprojects RESERVOIRS Name_ _--------------- Blakely Mountain, Ark. (Lake Ouachita).1 2_ Narrows, Ark. (Lake Greeson).12 3 Stream -- .....------------ Ouachita River ------------------------ Little Missouri River. Nearest city.......---------- Hot Springs, 4 - -Ark .....---------------------- - - - - Murfreesboro, Ark. Distance above mouth-- 486 miles __ ____ __ __ __ ____ 105 miles. Height of dam and type- 231 feet, earthfill........----------------------- 190 feet, concrete-gravity. Reservoir capacity...... 2,768,000 acre-feet ---------------------- 407, 900 acre-feet. Power development..-..- Estimated cost: 75, 000 kilowatts_______ _ -- ____ ___ __ 17, 000 kilowatts. Construction......--------. $29, 180, 500-------------------------- $12, 504, 000 Lands and damages.__ 2, 289, 500 --------------------------- 686, 000. Total ------------ 31,470, 000 --------------------------- 13,190, 000. 1 Details presented in individual reports. 2 Placed in useful operation. 3 Feature of Little Missouri River Basin, Ark., project. 4Distance above the mouth of Black River. FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Little Missouri River Basin, Ark. Existing levees and ex- tensions thereto from It Project Little Missouri River Bastrop, La. to mouth Columbia, La.' below Ozan Creek, Ark.' Terre Noire Creek, Ark' of Boeuf River, and2 at 0 Murfreesboro, Ark.' West Monroe, La. 0 ---_---------------------- tl Location......__----------. ..---- _---- .. ----------------- .... Tributary of Little Mis- Tributary of Little Mis- Ouachita River. souri River at mile 73.2. souri River at mile 2. Distance above mouth..----------- Mile 0-95....-------------- Mile 0-15_. -------------- Mile 0-24.4-......---- ------------............... Mile 120. .. Type of structure .........--------------- Channel improvement.... Channel improvement_ ... Channel improvement Levees and floodwalls ...- Levee and appurtenances. Authorization (Flood Control Act). 1944__------------------_ 944__------------------ 1944.....------------------ 1928-50_- ---------------- 1936. Estimated costs: Federal. --------------------- 3 $57, 742--....------- ------ 3$123, 700. --------------- $354, 802......---...-----------......... $3, 025,181--------------$204. 740. 0 Non-Federal.... ------------------- 25, 000..........---------------- 8, 000----------------- 10, 000----------------- 180, 489... -------------------------- zrr Total --------------------- . 379, 802........----------------.. .... 65, 742 ----------------- 133, 700----------------3, 205,670--------------204, 740. For last full report see Annual C Report for ...................------------------- 1957------------------1957------------------1948..................----------------------------------------1941. 1 Completed. 2 Transferred from Flood Control. Mississippi River and Tributaries. 4Actualcost of completed project includes cost ($99,813 Federal and $49,900 non- Federal) of extension of east-bank Ouachita River levee to Marshall Bend under sec. 6, 3 Details presented in individual reports. FCA May 15, 1928. w -4 1+1 H3 O 0-] C) 00 Cot 686 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Restudy of the project for Murfreesboro has been deferred indefinitely, and the flood protection at Monroe, La., including closure of the gap in the floodwall is scheduled for restudy in fiscal year 1962. The project for Bayou Bartholomew, Ark. and La., is being restudied. The estimated cost of these projects of $6,826,000 is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate and is itemized in the following table: Murfreesboro Extension of Bayou Project Reservoir, floodwall at Bartholomew Ark. Monroe, La. Ark. and La. Stream _____________________ _ Muddy Fork______ Ouachita River. Estimated construction cost__ $4, 190, 000 $136, 000 $2, 500, 000 For last full report see Annual Report for 1954 1954 1956 Local cooperation. Requirements of local cooperation for flood- control improvements within the basin have been met except for new projects authorized by the act of 1950 on which local inter- ests have indicated their wvillingness to comply with requirements. (See individual statements for further details..) Operations and result during fiscal year. .The operations dur- ing the fiscal year on Blakely Mountain Dam (Lake Ouachita), DeGray Reservoir and Narrows Reservoir (Lake Greeson), are shown in individual reports. Condition at end of fiscal year. Pertinent data on those fea- tures which have been completed or have not been started are given in the preceding tabulations. The condition of those features on which new work is in progress is given in individual reports. 6. BLAKELY MOUNTAIN DAM (LAKE OUACHITA) ON OUACHITA RIVER, ARK. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Ouachita River, Ark., at the head of Lake Hamilton (pool of Carpenter Dam), 486 miles above the mouth of Black River, and approximately 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey State map, scale 1:500,000, and Little Rock, Ark., sheet of the U.S. Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers' map of the United States, scale 1:250,000.) Previous project. Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938, this provided for participation by the United States in the cost of construction of a multiple-use reservoir not to exceed $2,000,000. No construction was undertaken. Existing project. This provides for construction of Blakely Mountain Dam on Ouachita River for flood control and other pur- poses in the Ouachita River Basin with a gross storage capacity of 2,768,000 acre-feet and power installation totaling 75,000 kilo- watts (2 units at 37,500 kilowatts each). The latest approved (1961) estimate of cost of new work is $31,470,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $244,918. FLOOD CONTROL--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 687 The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, and incorporated into the Ouachita River and tributaries project by the 1950 River and Harbor Act. (See H. Doc. 647, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of pub- lic access and basic public use facilities continued. The facility was maintained and operated and generation of power was con- tinued throughout the fiscal year. A total of 200,370,000 kilowatt- hours was produced, of which 198,914,000 kilowatt-hours were furnished the Arkansas Power and Light Co. under contract between their company and the Southwestern Power Administra- tion. There were 2,235,200 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, the flood-control pool was empty and storage in the power pool amounted to 1,255,500 acre-feet of water. Maxi- mum pool elevation of 578.9 feet above mean sea level, or 0.9 feet above maximum power pool elevation, occurred on May 8, 1961, when storage in the flood-control pool amounted to 37,500 acre-feet of water. The flood-control pool was emptied on May 15, 1961. Peak inflow was 56,000 cubic feet per second on December 10, 1960. On June 30, 1961, storage in the power pool amounted to 1,254,700 acre-feet. Costs during the fiscal year were $67,055 for new work and $293,566 for maintenance, totaling $360,621. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as a whole was started in August 1947 and was completed for beneficial use in October 1955 except for public use facilities. Generation of power, and operation and maintenance activities are continuing. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $31,109,621 for new work, and $1,601,879 for maintenance, totaling $32,711,500. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... .... $1,400 $5, 000 $19, 944 $70, 000 $65, 000 1 $31, 111, 344 Cost - 35,609 34,807 20,443 66,539 67,055 31,109, 621 Maintenance: Appropriated - 207, 500 218, 000 235, 800 269, 300 295, 000 1, 603, 392 Cost 207, 633 211, 065 242, 617 269, 709 293, 566 1,601, 879 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _____________ ___________________ __________ $1, 723 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________ ____________________________________ 80,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 81, 723 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------- 359, 000 I Includes $100, 000 for preauthorization studies. 7. DEGRAY RESERVOIR, CADDO RIVER, ARK. Location. The work covered by this project is located on Caddo River (mile 8), a tributary of the Ouachita River, in a narrow, rocky gorge, in Clark and Hot Spring Counties, approximately 10 miles north of Arkadelphia, Ark. (For latest published map, see H. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) 688 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a multiple-purpose flood-control, power and water- supply reservoir on Caddo River as a feature of the comprehen- sive plan for flood control on the Ouachita River and tributaries. The reservoir will provide a gross storage capacity of 739,400 acre-feet and power installation totaling 40,000 kilowatts (two units at 20,000 kilowatts each). The water supply feature will provide 250 million gallons per day for municipal and industrial use. The latest approved (1961) estimate of first cost is $32,700,000. The project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved May 17, 1950 (S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 1st sess.), and modified for the inclusion of water-supply storage under the gen- eral authority provided by the Water Supply Act of 1958. Local cooperation. None required for the flood control and power features. For the water-supply feature, local interests are required to bear all costs of the project allocated to water supply. Not to exceed 30 percent of the total estimated cost of the project may be allocated to anticipated future demands when States or local interests give reasonable assurances that they will contract for the use of such storage within a period of time which will permit paying out the costs allocated to water supply within the life of the project. Local interests are also required to give reason- able assurances prior to initiation of construction that they will contract for all costs allocated to water supply storage in excess of 30 percent of the total estimated project cost. In addition, local interests will be required to bear the share of project costs allocated to water supply both for operation and maintenance annually and for major replacements when incurred. The Ouachita River Water District, by resolution adopted April 14, 1961, gave formal assurances agreeing to meet the require- ments of local cooperation. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was continued. The design memorandum on Hydrology and Hydraulic Analysis was completed. The following design memoranda are underway: The general design memorandum; access roads; relocations; general geology; foundation investiga- tion; construction materials; hydroelectric power; real estate; dikes; dam, power plant and appurtenances; cost allocation; and reservoir management and public use (recreation). Cost of advance engineering and design during the fiscal year was $381,412. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. The total cost at the end of the fiscal year was $661,536 for advance engineering and design. FLOOD CONTROL-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 689 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-....... $20, 000 $50, 000 $4, 000 $146, 000 $375, 000 1 $686,000 Cost ----------------- 20, 763 49,725 4,454 136,170 381,412 661,536 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_____________ ________________ ____ __ $118 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________ _________________ ______________ 389, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- ....- -- - - - 389, 118 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....-------------------------- 31, 646, 000 1 Includes $21, 000 for preauthorization studies. 8. NARROWS (LAKE GREESON), LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER, ARK. Location. The work covered by this project is located on Little Missouri River, Ark., 105 miles above the mouth and 5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey State map, scale 1:500,000 and Little Rock, Ark., sheet of the U.S. Army Map service, Corps of Engineers' map of the United States, scale 1:250,000.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of Nar- rows Dam for flood control and other purposes as a feature of the project for Little Missouri River basin, with a gross storage capacity of 407,900 acre-feet and power installation of 17,000 kilo- watts, with provisions for future enlargement of those facilities. The latest approved (1961) estimate of cost for new work is $13,190,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $199,759. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, and incorporated into the Ouachita River and tributaries project by the 1950 River and Harbor Act. (See H. Doc. 837, 76th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Construction of pub- lic access and basic public use facilities was continued. The facility was maintained and operated and generation of power was con- tinued throughout the fiscal year. A total of 40,332,500 kilowatt- hours was produced, of which 39,992,000 kilowatt-hours were furnished the Southwestern Electric Power Co. under contract between that Company and the Southwestern Power Administra- tion. There were 773,400 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, the flood-control pool was empty and storage in the power pool amounted to 188,900 acre-feet of water. The maxi- mum pool elevation of 553.1 feet above mean sea level, or 5.1 feet above maximum power pool, occurred on May 9, 1961, when stor- age in the flood-control pool amounted to 39,300 acre-feet of water. The flood-control pool was emptied on May 9, 1961. Peak inflow was 72,000 cubic feet per second on May 6, 1961. On June 30, 1961, storage in the power pool amounted to 179,200 acre-feet. 690 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Costs during the fiscal year were $56,694 for new work and $244,758 for maintenance, totaling $301,452. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as a whole was started in March 1947 and was completed for beneficial use in February 1953, except for the completion of public use facilities. Generation of power at the dam, and operation and maintenance of the facility are continuing. Costs to the end of the fiscal year were $12,833,594 for new work and $2,082,826 for maintenance, totaling $14,916,420. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated Cost.. -- ----- _ - - _.._ $10, 000 9, 867 $50, 000 47, 802 $65, 000 56, 694 $12,844,230 12, 833, 594 Maintenance: Appropriated.....-------- $167, 500 $185, 000 203, 100 198, 500 247, 300 2, 085, 567 Cost --- - 167,437 182, 209 205, 849 198,544 244, 758 2, 082, 826 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___ _______ ______________________________ $1, 752 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 __ - 65, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----_,_ 66, 752 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _---. - 309, 000 9. EXISTING LEVEES, FLOODWALLS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO FROM BASTROP, LA., TO MOUTH OF BOEUF RIVER AND AT WEST MONROE, LA. Location. The work covered by this project is located along the banks of the Ouachita River from the lower end of the levees on the east bank and upstream, including existing and projected levee works and floodwalls. (See Shreveport, La. sheet of the U.S. Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers' map of the United States, scale 1:250,000.) For latest published map, see S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Existing project. The work covered by this project includes existing levees, floodwalls, the extensions thereto from Bastrop, La., to mouth of Boeuf River and at West Monroe, La. The Bastrop to Monroe and West Monroe, La., levees, protection works on the east bank of Ouachita River at Monroe, La. and vicinity, and those on the east bank of Ouachita River from above Sterlington, La., to below Monroe, La., and the levee walls at Monroe and West Monroe, La., were constructed as a part of the Boeuf floodway project, approved May 15, 1928, until the fiscal year 1936 when the Boeuf floodway project was abandoned. The works were car- ried to completion as a part of the "Ouachita River Levee System" under the appropriation for Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries. The east bank Ouachita River levees from Monroe, La., to Sandy Bayou are being constructed with appropriations under section 6, Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928. The actual cost of completed works included in this project are as follows: FLOOD CONTROL-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 691 Monroe and West Monroe levees and levee walls, east bank Ouachita River levee, Sterlington to Monroe, La. __ $2,649,295 Monroe to Sandy Bayou levee (completed to a point 7 miles above Sandy Bayou) _____2 556,379 1 Constructed under FC, MR&T, and reported in the annual report of the Mississippi River Commis- sion. 2 Constructed under section 6, Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928. Includes $180,495 contributed funds. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed projects in accordance with requirements of the governing acts. Drainage works have been constructed by local interests from Bastrop to Sandy Bayou and at West Monroe. Local interests have also con- tributed funds, as cited above, in accordance with the requirements under section 6 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928. For extension of the east bank Ouachita River levee to Marshall Bend, the Board of Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee Dis- trict, by resolution adopted March 12, 1959, agreed to comply with the requirements of local cooperation under section 6. In satisfac- tion of their obligation, they constructed 1.3 miles of the levee, and paid the balance of their obligation in cash. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract work in- volving the placing of 292,493 cubic yards of embankment in 1.6 miles of new levee was completed. In addition, local interests placed 115,000 cubic yards of embankment in 1.3 miles of new levee. Total Federal costs during the fiscal year were $83,494. Costs from contributed funds amounted to $49,906. Condition at end of fiscal year. Same as shown under existing project. 10. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report _ Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance Big Black River, Miss ______________ 1956 $910, 185 $670, 750 .. (1) Buffalo River, Miss__ 1940 $235, 000 2 $235,000 (1952) Homochitto River, Miss . 1956 205, 000 144, 650 (1) 1 Completed. 2 Deferred indefinitely because of insufficient justification under present conditions. 11. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS Inspections of local flood-protection projects which have been turned over to local interests for maintenance were made during the fiscal year for the purpose of reporting to higher authority on the degree of maintenance performed, and to obtain better com- pliance by local interests with approved regulations for mainte- nance and operation of these projects. Costs during the fiscal year and to date under this heading were $4,808 for maintenance. 692 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year Maintenance: -- 1957 Appropriated-------- ---------------- 1958 1959 1960 .....------------------------ ' -- 1961 $5, 000 Total to June 30, 1961 $5, 000 Cost---------- ------------------------------.............--------------- 4,808 4,808 12. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interest of flood control. (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost1 Pecan Bayou, Miss_ Bolivar County---_ _.- ____-_________------..-----$10,885 Pecan Bayou, Miss- Quiver River Basin_-- ___._._-____-__________.--------- .----- 3, 563 1 Expended for investigations, studies, etc. The total costs to June 30, 1961, under the continuing authoriza- tions were $992,770. Costs from contributed funds were $17,128. Emergency flood-control activities-repair,flood fighting and rescue work. (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost -i- i 1 1 I- - - - -I------ i-------- Advance prepara- Vicksburg District ... 1$14, 315 tion. Levee repairs, Yazoo Basin, Miss.: Ascalmore Creek________ Abiaca Creek___ Yazoo Basin headwater .______________I Feb. 9, 1961.__ May 9, 1961__ ' 51, 394 Pelucia Creek___ Big Sand Creek Terre Noire Creek, Ark. Jan. 4, 1960 ._ Oct. 16, 1959 . Jul. 25, 1960 __ 2 143,196 Arkansas River Ark. Pine Bluff, Jan. 4, 1960_... Apr. 6, 1960__ Sept. 22, 1960__ 2 $276, 522 Adkins Lake, Trulock, Rich- land Bend, Mud Lake and CumminsBend revetment and dike repairs. Hannaberry -- _do-..... Mar. 25, 1960 ._ Nov. 7, 1960... 2 367, 300 Lake, Como and Menard Bend revet- ment and dike repairs. Pine Bluff emer- _............ _..._..._..._.. 1 3 44, 432 gency rock dikes 1Fiscal year cost. 2 Total cost. 3 Work physically completed in fiscal year 1960. The total costs under the continuing authorization to June 30, 1961, were $4,665,854. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 693 Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress. (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956.) D)ate Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Itig Choctaw 'I'ensas Parish, La Mar. 16, 1960__ (1) 2 $5, 900 Bayou, La. 1 Investigations, studies, and preparation of dletailed project report. 2 Actual cost. 13. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The costs during the fiscal year under this heading were $31,112 for preparation of review reports on the Ouachita River and tribu- taries, Arkansas and Louisiana, with respect to Benton Reservoir in the Saline River Basin, Ark.; the authorized project for Bayou Bartholomew and tributaries, Ark., and La., and Pine Bluff (Hard- ing Drain), Ark. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1962 for preparation of a review report on the Ouachita River and tributaries, Arkansas and Louisiana with re- spect to the provision of adequate flood protection to Monroe, La., and vicinity. 14. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Hydrologic studies. The cost of collecting stream flow and rain- fall data, with storm and hydrologic studies during the fiscal year was $8,847. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, the western portions of Kentucky and Tennessee, a small portion of northern Mississippi, and northeastern Arkan- sas. It includes the area embraced in the drainage basins of the eastern tributaries of the Mississippi River south of the Ohio River Basin to Nonconnah and Horn Lake Creeks, inclusive, and those of the western tributaries south of the Little River Diver- sion Channel and Commerce, Mo., including the St. Francis River Basin, and the White River and tributaries below Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., on the right bank and this basin below Augusta, Ark., on the left bank. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control Page Page 1. Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), 4. Other authorized flood-control Tenn_ 695 projects_ 698 2. Navigation projects on which re- 5. Flood-control work under special connaissance and condition authorization - 698 surveys only were conducted 6. General Investigations 699 during the fiscal year 697 3. Other authorized navigation proj- ects_ _- 697 1. WOLF RIVER (MEMPHIS HARBOR), TENN. Location. Wolf River rises near the western edge of Tippah County, Miss., and flows generally northwesterly about 117 miles, through Shelby County, Tenn., emptying into the Mississippi River within the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, Tenn. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley maps, scales 1:62,500, 1:250,000, and 1:500,000.) Previous projects. The River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, authorized dredging at the mouth of Wolf River as an item in the improvement of Memphis Harbor, the work being carried out under the supervision of the Mississippi River Commission. Existing project. This provides for a channel 9 feet deep at low water from its mouth to Hindman Ferry Road (5.5 miles) with bottom widths of 250 feet from the mouth to Keel Avenue (mile 1.75) and 200 feet from Keel Avenue to North Second Street Road (mile 3.5), and thence 125 feet wide from North Second Street Road to Hindman Ferry Road. The portion of the project from the river mouth up to mile 3.0 is completed and maintained. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $93,267. The work of improvement up to mile 3.0 under the existing project was authorized September 6, 1933, by the Public Works Administration. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Does. 26, 72d Cong., 1st sess. and 45, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Sketch maps are printed in the project documents. 695 696 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Modification of the upstream portion of the authorized project between miles 3.0 and 5.5 is provided in the Mississippi River and tributaries project, as amended by the Flood Control Act of 1958. In a resolution dated December 1, 1959 and providing assur- ances of local cooperation in improvements authorized under the 1958 act, local interests expressed their desire that the recom- mended flood control improvements be constructed in lieu of the upstream extension above mile 3.0 of the authorized navigation project and that such improvement be eliminated from the author- ized project. Local cooperation. The work under the existing project is sub- ject to the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, all rights-of-way required for channel en- largement and straightening, and suitable areas with retaining levees where needed for disposal of dredged material during initial construction and future maintenance as and when needed, and shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of Army saving the United' States free from damages resulting from the work. The work is also subject to the provision that no works shall be undertaken on any section of the channel through or above any bridge until such bridge has been altered in a manner satis- factory to the Secretary of Army, without cost to the United States. The conditions as pertaining to the improvement up to mile 3.0 have been complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 24 terminals in the lower 3 miles of Wolf River. One terminal is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, 4 are operated by common carriers, 3 by contract carriers, and 16 are operated privately. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredg- ing during the fiscal year 1961 was conducted with one leased dredge, the Burlington, which moved a total of 442,015 cubic yards of material in maintaining a channel of project dimensions. The total cost for the year was $89,704. Condition at end of fiscal year. The portion of the existing project to mile 3.0 is complete and at the end of the fiscal year ample depths existed in the channel below a point 900 feet above Hall Street. Project depth at low water is maintained by dredging as required. Exclusive of maintenance dredging done during the fiscal year 1936 with Mississippi River funds which were included in the annual report of the Mississippi River Commission for that year under the caption "dredges and dredging," the total cost to June 30, 1961, was $2,708,161, of which $586,500 were from public work funds for new work, $2,104,161 were from regular funds for maintenance, and to cover the cost of retaining levees required of local interests, there have also been costs charged to contrib- uted funds amounting to $17,500. RIVERS AND HARBORS - MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 697 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated....------- ...-----------.......----------................------ ----------------.... -------- $586, 500 .......... Cost----------------- --- ----------------------------------------------- 586,500 Maintenance: Appropriated. $86, 000 $92, 400 $99, 100 $94, 720 $89, 000 2 2,106,248 Cost ... 92, 778 90, 239 98, 418 95,196 89, 704 2,104,161 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...........................------------------------------........ $2,087 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--.........................------...-------------------......... 2, 087 I In addition $17, 500 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $35, 000 deferred maintenance, channel and harbor funds. 2. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Date reconnaissance or condition survey Name of project Cost during fiscal year conducted White River, Ark.........-----------... $5,000---...----.........--------------- August-September 1960 3. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report _ Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. St. Francis and L'Anguille l Rivers and Black- fish lBayou, Ark. '------------------------ 1943 $92, 000. 34 $300, 449. 43 (2) 2. Ohion River, Tenn.' 3..-. .------ 1911 28, 716. 75 .............. (4) 3. Forked Deer River, Tenn., including South Fork.'--------------------- ------ 1912 25, 000. 00 12, 818, 50 (2) 4. Removing snags and wrecks from t he M issis- sippi River below the mouth of Missouri River and - - - - - - the - - from - - - -Atchafalaya - - -and - - - -Old - - - - - - - - Rivers 1948 ........------------.... 318, 833. 56 (6) 5. White River, Ark. (below Peach Orchard Bluff) 7-_ .-------------------------------- 1951 25, 000. 00 1, 360, 578. 97 (2) I No commerce. ' Existing project is for maintenance only. ' Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4 New work completed. 5 Completed. 6 No funds available under this project. Work is being carried on under "Appropriation, flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries." 7 Inactive. 698 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 4. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Clarendon to Laconia Circle, White River Basin, Ark.' - --------- 1937 ..---------... --.. --------------- 2 $8, 960, 000 2. Big Creek and L'Anguille River, White River Basin, Ark.'-------------------------------- 1937 --- -------------- 86, 000 3. Mounds and Mound City, Ohio River Basin, Ill - .---- o- f - and--------------- ------- 1955 $1, 132, 704 3) (-------------- 4. Memphis, Wolf River, and Nonconnah Creek, Tenn --------------------------------- 1960 11,141,199 - (4) I Inactive, awaiting local cooperation. 2 1937 estimate. 3 Work being completed under Mississippi River and tributaries project. 4 Completed. 5. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interests of flood control. (Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780. 83d Congress, September 3, 1954.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost St. Francis River Ten Mile Bayou Be- May 2, 1957___ (1) $60,000 (and its tribu- low West Memphis, taries), Ark. Ark. Little River, Mo . Hubble Creek, Mo - May 2, 1960_ _ (1) 2 $59,000 1 Preliminary work only. 2 Estimated. The total cost under this continuing authorization to June 30, 1961, was $1,302,477 of which $1,262,477 was from regular funds and $40,000 from emergency relief funds. Small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress. (Public Law 685, 84th Congress, July 11, 1956) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost North Fork, Forked Dyersburg, Tenn .... Mar 11, 1958__ Sept 11, 1959 ____--_------------ 1$210,000 Deer River, Tenn. Estimated. The total cost of work performed under this continuing author- ization to June 30, 1961, was $265,090. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 699 Emergency flood control activities-repair,flood fighting and rescue work. (Public Law 99, 84th Congress 1st Session and antecedent legislation.) Date Date of con Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost 631 Advance prep- District Office____..... Oct 6, 1960_._ October 1960_- June 1961 .... _ 1$9, 071 aration 1 Actual. The total cost of work performed under this continuing author- ization to June 30, 1961, was $2,928,499. 6. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS The cost of general investigations during the fiscal year was $2,539. At the end of the fiscal year the unexpended balance was $2. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT This district comprises those portions of southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri embraced in the drainage basin of the Missis- sippi River and its western tributaries, exclusive of the Missouri River, between the mouth of the Ohio River and mile 300 above the same, and of its eastern tributaries to Hamburg Bay at mile 261 on the left bank, exclusive of the tributary basin of the Illinois Waterway upstream of the new La Grange lock and dam at mile 80.15 above the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The district also includes the drainage basin in Missouri tributary to the Little River diversion channel. Report on Mississippi River between the Missouri River and mile 300 is included in the report on Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. Report on that portion of the Illinois River downstream of the new La Grange lock and dam is included in report on Illinois Waterway, Ill., contained in the report of the district engineer, Chicago, Ill. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood control-continued Page Page 1.Mississippi River between the 9. Wilson and Wenkel and Prairie Ohio and Missouri Rivers _ 701 du Pont drainage and levee 2. Mississippi River between the districts, Ill___ 710 Missouri River and Minne- 10. Mississippi River at St. Louis, apolis, Minn. (St. Louis Mo _-- 711 l)istrict) ---- 705 11. East St. Louis and vicinity, Ill_ _ 712 3. Illinois Waterway, Ill. (St. 12. Wood River drainage and levee Louis I)istrict)_ 705 district, Ill____ 713 4. Other authorized navigation 13. Kaskaskia River, Ill. .----... 715 projects - 705 a. Carlyle Reservoir ........ 716 b. Shelbyville Reservoir -_ 718 Alteration of Bridges 14. Upper Mississippi River Basin, 5. Wabash Railroad bridges, Ill- St. Louis District .......... 719 inois River, Meredosia and 15. Other authorized flood-control Valley City, Ill_____________ 705 projects-- 721 16. Inspection of completed flood Flood Control control works_ 721 17. Flood control work under 6. Cape Girardeau, Mo_ - 706 special authorization ..--- 722 7. Clear Creek drainage and levee district, Ill_ _- 707 General Investigations 8. Perry County drainage and levee districts Nos. 1, 2, and 18. Examination and surveys--- 722 3, Mo. - ---- 709 19. Research and development-.... 723 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS Location. The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca, Minn., and, from that lake flows in a southerly direction about 2,350 miles and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report embraces the 195-mile section known as the middle Mississippi, between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers, 701 702 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 about 984 to 1,179 miles from the Gulf. See folder by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn. Previous projects. The original project for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers was recommended by a board of engineers in a report, dated April 13, 1872, and concurred in by the Chief of Engineers. For further details, see page 1879 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 1014 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for obtaining and maintaining a minimum channel depth of not less than 9 feet, a minimum width of not less than 300 feet at low water, with additional widths in bends from the mouth of the Ohio River (about 984 miles from the Gulf) to the northern boundary of the city of St. Louis, 191 miles; thence 200 feet wide, with additional width in bends to the mouth of the Missouri River, 4 miles; to be obtained: First, by regulating works, for closing sloughs and secondary channels, narrowing the river by building new banks where the natural width is excessive and protecting new and old banks from erosion where necessary to secure permanency at an estimated construction cost (July 1961 prices) of $63,600,000; second, by dredging or other temporary expedients to maintain channels of project dimensions; third, by construction of works authorized for the Chain of Rocks reach in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, which approved a com- prehensive plan for development of the Mississippi River at Chain of Rocks so as to provide for construction of a lateral canal at an estimated construction cost (July 1961 prices) of $42,210,000; and fourth, by construction of a fixed-crest rock fill dam approxi- mately 900 feet below the Chain of Rocks Bridge, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 3, 1958, at an estimated con- struction cost (July 1961 prices) of $4,547,000, including $7,000 costs to the U.S. Coast Guard for aids to navigation. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $110,357,000. The cost of a small boat harbor opposite Chester, Illinois, which is deferred, is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $176,000, including $55,000 non-Federal contribution, $8,400 preauthorization cost, and $1,000 U.S. Coast Guard cost. The estimated annual cost of maintenance (1961) is $1,800,000. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents - Project for regulating works adopted in 1881. (To Annual Report, 1881, p. 1536. obtain a minimum depth of 8 feet.) June 3, 1896 June 13, 1902 Dredging introduced as part of the project Mar. 2, 1907 ---.- Mar. 3, 1905 1 These acts practically abrogated that part of the Mar. 2, 1907 1 project for the middle Mississippi which proposed regulating works. June 25, 1910 Regulating works restored to the project and appro- H. Doc. 50, 61st Cong., 1st sess., priations begun with a view to the completion of and H. Doc. 168, 58th Cong., 2d the improvement between the Ohio and Missouri sess.2 Rivers within 12 years at an estimated cost of $21,000,000, exclusive of amounts previously ex- pended. RIVER AND HARBORS - ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 703 Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 For a depth of 9 feet and width of 300 feet from the Rivers and Harbors Committee, Ohio River to the northern boundary of the city of Doc. 9, 69th Cong., 2d sess. St. Louis, with the estimated cost of maintenance increased to $900,000 annually. July 3, 1930 Project between the northern boundary of the city of Rivers and Harbors Committee, St. Louis and Grafton (mouth of Illinois River) Doe. 12, 70th Cong., 1st sess. modified to provide for a channel 9 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide with additional width around bends, at an estimated cost of $1,500,000, with $125,000 annually for maintenance. Mar. 2, 1945 Modified to provide for construction of a lateral canal H. Doc. 231, 76th Cong., 1st sess. with lock at Chain of .ocks, at an estimated first cost to the United Statks of about $10,290,000, with $70,000 annually for naintenance and operation. Sept. 3, 1954 a Modified to provide for construction of a small-boat H. Doc. 230, 83d Cong., 1st sess. harbor opposite Chester, Ill., at an estimated first cost to the United States of $57,700, and to local interests of $58,700. July 3, 1958 Modified to provide for construction of a fixed-crest S. Doe. 7, 85th Cong., 1st sess. rockfill dam 900 feet below Chain of Rocks Bridge at a first cost to the United States of $5,810,000, including $8,000 for aids to navigation. 1 Also joint resolution, June 29, 1906. 2 Contains latest published map. 3 Deferred. See House Document 669 (76th Cong., 3d sess.) for report of Chief of Engineers dated February 27, 1940, containing a general plan for improvement of the Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam and the mouth of the Ohio River for purposes of navigation, power development, the control of floods, and the needs of irrigation. Terminal facilities. Most of the water terminal and transfer facilities of the district are described in volumes 1 and 4 of the 4-volume report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Har- bors, entitled "Survey of Terminals and Landings on the Inland Waterways of the United States." Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction works were carried on by contract and by hired labor with Government plant, weather conditions and river stages being favorable for construction during the year, except for the high stages which occurred during May. Regulating works were maintained, and project dimensions of channels were secured by dredging. New work. Regulating Works-Contract work consisted of $1,396,509 for pile dike construction and $427,683 for bank revet- ment. In addition, costs of $34,451 for engineering and design and $104,394 for supervision and administration were incurred. Total costs for the year were $1,963,037. Dam 27-Work by contract consisted of $1,490,000 for construc- tion of rock dam, and $35,000 for construction of navigation warn- ing signs. Additional costs were $2,665 for hired labor, $45,438 for engineering and design, $118,286 for supervision and adminis- tration, $1,028 for operating equipment and expense, and -$250 for travel advance. Total costs for the year were $1,692,167. Chain of Rocks Canal-Costs incurred were $258,303 for com- pletion of phase 2 of gate alteration, $9,261 for engineering and design, and $12,808 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $280,372. 704 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Maintenance: Work by contract during the year included $187,979 for repair of 3,900 linear feet of dikes, and $67,377 for purchase of new lift gate chains for the main lock. U.S. plant and hired labor repaired 11,935 linear feet of dikes at a cost of $756,264; and 83,400 square feet of revetment at a cost of $51,054. U.S. plant and hired labor performed channel dredging at 38 localities, removing 3,709,778 cubic yards of material from the main channel at a cost of $1,009,427. The channels dredged had a combined length of 11.4 miles, an average width of 300 feet, and an average gain in depth of about five feet. Condition and opera- tion studies costs for the year were $220,153. This amount in- cluded $104,208 for aids to navigation $36,910 for hydrographic surveys, $50,895 for stream gaging program, $652 for rainfall data, $23,347 for miscellaneous reports and programming, and $4,141 for lock and dam replacement studies. Other fiscal year costs were: $13,369 for repair of gages, $1,872 for inspection and reports, $12,540 for supervision and administration, and $1,411 damages to Government structures. The costs of operation and care of Lock No. 27 were $368,085, which includes $150,574 for repair of 828,920 square feet of canal revetment. Net collections during the year were $1,411. Total costs for the year were $2,688,120. Rehabilitation: Preconstruction planning on pile dikes and re- vetment rehabilitation was initiated. A General Design Memo- randum was completed. Upon completion of the General Design Memorandum this work was removed from the rehabilitation pro- gram and work was suspended. Total costs for the year were $3,109. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction on the existing project was initiated in 1881, and the project has been in bene- ficial use practically from its inception. Work under the project is about 81 percent complete. Work required to complete the project includes; construction of 71,900 linear feet of pile dike, 82,880 linear feet of revetment, removal of 280,000 cubic yards of rock, removal of 681,000 cubic yards by dredging, construction of rock fill dam, and minor items of work at Chain of Rocks. Dikes and revetments were in poor condition along some reaches of the river due to critical damage inflicted by heavy ice flows during the years 1950-51, 1957-58, and by floods in spring and summer of 1951. The channel as a whole has been greatly improved by the work that has been completed to date. Dredging is required at low stages to remove temporary shoals and maintain the required channel depths. The project dimensions of channels have generally been main- tained throughout the navigation season. The navigation season formerly extended from the middle of February to the middle of December, the river being generally closed by ice the remainder of the year. However, in recent years increased demands of com- merce and the use of steel hull boats have combined to extend the navigation season throughout the year except when blocked by heavy ice or gorges. The river is generally above the 10-foot stage, St. Louis gage, for 6 months of the year, latter part of February to ALTERATION OF BRIDGES---ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 705 latter part of August, during which time project channel depths generally prevail without dredging. The mean stage of the river, St. Louis gage, was 10.99 feet for the fiscal year 1960 and 7.95 feet for the fiscal year 1961. Cost and financial statement I Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-. --- -$691, 299 $496, 626 $1, 880,000 $2, 186, 000 $3, 340, 924 1 2 $89,805,247 Cost--...------.-- 277, 678 474, 389 1, 508, 642 1, 416, 939 3, 935, 576 12 89, 231,864 Maintenance: Appropriated -...... 2, 256, 300 1, 901,450 1,913, 450 2, 009, 493 2, 693, 300 52, 210, 277 Cost---------... --. 2,152, 339 1, 941,695 1,982,189 2, 017, 656 2, 688,120 52, 205, 097 Rehabilitation: Appropriated..--- ------------ ----------------------------------- 3, 109 3, 109 Cost --------- ------------ 3, 109 3, 109 Other new work data; Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.................----------------------------------$67, 980 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962......................-------------------------------------...__ 5, 424, 500 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.... Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....------------------------__ -. 3 17, 651, 753 1 Excludes previous project costs of $1,416,620. Includes preauthorization costs of $192,974. s Includes $7,000 U.S. Coast Guard costs. 2. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (ST. LOUIS DISTRICT) See report, "Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn.," page 1319. 3. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. (ST. LOUIS DISTRICT) See report, "Illinois Waterway, Ill." page 1380. 4. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Cuivre River, Mo.1 2__________________________ 1883 $12, 000 ------------- Inactive. 2. Kaskaskia River, 11.2 3....................... 1896 10, 461 ------------- Completed, inactive. 1 River declared nonnavigable by act of Mar. 23, 1900. 2 No commerce reported. 3 By authority of the Chief of Engineers, dated Dec. 12, 1895, this work was dropped from the duties in charge of the St. Louis District (Annual Report, Chief of Engineers, 1896, p. 1761). 5. WABASH RAILROAD BRIDGES, ILLINOIS RIVER, MEREDOSIA AND VALLEY CITY, ILL. Location. The bridges are on the Illinois Waterway at Valley City, in Pike County, Ill., about 62 miles above the mouth, and at Meredosia in Morgan County, Ill., about 71 miles above the mouth. See folder by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of Navigation Charts, Illinois Waterway, Grafton, Ill., to Lake Michigan. 706 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Previous projects. None. Existing project. This provides for constructing a new rail- road bridge for the Wabash Railroad Co. at Valley City, Ill., and removal of existing railroad bridges at Meredosia and Valley City. The project was authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act, approved June 21, 1940. The estimated cost to the United States for new work (1961) is $2,654,194. Local cooperation. An agreement was entered into between the Wabash Railroad Company and the United States Government whereby the railroad company agreed to prepare plans and speci- fications, receive bids, and award contracts (upon approval of contracting officer). The railroad company acquired necessary rights-of-way and supervised the construction of the new bridge and removal of the old bridges. The estimated cost to the Wabash Railroad Company (1961) is $1,627,756. Operation and results during fiscal year. Total Federal costs were $73,683 of which $69,755 was for contract work on bridge removal and $3,928 for supervision and administration. Condition at end of fiscal year. Alterations were initiated in May 1957. The new bridge and removal of the two old bridges are completed. The new bridge was placed in operation on Octo- ber 6, 1959. The project is completed and total Federal costs to June 30, 1961 were $2,654,194. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . $500, 000 $214, 000 $1, 460, 000 $355, 000 -$42, 806 1 $2,654, 194 Cost 39,152 752,635 1, 487, 555 240, 811 73, 683 12, 654,194 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $1,000. 6. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. Location. This project is in Cape Girardeau County, Mo., on the right bank of Mississippi River between river miles 51.6 and 52.8, above the Ohio River. The area to be protected includes the low lying lands along the river front of Cape Girardeau between the river and the bluffs. (See folder by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of earth levees and concrete floodwalls including essential railroad and street alterations, necessary sewer altera- tions, construction of 2 pumping plants, and drainage and closure structures. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the low lying area of Cape Girardeau, Mo., against a flood of about 180-year frequency. Only reach 2 has been approved for construc- tion at an estimated cost (July 1961 prices) of $5,735,000. This amount includes $185,000 of contributed funds. Reaches 1, 3, and 4 are inactive and the estimated cost of construction of these reaches is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The costs FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 707 of these inactive reaches were last revised in 1954 and were esti- mated to be $3,470,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 204, 81st Cong., 1st Sess.). Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation for reach 2a have been received from North Main Street Levee Improvement District and- for reach 2b from Main Street Levee Improvement District. These assurances were approved November 18, 1954. Supplemental assurances amending the cash contribution required of North Main Street District for reach 2a were approved October 24, 1955. Local interests have contributed $185,000 toward the construction costs. All work has been completed in reach 2 except Item III-A (4). Local interests have been unable to obtain the necessary right- of-way for this item. On March 21, 1961, the local sponsor re- quested the United States to condemn certain outstanding inter- ests for this item of work. A check for $2,000 to cover preacquisi- tion cost accompanied this letter. Additional deposits of funds are to be made as needed. As of June 30, 1961, title is being exam- ined and surveys made preliminary to eminent domain proceed- ings. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs incurred were $10,756 for repair of revetment by contract, $7,832 for engineering and design, and $2,137 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $20,725. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction on the existing project was initiated in February 1956. The project is complete except for 1,685 feet of floodwall. Construction of remaining flood- wall depends on ability of local interests to acquire required right- of-way. Reach 2 is 81 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $4,636,414, of which $185,000 was contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $822, 000 $1, 210, 000 $1, 410, 000 $37, 000 $12, 323 12 3 $4,636, 414 Cost--------------- 1,008, 414 1,466, 635 1,210, 915 271, 469 20, 725 ' 2 3 4,636, 414 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__ __-_ _ $1,098, 586 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $24,091. 2 Includes $185,000 contributed funds received in fiscal year 1956. 3 Excludes $22,000 expended on inactive reaches 1, 3, and 4. 7. CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. Location. This project is in Union and Alexander Counties, Ill., on the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 57 and 66 above the Ohio River. Except for some lowlands and islands along the river, the district includes practically all the bottom lands between the river and the bluffs and between Ware, Ill., on the north and McClure, Ill., on the south. (See folder by U.S. 708 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Army, Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by reconstructing approximately 10.9 miles of riverfront levee and 10.1 miles of back levee and the construc- tion of appurtenant works consisting of gravity drainage struc- tures, seepage corrective measures and surfacing service roads on the levee crown. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protection to this district; but in combination with and upon completion of authorized work in the East Cape Girar- deau and Clear Creek drainage district, and the North Alexander, the Miller Pond, and the Preston drainage and levee districts, protection will have been provided this and the other districts named against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The estimated total construction cost (1961) including $23,000 for temporary levee repair, is $5,390,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. Local interests have complied with the re- quirements of local cooperation for all work which has been com- pleted. Work now under construction, consisting of back levee and drains, designated as Item VI-D, has been predicated on local interests' furnishing assurances of underseepage control measures, designated Item VII-A. Local interests have filed a petition in the County Court seeking authority to execute such assurances. It is anticipated that the hearing thereon, the Court Order, and execu- tion of the assurances will be accomplished by September 1, 1961. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Costs incurred were: $12,131 for erosion protection measures by hired labor, $10,988 for engineering and design, and $1,640 for supervision and admin- istration. Total costs for the year were $24,759. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction on the existing project was intiated in August 1940, and the project was ready for beneficial use in December 1941. The raising and enlargement of last item of levee is under contract. Upon completion of this contract and construction of remaining seepage control measures, the project will be completed. The project is 82 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $4,415,702. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- .. $560, 000 -$54, 000 $222, 000 $195, 000 $270, 000 1 $4, 674, 217 Cost---------------- 304, 759 298, 957 345, 355 194, 434 24, 759 14, 415, 702 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961____ _______________________------ _. .._____ $13, 516 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--- ______________________________ _____ 267, 100 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.....____________________........ .... 448, 683 'Includes preauthorization costs of $1,000. FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 709 8. PERRY COUNTY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS NOS. 1, 2, AND 3, MISSOURI Location. This project is in Perry County, Mo., and Randolph County, Ill., on the right bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 94 and 111 above the Ohio River. The project, as enlarged by inclusion of Crain and Puckett Islands, includes that portion of the bottom lands between the river and the bluffs and between Red Rock Landing, Mo., and Kaskaskia Island. (See folder by U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by reconstruction of 7.7 miles of riverfront levee, 14.1 miles of back levee, and 4.0 miles of upper flank levee; construction of 7.3 miles of new riverfront levee; and the con- struction of appurtenant works consisting of gravity drainage structures, highway closure structures, surfacing of service roads on the levee crown and altering railroads at levee crossings. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the district against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The estimated total construction cost (1961), including $41,000 for temporary levee repairs, is $6,890,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation for the project were approved as follows: District No. 1, December 30, 1936; District No. 2, March 16, 1937; District No. 3, September 29, 1936. Local interests have fully complied with the require- ments for all work completed or under contract, and have indi- cated they will be able to fulfill local cooperation requirements for the remaining work as scheduled. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs incurred were $48,305 for engineering and design and $1,498 for supervision and administration. Total cost for the year was $49,803. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the existing project in December 1937, and the project was ready for beneficial use in the fall of 194$: The levees in Districts No. 1 and 2 have been completed to project grade and a contract has been awarded to initiate the enlargement of the levee in District No. 3. The project is 78 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $5,364,698. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated__ ..- $800, 000 _ $3, 519 $80, 000 $5, 394,894 Cost -------------- - 593, 371 $235, 003 80,650 49, 803 '5, 364, 698 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ------------------------- --- $197 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ 400, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project: - --------------------------- 1,095, 106 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $1,000. 710 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 9. WILSON AND WENKEL AND PRAIRIE DU PONT DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS, ILLINOIS Location. This project is in Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Ill., on the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 166 and 175 above the Ohio River. The project includes the bottom lands between the river and the bluffs and extends from Columbia Creek north to Prairie du Pont Creek. (See folder by U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mis- sissippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. The project, as adopted by the act of June 22, 1936, provided for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 6.4 miles of riverfront levee and 4.0 miles of upper flank levee; construction of 1.7 miles of new lower flank levee; and the construction of appurtenant works consisting of gravity drainage structures, highway closure struc- tures, surfacing of service roads on the levee crown, borrow pit corrective measures and altering railroads at levee crossings. The project affords protection to this district against a flood of about 200-year frequency. The estimated total construction cost (1961) is $5,240,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The project was modified by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, to elminate the lower flank levee and to substitute therefor 2.4 miles of riverfront levee and 2.4 miles of lower flank levee along Columbia Creek to provide flood protection for Fish Lake drainage and levee district No. 8, Illinois (H. Doc. No. 396, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation were ap- proved by the Secretary of War on November 14, 1939. Assur- ances for modification of the project were approved by the Divi- sion Engineer, Lower Mississippi Valley Division, November 10, 1955. The requirements of local cooperation have been fully com- plied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs incurred in- cluded contract cost of $2,144 for realignment of Columbia Creek channel, hired labor costs of $12,284 for erosion protection meas- ures, $1,469 for installation of milepost markers, $649 for engi- neering and design, and $4,490 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $21,036. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in November 1939 and the project was ready for beneficial use in the fall of 1950. The project is completed except for minor erosion protection measures. The project is 99 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $5,230,594. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __ -.-- $900. 000 $536. 106 $1. 211. 428 $235, 000 $6, 000 I $5. 239, 931 Cost------- -_ 925, 740 670, 392 1,303, 993 226, 938 21,036 5, 230, 594 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 9161---....---------- -- -------------...- $9,337 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__--------- ---------------- 69 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $9,300. FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 711 10. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, MO. Location. The protective works will be located on the right bank of the Mississippi River from Maline Creek to Franklin Avenue, between river miles 187.2 and 180.2; from Poplar Street to Chippewa Street, between river miles 179.2 and 176.3. The area to be protected includes the low-lying lands along the river front of St. Louis between the river and higher ground. (See folder by U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of 18,500 feet of earth levee, 37,600 feet of reinforced concrete flood-wall, closure structures, underseepage relief meas- ures, 26 pumping stations, and alterations to 23 sewer systems. The project when completed will provide protection to the heavily industrialized area along the river front from Maline Creek to Franklin Avenue and Poplar Street to Chippewa Street against a flood of about 200-year frequency. The estimated total construc- tion cost, revised in 1961, is $105,600,000, including $1,600,000 of contributed funds. The project was authorized by Public Law 256, 84th Congress, 1st session, approved August 9, 1955 (S. Doc. 57, 84th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Formal assurances of local cooperation as required by the authorizing act have been received from the City of St. Louis. These assurances are applicable to Reaches 3 and 4 of the project and are supplemented by assurances of the Metro- politan St. Louis Sewer District. The assurances by the Sewer District apply to the local cooperation requirement that new drain- age and sewage facilities constructed within the limits of the pro- tected flood plains will function at all river stages up to the design flood, without cost to the United States. Included in the local cooperation requirements is a required contribution equal to 3.6 percent of the first cost of construction of Reach 3. The assurances were accepted by the District Engineer, October 22, 1958. The City has furnished rights-of-way required for all work cur- rently under contract and have indicated they will be able to fulfill requirements for the remaining work as required. Under a bond issue authorized in May 1955, the City of St. Louis has available the sum of $7,547,000 to carry out the local coopera- tion requirements of the project. Through June 30, 1961, the City has contributed $380,657 toward the construction cost of Reach 3. Operations and results during fiscal year. Costs of $5,284,935 were incurred on Reach 3 during the year. Work by contract con- sisted of $3,881,919 for construction of levees, floodwalls, sewer alterations, and bank revetment, $343,570 for construction of pumping plants, and $327,035 for engineering and design. Other costs were $430,535 for hired labor engineering and design, $1,703 for erosion protection measures, $3,007 for construction facilities, -$180 for travel advance, and $297,346 for supervision and ad- ministration. Costs of $224,733 were incurred on Reach 4, of which $79,638 was for engineering and design by contract, $137,102 for hired labor engineering and design, and $7,993 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $5,509,668, 712 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 including $25,000 contributed funds expended on construction in Reach 3. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of Reach 3 was initiated March 23, 1959. Construction of levees, sewer alterations and bank revetment was continued during the year and construc- tion of floodwalls and pumping plants was initiated. In fiscal year 1.962 planning and construction will continue in Reach 3 and plan- ning will continue in Reach 4. The project is 10 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $10,968,508, including $25,000 contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...- $606,000 $594, 000 $1, 532, 000 $3, 798, 000 $4, 915, 000 1$11, 715, 728 Cost--- - - - - -- _ 574,629 514,387 1,504, 081 2,595,015 5,484,668 1 10,943, 508 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $42, 519 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _ -- 7, 761,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--............................... 84. 523, 272 Includes preauthorization costs of $270,728. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- - $96, 984 $127, 332 $156, 341 $380, 657 Cost - - - 25, 000 25, 000 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------- --- ------- $180, 657 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 - ------------- 271,300 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .... __--_ 948, 043 11. EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILL. Location. This project is in St. Clair and Madison Counties, Ill., on the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195 above the Ohio River. The project includes all the bottom lands between the bluffs on the east and Mississippi River and Chain of Rocks Canal on the west, and extends from Cahokia diversion channel on the north to Prairie du Pont Creek on the south. (See folder by U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers of Naviga- tion Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 9.0 miles of riverfront levee, 4.9 miles of upper flank levee, 7 miles of the lower flank levee, construction of 0.9 mile of new riverfront levee, and 0.6 mile of riverfront floodwall, together with the necessary appurtenant works consisting of gravity drainage structures, closure structures at highway crossings, alterations and recon- struction of existing pumping plants, surfacing of service roads FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 713 on the levee crown, seepage corrective measures, and making necessary alterations to railroad tracks and bridges at levee cross- ings. Approximately 10 miles of the project riverfront levee need not be constructed, as protection will be provided along this reach by the levee constructed as part of the Chain of Rocks Canal. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the area against a flood of about 200-year frequency. The estimated total construction cost (1961) is $20,400,000. The project was author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation for the entire project were approved by the Secretary of War on March 24, 1937. Local interests have provided evidence of acquisition of the necessary rights-of-way for all work completed or under construction and have indicated they will be able to fulfill local cooperation and requirements for the remaining work as required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction and planning were continued during the year. Costs incurred for con- tract work were $430,650 for railroad relocations, $298,953 for levee enlargement, $363,728 for floodwall and closure structures, $837,517 for pumping plants, and $37,101 for engineering and design. Hired labor costs were $19,513 for erosion protection measures, $193,525 for engineering and design, $3,627 for oper- ating equipment and expenses, and $145,394 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $2,330,008. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the existing project in November 1937 and was in beneficial use in the fall of 1942. Construction of railroad alterations, levees, floodwalls, closure structures, and pumping plants was continued during the year. The project is 73 percent complete and costs through June 30, 1961 were $14,958,371. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .....-.. $1, 800,000 $449, 404 $1, 243,796 $2, 019,000 $2,402, 809 1$15, 721, 209 Cost-------------- 1,443,939 1, 520,777 1,804,555 1,625,415 2,330,008 1 14, 958, 371 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ______________ ... __________________ ______ $49, 363 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ________________________________________________ .... 2,600,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....._ _____...__ ... . __ 2, 078, 791 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $2,0000. 12. WOOD RIVER DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Location. The project lies in Madison County, Ill., on the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 195 and 203 above the Ohio River. The district includes the bottom lands be- tween the river and the bluffs and extends from the Cahokia diversion channel on the south to opposite lock and dam No. 26 at Alton, Ill., on the north. The small industrial cities of Hartford, Wood River, Roxana, and East Alton and part of the Alton river- front, lie within the district. (See folder by U.S. Army Corps of 714 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Engineers, of Navigation Charts, Middle and Upper Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill., to Minneapolis, Minn.) Existing project. This provides for raising, enlarging, and extending the existing levee system, and includes the reconstruc- tion of 5.4 miles of existing flank levee along Wood River, 2.6 miles of existing lower flank levee along Cahokia diversion channel, and 0.6 mile of existing lower flank levee along Indian Creek, construc- tion of 2 miles of new flank levee along Wood River, 8.1 miles of new riverfront levees along the Mississippi River, and 1.4 miles of new lower flank along the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, together with the necessary appurtenant works consisting of gravity drainage structures, highway and railroad closure structures, alterations to existing or construction of new pumping plants, surfacing of service road on the levee crown, making necessary alterations to railroad tracks and bridges at levee crossings, seepage corrective measures and construction of a low water dam at the mouth of Wood River. The project when completed will afford protection to this district against a flood of about 200-year frequency. The estimated total construction cost (1961) is $14,533,000 (includes $23,000 of contributed funds). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. The Wood River Drainage and Levee Dis- trict furnished assurances of local cooperation, which were ap- proved by the Secretary of War, January 28, 1946. Supplemental assurances for reconstruction of the levee to the 52-foot grade were furnished by the district, March 9, 1957. They were approved by the division engineer, May 2, 1957. Local interests have fully complied with the requirements for all work completed or under contract, and have indicated they will be able to fulfill local cooperation requirements for the remaining work as scheduled. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction and planning were continued through the year. Costs incurred for contract work were $430,650 for railroad relocations, $784,903 for levee enlargements, $40,200 for closure structures, $36,287 for alterations to drainage structures, and $54,609 for seepage con- trol measures. Hired labor costs were $8,817 for erosion protec- tion measures, $105,269 for engineering and design, $1,821 for operating equipment and expenses, and $90,290 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $1,552,846. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the existing project in July 1947 and was ready for beneficial use in the fall of 1952. The project is 92 percent complete. Total costs through June 30, 1961, were $13,422,876, including $23,000 of contributed funds. FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 715 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - - $1, 195, 710 $535, 294 $747, 706 $907, 000 $1, 355, 000 ' 2 $13, 604, 000 Cost - 775, 648 868, 987 532, 190 795, 394 1,552, 846 1213, 422, 876 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- _ . .- - $10, 553 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ 929, 000 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $1,000. 2 Includes $23,000 contributed funds. 13. KASKASKIA RIVER, ILLINOIS Location. The Kaskaskia River rises in Champaign County, Ill., about 5 miles northwest of Urbana, in the east central part of the state. It flows in a general southwesterly direction approxi- mately 325 miles and empties into the Mississippi River about 8 miles above Chester, Ill., or approximately 118 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. (See Nashville and Cincinnati sheets of map of United States, published by the Army Map Service, scale 1:500,000. Also U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps 1:62,500). Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a dam at Carlyle and nine levee projects between Carlyle and New Athens authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and construction of a dam at Shelbyville, six levee projects along the river between Cowden and Vandalia, and a local protection project at New Athens, all authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958. Under the plan, the Carlyle and Shelbyville reservoirs would be operated as a multiple-purpose project for local and Mississippi River flood control, domestic and industrial water supply, releases in the interest of navigation on the Mississippi River, fish and wildlife conservation, and recrea- tion. The 15 levee projects would provide protection to approxi- mately 67,820 acres of land. In view of the inclusion of the previ- ously authorized Carlyle Reservoir and the levees between Carlyle and New Athens in the recommended plan, the general compre- hensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, approved by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, was modified by deleting therefrom the Carlyle Reservoir and levees between Carlyle and New Athens. Reservoirs Estimated Estimated required Preauthorization Total Name Federal cost non-Federal costs included estimated contribution in Federal cost cost Carlyle $37. 000, 000 $3, 100, 000 $174, 500 1 $40, 100, 000 Shclbyville 20, 900. 000 9, 665, 000 97, 600 1 30, 565, 000 716 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Levees Estimated Estimated required Preauthorization Total Name Federal cost non-Federal costs included estimated contribution in Federal cost cost Village of New Athens. ________ _ $1, 760, 000 ---- $2, 000 1 $1, 760,000 Districts Nos. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 28A 5, 453, 000 3, 460, 000 25, 900 2 8, 913,000 (Cowden to Vandalia). Districts Nos. 3, 4, 8, 10, and 13 7, 590, 000 --- _ _--_ 23, 000 2 7, 590, 000 (Carlyle to New Athens). Districts Nos. 2, 5, 6, and 7 (Carlyle to 4, 870, 000 -------------- ____ _______ 3 4, 870, 000 New Athens). 2IJuly 1961 Inactive. prices. July 1959 prices. SInactive. July 1956 prices. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the Carlyle reservoir was continued and preconstruction planning on the Shelbyville reservoir was continued. See Carlyle and Shelby- ville individual reports for full details. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the Carlyle reservoir and preconstruction planning on the Shelbyville reser- voir will be continued in fiscal year 1962. See individual reports for details. Due to lack of local interest and support at this time, levee districts Nos. 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 28A are in the inactive category. Districts Nos. 2, 5, 6, and 7 are inactive because of lack of local interest and support and lack of economic justification at this time. The village of New Athens has ex- pressed interest in the project, however, no funds have been made available for preconstruction planning or construction. A. CARLYLE RESERVOIR, ILLINOIS Location. The Carlyle Dam will be located on the Kaskaskia River at mile 107, about one mile upstream from Carlyle, Ill. The reservoir will extend northeastward to river mile 153, through Clinton, Marion, Bond, and Fayette Counties, Ill. (See Nashville and Cincinnati sheets of map of United States published by the Army Map Service, scale 1:500,000. Also see U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps, scale 1:62,500.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a compacted earthfill dam with a concrete spillway section. The spillway structure will consist of an ogee overflow section sur- mounted by four 38-foot by 39-foot tainter gates. The dam will be approximately 67 feet above the stream bed and be 6,570 feet long. Because of the topography near the dam, it will be necessary to construct two earthfill saddle dams east of Carlyle, in order to contain the maximum pool level proposed for the reservoir. A loop levee is required for the protection of Keyesport, Illinois. Reloca- tion or alterations are required to the CB&Q Railroad, highways, pipe lines, oil field facilities, water supply facilities, power and telephone lines, and cemeteries. The maximum reservoir area will be 57,500 acres and maximum storage capacity will be 983,000 acre-feet. FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 717 The project cost (revised in 1961) is $40,100,000 of which $29,650,000 is for construction, and $10,450,000 is for lands and damages. Local cbntribution toward cost of the project is $3,100,000. Local cooperation.* In accordance with the provisions of the authorizing act, the cost of storage to be allocated to water supply in the Carlyle Reservoir and the annual cost of operation and maintenance of such storage would be reimbursed by the users. The State of Illinois under authority of its Senate Bill 137, 70th General Assembly, and represented by the Department of Public Works and Buildings, has executed a contract with the United States providing for payment of (1) 7.85 percent of the cost of the project, and (2) 8.62 percent of actual Federal costs for opera- tion and maintenance. The percentages set forth were determined by the separable cost-remaining benefits method. The aforesaid contract, signed by the District Engineer as contracting officer, has been approved by the Secretary of the Army. The State of Illinois is currently making payments thereunder. Operations and results during fiscal year. Relocation of two pipe lines and miscellaneous power and telephone lines was com- pleted. Acquisition of lands was continued. Construction was initiated on access road, administration building and saddle dam 3 and construction contracts awarded for construction of concrete portion of dam and saddle dam 2. Costs incurred during the year were: $1,283,405 for lands and land acquisition costs, $889,527 for pipe line relocations, $5,916 for power and telephone line relocations, $106,988 for construc- tion of saddle dam 3, $142,000 for construction of access road and administration building, $4,267 for. purchase of recording stream gages, $421 for erosion protection measures, $587,876 for engi- neering and design, $125,064 for supervision and administration, $6,133 for operation and maintenance costs during construction, -$15,145 cost on construction of first stage embankment, and -$4,396 construction facilities. Total costs for the year were $3,132,056, including $74,518 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in November 1958. To date, 20,649 acres have been acquired in fee, and easements have been acquired on an additional 7,640 acres. Construction of dam embankment, and relocation of two pipe- lines and miscellaneous power and telephone lines are completed. Scheduled construction for Fiscal Year 1962 includes continuation of construction of access road, administration building, saddle dams, concrete portion of main dam, and miscellaneous power and telephone line relocations. Total costs through June 30, 1961, are $8,117,105 of which $340,192 is contributed funds. The project is 20 percent complete. 718 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .- $225. 000 $393, 000 $863, 000 $2, 938, 000 $3, 310, 000 1 $8, 053, 511 Cost - - 222,424 403,271 840,940 2,929,921 3,057,538 1 7, 776, 913 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___________________________________________ $3, 185, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------____ 25, 761, 489 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $174,511. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $119, 320 $210,773 $288,409 $618, 502 Cost . .. ...... 105,681 159,993 74,518 340,192 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __________________________________ _ $58, 310 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________ __________________________________ 250, 000 Estimated additional amount neeced to complete project __ -_ .- -._ 2, 231,498 B. SHELBYVILLE RESERVOIR, ILLINOIS Location. The Shelbyville Dam will be located on the Kaskaskia River at mile 221.8 about one-half mile upstream from Shelbyville, Illinois. The reservoir will extend northeastward to approximate river mile 275 through Shelby, Moultrie, and Coles Counties, Illinois. (See Nashville and Cincinnati sheets of map of United States published by the Army Map Service, scale 1:500,000. Also see U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps, scale 1:62,500.) Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a compacted earthfill dam with a concrete spillway section. The spillway structure will consist of an ogee overflow section sur- mounted by three 46-foot by 331/ foot tainter gates. The dam will be approximately 108 feet above the stream bed and be about 3,600 feet long. Relocations or alterations are required to rail- roads, highways, and miscellaneous utilities. The maximum stor- age capacity will be 684,000 acre-feet. The project cost (revised in 1961) is $30,565,000 of which $25,155,000 is for construction, and $5,410,000 is for lands and damages. Local contribution toward the cost of the project is $9,665,000. Local cooperation. Local interests will be required to con- tribute toward the cost of this project 7.06 percent of the total cost of the Shelbyville Reservoir for water supply benefits pro- vided, 6.86 percent of the total cost of the Shelbyville Reservoir for land enhancement, and 9.65 percent of the total cost of the Shelbyville Reservoir plus 5.75 percent of the total cost of the Carlyle Reservoir for recreation and fish and wildlife benefits. On April 12, 1961, Governor Otto Kerner signed into law, legis- lation appropriating the sum of $1,211,150 for contributions to the FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 719 United States for the Carlyle and Shelbyville Reservoirs for the next biennium. Of this amount, not less than $308,400 shall be apportioned to the Shelbyville Reservoir. The law also authorized the State of Illinois to enter into a contract or contracts with the United States for the contribution of funds. Such agreement is expected to be consummated by January 1, 1962. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was continued. Costs incurred were $7,100 for comple- tion of aerial mapping contract, $227,670 for engineering and de- sign, and $12,358 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the year were $247,128. Condition at end of fiscal year. Hydrology and Site Selection Memoranda have been completed and work on General Design Memorandum initiated. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 - New work: Appropriated __ ______ $61, 000 $250, 000 $408, 600 Cost _______ ____ --. 60, 026 247, 128 1404,754 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ -_ _ _- _ -- _ $1,832 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________ ___________________ ______________ 250, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__. ---- ...-. 20, 241, 400 1 Includes preauthorization costs of $97,600. 14. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ST. LOUIS DISTRICT Location. The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, exclusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the St. Louis District. (See U.S. Geological Survey State maps for Illinois and Missouri and quadrangle maps; also, the St. Louis, Quincy, Rolla, and Paducah sheets of map of the United States, published by the Army Map Service, scale 1:250,000. Existing project. The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin described in the Flood-Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st ses- sion, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood-protection works on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs and local protection projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act specifically pro- vides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a system of levees located on the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set forth in House Document 604, 75th Congress, 3d session. The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized to be appropriated the addi- tional sum of $10 million for prosecution of the comprehensive plan, including the Red Rock Reservoir on the Des Moines River. 720 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946 authorized an additional appropriation of $10 million for prosecution of the comprehensive plan. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 authorized an addi- tional appropriation of $15 million for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan. The following individual projects located in the St. Louis district were considered in the comprehensive plan. Reservoirs Preauthorization Name Tributary basin State costs included in Total estimated cost estimated costs Meramec_----__---- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Meramec - -- - -- - - - - - Missouri----....------------------------ - -.-.. - -- -- --- -- -- - -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- - 2$25,100, 000 Union do .. do 2 16, 200, 000 Cedar Hill - _ ----------- d-----------------__..do. 2 21, 400, 000 Joanna_ .------- Salt-----------.. ..... Missouri ... - 76, 500 3 47, 400, 000 1 To be restudied. 2 Estimate revised in 1954. 3 Project inactive. Estimate revised in 1959. Reauthorization as multiple-purpose project is under study, Levees Projects Total estimated cost Mississippi River: Wood River levee project, Ill.1 - $14, 510, 000 Stringtown-Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing, I11.2 2, 116, 872 Kaskaskia Island levee project, 4_ 1ll.. _ 3, 050, 000 Grand Tower levee project, Ill.___________________________________ 4, 662, 220 Miller Pond levee project, I11.2________ ........ ____________ 164, 183 Illinois River: Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek levee, Ill.2 ... _ . . .. . . 249, 738 1 See individual report for details of project. 2 Complete. 3 Estimate revised in 1954. 4 Project deferred for restudy. Cost to date $297, 460. Operations and results during fiscal year. There were no costs for general studies on the development of the comprehensive basin plan. Condition at end of fiscal year. The progress of work on levee projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The total costs and expenditures for general studies for the development of the comprehensive basin plan to June 30, 1961, were $823,643.51 from regular funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------- --------------------------------------------------- $823, 644 Cost ---------------------------------------.....-----------------------.... ..... 823, 644 FLOOD CONTROL-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 721 15. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS Cost and expenditures For last June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Cache River diversion, Ill__________________ 1953 $2, 837,114 (2) 2. Cape 4Girardeau, Mo., Reaches Nos. 1, 3, and 4 - 1959 22,000 - $3,448,000 3. Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice drainage and levee district, Ill_ 1955 185, 700 (2) 4. Columbia Drainage and Levee District No. 3, Ill _ - 1959 2,820,919 - (2) 5. Degognia and Fountain Bluff Levee and Drainage District, Ill _ --- 1959 5, 874, 590 -_ - - (2) 6. East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek Drain- age District, Ill.8-__.... .___ .... _ ... . ._ 1959 1,882, 814 ______________ 117, 186 7. Emergency hank protection for certain high- way and railroad facilities at Price Land- ing, Mo. (sec. 12, Flood Control Act of Dec. 22, 1944) 1950 50,000 (2) 8. Emergency repairs to levees on Mississippi, Illinois, and Kaskaskia Rivers, and flood fighting and rescue work (sec. 5, Flood Con- trol Act of Aug. 18, 1941, as amended) __-- 9. Emergency protection for certain highway 1953 - $1, 033, 279 (3) and railroad facilities at Chester, Ill. Bridge (sec. 12, Flood Control Act of Dec. 22, 1944)_ 1952 50, 000 (2) 10. Emergency protection for Illinois approach, Chain of Rocks Bridge (sec. 12, Flood Con- trol Act of Dec. 22, 1944) 1946 25, 000(2) 11. Ft. Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District No. 5, Ill__________________________ 1958 1, 150, 30 (2) 12. Grand Tower drainage and levee district, Ill__ 1959 4,662, 220 (2) 13. Harrisonville and Ivy Landing drainage and levee district No. 2, Ill _____________________ 1957 4, 3638, 802(2) 14. Kaskaskia Island drainage and levee district, I11.9-..... ......-- ------- -------.. .-... 1949 297, 460 ' 2, 752, 540 15. McGee Creek levee an(l drainage district, Illinois River Ill. 1940 . .. 1597,000 16. Meredosia Lake an(l dWillow Creek drainage and levee districts, Illinois River, Ill. 1944 249,738 (2) 17. Miller Pondlraillage district, Ill.--__--__ 1955 164,183 (2) 18. North Alexander drainage and levee district, 111 5 1957 939, 569 (2) 19. Riverlandl drainage district, Mo. .. _____----.. 1938 1 288, 000 20. Prairie (du Iocher and Vicinity, Il __--..__ 1959 3, 872, 502 _ (2) 21. Preston l)rainage End Lvee District, Ill. 4 _ 1959 1,866, 910 372, 090 22. St. Genevieve Levee District No. 1, Mo. 1949 I1,720,000 23. St. Louis County drainage and levee district, Mo. - 1938 - 695,000 24. Stringtown-Ft. Chartres and Ivy Landing, Ill......................................... 1957 2, 116,872 (2) 25. W\iedmer Chemicals drainage and levee dis- trict,Mo. 4 4 1938 - - 2 511,000 26. Urban Areas at Alton, Ill. 1960 221, 097 -__o 4, 747, 903 1 Revised in 1954. 2 Completed. a Work complete pending another flood. 4 Inactive project. 'Low-lying lands in this district acquired under authority of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 26, 1937; protection for remaining lands in the district deferred for restudy. 6 May he modified due to selection of this area by city of St. Louis for a second major airport, which would require greater protection than previously contemplated. 7 Completed except for seepage control measures which are inactive. Estimate revised in 1959. 8 Completed except for seepage control measures which are inactive. Estimate revised in 1961. 9 Project currently deferred for restudy. 1nRevised in 1957. 16. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS During the fiscal year, costs incurred were $10,774 for semi- annual levee inspections, $3,847 for inspection of completed works, $3,959 for piezometer repairs, and $1,128 for supervision and administration. Total costs for the fiscal year were $19,708. Total costs through June 30, 1961, was $148,290. 722 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . $15, 000 $18, 000 $22, 500 $21, 740 $19, 700 $148, 290 Cost- -_ 14, 951 17, 277 21,815 23, 221 19, 708 148, 290 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_-------__----- ------------------- - -- $25, 700 17. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Emergency flood control activities-repair, flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Congress, 1st Session and antecedent legislation) Date of Date construction Date Federal Project Location authorized start completed cost (1) Repair of Levees: Elsberry Reach (Pettus- Mississippi July 20, 1960 Sept 22, 1960 April 30, 1961 $13, 210 Burns; Guber-Bryant; River Kissinger; Elsberry Annex). West Alton Area (Oliver Mississippi July 20, 1960 Sept 20, 1960 Dec 31, 1960 12, 595 Schlenke; Daudt; River Shroeder; Daudt and Newstadt-Farley). Elsberry Levee ........... Mississippi Oct 20, 1960 Dec 20, 1960 Jan 6, 1961 12, 223 River Schaeffer Bros. Levee .... Mississippi Oct 20, 1960 Oct 28, 1960 March 31, 1961 1, 796 River McGee Creek Levee ..... Illinois Nov 4, 1960 Jan 16, 1961 Feb 14, 1961 5,479 River Flood fighting operations- --- -- - - - - - 38, 673 Flood emergency manuals .-... 12, 570 Inspection of non-Federal flood 4, 592 control works. Supplies and equipment__ 4, 818 Post flood reports__ 883 Repair investigations _- 862 Supervision and administra- 3,347 tion. Total - $111,048 1 Actual cost fiscal year 1961. 18. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The costs of work during the fiscal year were $199,124, of which $31,608 was for navigation studies, $167,148 was for flood control studies, $8 for special studies, and $360 for coordination with other agencies. The unexpended balance was $23,433. The unexpended balance plus an anticipated fiscal year alloca- tion of $200,100 will be used as below: Navigation studies $ 50,209 Flood control studies_ 167,121 Special studies __ 6,203 Total ____ -_____________$223,533 GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 723 19. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The costs of work during the fiscal year were $7,210, of which $4,517 was for storm studies and $2,693 for sedimentation studies. The sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during Fiscal Year 1962 to continue storm and sedimentation studies. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT The Galveston District comprises the drainage basins of all the short streams arising in the coastal plain of Texas and flow- ing into the Gulf of Mexico, including the entire basins of Buffalo Bayou, San Jacinto, San Bernard, Lavaca, Navidad, Mission, and Aransas Rivers. It embraces the Agua Dulce, San Fernando, and Olmos Creek basins draining into Baffins Bay, and the coastal area south thereof to the Rio Grande and east of the western boundary of Starr County, Texas. It includes the lower basins of the major streams flowing into the Gulf of Mexico as follows: Sabine River, Texas and Louisiana, downstream from the U.S. Highway 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Texas; Neches River down- stream from the Townbluff gaging station; Trinity River down- stream from the Texas State Highway 45 crossing at Riverside, Texas; Brazos River downstream from the confluence with Nava- sota River; Colorado River downstream from the gaging station at Austin; Guadalupe River downstream from the confluence with San Marcos River; San Antonio River downstream from the con- fluence with Escondido Creek; Nueces River downstream from the confluence with Frio and Atascosa Rivers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation AlIteration of Bridges Page Page 1. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. 726 17. Bridge relocation, Corpus 2. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway be- Christi, Texas (Port Aransas- tween Apalachee Bay, Fla., Corpus Christi Waterway, and the Mexican Border Tex.)__ 781 (Galveston district)..------ 732 3. Galveston Harbor and Channel, Tex__ 742 Flood Control 4. Texas City Channel, Tex 5. Houston Ship Channel, Tex---- - 746 18. Buffalo Bayou, Tex_ 748 19. Iavaca-Navidad 783 6. Anahuac Channel, Tex -- 753 Rivers Hallettsville, Tex-_---- at 786 7. Trinity River and Tributaries, T ex __- . . . . . . .. .. 754 20. Texas City, Tex., hurricane- 8. Cedar Bayou, Tex ... 757 flood protection 787 9. Clear Creek and Clear Lake, 21. ()ther authorized flood control T ex -___. .. .... . 758 p)rojects 788 10. Freeport Harbor, Tex ........ 759. 22. Inspection of completed flood 11. Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex _ 763 control works 788 12. Port Aransas-Corpus Christi 23. Flood control work under special Waterway, Tex _ - 766 authorization 781) 13. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex .... 773 14. Aquatic Plant Control 779 15. Navigation projects on which General Investigations reconnaissance and condition 24. Surveys _.......... ......... 790 surveys only were conducted 25. Research and development .... 790 during the fiscal year....... 780 16. ()ther authorized navigation projects ....... 781 725 726 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, TEX. Location. This is a consolidation of the old improvements of "Harbor at Sabine Pass and Port Arthur Canal" and "Sabine- Neches Canal, including Sabine River to Orange and Neches River to Beaumont, Tex." Sabine Pass is on the Gulf of Mexico approxi- mately 58 miles east of Galveston and 280 miles west of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River. It connects Sabine Lake with the Gulf of Mexico. The Port Arthur Canal extends from near the upper end of Sabine Pass to the Port Arthur docks at the mouth of Taylors Bayou, a distance of 7 miles. Near its upper end, the Sabine-Neches Canal joins and extends to the mouth of the Neches and Sabine Rivers. The waterway next extends up the Neches River to Beaumont and up the Sabine River to Orange. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 517, 533, and 1,279.) Previous projects. The original project for improvement of Sabine Pass was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875, and subsequent projects and modifications by River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902 and June 19, 1906. The Port Arthur Canal was conveyed to the United States free of cost in 1906, and the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 incorporated it in the project. The Sabine and Neches Rivers were first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878 and March 3, 1899, and the Sabine-Neches Canal was first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1905 and March 2, 1907. The project was enlarged by the River and Harbor Acts of February 27, 1911, July 25, 1912, March 2, 1919 and September 22, 1922. or further details, see page 1863 of Annual Report for 1915 f the Sabine and Neches Rivers, Sabine Pass, and Port Arthur Canal. (See also pp. 1100 and 1105 of Annual Report for 1921 and p. 874 of Annual Report for 1926.) Ex . ting project. The existing project dimensions provided for in he various channels and basins comprising the waterways are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dimensions Section of Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas Depth in Bottom width in feet feet below mean low tide Sabine Pass outer bar channel_ 800_ 37 Sabine Pass Jetty channel.- 500 at inner end, increasing (1) to 800 at outer end. Sabine Pass channel_ _ - 500 _ 36 Sabine Pass anchorage basin_ 800 by 3,000 long, exclusive 34 of channel. Port Arthur Canal- - _ -- _- _ 400 36 Entrance to Port Arthur turning basin_ 250 to 540 __ 36 Port Arthur: East turning basin_ 420 by 1,800 long-----------. 36 West turning basin 600 by 1,700 long------------ 36 Channel from Port Arthur west turning basin to Taylors 250 __ - - 36 Bayou turning basin. Taylors Bayou turning basin_ -- - -- -- - -- -150 to 1,000 by 2,900 long 36 Sabine-Neches Canal: Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River_ _------_ 400 - - 36 Mouth of Neches River to mouth of Sabine River....... 200___ 30 Neches River, mouth to Beaumont turning basin, including 350__ 36 cutoffs. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 727 Beaumont turning basin--__ 500 by 1,500 long ---------- 34 Beaumont turning basin extension- -- __ __ 350 by 2,300 long -------- 34 Neches River from Beaumont turning basin to vicinity of 200------_ ------ -- 30 Pennsylvania shipyard. Sabine River mouth to cutoff near Orange __ -- -- 200_------- -- ------ 30 Sabine River to Orange municipal wharf----- - _ 200 by 3,000 long ----------- 30 Sabine River cutoff to highway bridge__ 150 _ -- 30 -. Sabine River old channel around Harbor Island at Orange 150 to 200- 25 Adams Bayou_ _ -- 100- _ _ -12 Cow Bayou: Channel 100----- 13 Turning basin- - -- _ 300 by 500___ 13 1 36 at inner end, increasing to 37 at outer end. The project also provides for two stone jetties at the Sabine Pass entrance from the Gulf of Mexico, the western jetty to be 21,860 feet long and the eastern jetty to be 25,270 feet long. The project further provides for the removal of the guard lock in the Sabine-Neches Canal, the construction of suitable permanent pro- tective works along the Sabine Lake frontage owned by the city of Port Arthur to prevent dredged material from entering Sabine Lake and to prevent the erosion of the material deposited, the reconstruction of the Port Arthur Bridge, and the relocation of the Port Arthur field office. The mean tidal variation at the entrance is about 11/2 feet, at Port Arthur about 1 foot, and at Orange and Beaumont about five-tenths foot. Prolonged north winds during the winter season have depressed the water surface as much as 3.4 feet below mean low tide while tropical disturbances have caused heights as much as 7 feet above mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $26,138,000 (July 1961), excluding expenditures on previ- ous projects; and non-Federal $3,081,000 (July 1961) including $385,500 contributed funds and value of useful work performed. The widening and deepening of the channel between Port Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin, and the channel extension above the Cow Bayou turning basin near Orangefield portions of the project are considered to be inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of these portions was last revised in September 1954, and was esti- mated to be $73,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,689,202. 728 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents July 25, 1912 Existing project dimensions of jetties, a 26-foot chan- H. Doc. 773, 61st Cong., 2d sess. nel through Sabine Pass, Port Arthur Canal, and Port Arthur turning basin; a new turning basin at Port Arthur, 26 feet deep, 600 feet wide, and 1,700 feet long; a 25-foot depth in Sabine-Neches Canal, Neches River to Beaumont and Sabine River to Orange, including cutoffs and widening of the channels as recommended by the Chief of Engi- neers and approved by the Secretary of War, and purchase of a new dredge. Sept. 22, 1922 Deepening the channels to 30 feet from the Gulf to H. Doc. 975, 66th Cong., 3d sess. Beaumont, with increased widths and an anchor- age basin in Sabine Pass 32 feet deep over an area of about 2,000 by 1,000 feet. Do.------ Deepening the Port Arthur east and west turning S. Doc. 152, 67th Cong., 2d sess. basins and approach channel to 30 feet. Taking over and deepening to 30 feet the channel connect- ing the west turning basin with Taylors Bayou turning basin. For a 30-foot depth in the channel from the mouth of the Neches River to cutoff in Sabine River near Orange. Mar. 3, 1925 Removal of guard lock in Sabine-Neches Canal ..... H. Doc. 234, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Increased widths of channels as follows: Sabine Pass H. Doc. 287, 69th Cong., 1st sess. jetty channel and Sabine Pass to 300 feet, Port Arthur Canal to 200 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal, from Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River, to 150 feet. For dredging 2 passing places in Sabine- Neches Canal, easing of bends, removal and recon- structing Port Arthur field office, extending Beau- mont turning basin upstream 200 feet above the new city wharves, and for an anchorage basin in Sabine Pass, 4,500 feet long, 800 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. Aug. 30, 19351 A depth of 32 feet in the channels from the Gulf to the Rivers and Harbors Committee Beaumont turning basin, including all turning Doc. 27, 72d Cong., 1st sess. basins at Port Arthur. Aug. 30,19351 Deepening the channels to 34 feet with increased Rivers and Harbors Committee widths from the Gulf to the Beaumont turning Doc. 12, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Basin, including all turning basins at Port Arthur. Do-...... Construction of suitable permanent protective works Specified in act. along the Sabine Lake frontage owned by the city of Port Arthur; take over and maintain Taylors Bayou turning basin with dimensions of 150 to 1,000 feet wide by 2,900 feet long and 32 feet deep. Aug. 26, 1937 Taking over and maintaining channel from Sabine Rivers and Harbors Committee River to Orange municipal wharf. Doc. 3, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Do- ... Dredging 500 feet from the eastern end of Harbor Rivers and Harbors Committee Island and for abandonment of the channel south Doc. 20, 75th Cong., 1st sess. and west of Harbor Island. June 20, 1938 2 Increased widths of channels from the Gulf to the H. Doc. 581, 75th Cong, 3d sess. Beaumont turning basin and channel connecting Port Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin, deepening the Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning basin extension to 34 feet; and for dredging a new cutoff from Smiths Bluff cutoff to McFaddin Bend. Oct. 17, 1940 Abandonment of the Orange turning basin; dredge a S. Doc. 14, 77th Cong., 1st sess. channel 25 feet deep, 150 feet wide, suitably widened on bends to the highway bridge and dredge a cutoff channel opposite Orange 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide, approximately 2,400 feet long. Mar. 2, 1945 Extension of Beaumont turning basin upstream 300 ft. H. Doc. 685, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Do.-.... Widening Port Arthur west turning basin to 600 feet. S. Doc. 60, 77th Cong., 1st sess. Do-. -_-- Dredging a channel from the Beaumont turning S. Doc. 158, 77th Cong., 2d sess. basin to vicinity of Pennsylvania Shipyard, 200 (contains the latest published feet wide and 30 feet deep. maps). July 24, 1946 3 Deepening the Sabine Pass outer bar channel to 37 H. Doc. 571, 79th Cong., 2d sess. feet and the Sabine Pass jetty channel to 37 feet at the outer end, decreasing to 36 feet at the inner end; deepening to 36 feet Sabine Pass Channel, Port Arthur Canal, Port Arthur east and west turning basins, Taylors Bayou turning basin, and the channel from Port Arthur west turning basin to Taylors Bayou turning basin; deepening to 36 feet and widening to 400 feet the Sabine-Neches Canal from Port Arthur Canal to the mouth of Neches River except through Port Arthur bridge; deepen- ing the Neches River channel from the mouth to the Beaumont turning basin to 36 feet with widen- ing to 350 feet from Smiths Bluff to the Beaumont turning basin; deepening the junction area on Neches River at the Beaumont turning basin to 36 feet; and widening the Sabine-Neches Canal be- tween the Neches and Sabine Rivers to 150 feet. See footnotes at end of table. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 729 Acts Work authorized Documents i July 24, 1946 4 Improvement of Cow Bayou, Tex., by the construc- H. Doc. 702, 79th Cong., 2d sess. tion of a channel 100 feet wide and 13 feet deep at mean low tide and about 7.7 miles long, extending from the navigation channel in Sabine River to a point 0.5 mile above the county bridge at Orange- field, Tex., with a turning basin 300 feet wide, 500 feet long, and 13 feet deep at Orangefield. Do ___.__ Improvement of Adams Bayou, Tex., to provide a H. Doc. 626, 79th Cong., 2d sess. channel 12 feet deep at mean low tide and 100 feet wide on bottom extending from the 12-foot depth in the Sabine River to the first county highway bridge across the bayou, a distance of about 8,600 ft. May 17, 1950 Deepening to 36 feet and widening to 400 feet the H. Doc. 174, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Sabine-Neches Canal in the vicinity of Port Arthur bridge; reconstruction of the Port Arthur Bridge and relocation of the Port Arthur field office. Sept. 3, 1954 Channel rectification as follows: widening to 350 feet S. Doc. 80, 83d Cong., 2d sess. the entrance channel to the Port Arthur turning basins; widening the curve at the junction of Port Arthur and Sabine-Neches Canals; relocation and enlargement of the Sabine Pass anchorage basin to a depth of 34 feet, a width of 1,500 feet, and a length of 3,000 feet; widening to 200 feet the Sabine-Neches Canal from the mouth of the Neches River to the mouth of Sabine River and the Sabine River Chan- nel to the upper end of the existing project at Orange, except for the channel around Harbor Is- land at Orange; deepening to 30 feet the Sabine River Channel from the cutoff near the Orange municipal slip to the upper end of the project, ex- cept around Harbor Island; and enlarging the area at the entrance to the Orange municipal slip to provide a maneuvering basin. 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. 2 Complete widening of channel between Port Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin considered to be inactive. 3 Complete deepening of channel between Port Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin considered to be inactive. * Channel extension above Cow Bayou turning basin near Orangefield considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for the inactive portions of the project and for the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954. Cooperation remaining con- sists of: (a) Furnish free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) relo- cate and alter existing pipelines, utility crossings, and piers or wharves affected by the modified project. Terminal facilities. Modern terminal facilities adequate for present commerce exist. (See pp. 839 and 840, Annual Report for 1938, and Port Series No. 22 (revised 1946), Corps of Engineers.) A number of small privately owned docks have been constructed at various locations along the waterway since 1946. Terminal facilities have been constructed in the Port Arthur turning basin by Warren Petroleum Co. and the United States Steel Products Co., in Old Taylors Bayou by Gulf Oil Corp., at Sabine Pass by Magnolia Petroleum Co., in the Sabine-Neches Canal at Port Arthur by Burton Construction & Shipbuilding Co. and Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp., in the Neches River by the Jefferson Chemical Co. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours, and in the Sabine River by the Port of Orange and the Levingston Shipbuilding Co. Moderniza- tion and enlargement of terminal facilities have been performed at a number of terminals including Bethlehem Shipyards, Burton Shipbuilding Co., Gulf Oil Corp., Atlantic Refining Co., Kansas City Southern Railway Co., Port of Beaumont, Pure Oil Co., Sun 730 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Oil Co. and Magnolia Petroleum Co., American Bridge (U.S. Steel), and Port of Orange. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Pre- liminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Sabine- Neches Canal, Sabine River Channel and Orange Turning Basin were made at a cost of $14,807. Work under contract was per- formed during the period November 25, 1960 to June 30, 1961 removing 6,414,000 cubic yards of material from 46,738 linear feet of channel at a cost of $1,134,093. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the Neches River were made at a cost of $16,794. Work under contract for realignment of the Sabine Pass Channel was continued during the period July 1 to July 25, 1960 removing 1,162,800 cubic yards of material from 3,700 linear feet of channel at a cost of $229,885. (Includes $78,953 contrac- tor's earnings accrued in fiscal year 1960.) Land acquisition expenses for the fiscal year totaled $1,854. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $8,189. Land acquisition expenses for the fiscal year totaled $827. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Sabine-Neches Canal with U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie were made at a cost of $1,534. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the Outer Bar and Jetty Channels with the U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie were made at a cost of $1,653. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for repair of the Sabine Pass East Jetty from Station 110 + 00 to Station 141 + 50 were made at a cost of $3,986 and work under contract was done during the period January 21,.1961 to May 13, 1961, placing the following material at a cost of $372,225. (Contractors earnings exceeded available funds by $304,677.) East jetty Placed Tons of cover stone (9 to 13 tons each) _________________________________ 46, 242. 8 Tons of core stone (25 to 200 pounds/stone) __23, 400. 1 Pieces of stone picked up and replaced ___ 2, 823 Work was completed on repairs to the Sabine Pass East Jetty from Station 141 + 50 to Station 164 + 50 during the period July 1, 1960 to October 2, 1960, with the following material placed in the Jetty at a cost of $309,858. East jetty Placed Tons of cover stone (9 to 13 tons each)________________________________________________________ 19, 876. 55 Tons of Core Stone (25 to 200 pounds/stone) -. . . . . . . . . 11, 505 Pieces of stone picked up and replaced ___ - 424 RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 731 A total of 7,506,300 cubic yards of material was removed from 74,400 linear feet of channel at a cost of $2,059,734 as follows: Government Cubic Linear ft. plant or yards of channel contract Location Period removed dredged Cost Government hopper Realignment Sabine- Nov 28, 1960 to 783, 600 10, 900 $193, 621 dredge Neches Canal. Feb 12, 1961. A. Mackenzie Do_____ _ Beaumont TB Jan 29, 1961 to 43, 900 1,400 14, 464 Extension. Feb 10, 1961. Government hopper Outer Bar and jetty Feb 12, 1961 to 3,094, 801 29, 488 $221, 191 dredge channel. Feb 27, 1961 A. Mackenzie and Mar 26, 1961 to May 14, 1961. Continuing Contract. Port Arthur Canal, Jul 1, 1960 to 6,678,800 62, 100 11,630,458 Sabine Neches May 19, 1961. Canal, and Port Arthur turning basins. 1 Contractor's earnings exceeded available funds by $207,515. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $4,155,439, of which $1,397,433 was for new work and $2,758,006 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 81 percent complete, exclusive of inactive portions. The Sabine Pass jetties are completed to full project dimensions. Enlarge- ment of the Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels, Sabine Pass Channel, Port Arthfir Canal, turning basins at Port Arthur, Sabine-Neches Canal, the Neches River from its junction with the Sabine-Neches Canal to the Beaumont Turning Basin, Adams Bayou, Cow Bayou to and including the turning basin, relocation of Port Arthur field office, and reconstruction of the Port Arthur bridge was completed. Channel rectification has been completed in the Sabine-Neches Canal at the mouth of the Neches River, Sabine Pass Channel, upper Sabine-Neches Canal and Orange Turning Basin. A portion of the channel rectification in the Neches and Sabine Rivers has been completed. The work remain- ing consists of rectification in the Neches River and Sabine River Channels; widening to 350 feet the entrance channel to the Port Arthur turning basins; widening the curve at the junction of Port Arthur and Sabine-Neches Canals; relocation and enlargement of the Sabine Pass anchorage basin to a depth of 34 feet, a width of 1,500 feet, and a length of 3,000 feet; widening to 200 feet the Sabine-Neches Canal from the mouth of Neches River to the mouth of Sabine River and the Sabine River Channel to the upper end of the existing project at Orange except for the channel around Harbor Island at Orange; and deepening to 30 feet the Sabine River Channel from the cutoff near the Orange municipal slip to the upper end of the project, except around Harbor Island; with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable. The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide in the various channels and basins were as follows: Sabine Pass outer bar channel, 36 feet; Sabine Pass jetty channel, 36 feet; 732 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Sabine Pass Channel, 36 feet; Sabine Pass anchorage basin, 36 feet; Port Arthur Canal, 38 feet; Port Arthur entrance to and including east and west turning basins, 38 feet; channel connect- ing Port Arthur west turning basin with Taylors Bayou turning basin, 38 feet; Taylors Bayou turning basin, 38 feet; Sabine- Neches Canal from Port Arthur to mouth of Neches River, 36 feet; Neches River, mouth to Beaumont turning basin, 33 feet; Beaumont turning basin, 33 feet; Beaumont turning basin ex- tension, 34 feet; Neches River Channel from Beaumont turning basin extension to vicinity of Bethlehem shipyards, 30 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal, mouth of Neches River to mouth of Sabine River, 29 feet; Sabine River, mouth to Orange Muncipal Slip, 33 feet; Orange Municipal Slip, 33 feet; Orange Municipal Slip to Old United States Highway 90 Bridge Site, 33 feet; Channel around Orange Harbor Island, 24 feet; Adams Bayou, 13 feet; and Cow Bayou, including turning basin at Orangefield, 11 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds______________.. _____________________ 1 $19, 525, 669 $22, 095, 159 $41,620, 828 Public works funds___________________________________ 1,363, 652 1, 363, 652 Total United States funds______________________________ 20,889, 321 22, 095, 159 42, 984, 480 Contributed funds (Existing project) - - -__ 353, 500 _ _ 353, 500 Total all funds 21, 242, 821 22, 095, 159 43, 337, 980 Value of useful work performed .. 32, 000 32, 000 Total cost ofproject 21,274, 821 22, 095,159 43, 369, 980 1 $25,000 for preauthorization studies added in fiscal year 1959. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated ..-..... $695,000 $730, 000 $1,121,500 $1, 682, 845 $1, 422, 500 $26,095,919 Cost_ 265,181 716,747 1,561,937 1,684,781 1,397,433 26, 070,153 Maintenance: Appropriated -.... .. 1, 185, 726 1,693, 567 1,825, 747 1, 311, 082 2, 450, 363 24, 510, 067 Cost_ _ 1,113, 508 1,692, 483 1,913, 049 968, 963 2, 758, 006 24, 474, 836 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961______________________________ _ $422 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962____________________________________ 1,800, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_..____ - _ 1,800, 422 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__--- _ _ -_ 3, 422, 913 -_ 1 Includes $5,180,832 for new work and $2,379,677 for maintenance for previous projects, $25,000 for pre- authorization studies for rectification and widening modification, and $7,811 for reconnaissance surveys. 2 In addition, $931,007 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2. GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BETWEEN APALACHEE BAY, FLA., AND THE MEXICAN BORDER (GALVESTON DISTRICT) Location. This section of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway extends from a point on the Sabine River about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., to Brownsville, Tex., a distance of about 421 miles; with a flood-discharge channel, about 7 miles in length, in the Colorado River, extending from Matagorda, Tex., to the Gulf of RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 733 Mexico; a tributary channel in the San Bernard River, extending from the Intracoastal Waterway crossing to the State highway bridge some 30 miles above the crossing; a tributary channel in the Colorado River, extending from the Intracoastal Waterway upstream a distance of 17 miles; a tributary channel about 14 miles in length extending from the Intracoastal Waterway to Palacios, Tex.; a tributary channel about 2 miles in length, ex- tending from the Intracoastal Waterway to Rockport, Tex.; a tributary channel about 6 miles in length extending from the Intracoastal Waterway near Port Aransas, Tex., to the town of Aransas Pass, Tex.; a tributary channel about one-fourth mile in length extending from the Intracoastal Waterway near Port O'Connor, Tex., into Barroom Bay; a tributary channel extending about 38.8 miles from the Intracoastal Waterway by way of Seadrift to a point in the Guadalupe River 5.5 miles below Vic- toria, Tex.; a harbor of refuge for small craft at Seadrift; a tributary channel in Red Fish Bay extending from the Intracoastal Waterway to Port Mansfield, Tex., a distance of about 11/2 miles; and a tributary channel in the Arroyo Colorado extending from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point near Harlingen, Tex., a dis- tance of about 31 miles and side channels in the vicinity of Port Isabel, Tex. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116, 1117, 592, 533, 1279, 1280, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, and 1288.) Previous projects. Sabine River-Galveston Bay section: None. a. West Galveston Bay and Brazos River Canal, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of July 13, 1892, July 8, 1896, and June 13, 1902, the latter providing for the purchase of the Galveston and Brazos River Canal, and the Act of March 2, 1907. b. Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910 and March 2, 1919. The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the construction of highway bridges at points where the waterway intersected existing county roads. c. Channel from Pass Cavallo to Aransas Pass, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1907 and July 25, 1912. d. Guadalupe River, Tex., River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details, see page 1102 of the Annual Report for 1922; pages 941, 944, and 947 of Annual Report for 1926; and page 845 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The existing project provides for a channel 12 feet deep over a bottom width of 125 feet, with such passing places, widening at bends, locks, or guard locks, and railway bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary from the Sabine River to Brownsville, Tex.; for the purchase or construction of a 20-inch pipeline dredge; for the maintenance of a suitable flood-discharge channel in the Colorado River from Matagorda, Tex., to the Gulf of Mexico; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the San Bernard River, extending from the main channel to the State highway bridge some 31 miles above the mouth of the stream; for a tributary channel in the Colorado River 9 feet deep 734 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and 100 feet wide, extending from the main channel upstream a distance of 17 miles, with a turning basin of the same depth, 400 feet wide and 500 feet long at the head of the improvement; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Palacios, Tex., through Trespalacios and Matagorda Bays to the main chan- nel; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main channel to the harbor at Rockport, Tex., and improve- ment of that harbor to a depth of 9 feet; for rerouting the main channel along the north shore of Red Fish Bay between Aransas Bay and Corpus Christi Bay with no change in present authorized dimensions; for a tributary channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the main channel near Port Aransas, Tex., to the town of Aransas Pass, Tex., ending in a basin of the same depth, 300 feet wide and 2,200 feet long; for straightening and widening to 125 feet the connecting channel to Conn Brown Harbor and main- tenance of Conn Brown Harbor, all to a depth of 12 feet; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide extending from the main channel in San Antonio Bay to Victoria, Tex.; for a side channel to Seadrift 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting with the tributary channel to Victoria in San Antonio Bay; for a harbor of refuge at Seadrift to be restudied; for a tributary chan- nel to Port Mansfield, Tex., with an entrance channel from the Gulf of Mexico, 16 feet deep and 250 feet wide to Padre Island; thence a channel 14 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Gulf Intra- coastal Waterway, with two turnout curves, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide; thence 14 feet deep and 125 feet wide, to a turning basin at Port Mansfield, with the entrance curve into the turning basin widened to 200 feet and with two turnout curves, 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide, on the west side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; a turning basin 14 feet deep and 400 feet wide for a length of 1,200 feet with an irregular extension having a maximum width of 1,000 feet; a shrimp boat basin, 12 feet deep, 350 feet wide, and 1,450 feet long; a small-craft basin, 8 feet deep, 160 feet wide, and 800 feet long; and parallel jetties at the Gulf entrance; for a tributary channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the main channel to the vicinity of Harlingen, Tex., via the Arroyo Colorado with a turning basin 12 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 500 feet long at the upper end; for side channels 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide and 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide leading from Laguna Madre around the south part of Port Isabel, Tex., a total length of 11/2 miles; for an alternate channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide across South Galveston Bay between Bolivar Peninsula and the Galveston Causeway; and for operating and care of the waterway. From the Sabine River (3 miles below Orange, Tex.) to the Port Arthur Canal, from Port Bolivar to the west end of Galveston Channel, from Port Aransas to Corpus Christi and from Port Isabel to Brownsville, Tex., the waterway coincides with deep water channels improved and maintained under other projects. The mean tidal variation is 0.5 foot at Orange, 1 foot at Port Arthur, 1.3 feet in Galveston Bay, 1.5 feet at Freeport, 1 foot in Matagorda Bay, 1 foot in San Antonio Bay, 1 foot at Corpus Christi, 1.5 feet at Port Isabel, and 1.5 feet at Brownsville. The RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 735 extreme ranges of tide under ordinary conditions are 1 foot at Orange, 1.5 feet at Port Arthur, 2 feet in Aransas Bay, 2.0 feet at Freeport, 1.5 feet in Matagorda Bay, 1.5 feet in San Antonio Bay, 1.5 feet at Corpus Christi, 2 feet at Port Isabel, and 1.5 feet at Brownsville. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind. Strong north winds have depressed the water surface as much as 2 feet below mean low tide. The modified route of the main channel between Aransas Bay and Corpus Christi Bay is subject to the provision that no dredg- ing shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of aiy wharf or structure, the piers and fenders of the highway bridge at Aransas Pass, Tex., being excepted from this provision. The tributary channel in the Colorado River is subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of any wharf or structure excepting the highway bridge which crosses the river at mile 8.3. The tributary channel from Palacios, Tex., through Trespalacios and Matagorda Bays, the tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex., and the tributary channel to Harlingen, Tex., are subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of any wharf or structure. The estimated cost for new work is as follows: Federal (Corps of Engineers) $40,499,000 (July 1961), excluding expenditures on previous projects; and non-Federal $11,626,000 (July 1961), including $395,000 voluntarily expended. The upper 5 miles of the tributary channel to Harlingen via the Arroyo Colorado is a por- tion of the project to be restudied. The project cost estimate includes $1,626,000 for completed work and excludes $1,814,000 (estimate July 1954) for deferred for restudy portions. The upper 31/2 miles of the tributary channel in the San Bernard River, the channel in Barroom Bay, and Guadalupe River Seadrift Harbor of Refuge are inactive portions of the project. The project cost estimate includes $225,000 for completed work on San Bernard River and excludes $322,000 estimated in July 1954 as the cost of the inactive portions ($221,000 San Bernard River, $10,000 chan- nel in Barroom Bay, and $91,000 Guadalupe River Seadrift Harbor of Refuge). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,321,178 including an average of $192,573 for operation and care of Mud Bayou Bridge, Brazos River Flood- gates, and Colorado River locks. Operating and care of the waterway was included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropria- tions Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents' Mar. 3, 1925 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, from Sabine H. Doc. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess. River to Galveston Bay, and for a 20-inch pipeline dredge. Jan. 21, 1927 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, from Galves- Do. ton Bay to Corpus Christi. Aug. 26, 1937 Maintenance of a flood-discharge channel in the Senate Committee print, 75th Colorado River. Cong., 1st sess. 736 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents' June 20, 19382 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in San Bern ard H. Doc. 640, 75th Cong., 3d sess. River, Tex. Do.-_ Channel in the Colorado River, 9 feet deep and 100 H. Doc. 642, 75th Cong., 3d sess. feet wide, with a turning basin. Do- Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Pala cios H. Doc. 564, 75th Cong., 3d sess. through Trespalacios and Matagorda Bays. Do -.- Channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the mlain H. Doc. 641, 75th Cong., 3d sess. channel to the harbor at Rockport, and impro ve- ment of that harbor to a depth of 9 feet. I)o --- Channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the mlain H. Doc. 643, 75th Cong., 3d sess. channel to Aransas Pass, Tex. July 23, 1942 Enlargement of waterway from Sabine River to Public Law 675, 77th Cong. Corpus Christi and its extension to Brownsv: ille, Tex., so as to provide a depth of 12 feet and wi dth of 125 feet throughout. Mar. 2, 19453 Channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from main chian- H. Doc. 428, 76th Cong., 1st sess. nel near port O'Connor, Tex., into Barroom BSay. Do_ ---- Enlargement of channel from main channel to Arran- H. Doe. 383, 77th Cong., 1st sess. sas Pass, Tex., to provide a depth of 9 feet and width of 100 feet. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide from mlain S. Doe. 248, 78th Cong, 2d sess. channel to Red Fish Landing, Tex., with a turnling 4 basin. Do. ...... Channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide from mlain H. Doc. 402, 77th Cong., 1st sess. channel to vicinity of Harlingen, Tex., via Arr oyo (See PL 14, 79th Cong.) Colorado, with a turning basin. July 24, 1946 Filling a portion of the shallow-draft channel a dja- H. Doc. 627, 79th Cong., 2d sess. cent to the Port Isabel turning basin, constructtion of a channel to connect the shallow-draft charnnel with the main channel near the shoreline of Laguna Madre, and enlargement of the shallow-draft chian- nel west of this connection, all to a depth of 12 feet and bottom width of 125 feet. Do __-.. Rerouting the main channel along the north shor*e of H. Doc. 700, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Red Fish Bay between Aransas Bay and Cor pus Christi Bay with no change in present authoriized dimensions and to provide for deepening the triibu- tary channel from Port Aransas to the City of AYran- sas Pass to 12 feet and extension of the turniing basin to a length of 2,200 feet at the same depth May 17, 1950 Alternate channel 12 feet deep and 125 feet wide across H. Doc. 196, 81st Cong., 1st sess. South Galveston Bay between Port Bolivar and the Galveston causeway. May 17, 1950 "Red Fish Landing" changed to "Port Mansfi eld, Public Law 516, 81st Cong. Tex." July 12, 1952 Incorporate as a part of the Intracoastal Waters ray, Public Law 527, 82d Cong., 2d a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the sess., and H. Doec. 247, 76th main channel by way of Seadrift to a point on the Cong., 1st sess. Guadalupe River 3 miles above Victoria, T ex., authorized by River and Harbor Act of Marr.2, 1945. Sept. 3, 1954 3 Small craft harbor 9 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 1,000 H. Doc. 478, 81st Cong., 2d sess. feet long at Seadrift with an entrance channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting with the side channel to Seadrift. Sept. 3, 1954 Widen tributary channel between Port Aransas and HI. Doc. 376, 83d Cong., 2d sess. the city of Aransas Pass to 125 feet; straighten and widen to 125 feet the connecting channel to C onn Brown Harbor, and maintaining Conn Brcown Harbor at Federal expense, all to a depth of 12 ifeet. Sept. 9, 1959 Improvements to channels and basins compri sing Public Law 86-248, S. Doc. 11, tributary channel to Port Mansfield constructed in _ 86th Cong., 1st sess. part by the Federal Government and in part L local interests consisting of: deepening chai across Laguna Madre from 10 feet to 14 feet; deel ing channel from Gulf Intracoastal Waterway turning basin from 12 feet to 14 feet, deeper turning basin and extension from 12 feet to 14 1 deepening further extension to turning basin f 10 feet to 14 feet, and deepening of shrimp 1 basin from 10 feet to 12 feet; constructing turn curves at the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in section and bend easing at the entrance to the ti ing basin; constructing parallel jetties at the ( entrance; maintenance of the locally dredged j< channel 16 feet deep and 250 feet wide; and mai nance of small craft basin 8 feet deep, 160 feet v and 800 feet long. 1 H. Doc. 230, 76th Cong., 1st sess., and the project documents contain the latest published maps. 2 Dredging upper 312 miles inactive. 3 Inactive. 4 Dredging upper 5 miles to be restudied. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 737 Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for portion to be restudied, inactive portions, and the following, local interests being required to: (1) for the navigation channel on the Guada- lupe River to Victoria, Tex., furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for construction (furnished for lower 33 miles) and for subse- quent maintenance as required, hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may result from the con- struction and maintenance of the channel, bear all costs of re- quired bridge modification and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide adequate terminal facilities, including a turning basin at Seadrift (constructed in 1957) and Victoria; and (2) for the tributary channel to Port Mansfield, furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from dam- ages due to construction and maintenance of the project; and furnish assurances satisfactory to the District Engineer that ade- quate terminal facilities for handling and icing seafoods will be provided, open to all on equal terms. Terminal facilities. There are terminal facilities at Orange, Port Arthur, Galveston, Freeport, Port Lavaca, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Port Isabel, and Brownsville where this waterway coincides with channels improved under other projects. (See Port Series No. 22 (Revised 1946), No. 23 (Revised 1948), and No. 25 (Revised 1948), Corps of Engineers, and reports on Freeport Harbor, Matagorda ship channel, channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, and Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.) Local interests have constructed terminal facilities at Port Mansfield and at Port Harlingen. There are privately owned piers and wharves at Port Bolivar, Palacios, Fulton, Rockport, Seadrift, North Seadrift, and Aransas Pass, and municipal wharves at Palacios and Aransas Pass. An assembling basin 300 feet wide by 5,500 feet long with mooring facilities, Government-owned, is located at Port Bolivar, Tex., for interchange purposes of navigation between shallow- and deep-draft channels. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Work under contract for dredging the realigned 12-foot channel in the vicinity of Aransas Pass from the Aransas Pass Channel to Ran- som Island Channel was completed during the period July 1, 1960 to October 13, 1960 at a credit of $9,106. Final quantity on this contract was 359,300 cubic yards. Work under contract for dredg- ing the realigned 12-foot channel in the vicinity of Aransas Pass was completed, pending a claim by the contractor, during the period July 1 to September 26, 1960, at a cost of $88,738. Final quantity on this contract was 6,596,000 cubic yards. Fiscal year costs under a continuing contract for construction of the highway bridge over the realigned channel at Aransas Pass, Texas, totaled $17,581. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredg- ing the Channel to Victoria were continued at a cost of $30,660. 738 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Work under contract for dredging the Channel to Victoria, Tivoli Branch to Missouri Pacific Railroad, was continued during the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961, removing 1,962,000 cubic yards of material at a cost of $463,224. Work under contract for dredging the Channel to Victoria, Missouri Pacific Railroad to Station 1728 + 00, was continued during the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961, removing 1,322,500 cubic yards of material at a cost of $314,505. Work under contract for dredging the Channel to Victoria, between State Highway 35 Bridge and Tivoli Branch, was continued during the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961, removing 705,000 cubic yards of material at a cost of $211,739. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for construction of jetties and dredging the channel to Port Mansfield were continued at a cost of $14,625. Work under contract was performed during the period July 21, 1960 to June 30, 1961 and the following ma- terial was placed in the jetties at a cost of $1,774,926. (Accrued earnings in fiscal year 1961 of $14,510 will be paid from fiscal year 1962 funds.) Description Placed Tons of Cover Stone (1-2 Tons/Stone, Land; 4-6 Tons/Stone, Water)------------_ _--- - -47, 963. 23 Tons of Riprap "B" (200-1,000 lbs/Stone, Land; 200-4,000 lbs/Stone, water)- ___-_--- _- 80, 408. 34 Tons of Blanket "A" (1 inch to 200 lbs/Stone) -------------------------------------- 66, 406.09 Tons of Filler (% inch to 4 inches/Stone)_ .--- ----- ----- _ _____ 12, 383.04 Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the tributary channel to the Colorado River were completed at a cost of $59,310. Work under contract for dredging the Colorado River Channel, mile 2 to mile 8.1, was performed during the period July 26, 1960 to January 15, 1961, removing 1,028,500 cubic yards of material from 32,500 linear feet of channel at a cost of $246,286. Work under contract for dredging the Colorado River Channel, mile 0 to mile 2 and mile 8.1 to mile 13.5, was performed during the period April 10 to June 30, 1961, removing 700,000 cubic yards of material from 9,100 linear feet of channel at a cost of $221,461. Land acquisition for dredging during the fiscal year was accom- plished at a cost of $4,467. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $124,002. Land acquisition for dredging during the fiscal year was accomplished at a cost of $833. Mud Bayou Bridge near High Island, Texas; the Brazos River Flood Gates near Freeport, Texas; and the Colorado River Locks near Matagorda, Texas, were operated and maintained by hired labor at costs of $25,333, $95,393, and $89,071, respectively. A cost of $11,810 was incurred for work completed in Fiscal Year 60 involving removing, cleaning, painting, and modifying hinge bear- ings, rehabilitating control house and electrical system at the Brazos River Flood Gates. Preliminary work for replacing a gate sector of Brazos River West Floodgate was done at a cost of $7,643. Preliminary work for repair of Colorado River Locks was done at a cost of $2,606. Work under contract was performed at a cost of $4,798. Work under contract for replacing mooring piles RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 739 at the East and West Gates of the Brazos River Floodgates was performed at a cost of $2,822. Preliminary work for repair of damage to the fender system at Mud Bayou Bridge was done at a cost of $868. Work under contract was performed at a cost of $2,865. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging from Freeport Harbor to Vicinity Old Bryan Beach Road were made at a cost of $1,410. Work was continued on repair and replacement of information and directional signs at a cost of $9,955. Contract work for repairing fender walk boards, hand- rails, and fence at Mud Bayou Bridge was performed at a cost of $493. Preliminary survey, plans and specifications for replacing reference line piling in Galveston Bay were made at a cost of $242. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for Installing Moor- ing Dolphins at Pelican Island Turning Basin were made at a cost of $134. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for Installa- tion of Mooring Dolphins in Matagorda Bay were made at a cost of $620. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for Renew- ing Mooring Clusters at Port Bolivar Assembly Basin were made at a cost of $1,620. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Port Isabel to Mud Flats and Arroyo Colorado Chan- nel were made at a cost of $902. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for emergency dredging at the Brazos River Cross- ing in Vicinity Brazos River Floodgates were made at a cost of $777. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging from Mile 403.3 to Mile 405.3, including Brazos River Crossing and East Bypass Channel were made at a cost of $1,526. Pre- liminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging from Colorado River to Matagorda Bay were made at a cost of $1,243. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the Brazos River and Colorado River Crossings were made at a cost of $981. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Baffin Bay and Mud Flat area were made at a cost of $4,411. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Chan- nel to Victoria, San Antonio Bay to Long Mott and Channel to Seadrift were made at a cost of $2,964. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging at Port O'Connor and Aran- sas Bay to Corpus Christi Bay were made at a cost of $2,450. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for Construction of Survey Tables and Driving Single Piles in the Laguna Madre were made at a cost of $1,869. Work under contract was performed at a cost of $4,453. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging between Laguna Madre and Mud Flat area were made at a cost of $3,076. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging High Island to Chocolate Bay, including Pelican Island Mooring Basin, were made at a cost of $8,748. A total of 3,970,100 cubic yards of material was removed from 127,660 linear feet of channel at a cost of $657,380 as follows: 740 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cubic Linear feet Location Period yards of channel Cost removed dredged Rockport to Port O'Connor and Channel to July 1, 1960 105,800 3, 900 1 $4, 169 Victoria. to July 14, 1960. Freeport to San Bernard River and Colorado July 1,1960 142, 200 2, 100 35,367 River Crossing. to August 6, 1960. Texas City Channel to Causeway--....-- .. July 1, 1960 505, 300 15,100 58, 065 to August 16, 1960. Brazos River Crossing in Vicinity Brazos River Dec. 30, 1960 170, 000 1,440 36, 000 Floodgates. to Jan 26, 1961. Emergency Dredging Colorado River Crossing- July 3, 1960 64, 500 1, 600 22,458 to July 12, 1960. Mile 403.3 to Mile 405.3 including Brazos River Feb. 12, 1961 322,300 9, 190 49,873 Crossing and East Bypass Channel. to March 8, 1961. Brazos River and Colorado River Crossings___ March 16, 1961 172,700 3,300 40, 876 to April 15, 1961. Baffin Bay and Mud Flat Area....------------- Jan 23, 1961 1,451, 700 44,160 250, 275 to June 30, 1961. Channel to Victoria San Antonio Bay to Long Feb. 24, 1961 885, 600 40,370 119, 889 Mott and Channel to Seadrift. to May 4, 1961. High Island to Chocolate Bay Including Peli- May 17, 1961- 2 7,694 can Island Mooring Basin. to June 30, 1961. Freeport Harbor to Old Bryan Beach Road.... June 23, 1961 6, 500 32,714 to 150, 000 June 30, 1961. 1 Excludes$6,954 for contractor's earnings paid by the U.S. Coast Guard. 2Levee construction. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $4,511,714, of which $3,438,416 was for new work and $1,073,298 was for maintenance. Maintenance cost includes $209,797 for operation and care of Mud Bayou Bridge, Brazos River Floodgates, and Colorado River Locks. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 81 percent complete exclusive of portion to be restudied and inac- tive portions. The following elements of the project have been completed: Main channel from Sabine River to Port Isabel; alter- nate route in Galveston Bay; tributary channel in San Bernard River to mile 26; tributary channel via the Arroyo Colorado to the Southern Pacfic Railroad bridge located 5 miles east of Harlin- gen, Tex.; tributary channels to Palacios, to Aransas Pass, and to Rockport; tributary channel to and turning basin at Port Mans- field; shallow draft channels in the vicinity of Port Isabel, Tex.; railway bridge near High Island, Tex.; two floodgates at the Brazos River crossing; two locks at the Colorado River crossing; and the side channel to Seadrift from the channel to Victoria. Work remaining consists of the following: Complete the chan- nel to Victoria, Tex., started in fiscal year 1957; (Harbor of Refuge at Seadrift portion is inactive); complete the tributary channel in the Colorado River to the vicinity of Bay City, Tex.; and complete the enlarging and improving of the channels and basins comprising the channel to Port Mansfield and constructing parallel jetties at the Gulf entrance. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 741 The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide were 10.0 feet from the Sabine River to Galveston; 10.0 feet from Galveston to Freeport Harbor; 9.5 feet from Freeport Harbor to the Colorado River; 9.0 feet from the Colorado River to Port O'Connor; 11.0 feet from Port O'Connor to Corpus Christi; 10.0 feet from Corpus Christi Bay to Banderia Island (mile 616 west of Harvey lock); 11.0 feet from Banderia Island to the Arroyo Colorado; 10.0 feet from the Arroyo Colorado to Port Isabel; Colorado River flood discharge channel, 3 feet across Gulf bar, 8.0 feet to main channel, 7.2 feet in the lower 26-mile reach and 2.3 feet in the upper reach of the tributary channel in the San Bernard River; 10.0 feet in the lower 2-mile reach, 9.0 feet from mile 2 to mile 8 and not navigable in the reach above mile 8 of the tributary channel in the Colorado River; 9.0 feet in the har- bor basin and 9.0 feet in the dredged portion of the tributary channel to Rockport, Tex.; 9.0 feet in the tributary channel to Palacios, Tex.; 8.0 feet to mile 14 of the channel to Victoria and 11.0 feet in connecting channel to Seadrift; 10.0 feet in the tribu- tary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex.; 11.5 feet in the channel to Port Mansfield; 10.0 feet in the completed portion of the tributary channel to Harlingen, Tex.; and 10.0 feet in the side channels at Port Isabel, Tex. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular Funds...---------------------------- $32, 474, 913 2 $19, 081,019 $51, 555, 932 Public works funds ...------------------------- 466, 477 466, 477 Total United States funds_.-------------- 32, 941, 390 219, 081, 019 2 52, 022, 409 Value of useful work performed (con- tributed)----- ------------- 395, 000 395, 000 Total cost of project_ ------------------ 33, 336, 390 2 19, 081, 019 2 52, 417, 409 '$15,000 added for preauthorization studies for tributary channel to Port Mansfield in fiscal year 1960. 2 Does not include the following cost for operation and care: the total cost of operation and care of the Mud Bayou Bridge, Brazos River floodgates, and the Colorado River locks to June 30, 1961 was $6,014,379, including $33,173 of permanent indefinite appropriation funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated_ - - - -- $199, 000 $669,933 $2, 026, 000 $1,944,299 $3, 922,829 $34, 687,311 Costan: _ 100, 250 203, 214 1,942,994 2,042, 224 3, 438, 416 33, 648, 098 Maintenance: Appropriated .....--. 1,220, 447 1, 016, 914 1, 063, 169 1,903, 306 1,593, 893 27, 186, 518 Cost - _-.-- 1,519,797 21,036,194 31,080,012 1,896,588 1,073,298 26, 621, 962 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------------..................---------------------.. $175, 825 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..--------------------------------------- 3, 539, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ ....-------------- 3, 714, 825 ...-------- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..... ........ ...------------------- 2, 979, 398 1 Includes $706,709 for new work and $1,526,564 for maintenance for previous projects, $45,000 for pre- authorization studies and $39,695 for reconnaissance surveys. 2Excludes $15,546 for equipment transferred without reimbursement. 3 Excludes $12,420 for property transfers and settlement of a damage claim which did not involve project funds. 742. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 3. GALVESTON HARBOR AND CHANNEL, TEX. Location. This is a consolidation of the authorized improve- ments at Galveston, Tex., which includes the projects formerly identified as Galveston Harbor, Tex.; Galveston Channel, Tex.; and the Galveston seawall extension. The entrance to Galveston Harbor is located on the Gulf of Mexico, on the northern portion of the coast of Texas, 328 miles west of Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River and 278 miles northeast from the mouth of the Rio Grande. Galveston Channel extends from a point in Galves- ton Harbor between Bolivar Peninsula and Fort Point across the former inner bar to and along the wharf front of Galveston, and has a length of about 5 miles and a width of 1,200 feet. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Previous projects. The original project for the improvement of Galveston Harbor, Tex., was authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, June 14, 1880, and August 5, 1886. For further details see page 1854, Annual Report for 1915, and page 851, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The existing project provides for a channel 800 feet wide and 42 feet deep, from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to a point between the jetties 2 miles west of the seaward end of the north jetty, thence 800 feet wide and 40 feet deep to Bolivar Roads; a channel 36 feet deep at mean low tide and 1,200 feet wide from Bolivar Roads (outer end of the old inner bar near Fort Point) to 43d Street; for two rubblestone jetties extend- ing from Galveston Island (on the south) and Bolivar Peninsula (on the north) into the Gulf of Mexico (the south jetty being 35,900 feet long and the north jetty 25,907 feet long); the con- struction of 13 groins to protect the seawall along the Gulf shore from about 12th to 61st Street, Galveston, Tex.; for an extension of the seawall, which lies along the Gulf front of Galveston, from its angle at 6th Street and Broadway to the south jetty, with protection at its junction with the south jetty, and for an exten- sion of the existing seawall in a southwesterly direction from its present terminus near 61st Street for a distance of approximately 16,300 feet along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. Under ordinary conditions, the mean tidal range in Galveston Harbor is 1.6 feet on the outer bar and 1.4 feet on the inner bar with extreme ranges of 2.3 and 2.1 feet, respectively. The mean tidal range in Galveston Channel is about 1.3 feet and the ex- treme range about 2 feet under ordinary conditions. The height of the tides in both Galveston Harbor and Channel is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $17,238,000 (July 1961), and non-Federal $4,145,000 (July 1961), including $3,580,000 cash contributions. Extension of the 32-foot channel from 43d to 57th Street in the city of Galveston over a width of 1,200 feet to 51st Street and 1,000 feet thence to 57th Street is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 743 in July 1954 and was estimated to be $2,127,000 of which $1,611,000 was for work completed and $516,000 for the remain- ing inactive portion. Only the completed amount is included in the project cost estimate. The average annual maintenance cost dur- ing the past five years was $589,116. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 Construction of 2 rubblestone jetties at entrance to H. Doc. 85, 49th Cong., 1st sess. Galveston Harbor. and Annual Report, 1886, p. 1311. June 13, 1902 A channel 1,200 feet wide and 30 feet deep from Boli- H. Doc. 264, 56th Cong., 2d sess. var Roads (outer end of the old inner bar near Fort Point) to 51st St.' Mar. 3, 1905 Purchase or construction of a hydraulic pipeline Specified in act. dredge. Mar. 2, 1907 Extension of the jetties to present project length and H. Doc. 340, 59th Cong., 2d sess., construction and operation of a dredge. and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 11, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Do_-.- Extension of Galveston Channel from 51st to 57th 2 H. Doc. 768, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Sts., with depth of 30 feet and width of 700 feet. June 25, 1910 Conditional extension of the Galveston Channel H. Doc. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess. between 51st and 57th Sts.,2 with a depth of 30 feet and a width of 1,000 feet. July 27, 1916 Extension of the sea wall at Galveston from angle at H. Doc. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 6th St. and Broadway to a point abreast of the nearest battery at Fort San Jacinto. July 18, 1918 Deepening the harbor channel to 35 feet and widening H. Doc. 758, 65th Cong., 2d sess. to 800 feet for an experimental period of 2 years. Sept. 22, 1922 Further extension of the seawall at Galveston to a H. Doc. 693, 66th Cong., 2d sess. junction with the south jetty and protection of this junction; and for repairing the seawall in front of the Fort Crockett Reservation. Jan. 21, 1927 Deepening Galveston Channel to 32 feet; and main- H. Doc. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess. nance of Galveston harbor channels to dimen- sions of 800 feet wide, 35 feet 3 deep on outer bar and 34 feet deep on inner bar. Aug. 30,1935 4 Maintenance of State Highway Ferry Landing Chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee nels to dimensions of 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide. Doc. 31, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Construction of 13 groins along Gulf Shore from 12th H. Doc. 400, 73d Cong., 2d sess. to 61st Sts., in city of Galveston, at a limited cost of $234,000. (10 groins were constructed under this limitation.) Do -_.... Deepening Galveston Channel to 34 feet from Bolivar Rivers and Harbors Committee Roads to 43d St. Doc. 61, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Do-... Deepening Galveston Entrance Channel to 36 feet Rivers and Harbors Committee from the Gulf of Mexico to a point 2 miles west of Doc. 57, 74th Cong., 1st sess. seaward end of north jetty. April 4, 1938 5 Completion of the project for the construction of 13 PL 463, 75th Cong. groins. June 30, 1948 Deepening Galveston Harbor to 38 feet from the Gulf H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 2d sess.* to a point 2 miles west of seaward end of north jetty and 36 feet thence to Bolivar Roads; revoking au- thority for maintenance of ferry channels, and deep- ening Galveston Channel to 36 feet from Bolivar Roads to 43d St., provided that no dredging be done by the United States within 50 feet of any existing pierhead, pierhead line, wharf, or structure. May 17, 1950 Constructing an extension of the existing Galveston H. Doc. 173, 81st Cong., 1st sess.6 seawall from its present terminus near 61st St., in a southwesterly direction for a distance of approxi- mately 16,300 feet along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. July 3, 1958 Deepening Galveston Harbor to 42 feet from the gulf H. Doc. 350, 85th Cong., 2d sess.6 to a point 2 miles west of seaward end of north jetty and 40 feet thence to Bolivar Roads. 1 Dredging 46th to 51st Streets to be restudied. 2 To be restudied. s Deepening 43d to 57th Streets to be restudied. 4 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. 6 Public Law No. 463, 75th Cong. 6 Contains latest published maps. 744 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for the fur- nishing by local interests of assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Army that they will hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to the construction and mainte- nance of the Galveston Channel portion of the project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948. Terminal facilities. There are no terminals on Galveston Har- bor, but it is the entrance channel leading to the extensive termi- nal facilities located on Galveston Channel, Texas City Channel, and Houston Ship Channel. The terminal facilities on Galveston Channel are located almost entirely on the south side of the channel. The principal wharves are owned by the city of Galves- ton and extend from 10th Street to 41st Street. Piers and transit sheds have been constructed and timber bulkheads and aprons have been replaced with steel bulkheads, and concrete aprons and concrete slab decks at piers 10, 11, 12, 14, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 40. Piers 15-18 are being reconstructed with concrete piles and concrete apron. (Code Nos. 958, 954, 952, 951, 917, 915, 912, 910, 909, 907, and 905, Port Series No. 23, revised 1948.) Piers 29-33 (Code Nos. 918-924) have been reconstructed with concrete piles and concrete apron. Facilities are listed in the above Port Series and Port Series No. 6, part 1, Corps of Engineers, and are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Work under contract for construction of the seawall extension from mile 1.8 to mile 2.3 was continued during the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961, at a cost of $832,750. Work under contract for construction of the seawall extension from mile 2.3 to mile 3.0 was continued during the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961 at a cost of $959,211. Work was completed under contract for con- struction of seawall extension from mile 1.0 to mile 1.4 during the period July 1, 1960 to October 24, 1960 at a cost of $127,369. Work was completed under contract for the construction of the seawall extension from mile 1.4 to mile 1.8 during the period July 1, 1960 to February 8, 1961 at a cost of $105,766. Work was performed under contract for erosion control during the period May 1, 1961 to June 28, 1961 at a cost of $16,381. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $13,335. Land acquisition for dredging during the fiscal year was accomplished at a cost of $359. Work on a model study for the Galveston entrance channel and jetties was continued at a cost of $294,178. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the inner and outer bar channels with U.S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie were made at a cost of $3,004. A total of 3,337,400 cubic yards of material was removed from 35,486 linear feet of channel at a cost of $742,675 as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 745 Cubic Linear feet Government plant Location Period yards of Channel Cost or contract removed dredged Government hopper Inner and outer bar Aug. 17 to Oct 2, 568, 900 12, 300 $133, 900 dredge A. Mackenzie. channels. 1960. Government hopper Inner bar channel- .. Nov. 8 to Dec. 337, 500 10, 300 131,083 dredge Langfitt. 4, 1960. Continuing contract-..__ Bolivar roads to pier B July 1 to Dec. 2, 431,000 12, 886 477, 692 11, 1960. The total cost for all work during the fiscal year was $3,095,028, of which $2,041,477 was for new work and $1,053,551 was for maintenance, excluding $53,319 advance planning costs for re- habilitation of jetties. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 80 percent complete, exclusive of inactive portions. The jetties were completed in 1910. The 35-foot harbor channel was com- pleted in 1922. The first seawall extension, with fill and paving, was completed in 1926. The 36-foot outer bar harbor channel and the 34-foot Galveston Channel from Fort Point Light to 43d Street were completed in the fiscal year 1938. The groins along the gulf side of Galveston seawall were completed in 1939. The inner and outer harbor bar channels were completed in the fiscal year 1950 to depths of 36 and 38 feet, respectively. The westward extension of the Galveston seawall, with fill and paving was ap- proximately 97 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1961. The work remaining, exclusive of inactive portions, consists of dredg- ing Galveston Channel to a depth of 36 feet from Bolivar Roads to 43d Street and completing the 16,300-foot extension of the exist- ing Galveston seawall from 61st Street in a southwesterly direc- tion along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The controlling depth over usable widths at mean low tide in the outer-bar channel, the inner-bar channel, and Galveston Channel were 38 feet, 38 feet, and 33 feet, respectively. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was as follows New work Maintenance Rehabilitation Totals United States funds (regular): Channel-________. _ _____ __ - 1 $4, 720, 761 $16, 190, 879 -------- - ---- $20, 911, 640 Seawall__________________ ____ 2 8, 045, 873 161, 423 $53, 319 8, 260, 615 Public works funds-_ .__3___,__1__--___-_______ 13,121 - 13,121 Total United States funds- -------- .12, _ 766, 634 16, 365, 423 53, 319 29, 185, 376 Contributed funds_. ______- - - - 3, 580, 275-------------------...- 3, 580, 275 Total cost of project---- __ _ . 16, 346, 909 16, 365, 423 53, 319 32, 765, 651 1 Includes $7,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Includes $16,000 for preauthorization studies. 746 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: AppropriatedW- ........ -"_ ........ $630, 000 $940. 000 $2, 136. 658 $2, 284, 000 $21,438, 628 Cost ___------ - 52, 608 1, 219, 697 2, 426, 877 2, 041,477 21,188, 630 Maintenance: Appropriated . -.... _ $249, 602 508, 589 445, 946 701, 464 1, 040, 059 16, 451, 687 Cost - - 249, 498 506, 083 441, 262 695, 184 1,053, 551 16, 451, 549 Rehabilitation: Appropriated - -.... -------- ---- --- ---- ------ 85,000 85,000 Cost .. --------- ------ 53,319 53,319 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-._---------_ ------------- -------- $34, 295 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ ___---------------------- . 34, 295 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project __-------------------------- -_ 4, 221,368 1 Includes $8,421,996 for new work and $86,126 for maintenance for previous projects, $23,000 for pre- authorization studies and $6,129 for reconnaissance surveys. 2In addition, $3,580,275 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 4. TEXAS CITY CHANNEL, TEX. Location. Texas City is on the mainland of Texas on the west side of Galveston Bay, about 10 miles northwest of the city of Galveston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 886 and 1282.) Previousprojects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899, and enlarged by River and Harbor Act approved June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). For further details see page 1856, Annual Report for 1915, and page 858, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 40 feet deep at mean low tide and 400 feet wide from deepwater in Galveston Harbor to the turning basin at Texas City, a distance of about 61/2 miles, with a pile dike on its north side 28,200 feet long covered with clay and other material dredged from the channel, with a turning basin 1,000 feet wide on bottom and 40 feet deep at mean low tide extending approximately 4,250 feet to the southward of the south property line of the Monsanto Chemical Co.; for the construction of a rubblemound dike a short distance south of the existing pile dike and extending between stations -1 + 600 (the shore) and 26 + 000, a distance of 27,600 feet; for easing the approach to the Texas City turning basin; for an Industrial Barge Canal 16 feet deep, 125 feet wide for a distance of 1.6 miles southwestward from the Texas City turning basin, thence at a depth of 12 feet for a distance of 0.1 mile, thence at a width of 195 feet for a distance of 0.2 mile, and a turning basin 12 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 415 feet long; and revocation of the requirement that local interests construct a common-carrier oil terminal at the turning basin extension. Under ordinary condi- tions the mean tidal range is about 1.3 feet and the extreme range is about 2 feet. The height of tide is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. TL.e estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $5,846,000 (July 1961) and non-Federal $331,700 (July RIVERS AND HARBORS - -GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 747 1961) including $28,700 contributed funds. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $87,611. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4, 1913 A channel 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep and construc- H. Doc. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess. tion of a pile dike 28,200 feet long north of channel. July 3, 1930 For a harbor 800 feet wide and 30 feet deep at Texas H. Doc. 107, 71st Cong., 1st sess. City, and the construction of a rubblemound dike. Aug. 30, 19351 Extension of rubblemound dike to the shore line .- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 4, 73d Cong., 1st sess. - _ Deepening the channel and harbor to 32 feet .. . Do .... - Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 46, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Do- Deepening the channel and harbor to 34 feet-.......-- . Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 62, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 An extension to the harbor, 1,000 feet southward, 800 Rivers and Harbors Committee feet wide and 34 feet deep, provided that no dredg- Doc. 47, 75th Cong., 1st sess. ing be done by the United States within 75 feet of any pierhead line or structure. June 30, 1948 Deepening channel and harbor to 36 feet, widening H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 2d sess. channel to 400 feet and harbor to 1,000 feet and (contains latest published maps). changing name of project to CC Texas City Chan- nel, Tex.," provided no dredging be done by the United States within 50 feet of any existing pierhead, pierhead line, wharf, or structure. July 14, 1960 Deepening channel and harbor to 40 feet, easing ap- H. Doc. 427,86th Cong., 2d sess. proach to Texas City turning basin, dredging an industrial barge canal 16 feet deep, 125 feet wide, 1.6 miles southwestward from Texas City turning basin, thence 12 feet deep, 0.1 mile, thence 195 feet wide 0.2 mile with a turning basin, 12 feet deep, 400 feet wide and 415 feet long. Revocation of require- ment that local interests construct a common-carrier oil terminal at the Texas City turning basin extension. 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except as required by the River and Harbor Acts of August 26, 1937, June 30, 1948, and July 14, 1960. Local interests being required to furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; accomplish without cost to the United States all necessary alterations to existing improve- ments when and as required for construction and maintenance of the project; and hold and save the United States free from dam- ages due to construction and maintenance of the project. Local co- operation remaining consists of compliance in connection with extending the Texas City turning basin, easing of the approach to the Texas City turning basin and enlargement of the industrial barge canal and turning basin. Terminal facilities. Modern terminal facilities, privately owned, are located on the mainland at the inner end of this channel and are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series, No. 23, revised 1948, Corps of Engineers.) A sea- train terminal, privately owned, was completed in 1940. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $1,474. 748 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $1,474, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 63 percent complete. The pile dike was completed in 1915 and the rubblemound dike in 1934. Enlargement of the channel to 36 feet by 400 feet and the turning basin to 36 feet by 1,000 feet was com- pleted in April 1960. The work remaining consists. of deepening to 40 feet the Texas City Channel and turning basin including the 1,000 feet extension of the turning basin, easing the approach to the turning basin and dredging of the 16 feet--12 feet indus- trial barge canal with turning basin. The controlling depth over a usable width in the channel was 32 feet and in the completed portion of the turning basin was 32 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds.------------------------------ $3, 546, 837 $4, 922, 668 $89, 469, 505 Public works funds_---------_ --------------- 136, 296 136, 296 Total United States funds ... _ 3, 683, 133 4, 922, 668 8, 605, 801 Contributed funds - .28, 741 28, 741 Total all funds - -3, 711, 874 4, 922, 668 8, 634, 542 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated..--...... -- ------------ ------------ $507, 700 $875, 457 $4, 049, 956 Cost __ ------------------------ ------------ 505, 109 878, 048 4,049, 956 Maintenance: Appropriated ------- $1,073 253, 226 -1, 626 184,450 ------------ 5, 118, 250 Cost ----------------- 1,945 249, 388 2, 700 182,550 $1,474 5, 117, 751 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....--------------------------$2, 162, 867 1Includes $366,823 for new work and $195,083 for maintenance for previous projects, $12,000 for preauthori- zation studies and $2,650 for reconnaissance surveys. 2In addition, $28,741 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 5. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Location. The channel connects Galveston Harbor, at a point opposite Port Bolivar, with the city of Houston, Tex., extending 50 miles in a northwesterly direction across Galveston Bay through the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou to a turning basin at the head of Long Reach with light draft channel 7 miles long from the turning basin to Main Street, Houston. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1282 and 532.) Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872, modified in 1877, and by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879; March 3, 1899; February 20, 1900; March 3, 1905; and March 4, 1913. For further details see page 1856 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 862 of the Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 749 Existing project. The existing project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dimensions Sections of Houston ship channel, Texas Depth in feet below Width Length mean low in feet in feet tide Bolivar Roads to Boggy Bayou------------------------------ 40 400 203, 500 Boggy Bayou to Brady Island_--- ....--..---- __ - __-_ -___ 40 300 48, 500 Hunting Bayou turning basin...........................-------------------------------- 40 900 1,250 Clinton Island turning basin--------------------------------- 40 800 2, 500 Brady Island to Houston turning basin-_ --------- 36 300 11,000 Houston turning basin .------------------------------------- - 36 400 to 1000 4,000 Houston turning basin to mouth of White Oak Bayou 10 4....t 60 34, 900 Brady Island Channel__ --------------------------------------- 10 60 4, 800 Turkey Bend Cutoff___- __- ..-......--........ ___ .____ 10 60 1,300 Five Mile Cut....-------------------------------------------- 8 125 9, 000 The mean tidal range under ordinary conditions is 0.6 foot to 1.3 feet in the lower part of Galveston Bay; 0.6 foot to 1.3 feet in the upper bay; and 0.5 foot to 1 foot in the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. The extreme ranges under ordinary condi- tions are about 2 feet, 1.2 feet, and 1 foot, respectively. Freshets have caused rises of over 12 feet in Buffalo Bayou; however, this condition has not occurred since the completion of Addicks and Barker Dams for flood control on the upper watershed of Buffalo Bayou. The height of the tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $36,823,700 (July 1961), excluding expenditures on previ- ous projects; and non-Federal $9,505,000 (July 1961), including $1,365,000 contributed. The uncompleted portions of a dike 26,000 feet long in upper Galveston Bay and the light draft extension of the channel, 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide, in Buffalo Bayou from the Hill Street Bridge to the mouth of White Oak Bayou, are considered inactive and are excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of the completed portion of these modifications (Buffalo Bayou Shallow Draft Channel (Hill Street Bridge to White Oak Bayou) $35,000 and dike in Upper Galveston Bay $49,000) is included in the project cost estimate. The average annual main- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $975,801. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 5, 1905 Easing or cutting 1 off sharp bends and construction of Rivers and Harbors Committee a pile dike. Doe. 35, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1919 A channel 30 feet deep, widening bend at Manchester H. Doc. 1632, 65th Cong., 3d sess. and enlarging the turning basin. Mar. 3, 1925 A light-draft extension of the channel to the mouth of H. Doce. 93, 67th Cong., 1st sess. White Oak Bayou. July 3, 1930 Widening the channel through Morgan Point and to H. Doc. 13, 71st Cong., 1st sess. a point 4,000 feet above Baytown and widening certain bends. 750 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 2 Deepening to 32 feet in the main channel and turning Rivers and Harbors Committee basin, and for a 400-foot width through Galveston Doc. 28, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Bay. Do ..... Deepening to 34 feet in main channel and widening Rivers and Harbors Committee from Morgan Point to turning basin. Doc. 58, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Branch channel 310 feet deep and 60 feet wide behind H. Doc. 226, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Brady Island. Do-.......Widening the channel from Morgan Point to lower H. Doc. 256, 76th Cong., 1st sess. end of Fidelity Island with turning points at the mouth 4of Hunting Bayou and lower end of Brady Island. Do-_ __ _ Widening the channel from lower end of Fidelity H. Doc. 737, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Island to Houston turning 4 basin and dredging off- channel silting basins. June 30, 1948 Deepening to 36 feet from Bolivar Roads to and in- H. Doc. 561, 80th Cong., 2d sess. eluding main turning basin at Houston, Tex., including turning 4 points at Hunting Bayou and Brady Island. July 3, 1958 Deepening to 40 feet from Bolivar Roads to Brady H. Doc. 350, 85th Cong., 2d sess. Island, widening to 400 feet from 5,000 feet above (contains latest published map). Baytown to Boggy Bayou, widening to 300 feet from Sims Bayou to Brady Island, construction of Clinton Island turning basin in lieu of a turning point at lower end of Brady Island, a channel 8 feet deep and 125 feet wide at Five Mile Cut, and im- provements 5 for the shallow draft channel at Turkey Bend. 1 Construction of pile dike considered to be inactive. 2 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. 8No dredging within 15 feet of any wharf or structure. 4No dredging within 50 feet of any wharf or structure. No dredging within 50 feet of any pierhead line, wharf, or structure, except from Morgan Point to Sims 5 Bayou where the distance is 75 feet. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for the inactive portions of the project, the remaining work authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1945, and June 30, 1948, and the work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The 1945 and 1948 authorizations require local interests to fur- nish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way for the widening and deepening of the channel and suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed, and to release the United States from all claims for damages due to the con- struction and maintenance of the project. Release from damage liability has been accepted by the Secretary of the Army. The 1958 authorization requires local interests to furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary lands, easements, rights- of-way and spoil disposal areas for construction and subsequent maintenance as and when needed; to hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project; and to accomplish without cost to the United States all necessary relocation of pipe- lines, powerlines, telephone and telegraph lines, cables, and rail- road and highway facilities. Local interests have furnished the required rights-of-way, easements and spoil disposal areas for the initial dredging of the reach between Morgan Point and 5,000 feet above Baytown and the easing of bends 22, 23 and 24. Spoil dis- posal areas for easing bends 26, 27, 28 and 33 are those furnished to accomplish work under previous project authorizations and are adequate for easing these bends. Remaining local cooperation has not been furnished. RIVERS AND HARBORS - -GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 751 Terminal facilities. The city of Houston and the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District have constructed mod- ern terminals which supplement privately owned wharves. (See Port Series No. 24, (revised 1948), Corps of Engineers.) Subse- quent to 1948 public wharves have been constructed as follows: At Houston turning basin, docks Nos. 8, 624 feet long and 9,500 feet long; immediately below Houston turning basin, dock Nos. 16 through 22 are, respectively, 598 feet, 600 feet, 600 feet, 577 feet, 600 feet, 600 feet, and 600 feet long; at 2.5 miles below Houston turning basin and in Green's Bayou at the mouth are, respectively, docks 500 feet and 650 feet long. Subsequent to 1948 privately owned structures have been constructed as follows: Location Owner Structure Brady Island__----------------- Harrisburg Machine Co., Inc..... Marine railway. Do _____ -__-______-_ Bludworth Shipyard-------------- Do. Do___ ____________-- -__Commercial Barge Lines .....-------- Small barge dock. . Opposite Fidelity Island_--- _ Eastern States Petroleum & Wharf and dolphins for barges Chemical Corp. and small ships. Opposite mouth Sims Bayou...... United States Gypsum Co--...-----.. Deep-draft mooring facilities (dolphins). 0.25 mile above mouth, Vince General American Tank Storage Wharf and dolphins for barges. Bayou. Terminals. Adjacent to mouth, Cotton Patch .... do......-----------------------..................... Wharf and dolphins for ships. Bayou. At mouth of Hunting Bayou-...... Warren Petroleum Corp.......... Off channel deep-draft slip with docks. 1.0 mile below mouth of Greens Port Houston Iron Works......... Small barge dock. Bayou. 1.2 mile above mouth of Greens Sheffield Steel Corp.------------... .. Replacement wharf for deep Bayou. draft ships. Opposite mouth Greens Bayou.-- Ethyl Corp---------.... -- - Wharf and dolphins for barges and small ships. At mouth of Patrick Bayou-....... Diamond Alkali Co_ ------------- Wharf and dolphins for barges. The existing facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New Work: Land acquisition expenses for the fiscal year totaled $1,878. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Morgan Point to vicinity Baytown were made at a cost of $38,784. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Greens Bayou to Hunting Bayou were made at a cost of $27,678. Preliminary sur- veys, plans and specifications for dredging Boggy Bayou to Greens Bayou were made at a cost of $18, 596. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Carpenters Bayou to Boggy Bayou were made at a cost of $15,688. A total of 1,171,700 cubic yards of material was removed from 11,716 linear feet of channel at a cost of $398,843, as follows: Cubic Linear feet Location Period yards of channel Cost removed dredged Five-Mile Cut Channel_-------------- May 30 to June 30, 1960-._ 9,100 100 $1,546 Turkey Bend Cut-Off----_ ---- -.. Aug 2 to Oct 11, 1960_---- 17, 800 1, 560 14, 513 Morgan Point to Baytown ----------- Feb 16 to June 30, 1961-_ 1,144, 800 10, 000 311, 213 Greens Bayou to Hunting Bayou_---- May 29 to June 30, 1961 .. (1 ((1) 2 71, 571 1Costs for levee construction. 2 Contractor's earnings exceeded available funds by $5, 500. 752 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $43,848. Land acquisition expenses for the fiscal year totaled $1,166. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Morgan Point to Vicinity Baytown were made at a cost of $2,212. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging vicinity Washburn Tunnel to Sims Bayou were made at a cost of $2,804. Preliminary sur- veys, plans and specifications for dredging vicinity Baytown to Carpenter Bayou were made at a cost of $5,661. A total of 4,063,300 cubic yards of material was removed from 52,600 linear feet of channel at a cost of $1,429,116 as follows: Cubic Linear feet Location Period yards of channel Cost removed dredged Greens Bayou to Washburn Tunnel___ July 1 to Sep 14, 1960.......-------- 617, 600 5, 000 1$429, 195 Turkey Bend__-.....__ _______ __... Aug 2 to Oct 11, 1960 ___........ 29, 200 3, 500 15, 777 Morgan Point to Red Fish Reef-....._ July 1 to Oct 23, 1960-...... 1,415, 500 16, 800 422, 104 Morgan Point to Vicinity Baytown.- Feb 16 to June 30, 1961-..... 961,000 10, 000 2 256, 664 Vicinity Washburn Tunnel to Sims May 29 to 30 June 1961- ... 40, 000 1,800 a 77, 375 Bayou. Vicinity Baytown to Carpenters Bayou May 21 to 30 June 1961...... 1,000, 000 15, 500 ' 228, 000 1 Includes $133,972 earned in FY 60. 2 Contractor's earnings exceeded available funds by $31,966. 3 Contractor's earnings exceeded available funds by $66,572. 4 Contractor's earnings exceeded available funds by $110,379. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $1,986,273, of which $501,467 was for new work and $1,484,806 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 61 percent complete exclusive of the inactive portions. The 34-foot project was completed in 1941. The 36-foot project was completed from Bolivar Roads to and including the Houston Turning Basin in May 1960. An 8-foot by 125-foot channel at Five Mile Cut was completed in 1960. The Turkey Bend Improvement 10-foot by 60-foot cutoff channel was completed in October 1960. Work on bend easing and widening to 36-feet depth only (Phase I of the 40-foot project) was initiated in February 1961 and is scheduled to be completed in January 1964. Work remaining consists of completing the improvements under the 40-foot project from Bolivar Roads to Brady Island including a turning basin at Clinton Island in lieu of a turning point at Brady Island; a 10-foot by 60-foot light draft extension of the channel from the Houston turning basin to the mouth of White Oak Bayou; and a dike 26,000 feet long to protect the completed channel in upper Galves- ton Bay now considered inactive. The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide were as follows: Bolivar Roads to Morgan Point, 35.0 feet; Morgan Point to Baytown, 35.0 feet; Baytown to Boggy Bayou, 32.0 feet; Boggy Bayou to Manchester, 32.0 feet; Manchester to the turning basin, 30 feet; in the turning basin, 33.5 feet; light-draft channel from turning basin to mouth of White Oak Bayou, 6 feet; and channel behind Brady Island 8 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 753 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was as follows : New work Maintenance Total . ---- Regular funds___..___________-___---- $15, 514, 252 $22, 846, 359 $38, 360, 611 Public works funds .. .. .. .. . 2, 612, 932 2, 612, 932 Total United States funds ---------- 18, 127, 184 22, 846, 359 40, 973, 543 Contributed funds__- 1,365, 000 ----------- 1, 365, 000 Total all funds _____________------- -- - 19, 492, 184 22, 846, 359 42, 338, 543 1 Includes $31,000 for preauthorization studies added in fiscal year 1959. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work _ Appropriated_------ -- $728, 079 $690, 000 $602, 000 $1, 404,000 $581,360 $22, 353, 933 Cost-_ - 500, 071 682, 168 797, 988 1,432,863 501, 467 22, 232, 341 Maintnenace Appropriated ...- - 695, 111 490, 248 812, 633 1, 502, 361 1,377, 731 1,484, 806 24, 059, 920 24, 059, 501 Cost-----------------695, 630 486, 874 813, 080 1,398, 618 Other new work data: - Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....._......_______________-- ---- - $5, 395 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ____.... ...- ___----------------- -----..----- 3, 000, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- 3, 005, 395 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-- .------------------- 15, 574,924 1 Includes $4,105,157 for new work and $1,213,142 for maintenance for previous projects, $31,000 for pre- authorization studies and $12,203 for reconnaissance surveys. 2 In addition, $2,574,179 for new work and $200,000 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. 6. ANAHUAC CHANNEL, TEX. Location. The town of Anahuac is on the northeast side of upper Galveston or Trinity Bay, opposite the mouth of the Trinity River, 38 miles north of Galveston and 25 miles northeast of Seabrook. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project. There is no definite project for this channel. The River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1905, contained an item for "Improving West Galveston Bay Channel, Double Bayou, and mouths of adjacent streams, including Trinity River, Anahuac Channel, and Cedar Bayou," but at the time of the ap- propriation no recommendation of definite channel dimensions had been made to Congress. A channel 6 feet deep at mean low tide and 80 feet wide was dredged in 1905 from Galveston Bay to the wharves at Anahuac, a distance of 16,000 feet. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.75 foot and the ex- treme range is about 1.2 feet. The height of tide is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 11/2 feet below mean low tide. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $33,065. The latest published map is contained in House Document 440, 56th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities are at Anahuac and consist of several small privately owned wharves and slips for local use. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. 754 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $362 Work under contract for dredging from Beacon 9 to 1.7 miles bayward was completed during the period July 1 to July 22, 1960, by removing 83,500 cubic yards of material from 6,800 linear feet of channel at a cost of $22,577. Preliminary surveys, plans, and specifications for dredging 0.5 to 1.5 miles Bayward of Beacon 9 were made at a cost of $1,377. Work under contract was performed during the period March 9 to March 24, 1961, removing 73,300 cubic yards of material from 6,800 linear feet of channel at a cost of $24,022. The total cost of all work in the fiscal year was $48,338. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The controlling depth over a usable width was 8 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $798,951, of which $5,975 was for new work and $792,976 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work Appropriated-------- . . -. _ _ _- $5, 975 Cost_ -- 5, 975 Maintenance Appropriated $42, 500 $14, 981 $25, 657 $54,602 $28, 250 794,168 Cost 21,629 36, 235 25, 799 33,324 48, 338 792, 976 1 Includes $1,619 for reconnaissance surveys. Project completed in 1911. 7.. TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEX. Location. This river rises in north central Tex. and flows southeasterly about 760 miles, discharging into Galveston Bay, 37 miles northeasterly from Galveston (U.S. Geological Survey base map, Tex., scale 1:500,000). Previous projects. The project outlined in House Document 409, 56th Congress, 1st session, was adopted in part by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, July 25, 1912, March 4, 1913, and July 27, 1916, each of which acts authorized the construction of certain named locks and dams. The portion of the project relating to locks and dams construction was abandoned by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922. For further details, see page 1113 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 986 of Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. With abandonment of the lock and dam construction, the improvement of the Trinity River by a channel 6 feet deep and of navigable width from the mouth to Liberty (river mile 41.4) was left as the existing project, being continued as provided for in the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. The existing project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, which approved a comprehensive plan of develop- ment of the Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex., in accordance RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 755 with the recommendations set forth in House Document 403, 77th Congress, 1st session, subject to such future modifications as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army may be advisable. That comprehensive plan of develop- ment provided for a navigable channel from a point in Galveston Bay at the Houston Ship Channel to a terminus at Fort Worth, Tex. Such navigable channel was to be not less than 9 feet in depth, and to have a minimum bottom width of 200 feet in Gal- veston Bay and 150 feet in the river section on tangents, with shunting places and suitable widening on curves, and with a turn- ing basin at Liberty. The navigation locks would have clear inside dimensions of 75 feet by 400 feet. The 1945 act, however, author- ized for construction at this time only that portion of the channel as far upstream as Liberty, Tex. The River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, further modified the comprehensive plan for the Trinity River Basin development so as to locate the section of the navigation channel below Anahuac nearer the eastern shore of Trinity Bay, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 634, 79th Congress, 2d session. This modification provides for a navigation channel 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the Houston Ship Channel near Red Fish Reef along the easterly shore of Galveston Bay with a protective embankment to the mouth of the Trinity River near Anahuac. The estimated Federal cost of this portion of the compre- hensive plan below Liberty is $7,750,000 (1949), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. This portion of the proj- ect is being restudied. The average annual maintenance cost dur- ing the past 5 years was $5,648. The latest published maps are contained in House Document 634, 79th Congress. The estimated first cost to the United States of the approved comprehensive plan for canalization to Fort Worth is $96 million (1939 prices), with $1,760,000 annually for maintenance and operation. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range in the bay is from about 0.6 foot to about 1.2 feet. The height of tide is de- pendent largely on the wind, and during strong northerly winds in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 1.5 feet below mean low tide. Local cooperation. The work recommended in House Docu- ment 403, 77th Congress, is authorized subject to the conditions that local interests furnish necessary rights-of-way, suitable areas for disposal of dredging material, and make necessary changes in utilities crossing the natural river channel below Liberty; and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide adequate terminal and transfer facilities on the waterway, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages that may result from construction and operation of the improvements. Local interests have not complied with conditions of local co- operation for the portion of the channel from Anahuac to Liberty, but have fully complied with the conditions contained in House 756 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Document 634, 79th Congress, 2d session, for the completed por- tion of the channel below Anahuac. Terminal facilities. There are 5 wharves on this river between the mouth and a point 38 miles upstream at Liberty, Tex. Four range from 10 to 20 feet in length; the fifth, at Liberty, is 150 feet in length. All are privately owned, and usage is free at all except one. One has a hand derrick; the other 4 have no freight- handling facilities. They have no physical connection with any railroad. They are adequate for the existing commerce, and there is ample room for future enlargement. The Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. has constructed a channel 12.5 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 4,500 feet long from mile 11.1 on the Trinity River to a slip 12.5 feet deep, 380 feet wide, and 1,320 feet long, with terminal and transfer facilities for the unloading of sulphur from the Moss Bluff mines. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $348. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifica- tions for dredging from mile 9.9 to mile 10.3 were made at a cost of $983. Work under contract was performed during the period March 9 to March 24, 1961 removing 19,204 cubic yards of ma- terial from 2,000 linear feet of channel at a cost of $5,402. The total cost for all work for the fiscal year was $6,733. Condition at end of fiscal year. The navigation channel below Liberty, Tex., is 13 percent complete. The original project was completed in 1925. The channel from its junction with the Hous- ton Ship Channel to a point 1 mile below Anahuac, Tex., has been dredged to a depth of 9 feet below mean low tide over a bottom width of 150 feet. The controlling depth over a usable width between the Houston Ship Channel and a point 1 mile below Anahuac, Tex., was 2.5 feet, between the mouth of the Trinity River and mile 28.5 was 8 feet, and 3 feet, thence to Liberty at mean low tide. Authorized construction remaining under the comprehensive plan consists of completing that portion of the navigation channel from 1 mile below Anahuac to Liberty, Tex. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $1,302,474, of which $1,042,660 was for new work including $66,000 contributed funds, and $259,814 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated ... ....------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $2, 933, 066 Cost.----------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 2, 933, 066 Maintenance: Appropriated......._ $15, 000 $5, 302 $71 $464 $7, 194 803, 937 Cost__ ----------------- 157 19,864 522 964 6,733 803,476 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.-_ ___------------------------ $3 6, 773, 340 1 Includes $1,956,406 for new work and $543,662 for maintenance for previous projects and $1,341 for re- connaissance surveys. 2 In addition, $66,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 31949 estimate. Project being restudied. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 757 8. CEDAR BAYOU, TEX. Location. This bayou is about 30 miles long. It flows to the south and empties into the northwest corner of upper Galveston Bay, about 11/2 miles below the mouth of San Jacinto River and about 281/ miles north of Galveston, Tex. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 869, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low tide and 100 feet wide from the Houston Ship Channel to a point on the bayou, 11 miles above the mouth. The project also includes the jetties at the mouth of the bayou provided for under the previous project. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.6 foot and the extreme range 1.2 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $12,576 (July 1954), exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, and non-Federal $12,576 (1954) contributed. Dredging the channel in Cedar Bayou from the first bend above the mouth to a point 11 miles above the mouth is carried in the "inactive" category and is excluded from the foregoing cost esti- mate. The cost of this portion was last revised in July 1954 and was estimated to be $41,579 of which $12,424 was to be contrib- uted. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $20,308. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (S. Doc. 107, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act, approved July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall contribute 50 percent of the estimated first cost of the improvement, but not to exceed $25,000, and shall furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary easements, rights-of-way, and dumping grounds. These conditions have not been completely met, but local inter- ests have complied with all the necessary requirements to complete the channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of a few small wharves, privately owned, for local use located at various places along Cedar Bayou, an oil-loading wharf owned by the Atlantic Pipe Line Co. located one-half mile above the mouth of the bayou, and an oil-loading wharf owned by the Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. located 11 miles above the mouth of the bayou. The present facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspection and reports were made at a cost of $97. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifica- tions for dredging from Atkinson Island to Boaz Island were made at a cost of $3,536. Work under contract was performed during the period December 17, 1960 to February 14, 1961, re- 758 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 moving 308,848 cubic yards of material from 15,200 linear feet of channel at a cost of $47,038. The total cost for all work for the fiscal year was $50,671, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project" was com- pleted except for the portion in the "inactive" category. The channel was completed in 1931 to project dimensions from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Two brush and stone jetties have been constructed at the mouth of Cedar Bayou. The controlling depths over usable width at mean low tide were 10 feet from Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth and 8.0 feet thence to a point 2 miles above the first bend. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds -- -...... -...---. ----------- $13, 576 $549, 383 $562, 959 Contributed funds - 12, 576 -_12, 576 Total - -26,. 152 549, 383 575, 535 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated _ __.- -- $1,000 - - - $52, 663 Cost 201 $657 $142 - - - - 52,663 Maintenance: Appropriated.. - - - - $549 601 49, 721 - $50, 700 619, 745 Cost- 549 601 49, 721 50, 671 619, 716 Includes $39,087 for new work and $69,784 for maintenance for previous projects and $1,305 for recon- naissance surveys. 2 In addition, $12,576 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 9. CLEAR CREEK AND CLEAR LAKE, TEX. Location. Clear Creek has its source about 13 miles south of Houston, Tex., and flows southeast for a distance of about 25 miles, emptying into the west side of upper Galveston Bay at a point 24 miles northwest of Galveston, Tex. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low tide and 75 feet wide from deep water in Galveston Bay to a new entrance to Clear Creek, and a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the old entrance to Clear Creek through Clear Creek and Clear Lake to the county highway bridge at League City. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.8 foot and the extreme range is 1.4 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind and during strong "north- ers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $11,257. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 759 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 Aug. 30, 1935 A channel 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide -- H. Doc. 449, 56th Cong., 1st sess. _-___-_-_---- Enlargement of the channel to depth of 6 feet and H. Doc. 264, 73d Cong., 2d sess. width of 60 feet. Mar. 2, 1945 Realinement, enlargement, and extension of the chan- H. Doc. 319, 77th Cong., 1st sess. nel to the highway bridge near League City. (contains latest published map). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of small privately owned wharves for local use located at the town of Seabrook, at the mouth of the creek, and at various points along the length of the waterway. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $476. The total cost of all work done during the fiscal year was $476. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted June 14, 1950. The controlling depth at mean low tide was 6 feet to the upper entrance to Clear Creek, thence natural dimensions of the creek upstream to the end of the project which are considered adequate for existing traffic. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $238,314, of which $66,934 was for new work and $171,380 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated- .......- _ ------- ... - -- - - ---- $66, 934 Cost _______ -- __ ___ _ - -- -66,934 Maintenance: Appropriated $32, 857 $225 -$246 $23, 520 $15 171, 465 Cost... 31,906 325 203 23,373 476 171,380 1 Includes $1,153 for reconnaissance surveys. 10. FREEPORT HARBOR, TEX. Location. This harbor is formed by the improvement of the Brazos River, Tex., from the mouth to Freeport about 6 miles above. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 887 and 1283.) The mouth of the Brazos River is about 47 miles southwest of Galveston Harbor entrance and about 137 miles northeast of Aransas Pass (Port Aransas). Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 1860 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 872 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The existing project dimensions for the various channels and basins are shown in the following tabula- tion: 760 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Adopted project dimensions Section of waterway Depth in feet below Width Length mean low in feet in feet tide Outer barr hannel ______________________ ______ 38 ' 300 17, 400 Jetty entrance to inner end of jetty _ _- 36 200 4, 400 Inner end of jetty channel to Brazosport turning basin .-..... 36 2200 6, 440 Brazosport turning basin -_-_ 36 700 700 BIrazosport turning basin to upper turning basin ............ 36 3375 7, 155 Up)per turning basin _ Channel from upper turning basin to turning basin near -- 36 600 600 Stauffer Chemical Co ________________________________ 30 200 6. 090 Turning basin near Stauffer Chemical Co- - - 30 500 500 Birazos harbor entrance channel _ 30 4200 2, 790 lirazos harbor turning basin_ 30 600 550 2IChannel width decreases uniformly from 300 feet to 200 feet in channel length of 500 feet at inner end. Channel width increases uniformly to width of turning basin in channel length of 800 feet. a Channel averages 375 feet wide varying from a minimum of 350 feet to a maximum of 488 feet. Both ends of channel flared. Channel width increases uniformly to width of turning basin in channel length of 40() feet. The existing project also provides for: A jettied entrance con- sisting of 2 parallel, rubblemound jetties 560 feet apart having lengths of 4,708 feet (northeast jetty) and 5,018 feet (southwest jetty); a diversion dam in the Brazos River about 7.5 miles above the original mouth of the river; for a river diversion channel from the dam to a new outlet to the Gulf about 6.5 miles southwest of the original mouth; and for necessary auxiliary works together with a navigation lock in the diversion dam. The jetties, diversion dam, and diversion channel have been completed. The lock has not been constructed and is now con- sidered inactive. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.5 feet and the extreme range about 2.5 feet. Except under extreme conditions, rises on the river and in the diversion channel do not cause greater variations in the water surface than those caused by tidal action. The esimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $1,840,000 (July 1961), and non-Federal $1,291,600 (July 1961), including $974,100 contributed. The cost of $107,000 for dredging the outer bar channel to 32-foot depth on the straight alinement authorized by Rivers and Harbors Act of July 3, 1958, accomplished in fiscal year 1959 with maintenance funds, is not included in the foregoing estimates. The construction of a lock in the Brazos River diversion dam at local interests' cost and dredging the upper one-half mile of 32-foot channel to vicinity of Stauffer Chemical plant are portions of the project considered inactive and are excluded from the foregoing estimates. The esti- mated costs for these portions, last revised in July 1954, were $29,700 Federal and $1,299,700 non-Federal. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $160,222. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 761 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents .--- - --- - -- L---- --- --- --- Mar. 3, 1899 Dredging and such other work as may be deemed Specified in act. most effective in the judgment of the Secretary of War in improving and developing the harbor; for taking over the jetties and other privately built works at the mouth of the river Mar. 2, 1907 Examination authorized. The work was subse- H. Doc. 1087, 60th Cong., 2d sess. quently confined to maintenance of the jetties. Feb. 27, 1911 Repairs to jetties and dredging_.- -- - Specified in act. Mar. 4, 1913 Construction of a seagoing hopper dredge, % the cost Do. to be charged to this improvement and % to Aransas Pass. Aug. 8, 1917 Purchase of one 15-inch pipeline dredge and equip- H. Doc. 1469, 63d Cong., 3d sess. ment, its operation for an experimental period of 3 years, the operation of the seagoing dredge % time for 3 years, and repairs to the jetties. Mar. 3, 19251 Diversion dam, diversion channel, and necessary Rivers and Harbors Committee auxiliary works. Doc. 10, 68th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 Maintenance of the diversion channel at the expense Rivers and Harbors Committee of local interest. Doc. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug.30,19352 3 Dredging the channels and turning basins to greater Rivers and Harbors Committee depths. (Project completed to within mile of Doc. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess. the upper limit of the channel with Public Works Administration funds and contributed funds.) Do.....__ Maintenance of the present project dimensions of the Rivers and Harbors Committee channels and turning basins at Federal expense. Does. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and 29, 73d Cong., 2d sess. May 17, 1950 Deepening outer bar channel to 38 feet, mean low H. Doc. 195, 81st Cong., 1st sess. tide, from the gulf to a point within the jetties; thence 36 feet in the authorized channels to and including the upper turning basin. 4 July 3, 1958 Relocation of outer bar channel on straight alinement H. Doc. 433, 84th Cong., 2d sess. with jetty channel in lieu of existing angle aline- ment, and maintenance of Brazos Harbor entrance channel and turning basin (30 feet) constructed by local interests. of lock in diversion dam at local expense considered inactive. 21 Construction Dredging upper 4 mile of channel to vicinity Stauffer Chemical plant considered inactive. s Included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 4 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. All required local cooperation has been fully complied with, except for the inactive portions. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of small privately owned wharves. Other facilities privately owned are 1 inactive sulfur loading dock, 2 oil docks, 1 acid dock, 2 shell unloading docks, and 1 caustic dock. The present facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. The Brazos River Harbor Navigation District in December 1954 opened a 650-foot steel and concrete dock and a 150- by 396-foot transit shed and in 1959 a 600-foot steel and concrete dock and a 150- by 400-foot transit shed over rail facilities permitting all- weather work without damage to cargo. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Pre- liminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the outer bar and jetty channel with the U. S. hopper dredges A. Mackenzie and Langfitt were made at a cost of $718. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Brazosport turning basin to upper turning basin were made at a cost of $11,845. A total of 3,402,100 cubic yards of material was removed from 60,600 linear feet of channel at a cost of $578,586 as follows: 762 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Government Cubic Linear feet plant or Location Period yards of channel Cost contract removed dredged Government hopper Outer bar and jetty:. Oct 13 to Nov 27, 1,391, 100 25, 400 $182, 694 dredge channel. 1960 and May A. Mackenzie. 15 to May 28, 19611, Government hopper Outer bar and jetty Dec 5, 1960 to 979, 000 25, 400 203, 899 dredge Langfitt. channel. Jan 17, 1961 Contract .....----------- Brazosport turning Feb 24, 1961 to 1,032, 000 9, 800 191,993 basin to upper Jun 21, 1961 turning basin. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $2,541. Preliminary surveys, plans, and specifications for dredging the jetty and outer bar channels and the Brazos harbor channel and turning basin with the U. S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie were made at a cost of $2,635. Land acquisition expenses for the fiscal year totaled $440. A total of 540,400 cubic yards of mateiral was removed from 24,000 linear feet of channel at a cost of $88,951 as follows: Government Cubic Linear feet plant or Location Period yards of channel Costs contract removed dredged Government hopper Outer bar and jetty Oct 3, 1960 to 175, 400 10, 300 $27,873 dredge channel and Brazos Oct 12, 1960 A. Mackenzie harbor channel and turning basin. Contract .------------Brazosport turning Feb 24, 1961 to 365, 000 13, 800 61,078 basin to upper turn- Jun 21, 1961 ing basin and Brazos harbor chan- nel and turning basin. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $685,716, of which $591,149 was for new work and $94,567 was for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 100 percent complete exclusive of inactive portions. The existing project has been improved to a depth of 38 feet in the entrance channel and 36 feet in the inside channels and basins except the Brazos harbor entrance channel and Brazos harbor turning basin, which have been improved to 30 feet. The work remaining con- sists of deepening the 30-foot channel to and including the turn- ing basin near Stauffer Chemical Co. plant and constructing a lock in the diversion dam in the old Brazos River, now considered to be inactive. The controlling depths over a usable width at a mean low tide in the various channels and turning basins are as follows: Channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to sea- ward end of jetty, 36 feet; channel from seaward end of jetty to Brazosport turning basin, 37 feet; Brazosport turning basin, 38 feet; channel from Brazosport turning basin to upper turning basin, 38 feet; upper turning basin 38 feet; Brazos harbor chan- nel, 32 feet; Brazos harbor turning basin, 32 feet; channel from upper turning basin to Stauffer Chemical Co. plant, 19 feet; and turning basin at Stauffer Chemical Co. plant, 19 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 763 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds....----------------------------- 1 $1,713,211 $5, 245, 150 $6, 958,361 Public works funds ------------------------ 116, 575 -------------------- 116, 575 Total United States funds..-------------- 1,829, 786 5, 245, 150 7, 074, 936 Contributed Funds_ ------------------------ 758, 303 ------------------- 758, 303 Total all funds ....------------------------- 2, 588, 089 5, 245, 150 7, 833, 239 Value of useful work performed- ..... .... 215, 800 -------------------- 215, 800 Total cost of project__-------------------- 2, 803, 889 5, 245, 150 8, 049, 039 1 Includes $21,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 196112 New work: Appropriated --------- ------------ ------ ---- ----------- $609,000 $1,994, 735 Cost------------------- ------------------------------------ 591,149 1,976, 884 Maintenance: Appropriated- .. -- _- $148,300 $152, 000 $252, 373 $150, 288 101, 203 5, 251, 786 Cost-------- ------- 151,883 152, 248 251,975 150, 438 94, 567 5, 245, 150 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------- ..------------------------- $16,039 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_--_ ------------------------ 16, 039 1 Includes $147,098 for new work for previous project, $21, 000 for preauthorization studies and $765 for reconnaissance surveys. 2 In addition, $758,303 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 11. MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Location. This is a consolidation of the shallow draft chan- nel improvements of the "Channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Tex.", and the deep draft channel improvements author- ized under "Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex." The bar at Pass Cavallo is 125 miles southwest of Galveston entrance and 54 miles north of Aransas Pass. It connects Matagorda Bay with the Gulf of Mexico. The project extends across Matagorda Bay and Lavaca Bay to the towns of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort. These two towns are on opposite sides of Lavaca Bay and both are approximately 26 miles northwest from Pass Cavallo. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1117.) Existing project. The existing project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins comprising the waterways are shown in the following tabulation: 764 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Adopted project dimensions Section of waterway Depth in feet below mean Width Length low tide in feet in feet Outer bar and jetty channel---------------------------------- 38 300 ±32, 000 Point Comfort channel__ 36 200 ±116, 000 Point Comfrot turning basin_ 36 1,000 1,000 Port Lavaca channel ------ -------- 12 125 ±186, 000 Port Lavaca turning basin ----------------------------------- 12 300 700 Port Lavaca Harbor of Refuge: Approach channel--------------------------------------- 12 125 10, 195 N orth-south basin------- ---------------------------- 12 300 1,600 East-west basin_ ------------ 12 250 1,750 Red Bluff channel------------------------------------------- 6 100 ±40, 300 The project also provides for dual jetties at the entrance, the southwest jetty extending 5,300 feet to the 16-foot depth in the Gulf and the northwest jetty extending 27,200 feet to the 24-foot depth. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1 foot and the extreme range about 2 feet. The height of tide is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $13,780,500 (July 1961), and non-Federal $10,453,000 (July 1961), including $9,978,000 contributed funds. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $31,797. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel to Port Lavaca, Tex., 7 feet deep and 80 feet H. Doc. 1082, 60th Cong., 2d sess. bottom width. Aug. 30, 1935 Extension of 7-foot channel to the shore line of Lavaca Rivers and Harbors Committe Bay at the mouth of Lynns Bayou. Doec. 28, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Deepen and widen channel to present project dimen- Rivers and Harbors Committee sions. Doec. 37, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Extension of the channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide H. Doec. 314, 76th Cong., 1st sess. from Port Lavaca by way of Lavaca Bay, Lavaca and Navidad Rivers to Red Bluff, a distance of 20 miles. Do_ .-_. To provide a harbor of refuge 9 feet deep near Port H. Doec. 731, 79th Cong., 2(1 sess. Lavaca and an approach channel 100 feet wide and equal depth. July 3, 1958 Deepen to 12 feet and widen to 125 feet Port Lavaca H. Doec. 131, 84th Cong., 1st sess. Channel and approach channel to harbor of refuge; deepen to 12 feet Port Lavaca turning basin and basins at harbor of refuge. Do _-.... To provide an entrance channel 38 feet deep, 300 feet H. Doc. 388, 84th Cong., 2(1 sess. wide, 6 miles long; a channel 36 feet deep, 200 feet (contains latest published maps). wide, 22 miles long across Matagorda and Lavaca Bays to Point Comfort, Tex., a turning basin 36 feet deep and 1,000 feet square at Point Comfort; and dual jetties at the entrance from the Gulf. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for the two modifications below. Twelve-foot project (Rivers and Harbors Act of July 3, 1958). Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, suitable spoil-disposal areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improve- RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 765 ments; and provide and maintain adequate mooring facilities at the Harbor of Refuge, open to all on free and equal terms during storm periods. Since no planning or construction funds for the modification were appropriated in fiscal year 1961 no local coop- eration was required. However, in connection with construction of the Harbor of Refuge, 9-foot project, in fiscal year 1959 local interests furnished the assurances required concerning the con- struction and maintenance of the mooring facilities. Thirty-six-foot project (Rivers and Harbors Act of July 3, 1958). Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas needed for the construction and for subsequent mainte- nance; make at their expense all pipeline alterations, presently estimated at $256,000; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; and contribute in cash 50 percent of the incremental construiction cost of the deep-draft channel over the estimated construction cost of the most feasible project for a shallow-draft channel, a contribu- tion presently estimated at $9,906,000. Since rio construction funds for the modification were appropriated in fiscal year 1961 no local cooperation was required or furnished. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of several privately owned piers and three privately owned slips at Port Lavaca, and a municipally owned wharf, turning basin, one oil dock, and refrigerated-seafood processing and packing plant at the mouth of Lynn Bayou. The municipally owned facilities are open to the general public and are adequate for existing com- merce. In addition, there is a privately owned channel, turning basin with private wharves, oil dock, and loading facilities owned by Aluminum Co. of America at Point Comfort, Tex. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Work under contract for construction of a protective levee at the Port Lavaca Harbor of Refuge was completed during the period July 1, 1960 to October 3, 1960 at a cost of $27,960. Work under con- tract for dredging the Port Lavaca Harbor of Refuge was com- pleted November 17, 1960 at a cost of $4,809. Preliminary surveys, turbidity and salinity tests, advance en- gineering and design in connection with a model study being made by the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mis- sissippi for the Matagorda Ship channel, Tex. (38'--36' project) were accomplished during the fiscal year at a cost of $190,895. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $952. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging channel to Port Lavaca and Lynn Bayou turning basin were made at a cost of $2,052. Work under contract was performed during the period August 17, 1960 to September 25, 1960 removing 389,344 cubic yards of material from 21,663 linear feet of channel at a cost of $43,802. Prelimi- nary surveys for plans and specifications for slope protection of levees for the Port Lavaca Harbor of Refuge were made at a cost of $485. Work under contract for construction of survey tables and driving single piles along the channel to Port Lavaca was per- formed at a cost of $8,536. 766 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $279,491 of which $223,664 was for new work and $55,827 was for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 4 percent complete. The channel from the 9-foot contour in Matagorda Bay to the mouth of Lynn Bayou was completed in 1939, and the 6-foot channel extending through Lavaca Bay and the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers to Red Bluff was completed in 1957. The work remaining consists of: Completing construction of the protective levee for the refuge at 9-foot project, commenced in fiscal year 1959; dredging the harbor of refuge and approach channel and Port Lavaca Channel and turning basin, 12-foot project; dredging the 36-foot Matagorda Ship Channel; and con- struction of dual jetties for the 38-foot outer bar and jetty channel. The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide were as follows: Port Lavaca channel, 9 feet; Red Bluff channel, 5.5 feet; Port Lavaca Harbor of Refuge, 7 feet. The total cost of the episting project to June 30, 1961 was $1,593,438 of which $1,031,843 was for new work consisting of $960,056 Federal funds and $71,787 contributed funds, and $561,595 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19612 New work: Appropriation ..- $134, 000 ---_- ..- _ $339, 300 $116, 000 $266, 171 $1,042, 965 Cost_______________ 134, 593 _ . 88, 108 326, 790 223, 664 960, 056 Maintenance: Appropriated. 57, 097 $1, 390 43,055 2, 866 55, 291 562, 308 Cost _ 56, 999 1,488 43, 055 1,616 55, 827 561,595 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961____________ _ $82, 654 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _______________________________________________ .. 405, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------------------------- 487, 654 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .------------------------ 12, 332, 535 1 Figures for 1958 and prior years are for "Channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Tex." 2 Includes $57,000 for preauthorization studies. Excludes $71,787 expended for new work on Red Bluff channel from contributed funds. Includes $2,322 for reconnaissance surveys. 12. PORT ARANSAS-CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY, TEX. Location. This is a consolidation of the old improvements of Port Aransas, Tex., and the channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex. Aransas Pass is on the southern portion of the coast of Texas, 180 miles southwest of Galveston and 132 miles north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. Aransas Pass connects Corpus Christi Bay and Aransas Bay with the Gulf of Mexico. The water- way extends from deep water in the Gulf through the Aransas Pass jettied entrance, thence westerly 203/4 miles to and includ- ing a turning basin at Corpus Christi, thence westerly 13/4 miles through the Industrial Canal to and including the turning basin at Avery Point, thence westerly 41/4 miles to and including a turn- ing basin near Tule Lake, thence northwesterly 2.2 miles to and RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 767 including a turning basin at Viola, Tex. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 523, 892, 893, 1285 and 1286.) Previous projects. The original project for improvement of Aransas Pass (Port Aransas) was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The improvement was taken over by the Aransas Pass Harbor Co. on June 30, 1890, under authority of the act of May 12, 1890. This company relinquished its rights to the United States on March 27, 1899. The channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi was first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1I 07, and June 25, 1910. For further details, see pages 1861 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 877 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The existing project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins comprising this waterway are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dmiensions Section of waterway Depth in feet below mean Width Length low tide in feet in feet Aransas Pass outer bar channel ------------------------------ 42 700 6, 000 Aransas Pass jetty channel---------------------------------- 1 40 2 600 8, 400 Inner basin at Harbor Island 3------------------------------- 40 650 1,000 Channel to town of Port Aransas...----------------------------- 12 100 1,070 Turning basin at Port Aransas_----------------_ --------------- 12 200 200 Anchorage basin at Port Aransas....----------------------------- 12 300 to 400 900 Channel from Port Aransas to Corpus Christi turning basin___ 40 400 110, 050 Corpus Christi turning basin__--------------------------------- 40 1,000 4 5, 500 Industrial Canal-_ _-- 40 400 5, 800 Turning basin at Avery Point .--------------------------------40 1,000 1,200 Channel to Chemical turning basin -------------------------- 40 200 3, 700 Chemical turning basin_ 40 900 1,800 Channel to vicinity of Tule Lake ----------------------------- 40 200 15, 844 Turning basin near Tule Lake- ------------------------------ 40 900 1,000 La Quinta Channel ----------------------------------------- 36 200 30, 226 La Quinta turning basin------------------------------------- 36 800 1, 000 Jewel Fulton Canal_ _ _ 12 100 4,850 Jewel Fulton turning basin----------------------------------- 12 200 400 Viola Channel --------------------------------------------- 40 200 116,160 Viola turning basin_----------------------------------------- 40 700 to 900 1,000 1 40 feet from inner end to opposite station 90, north jetty, increasing to 42 feet at outer end of jetty. 2 600 feet from inner end to opposite station 90, north jetty, thence increasing to 700 feet at outer end of jetty. 3 Excludes 30- by 650- by 2,000-foot undredged northward extension. 4 Includes approach to turning basin. The project also provides for two rubblestone jetties at Aransas Pass entrance, extending into the Gulf from St. Joseph and Mus- tang Islands, the project lengths of which are 9,240 and 7,385 feet, respectively. The project further provides for a stone dike on St. Joseph Island about 19,100 feet long connecting with the north jetty and extending up this island to prevent a channel being cut around the jetty. Under ordinary conditions, the mean tidal range at Aransas Pass is about 1.1 feet and the extreme range about 2 feet, and at Corpus Christi the mean range about 1 foot and the extreme about 11/2 feet. The heights of tides are dependent largely on the strength and direction of winds, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed as much as 3 feet below mean low gulf level. 768 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $22,433,000 (July 1961), exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, and non-Federal $8,341,200 (July 1961'), including $4,533,600 contributed funds and value of useful work performed. The extension of the north jetty 1,950 feet and the south jetty 1,265 feet and the extension of the Inner Basin at Harbor Island 2,000 feet by 650 feet portions of the project are considered inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of these portions was last revised in July 1954 and was estimated to be $21,351,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $691,722. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Acquisition of the old curved portion of the north Specified in act. jetty previously constructed by private parties. June 13, 1902 Completion of north jetty in accordance with the Do. Mar. 3, 1905 plans of its builders. Mar. 2, 1907 Connection of old curved jetty to St. Joseph Island, Rivers and Harbors Committee and construction of south jetty. Doc. 5, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Feb. 27, 1911 Dredging roadstead in Harbor Island Basin to depth H. Doc. 1094, 61st Cong., 3d sess. of 20 feet and construction of 10 000 linear feet of the stone dike on St. Joseph Island. Mar. 4,19131 Deepening of channel between jetties and the Harbor H. Doc. 1125, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Island Basin to depth of 25 feet, extension of jetties seaward, extension of dike on St. Joseph Island 9,100 feet, and dredging the approach channel 12 feet deep to town of Port Aransas. Sept. 23, 1922 Dredging channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus H. Doc. 321, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Christi, 25 feet deep 200 feet bottom width. July 3, 19302 Deepening entrance channel from Gulf of Mexico to H. Doc. 214, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Harbor Island and provision of an inner basin at Harbor Island of reduced area but greater depth. Do ... Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi Channel with depth Rivers and Harbors Committee of 30 feet. Doc. 9, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 19353 Enlarging all channels from the Gulf to the western Rivers and Harbors Committee end of basin dredged by Humble Oil & Refining Doc. 35, 72d Cong., 1st sess. and Co. at its docks on Harbor Island, with Public 40, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Works Administration funds. Do....__ Maintenance of channel and maneuvering basin be- H. Doc. 130, 72d Cong., 1st sess. tween breakwater and western shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay. Do..._.. Maintenance to 30 feet depth, except on strips lying Rivers and Harbors Committee 50 feet channelward of any established pierhead Doc. 13, 74th Cong., 1st sess. lines or within 50 feet of the foot of any wharf or structure of the approach channel, turning basin at Corpus Christi, Industrial Canal and turning basin at Avery Point. Do...... Maintenance and deepening to 32 feet of the channel Rivers and Harbors Committee from deep water at Port Aransas to and including Doc. 63, 74th Cong., 1st sess. the turning basin at Corpus Christi. June 20, 1938 Extend the main turning basin at Corpus Christi H. Doc. 574, 75th Cong., 3d sess. westward 2,500 feet at its present width and depth, deepen the existing Industrial Canal and turning basin to 32 feet and for the extension of this canal at a depth of 32 feet and general width of 150 feet, westward along Nueces Bay shore to a turning basin 32 feet deep, 900 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long near Tule Lake. Mar. 2, 1945 To provide a depth of 34 feet in all project channels H. Doc. 544, 78th Cong., 2d sess. and basins from Port Aransas to and including the Tule Lake turning basin, for a width of 250 feet from Port Aransas to the breakwater at Corpus Christi, for a width of 200 feet in the Industrial Canal and in the channel between the Avery Point and Tule Lake turning basins, and for widening the Avery Point turning basin to 1,000 feet. June 30, 1948 Deepen entrance channel to 38 feet from Gulf to outer H. Doc. 560, 80th Cong:, 2d sess end of jetty; 38 feet decreasing to 36 feet thence to station 90, north jetty; and 36 feet in all other deep water channels and basins except 2,000-foot un- dredged part of inner basin at Harbor Island, and for a width of 400 feet in the channel from Port Aran- sas to the maneuvering basin at Corpus Christi. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 769 Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 3, 1954 To provide an anchorage basin 12 feet deep, from 300 H. Doc.654, 81st Cong., 1st sess. to 400 feet wide, and 900 feet long in Turtle Cove at Port Aransas, Tex. Do_ _-_ To provide a branch channel 32 feet deep and 150 feet H. Doc. 89, 83d Cong., 1st sess. wide, extending northerly from the main channel in the vicinity of Port Ingleside, along the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay to the Reynolds Metals Co. plant and for a turning basin 32 feet deep and 800 feet square near the plant in the gen- eral vicinity of La Quinta, Tex. Do-......To provide an entrance channel 36 feet deep and 400 H. Doe. 487, 83d Cong., 2d sess. feet wide on a tangent alinement from the 400-foot (contains latest published map). channel in Corpus Christi Bay, near the Corpus Christi Breakwater, to the flared approach channel to the Corpus Christi turning basin. July 3, 1958 Deepening and widening La Quinta Channel to 36 S. Doc. 33, 85th Cong., 1st sess. feet by 200 feet; enlargement of La Quinta turning basin to 36 feet by 800 feet by 1,000 feet; a flared entrance to channel; and widening at curves. Do...----- Deepening entrance channel to 42 feet from Gulf to H. Doc. 361, 85th Cong., 2d sess. outer end of jetty; 42 feet decreasing to 40 feet thence (contains latest published map). to station 90, north jetty; 40 feet in all other deep water channels and basins except the undredged northward extension of inner basin at Harbor Island and the branch channel to La Quinta; deepening of the locally dredged Chemical turning basin to 40 feet and assumption of maintenance by the United States; and widening of Industrial Canal to 400 feet with flared entrances to the Corpus Christi and the Avery Point turning basins. Do...... To provide a channel 40 feet deep 200 feet wide ex- Do. tending 2.2 miles from Tule Lake turning basin to a turning basin 40 feet deep 700 to 900 feet wide, 1,000 feet long at Viola, Tex. Do-.... To provide a depth of 12 feet and a width of 100 feet Do. in the locally dredged Jewel Fulton Canal from the La Quinta Channel to a turning basin 12 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 400 feet long, and assumption of maintenance by the United States. 1 Extension of north jetty 1,950 feet and south jetty 1,265 feet considered to be inactive. 2Dredging 2,000-foot by 650-foot northerly extension of inner basin considered to be inactive. 3 Included in Public Works Administration program September 6, 1933, and February 16, 1935. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for those modi- fications shown below. Forty-foot project (River and HarborAct July 3, 1958). Local interests are required to: Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas neces- sary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; bear the cost of altering all utilities as required includ- ing pipelines, powerlines, telephone and telegraph lines, cables, and highway facilities; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent mainte- nance of the project. Since no planning or construction funds for the modification were appropriated in fiscal year 1961 no local cooperation was required or furnished. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the proj- ect authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $3,600 (July 1961). Channel to Viola (River and Harbor Act July 3, 1958). Local interests are required to furnish all items stated above for the 40-foot modification and contribute in cash 50 percent of the total cost of dredging and levee construction on the Viola Channel and turning basin, such payments, totalling an estimated $1,682,000 (July 1961), to be paid either in a lump sum prior to commence- 770 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 ment of construction, or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with construction sched- ules as required by the Chief of Engineers; the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; or con- tribute items of work of equal value when and as acceptable to the Chief of Engineers. Since no planning or construction funds for Viola Channel and turning basin were appropriated in fiscal year 1961, no local cooperation was required or furnished. Local interests, on their own responsibility, have dredged the Viola channel and basin to partial dimensions at an estimated cost of $1,682,000 for dredging and levees. Utilities crossing the channel to Viola have been altered. Jewel Fulton Canal and turning basin (River and Harbor Act July 3, 1958). Local interests are required to furnish all items stated above for the 40-foot modification. Since no construction funds for Jewel Fulton Canal and turning basin were appropriated in fiscal year 1961, no local cooperation was required or furnished. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $3,600 (July 1961) exclu- sive of $18,400 value of useful work performed (locally dredged canal). Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities located on Harbor Is- land at the head of Aransas Pass, Ingleside, Corpus Christi, La Quinta, Avery Point and Viola are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. (See Port Series, No. 25, revised in 1959, Corps of Engineers.) The following facilities are not incorporated in Port Series No. 25, revised in 1959: A concrete decked wharf with conveyor for handling bauxite and with a berthing space for deep-draft vessels of 1,000 feet, with dolphins, has been constructed at La Quinta at a location adjacent to and eastward from the Reynolds Metals Company pier, Map Reference No. 10, Port Series No. 25. An oil dock with a berthing space for deep-draft vessels of 800 feet, with dolphins, has been constructed on the southerly side of the Viola turning basin. An oil dock with a berthing space for barge traffic of 450 feet, with dolphins, has been constructed on the sourtherly side of the Viola turning basin at a location 650 feet westward from the deep-draft dock described above. A tanker dock with a berthing space for deep-draft vessels of 600 feet, with dolphins, for handling liquid sugar and crude vegetable oil has been con- structed on the southerly side of the Tule Lake Channel at a loca- tion approximately 7,000 feet westward from the bulk materials dock, Map Reference No. 30, Port Series No. 25. A grain elevator dock with a berthing space for deep-draft vessels of 600 feet, with dolphins, is under construction on the southerly side of the Tule Lake Channel at a location approximately 2,600 feet westward from the bulk materials dock, Map Reference No. 30, Port Series No. 25. The dock has a grain gallery with five loading spouts con- nected to grain elevator and storage buildings in rear with storage capacity of 2,500,000 bushels. This facility is expected to be in operation during August 1961. Oil Dock No. 4, Map Reference RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 771 No. 35, has been removed. A New oil dock No. 4 is under con- struction at a location approximately 175 feet shoreward from the location shown in Port Series No. 25. The reconstructed dock will be similar to Oil Dock No. 7, Map Reference No. 34, and will pro- vide a berthing space for deep-draft vessels of 800 feet, with dol- phins. Upon completion of the new dock, Oil Dock No. 3, Map Reference No. 36, will be used as a barge dock, with a berthing space of 400 feet, with dolphins. Operations and results during .fiscal year. New work: Pre- liminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Bay Chan- nel, channel at Bascule Bridge and Tule Lake Channel were made at a cost of $9,759. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Beacon 19 to Beacon 43 were continued at a cost of $1,235. Land acquisition for dredging during the fiscal year was accomplished at a cost of $94. A total of 6,031,000 cubic yards of material was removed from 40,400 linear feet of channel at a cost of $1,540,342 as follows: Cubic Linear feet Government plant Location Period yards of Channel Cost or contract removed dredged Continuing contract...- Beacon 19 to Beacon 43 Jul 1, .1960 to 3, 426, 300 14, 600 $1, 187, 103 Jan. 29, 1961. Contract_--------------- Channel at Bascule Feb. 12,1961 to 159, 600 700 263, 605 Bridge. Mar. 17, 1961. Continuing contract- -- _ Bay channel, channel at Bascule Bridge Mar. 13, 1961 to June 30, 1961. 2, 445,100 25, 100 89, 634 and Tule Lake channel. Maintenance: Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $14,133. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging the Jetty and Outer Bar Channels were made at a cost of $1,243. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging La Quinta Channel were con- tinued at a cost of $430. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifica- tions for reconstructing and placing of a concrete cap on the jetties were made at a cost of $5,777. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for dredging Bay Channel and Corpus Christi turn- ing basin were made at a cost of $4,208. Work under contract for construction of survey tables and driving single reference line piles was performed during the period May 15 to May 31, 1961, at a cost of $1,563. A total of 5,832,900 cubic yards of material was removed from 87,900 linear feet of channel at a cost of $938,204 as follows: 772 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cubic Linear feet Government plant Location Period yards of Channel Cost or contract removed dredged Continuing contract ....- Tule Lake channel _- July 1, 1960 to 154, 400 5, 500 $24, 340 July 9, 1960. U.S. hopper dredge Jetty and outer bar July 24, 1960 to 244, 300 6, 700 74, 460 A. Mackenzie. channels. Aug. 16, 1960. U.S. hopper dredge Jetty and outer bar June 20, 1961 to 105, 000 9, 800 38, 269 A. Mackenzie. channels. June 30, 1961. Contract...-------------- Channel to La Quinta_ Sept. 7, 1960 to 1,704, 800 30, 100 395, 784 Dec. 29, 1960. Contract-------------_ Bay channel and Feb. 12, 1961 to 1,819, 000 12, 600 278, 028 Corpus Christi Mar. 17, 9161. turning basin. Continuing contract.._._ Bay channel, channel Mar. 13, 1961 to 1,805, 400 23, 200 127, 323 at Bascule Bridge June 30, 1961. and Tule Lake channel. The total cost of all work during fiscal year 1961 was $2,516,988, of which $1,551,430 was new work and $965,558 was maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 68 percent complete exclusive of inactive portions. The 2 jetties have been completed, the north jetty being 9,240 feet long and the south jetty 7,385 feet long. A stone dike 20,991 feet long con- necting with the north jetty was completed on St. Joseph Island in 1916. The inner basin at Harbor Island has been dredged to 30 feet below mean low tide over an area 650 feet wide and about 1,000 feet long. The channel from the inner basin to town of Port Aransas was completed in 1914. The 34-foot project, including the Tule Lake Extension and turning basin near Tule Lake was completed in 1957. The branch channel to La Quinta was dredged by local interests in 1954 to a depth of 32 feet and a width of 125 feet. The 12-foot by 300- to 400-foot by 900-foot turning basin at Turtle Cove in Port Aransas, Tex., was completed to dimensions of 12 feet by 200 feet to 400 feet by 1,100 feet in fiscal year 1956. The 36-foot channel to La Quinta was completed in fiscal year 1958 by increasing the channel width from 125 to 150 feet with Federal funds and deepening the channel from 32 to 36 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet with contributed funds. Deepening of the outer bar and jetty channels to 38 feet and 36 feet, and deepen- ing and widening the main channel to 36 feet by 400 feet to a point opposite Beacon 19 (mile 7.5) was completed in December 1958. Deepening of the existing 250-foot-wide main channel to 36 feet from Harbor Island to its junction with La Quinta channel was completed in February 1958. Deepening the existing channel to the new ore dock on Tule Lake Channel was completed in January 1960. Widening from Beacon 19 to La Quinta channel and at Bascule bridge was completed in March 1961. The work remain- ing consists of constructing the 32-foot west leg of the wye at the junction of La Quinta channel with the main channel; widening the main channel to 400 feet at 36-foot depth from La Quinta Channel to the breakwater at Corpus Christi; deepening to 36 feet Tule Lake Channel upstream from the ore dock to and includ- ing Tule Lake turning basin; deepening the entrance channel to 42 feet and deepening the jetty and inside channels to 40 feet; dredging the 40-foot by 200-foot Viola channel and the 40-foot by RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 773 700- to 900-foot by 1,000-foot Viola turning basin; and enlarge- ment of Jewel Fulton Canal to 12 feet by 100 feet and Jewel Fulton turning basin to 12 feet by 200 feet. The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide in the various channels and basins were as follows: Aransas Pass outer bar channel, 38 feet; Aransas Pass jetty channel, 40 feet; inner basin at Harbor Island, 30 feet, exclusive of main channel; channel from inner basin to west end of Humble Oil & Refining Co. basin, 37 feet; channel to town of Port Aransas, 12 feet; turn- ing basin at Port Aransas, 12 feet; channel from west end of Humble Oil & Refining Co. basin to Corpus Christi turning basin, 35 feet; Corpus Christi turning basin, 35 feet; industrial canal, 38 feet; Avery Point turning basin, 39 feet; channel from Avery Point turning basin to vicinity of Tule Lake, 36 feet; Tule Lake turning basin, 39 feet; channel to La Quinta, 38 feet; and turning basin at La Quinta, 39 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds___ __________________________ $14, 057, 588 $16, 527, 665 $30, 585, 253 Pubic works funds 324, 287 _.. ... 324, 287 Total United States funds ........... 14, 381, 875 16, 527, 665 30, 909, 540 Contributed funds________________________ 1, 401,377 152, 555 1, 553, 932 Work performed in lieu of cash contribution 1,200, 000 ____1,200, 000 Total all funds____________________ 16, 983, 252 16, 680, 220 33, 663, 472 Value of useful work performed . 400 1,0 ._18, _.__ 18, 400 Total cost of project_ _-17, 001, 652 16, 680, 220 33, 681, 872 1 Includes $53,200 for preauthorization studies added in fiscal year 1959. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated -.. .- $1, 208,200 $578, 164 $1, 222, 000 $2,344,700 $1, 659, 000 $15, 874, 401 Cost - - 915, 179 868, 058 1,035, 257 2, 546, 695 1, 551,430 15, 754, 409 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- 641,680 654,273 377,863 342, 836 963, 759 16, 590, 323 Cost - .- . 1, 046, 649 448, 039 601, 117 397, 249 965, 558 16, 590, 117 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...______.........-------------------..-------- $39, 207 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___..........------------------------------- .. 1,077, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-----------..... _ -_ - _ 1, 116, 207 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_,---_ _ --------- _-_ _36, 854, 133 1 Includes $1,372,534 for new work and $62,452 for maintenance for previous projects, $53,200 for pre- authorization studies and $8,166 for reconnaissance surveys. 2 In addition, $1,401,377 for new work and $152,555 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. An additional $1,200,000 was expended by local interests for new work (La Quinta Channel) in lieu of cash contribution and an additional $18,400 was expended by local interests to dredge Jewel Fulton Canal subse- quently authorized for enlargement and future maintenance by the United States. 3 Excludes inactive portions. 13. BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Location. At the extreme south end of the coast of Texas, about 7 miles north of the mouth of the Rio Grande, and about 125 miles south of Port Aransas. The harbor is at the inner end of Brazos Santiago Pass, which lies between Brazos and Padre Islands, and is the natural outlet from the Laguna Madre to the Gulf of Mexico. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1288.) 774 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, March 3, 1881, and March 2, 1919. For further details, see page 1017, Annual Report for 1932, and page 882, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for depths of 38 feet in the channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico through Brazos Santiago Pass and 36 feet in all other channels and basins; and widths of 300 feet in the channel from deep water in the Gulf of Mexico through Brazos Santiago Pass, 200 feet in the channel across Laguna Madre, 200 feet in the Port Isabel Channel includ- ing the Port Isabel turning basin for a distance of 2,900 feet over a bottom width varying from 200 feet at its entrance to 1,000 feet, connecting with the existing turning basin, also in the "wye" junction with the Brownsville Channel, 200 feet in the Browns- ville Channel about 8 miles to the former Goose Island passing basin, 300 feet for a distance of 3.2 miles to the turning basin extension, 500 feet for a distance of 1.2 miles to the turning basin proper, constructing a third basin of the fishing harbor 15 feet deep, 370 feet wide and 1,470 feet long with a connecting channel adjacent to the Brownsville Channel. All depths refer to mean low tide. The project also provides for two parallel rubblestone jetties having lengths of 6,330 feet (north jetty) and 5,092 feet (south jetty) at the Brazos Santiago Pass entrance. Authority for a small boat basin was rescinded. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 11/2 feet and the extreme range is about 2 feet. The height of the tides is dependent, to some extent on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface in the southern end of the Laguna Madre may be raised 4 feet or more above the mean low tide in the Gulf. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $13,815,000 (July 1961), excluding $217,000 (July 1960) for the small boat basin for which authority has been rescinded and expenditures on previous projects; and non-Federal $2,037,000 (July 1961), including $1,683,300 contributed. The average an- nual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $341,121. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Jetty channel, all inside channels and turning basins, Rivers and Harbors Committee and protective jetties. Doc. 16, 71st Cong., 2d sess. May 24, 1934 Local cooperation requirements modified to provide Rivers and Harbors Committee (PWA) for the contribution of sufficient funds to cover the Doc. 10, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 entire cost of the original dredging of all inside channels and turning basins. Aug. 26, 1937 Deepening the jetty channel to 31 feet and all inner Rivers and Harbors Committee channels and the Brownsville and Port Isabel Doc. 32, 75th Cong., 1st sess. turning basins to 28 feet, provided no dredging will be done at public expense within 50 feet of any es- tablished pierhead line, wharf, or other structure. Mar. 2, 1945 Enlargement of Port Isabel turning basin to 1,000 feet H. Doc. 335, 76th Cong., 1st sess. by 1,300 feet with a flared entrance. 1 Do- ..--. Deepening to 35 feet channel from the Gulf of Mexico H. Doc. 347, 77th Cong., 1st sess. through Brazos Santiago Pass; deepening to 33 feet and widening to 200 feet channel across Laguna Madre; deepening to 32 feet channels from Laguna Madre to and including turning basins at Browns- ville and Port Isabel; widening turning basins; and dredging present shallow-draft channel south of Port Isabel from railroad bridge to Laguna Madre and connecting channel to Port Isabel turning ba- sin to provide a depth of 6 feet and width of 60 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 775 Acts Work authorized Documents July 24, 1946 An additional connecting channel 150 feet wide and H. Doc. 627, 79th Cong., 2d sess.' 32 feet deep between the Port Isabel channel and the Brownsville channel; and transfer shallow- draft channels at Port Isabel to Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. May 17, 1950 Deepening to 38 feet in outer bar channels and 36 feet H. Doc. 192, 81st Cong., 1st sess.' in all other authorized channels and basins; widen- ing all other channels to 200 feet, except a section in the Brownsville Channel which will be widened to 300 feet; extending the existing turning basins at Brownsville and Port Isabel; and for construction of a small boat basin with a connecting channel adjacent to the Brownsville ship channel. July 14, 1960 Widening the Brownsville Channel to 300 feet at a H. Doc. 428, 86th Cong., 2d sess.l depth of 36 feet from the former Goose Island pas- sing basin to the turning basin extension, 3.2 miles, thence at a width of 500 feet and the same depth to the turning basin proper, 1.2 miles; deepening to 36 feet an area in the southeast corner of the turning basin, 350 feet wide and 1,900 feet long; maintaining the two existing basins of the fishing harbor, 15 feet deep, 305 to 370 feet wide, and 1,470 feet long, and a connecting channel, 15 feet deep ,100 feet wide, and 770 feet long; and constructing a third basin, 15 feet deep, 370 feet wide, and 1,470 feet long, with the necessary connecting channel, 15 feet deep, 270 feet wide, and 450 feet long; and extending the Brazos Island Harbor north jetty seaward 1,000 feet. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except as required by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960, local interests being required to furnish, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas neces- sary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; accomplish, without cost to the United States, all alterations of pipelines, powerlines, telephone and telegraph lines, and cables, when and as required for con- struction and maintenance of the project; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; and provide and maintain without cost to the United States necessary mooring facilities and utilities on the Brownsville fishing harbor, including a public landing with suit- able supply facilities, open to all on equal terms. Terminal facilities. On the westerly side of the turning basin at Port Isabel is located a wharf, 550 feet long containing a sheet metal transit shed 100 by 350 feet and a precooling plant with a capacity of approximately 24 cars every 8 hours. A sheet metal warehouse 100 by 200 feet is located about 70 feet west of the transit shed. About 200 feet south of this wharf is a dock, 600 feet long by 16 feet wide, used for unloading tropical fruits and equipped with facilities for supplying diesel fuel to ships at the rate of 200 gallons per minute. Along the north end of the turning basin a 2-level oil dock, 400 feet long, is equipped with facilities for receiving and loading oil cargoes into barges and for bunkering ships. All of the above facilities owned by the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District, are serviced by railroad and highway connections and are open to all on equal terms. All docks and wharves are equipped with facilities for servicing ships with fresh water and electric current. An oil refinery and 2 776 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 storage tank farms, all privately owned, are located near the Port Isabel turning basin. This refinery has a maximum capacity of 15,000-barrel topping unit and 4,000-barrel platforming unit and a combined tank storage capacity of 1,100,700 barrels. Adjacent to the turning basin and having access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is a shallow-draft channel, 11/2 miles long, on which is located about three-fourths of a mile of privately owned low-level wharves equipped with facilities for handling tropical fruits, barge traffic, and seafoods. Additional facilities on this channel include 2 marine filling stations, 2 machine shops, several marine ways for handling small craft and medium size barges, an ice plant, and a quick-freeze plant for servicing boats handling sea- foods. These facilities are privately owned and operated, and are available on an individual contract basis. Along the north side of the Brownsville turning basin the Brownsville Navigation District has constructed 3 concrete wharves. Two of these wharves are 440 feet long and 165 feet wide with a timber dock extension 100 feet long and 36 feet wide. A metal warehouse 120 by 400 feet is located on each concrete wharf. The third wharf is 400 feet long and 165 feet wide and contains a 120- by 390-foot metal warehouse. Also on the north side of the turning basin is located a concrete decked steel sheet pile dock 1,000 feet long and 140 feet wide with two metal ware- houses (520- by 100-foot and a 475- by 100-foot) located on the dock. Along the west end of the basin is a concrete wharf 450 feet long and 165 feet wide containing a 400- by 120-foot metal warehouse with an adjoining truck-unloading apron 100 feet by 16 feet. All of the above terminals have rail facilities. On the west end of the basin is a timber dock 400 feet long used for servicing small craft. On the south side of the turning basin, toward the west end, is located a concrete barge dock 300 feet long and 100 feet wide with a 400-foot unloading and storage apron, and a steel ware- house of 25,000 square-foot area, complete with railroad spur track. Also located on the south side of the basin is a concrete dock 525 feet long and 20 feet wide, with 2 open steel sheds 32 by 280 feet located thereon. This dock is equipped with complete systems for handling tropical fruits and is served by two railroad spur tracks. On the west side of the south slip is located a concrete open dock 500 feet long and 100 feet wide, equipped with a railroad spur track to the rear of the apron. On the east side of the south slip is located a concrete open dock 650 feet long and 280 feet wide, equipped with a railroad spur track. The Brownsville Navigation District has enlarged the turning basin to the east along the south side of the channel and has constructed three concrete wharves. One of these is an open dock, 600, feet long and 280 feet wide. The other two docks are each 550 feet long and 280 feet wide with a metal warehouse 200 by 500 feet on each. All three docks are equipped with railroad spur tracks. On the north side of the channel and to the east of the turning basin are located three 500-foot oil docks with direct pipeline con- nections to the bulk-oil terminals and to the chemical refining and RIVERS AND HARBORS - GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 777 separating plants, also a 350-foot concrete oil-barge dock with direct pipeline connections to the chemical refining and separat- ing plants. East of the oil docks is a 400-foot timber dock used by the U. S. Coast Guard Vessels. North of the general cargo terminal is a privately owned, high- density cotton compress, with a storage capacity of 72,500 bales, covering an area of 347,000 square feet. Also north of the general cargo terminal is a bonded warehouse having a storage capacity of 10 acres and equipped with rail facilities. On the southwest corner of the navigation district property are located two privately owned cotton compresses and warehouses, one is equipped with two high-density presses having 320,000 square feet of storage space and a storage capacity of 60,000 bales, the other is equipped with one high-density press having 342,500 square feet of storage space and a storage capacity of 90,000 bales. In addition, two cotton compresses are located in the city of Brownsville, Tex. These compresses have combined storage capacity of 150,000 bales and are serviced by direct rail and truck connections with port facilities. The Brownsville Navigation District employs one rub- ber-tired mobile crane of 15-ton capacity on the terminal. There are 3 privately owned rubber-tired cranes and one crawler type crane. Diesel fuel is available at the dock on the south side of the basin. The oil docks are equipped with facilties for handling and/ or storing crude and refined oil. These oil docks have direct pipe- line connections to the various oil storage terminals. There are 6 privately owned terminals equipped with facilities for handling petroleum products having a combined maximum storage capacity of 1,875,945 barrels. Two chemical refining and separating plants are located on the Navigation District property. One company is located on the north side of the port and makes asphalt and by- products from crude oil; the other company is located to the east of the port. Both companies have adequate facilities for servicing the oil docks, including railroad and highway connections which are open to all on equal terms. The Brownsville Navigation Dis- trict has dredged a basin for shrimp trawlers and small fishing boats located 4.4 miles east of the Brownsville turning basin. It consists of 2 slips each 400 feet wide, 1,500 feet long, and 15 feet deep, connected to the Brownsville ship channel by a channel 800 feet long and 100 feet wide. There are 7,600 linear feet of docking space for the fishing and shrimp boats including 14 fuel and icing piers. There are 11 fish and shrimp processing and freezing plants in operation along the 2 slips. Two marine railways are in opera- tion, equipped with facilities for handling 4 boats on one and 3 boats on the other at a time. Additional facilities at this basin include 6 fuel and ice plants, 4 radio and Loran repair shops, 1 electric repair shop and 4 marine engine repair shops. The facili- ties are privately owned and operated, and are available on an individual contract basis. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Con- dition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $16,682. Preliminary surveys, plans and speci- fications for dredging the Sea Bar and Jetty Channels with the 778 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 U. S. hopper dredge A. Mackenzie were made at a cost of $2,281. Dredging was performed during the period May 29 to June 19, 1961, removing 244,073 cubic yards of material from 11,000 linear feet of channel at a cost of $74,743. Preliminary surveys, plans and specifications for erosion control at the shore end of the north jetty were made at a cost of $6,244. Land was acquired for the erosion control work at a cost of $237. Preliminary surveys for dredging Brownsville and Port Isabel Channels were made at a cost of $868. The total cost for all work for the fiscal year was $101,055, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 71 percent complete. The 25-foot project channels and jetties were completed in 1936. The deepening of the sea bar and jetty channels to the 31-foot depth and of the inside channels and basins to the 28-foot depth was completed in 1940. Widening and deepening the Port Isabel turning basin as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, were completed in 1947. The 32-foot project channels and basins were completed in 1949. Deepening of the jetty channel to 38 feet was completed in March 1957. The 36-foot project was completed in May 1960 except for widening in the Brownsville channel from the former Goose Island passing basin to and including the Brownsville turning basin. Work remaining consists of extending the north jetty 1,000 feet and constructing a third basin of the fishing harbor 15 feet deep, 370 feet wide and 1,470 feet long with a channel connecting the Brownsville Channel. The controlling depths over usable widths at mean low tide in the various channels and basins comprising the waterway were as follows: Dept in feet below mean low tide Brazos Santiago Pass: Sea bar and jetty channel- ____ 35.0 Channel across Laguna Madre including basin at junction*------. 32.5 Brownsville Channel: Junction basin to Boca Chica passing basin______ 35.0 Boca Chica passing basin to Goose Island passing basin_- 35.5 Goose Island passing basin to Brownsville turning basin _ 31.5 Brownsville turning basin ----------------------------------- 35.5 Port Isabel Channel: Junction* to turning basin-__________________ 33.0 Turning basin _- _______ -_________ 36.0 Channel connecting Port Isabel and Brownsville channels -------- 35.0 * Junction of Port Isabel and Brownsville Channels. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds____________________________ $6, 438, 940 $6, 374, 977 $12, 813, 917 Public works funds._- - - 2, 848, 560 2, 848, 560 Total United States funds... 9, 287, 500 6, 374, 977 15, 662, 477 Contributed funds__ - -_______1, 1, 683, 258 _ .-- 683, 258 Total all funds 10, 970, 758 6, 374, 977 17, 345, 735 SIncludes $20,500 for preauthorization studies. FLOOD CONTROL-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 779 Total to Fiscalyear 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 196112 New work: Appropriated ..- $400, 000 $1, 055, 000 $1, 514, 500 $1, 591, 843 -$3, 650 $9. 963.355 Cost____ _ _ 138,687 1,308,747 1,508,442 1,601,818 _ _ 9,963,355 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- 719, 502 215, 317 337, 309 336, 807 142. 317 6. 421, 349 Cost ----------------- .... 284,895 561,402 400,896 357,358 101,055 6,374,977 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .............-................_ $4.527, 500 1 Includes $675,855 for new work for previous projects, $20,500 for preauthorization studies and $8,010 for reconnaissance surverys. 2 In addition, $1,806,619 was expended from contributed funds, of which $123,361 represents previous projects and $1,683,258 is for the existing project. 14. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL (SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION) Location. Navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting channels, and other allied waters in the eight southern coastal States from North Carolina to Texas. Previous project. Authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, July 25, 1912, and July 27, 1916. These Acts authorized the extermination or removal of water hyacinth plants from the navigable waters of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, so far as they are or may become an obstruction to commerce, by any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever; for the con- struction and operation of boats equipped with suitable machin- ery for such removal; and for construction and operation of log booms to prevent the drifting of plants from one stream to another. No work of any substantial nature was done under these authorizations in the State of Texas. Existing project. Authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. The Act authorizes a comprehensive project to provide for control and progressive eradication of the water hya- cinth, alligator weed, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths from the navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting chan- nels, and other allied waters in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the combined interests of navigation, flood control, drain- age, agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, public health, and related purposes, including continued research for development of the most effective and economic control measures. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $168,000 (July 1961), and non-Federal $66,000 (July 1961) by cash contribution or work of equivalent value. Local cooperation. Under the provisions of the Act of July 3, 1958, local interests are required to hold and save the United States free from claims that may occur from control and eradi- cation operations and participate to the extent of 30 percent of the cost of the additional program. By letter dated December 2, 1958, the Governor of Texas was notified of the expanded proj- ect and the local cooperation requirements for State participation. The Governor advised by letter of December 8, 1958, that the matter had been referred to the State Board of Water Engineers 780 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 for review and recommendations. Again by letter of June 12, 1959, the Governor was advised of the need for statewide coop- eration on the project and of the desirability of obtaining the views of the State on the program. On March 15, 1960, the Gov- ernor was furnished the acreage of'water hyacinth and alligator weed infestations found during the 1959 survey in Texas, and again advised of the need for obtaining the views of the State on the program. The Governor advised on April 1, 1960, that the State Board of Water Engineers did not have funds to cooperate in the program, but that the State Game and Fish Commission was interested in the project and was being requested to contact the Federal Government direct regarding the extent to which the Commission would be able to participate in the program. On February 21, 1961, the State Fish and Game Commission advised that it desired to participate in the program subject to passage of enabling legislation by the State Legislature. This enabling legislation failed to pass during the 1961 session and since the State Legislature convenes biennially, the program in Texas will be delayed for at least two years. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Design Memorandum No. 2-G-1H covering work in the State of Louisiana within the Galveston District boundaries was approved June 21, 1961. The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $4,091 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 14 percent complete. The work remaining consists of initiating and continuing the control and eradication of aquatic plant growths. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $33,969 all for new work from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ........ _ $10, 000 $13, 500 .....------------ _ $36, 500 Cost ------------- 9, 426 7, 452 $4, 091 33, 969 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -----------------------------........... ______ _____ _ ... $2, 531 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________........................... ___ ___ __ _ 5, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_-----_-_---------------..... - 7, 531 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----------------------------................................... 126, 500 1 Includes $13,000 preauthorization studies. 15. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnaissance or Name of project fiscal year condition survey conducted Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex-.....___.........-. $85 November 1960 Double Bayou, Tex.....................-----------------------------.. 376 June 1961. Dickinson Bayou, Tex-_- ... ._.------- -16 July 1960. Little Bay, Tex .....------.------.----------- 16 July 1960. ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 781 16. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost and expenditures For last June 30, 1961 full report _ Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Johnsons Bayou, La. ---------------------- 1933 $2, 261 $54. 042 (2) 2. Mouth of Trinity River,3 Tex. --------------- 1928 79, 540 10, 870 (2) 3. Bastrop Bayou, Tex. 4..____________________ 1931 9, 920 27, 129 $23, 760 4. Brazos River, Tex., from Velasco to old Washington _____________________________ 5 1924 216, 989 223, 010 130, 400 5. East Bay Bayou (Hanna - - - - - -Tex. ______ - - - - - -Reef), _ 11922 922 62,, 476 942 7 , 847 556 500 (2 ) 72, 6. Oyster Creek, Tex._ _ 7. Corpus Christi, Tex., channel to Navy sea- plane base, Encinal Peninsula-_----_ _ -_ 1946 1, 194, 344 15, 579 (2) 8. Dickinson Bayou, Tex_________________-__ 1954 33, 942 58, 413 (2) 9. Chocolate Bayou, Tex_____________________ 1956 6, 512 67, 539 (7) 10. Little Bay, Tex _______________._____________ 1957 0 1, 656 (8) 11. Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex_----------. 1959 133, 925 701, 236 (9) 12. Double Bayou, Tex__________________________ 1959 10, 310 254, 809 (10) 12 Channel adequate for existing commerce. Completed. 3 The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 768, 80th Cong., 2d sess.) revoked the 6-foot channel for Bastrop Bayou as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 337, 76th Cong., 1st sess.), and reauthorized only that portion of the existing 4- by 100-foot project lying westward of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 4 To be restudied. Last revision of project cost estimate, 1954. 5Inactive. Last revision of project cost estimate, 1954. 6No commerce reported. 7 River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. 445, 56th Cong., 1st sess.) modified by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 337, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) and further modified by River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 768, 80th Cong., 2d sess.) provides for a channel 4 feet by 100 feet through Chocolate Bay. s The Aransas County Navigation District, Rockport, Tex., constructed the project as authorized by River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 114, 81st Cong., 1st. sess.) in 1955 under Department of the Army permit. 9 Uncompleted portion considered inactive. 10 Completed in 1941. 17. BRIDGE RELOCATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. (PORT ARANSAS-CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY, TEX.) Location. The obstructive bridge to be replaced is located over the entrance channel to the main turning basin of the Port Aran- sas-Corpus Christi Waterway, Tex., at Corpus Christi, Tex. The new bridge will be located over the Tule Lake extension of the Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway about 41/ miles up chan- nel from the present bridge. Existing project. The existing project provides for the reloca- tion of the existing bascule bridge at Corpus Christi, Tex., with a vertical-lift type bridge over the Tule Lake extension. The existing bascule bridge accommodates a single-track railway and 2-lane highway with a limited horizontal clearance of 97.6 feet and being critically located has become unreasonably obstructive to marine and vehicular traffic. To avoid the critical location, the bridge will be replaced by a new vertical-lift bridge of like capacity up channel across the Tule Lake extension about 41/ miles up channel from the present bridge where marine traffic is considerably less dense. The new bridge will provide for an ulti- mate channel width of 300 feet and a vertical clearance of 138 feet at mean high water. 782 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Under ordinary conditions, the mean tidal range at Corpus Christi and in the Tule Lake extension is about 1-foot and the extreme about 11/2 feet. The estimated Federal cost to construct the new bridge is $4,436,000 (July 1961), exclusive of $2,164,000 (July 1961) non- Federal costs. The existing project was authorized under the provisions of the Truman-Hobbs Act dated June 21, 1940. Local cooperation. Not applicable since the bridge construc- tion is not a local cooperation project. However, under the pro- visions of the Truman-Hobbs Act, the bridgeowner is required to pay a portion of the costs. Operationsand results during fiscal year. A contract, awarded February 8, 1956, by the city of Corpus Christi, bridgeowner, for the construction of substructure and fenders of the new bridge, was completed December 7, 1957, at a final contract amount of $773,815. A contract for the superstructure was completed Jan- uary 19, 1959 at a final amount of $2,165,577. A contract in the amount $272,313 for the North Approach awarded in August 1958 was completed June 17, 1959. A contract awarded January 21, 1959 for North Trackage was completed June 30, 1959 at a final amount of $69,467. A contract awarded February 5, 1959 for South Approach was completed in February 1961. A contract awarded June 24, 1959 for paving the lift bridge was completed in October 1960. A contract awarded March 9, 1960 for railroad construction was completed November 18, 1960. A contract awarded July 6, 1960 for Bascule Bridge removal was completed in June 1961. A contract awarded October 26, 1960 for buildings and improvements was completed in February 1961. A contract awarded December 14, 1960 for railroad scale pit and scale erec- tion was completed in April 1961. A contract awarded January 25, 1961 for rehabilitation of railroad tracks was completed in June 1961. Total Federal cost for the fiscal year was $278,432, of which $266,350 was for payments to the bridgeowner and $12,082 was for Government costs. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was ap- proximately 99 percent complete. The only item of work remain- ing is the final apportionment of cost. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated........ ------- $500, 000 1,013, 000 $860, 000 $474, 000 $27, 000 $4, 381,000 --------------- Cost................. 374, 715 1,403, 508 1,001, 882 1, 253, 667 278, 432 4, 329, 514 Other new iork data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ $51, 486 ...-----------------------------------.. Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..... -------- ------------------- 51,486 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------.................................... () 1 2 Includes $7,000 preauthorization studies. Project estimate to be revised when final apportionment is made. FLOOD CONTROL-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 783 18. BUFFALO BAYOU, TEX. Location. These improvements are located on Buffalo Bayou watershed, a part of the San Jacinto River watershed, in Harris County, west and northwest of the city of Houston, Tex. (See U. S. G. S. quadrangle sheets for Harris County.) Existing project. The authorized plan provides for the im- provement of Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries above the turning basin (Houston) of the Houston Ship Channel to control floods for the protection of the city of Houston, and to prevent the deposi- tion of silt in the turning basin of the ship channel by construc- tion of detention reservoirs, enlargement and rectification of channels, and construction of control works. The estimated cost for new work is: Federal (Corps of Engi- neers) $55,800,000 (July 1961) and non-Federal $39,700,000 (July 1961). The foregoing estimate excludes funds provided for Clodine Ditch as follows: Federal (Corps of Engineers) $12,900 and non- Federal $19,104. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $55,807. The existing project was authorized by Flood Control Acts ap- proved August 11, 1939, and September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 250, 83d Cong., 2d sess.), which provided, in lieu of the features authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. 456, 75th Cong., 2d sess.), for Barker and Addicks Reservoirs on Buffalo Bayou and for clearing, straightening, enlarging, and lining where necessary the channels of Buffalo, Brays, and White Oak Bayous. Barker and Addicks dams control 150 and 129 square miles, respectively. Barker Dam is an earthfill detention dam 71,900 feet long, including outlet works, and approximately 37 feet high, with a reservoir capacity of 207,000 acre-feet. Addicks Dam is an earthfill detention dam 61,166 feet long, including outlet works, and approximately 49 feet high, with a reservoir capacity of 204,500 acre-feet. Each dam has outlet works consisting of three gated and two ungated culverts. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, requires that responsible interests give assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will furnish without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas required for construction of the channel improvements and reimburse the United States for the cost of lands for the existing rectified channel below Addicks and Barker reservoirs; bear the cost of all highway bridge, utility, and sewer changes required for the improvements; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; maintain and operate all of the channel improvements after completion, including the existing 7.4 miles of channel rec- tification works below Addicks and Barker reservoirs, in accord- ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, except such dredging as may be required to maintain the desilting basin and the Federal navigation project in Buffalo Bayou; and establish and enforce building limit lines approved by the Secre- 784 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 tary of the Army along all improved channels. On November 23, 1955, the Harris County Flood Control District adopted a resolu- tion assuring the United States that the requirements of local cooperation would be fulfilled. Local interests have established building limit lines along Buffalo Bayou and removed encroach- ments from the floodway; have acquired about 85 percent of the lands and completed 83 percent of the highway bridge reloca- tions and 85 percent of the utility changes required for the Brays Bayou component; have acquired 35 percent of the lands and completed 5 percent of the utility changes required for the White Oak Bayou component; and have completed 66 percent of the bridge alterations and 4 percent of the utility changes required for the Buffalo Bayou component. Offers by the Harris County Flood Control District to advance the sums of $2,500,000, $400,000, and $1,500,000 to the Department for prosecution of the Buffalo Bayou project were accepted by the Secretary of War on December 18, 1940, July 10, 1945, and March 5, 1956, respec- tively. In September 1956 the advance of $4,400,000 was refunded to the Flood Control District. Public Law 86-53, approved June 23, 1959, authorized reimbursement in the amount of $38,726.40 to the Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad Co. for bridge alterations at Brays Bayou. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Land acquisition expenses of $1,107 were incurred during the fiscal year. Advance planning for channel rectification of White Oak Bayou was performed at a cost of $76,536. Advance planning and preliminary surveys for further recti- fication of Buffalo Bayou were performed at a cost of $65,406. Channel rectification including design and supervision in Brays Bayou between the mouth and Southwest Freeway (mile 20.0) under two continuing contracts and two lump sum contracts was performed during the fiscal year at a cost of $2,379,247. Maintenance: Routine operations, maintenance and care were carried on during the fiscal year at Barker and Addicks reservoirs and the rectified (Buffalo Bayou) channel at a cost of $55,573. One significant rise occurred on Buffalo Bayou during the fiscal year. Barker and Addicks dams prevented approximately 2,800 acres of agricultural and urban land from being flooded. The results of regulation of Addicks and Barker dams on the stream stages at Dairy-Ashford Road and at Waugh Drive located 3 miles and 25 miles downstream from the dams, respectively, are given in the following tabulation: FLOOD CONTROL-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 785 a. Dairy-Ashford Road, Houston, Texas.' Addicks and Barker Reservoirs b. Waugh Drive, 2 Houston, Texas. Esti- Out flow mated from two Maxi- Corre- crest Peak uncon- mum pool sponding Experi- stage Esti- inflow, trolled elevation flood enced without mated Date of peak inflow cubic gates, feet above control crest Addicks reduction feet per cubic mean sea storage stage and in stage second feet per level (acre-feet) (feet) Barker (feet) second Dams (feet) Addicks Reservoir, June 19, 1961.........---------------- 4, 746 2, 405 92. 1 4, 423-------------------- - Barker Reservoir, June 19, 1961---------------- 5, 256 2, 590 88. 7 6, 389 --. a. Dairy-Ashford Road...... ------------------------------ ..---------- 70. 7 84.3 13.6 b. Waugh Drive ----------------.. ---------------------------- 19. 1 47.3 28.2 ' Flood stage 75.0 feet. 2 Flood stage 37.0 feet. One significant rise occurred on Brays Bayou during the fiscal year. The Brays Bayou rectification project, which was approxi- mately 65 percent complete at the time of flooding, prevented flooding of approximately 2,100 acres of urban land. The effect of the partially completed channel rectification on the crest stage at South Main Street bridge is given in the following tabulation: South Main Street, Houston, Texas' Estimated crest stage Date of peak discharge Experienced crest stage without channel Estimated reduction in (feet) improvement (feet) stage (feet) June 19, 1961 ........... 40. 6 53. 1 12. 4 1Flood stage 51.0 feet. The accumulated damages prevented by the Addicks and Barker dams to the end of the preceding fiscal year (1960) was $225,000. The partially completed Brays Bayou project prevented an esti- mated $3,500,000 in flood damages in fiscal year 1960. The total flood damages prevented by this project through fiscal year 1960 amounted to $5,450,000. The total costs of Buffalo Bayou and Brays Bayou for fiscal year 1961 was $2,577,869, of which $2,522,296 was for new work and $55,573 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 46 percent complete. Construction of Barker Dam was completed in February 1945. Construction of Addicks Dam and 7.4 miles of channel rectification downstream from Addicks and Barker Dams were completed in October 1948. Land acquisition for Barker and Addicks Dams and channel (Buffalo Bayou) rectification work was 99 percent complete. Work remaining consists of the completion of the design and construction of channel rectification for Brays, White Oak, and Buffalo Bayous. 786 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $26,525,055, of which $25,399,569 was for new work and $1,125,486 was for maintenance, all from regular funds. In addition, $12,900 new work cost was incurred for enlargement of Clodine Ditch. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 26 New work: Appropriated - - $6, 900,000 $2, 858, 500 $2,348, 500 $1, 938, 000 $2, 821, 500 3$25, 775, 886 Cost 4 5, 549, 964 2, 458, 805 3 3, 052, 982 2,907, 657 2, 522, 296 25, 399, 569 Maintenance: Appropriated . 52, 000 56, 000 58, 768 54, 480 55, 400 1, 126, 998 Cost- _ _ 55, 805 5 53, 218 47, 622 66,818 55,573 1,125,486 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________________________________ _ $22, 034 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ ____ ________________ 2, 900, 000 Unobligated balances available'for year ending June 30, 1962 _ 2, 922, 034 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 27, 124, 114 1 Federal funds in the amount of $4,400,000 repaid to the Harris County Flood Control District. Cost and financial data formerly reported under Advanced Funds transferred to Federal Funds and is included herein. 2 Includes $184,000 for preauthorization studies. 3 Excludes $12,900 for enlargement of Clodine Ditch. 4 Includes prior year expenditures of $3,189,079 from Federal Funds. Refund made to advancing agency. 5 Excludes $32 for equipment transferred without reimbursement. 6 In addition, $19,104 for new work for enlargement of Clodine Ditch was expended from contributed funds 19. LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVERS AT HALLETTSVILLE, TEX. Location. The Lavaca River rises in south central Texas and flows southeasterly 112 miles into Lavaca Bay, an arm of Mata- gorda Bay which is connected with the Gulf of Mexico through Pass Cavallo. Navidad River is the principal tributary of the Lavaca River and flows southeasterly about 109 miles to the junc- tion about 11 miles above the mouth of Lavaca River. The project is located at, and in the vicinity of, Hallettsville, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control on the Lavaca River at Hallettsville consisting of an im- proved channel 14,089 feet long from a point about 1.6 miles downstream of Hallettsville to a point about 1.1 miles upstream of the city; for removal of the Southern Pacific Railroad and Second Street low water bridges; for alteration of three utility lines crossing the stream in this reach; and channel clearing, straightening, and enlargement for flood control upstream on the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers. The estimated Federal cost of the project (July 1961) is $264,000 for improvement of the Lavaca River at Hallettsville, Tex., only. The general channel project for the Lavaca-Navidad Rivers, authorized by the same legislation, is inactive. The estimated cost of the inactive portion (July 1956) is $485,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 659, 77th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Assurances of local cooperation were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on August 31, 1949. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local coop- FLOOD CONTROL-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 787 eration under the terms of the project authorization for the active portion are $20,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Work under contract for the construction of 14,226.29 linear feet of improved channel in the Lavaca River at Hallettsville, Texas, was completed during the period July 1, 1960 to September 30, 1960 at a cost of $19,142. The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $19,142 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in September 1960 except for the inactive General Channel Project for the Lavaca-Navidad Rivers. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $284,887, all for new work from regular funds of which $263,801 was for the Hallettsville project and $21,086 was for the inactive General Channel Project. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . ........ $333, 000 $90,000 $ 9,000 $285,100 Cost 66,929 147, 716 19,142 284,887 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________________________________............ $213 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- .-_--- _-- _ _. _.. .---.....--- 213 1 Includes $21,086 for inactive General Channel Project and $8,000 for preauthorization studies. 20. TEXAS CITY, TEX., HURRICANE-FLOOD PROTECTION Location. Texas City, Texas, is located on the southwest shore of Galveston Bay, about 9 miles northwest of Galveston, Texas. The city has a frontage of about 12 miles on Galveston Bay and a maximum inland width of about 9 miles, and a total land area of about 50 square miles. Existing project. The authorized plan provides for the con- struction of improvements at Texas City, Tex., including the pro- tection for the south and central portions of the City of La Marque, Tex., for control of storm tides, consisting of new and enlarged levees and flood walls approximately 17.8 and 2.1 miles in length, respectively, together with related drainage and stoplog struc- tures, a navigation opening 'and pumping plants. The estimated cost for new work is as follows: Federal (Corps of Engineers) $7,840,000 (July 1961) and non-Federal $3,339,000 (July 1961) for Seawall with closure structures including $2,327,000 cash contribution. Additional non-Federal cost for ramps in lieu of closure structures is $221,000 (July 1961). The existing project, including protection for the City of La Marque which is considered a necessary part of the development of the area, was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 347/85/2 except for local cooperation provisions, which are set forth in Section 203 of the Act). 788 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, LJ. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The provisions of local cooperation set forth in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958, pro- vide that local interests (a) contribute 30 per cent of the first cost of the project, said 30 percent being presently estimated at $3,339,000 (July 1961), including the cost of lands, easements, and rights- of-way; (b) contribute, at their option, the additional cost of providing ramps in lieu of closure structures presently estimated at $221,000 (July 1961) ; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate all the works after completion. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Advance planning including preliminary surveys and mapping, resubmis- sion of a design memorandum on hydrologic studies and continua- tion of preparation of the general design memorandum for the project was accomplished at a cost of $158,929. The total cost for all work for the fiscal year was $158,929 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The general design memo- randum initiated in fiscal year 1960 is scheduled to be submitted for approval in fiscal year 1962. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $278,119 all for new work from regular funds of which $49,000 was for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated --. ...------------.------------ ------------. $122, 000 $169, 000 $340, 000 Cost---------- ----------------------------------- 70,190 158,929 278,119 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- ..----------------------------------- . $49, 557 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .. . . .-.. .. 400, 00() Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-.__.. 449. 557 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------------ _ 7, 100, 000 1 Includes $49,000 preauthorization studies. 21. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Mill Creek, Tex., . . . ..------------------------- 1952 $30, 800 $713,200 1 Latest cost estimate revision 1959 includes $6,000 for preauthorization studies. 22. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS No costs were incurred for inspection of completed Flood Con- trol Works during fiscal year 1961. The work was accomplished in connection with work on other projects. FLOOD CONTROL-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 789 Semiannual inspections of completed flood control local protec- tion projects operated and maintained by local interests were made on the following projects: San Diego Creek, Alice, Texas, completed July 1955. Tranquitas Creek, Kingsville, Texas, completed October 1956. Work in fiscal year limited to review of semi-annual reports submitted by local interests on the following project: Little Cypress Bayou, Orange, Texas, completed April 1956. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated..... _ $400 -$100 $290 -__- __ $590 Cost _ - - ..--- ----- 294 99 - - - _- - 393 23. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Period of construction Date Project Location Authorized Federal or status Started Completed Cost Channel improve- Alice, Tex June 30, 1948_ .---------- Jan. 3, 1955___ July 7, 1955.. I $13. 175 ment on San Diego Creek. Channel improve- Kingsville, Tex-.___... May 17, 1950-- May 17, 1956__ Oct. 1, 1956_. S130.239 ment on Tranqui- tas Creek. Reconnaissance re- Deweyville, Tex - Completed I3, 944 port on Sabine Apr. 30, 19582 River. Reconnaissance re- Robstown, Tex-...... 98% complete _ 16. 210 port on Oso Creek. Improvement on Matagorda, Tex.....__ May 17, 1960__ Contract 232 1 $249, Colorado River. awarded June 29, 1960. Reconnaissance re- Orange, Tex _____ Submitted for 1 5,000 port on Adams approval Bayou. June 22, 1960. Miller Creek___ Tivoli, Tex________ (3) (3) 3 1,112 I Actual Federal cost through fiscal year 1961. 2 Findings in report that project was not justified were approved June 19, 1958. Advice C-1229 dated June 13, 1961 in the amount of $10,500 provided funds for preparation of a Detailed Project Report. Emergency flood-control activities-repair and flood fighting and rescue work, and restoration of flood-damaged flood control works (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation). The total cost in fiscal year 1961 was $26,326 of which $8,283 was for advance preparation for flood emergencies, $9,422 was for flood fighting and rescue work, $6,815 for restoration of flood- damaged flood control works for the Trinity River in the vicinity of Liberty, Texas, and $1,806 for emergency repairs to the levee at Victoria, Texas. 790 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 24. SURVEYS The cost of work during the year was $91,303. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year was $42,123. The balance of $42,123 will be applied to studies underway. The estimated additional sum of $148,700 can be profitably ex- pended during fiscal year 1962. 25. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Activities under this heading included the study and analysis of rainfall and stream-gaging records and new storm data as received for use in forecasting maximum floodflows and/or flood stages to be expected. Cost was incurred in the amount of $700. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT The district comprises that portion of Texas south of the Red River drainage basin exclusive of the drainage basin of the Rio Grande and its tributaries above and including the Pecos River; exclusive of the drainage basins of all the short streams arising in the coastal plain of Texas and flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, including the entire basin of Buffalo Bayou, San Jacinto, San Bernard, Lavaca, Navidad, Mission, and Aransas Rivers; exclu- sive of the lower basins of the major streams flowing into the Gulf as follows: Sabine River, Tex. and La., downstream from the U.S. Highway No. 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Tex.; Neches River downstream from the Town Bluff gaging station; Trinity River downstream from the Texas State Highway No. 45 crossing at Riverside, Tex.; Brazos River downstream from the confluence with Navasota River; Colorado River downstream from the gag- ing station at Austin; Guadalupe River downstream from the confluence with San Marcos River; San Antonio River down- stream from the confluence with Escondido Creek; Nueces River downstream from the confluence with Frio and Atascosa Rivers; and exclusive of the Agua Dulce, San Fernando and Olmos Creeks basins draining into Baffins Bay, and the coastal area south thereof to the Rio Grande and east of the western boundary of Starr County, Tex. The district includes that portion of western Louisiana in the Sabine River drainage basin upstream from the U.S. Highway No. 190 crossing at Bon Wier, Tex., and the por- tion of eastern New Mexico embraced in the drainage basins of the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1.Neches and Angelina Riv- 17. Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir, ers, Tex 792 Lampasas River, Tex ...... 820 2. McGee Bend Reservoir, An- 18. Somerville Reservoir, Yegua gelina River, Tex 793 Creek, Tex__ 821 3. Dam B. Reservoir, Neches 19. San Angelo Reservoir, North River, Tex---- __ 795 Concho River, Tex ......... 822 4. Other authorized navigation 20. Hords Creek Reservoir, Pecan projects -- - 796 Bayou, Tex _- __-_ 824 Flood Control 21. Canyon Reservoir, Guadalupe River, Tex -- 826 5. Trinity River and tributaries, 22. Guadalupe and San Antonio Tex _ 796 Rivers, Tex _--- 828 6. Lavon Reservoir, Tex -- -L 798 23. San Antonio Channel improve- 7. Lewisville D)am (Garza-Little Elm Reservoir), Tex .---- 800 ment, Tex-------- 829 8. Grapevine Reservoir, Tex .... 803 24. Other authorized flood-control 9 Benbrook Reservoir, Tex ..... 806 projects_- 830 10. Bardwell Reservoir, Tex _... 808 25. Inspection of completed flood- 11. Navarro Mills Reservoir, Tex__ 809 control works_ 831 12. Whitney Reservoir, Brazos 26. Scheduling of flood-control River, Tex _-__ 810 reservoir operations -...... 831 13. Brazos River and tributaries, 27. Flood-control work under Tex _ _________ 812 special authorization _____ 832 14. Waco Reservoir, Tex - 815 15. Proctor Reservoir, Leon River, General Investiations Tex ________ 816 16. Belton Reservoir, Leon River, 28. Surveys_ 833 Tex_ 817 29. Research and development_ 833 791 792 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. NECHES AND ANGELINA RIVERS, TEX. Location. The Neches River has its source 60 miles southeast of Dallas and flows generally southeast 416 miles to Sabine Lake 4 miles east of Port Arthur, Tex. The Angelina River flows southeast 200 miles to its confluence with the Neches River 126 miles above its mouth. The authorized features are located as follows: Rockland Dam on Neches River approximately 3 miles west of Rockland, Tex.; McGee Bend Dam on Angelina River ap- proximately 10 miles northwest of Jasper, Tex.; Dam A on Neches River approximately 4 miles west of Horger, Tex.; Dam B on Neches River approximately one-half mile north of Town Bluff, Tex. (See U.S. Geological Survey Base Map, Northeast Texas, Scale 1:500,00.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for dams and reservoirs to be located at the Rockland and McGee Bend Dam sites on the Neches and Angelina Rivers, respectively, which will effect a large measure of flood protection to agricultural lands in the lower river valley and to the city of Beaumont, reduce the hazards to navigation resulting from floods, and provide a regu- lated flow in the lower river to supply municipal, agricultural, and industrial demands. In addition, these proposed projects would permit the development of a large amount of firm power and afford opportunities for recreation. The plan also provides for construction of Dam A, located on the Neches River below Rockland Dam, for the development of power and Dam B, located below the confluence of the Angelina and Neches Rivers, to regulate the daily fluctuations in discharge from the turbines in the upper projects and to develop a limited amount of power. Construction of Rockland and Dam A Reservoirs and of power facilities at Dam B is to be deferred until justified by future conditions. As itemized in the table below, the estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961 for Dam B and McGee Bend Reservoirs and in 1954 for Dam A and Rockland Reservoirs, is $119,246,000 including $5,000,000 non-Federal costs. The flood-control works included in the comprehensive plan are listed below: RIVERS AND HARBORS - FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 793 Rockland' McGee Bend Dam A ' Dam B Steam ______________._ ... _... Neches ..-...... Angelina ....... Neches ... -... Neches ......... N e are s t c ity _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R oc k la n d . . . . . . . J as p er ... . . . . . . . . _.--. Ho rg er -_ . T o wn B lu ff. Drainage area square miles ._ 3, 626 3, 453 .--...... . 3, 778 .... .. 7, 585 Distance above mouth of 160. 4........... 151.3 ........... 142.0 ..---------- 113.7 Neches River (river-miles). Height (feet) _---- - 106__ 120- -....... . 49.-__ 45. Type _____________________--. Earthfill __ Earthfill ....... Concrete and Concrete and earth .... _ earth. Flood-control storage capacity 1,020, 100- . _ 1,148, 900 ...-. None ------- . None. (acre-feet). Power and regulation of flow 1, 125, 500 1,383,500 Poundage- .. _ 94, 200. (acre-feet). Dead storage (acre-feet) .- _ 1, 141,700 ..... _ 1,508,400 ....... None ...-....... None. Total storage (acre-feet) . - _ 3, 287,300 ....... 4,040, 800 ....-... Poundage. -_. 94, 200. Pow er developm ent (k.w .) - 13,500. -..... ... 52, 000..---------- 2,700 . _.... . 2,935. Estimated cost: Construction - - $32, 468, 500 $32, 345, 000 $3, 213, 400 $7, 378, 500 Lands and damages 13, 831, 500 28, 655, 000 6, 600 1, 347, 500 Total_ ---- 46, 300, 000 2 61,000, 000 3, 220, 000 3 8, 726, 000 I Inactive. Estimated cost is as of July 1954. 2 Includes $3,000,000 contributed funds. 3 Includes $2,000,000 contributed funds. Note. See individual reports for further details. 2. McGEE BEND RESERVOIR, ANGELINA RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement is located on the Angelina River 25.2 miles upstream from its confluence with the Neches River and about 10 miles northwest of Jasper, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control, water conservation, and hydro- electric power development in the Neches-Angelina Rivers Basin, provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill embankment 11,300 feet in length, earthen saddle dikes totaling 3,790 feet, an uncontrolled concrete saddle spillway with a net length of 2,200 feet and 775 feet of earthen spillway dikes, and a 1,365 feet sec- tion which includes a concrete nonoverflow section 500 feet long with power intake and flood-control outlets and 865 feet of earthen dikes. The top of the dam will be about 120 feet above the river- bed. The reservoir which will control 3,453 square miles of drain- age area, will have a storage capacity of 4,040,800 acre-feet, including 1,148,900 acre-feet of flood-control storage, 1,383,500 acre-feet of power storage, and 1,508,400 acre-feet of dead storage. The capacity of the initial installation of hydro-electric power- generating facilities will be 52,000 .kilowvatts. The estimated cost of the project is $32,345,000 for construction and $28,655,000 for lands and damages, a total of $61,000,000 (July 1961), including $3,000,000 to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (Public Law 14, 79th Cong., 1st sess.) in accordance with the plan of improvement outlined in Senate Document 98, 76th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. The project was adopted subject to the pro- vision that before construction is started upon any element, the State of Texas or other responsible local agency give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that upon completion of 794 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the entire project it will contribute toward the first cost of the work the sum of $5 million. The Lower Neches Valley Authority has furnished assurances, which were accepted by the Assistant Secretary of the Army on November 13, 1947, that at any time after Congress appropriates sufficient funds for the construction of Dam B Reservoir, which by the addition of $2 million would be sufficient to complete Dam B Reservoir, upon demand by the Secretary of the Army it will contribute $2 million toward the cost of construction of Dam B Reservoir; and upon completion of McGee Bend Reservoir on the Angelina River, it will contribute $3 million toward the first cost of the work. To date, local interests have contributed $2 million toward the first cost of Dam B Reser- voir. In addition, local interests, by resolution dated September 8, 1955, further assured the Secretary of the Army that they would contribute an additional $200,000 annually for a period of 50 years after completion of the project. A formal contract embodying these assurances was approved by the Secretary of the Army on January 22, 1957. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor; completion of relocation of State highways 63 and 147 and FM Road 226; initiation of relocation of U.S. Highway No. 96 and county roads; completion of relocation of G.C.&S.F. Railroad; completion of relocation of Magnolia Pipeline; cohtinua- tion of relocation of United Gas Pipeline; initiation of relocation of Atlantic Pipeline; continuation of the second stage earthen embankment; initiation of the third stage earthen embankment; continuation of fabrication of the turbines; and continuation of engineering.and design by hired labor and contract. A contract was awarded for supply of the generators. Total cost during the fiscal year was $6,465,354, all for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 36 percent complete. Construction of the project was started during September 1956. Land acquisition was . 52 percent complete, relocations were 53 percent complete, construction was 13 percent complete, and engineering and design was 87 percent complete. The total cost to June 30, 1961 was $21,657,447, all for new work from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ------ $4,000,000 -$473, 000 $4, 257, 000 $6, 591,000 $5, 800, 000 1 $22, 411, 980 Cost ---------------- 647, 741 2, 264, 895 4, 158, 965 7, 078, 766 6, 465, 354 1 21, 657, 447 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_______ _____________________ _______ $175, 176 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..................__________________....______________ 8, 900, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ --.---. ---- - 9, 075, 176 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ ------------- __--------26, 688, 020 SIncludes $30,000 preauthorization studies. RIVERS AND HARBORS - FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 795 3. DAM B RESERVOIR, NECHES RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement is located on the Neches River with dam site about 12.4 miles below the mouth of the Angelina River, one-half mile north of Town Bluff, Tex., and 93 river miles north of Beaumont, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control, water conservation, and hydroelectric power development in the Neches-Angelina Rivers basin, consists of a concrete and earth dam consisting of 6,100 feet of uncontrolled spillway, 326 feet of gated channel spillway, and a nonoverflow section 272 feet long. The top of the dam is about 45 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir has a storage capacity for water supply of 94,200 acre-feet. The estimated cost of the project is $7,378,500 for construction and $1,347,500 for lands and damages, a total of $8,726,000, including $2,000,000 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $98,429. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (Public Law 14, 79th Cong., 1st sess.), in accordance with the plan of improvement outlined in Senate Document 98, 76th Congress, 1st session. The River and Harbor Act approved June 30, 1948, modified this project so as to provide that the local agency which gives assurances that upon completion of the entire project it will contribute toward the first cost of the work the sum of $5 million, will be permitted to withdraw from the pool of Dam B not to exceed 2,000 cubic feet of water per second for its own use (Public Law 858, 80th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of construction of recrea- tional facilities by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. No flood-control storage is provided in Dam B Reservoir. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 83.09 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 95,480 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 83.21 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 97,160 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 83.50 feet on May 15, 1961, corresponding to 101,300 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 78.98 feet on November 1, 1960, corresponding to 49,920 acre-feet of total storage. The water supply benefits accrued to the Dam B project during fiscal years 1960 and 1961 consisted of releases amounting to 1,069,300 and 430,780 acre-feet, respectively. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 4,385,080 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $46,759 for new work and $148,575 for maintenance, a total of $195,334, all from regu- lar funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during March 1947, and the project was ready for 796 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 beneficial use in April 1951. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 92 percent complete. Land acquisition was complete. Work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 from regular funds were $6,058,375 for new work and $761,867 for maintenance, a total of $6,820,242. The total costs to June 30, 1960 from contributed funds were $2 million for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... _-. $49, 146 -$40 - $38, 000 $44, 000 1 $6, 058, 902 Cost_ - 49,968 547 _ 34,714 46,759 1 6,058,375 Maintenance: Appropriated _.-- 71, 900 82, 200 $100, 730 88, 840 263, 700 877, 476 Cost - _ 71,296 66,214 108,081 97, 980 148, 575 761,867 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ______________.__________ $527 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_________________________________ 95,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__ __ -- 95, 527 572,098 1In addition $2, 000, 000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 4. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report I __ Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Dam A Reservoir, Neches Riv er, Tex.' -. 1952 $21, 700 _ $3, 198, 300 2. Rockland Reservoir, Neches Rliver, Tex.L ____ 1952 510, 200 __ 45, 789, 800 1 Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 5. TRINITY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEX. Location. These improvements are located in the upper por- tion of the Trinity River Basin within a 50-mile radius of Dallas, Tex. Existing project. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, adopted the comprehensive plan of improvement for navi- gation, flood control, and allied purposes, in the Trinity River Basin, as outlined in House Document 403, 77th Congress, 1st session. This plan provides for the construction at this time of Benbrook, Little Elm, and Grapevine Reservoirs, the modifica- tion of Garza Dam, and the improvement of the levees and flood- ways at Fort Worth and Dallas, for flood protection and water conservation. The act also adopted the modification contained in House Document 533, 78th Congress, 2d session, which pro- vides for the construction of the Lavon Reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity River. The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946, modified the authorized Lavon Reservoir to pro- FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 797 vide for water supply storage as may be determined warranted by the Secretary of War upon the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers. The Civil Functions Appropriation Act, approved October 24, 1951, further modified Lavon Reservoir to provide for construction of water conservation and utilization facilities, the cost of these facilities to be repaid by local interests. The existing project maps are contained in the project documents. As itemized in the tables below, the estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $77,056,000, including $5,740,026 local contribution for water supply storage in the reservoir projects and $7,141,000 non-Federal cost on local flood-control projects. The flood-control works included in the comprehensive plan are listed below: Dams and reservoirs Benbrook Lavon Grapevine Lewisville i Stream_- - - - - Clear Fork__ __ East Fork --- Denton Crk .... Elm Fork. Nearest city_ Benbrook - Lavon ......... Grapevine ...- Lewisville. Drainage area (square miles)__ 433_ 777--------- 694 .---------- 1,658. Distance above mouth (miles)_ 15.0--_ -- 55. 9--------- 11.7-- - - - - 30. 0. Height (feet)---------- - 130_ 69_- - - -- 137 - .. 125. T yp e ...----- _-- .-...... Earthfill_-- Concrete grav- Earthfill --- - Earthfill. ity and earth. Flood-control storage capacity 170,350 -....... 275,600 - -...- 238,250 ......... 526, 700. (acre-feet). Water supply storage capacity 72, 500 . -........ 100, 000- ..... j 161.250_ 436, 000. (acre-feet). Sedimentation reserve capac- 15,750 -...... 6, 000-__ 47, 800___________ 36 53, 500. ity (acre-feet). Capacity, total (acre-feet) _ --- 258, 600 ......... 423, 400__________ 35,500__ 1,016, 200. Estimated cost: Construction $8,446,800 $7, 311,700 $7, 341,800 $11,955,100 Lands and damages . -... 3, 553, 200 4, 948, 300 4, 092, 200 10, 034, 900 Total (July 1961) .... 12, 000, 000 12,260, 000 1 11,434, 000 2 21,990, 000 I2 Includes $2,040,026 non-Federal costs. Includes $3,700,000 non-Federal costs. Local flood-protection works Estimated cost Distance Location Stream above Type structure month Con- Land (miles) struc- and Total tion damages (July 1960) Fort Woeth_ Clear and West 560 Levee and channel $3, 709, 400 $5, 814, 600 1 $9. 524,000 Forks. clearing. Dallas_______ Elm Fork and 505 Levee, channel clear- 9, 153. 000 695, ()00 2 9, 948, 000 Trinity River. ing and modifica- tion of interior drainage. 1 Includes $5,643,000 non- Federal costs. 2 Includes $1,498,000 non-Federal costs. Note. See Annual Report for 1960. 798 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The results of reservoir regulation on river stages at controlling gaging stations downstream are given in the following tabulation: Controlling gaging station Flood period Fort W orth Dalas Crandall Rosser Appreciable overflow begins at (feet) _ 8.0 30.0 13. 5 26. 0 Experienced crest stage (feet) July 1960 _- . --.- - 1 0.8 2 16.2 38.5 4 11.0 August 1960 __ 10. 9 222-3 3 11.5 415. 1 December 1960 _-- 1 1.0 2 18.4 313.8 4 25. 4 January 1961- 1 1.6 2 30.8 315.4 4 28. 2 March 1961 __---- 1 1.0 224.3 314.5 421. 7 June 1961- - - i4.2 2 32.3 315.0 427. 0 Estimated crest stage without reservoirs (feet) July 1960.-. --- 3.6 30.3 14.0 23. 9 August 1960__ 2.4 31.6 13.2 24. 1 December 1960_- 1.3 18.4 17.5 29.0 January 1961 -- 2.1 35.0 17.5 30.6 March 1961 _ 3.0 31.8 16. 1 23.8 June 1961 - - 5.3 35.8 15.4 29. 5 Estimated reduction in stage (feet) July 1960_ 2.8 14.1 5.5 12.9 August 1960_ 1.5 9.3 1.7 9.0 December 1960_ - - 0.3 0 3.7 3.6 January 1961- 0.5 4.2 2.1 2.4 March 1961_- 2.0 7.5 1.6 2. 1 June 1961 - -__ 1.1 3.5 0.4 2. 5 1 Modified by Benbrook Reservoir. 2 Modified by Benbrook, Grapevine, and Garza-Little Elm Reservoirs. 3 Modified by Lavon Reservoir. 4 Modified by Benbrook, Grapevine, Garza-Little Elm, and Lavon Reservoirs. 6. LAVON RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement is located in Collin County, Tex., on East Fork of Trinity River, 55.9 miles above its confluence with the Trinity River and about 22 miles northeast of Dallas, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Trinity River Basin, con- sists of an earthfill dam, approximately 9,499 feet in length, including a gate-controlled concrete spillway 568 feet in length located in the right abutment. The dam which has a maximum height of 69 feet above the streambed will control 777 square miles of drainage area. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 275,600 acre-feet for flood control, 100,000 acre-feet for water supply, and a sedimentation and dead storage reserve of 47,800 acre-feet, a total of 423,400 acre-feet. The reservoir extends 10 miles up the East Fork and 16.1 miles up Pilot Grove Creek. The estimated cost of the project is $7,311,700 for construction and $4,948,300 for lands and damages, a total of $12,260,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $100,043. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 799 The existing project was authorized by the following Documents and Act Work authorized reports River and Harbor Act of Reservoir for flood control___ - -H. Doc. 533, 78th Mar. 2, 1945. Cong., 2d sess. River and Harbor Act of Provision of water supply storage. July 24, 1946. Civil functions Appropria- Construction of water supply and utilization facilities. tion Act, 1952. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Food Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Local interests are required by law to repay the cost of a water supply intake structure constructed under authorization provided in the Civil Functions Appropria- tions Act, 1952, approved October 24, 1951 (Public Law 203, 82d Cong., 1st sess.). A water supply contract with the North Texas Municipal Water District for water supply storage in the reservoir, including the cost of the water supply intake structure, was approved by the Secretary of the Army on July 8, 1954, at an estimated first cost of $1,220,291. To date, the district has paid the amount of $101,640. Under terms of the approved contract the North Texas Munici- pal Water District will contribute annually an amount equal to 13.6 percent of the actual annual cost experienced for operations and maintenance. To date, the district has paid the amount of $43,506. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor and continuation of construction of recreational facili- ties by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Five noteworthy rises occurred on the East Fork of the Trinity River above Lavon Reservoir during the fiscal year. Lavon Reservoir Outflow coincident Maximum Corresponding Peak inflow with peak flow pool elevation flood-control Date of (cubic feet from uncontrolled (feet above storage peak inflow per second) area (cubic feet mean sea level) (area-feet) per second) July 16, 1960 .......... 4, 200 0 471.67 0 Aug. 10, 1960 . ...... 5, 600 0 471. 64 0 Dec. 11, 1960 .------.. 11,000 0 474.96 34, 970 Jan. 9, 1961___________ 7,600 0 475. 50 41,800 Mar. 29, 1961 8, 500 0 474. 47 28, 940 The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 470.96 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 132,300 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 471.11 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 133,900 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the 800 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 fiscal year was 475.50 feet on January 12, 1961, corresponding to 185,400 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 470.39 feet on December 4, 1960, corresponding to 126,400 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the Lavon project: (1) Flood damage prevented. Flood damages prevented during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $649,000. The accumulated damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $7,643,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 17,700 and 18,540 acre-feet, respectively, were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 76,940 acre-feet. (3) Other water uses. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 8,120 and 7,020 acre-feet, respec- tively, were made for low flow regulation. Accumulated releases for this purpose through fiscal. year 1961 amounted to 43,110 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $116,392 for new work and $182,542 for maintenance, a total of $298,934, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during January 1948, and the project was ready for beneficial use in October 1953. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 94 percent complete. Land acquisition was 95 percent complete and construction was 94 percent complete. Work remain- ing to be done to complete the project consists of completion of land acquisition by hired labor and completion of construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 from regular funds were $11,540,698 for new work and $698,636 for maintenance, a total of $12,239,334. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _---. - $80, 000 $39, 125 $24, 300 $142, 289 $172,613 $11, 611,562 Cost - --. 6, 013 91,997 23, 636 154, 706 116, 392 11, 540, 698 Maintenance: Appropriated .. -- 67, 600 68, 000 102,080 79, 620 184.500 702, 950 Cost 66,822 69,022 80,315 101,512 182,542 698,636 Other new data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---_________________________________________ $70, 860 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -_________________________ 115, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - .......................... _ 185, 860 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-....._ _ ...... ___. __ _ _ _ __ 533, 438 7. LEWISVILLE DAM (GARZA-LITTLE ELM RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement is located in Denton County, Tex., on Elm Fork of Trinity River, 30 river miles above its confluence with Trinity River and about 22 miles northwest of city of Dallas, Tex., at a site downstream from the old Garza Dam. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 801 Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Trinity River Basin, con- sists of a single earthfilled dam, approximately 32,888 feet in length, including an uncontrolled concrete gravity overflow spill- way 560 feet in length located in the left abutment. This dam, which controls 1,658 square miles of drainage area, was originally designated as the Garza-Little Elm Dam, but changed to Lewis- ville Dam by Public Law 329, 84th Congress, 1st session. It forms a lake which replaces the Little Elm Reservoir, the modified Garza Reservoir, and the Aubrey Reservoir. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 526,700 acre-feet for flood control, 436,000 acre-feet for water supply, and a sedimentation reserve of 53,500 acre-feet-a total of 1,016,200 acre-feet. Of the total water supply storage, 415,000 acre-feet are to be provided for the city of Dallas, and 21,000 acre-feet for the city of Denton, the incremental costs of which are to be borne by those cities. The estimated cost of the project is $11,955,100 for construction and $10,034,900 for lands and damages, a total of $21,990,000 (July 1961), including $3,700,000 to be contributed by local inter- ests. The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $120,164. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 403, 77th Cong., 1st sess., which contains th latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project was subject to the condition that local interests (city of Dallas) contribute the incremental cost now estimated to be $3,700,000, for which they have received 310,000 acre-feet of water supply storage. In addi- tion, the city of Dallas has conveyed sufficient interests over all lands comprising the existing reservoir and appurtenances now controlled by the city of Dallas to insure the proper operation and management of the project, the power to control and limit devel- opment, including improvements existing on Garza Dam, the reservoir lands, and appurtenances and the right to breach Garza Dam in such manner and degree deemed necessary by the United States for the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, and in exchange for these rights and privileges the city of Dallas has received 105,000 acre-feet of additional water supply storage in the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir. A water conservation contract with the city of Dallas was ap- proved by the Secretary of the Army on July 16, 1953. To date, $3,475,000 has been contributed by the city of Dallas. The remain- ing 21,000 acre-feet of water supply storage has been made avail- able to the city of Denton, Tex., under contract approved by the Secretary of the Army on May 20, 1954, at a cost now estimated at $253,549. To date, the city of Denton has paid $84,084. Under terms of the aforementioned water conservation con- tracts the cities of Dallas and Denton will make annual payments amounting to 21.9 and 1.0 percent, respectively, of the actual annual operation and maintenance cost experienced. To date the city of Dallas has paid $89,768 and the city of Denton has paid $3,943. 802 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Regular funds: Con- struction of recreation facilities was continued by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Five noteworthy rises occurred on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River above Garza-Little Elm Reservoir during the fiscal year. Garza-Lttle Elm Reservoir Outflow coincident Maximum Corresponding Peak inflow with peak flow pool elevation flood-control Date of (cubic feet from uncontrolled (feet above storage peak inflow per second) area (cubic feet mean sea level) (acre-foot) per second) July 15, 1960- . -..... 19, 000 136 514. 71 0 Aug. 21, 1960 _ 20, 000 170 514.62 0 Jan. 8, 1961 ......... _ 12,000 92 514.53 0 Mar. 16, 1961 . _ _ . 13, 000 175 516.05 22, 600 June 26, 1961 _____.... ... 13, 540 140 513.96 0 The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 513.82 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 455,500 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 513.91 feet aobve mean sea level, corresponding to 457,500 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 516.05 feet on March 19, 1961, corresponding to 504,600 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 512.00 feet on December 3, 1960, corresponding to 416,000 acre-feet of tal storage. The following benefits have accrued to the system comprised of Lewisville Reservoir, Grapevine Reservoir, and the Dallas Floodway: (1) Flood damage prevented. Flood damages prevented during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $2,044,000. The ac- cumulated damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $90,918,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 77,180 and 115,410 acre-feet, respectively, were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 551,900 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $118,373 for new work and $154,147 for maintenance, a total of $272,520. Contributed funds: Land acquisition was continued by hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year from contributed funds was $45,193 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during November 1948, and the project was ready for beneficial use in November 1954. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 95 percent complete. Land acquisition was 99 percent complete and construction 92 percent complete. Work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of comple- FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 803 tion of land acquisition by hired labor and recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 from regular funds were $17,359,203 for new work and $745,861 for maintenance, a total of $18,105,064. The total cost to June 30, 1961 from contributed funds was $3,413,138 for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .- --- -$700, 000 -$50, 919 $161, 000 $101,337 $115, 482 $17, 360, 500 Cost__ 182,560 93,119 132,775 125,373 118,373 17,359,203 Maintenance: Appropriated _--. 78,800 100, 687 112. 920 151, 570 168, 260 760, 137 Cost 80,350 94, 897 114,053 157,371 154,147 745, 861 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ ----- $1,213 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ -__-- 130,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ - 131, 213 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_. ---- 799, 500 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_- - -------- -- .. ------------- - - $75,000 $3, 000 475, C ost ............ _ _ $315,306 $160,493 $89,228 $30,759 45,193 3,413,138 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ___ -------- $61,862 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_ .----------- -- 61,862 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ---------------------------- 225, 000 8. GRAPEVINE RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement is located in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Tex., on Denton Creek, 11.7 river miles upstream from its confluence with the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and about 20 miles northwest of the city of Dallas, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Trinity River Basin, con- sists of an earth dam approximately 12,850 feet in length, includ- ing an uncontrolled concrete spillway 500 feet in length, located in the left abutment. The dam, which controls 694 square miles of drainage area, has a maximum height of 137 feet above the streambed. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 238,250 acre-feet for flood control, 161,250 acre-feet for conservation pur- poses (including 25,000 acre-feet reserved for navigation), and a sedimentation reserve of 36,000 acre-feet, a total of 435,500 acre- feet. The reservoir extends 22.2 miles upstream. The estimated cost of the project is $7,341,800 for construction and $4,092,200 for lands and damages, a total of $11,434,000 (July 1961), including $2,040,026 contributed by local interests. 804 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The average annuals maintenance during the past 5 years was $74,856. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 403, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). The project document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. In accordance with the recommendation contained in the project document, construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests (Park Cities) con- tribute $607,000 toward the cost of the project, for which they will receive 50,000 acre-feet of water supply storage. The project also provided for an exchange of 75,000 acre-feet of storage be- tween Grapevine and Lake Dallas in order to secure additional flood-control storage in the modified Lake Dallas (Garza). This exchange is no longer required under the plan consisting of the Grapevine and Garza-Little Elm Reservoirs; however, the city of Dallas has requested that the project include 85,000 acre-feet of water supply storage for which the city of Dallas will pay the incremental cost now estimated to be $1,433,026. A water conservation contract with Dallas County Park Cities Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 was approved by the Secretary of the Army on March 21, 1955. Park Cities have contributed the entire amount of $607,000. A water conservation contract with the city of Dallas was approved by the Secretary of the Army on March 17, 1954. To date, the city of Dallas has contributed the entire amount of $1,433,026. In addition, a water conservation contract with the city of Grapevine was approved by the Secretary of the Army on Septem- ber 14, 1953, for the 1,250 acre-feet of conservation storage at a cost now estimated to be $22,654. To date, the city of Grapevine has paid the amount of $7,939. The aforementioned water conservation contracts include pay- ment of operation and maintenance costs as follows: Dallas County Park Cities Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 shall pay a pro rata part of the annual actual experienced cost, such annual payment to be not less than $2,000 nor more than $3,000; the city of Dallas shall pay 9.2 percent of the annual actual experi- enced cost; and the total annual payment made by the city of Grapevine shall include its pro rata share of operation and main- tenance (now estimated at $79.55 annually). To date, the following payments have been made: Dallas County Park Cities Water Control and Improvement District No. 2, $16,753, city of Dallas, $28,054, and city of Grapevine, $636. Operations and results during fiscal year. Regular funds: Con- struction of recreation facilities was continued by contract and hired labor. Land acquisition and engineering and design for Whites Branch Road relocation were intiated by hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Three significant rises occurred on Denton Creek above Grape- vine Reservoir during the fiscal year. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 805 Grapevine Reservoir Outflow coincident Maximum Corresponding Peak inflow with peak flow pool elevation flood-control Date of (cubic feet from uncontrolled (feet above storage peak inflow per second) area (cubic feet mean sea level) (area-feet) per second) July 13, 1960 . -....... 8, 000 125 532. 82 0 Mar. 18, 1961 5, 000 13 534.02 0 June 25, 1961 . . 16, 000 23 536. 47 11,070 The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 533.00 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 174,200 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 535.78 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 194,400 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 536.47 feet on June 28, 1961, corresponding to 199,600 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 530.33 feet on December 4, 1960, corresponding to 156,100 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the system comprised of Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, Grapevine Reservoir, and the Dallas Floodway: (1) Flood damages prevented. Flood damages prevented during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $2,044,000. The ac- cumulated damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $90,918,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 49,360 and 21,460 acre-feet, respectively, were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 138,320 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $93,152 for new work and $97,258 for maintenance, a total of $190,410. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during December 1947, and the project was ready for beneficial use in July 1952. At the end of the fiscal year the proj- ect was 90 percent complete. Land acquisition was 100 percent complete, relocations were 90 percent complete, and construction was 87 percent complete. Work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of recreation facilities by con- tract and hired labor and relocation of Whites Branch Road by contract. The total costs to June 30, 1961 from regular funds were $8,259,293 for new work and $581,808 for maintenance, a total of $8,841,101. The total costs to June 30, 1961 from contributed funds were $2,040,206 for new work. 806 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _. _ -$44, 203 -$28,130 $5, 591 $89, 221 $109, 500 1$8, 276, 434 Cost_ - - -40, 350 -47,376 25, 007 88,428 93, 152 1 8,259,293 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- 43, 600 64,757 80, 485 88, 480 97, 400 583, 039 Cost .----------------- 41,835 61,439 81,958 91,789 97,258 581,808 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............- ................- _---.... $13, 978 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__ ___....... -.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .--. 242, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .....-.- .-. _ - _ -_255, 978 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..........-.. .. . . .. . 875, 566 1 In addition, $2,040,026 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 9. BENBROOK RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement is located in Tarrant County, Tex., on Clear Fork of Trinity River, 15 river miles upstream from its confluence with the West Fork of the Trinity River, about 10 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Trinity River Basin, consists of an earthfill dam 9,130 feet in length, including an uncontrolled concrete spillway 500 feet in length located in the left abutment. The dam, which controls 433 square miles of drainage area, has a maximum height of 130 feet above the streambed. The reservoir provides a total storage capacity of 258,600 acre-feet, of which 170,350 acre-feet are for flood control, 72,500 acre-feet for conservation storage, and a sedimentation reserve of 15,750 acre-feet. The reservoir extends 10.6 miles upstream. The estimated cost of the project is $8,446,800 for construction and $3,553,200 for lands and damages, a total of $12,000,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $85,945. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 403, 77th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The project was modified by Public Law 782, 84th Congress, 2d session, ap- proved July 24, 1956, to authorize contract with the city of Fort Worth, Tex. for the use of water supply storage until such time as the storage is needed for navigation purposes. A draft of contract for this interim use has been prepared and is under consideration by responsible local officials. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor and construction of recreation facilities by hired labor and contract. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Two significant rises occurred on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River above Benbrook Reservoir during the fiscal year. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 807 Benbrook Reservoir Outflow coincident Maximum Corresponding Peak inflow with peak flow pool elevation flood-control Date of (cubic feet from uncontrolled (feet above storage peak flow per second) area (cubic feet mean sea level) (acre-feet) per second) July 17, 1960 -4, 600 0 693.41 0 June 26, 1961 . 3, 500 0 692. 85 0 The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 692.84 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 83,940 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 692.84 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 83,940 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 693.41 feet on July 15, 1960, corresponding to 86,050 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 690.74 feet on January 16, 1961, corresponding to 76,450 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the system consisting of Benbrook Reservoir and the Fort Worth Floodway: (1) Flood damages prevented. There were no flood dam- ages prevented during fiscal year 1961. Accumulated flood damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $9,995,000. (2) Other water uses. Releases during fiscal years 1960 and 1961 for low flow regulation amounted to 9,880 and 15,380 acre-feet, respectively. Accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 44,000 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $96,229 for new work and $171,853 for maintenance, a total of $268,082, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during May 1947, and the project was ready for beneficial use in September 1952. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 92 percent complete. Land acquisition was 95 percent complete, construction 88 percent complete, and reloca- tions were completed. Work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of land acquisition by hired labor and construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $11,033,215 for new work and $615,463 for maintenance, a total of $11,648,678, all from regular funds. 808 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... -$8, 918 $4, 400 $40, 000 $89, 000 $97, 256 $11, 039, 556 Cost- _ -- -4,030 3, 547 31,142 96,400 96,229 11,033, 215 Appropriated 46,000 64, 929 78, 770 71, 040 178,243 625, 178 Cost _ .. 45, 202 58, 763 83, 173 70, 732 171,853 615, 463 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __________________ _ $ 595 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ 95, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------_ _ --- __--- 95, 595 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------------------_ 865, 444 10. BARDWELL RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located in Ellis County, Texas at river mile 6.0 on Waxahachie Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River, about 5 miles south of Ennis, Texas. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth embankment 6,780 feet in length and a gate controlled ogee type spillway (including a concrete non- overflow section) 404 feet in length. The dam, which has a maxi- mum height of 70 feet above the streambed, will control 171 square miles of drainage area. The reservoir provides a total storage capacity of 117,800 acre-feet, of which 79,600 acre-feet are for flood control, 29,500 acre-feet are for water supply storage, and 8,700 acre-feet are for sedimentation storage. The estimated cost of the project is $4,685,000 for construction and $4,435,000 for lands and damages, a total of $9,120,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by Public Law 86-399, approved March 31, 1960. (See H. Doc. 424, 85th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests contribute toward the cost of the project for conservation storage for water supply purposes. The Trinity River Authority, a State agency, by resolution dated April 20, 1956, has offered to assume the responsibility for the requirements of local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of initiation of preconstruction engineer- ing and design by hired labor. Total cost during the fiscal year was $106,786 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 1 per- cent complete. Engineering and design was 19 percent complete. The total cost to June 30, 1961 was $127,186, all for new work from regular funds. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 809 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------ ------- --- $125, 000 1$145, 400 Cost-- 106, 786 1 127,186 Othler new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-- - _. _.... --.. ._ . . . . .. $ 14, 114 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962- ----------- _----- -................. 145, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 __ 158, 714 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_--- 8, 829,600 1 Includes $20,400 preauthorization studies. 11. NAVARRO MILLS RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located in Navarro County, Tex., at river mile 63.9 on Richland Creek, about 16 miles south- west of Corsicana, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of an earthfill dam 7,570 feet in length, including a gate-controlled concrete-ogee spillway 473 feet in length. The dam, which has a maximum height of 82 feet above the stream- bed, will control 316 square miles of drainage area. The reser- voir provides a total storage capacity of 212,200 acre-feet of which 143,200 acre-feet are for flood control, 53,200 acre-feet are for water supply storage, and 15,800 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The estimated cost of the project is $5,753,000 for construction and $4,247,000 for lands and damages, a total of $10 million (July 1961), including $300,000 to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the following Documents and Act Work authorized reports Flood Control Act of Sept. Reservoir for flood control and water supply storage__ H. Doc. 498, 83d 3, 1954. Cong., 2d sess. Flood Control Act of 1958__ Provision of $300,000 payment by local interests as PL 85-500. total cost attributable to increase in net returns from higher utilization of downstream valley lands. Water Supply Act of 1958__ Alternative method of payment for conservation PL 85-500. storage space by amortization within the life of the project, not to exceed 50 years. Local cooperation. In accordance with the recommendation contained in the project document, as modified by the Flood Con- trol Act of 1958, construction of the project is subject to the con- dition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) pay an amount equal to 25 percent of the total cost of the project for water supply storage space provided in the reservoir; (b) pay $300,000 as the total cost of the project attributable to increase in net returns for higher utilization of the downstream valley lands; and (c) assume 25 percent of the annual cost of maintenance and opera- tion, payable in one lump sum on a capitalized basis, or annually. 810 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 In a formal contract approved by the Secretary of the Army on August 27, 1959 the Trinity River Authority has agreed to fulfill all requirements of local cooperation. Non-Federal con- tributions totaling $300,000 will be made in two increments (Jan. 1, 1962 and Jan. 1, 1963). Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of acquisition of real estate, initiation of relocation of service Pipeline by contract, completion of negotiations for relocation of West Texas Gulf Pipeline by contract, completion of initial embankment and ex- cavation of spillway by contract, initiation of spillway construc- tion by contract, completion of installation of stream gages by U.S.G.S., and continuation of engineering and design by hired labor. Total cost during the fiscal year was $2,597,110 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 40 percent complete. Land acquisition was 71 percent complete. Relocations were 3 percent complete and construction was 33 per- cent complete. Engineering and design was 81 percent complete. Total cost to June 30, 1961 was $3,982,314, all for new work from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - $60, 000 _ $141, 000 $1, 122, 500 $2, 730, 000 1 $4, 120, 500 Cost-... . . 55, 559 $9, 511 143, 697 1,126, 827 2, 597,110 1 3,982,314 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_______________ _______________________ $ 27, 552 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ________________________________ 2 3, 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 3, 527, 552 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_---------_ _ ------- _ 2 2, 079, 500 1 Includes $17, 000 preauthorization studies. 2 Excludes $150,000 non-Federal contribtions. 12. WHITNEY RESERVOIR, BRAZOS RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement is located on the Brazos River, Tex., about 442 miles above the mouth of the river, 5.5 miles southwest of Whitney, Tex., and about 38 miles upstream from the city of Waco, Tex. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets: Waco, Cleburne, and Granbury scale 1:125,000, and Whitney, Blum, and Morgan, scale 1:62,500.) Existing project. The improvemert consists of a concrete dam about 1,674 feet long at the top, including an 824-foot gate- controlled spillway section; two earthen embankment sections totaling 8,201 feet; and saddle dikes 7,820 feet long. The top of the dam is about 159 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir pro- vides a controlled storage capacity of 2,017,500 acre-feet, including 1,630,500 acre-feet of flood-control storage, 131,700 acre-feet of power storage, and 255,300 acre-feet of dead storage. A power- house is located adjacent to the right bank immediately down- FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 811 stream from the nonoverflow section of the dam. The capacity of the initial installation of hydroelectric generating facilities is 30,000 kilowatts. The project which controls 17,656 square miles affords substantial flood protection to the city of Waco, Tex., and the lower Brazos River Valley, and provides for generation of hydroelectric power, and for other beneficial water uses. The existing project was authorized by the following Documents and Act Work authorized reports Flood Control Act of Aug. $5,000,000 for initiation and partial accomplishment H. Doc. 390, 76th 18, 1941. Cong., 1st sess. Flood Control Act of Dec. Completion of project ._________________________________ 22, 1944. Civil functions Appropria- Provide suitable access road from town of Blum, Texas, Public Law 504, tion Act of 1953. to Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe Ry. 82d Cong., 2d sess. Act of Aug. 30, 1957 .----_ Made available 50,000 acre-feet of water supply storage Public Law 85-230. in the reservoir for domestic and industrial use. The estimated cost of the project is $28,154,300 for construction and $13,725,700 for lands and damages, a total of $41,880,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $247,074. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor and construction of recreation facilities by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. One significant rise occurred on the Brazos River above Whit- ney Reservoir during the fiscal year. The results of regulation on the river stages at Waco, 37.9 miles downstream, are given in the following tabulation: Whitney Reservoir Waco, Texas 1 Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood- crest without reduction peak inflow per second) trolled above mean control stage Whitney in stage area (cubic sea level storage (feet) Dam (feet) feet per (acre-feet) (feet) second Jan. 7, 1961.....1 38, 000 2, 632 524. 80 82, 540 26. 5 29. 8 3. 3 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 27.0 feet. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 519.02 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 371,800 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 520.06 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 388,000 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 524.80 feet on January 13, 1961, corresponding to 812 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 469,600 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 516.98 feet on October 22, 1960, corresponding to 341,800 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the Whitney project: (1) Flood damages prevented. Flood damages prevented during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $589,000. The ac- cumulated damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $38,828,000. (2) Other water uses. Releases for low flow regulation dur- ing fiscal years 1960 and 1961 amounted to 1,840 and 3,060 acre-feet, respectively. Accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 included 48,800 acre-feet for low flow regulation and 51,900 acre-feet for emergency rice irrigation (1952). During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 power generation amounted to 69,433,000 and 82,982,000 kilowatt-hours, respectively. The amounts of 863,300 and 1,032,330 acre-feet of water, respectively, were released through the turbines. As of June 30, 1961, no power storage space was available for storage of flood inflow. Total costs during the fiscal year were $93,576 for new work and $283,949 for maintenance, a total of $377,525, all from regu- lar funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during June 1946, and the project was ready for flood-control use in December 1951. The first power was placed on the line in June 1953. At the end of the fiscal year the proj- ect was 97 percent complete. Land acquisition was 98 percent complete, construction was 95 percent complete, and relocations were complete. Work remaining to be done to complete the proj- ect consists of completion of land acquisition by hired labor and construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $40,634,158 for new work and $1,913,763 for maintenance, a total of $42,547,921, all from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..... -$29, 345 $25, 874 $59, 550 $82, 262 $82, 586 $40, 635, 827 Cost_ --_ -63, 388 24, 595 26, 681 107, 600 93, 576 40, 634, 158 Maintenance: Appropriated -- 212, 000 229, 000 243, 200 267, 290 289, 050 1, 920, 743 Cost_ 202,309 236,108 240,132 272,871 283,949 1,913,763 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- -_ -- __ $ 510 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ - - -- 140, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ - - 1 140, 510 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ 1, 104, 173 13. BRAZOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TEX. Location. These improvements are located in the central por- tion of the Brazos River Basin within an 85-mile radius of Belton, Tex. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 813 Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, adopted the basinwide plan of improvement in the Brazos River Basin as outlined in House Document 535, 81st Congress, 2d session, and authorized the appropriation of $40 million for partial accomplishment of that plan. An additional $21 million was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved 14 July 1960 bringing the total authorization to date to $61 million. The plan provides for the construction of the following additional reser- voirs for flood control and allied purposes in the Brazos River Basin, Tex.; Waco Reservoir on the Bosque River, Proctor Reser- voir on the Leon River, Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir on the Lam- pasas River, Laneport Reservoir on the San Gabriel River, Somer- ville Reservoir on Yegua Creek, and Ferguson Reservoir on the Navasota River. The plan also provides for improvement of the channel of Sulphur Creek and related work for local flood protection at Lam- pasas, Tex., and for construction of a levee and related work on the west side of the Brazos River between river miles 250 and 290 to afford flood protection for Burleson County Levee Improvement District No. 1. The plan further provides for modification of the existing Belton Reservoir project by the installation of hydroelectric power gener- ating facilities. The existing project maps are contained in the project docu- ment. As itemized in the tables below, the estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $158,010,000, including an undeter- mined amount of local contribution for water supply storage in reservoir projects and $340,000 non-Federal cost on local flood- protection projects. The flood-control works included in the basin- wide plan are listed below: 00oo Dams and reservoirs Modification of Stillhouse W aco Proctor Belton Hollow Laneport Somerville Ferguson Stream .........-......-- ------------.. -....... Bosque.... -- Leon ......... Leon ........... Lampasas ..---- San Gabriel Yegua Creek._. Navasota. Nearest city -......- . . .. . _ .. . ... . . .___.. Waco ..... Proctor ______ - Belton ......... Belton . Granger........ Somerville ..- - Bryan. Drainage area (square miles) .- 1,670 ........ 1,225 .. . .__ 3,412 ........... 711 - 1,321-----------. 1,012 . _---- . 1,782. Distance above mouth (miles)_ 4.7 ......... 2 3 8 . 9 _ --. 16. 7 ........... 14.8 29. 1........... 20.0 . . ...... 36.5. O Height (feet)-_ ............... .. .. 140---------- 86.... ... ... 192 ............. 200-........... 101 - 80___ ...... 67. t Type.- Concrete and Concrete and Earthfill -- Concrete and Concrete and Concrete and Concrete and earth. earth. earth. earth. earth. earth. Flood control storage capacity (acre-feet)_ ..... 553, 300...... 310,100__ __--- 640,000_...... 390,600 236,100--.......337,700 ....... i16, 400. Water supply storage capacity (acre-feet) --..... 104,100 ...... 31,400 _____ 12, 000 ...- ... .. 204.900 28,400 ... __-- 143, 900 ........ 62, 200. Sedimentation reserve capacity (acre-feet) . 74,900 ------ 32, 700 _____ 108,100__________ 34, 900- 16,600 .......... 25,900......... 40, 600. 0j Power storage capacity (acre-feet) ........ ...... - -- - - - - - - - 1 337, 500--------- Capacity, total (acre-feet)_______________________ 732, 300 ...... 374,200____ .. 1,097,600 -...... 630,400 281,100 ......... 507,500.... .. 619, 200. O Estimated cost: Construction-_ _ $18, 140, 000__ $11,923, 000_ $8,290,000 -... $16, 241, 400 $24, 533, 900 $10,426,500 .. $17,284, 000. Lands and damages__ ______________ 20, 210, 000__ 4, 577, 000_ 3, 958, 600 4, 166, 100 - 6,673, 500-.. 6, 716.000. Total (July 1961)______________ 2 38, 350, 000--_ 16.500, 000___ _ 4 8, 290,000 ----- 20, 200, 000_ -- 35 28, 700, 000 000.. 17,100, 3524,000,000. 1 113,700 acre-feet of power release to be used for conservation purposes. 2 Includes $250,000 non-Federal contribution. 4 Includes undetermined amount of local contribution for conservation storage. Deferred for restudy. Estimate as of July 1958. z 5 Deferred for restudy. Estimate as of 1960. Local flood-protection works Estimated cost ti Distance Location Stream above Type structure mouth Lands and Total (miles) Construction damages (July 1960) i Lampasas - - - .. .------------- Sulphur Creek __ - - 13.3-15. 7_ -- Channel-rectification __ . - $1, 040, 000 $50, 000 1 3 $1,090,000 Burleson County - _-- .-- --- - . Brazos River-____ - - - 250-290 ------ Levee _ -... __ - -...-- - -- - - 3, 470, 000 310, 000 2 3, 780, 000 SIncludes $30,000 non-Federal costs. 2 Includes $310,000 non-Federal costs. cc 3Estimate as of July 1957. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 815 14. WACO RESERVOIR, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located in McLennan County, Tex., on the Bosque River, 4.6 river miles above its con- fluence with Brazos River at the city of Waco, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prhensive plan for flood control in the Brazos River Basin, pro- vides for the construction of a concrete and earth dam approxi- mately 24,618 feet in length including a gravity-type concrete nonoverflow section 370 feet long, and a 664-foot-long gate-con- trolled ogee-type spillway. The dam has a maximum height of 140 feet above the streambed. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 553,300 acre-feet for flood control, 104,100 acre-feet for water supply purposes, and a sedimentation reserve of 74,900 acre-feet or a total of 732,000 acre-feet. The project which con- trols 1,670 square miles affords substantial flood protection to the city of Waco, Tex., and the lower Brazos River Valley, and pro- vides for other beneficial water uses. The estimated cost of the project is $18,140,000 for construction and $20,210,000 for lands and damages, a total of $38,350,000 (July 1961), including $250,000 contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 535, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests shall permit the Federal Govern- ment to breach the existing dam and to utilize, without cost, any of the reservoir lands now controlled by the city of Waco needed for the construction and operation of the project in exchange for conservation storage equal to that existing in Lake Waco at that time. The city of Waco, in testimony before the Committee on Public Works during hearings on the Flood Control Act of 1954, agreed to permit inundation of its present Lake Waco in return for an equivalent amount of storage in the new reservoir, and stated its desire to purchase additional conservation storage. The Brazos River Authority, in testimony before the same committee, has stated that it is willing and anxious to purchase all conservation storage in the new reservoir over and above the needs of the city of Waco. The Brazos River Authority, in resolution dated April 15, 1957, has further indicated its willingness and ability to acquire in the Authority's name the additional storage allocated to the city of Waco, and stated that it would finance such purchases by issuance of the Authority's bonds. On May 22, 1958 the existing Lake Waco was transferred from the city of Waco to the Federal Government. In a formal contract approved by the Secretary of the Army on April 15, 1958, the Brazos River Authority has agreed to fulfill all requirements of local cooperation. Contributed funds in the amount of $250,000 were received April 25, 1958. Operations and results during fiscal year. Regular funds: Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land 816 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 acquisition by hired labor, award of contracts for relocation of U.S. Highway 84 and McLennan County roads, continuation of relocation of State Highway 6 by contract, continuation of second stage embankment, spillway, and outlet works by contract, and continuation of engineering and design by contract and hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year from regular funds was $8,665,365 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 38 percent complete. Land acquisition was 49 percent complete. Re- locations were 28 percent complete. Construction was 29 percent complete. Engineering and design was 79 percent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1961 under the existing project were $14,497,486 from regular funds and $250,000 from contributed funds, a total of $14,747,486, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...-------- $200, 000 $150, 000 $1,034, 000 $4, 485, 000 $9, 370, 000 1 2 $15, 379, 000 Cost--------------_ --- 155,779 199,935 881,468 4,475,371 8,665,365 12 14, 497, 486 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _____________________________ ___ $ 141, 756 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _______________ _________________ ______ __ 7, 700, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__---------- __------ - 7,841,756 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- _ __-__ _.-_.- 15, 021,000 1 Includes $40,000 preauthorization studies. 2 In addition, $250,000 from new work was expended from contributed funds. 15. PROCTOR RESERVOIR, LEON RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located at river mile 238.9 on the Leon River, a tributary of the Brazos River, about 8 miles northeast of Comanche in Comanche County, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the Brazcs River Basin, provides for the construction of a concrete and earth dam approxi- mately 13,460 feet in length, including a concrete gravity-type nonoverflow section 206 feet long and a gate-controlled ogee-type spillway 520 feet in length. The dam has a maximum height of 86 feet above the streambed. The reservoir, which controls a drainage area of 1,225 square miles, provides a storage capacity of 310,100 acre-feet for flood control, 31,400 acre-feet for water supply purposes, and a sedimentation reserve of 32,700 acre- feet, a total of 374,200 acre-feet. The estimated cost of the project is $11,923,000 for construc- tion and $4,577,000 for lands and damages, a total of $16,500,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 535, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests contribute toward the cost of the FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 817 project for water supply storage. The Brazos River Authority, a duly authorized State agency, has offered to assume the respon- sibility of disposing of conservation storage space provided in the project. A formal contract was approved by the Secretary of the Army on July 1, 1960 at an estimated first cost of $1,707,700. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor, minor relocation of utility lines by contract, initiation of first stage embankment by contract, completion of access road and initiation of maintenance facilities by contract, and continua- tion of engineering and design by contract and hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year was $1,761,944 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 15 percent complete. Land acquisition was 26 percent complete. Con- struction was 8 percent complete. Engineering and design was 71 percent complete. The total cost to June 30, 1961 was $2,399,459 all for new work from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --.... $75, 000 $100, 000 $123, 300 $341. 300 $1840, 1$2,504,600 Cost _ - 57,296 69, 736 145,846 339, 637 1,761,944 1 2,399,459 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... . - $ 5, 213 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_____________ ______________________ 4.200, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_- 4, 205, 213 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__ 9, 795, 400 1 Includes $25,000 preauthorization studies. 16. BELTON RESERVOIR, LEON RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement is located on the Leon River about 16.7 miles above the confluence of the Leon and Lampasas Rivers, and about 3 miles north of Belton, Bell County, Tex. (See U.S. Geological Survey base map, scale 1:500,000 and U.S. Geological Survey, Belton Sheet, scale 1:62,500.) Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a 1,300- foot spillway, 3,806 feet of earthen embankment, and 418 feet of dike. The top of the dam is about 192 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir has a controlled storage capacity of 1,097,600 acre- feet, including 887,000 acre-feet of flood-contiol. storage, 84,900 acre-feet of sedimentation reserve, 12,000 acre-feet of water sup- ply storage for Fort Hood, and an additional 113,700 acre-feet of water supply storage, of which 45,000 acre-feet is specifically re- served for irrigation purposes. The project, which controls 3,412 square miles of drainage area, affords substantial flood protection to the Leon River Valley from Belton Dam site to confluence of Leon and Lampasas Rivers (mile 101.7) to the mouth, and Brazos River Valley from Little River (mile 315.8) to the mouth. 818 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated cost of the project is $7,853,100 for construction and $6,006,900 for lands and damages, a total of $13,860,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $73,593. The Belton project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1946, approved July 24, 1946, substantially in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers as contained in his report of April 19, 1946 (since published as H. Doc. 88, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). Documents and Act Work authorized reports Flood Control Act of July $15,500,000 for construction of the project for flood con- H. Doc. 88, 81st 24, 1946. trol and water supply.' Cong., 1st sess. Flood Control Act of Sept. Allocation of 12,000 acre-feet of water supply storage, 3, 1954. without reimbursement, as a permanent source of water supply for Fort Hood and adjacent military installations. 2 1 This act provided further that of the conservation storage capacity provided, not to exceed 45,000 acre- feet shall be available for irrigation purposes in the Leon, Lampasas, and Little River Valleys. 2 This act also modifies the project to provide for the installation of hydroelectric power generating facili- ties at such time as the Chief of Engineers may find advisable. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. A water conservation contract with the Brazos River Authority for the remaining conservation storage in the reservoir was approved by the Secretary of the Army on January 15, 1958, at a first cost now estimated at $1,642,893. To date the amount of $75,793 has been paid. Under terms of the approved contract the Brazos River Author- ity will contribute annually an amount equal to 11.2 percent of the actual annual cost experienced for operation and maintenance. To date the amount of $17,076 has been paid. An interim contract with the Brazos River Authority for emer- gency use of conservation storage in the project was approved by the Secretary of the Army on January 2, 1957. The amount of $152,435 paid by the Authority on March 21, 1957 for the use of these facilities will be credited to the interest and principal payable under the formal water conservation contract. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of land acquisition by hired labor and continuation of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Five noteworthy rises occurred on the Leon River above Belton Reservoir during the fiscal year. The results of regulation on the Little River stages at Cameron, 84.8 miles downstream, are given in the following tabulation: FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 819 Belton Reservoir Cameron, Texas 1 Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood- crest without reduction peak inflow per second) trolled above mean control stage Belton in stage area (cubic sea level storage (feet) Dam (feet) feet per (acre-feet) (feet) second Oct. 28, 1960 15, 500 20 570. 82 13, 800 35. 5 35. 7 0. 2 Dec. 8, 1960_____ 18, 250 19 578. 50 79, 300 34. 4 35. 3 0. 9 Jan. 8, 1961 .-. 15, 500 80 568. 74 152, 700 32. 9 34. 7 1.8 Feb. 5, 1961_____ 28, 400 300 584. 31 136, 700 35. 3 36. 1 0. 8 June 18, 1961 _.. 13, 600 57 576. 34 59, 700 34. 4 35. 0 0. 6 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 34.2 feet. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 568.74 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 208,700 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 574.42 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 253,600 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 587.39 feet on February 23, 1961, corresponding to 380,500 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 567.72 feet on October 4, 1960, corresponding to 201,300 acre- feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the Belton project: (1) Flood damages prevented. Flood damages prevented during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $1,513,000. The ac- cumulated damages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $25,885,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 9,900 and 10,590 acre-feet, respectively, were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 39,870 acre-feet. (3) Other water uses. Releases made during fiscal years 1960 and 1961 included 26,050 and 15,400 acre-feet, re- spectively, for low-flow regulation. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 for low-flow regulation amounted to 88,180 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $145,029 for new work and $84,076 for maintenance, a total of $229,105, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during June 1949, and the project was ready for beneficial use in March 1954. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 93 percent complete. Land acquisition was 99 percent complete, construction was 87 percent complete, and relocations were com- pleted. Work remaining to be done to complete the project con- sists of completion of land acquisition by hired labor and con- struction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $12,951,444 for new work and $499,231 for maintenance, a total of $13,450,675, all from regular funds. 820 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... - -$24, 952 $2, 500 $62, 950 $134, 000 $134, 713 $12,953,211 Cost _ 45,663 34,163 63,404 122, 477 145.029 12, 951, 444 Maintenance: Appropriated Cost - 56, 500 57, 644 63, 700 64,554 83, 702 77, 390 78, 580 84, 313 85, 100 84,076 500, 682 499, 231 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_______________ ________________________---- $ 19 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__________ . _____________ ____..._____. 115, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962,_ 115, 019 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__-_--_- 791, 789 17. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW RESERVOIR, LAMPASAS RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located in Bell County, Tex., at river mile 16.0 on the Lampasas River, about 5.0 miles southwest of Belton, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Brazos River Basin, pro- vides for the construction of a rolled-earth embankment 7,850 feet in length, a dike 6,004 feet in length, and an uncontrolled broad- crested spillway 1,650 feet in length. The dam, which has a maxi- mum height of 200 feet above the streambed, will control 1,319 square miles of drainage area. The reservoir provides a total stor- age capacity of 630,400 acre-feet, of which 390,600 acre-feet are for flood control, 204,900 acre-feet are for water supply storage, and 34,900 acre-feet are for sedimentation storage. The estimated cost of the project is $16,241,400 for construction and $3,958,600 for lands and damages, a total of $20.2 million (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc.. 535, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Originally the project was designated as the Lampasas Dam but was changed to Stillhouse Hollow Dam by Public Law .86-307. Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests contribute toward the cost of the project for water supply storage. The Brazos River Authority, a duly authorized State agency, has offered to assume the respon- sibility of disposing of water supply storage space provided in the project. A draft of the formal contract was forwarded to the BRA for review on 16 June, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of engineering and design by hired labor. Total cost during the fiscal year was $4,968 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 2 per- cent complete. Engineering and design was 25 percent complete. Preconstruction planning was complete. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 821 The total cost to June 30, 1961 under the existing project was $380,000 all for new work from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - .- ... $100, 000 $125, 000 $125, 000 1 $380, 000 Cost _ __ _.. 89, 213 120, 489 135, 330 $4, 968 380, 000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ____________________________________ $ 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .. _..- . _- ... - 500, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project __ __ __ _ _19, 320, 000 1 Includes $30,000 preauthorization studies. Does not include receipts from disposals and revocation of funds related thereto. 18. SOMERVILLE RESERVOIR, YEGUA CREEK, TEX. Location. The improvement will be located in Burleson and Washington Counties, Tex. at river mile 20.0 on Yegua Creek, a tributary of the Brazos River, about 2 miles south of Somerville, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement, a unit of the com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Brazos River basin, pro- vides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth embankment 24,925 feet in length and an uncontrolled ogee-type spillway 1,250 feet in length. The dam, which has a maximum height of 80 feet above the streambed, will control 1,012 square miles of drainage area. The reservoir will provide a total storage capacity of 507,500 acre- feet, of which 337,700 acre-feet will be for flood control, 143,900 acre-feet for water supply storage, and 25,900 acre-feet for sedi- mentation storage. The estimated cost of the project is $10,426,500 for construction and $6,673,500 for lands and damages, a total of $17,100,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 535, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests contribute toward the cost of the project for water supply storage. The Brazos River Authority, a duly authorized State agency, has offered to assume the respon- sibility for disposing of water supply storage space provided in the project. A draft of the formal contract was forwarded to the BRA for review on June 16, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of engineering and design by hired labor. Total cost during the fiscal year was $141,926 for new work from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 2 per- cent complete. Engineering and design was 47 percent complete. Total cost to June 30, 1961 under the existing project was $317,933 for new work from regular funds. 822 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ $76, 700 $81,300 $150, 000 1$330, 000 Cost_ - 70,770 83, 237 141,926 1 317,933 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ________________________________ __ $ 9, 790 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _------ ------------------- -------------- 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _..........._ - .........- 509, 790 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ __- - 16, 270, 000 1 Includes $22, 000 preauthorization studies. 19. SAN ANGELO RESERVOIR, NORTH CONCHO RIVER, TEX. Location. This improvement is located on the North Concho River, a tributary of the Concho River, about 6.6 miles above the mouth of the North Concho River near the city of San Angelo, Tex. (See U.S. Geological Survey base map, Texas, scale 1:500,000, and sheet Wall, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The improvement consists of the San Angelo Reservoir on the North Concho River upstream from San Angelo for the control of floods and supply of water. The dam consists of an earthfill embankment 37,325 feet long, and an uncontrolled concrete spillway 1,150 feet long with earth dikes on each side totaling 2,410 feet in length. The maximum height of the dam is 128 feet above the valley floor. The reservoir has a total capicity of 396,400 acre-feet, of which 38,800 acre-feet it allocated to sedimentation reserve, 80,400 acre-feet to conserva- tion storage, and 277,200 acre-feet to flood-control storage. The reservoir, which controls a drainage area of 1,511 square miles, provides substantial flood protection to the flood plains of the Concho and lower Colorado Rivers and to the city of San Angelo. The estimated cost of the project is $11,352,800 for construc- tion and $4,487,200 for lands and damages, a total of $15,840,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $107,820. The Food Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorized the plan of improvement for flood control on the North Concho River, Tex., as set forth in House Document 315, 76th Congress, 1st session, and authorized $2 million for the initiation and par- tial accomplishment of the project. The Flood Control Act ap- proved December 22, 1944, authorized completion of this project. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies to the San Angelo Reservoir. A water conservation contract with the Upper Colorado River Authority for conservation storage in the reservoir was approved by the Secretary of the Army on October 11, 1948, at an estimated first cost of $755,000. To date, the Upper Colorado River Author- ity has made principal payments of $571,580. The amount of $64,324 contribution for operation and maintenance over a period of 50 years has been paid in full. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 823 Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of seepage control remedial work and construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. Two significant rises occurred on the North Concho River above San Angelo Reservoir during the fiscal year. However, these were North Concho River floods with little flow contribution below the reservoir and would not have produced flooding downstream with- out San Angelo Reservoir in operation. The results of regulation on the Concho River stages near San Angelo, 7.0 miles down- stream, are given in the following tabulation: San Angelo Reservoir San Angelo, Texas 1 Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood crest without reduction peak inflow per second) trolled above mean control stage San Angelo in stage area (cubic sea level storage (feet) Dam (feet) feet per (acre-feet) (feet) second 1 Feb. 16, 1961___ 5, 500 0 1898. 18 0 2.0 8. 9 6. 9 May 19, 1961 ... 7, 200 0 1900. 49 0 3. 2 10. 7 7. 5 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 25.8 feet. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 1,900.31 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 83,360 feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year the elevation was 1,900.25 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 83,130 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 1,900.50 on June 18, 1961 corresponding to 84,110 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 1,896.56 feet on May 19, 1961 corresponding to 69,700 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the San Angelo project: (1) Flood damages prevented. No flood damages were pre- vented during fiscal year 1961. The accumulated dam- ages prevented through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $2,343,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 3,190 and 5,330 acre-feet respectively were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 14,770 acre-feet. (3) Other water uses. Releases for low flow regulation during fiscal years 1960 and 1961 amounted to 2,790 and 1,200 acre-feet respectively. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 19,900 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $351,696 for new work and $303,802 for maintenance, a total of $655,489 all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during May 1947 and the project was ready for beneficial 824 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 use in February 1952. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 96 percent complete. Land acquisition was 99 percent complete. Relocations were complete. Construction was 92 percent complete and engineering and design was 99 percent complete. Work re- maining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor and completion of foundation seepage control remedial work. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $15,155,343 for new work and $738,564 for maintenance, a total of $15,893,907, all from regular funds. Cost and financial statement 'Total to Fiscal ycar 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ $22, 600 $22, 000 $83, (X0) $357, 850 $15, 186, 850 Cost-------------- _ $1,080 23,501 49,200 64, 019 351,696 15, 155, 343 Maintenance: Appropriated 51,000 56, )00 65, 685 62, 590 320, 647 756, 130 Cost ... ... . - . 50, 915 57, 568 63, 889 62, 927 303,802 738, 564 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__- --- _ $22, 105 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _ 100, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-. -_.. - -----................ 122, 105 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..-. . ...... - 553, 150 20. HORDS CREEK RESERVOIR, PECAN BAYOU, TEX. Location. The improvement is located on Hords Creek, a tribu- tary of Pecan Bayou, about 13.5 miles west of Coleman, Tex., and about 27.8 miles upstream from the mouth of Hords Creek. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets, Grosvenor and Zephyr, scale 1:62,500.) Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a com- pacted earthfill dam approximately 6,300 feet in length with a maximum height of 91 feet and a crown of 24 feet; semiauto- matically controlled outlet works and an uncontrolled channel spillway 500 feet long; and water supply appurtenances consisting of an approach channel, intake structure and a 24-inch waterline through the dam. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 25,310 acre-feet, of which 2,860 acre-feet are allocated to dead storage, 5,780 acre- feet to water supply storage, and 16,670 acre-feet to flood-control storage. The project is part of the plan of improvement on Pecan Bayou for flood control and allied purposes. The project controls 48 square miles, and affords substantial flood protection to the city of Coleman, Tex., and to agricultural lands in the Hords Creek Valley, and provides municipal water supply for the city of Coleman. The estimated cost of the project is $2,446,988 for construction and $250,012 for lands and damages, a total of $2,697,000, in- cluding $105,078.69 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance during the past 5 years was $41,848. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 825 The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorized the plan of improvement for flood control and allied purposes on Pecan Bayou and tributaries set forth in House Document 370, 76th Congress, 1st session, and authorized $1,400,000 for initia- tion and partial accomplishment of the plan of improvement. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized com- pletion of the plan. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of construction of recreational facilities by hired labor. Routine operation and maintenance were continued. There were no significant rises on Hords Creek above the Hords Creek Reservoir during the fiscal year. The pool elevation at the beginning of the year was 1,894.13 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 6,040 feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year was 1,894.07 feet above mean sea level corresponding to 6,020 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 1,894.29 feet on June 20, 1961, corresponding to 6,100 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 1,890.17 feet on June 3, 1961, corresponding to 4,680 acre-feet of total storage. The following benefits have accrued to the Hords Creek project: (1) Flood damages prevented. There were no floods during fiscal year 1961. The accumulated damages through fiscal year 1961 amounted to $662,000. (2) Water supply benefits. During fiscal years 1960 and 1961 releases amounting to 810 and 930 acre-feet, re- spectively,'were made. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 8,490 acre-feet. (3) Other water uses. Releases for low flow regulation dur- ing fiscal years 1960 and 1961 were 30 acre-feet in each year. The accumulated releases through fiscal year 1961 amounted to 480 acre-feet. Total costs during the fiscal year were $29,758 for new work and $55,648 for maintenance, a total of $85,406, all from regular funds. Conditon at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started during February 1947 and completed for beneficial use in fiscal year 1953. At the end of the fiscal year the project was 90 percent complete. Land acquisition was complete. Construc- tion was 87 percent complete and engineering and design was complete. Work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of construction of recreational facilities by contract and hired labor. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $2,233,923 for new work and $392,652 for maintenance, a total of $2,626,575, all from regular funds. The total cost to June 30, 1961 for contributed funds was $105,079 for new work. 826 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - - -- - - - -- - ------- ---- $5,000 $25, 000 $34. 000 1$2.238.667 Cost ...-------------------------... .......------------ 5,000 24,498 29,758 ' 2,233.923 Maintenance: Appropriated........ - $32, 000 $35, 177 37,093 490.90 64,600 403,020 Cost...........-----------------. 31,480 34,638 38,323 49,153 55, 648 392,652 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30,1961.......--------------------------------$1,049 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-....... ...............------------------------ 35,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-. ....-----.................-.... 36,049 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................ 318, 333 1 In addition, $105,079 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 21. CANYON RESERVOIR, GUADALUPE RIVER, TEX. Location. The improvement is located in Comal County, Tex., on the Guadalupe River, 303 miles above its mouth, and about 12 miles northwest of New Braunfels, Tex. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of an earthfill dam 6,830 feet long, consisting of a main dam 4,410 feet long, an uncontrolled broadcrested-type spill- way 1,260 feet long, and dikes totaling 1,160 feet. Maximum height of dam is 224 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 740,900 acre-feet, including 364,400 acre-feet for flood control, 28,100 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, and 366,400 acre-feet for water supply storage. The dam will control 1,425 square miles of drainage basin. The estimated cost of the project is $12,539,300 for construction and $5,160,700 for lands and damages, a total of $17,700,000, including $1,400,000 cash contribution by local interests (July 1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 247, 76th Cong., 1st sess.), subject to the following provision: That whenever any power project, not under Federal license, is benefited by the Canyon Reservoir project, the Federal Power Commission after notice to the owner or owners of such unlicensed project and after opportunity for hearing, shall determine and fix a reasonable and equitable annual charge to be paid to the United States, on account of such benefits by said owner or owners or other recipients of such benefits. The project was modified by the Food Control Act of 1954, approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) to provide for a local contribution during construction, and to permit construction of hydroelectric power facilities at non-Federal expense. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests (Guadalupe-Blanco River Au- thority) contribute the amount of $1,400,000 during construction, and pay the remainder of the costs allocable to local interests, with interest thereon at the rate of 21/ percent per annum, over a period not to exceed 50 years, for which they will be permitted FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 827 to utilize the water impounded for water conservation and stream- flow regulation for development of electric power. In a formal contract approved by the Chief of Engineers on October 24, 1957, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority has agreed to fulfill all requirements of local cooperation. Non-Federal contributions totaling $1,400,000 will be made, as required, during construction of the project. To date $700,000 has been contributed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Regular funds: Land acquisition and foundation grouting were continued by hired labor. Construction was completed on portion of spillway and rock toe for embankment, south access road, project road No. 1, maintenance facilities, and part 2 cemetery relocation by contract. Construction continued on outlet works and work was initiated on earth embankment and completion of spillway, and lawn sprinkler system. Engineering and design was continued by hired labor. Total cost from regular funds during the fiscal year was $2,614,457 for new work. Contributed funds: Construction was continued on the outlet works and work was initiated on earthen embankment and completion of spillway. Total cost during the fiscal year from contributed funds was $206,767 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was 47 percent complete. Lands and damages were 76 percent complete, reloca- tions were 15 percent complete, construction was 35 percent com- plete, and engineering and design was 91 percent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1961 under the existing project were $7,662,584 from regular funds and $625,000 from contributed funds, a total of $8,287,584 for all new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .-... $1, 600, 000 -$425., 000 $710, 000 $2, 245, 990 $2, 600, 000 '$7, 716, 618 Cost - - - 365, 564 235, 640 1, 465, 952 2, 328,427 2, 614, 457 7, 662, 584 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---..----. _ _. - ..- - .- $37,409 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_......_ _ _ _ .. --------- __... 3,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...... --- --........... 3,037.409 5, -......-...... 583,382 1 Includes $25,000 preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Jyne 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... .. . $100. 000 $400, 000 $200, 000 $700, 000 Cost- _ ---- 100,000 318,233 206.767 625, 000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _________________________ .. $270. 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... _ 270, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project......... 430.0000 828 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 22. GUADALUPE AND SAN ANTONIO RIVERS, TEX. Location. These improvements are located as follows: Gon- zales Reservoir on the lower San Marcos River, a tributary of the Guadalupe River; channel improvement of San Antonio River and tributaries at San Antonio, Tex.; and Kenedy Channel improve- ment at Kenedy, Tex., on Escondido Creek, a tributary of the San Antonio River. Existing project. The Flood Control Act, approved September 3, 1954, adopted the plan of improvement on the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers as outlined in House Document 344, 83d Congress, 2d session, at an estimated Federal cost of $30,254,000. The plan provides for the construction of Gonzales Reservoir on the San Marcos River for flood control and water conservation and local flood protection for the cities of San Antonio and Kenedy, Tex. The existing project maps are contained in the project docu- ment. As itemized in the tables below, the estimate of cost for new work, revised in July 1961, is $65,670,000 including $7,500,000 local contribution for water supply storage in the Gonzales project and $15,770,000 non-Federal cost on local flood-protection projects. The flood control works included in the plan of improvements are listed below: Dams and reservoirs Gonzales Stream ......... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . San Marcos. N earest city -..... . _.... _ ....... ............. .... .. . .. ... . Gonzales Drainage area square miles.....___________________... __ ..... 1, 344. Distance above mouth (miles)___ ________. __. . _________ ___________.. ... ... 5.4. H eight (feet) .- .. . -- ...-- _ - -- - - -__ - .. - . - - - -- -- 102 Type ............... .......... ...... . .... ..... Concrete and earth. Flood control storage capacity (acre-feet) ......... --- .....--......-- ........ 413, 200. Water supply storage capacity (acre-feet) - ..-..-.-. -- ....---- .-..- ..-- .-100, 800. Sedimentation reserve capacity (acre-feet) ................ ................... 25, 000. Capacity, total (acre-feet)__....----------------- --------------------------.... __. 539, 000. Estimated cost: Construction---..-._ ...-- ...------- --------..-...---- ... -----------------.. $20, 056,100 Lands and damages __....____ ...........----------------------- 8, 243, 900 Total (July 1961).... . .................------ --- --- ----- ---- _----- 1 28, 300, 000 SIncludes $7, 500, 000 from contributed funds. Local flood-protection works Distance above Type Construc- Lands and Location Stream mouth structure tion damages Total (miles) San Antonio_ San Antonio Ri- 221.81 Channel rectifi- $21,742, 000 $15,158,000 1 $36, 900, 000 ver and tributa- 237.3 cation. ries. Kenedy- ..... Escondido Creek-_ 6. 8-8. 9 Channel rectifi- 378, 400 91,600 23 470, 000 cation. 1 Includes $15,700,000 non-Federal costs. 2 Includes $70,000 non-Federal costs. 3Estimate as of July 1958. FLOOD CONTROL-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 829 23. SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, TEX. Location. The floodway is located in the city of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., on the San Antonio River and San Pedro, Apache, Alazan, and Martinez Creeks. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for clear- ing, widening, deepening, and straightening approximately 31.0 miles of the river and creek channels to carry the standard proj- ect flood discharges, and construction and alteration of railroad bridges. The estimated Federal cost of these modifications is $21,200,000 (July 1961) and the estimated cost to local interests is $15,700,000 which includes $600,000 cash contributions and $15,100,000 for lands and damages and construction, a total of $36,900,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 344, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. In accordance with the recommendation contained in the project document, construction of the project is authorizedsubject to the condition that local interests give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, including the purchase and removal of buildings, the relocation or reconstruction of bridges exclusive of railway bridges, the reloca- tion or reconstruction of channel dams were applicable, and the relocation or reconstruction of utility lines; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all of the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (d) provide a cash contribution for enhancement benefits of 2.65 percent of actual Federal construction cost. The San Antonio River Authority has furnished assurances that it will comply with all requirements of local cooperation. These assurances were accepted by the District Engineer on April 15,1957. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of continuation of alteration of railroad bridges in the unit 2 area and continuation of channel excavation in the unit 2 area; completion of channel excavation in unit 1 area; completion of concrete walls in unit 2 area; completion of railroad bridge alteration in unit 4 area; completion of unit 1 erosion con- trol; award of contract for channel excavation in unit 8 area; and continuation of engineering and design by hired labor. Total costs during the fiscal year were $1,363,109 from regular funds and $95,000 from contributed funds, a total of $1,458,109 all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 19 percent complete. Relocations were 31 percent complete and con- struction was 15 percent complete. Engineering and design was 61 percent complete. 830 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs to June 30, 1961 under the existing project were $3,943,681 from regular funds and $105,000 from contributed funds, a total of $4,048,681, all for new work. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------- _ $575, 000 $350, 000 $912, 108 $673, 141 $1, 260, 000 1$3, 965, 249 Cost -- 112, 551 658,145 559, 270 1, 073,166 1,363,109 * '3,943,681 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------------------- $ 12, 417 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_-_ 1,400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------------_ -- 1,412, 417 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --_ ------------------------ 15, 834, 751 1 Includes $80,000 preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. .--------------- ------------ ------------ $85, 000 1$20, 000 1 $105, 000 Cost - -- - -- - 10, 000 95, 000 105, 000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ ------------ $40, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _--------------------------- 40, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ - - -_ 455, 000 1 Excludes $10,000 contributed funds "Other" which will be returned in FY 1962. 24. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last full report Estimated see Annual Operation amount Name of project Report Construc- and main- required to for tion tenance complete 1. Belton Reservoir, Leon River, Tex. (Modifica- tion) ---------------------------------------- 3 2 $8,281,000 2. Big Fossil Creek, Trinity River, Tex. ...------.........------------........------------......------------ 4 1,935,000 3. ____ Blieders Creek, Guadalupe River, Tex...--------___ ____......__ .... ........ 1,210,000 4. Burleson County Levee, Brazes River, Tex.7 _____........... ------------ .......------------ 3,462,000 5. Eastland, Leon River, Tex. 9 -- 1 - 1948 ----------------------- 10 322, 000 6. Ferguson Reservoir, Navasota River, Tex. ..- 12 23,972,000 7. Fort W orth Fldwy. Ext., Trinity Riv. Tex.13 15 .... .......... .......... ......... 14 2,344,400 8. Gonzales Reservoir, San Marces Riv. 17Tex. .- ____________s____________ __ 6s 20, 732, 000 9. Kenedy Channel Improvement, Tex. ...........9 1959 $36, 953 ------ s18 359, 047 10. Lake Brownwood Reservoir, Pecan Bayou, Tex.' 1952 190, 445 - . 2015,009, 555 11. Lampasas Channel, Sulphur Creek, Tex.21 .- 2 .. . . _________ - - _ 22 24 2 1,060, 8 , 6 6 6 , 000 000 12. Laneport Reservoir, San Gabriel, River. Tex. 3............. ............ .. 1 Deferred for restudy due to lack of economic justification. Authorized by F.C. Act of 1954 (HD 535/81/ 2). 2 Estimate as of July 1958. Excludes $9,000 preauthorization studies. 3Authorized by Public Law 86-645. Awaiting planning funds. 4 Estimate as of July 1961. Excludes $35,000 preauthorization studies. 5 Authorized by Public Law 86-645. Awaiting planning funds. 6 Estimate as of July 1961. Excludes $20,000 preauthorization studies. 7 Inactive. Authorized by F.C. Act of 1954. 8 Estimate as of July 1960. Excludes $8,000 preauthorization studies. 9 Authorized by F.C. Act of 1946 (HD 88/81/1). Awaiting planning funds. 10oEstimate as of July 1961. Excludes $3,000 preauthorization studies. 11 Deferred for restudy for possible modification. Authorized by F.C. Act of 1954 (HD 535/81/2) 12 Estimate as of July 1960. Excludes $28,000 preauthorization studies. 13 Authorized by Public Law 86-645. Awaiting planning funds. 14Estimate as of July 1961. Excludes $25,000 preauthorization studies.. 15 Authorized by F.C. of 1954 (HD 344/83/2). Awaiting planning funds. FLOOD CONTROL--FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 831 16 Estimate as of July 1961. Excludes $68,000 preauthorization studies. 17Deferred. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years was issued May 5, 1959. 18 Estimate as of July 1958. Exludes $4,000 preauthorization studies. 19 Inactive. Authorized by F.C. Act of 1941 (HD 370/76/1). 20 Estimate as of July 1954. 2 Inactive. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years was issued August 23, 1957. 22 Estimate as of July 1957. n3Deferred for restudy for possible modifications. Authorized by F.C. Act of 1954 (HD 535/81/2). 24 Estimate as of July 1960. Excludes $34,000 preauthorization studies. 25. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspection of completed local flood-protection projects is made periodically in compliance with section 208.10 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, which contains regulations for the operation and maintenance of local flood-protection works approved by the Secretary of the Army in accordance with authority contained in section 3 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Floodways and levees of the Dallas Floodway, Fort Worth Floodway, and Pleasanton Floodway have been inspected during the fiscal year. The cost of work under this heading during fiscal year 1961 was $1,694. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated Cost - -- __________._... $2, 000 1,986 $600 606 $990 998 $1.460 1,444 $1, 700 1,694 $23, 450 23,428 26. SCHEDULING OF FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, section 7 (Public Law 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.), authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds provided on the basis of such pur- poses, and the operation of any such project shall be in accordance with such regulations. Pursuant to this act, expenditures were made during fiscal years 1952 through 1960 for scheduling of flood-control reservoir opera- tions and the preparation of reservoir regulation manual for Marshall Ford Dam, located on the Colorado River, near the city of Austin, Tex. Marshall Ford Dam was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Public Law No. 392). The project was constructed jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Lower Colorado River Authority and was completed during fiscal year 1942. Two significant rises occurred on the Colorado River above Marshall Ford Reservoir during the fiscal year. The results of regulation on the Colorado River stages at Columbus, 182.9 miles downstream, are given in the following tabulation: 832 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Marshall Ford Reservoir Columbus, Texas i Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood- crest without reduction peak inflow per second) trolled above mean control stage Belton in stage area (cubic sea level) storage (feet) Dam (feet) feet per (acre-feet) (feet) second) Oct. 29, 1960..... 28, 000 0 665. 12 0 25.8 27.4 1.6 June 19, 1961_.. 57, 000 372 682. 56 29, 900 25.4 29. 8 4.4 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 21.0 feet. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 667.88 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 943,600 acre-feet of total storage; at the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 682.04 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,191,400 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 682.96 feet on February 8, 1961, corresponding to 1,209,000 acre-feet of total storage; the minimum pool elevation was 661.76 feet on October 15, 1960, corresponding to 849,900 acre-feet of total storage. Flood control regulation during the fiscal year began on February 5, 1961 and ended February 28, 1961, when the total amount of water in storage receded to 1,171,600 acre-feet, and began again on June 22, 1961, and was still in effect at the end of the fiscal year. Flood damages prevented by operation of Marshall Ford Dam during fiscal year 1961 amounted to $3,197,000, making a total of $40,045,000 since the project began operation. Costs during the fiscal year were $2,043. Total costs for all work under this heading to the end of fiscal year 1961 were $14,044. 27. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION D)ate Date of con- I)ate Federal i'roject Location authorized strlluctionl start. omlnl)leted cost Advance l)r(llara- Fort Worth District.. tion: Flood Emcrg.. lo .. ... . d-- ... -- . . . $6.,081 tilantual. do ..... 3.227 Sflood con- (1o. . . . ........ . 4.084 Oler. l'roc. F(lood Energ. ... .(1o ... ............... 7. 503 operations. {l)ir ;io and r: Ellis CountyI Ellis County, Redl Nov. 10, 1959 Feb. 10, 1940 June 2, 1960) 78 l)istrictll No. Oak Creek, Tex. Houston Hlouston County July 29, 1958 Oct. 20, 1958 July 6i, 1960) 255 County Trinity River, Tex. No. 1. ------------ I ulnliSon Milam County Little 308 LPrivate 'lt C. River, Tex. I Request for authorization iendling further study by l)istrict Eligilnir. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-FORT WORTH, TEX., DISTRICT 833 28. SURVEYS The cost of work performed on authorized reports during the fiscal year amounted to $573,369. The unexpended balance of $31,879 at the end of the fiscal year, plus an allotment of $665,000 will be applied to continuation of studies on Clear Fork of the Brazos River in the immediate vicinity of Abilene, Tex.; Colorado River and Tributaries, Tex.; East Fork of Trinity River, Tex., including modification of Lavon Reservoir; modification of Laneport Reservoir, San Gabriel River, Tex.; Navasota River, Tex.; Neches River, Tex.; Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex.; Sabine River, Tex.; Trinity River and Tribu- taries, flood protection at Fort Worth, Tex.; Brazos River (above Whitney Dam) ; and Edwards Underground Reservoir, Tex. 29. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The cost of work on research and development during the fiscal year amounted to $5,956. Work performed consisted of stream gaging, collecting rain-gage data, storm studies, sedimentation studies, hydrologic studies, and flood investigations. FLOOD-CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT The district comprises the watershed of the Canadian River and tributaries entering the river west of the Texas-New Mexico State line; the watershed of the Arkansas River and tributaries entering the river west of and including Walnut Creek, Kans.; the watershed of the Rio Grande and tributaries entering the river west of and including the Pecos River and its tributaries; and the watershed of the Mimbres River and its tributaries in New Mexico. IMPROVEMENTS Flood Control Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. John Martin Reservoir, Ar- Los Esteros Reservoir and 11. kansas River, Colo. (for- modification of Alamogordo merly Caddoa Reservoir) . 835 I)am, Pecos River, near 2. Trinidad Reservoir, Purgatoire Santa Rosa, N. Mex ...-.- 851 River, Colo 837 12. Two Rivers Reservoir, Rio 3. Conchas Reservoir, Canadian Hondo, near Roswell, N. River near Tiicumcari, N. Mex - 854 Mex--- 838 13. Other authorized flood-control 4. Rio (Grande Basin, N. Mex .... 840 projects__ 856 5. Abiquiu Reservoir, Rio Chama, 14. Inspection of completed flood- N. M ex -- - - - - - - - 842 control works_ 857 6. Cochiti Reservoir, Rio (irande, 15. Scheduling of flood-control N. Mex- - - - - - 843 reservoir operations .----.. 857 7. (lalisteo Reservoir ( alisteo Creek, N. Mex 844 16. Food-control work under special 8. Jemez Canyon Reservoir,Jemez authorization_ 858 River, N. Mex_ 845 9. Rio (rande floodway, Rio General Investigations (Grande, N. Mex...... 847 10. Socorro diversion channel, tri- )butaries of Rio (Grande, N. 17. Surveys_ 859 Mex 849 18. Research and development- 859 1. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER, COLO. (FORMERLY CADDOA RESERVOIR) Location. John Martin Reservoir is located on the Arkansas River 1,159 miles upstream from its mouth, 300 miles downstream from its source, in Bent County, about 18 miles upstream from the city of Lamar, Colo. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Lamar and Las Animas (Colo.) quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The existing project consists of a dam and reservoir for flood control and water conservation in Colorado and Kansas. The dam is a concrete and earthfill structure with a maxi- mum height of 130 feet above the streambed, and with an overflow gated spillway 1,174 feet long. The earth section extending to the abutments flanks the concrete gravity section in the valley, and earth dikes on each abutment in continuation of the earth section extend to high ground, making the overall length of the structure approximately 2.6 miles. The reservoir, which controls 18,915 square miles, is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, has a storage capacity 835 836 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of 278,500 acre-feet for flood control, and 367,000 acre-feet for conservation, a total of 645,500 acre-feet. The estimated cost is $11,694,500 for construction, $3,546,500 for lands and damages, a total of $15,241,000 (1961). The aver- age annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $124,847. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, under the title "Caddoa Reservoir, near Lamar in Colorado." (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940, provided that from and after the approval of that act, the Caddoa Reservoir project for flood control and water conservation in Colorado and Kansas should be known and designated on the public records as the John Martin Reservoir project. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinary mainte- nance and operation were continued. The structures were main- tained in a serviceable condition. No major repairs or replace- ments of flood control or irrigation equipment were required during the fiscal year. Regulation of the conservation storage in the reservoir was continued under the rules and regulations of the Arkansas River Compact. The project is not credited with any flood-control benefits for fiscal year 1960. Estimated total accumulative flood damages pre- vented by the project through fiscal year 1960 were $18,871,000. Estimated irrigation benefits for fiscal year 1960 were $1,236,900. Estimated total accumulative irrigation benefits through fiscal year 1960 were $13,103,900. An extension of a three-phase powerline was completed and a water pump was relocated in the Lake Hasty recreation area and a part of the recreation area was landscaped by hired-labor forces using material purchased under supply contract. John Martin reservoir was empty at the beginning of fiscal year 1961. There were two short periods of storage, July 6 through July 11 and July 14 through July 16, 1960, the first half of the year. Inflow was passed through until winter storage began December 1, 1960. Spring irrigation releases began April 2 and emptied the reservoir April 27, 1961. Maximum reservoir eleva- tion was 3,797.23 feet on April 2, 1961, with storage of 22,556 acre-feet. A short period of storage occurred from June 3 through June 27, 1961. The reservoir was empty at the end of the fiscal year. Total releases for the fiscal year were 93,090 acre-feet consisting of 93,008 acre-feet for irrigation and 82 acre-feet for operational purposes. The costs during the fiscal year were $128,337 for maintenance, and $12,465 for new work. Condition at the end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The completed dam and appurtenances have been in operation about 13 years. FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 837 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year under the existing project were $15,100,370 for new work, $1,703,138 for mainte- nance. In addition, costs from emergency relief funds for new work have been $59,977. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 --- --- --- -- - - --- - - - ------ ------- - -- New work: Approriate- ----- ------------------------------ $10,000 $14, 600 $15, 102, 522 Cost 9, 983 12, 465 15, 100, 370 M aintenance: Appropriated $87, 400 $168 952 $115, 538 112.350 175, 200 1,755, 999 Cost 102,069 131, 571 142, 347 119, 909 128, 337 1,703,138 Other new work data: t'nohligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 - $820 Appropriated for year endlling June 30, 1962 -... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... 15,000 tnohligated halances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 15, 820 Estimated ad(litional amount needed to compelte project-.................... 63. 501 In addition, funds in the amount of $59,977 were expended from emergency relief funds for new work. 2. TRINIDAD RESERVOIR, PURGATOIRE RIVER, COLO. Location. The project is located on the Purgatoire River about 161 miles above its junction with the Arkansas River. The project is about 4 miles upstream from the city of Trinidad, Colo. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map, Trinidad, Colo., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a dam and reservoir which will provide flood protection for the city of Trinidad and the Purgatoire River Valley, control sediment, and conserve water for irrigation. The dam will be an earthfill struc- ture 7,100 feet in length, rising to a maximum height of 200 feet above the streambed, and will have a spillway 450 feet wide in the left abutment. The reservoir, which will control 698 square miles, will have a capacity at top of flood-control pool of 140,700 acre-feet with an allocation of 39,000 acre-feet for sediment, 55,000 acre-feet for irrigation, and 46,700 acre-feet for flood control. The estimated Federal cost is $11,280,000 for construction, and $9,720,000 for lands and damages, a total of $21 million (1961). The estimated average annual maintenance cost $29,000 (1961), including the estimated cost to local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958 approved July 3, 1958 (sec. 203, Public Law 85-500, 85th Cong., 2d sess., July 3, 1958). (See H. Doc. No. 325, 84th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) An earlier authorization in the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1.944 (H. Doc. 387, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) exists which provided flood protection for the city of Trinidad by means of channel improvement. Authorization for the Trinidad Reservoir project provides for abrogation of the channel project at the time of initiation of construction of Trinidad Dam. Local cooperation. The requirements of local cooperation are as follows: (a) a cash contribution toward the cost of construc- 838 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 tion amounting to 4.5 percent of that portion of the first cost allocated to flood control, presently estimated at $470,000 (1961); (b) repayment of the first cost allocated to irrigation established as 51 percent of the total project cost, presently estimated at $10,950,000, generally in accordance with Federal reclamation law procedures, except that repayment of the irrigation first cost may extend over a period not to exceed 75 years; (c) contribute annually an amount equal to 54 percent of the cost of operation and maintenance, presently estimated at $15,700 (1961) ; and (d) maintain the channel of the Purgatoire River through the city of Trinidad. In addition to other requirements of local cooperation, it will be necessary for the conservancy district to make arragements for transfer of certain irrigation water storage rights to the Trinidad Reservoir upon completion thereof. Pursuant to the Colorado Water Conservancy Act, the District Court of Las Animas County, Colo., held final hearings during the fiscal year on petitions for establishment of the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District for the purpose of sponsoring the Trinidad Reservoir project. No protesting petitions were received. By virtue of court order issued December 2, 1960, the conservancy district was created and is vested with power to act as a public or municipal corporation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was continued. Site selection studies were completed and foundation investigations and field surveys were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $232,473. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning is about 48 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $396,918, for new work. Cost and financial statement T'Iotal to Fiscal year i 1957 1958 1959 19(1 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Al)ppropriated $72, 100 $237. 330 $404, 430 Cost 69. 445 232. 473 1396, 918 Other new work data: (nohligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- -- - $7, 512 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 . . . . .. .. . . . ....... . 200, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .. .... 207 512 Estimate(d additional amount needed to complete )roject-.. ..-.. 2(0.395.570 Includes $95,000 p)reaut horization studies allocated( to the project but not included in financial accounts of the p)roject as of June 30, 1961. 3. CONCHAS RESERVOIR, CANADIAN RIVER, NEAR TUCUMCARI, N. MEX. Location. The dam is located in San Miguel County, N. Mex., on the Canadian River approximately one-fourth mile downstream from the confluence of the Canadian and Conchas Rivers. It is approximately 30 miles northwest of Tucumcari, N. Mex., and 743 miles upstream from the mouth of the Canadian River. The Canadian River has a total length of approxmiately 906 miles, FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 839 rises in the northeastern part of New Mexico, and flows south and east to the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Webbers Falls, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey State map of New Mexico, scale 1:500,000, and U. S. Geological Survey topographic map, Tucumcari quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The existing project consists of a flood- control dam and reservoir which is also used for irrigation and water supply purposes. The dam consists of a concrete gravity main section with a maximum height of 200 feet above the streambed and 1,250 feet long located in the Canadian River Canyon, together with earth dikes on each side having an overall length of about 3.7 miles. The main section contains conduits located in its base for releasing water to maintain low flows and for drainage of the reservoir, and an overflow spillway 300 feet in length. The earth dikes are of varying heights up to 100 feet and the north dike contains a concrete ogee-type emergency spill- way 3,000 feet long. The project involved about 836,000 cubic yards of concrete, 3,600,000 cubic yards of fill, and 1,300,000 cubic yards of excavation. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 566,200 acre-feet, consisting of 279,400 acre-feet for water conservation and irrigation, 196,000 acre-feet for flood control, and 90,800 acre-feet dead storage. The dam controls 7,409 square miles of drainage area. The estimated Federal cost is $15,760,000 (1961), including $2,279,326 for initiating construc- tion of the project under authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $86,473. The project is based on the report of the Canadian River, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, dated June 1, 1931, made in com- pliance with House Document 308, 69th Congress, 1st session, and approved by the President, July 29, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and adopted by Congress in the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation of the reservoir was continued. The structures were maintained in a serviceable condition. No major repairs or replacements of flood- control or irrigation equipment were required during the fiscal year. The reservoir was operated for the storage of floodwaters and releases for irrigation purposes during the fiscal year. Esti- mated total accumulated flood damages prevented by the project through fiscal year 1960 amounted to $58,000. Estimated irri- gation benefits for fiscal year 1960 were $185,728. Estimated total accumulated irrigation benefits through fiscal year 1960 were $2,951,328. Reservoir elevation at the beginning of fiscal year 1961 was 4,195.97 feet corresponding to 324,359 acre-feet of storage. Maxi- mum reservoir elevation was 4,201.75 feet on February 19, 1961, corresponding to 377,440 acre-feet of storage. Minimum reservoir elevation was 4,195.86 feet on July 3, 1960, corresponding to 323,407 acre-feet of storage. Reservoir elevation at the end of 840 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 fiscal year 1961 was 4,199.06 feet corresponding to 351,955 acre- feet of storage. Total releases for the fiscal year were 92,612 acre-feet consist- ing of 64,618 acre-feet for irrigation, 185 acre-feet for power production, 23,948 acre-feet uncontrolled spillway releases and 3,861 acre-feet miscellaneous losses. Releases of 1,788 acre-feet were made to Bell Ranch and 62,830 acre-feet to Tucumcari irri- gation project. The costs for the fiscal year were $4,951 for new work and $99,997 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was essentially complete in 1940. The reservoir and appurtenances were in good condition and in operation at the end of the fiscal year. Irrigation of some lands under the project was begun in November 1945. The costs to the end of the fiscal year from regular funds were $12,351,147 for new work, and $1,752,737 for maintenance. The cost to the end of the fiscal year from emergency relief funds was $869,978 for new work. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year for all funds from departmental appropriations were $13,221,125 for new work and $1,752,737 for maintenance. In addition, the costs for work accomplished in initiating the project under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 were $2,279,326. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: App))rop)riated $6. 600 $15. 008 I $13. 231. 191 Cost i6.591 4. 951 13. 221. 125 Manintenance: Appropriated $ 66. 000 $78. 800 $76. 800 109, 690 100. 800 1 756. 531 Cost 168.733 76, 725 75, 406 111. 505 99, 997 1. 752. 737 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year endting June 30, 1961 _.........._ .............................. $10. 066 Appropriated for year end(ing June 30, 1962 5....................................... . (50000 tUnobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 . .._ . . _____ _........ 60. 066i Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ 199. 483 Includes $3,492,696 maintenance and improvement funds and $869,978 emergency relief fundls, but does not include $2,279,326, the cost of initiating the p)roject under the authority of the Emergency Relief pIriation Act of 1935. Appro- 4. RIO GRANDE BASIN, NEW MEXICO Location. These improvements are located on the Rio Grande and tributaries thereof in the State of New Mexico. More definite locations and descriptions of the individual projects are given in the following paragraphs and in the individual reports by proj ects. Existing project. The Flood Control Act of 1948, approved June 30, 1948 (Public Law 858, 80th Cong., 2d sess.) authorized the flood control phase of the comprehensive plan of development of the water resources of the Rio Grande basin in New Mexico as set forth in House Document No. 243, 81st Congress, 1st ses- FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 841 sion, with the exception of Chiflo Dam and Reservoir and the spillway gate structure at Chamita Dam. Although the recommended Chiflo Dam and Reservoir was deleted from the authorized plan, it was excluded without preju- dice to subsequent consideration by the Congress. It was re- quested at that time, by the States of Colorado and Texas, that the project be deferred for restudy regarding required storage and methods of operaion. By the same act, Congress also author- ized for construction the irrigation phase of the comprehensive plan as recommended by the Bureau of Reclamation in House Document No. 653, 81st Congress, 2d session. The act also stipu- lated that the work should be prosecuted in accordance with the joint agreement approved by the Secretary of the Army and the Acting Secretary of the Interior on Nov. 21, 1957. In addition, under that agreement the Bureau of Reclamation was given the responsibility for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the channel rectification, and drainage rehabilitation and ex- tension phases of the unified plan of improvement. The Flood Control Act of 1960, approved July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-645, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) authorized the Galisteo Reser- voir on Galisteo Creek and Cochiti Reservoir on Rio Grande as additions to the authorized plan of improvement for the Rio Grande as set forth in Senate Document No. 94, 86th Cong., 2d session. The Flood Control Act of 1948 authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,500,000 to be expended by the Department of the Army for the partial accomplishment of the comprehensive plan for the Rio Grande basin. The Flood Control Act of 1950, ap- proved May 17, 1950 (Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess.) au- thorized to be appropriated the sum of $39,000,000, in addition to the previous authorization, for the work to be prosecuted by the Department of the Army and $30,179,000 for the work to be prosecuted by the Department of the Interior. The Flood Control Act of 1960 authorized to be appropriated the sum of $58,300,000, in addition to the previous authorizations, for the work to be prosecuted by the Department of the Army. The flood-control projects included in the comprehensive plan as set forth in House Document No. 243, 81st Congress, 1st ses- sion, and Senate Document No. 94, 86th Cong., 2d session, are listed below: 842 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Distance Drainage above Nearest area Total Project River mouth town (square Description estimated (miles) mile) cost Chiflo Dam . Rio Grande_ 445 * Cerro, 5,498 Concrete-gravity, 2 $29, 945, 694 N. Mex. 393 feet high, 816,000 acre-feet capacity. Chamita Rio Chama_ 5 Espanola, 3, 126 Earthfill, 205 feet 2 28, 702, 975 Dam. N. Mex. high, 945, 0003acre- feet capacity. Jemez Can- Jemez 2 Bernalillo, 1,034 Earthfill, 136 feet 7 4, 217, 000 yon dam. N. Mex. high, 115, 800 acre- feet capacity. Rio Grande Rio Grande_ 123 to 394 5-- - -_ _ Channel rectifica- 4 10, 160, 000 floodway. tion, levee en- largement and construction. Bluewater Bluewater - Bluewater, 544 Diversion levee and 6586, 000 floodway. Creek. N. Mex. floodway 8,300 feet Cochiti Dam_ Rio Grande_ 340 5 Cochiti, N. Mex. 8,491 in length. Earthfill, 260 feet high, 692,000 acre- 8 43,442,000 feet capacity. Galisteo Galisteo 4 Domingo, 900 Earthfill, 150 feet 8 14,920, 000 Dam. Creek. N. Mex. high, 192, 300 acre- feet capacity. 1Excluded from Middle Rio Grande project authorization without prejudice to subsequent consideration by the:Congress. 2 January 1947 price levels. : Limited to 700,000 acre-feet by elimination of the gate structure at Chamita Dam. January 1947 price levels. Includes $160,000 non-Federal costs. No breakdown estimate for levee and related work to be accomplished by the Corps of Engineers (Department of the Army) was given in House l)ocument No. 243, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Of the $10 million estimated Federal cost of Rio Grande floodway, the portion of work to be accomplished by the Corps of Engineers (levee and bank stabilization) was esti- imate(l at $3 million. lRiver mile 0 being at the intersection of the New Mexico-Texas State line with the international hound- ary at El Paso, Tex. 6 July 1, 1960, plrice levels. Includes $76,000 non-Federal costs. July 1960i price levels. Nov. 1957 price levels. All operations and costs for the projects in the authorized plan are contained in the individual reports on the following pages. 5. ABIQUIU RESERVOIR, RIO CHAMA, N. MEX. Location. The Abiquiu Reservoir project is one unit of the flood-control phase of the comprehensive plan for the Rio Grande and tributaries, New Mexico. The authorized project originally provided for the construction of only 1 dam, a high dam, to be located at river mile 5 in Rio Arriba County about 6 miles north- west of Espanola, N. Mex.; however, on the basis of further studies and investigations, a substitute plan was developed which was composed of a combination of 2 dams, 1 of which was a low dam at the authorized Chamita site and the other a high dam at a site near Abiquiu, N. Mex. Both dam sites are located in Rio Arriba County, N. Mex., on Rio Chama, a tributary of the Rio Grande. Subsequent to development of the "substitute plan," Cochiti Dam on the Rio Grande was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-645, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) in lieu of the authorized Low Chamita Dam. Abiquiu Dam site, located near the town of Abiquiu, N. Mex., is about 30 miles upstream from the confluence of Rio Chama and Rio Grande. The Abiquiu Dam will control 2,147 square FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 843 miles of drainage area. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for plan and profile of Rio Chama, N. Mex., from mouth to mile 103, sheet 1.) Existing project. Abiquiu Dam is an earthfill dam about 1,540 feet in length, rising 325 feet above streambed, with an outlet works, which provides for controlled releases of floodwaters. The controlled outlet consists of a 12-foot diameter conduit with regu- lating gates. The authorized flood control and sedimentation storage of the reservoir is 562,000 acre-feet. Total capacity of Abiquiu Reservoir at spillway crest is 1,211,000 acre-feet. An uncontrolled spillway, with bottom width varying from 80 to 40 feet, will be located in a natural saddle about 1 mile north of the left abutment. The estimated Federal cost is $2,235,500 for lands and damages and $17,764,500 for construction, a total of $20,000,000 (1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. No. 243, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which contain the latest published maps.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the embankment and spillway and part of State Highway 96 reloca- tion was continued by contract. Relocation of U.S. Highway 84 and powerlines was initiated under cost reimbursable contract. Design of the remainder of State Highway 96 and the recreation facilities was continued by District forces. The costs during the fiscal year were $5,188,734 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning of the Abiquiu project is about 93 percent complete. Construction is about 72 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $14,183,703 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - $2,332,000 $2,450,000 $974, 415 $2, 551, 201 $5, 290, 000 1 $14, 501, 891 Cost 2, 492, 812 2, 349, 623 636, 402 2, 802, 837 5, 188, 734 ' 14, 183, 703 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....._____________ ___________________ ________ $63, 342 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _________________________________________________ 25,458,000 Tnobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 5, 521, 342 Includes $65,000 preauthorization studies allocated to the project but not included in financial accounts of the project as of June 30, 1961. Does not include $330,825 appropriated and spent for planning of Low Chamita l)amn which has been deauthorized. ' Includes additional $1,170,000 over the approved budget amount ($4,288,000) required to complete the project. (See testimony on FY 1962 appropriations before the House and Senate Committees.) 6. COCHITI RESERVOIR, RIO GRANDE, N. MEX. Location. The Cochiti Dam is located at river mile 340 on the Rio Grande (river mile 0 being at the intersection of the New Mexico-Texas State Line with the international boundary at El Paso, Texas), near the village of Cochiti, which is about 50 miles upstream from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Existing project. The authorized plan of improvement pro- vides for construction of an earthfill dam about 5.6 miles long 844 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 with a maximum height of 260 feet. The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 597,000 acre-feet, of which 492,000 acre-feet will be utilized for flood control and 105,000 acre-feet will be re- served for sediment deposition. The spillway will be a concrete- lined rectangular channel 3,920 feet long with an ogee crest 1,000 feet long. A 105-foot section of the spillway crest will be lowered 10 feet to provide a service spillway. Spillway flows will be con- veyed to the present channel of the Santa Fe River, a tributary which enters Rio Grande about one mile below the dam site. Oper- ational releases will be made through a gated concrete tunnel 16 feet in diameter terminating in a stilling basin. The estimated Federal cost is $47,794,000 for construction and $606,000 for lands and damages (including relocations), a total of $48,400,000 (1961). The estimated average annual Federal cost of maintenance and operation is $279,000 (1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960 approved July 14, 1960 (Sec. 203, Public Law 86-645, 86th Cong., 2d sess., July 14, 1960). (See Senate Doc. 94, 86th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was initiated during the second quarter of the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $46,786. Condition at end of fiscal year. The hydrology, site selection, and general design memoranda are 15, 60, and 5 percent com- plete, respectively. Preconstruction planning is about 7 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $80,786 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated. - - $53, 354 1 $87, 354 Cost - - -- 46, 786 180, 786 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __---------- ------------- ------ ------ $6, 408 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.............---------------------------------------- 300, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..................--------------------------. 306. 408 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_----------------------- 48. 012.64(1 1Includes $34,000 preauthorization studies allocated to the project but not included in the financial accounts of the project as of June 30, 1961. 7. GALISTEO RESERVOIR, GALISTEO CREEK, N. MEX. Location. The Galisteo Dam is located on the Galisteo Creek about 4 miles above the mouth, near the village of Domingo, N. Mex. Galisteo Creek is a tributary of the Rio Grande. Galisteo Reservoir will control floods and sediment originating not only on the Galisteo Creek watershed, but also on the Santa Fe River drainage. Flows in Santa Fe River will be diverted into the upper end of the reservoir. Existing project. The authorized plan of improvement pro- vides for construction of an earthfill dam about 2.2 miles long with a maximum height of 150 feet. At spillway crest elevation, FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 845 the structure will impound 130,000 acre-feet, of which 13,000 acre-feet will be reserved for sediment. The reservoir will inun- date an area of about 3,570 acres under maximum storage con- ditions. The spillway will be located in the right or north abut- ment and will consist of an unlined trapezoidal channel with an erosion-control section. The spillway channel will discharge into an arroyo which joins the Rio Grande about 2 miles above the mouth of Galisteo Creek. The reservoir outlet will be an 11-foot diameter ungated concrete conduit located through the right abutment. The Santa Fe River which now enters Rio Grande about 5 miles above the mouth of Galisteo Creek will be diverted into the reser- voir by means of an earthfill embankment and a channel about 2 miles long with a bottom width of 125 feet. About 9.6 miles of the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway will be relocated. About 2 miles of country road and approximately 3 miles of a power transmission line also will require relocation. The estimated Federal cost is $12,451,000 for construction and $4,249,000 for lands and damages (including relocations), a total of $16,700,000 (1961). The estimated average annual Federal cost of maintenance and operation is $65,000 (1961). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960 approved July 14, 1960 (Sec. 203, Public Law 86-645, 86th Cong., 2 sess., July 14, 1960). See Senate Doc. 94, 86th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was initiated during the second quarter of the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $44,992. Condition at end of fiscal year. The hydrology, site selection and the general design memoranda are 5, 40, and 7 percent com- plete, respectively. Preconstruction planning is about 12 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $77,992 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- . . . .. ..------ -------- - ---- ----- -- $47,000 $80,000 Cost- - ---- 44,992 77,992 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................ $2, 008 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .................... ...... .--- 100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..- - 102, 008 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project __ 16, 520, 000 ' Includes $33,000 preauthorization studies allocated to the project but not included in the financial accounts of the project as of June 30, 1961. 8. JEMEZ CANYON RESERVOIR, JEMEZ RIVER, N. MEX. Location. The project is located in Sandoval County, N. Mex., on Jemez River approximately 2 miles upstream from the con- fluence of Jemez River and Rio Grande, about 5 miles northwest of Bernalillo, N. Mex. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Bernalillo quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) 846 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a dam and reservoir for flood control and sediment storage. The dam is an earthfill dam rising 136 feet above the streambed with an un- gated saddle spillway. The dam has a length of 780 feet for the earthfill section plus an additional 400 feet for the spillway. The reservoir, which controls 1,034 square miles, is one unit of the flood-control phase of a comprehensive plan for Rio Grande and tributaries, New Mexico, and has a capacity of 73,000 acre-feet for flood-control and 47,000 acre-feet for sediment control, in which 4,400 acre-feet of sediment have been deposited. It is esti- mated that 70,000 acre-feet will be available for flood control after 50 years of project life. The estimated Federal cost is $4,210,100 for construction and $6,900 for lands and damages, a total of $4,217,000 (1960). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $38,110. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950. Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinary mainte- nance and operation were continued. The structures were main- tained in a serviceable condition. No major repairs or replace- ments were required during the fiscal year. Regulation of Jemez Canyon Reservoir during the fiscal year was for sediment retention only. The two periods of sediment regulation for the first half of the fiscal year were: August 14 through 15 and October 16 through 18. Sediment regulation dur- ing the spring started on March 20, 1961, and continued through June 1, 1961. Maximum reservoir elevation was 5,152.4 feet on October 18, 1960, corresponding to 2,581 acre-feet of storage. There were no flood damages prevented by the project during fiscal year 1960. A loss of $42,000 was prevented which is at- tributed to sediment retention. Estimated total accumulated flood and sediment damages prevented by the project through fiscal year 1960 amount to $386,000. During the fiscal year six picnic shelters were provided in the recreation area using hired-labor forces and material purchased under supply contract. The costs during the fiscal year were $29,278 for maintenance and $3,392 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated on May 4, 1950, and was completed on May 5, 1954. Total costs under the existing propject to the end of the fiscal year were $4,217,817 for new work and $254,438 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __ _- - $133,300 -$14, 901 $3,392 1$4,217,817 Cost____ ____ 126, 974 -8, 576 3, 392 1 4,217, 817 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- $24, 200 $56, 300 43, 000 38, 350 29, 000 255, 284 Cost_ _ - 23, 347 56, 525 42, 428 38, 976 29, 278 254, 438 Includes $40,400 preauthorization studies costs allocated to the project but not included in financial accounts of the project as of June 30, 1961. FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 847 9. RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY, RIO GRANDE, N. MEX. Location. The project is one unit of the flood-control phase of the comprehensive plan of improvement for the Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico. It is located on the Rio Grande and covers the section of the river commencing near Truth or Consequences (formerly Hot Springs) at about river mile 123 and extends up- stream to the lower end of the Rio Grande Canyon approximately 14 miles upstream from Espanola, N. Mex., about river mile 394 (river mile 0 being at the intersection of the New Mexico-Texas State line with the international boundary at El Paso, Texas). Existing project. The project consists of flood protection and major drainage improvements by channel rectification, levee en- largement and construction, and bank stabilization work where needed to protect levees. Construction of the project is a joint undertaking by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps of Engi- neers. The portions to be accomplished by the Corps of Engi- neers will consist of levee enlargement and construction and bank protection work, with the channel rectification and drainage rehabilitation work being the responsibility of the Bureau of Reclamation. Levees which were constructed by local interests exist through the reach of the river involved, but they are not uniform as to grade, section, or standard of construction and in many places are threatened by the meandering river. The proj- ect is divided into five reaches or units as follows: Estimnated Reach Location (river miles) x cost 1. Truth or Consequences unit (formerly Hot Springs)-...j River mile 123 to 129.... (-) 2. San Acacia to Ilosque del Apache unit River mile 155 to 226( (3) 3. Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit (not including Albuquerque River mile 236 to 340 _ .... $3, 400, 000 unit). 4. Albuquerque unit River mile 286 to 305 ... 3, 13. 000 5. Espanola Valley unit__ River mile 3(6 to 394-......... (4) River mlile hbeing at the intersection of tihe New Mexico-Texas State line with the international bound- ary at El Paso, Te'x. ' The Truth or Conisequences uniit of Rio Grande flood(way is to bte restudied and is excluded from the estimIiated cost of thie )project. 'The estimated cost of this portion of the floodway is not available. Origi- iially it, was iniclutdedt as a ipart of thle overall floodwl\\ay projcct estinated at $3,(000,()00. Studies to (late (to not Iprovide a soliiution to the floodt pIroblem on the tributary arroyos at and in the vicinity of Truth or Consequences, N. Me'x. Work is being a:ecompllishedt by thie lureal of tReclamation in this reach of hli('river; ihowevecr, it involves channel rectification only, and l(oe's not include the levee work for control of floods which is the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers. The tributary arroyo problem is consi(dered(l to (tiifferent from th(e one desci'ribed in I ouse D)ocument No. 243 and additional authorization may he inecessary for its soluit ion. : Tihe San Acacia to HIosque del Apache I'nit of Rio (Grande Floodway is to be restudied and is excludedI fron thi(eest imated(I cost of thleiproje'ct. Th('e estimated cost of this portion of the lprojcct was last revised in July 1960, and was est uimate(d to be $6,200,00(). SThe Espanola Valley I'nit of Rio (IGrande Floodway is inactive. Local interests are unable to fulfill Ihe re('quiremillents of local coop('ration at this tiime. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years was issued April '12,19(l1. The est imate(l cost of this Iortion of the iproject was last revised in July 19(6(),and was est iml ito e $910,((00(1. iated The work involved in the authorized floodway project, which is assigned to the Corps of Engineers, if accomplished to adequate standards, will exceed by several times the originally estimated cost of $3 million. The authorized plan was predicated upon local conditions prevailing in the mid-1940's. The present plan of improvement has been materially altered as a result of more detailed studies, taking into account more recent developments 848 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 in the flood plain, particularly at Albuquerque, and previously undisclosed foundation and seepage conditions. The character and amount of stabilization works have also been increased based on further prototype studies and observation of the river flows. Construction of the Albuquerque unit of the floodway for in- terim protection to the city of Albuquerque was initiated in 1954 and completed in 1956. An estimate of $5 million (1954) was originally established for this unit only. Final cost of the unit was $3,136,000 (1958) Federal cost, and $75,000 non-Federal cost for a total project cost of $3,211,000. Preconstruction planning of the Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit, which is the second phase of construction of the Rio Grande floodway project was initiated in fiscal year 1958. The estimated Federal cost is $3,400,000 (1961), and the estimated non-Federal cost is $5,000, for a total estimated project cost of $3,405,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. No. 243, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements, local intrests must assume responsibility for all highway bridge and public utility relocations or replacements required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of Belen Reach No. 2 was completed and Albuquerque Reaches 1 and 4 were initiated. All work in the Cochiti to Rio Puerco Unit is now under contract or completed except for the Belen No. 1 and Cochiti Reaches, which extend from the Bosque Bridge to Rio Puerco and from Angostura Diversion Dam to Cochiti, re- spectively. Planning of the Belen No. 1 and Cochiti Reaches was continued by District forces. This work is being accomplished jointly in accordance with memorandum agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps. The costs during the fiscal year were $570,645 for new work. There were no flood damages prevented by the completed Albu- querque unit during fiscal year 1960. Estimated total accumulated flood damages prevented by the project through fiscal year 1960 amount to $206,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the Albuquerque unit was completed on June 29, 1956. Construction of the Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit, which was initiated on February 8, 1960, was about 51 percent complete on June 30, 1961. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $3,982,899, including the cost of the completed Albuquerque unit, but not including costs incurred by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from funds transferred to that agency under the memorandum agreement covering construction of the Cochiti to Rio Puerco unit. FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 849 Cost and financial statement FTotal to Fiscalyear 1957 1958 1959 196() 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $187, (000 -$1. 510 $50. )000 $225., 000) $584.000 $4. 035, 00(9 C ost -18. 537 11.652 41. 878 195. 739 570.6145 23. 982. 899 Ot1her new work data: 'nohligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $32 641 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .... . . . .... ... .... .... .... ... 1.215,000 ........... tnohligate(l balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 1,247, 641 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.--- -------- ----- -- --------- (3) Includes the funds appropriated for the completed Albuquerque unit, and $21,000 )preauthorization studies allocated to the project but not included in financial accounts of the project as of June 30, 1961. D)oes not include $855,000 transferred to the U.S. BIureau of Reclamation under the memorandum agree- ment between that agency and the Corps. -'Includes (costs incurred for the completed Albuquerque unit, and the cost of p)reaut horization studies ($21,()10) allocated to the p)roject but not carried in financial accounts of the Iroject as of June 30, 1961. I)oes not include the costs incurre(t by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from funds transferred to that unit. agency under the memorandum agreement covering constructon of the Cochiti to Rio l'uereo I The a(dditionalamounts needed to be appropriated for completion of the project cannot he d(etermined urltil restudy of portions has been completed. 10. SOCORRO DIVERSION CHANNEL, TRIBUTARIES OF RIO GRANDE, N. MEX. Location. The Socorro diversion channel project is located on the tributary arroyos which enter the Rio Grande from the west at and in the vicinity of Socorro, N. Mex. Socorro is in west- central New Mexico on the west bank of the Rio Grande at river mile 210 (river mile 0 being at the intersection of the New Mexico-Texas State line with the international boundary at El Paso, Tex.). (See S. Doc. No. 58, 85th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Existing project. Practically the entire city of Socorro and its environs are subject to flooding from the tributary arroyos which enter the Rio Grande from the west at and near the city. The tributary arroyos flow only at infrequent intervals, but at those times flooding almost always occurs. This is because, with the exception of Arroyo de la Matanza, none has a direct outlet to the Rio Grande and, therefore, the irrigation drainage system in the area must be depended upon for conveyance of runoff through the valley. Since the drains are designed primarily to accommodate subsurface inflow, they become overloaded when there is appreciable surface runoff, and the excess water breaks out at various points, spreads over the terrain, and ponds in low areas or behind obstructions until capacity in the drains becomes available for its removal. The combined area of the watersheds of the streams involved extends westward from the Rio Grande for a distance of about 18 miles to the crest of the Magdalena Mountains and has a maximum width of about 12 miles. The total watershed area above the western edge of the Rio Grande is 127.6 square miles. The tributaries in order from north to south are Nogal Canyon, Blue Canyon and its tributary Blast Canyon, Mines Wash, West Wash, Park City Arroyo, and its tributaries Smelter Arroyo and Socorro Canyon, and Arroyo de la Matanza. There are several minor arroyos (unnamed) between Nogal and Blue Canyons and 850 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 between Park City Arroyo and Arroyo de la Matanza. Socorro Canyon has been diverted into Arroyo de la Matanza about 2.5 miles southwest of the city; however, this diversion is not con- sidered adequate to control expected flows. The authorized plan of improvement consists of three major elements: (1) A modification of the existing Arroyo de la Matanza diversion, (2) a diversion channel extending northward from lower Socorro Canyon to a point on Nogal Canyon about 2,000 feet west of U.S. Highway 60-85, and (3) an outfall channel on Nogal Canyon from the lower end of the diversion channel to the Rio Grande. Substantial control of the floods on the Rio Grande through Socorro will be provided by other authorized projects of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes for the Rio Grande basin in New Mexico. The system of levees, channels and diversions is designed to carry floods equal in mag- nitude to the standard project flood from all tributary arroyos. The estimated Federal cost is $3,221,000 for construction and $479,000 for relocations, a total of $3,700,00 (1961). The esti- mated non-Federal cost, including a cash contribution of $60,000, is $400,000 (1961). Lands and damages costs are the responsi- bility of local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958, approved July 3, 1958. (See S. Doc. No. 58, 85th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements, local interests are required to make any alterations to existing im- provements, other than railroad bridges and approaches in con- nection therewith and improvements constructed and maintained by the United States, which may be required and take steps to prevent further encroachments harmful to the improved chan- nels. Local cooperation requirements also include a cash contri- bution amounting to 1.6 percent of the actual cost of construc- tion undertaken by the United States, presently estimated at $60,000 (1961). Assurance of ability to meet the requirements of local coop- eration has been furnished by local interests. Several meetings have been held with Socorro city officials to explain in detail the local cooperation requirements of the project. They have indi- cated that they plan to submit a bond issue to the voters early in the fall of 1961 to secure necessary funds for financing the project. The city expects to have necessary rights-of-way for the project by 1 January 1962. They also expect to acquire some of the right-of-way for the channel through exchange of city- owned lands, and they anticipate that right-of-way for the project across land belonging to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will be furnished to the city without charge in con- sideration for the flood protection which will be provided. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning has been continued and was about 85 percent complete on June 30, 1961. The costs during the fiscal year were $112,534. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning is about 85 percent complete and is scheduled to be completed in FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 851 Oct. 1961. General design studies have been completed. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $275,165 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $45, 000 $65, 500 $135, 300 ' $280. 800 Cost 33, 570 76.061 112, 534 1 257, 165 Other newv work data: I'nobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $23.635 A pprolpriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ 150. 0(00) I'nobligaled halances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ 173, (635 Est imtIcl 1(1(litio l al rount leede(d to complete plroject- -3. 269. 200 I I ncludes $35,000) preautl horizalion siluldies allocate(d to the project but not included in financial aecounts of he project ais of Jl ne( 30. 1961. 11. LOS ESTEROS RESERVOIR AND MODIFICATION OF ALAMOGORDO DAM, PECOS RIVER, NEAR SANTA ROSA, N. MEX. Location. Los Esteros Dam is located in Guadalupe County, on the Pecos River, at river mile 776.4, approximately 7 miles north of Santa Rosa, N. Mex. Alamogordo Dam (existing) is located in DeBaca County on the Pecos River, at river mile 710.8 about 21 miles upstream from Fort Sumner, N. Mex., and about 29 miles southeast of Santa Rosa, N. Mex. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Corazon, N. Mex., sheet, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The authorized plan of improvement pro- vides for construction of an earthfill dam 1,865 feet long with a maximum height of 218 feet above streambed for flood control, irrigation, possible municipal water supply, and sediment storage. An uncontrolled spillway 630 feet long will be located about 1,000 feet back from the left abutment and will be an unlined, open rock cut. The outlet works, composed of a combination pressure tunnel and penstock with two 54-inch diameter balanced, free discharge valves will be located under the left abutment. An earthfill saddle dam 1,420 feet long and 12-foot maximum height will be located 4,000 feet back from the left abutment of the main dam. Storage capacity of the reservoir at spillway crest is 587,000 acre-feet, of which 60,000 acre-feet is allocated to sedi- mentation reserve, 250,000 acre-feet to irrigation and water sup- ply, and 277,000 acre-feet to flood control. Capacity of the reser- voir at maximum pool level is 791,000 acre-feet. Area of the reservoir at spillway crest is 11,650 acres and at maximum pool level is 13,775 acres. The dam controls 2,479 square miles of drainage area. The authorized project also includes modification of existing Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir located on Pecos River (river mile 710.8) about 21 miles upstream from Fort Sumner, N. Mex., to exclusive flood-control use. Under the terms of the Pecos River compact and with the consent of the Carlsbad Irrigation District, the irrigation storage from Alamogordo Reservoir will 852 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 be transferred to Los Esteros Reservoir. The existing dam is an earth and rockfill structure composed of two sections: the main dam and a dike section which extends from the main dam to the left abutment. The main dam is 148 feet in height and there is a 3-foot parapet wall on the crest of the dam. A concrete chute spillway controlled by three tainter gates is located in the right abutment. A small hydroelectric plant, with a capacity of 7.5 kv-a., supplies local power requirements at the dam. The reser- voir is about 14 miles long, and has a capacity of about 128,000 acre-feet, considering the most recent estimate of displacement by sediment. To effect the change of Alamogordo Reservoir to exclusive flood-control use, the embankment will be raised 10.5 feet and an emergency spillway 500 feet long will be cut through the sandstone and shale ridge on the right abutment. Because the maximum water surface would be higher under the modified condition, the crest of the service spillway will be raised to limit the discharge to the existing capacity of the chute. The tainter gates and piers will be removed. Also the needle valves on the outlet works will be removed. The modified reservoir will have a capacity at service spillway crest of 93,500 acre-feet, and a capacity at maximum pool level of 210,000 acre-feet. Area of reservoir at service spillway crest will be 3,480 acres and at maximum pool level 6,350 acres. The storage capacity of Alamogordo Reservoir is diminishing annually at the rate of about 2,200 acre-feet by sedimentation and if operated under existing conditions will not be capable of supplying the full irrigation demand of the Carlsbad Irrigation District for more than 40 years. With the reservoir operated exclusively for flood control in combination with Los Esteros Dam, an appreciable amount of the sediment from the intervening area will be sluiced through, and therefore it is estimated that deposition of sediment will be reduced to an average of about 460 acre-feet annually. With the reduced rates of sediment deposi- tion and with the proposed modification to the dam and spillway, the Alamagordo Reservoir will be effective for flood control for 100 years. Modifications of Alamogordo Dam already completed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation consist of raising the dam to required height, modifying the service spillway for proper functioning due to increased height of dam, and construction of emergency spillway. Preliminary studies by the Corps indicate some minor changes in the modified service and emergency spill- ways may still be necessary to adequately comply with require- ments of the authorized project for flood control and irrigation. Modifications of the dam completed by U.S. Bureau of Reclama- tion have greatly increased the spillway capacity and will have the effect of greatly reducing the cost of the project to the Corps. Full extent of the reduction in cost, however, will not be known until general design studies are completed. The estimated Federal cost is $7,961,000 for Los Esteros Dam and Reservoir, plus $569,000 for lands and damages, and FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 853 $1,200,000 for modification of Alamogordo Dam, a total of $9,730,000 (1960). There are no relocations involved. The esti- mated annual cost of operation and maintenance is $37,400 (1960) and the Carlsbad Irrigation District will be responsible for addi- tional maintenance costs estimated at $10,000, which is approxi- mately equivalent to the amount they now pay toward the opera- tion and maintenance of Alamogordo Dam. The project is a unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control on Pecos River and tributaries, Tex. and N. Mex., authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 (sec. 203, Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). (See H. Doc. No. 339, 84th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. In addition to first costs, operation and maintenance of both reservoirs will be the responsibility of the Federal Government; however, the Carlsbad Irrigation District will be required to contribute to operation and mainteance costs an annual amount equal to what they now pay toward Alamogordo Dam. The Carlsbad Irrigation District also will be required to agree to the use of Alamogordo Reservoir for flood-control pur- poses, and because they will realize equivalent benefits from stor- age capacity in Los Esteros Reservoir, they will be required to continue to fulfill their repayment obligation. The project was authorized subject to the provision that "no appropriation shall be made for construction of Los Esteros Reservoir until satisfactory arrangements have been made by the State of New Mexico for the transfer of irrigation storage from the Alamogordo Reservoir." The engineer advisors to the Pecos River Compact Commission have completed water studies to determine the effects of the project on water supply in the Pecos River basin. The Corps, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Carls- bad Irrigation District, and the engineer advisors to the Texas and New Mexico commissioners participated in the studies. The completed studies have been approved and accepted by the Pecos River Compact Commission and the State Engineer of New Mex- ico. The Compact Commission has under consideration the ad- ministration procedures proposed by the State Engineer of New Mexico for approval prior to final negotiations with the Carlsbad Irrigation District to complete arrangements for the transfer of irrigation storage. Operations and results during fiscal year. A limited planning program is in process because of the uncertainties and delays in completing the arrangements for transfer of irrigation storage. Preparation of report on reservoir geology was completed. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,590. Condition at end of fiscal year. The hydrology design is com- plete. Subsurface geologic investigations in the conservation pool area of Los Esteros Reservoir and preparation of report on reser- voir geology are complete. Preconstruction planning is about 64 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $429,862 for new work. 854 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement 'T'otal to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 191() 1961 .1 ne 30, 1901 New work: Appropl)riated _ $50 000 $120, 000 $48, 31(1 $50. 400 $1. 146 ' $429. t62 Cost 26.f31 55. 155 110(. 166i 76, 524 1. 59() 429, 862 O()ther new work data: Estimated a(dditional amount neede(1 to(comIplete )roject .$9. 300. 138 Includes $115,000 preauthorizatioll studies allocated to the project but not included in financial accounts f t he project as of Junte 3(), 1961. 12. TWO RIVERS RESERVOIR, RIO HONDO, NEAR ROSWELL, N. MEX. Location. Two Rivers Reservoir project is located about 14 miles southwest of Rosewll, N. Mex., on the Rio Hondo. Rio Hondo is formed at the confluence of Rio Ruidoso and Rio Bonito, near the village of Hondo, N. Mex., in the foothills region of Sierra Blanca in the southeastern part of Lincoln County, N. Mex., and flows in a general easterly direction to is confluence with Pecos River near Roswell, N. Mex. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Hondo Reservoir quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) Existing project. The authorized project consists of two earth- fill dams, Diamond "A" Dam on Rio Hondo at about river mile 36 and Rocky Dam on Rocky Arroyo at about river mile 14, which will from the Two Rivers Reservoir. Diamond "A" Dam is 103 feet high and 4,918 feet long and Rocky Dam is 118 feet high and 2,920 feet long. Topography of the site permits the use of two natural saddles in limestone on the rim of the reservoir for spill- ways, which have a total length of 1,130 feet. One of the spillway saddles is between the dams and one is south of Rocky Dam. A gated outlet works structure will be provided in Diamond "A" Dam and an uncontrolled outlet in Rocky Dam. No provision is made for storage for any purpose except flood-control. Flood releases will be controlled, insofar as possible, so that flows through Roswell will not exceed the channel capacity of Rio Hondo which is 1,000 cubic feet per second. The capacity of Two Rivers Reservoir at spillway crest is 168,000 acre-feet of which 18,000 acre-feet is provided for sedimentation reserve, but which will be utilized for flood control until filled with sediment. The area at spillway crest is about 4,806 acres and at maximum pool level is 6,662 acres. The dam controls 963 square miles of drainage area on Rio Hondo and 64 square miles on Rocky Arroyo, or a total of 1,027 square miles. The estimated Federal cost is $5,180,000 (1961), all of which is for construction. Lands and damages costs are the responsi- bility of local interests. There are no relocations involved. The estimated annual cost of operation and maintenance is $46,000, of which $14,000 is the estimated cost to local interests and $32,000 is estimated Federal cost (1961). The project is based on the interim report of the Chief of Engineers on Rio Hondo at Roswell, N. Mex., prepared under FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 855 the authority for a report on Pecos River and tributaries, Texas and New Mexico, granted by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. 436, 83d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Since this is principally a local protection project, under the provision of the authorizing act no construction is to be started until local interests have furnished to the United States, in fee-simple title, all lands necessary for construction of the project; obtained the necessary rights-of-way for, and con- structed an all-weather access road to, the project area; and given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) maintain the access road after completion of the dams; (b) maintain the present channel capacity of Rocky Arroyo between the dam site and the mouth, estimated at 900 cubic feet per second and in Rio Hondo from the mouth of Rocky Arroyo to mile 12, estimated at 1,000 cubic feet per second; and (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the project, including any effects on underground and surface water supplies in the Rio Hondo Basin and along the Pecos River. The total estimated cost to local interests, not including the cost of annual maintenance, is $156,000 of which amount $60,000 is for construction of access road and $96,000 for lands and rights- of-way (1961). Local interests, the city of Roswell, N. Mex., have executed and delivered the resolution containing the assurances of local cooperation, and completed the acquisition of lands required for construction of the reservoir project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the service road and maintenance facilities was completed November 30, 1960. Construction of the outlet works, embankments, spill- ways, and public use facilities by contract was started June 15, 1961. Planning was completed. The costs during the fiscal year were $152,498. Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning is complete. Con- struction of the service road and maintenance facilities is com- plete. Construction of the outlet works, embankments, spillways, and public use facilities was initiated on June 15, 1961 and was about 1 percent complete on June 30, 1961. The entire project is about 12 percent complete. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $620,553. 856 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Juno' 30, 191il New work: A pp)lropriated(t $1(), 0() $120.00() $35. 000 $98. () $331, (4) 1$819. (X) Cost - 85, 165 93. 18ti 69. 262 99. 002 152. 498 (620. 553 Other new work data: I'nobligate(l balance for year ending June 3(1, 1961 $8. 308 Appllropriated for year ending June 30, 19612 2. 450. (00 ('nobligated halances available for year ending J.une 30, 1962_ 2. 458. 308 Est imated additional amount needed to complete project 1, 911.000 Includes $85,0K) l)reauthorization studies allocated to the lproject but not included in financial accounts of the project as of June 3(0, 1961. 13. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS ('Cost and explendlitures For last J.une 3(1, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual anlount Name of tproject Report Operation re(luired to for- Construction and complete mainte(nance 1. Albuquerque diversion channels, tributaries of RIio (Grande, N. M ex. . ................... 1959 2 $372. 286 (3) $12. 127. 714 2. Artesia diversion channel, Eagle Creek, N. NMe x .-'-. . . . . . . - -. --. - . - - . . 1958 "'66. 345 (3) 703, 1655 Illlw 3J. ... I.......... floodwal ater ............ I- ,, lluewater Creek. y ............. . ....., N... Mlex . . .. 1951 610.0() () 5141.(XX) 4. Colorado Springs, Fountaine que touille River, Colo. (Templleton (tap floodway) _ 1959 8916. 2162 (') (14) 5. Creede, Willow Creek, Colo. (floodway) .. ___._ 1952 219. 789 () (14) 6. l)ark Canyon floodway, Carlsbad, N. Mex. 1959 236.684 () I "2,193.316 7. Pueblo, Arkansas River, Colo. (floodway levee extension)_______.. _ 1954 2(11. 958 (9) (14) 8. Trinidad floodway, Purgatoire River, Colo.12 1951 2 99. 028 (:1) 13 2, 540,972 9. l'ecos, Tex., Flood Control Project, ex. 196(0 103. 370 (3) 1.746. 630 SP'roject is inactive. The costof the tproject was lastrevised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $12,50(1,0(11 Federal and $6,030,000 non-Fedleral, a total of $1,530,00. Local interests are unable to finance the requirements of local cooperation at this time. Notice of expliration of authorization after 5 years was issuedNov. 21, 1958. "lncludes plreauthorization study cost. : A requirenent of local c(oolperation. Sl)oes not include $61,30,000 noll- Federal cost. In a((dditioIn to the usual requirements of local cooperation, local cent illterests are required to contribute toward the cost of construction an amount e(luivalent to 1.3 of totaliroject cost of the north chalilnnel and 3.4 percent of total project cost ofthe south channel p1res- per- entlyestimalted at $180,(X ) and $157,000, rcslpectively, a total of $337,(88) (1960). 'roject is inactive.The cost ofthe project was lastrevised in lJuly 1958 and was estimate(l to be $7711,0001 Federal and $327,(K)0 non- Federal, a totalof $1,097,010.Local interests are unable to financethe( require- Inll(ts of localcooiperation at this time. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years was issuedt Aug. I1, 1958. 6 l'realuthorizationl study cost only. P;roject is inactive. 'Thecost ofthelt projectwas last revised ill July 196(10 and was estimalte(l tobe $51().()()( Federal and $76,(X)0 non-Fed(lral, a total of $586,0((00. In addition to the usual reqluirements oflocal coopera- tion., local interests are require(l by thel authorizing act to contribute the s1um of $75,011) toward the costof ('(onstruction.Local interests arel Notice of expliration ofaulhorization unable to finance lthe requirements of local after 5 years was issuedApril 14, 1961. cooperation at this time. K Completed. In alddition to the usualre(quirements of localcooperation, the localinterests contributed the sum of$242,00011 toward the first ((costofconstruction and $5,071 towar(d the costofrepairs and rehabilita- 1ionofdlamaged( sectionsofthe echannel. 'Maintenance assumed by localinterests as required by tiheauthorizing act. Project isina(tlive. The costof theplroject was lastrevised in .luly 196)11a1( estimate(l 1was to be $2,23(),- 0(H)Federal and $850,(1)0 non- Fee, ral,a totalof$3,080,(X).Local interests areunabhleto financethe require- ments of localcoopleration ait this time. Notice of expliration of authorization after 5 years was issued( 11May19, 1959. Does not include $850,( 11 0non-Federal cost. In addition to the usual req(uirements of local cooplerat ion, the localinterests are require(l by the authorizing act to collntribute toward the ((cost of ocnstruction an amount equivalent to 13.3 lpercent of the cost of lproject construct ion tobe undertaken by the ('nited(States, plresently estimated at $340,( ) (191). 1"The plroject isinactive.The cost of the plroject was lastrevised in July 196110 and was estimated t1obe $2,640, 1 Federal andi$371,(1)0 non-Federall, a totalof $3,01),()11. Authorization of the TrinildadI Reservoir (roject.provi(des for throg:,tl ion of t heTrinidla Floodwaiy project at the ti me of init iation of construct ion of Triniald 1)am. (See 11. )oc. 325, 84th Cong., 2d1 sess.) 1 )oes not inclu(de $370,0(11111)non- Federal (cost. In a((dditionto thlle usual re(uiremielnt s (oflocalcooperat ion, Ihe local interests are required by the ault horizing actto contribute toward t he cost of c'onstruc't ion an amount presently estimated at $220,1X1)(191)0). FLOOD CONTROL-ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., DISTRICT 857 Plroject is ilnact iv. \n1S esiitiati( l (t te$1 ,50),- '. he( iost of tIhe)r(ojic was last revise(d iIIn.l ly 19 1I() 1 wa 1)00)Fedetral anl $32,10(1) inon-Federall, a total of $2,170.0)). Local interests are unable to finance the reullire- Iernts of local cooleratiotn at this time. Notice of explirat ion of aulthorization after 5 years was issued .Itine 24, 1960). 14. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The cost of all work under this heading during the fiscal year was $1,758. Included under this heading is the inspection of com- pleted flood-control projects which have been transferred to local interests for operation and maintenance. During the fiscal year projects in Colorado and New Mexico were inspected. Total costs for all work under this heading to the end of the fiscal year were $15,437. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance Appropriated ..... $1,000 $2,500 $2,800 $2. 730 $3, 000 $16, 830 Cost- 1,014 1,661 2,394 3,842 1,758 15,437 15. SCHEDULING OF FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, section 7, Public Law 534, 78th Congress, 2d session, authorized the Secre- tary of War to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allo- cated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds provided on the basis of such purposes, and the operation of any such project shall be in accordance with such regulations: Provided. That this section shall not apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority, except that in case of danger from floods on the Lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, the Tennessee Valley Authority is directed to regulate the release of water from the Tennessee River into the Ohio River in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the War Department. Pursuant to this Act, expenditures were made during fiscal years 1952 through 1961 for scheduling of flood-control reservoir operations and the preparation of reservoir regulation manual for Platoro Dam, located on the Conejos River, near the Town of Platoro, Conejos County, Colo. Platoro Dam was authorized by the Congress in the Interior Appropriation Act of 1941 (Act of June 18, 1940, ch. 395, 54 Stat. 406). (See H. Doc. 693, 76th Cong., 3d sess.) Construction of the project was completed by the Bureau of Reclamation during fiscal year 1952. The maximum pool elevation of 9,966.4 feet, corresponding to 11,500 acre-feet of storage at Platoro Reservoir occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. During November, the reservoir was drawn down to elevation 9,946.0 feet corresponding to 4,010 acre- feet of storage. Flood control regulation was requested on May 23, 1961, to regulate for 2,000 cubic feet per second at Mogote, Colorado. Based on this request, the reservoir was regulated for 858 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 flood control to reduce the outflow 350 c.f.s. on May 24, 1961. Involuntary storage occurred in the reservoir during May due to limited outlet capacity and reached elevation 9,956.2 feet corre- sponding to 7,400 acre-feet of storage which will be held for the remainder of the year. There were $5,000 estimated flood damages prevented by the project during fiscal year 1960. Estimated total accumulated flood damages prevented by the project through fiscal year 1960 amount to $470,000. Costs during the fiscal year were $3,018. Total costs for all work under this heading to the end of the fiscal year were $24,456. 16. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Emergency flood-control activities-repair,flood fighting, and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Flood Emergency Albuquerque District. .. ... __ _ $11,463 Operations. Emergency Bank Protection (Sec. 14 of the 1946 Flood-Control Act, PL 526, 79th Cong., July 24, 1946) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Arkansas River-. Canon City, Colo_- July 11, 1958__ Oct 21, 1960___ Mar. 22, 1961 2 $50, 000 Mora River.._______ Mora County, Nov. 7, 1958___ Nov. 29, 1960__ Dec. 20, 1960__ 25,407 N. Mex. 1Actual. 2 Estimated. Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributariesin the interests of flood control. (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, PL 780, 83d Cong., Sept. 3, 1954). Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Arkansas River-.--- Fremont County, Sept 18. 1958_ Oct. 21, 1960___ Mar. 22, 1961_ $75, 000 Colo. Agua Negra River_ Cleveland, N. Mex ... 2 363 SEstimated. 2 Actual. GENERAL INVESTIGATION-ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., DIST. 859 Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Rio San Jose - Espanola, N. Mex - - $765 1 Actual. 17. SURVEYS The cost of all work during the fiscal year was $84,351. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,923 and $170,000 to be allotted for fiscal year 1962, amounting to a total of $185,923 will be applied to studies in progress. 18. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Hydrologic studies involving the collection and study of basic data, such as streamflow data, recording rain-gage data, hydro- meteorological studies, fish and wildlife studies, storm studies, sedimentation studies, and hydrologic studies, not assignable to authorized projects or studies were carried on during the year at a cost of $5,077. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS, AND HARBORS IN THE LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT This district comprises the northern and western portions of Arkansas, a portion of southern Missouri, and a small portion of eastern Oklahoma embraced in the drainage basins of the Arkan- sas River and tributaries above and exclusive of Pine Bluff, Ark., and below the mouth of Poteau River, near Fort Smith, Ark., and of the White River and tributaries above Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. In addition, the Little Rock District has the responsibility for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the naviga- tion project on the Arkansas River below Pine Bluff. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Arkansas River and tributaries, 11. West of Morrilton, Arkansas Ark. and Okla_ 861 River, Ark__ 888 2. Other authorized navigation 12. South bank Arkansas River projects _ 872 (Tucker Lake), Ark ........ 889 13. Arkansas River Basin, Little Flood Control Rock District- _ 890 3. White River Basin, Little Rock 14. Blue Mountain Reservoir, l)istrict 872 Arkansas River Basin, Ark__ 891 4. Beaver Reservoir, White River 15. Nimrod Reservoir, Arkansas Basin, Ark_ 877 River Basin, Ark- 893 5. Table Rock Reservoir, White 16. Other authorized flood-control River Basin, Mo_ 878 projects_ 895 6. Bull Shoals Reservoir, White 17. Inspection of completed flood- River Basin, Ark ........... 880 control works_-- 896 7. Norfork Reservoir, White River 18. Flood-control work under special Basin, Ark _ 882 authorization 896 8. Clearwater Reservoir, White River Basin, Mo- 883 General Investigations 9. Greers Ferry Reservoir, White River Basin, Ark_ 885 19. Surveys__________________ 897 10. Clarksville, Ark- 887 20. Research and Development_ 897 1. ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARK. AND OKLA. Location. The Arkansas River rises in the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, Colo., and flows southeastward for about 1,459 miles through the States of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to join the Mississippi River at a point about 575 miles above the Head of Passes, La. (See U.S. Geological Survey State maps, scale 1:500,000.) Previous projects. Previous projects were adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 3, 1832, April 8, 1876, March 3, 1879, June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, August 11, 1888, June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see page 1066, Annual Report for 1932 and pages 744, 864, and 881, Annual Report for 1943. Existing project. The existing project provides for improve- ment of the Arkansas River and tributaries by construction of coordinated developments to serve navigation, produce hydro- 861 862 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 electric power, afford additional flood control, and provide related benefits in connection with other activities such as recreation and wildlife propagation. The navigation features provide for a channel 9 feet deep following generally the Verdigris River from Catoosa, Okla., 52 miles downstream to the Airkansas River; thence along the channel of the latter stream to mile 42 (1943 survey) ; thence by a land cut, designated as the Arkansas Post route, to the White River at the mouth of Wild Goose Bayou; thence along the channel of the White River about 9 miles to its present mouth in the Mississippi River at a point about 590.5 miles above the Head of Passes, La. The waterway would be canalized throughout its length by 3 navigation locks and dams on the Verdigris River and 11 navigation locks and dams, 1 navi- gation lock, 1 navigation dam, and 4 navigation and hydroelectric power dams downstream therefrom. The 4 navigation and power dams are the Webbers Falls, Short Mountain, Ozark, and Dardan- elle projects. Lock chambers are 110 by 600 feet on the Arkansas and White Rivers and 83 by 600 feet on the Verdigris River. A minimum channel width of 150 feet is proposed for the Verdigris River section and 250 feet for the Arkansas and White River sections. The estimated Federal cost of the project (July 1961) is item- ized in the following table: Estimated Feature Location 1 cost July, 1961 TULSA DISTRICT MAIN STEM RESERVOIRS Webber Falls lock and dam_ -....... Verdigris River-mile 4, Arkansas River-- 2 $60, 400,000 mile 432.3. Short Mountain lock and dam- _........_ Arkansas River-mile 432.3 to 395. 4- ...-. 101, 000, 000 LOCKS AND DAMS AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS No. 19_ Verdigris River-pool-mile 52 to 37.2.....--------- 19, 200, 000 No. 18 .-------- --.. No. 17_-- _......_ ........- _ Verdigris River-pool-mile 37.2 to 19.4 . -... 14, 900, 000 - --- Verdigris River-pool-mile 19.4 to 4...---------- 17, 800, 000 Channel cutoffs, enlargements, and turn- Verdigris River-Catoosa to mouth- ..---- 13, 200,000 ing basins. No. 14.__ Arkansas River-pool-mile 395.4 to 375.1 34,000,000 Dredging -- Arkansas River_ ..---------- ------------.. 12, 900, 000 BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION Short Mountain to Fort Smith_ .-..... Arkansas River-mile 395.4 to 362_____________ ... .. 13, 000, 000 Total, Tulsa District -- 286, 400, 000 _------------- LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT ABOVE PINE BILUFF MAIN STEM RESERVOIRS Ozark lock and dam ____________________ Arkansas River-mile 346.5 to 319------------- 3 36,300,000 Dardanelle lock and dam-_ _-_ __ Arkansas River-mile 301.8 to 257.8------------ 87, 000, 000 NAVIGATION LOCKS, DAMS AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS No. 13_ -- _-- - _ _ Arkansas River-pool-mile 375.1 to 346.5 ..- 26, 400, 000 Dredging Arkansas Rlver ------------------------------ 13.800 No. 11 - . . . .. . Arkansas River-pool-mile 319 to 301.8- . 19. 500. () No. 9_ ... Arkansas River--pool--mile 257.8 to 225 . 21, 1(00.000 No. 8 ... ... .... Arkansas River-pool-mile 225 to 200.5-....... 22. 3100,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS - LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 863 Estimated Feature Location Il cost July, 1901 No. 7 . ........ ... .... . . . . . Arkansas River--)ool--mile 200.5 to 171.8. 21.4(x) ,(00) N o. fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Arkansas River--ool-mile 171.8 to 154.4 32.900, (K) No. 5 .. Arkansas River--- pool- mile 154.4 to 128 27, 100, (4)O Initial snagging ............... . 5(X). (0) BANK STABILIZATION AND (' IIANNEI. RE('TIFICATION Fort Smith to Jefferson County Free Arkansas River- --Pool- mile 362 to 115.6( 79. 500, 000 Bridge Subtotal - .... 387. 900, 0(x) BELOW PINE III,(FF LOCKS AND) )ASS Lock and dam No. 4 .. __ . .... Pool- Arkansas River mile 126.1 to 99.8 38, )000, 000 Lock and lam No. 3 .. Pool--Arkansas River mile 99.8 to 82.5 34, 900. (XX) Lock No. 2 and danl No. 2_ Pool-Arkansas River mile 82.5 to 12.5 43, 0000. 00X) Lock and daml No. 1 . ___._____. __ __- Pool-project mile 12.5 to 9.8 .. 36i. 1(M).(00(( BANK STABILIZATION AND ('CHANNEL RE('TIFIC(ATION Jefferson County Free Bridge to mile 37.0_ Arkansas River-mile 101.7 to 37.0 .. 37.900, 000 Subtotal_ _---- --------- 189. 9(M), (x)() Total, Little Rock District ........ 577, 8(X), 00(x) Total navigation project . --...... 8614.200. (x)0 I Mileage from 1940 survey for Tulsa district and Little Rock district above Pine Bluff and 1943 survey below Pine Bluff. 2 Initial development only. Estimated cost of ultimate development including power, $78,0(x),000. 1 Initial development only. Estimated cost of ultimate development including power, $57,(10),000. 4 Includes cost of entrance channel. The existing project was authorized by the following D)ocuments and Acts Work authorized reports 1946 River and Harbor - Construction of multiple-purpose plan for improve- H. Doc. 758, 79th ment of the Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla., for Cong., 2d sess. navigation, flood control, and other purposes, and appropriation of $55 million. 1948 Flood Control ....... Appropriation of $1 million for bank protection and control works on Arkansas River at ltradens liend, Okla. 1950 River and Harbor and Appropriation of $80 million for nultiple-purpose plan, Flood Control. modification of plan by substitution of Keystone Reservoir for Mannford Reservoir and deltion of Blackburn and Taft Reservoirs. 1960 Flood Control -_--- Incorporated the general comprehensive pllan for flood control and other purploses for the Arkansas River lBasin approved by the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended, and the multiple-purpose plan for the Arkansas River and tributaries, Arkansas and Okla- homa, approved by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, as amendedl, into a single plan of de- velopment and appropriation of $179 million for prosecution of the combined plan of development, of which $111 million was for the multiple-purpose plan. The present amount aut horized to be appropriate for prosecution of the combined plan is $513,773,(000. Releases from upstream reservoirs at Keystone, Eufaula, and Oologah, in Tulsa District, will augment riverflow. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide adequate terminal and transfer facilities for navigation and to 864 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 bear the increased cost of maintenance and operation of all altered rail and highway routes, including bridges and appurte- nances, utilities, and other existing improvements, other than federally owned. Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities along the Arkansas River consist of a paved bank slope, under municipal control, at Little Rock; privately owned log slips at sawmills and stave mills at Little Rock; and sand and gravel derricks and elevators at Van Buren, Dardanelle, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff. These facili- ties, which are adequate for existing commerce on the river, are located at or near rail connections. Operations and results during fiscal year. General studies for the multiple-purpose plan were continued. Planning and con- struction of bank protection and channel rectification were con- tinued. Observation and study of bank caving conditions were continued and plans and specifications prepared for bank-stabili- zation and channel-rectification works at specific localities. Plan- ning for the Dardanelle lock and dam was continued. First stage lock and dam construction for Dardanelle was completed and spill- way construction was continued. A cooperative program was con- tinued with the U.S. Geological Survey for the sutdy of ground water levels in the Arkansas River Valley, A program for in- vestigating the fish and wildlife aspects of the project was com- pleted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For details see individual reports on following pages. The costs during the fiscal year were $13,681,320, of which $12,983,796 was for new work and $697,524 was for maintenance. The cost for the new work include $2,081,534 for Tulsa District and $10,902,262 for the Little Rock District. The maintenance costs include $140,786 for the Tulsa District and $556,738 for the Little Rock District. Condition at end of fiscal year. General studies for the devel- opment of the overall plan are essentially complete. Planning is about 52 percent complete for the Dardanelle lock and dam. Con- struction of the bank stabilization and channel rectification is 30 percent complete. The overall Dardanelle lock and dam project is about 16 percent complete. For details see individual reports on following pages. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $56,717,265, of which $54,699,696 was for new work and $2,017,569 was for maintenance. The total costs for new work include $9,272,556 for the Tulsa District and $45,427,140 for the Little Rock District. The mainte- nance costs include $564,508 for the Tulsa District and $1,453,061 for the Little Rock District. BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. AND OKLA. (TULSA DISTRICT) Location. The bank stabilization, cutoffs, and channel im- provement work are located in the reach of the Arkansas River between Short Mountain Dam site and Fort Smith, Ark., river miles 395.4 and 362, respectively. (See U.S. Geological Survey RIVERS AND HARBORS - LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 865 maps for San Bois (Okla.), Sallisaw (Okla.), and Fort Smith (Ark.-Okla.) quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The project consisting of training dikes, cutoffs, revetments, and other channel work, forms a unit in the multiple-purpose plan and provides for navigation of the Arkansas River. The estimated cost (July 1961) is $12,770,000 for construction and $230,000 for lands and damages, a total of $13,000,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) Since the corrective bank stabilization in the reach between Wilsons Rock and Fort Smith will also protect the critical loca- tion on the right bank of Arkansas River in vicinity of Bradens Bend, Okla., the bank protection work separately authorized for that area by the Flood Control Act of June 30, 1948, will not be required. Local cooperation. See requirements for entire project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of emergency bank stabilization and channel rectification work on the Arkansas River bewteen Wilsons Rock, Okla., and Fort Smith, Ark., was continued, and 60,000 tons of rock was placed in exist- ing structures, by contract. In the reach from Short Mountain Dam site to Wilsons Rock, bank stabilization work was accom- plished consisting of 38,300 lineal feet of rock dikes, 1,860 lineal feet of pile dikes, 14,000 lineal feet of bank revetment, and 8,200 lineal feet of pilot channel. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,222,320, of which $2,081,534 was for new work and $140,786 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Emergency bank stabilization and channel rectification works in the reach from Wilsons Rock to Fort Smith were initiated on May 1, 1952, and are essentially complete. A total of 37,367 lineal feet of pile dikes, 29,852 lineal feet of bank revetment, 18,290 lineal feet of rock dikes, 5,200 lineal feet of steel-jetty dikes, and 18,950 lineal feet of pilot chan- nel have been completed in the Fort Smith to Wilsons Rock reach. Construction was initiated on March 25, 1960, on bank stabilization work in the reach from Wilsons Rock upstream to the Short Mountain Dam site. Completed work in this unit con- sists of 38,300 lineal feet of rock dikes, 1,860 lineal feet of pile dikes, 21,000 lineal feet of bank revetment, and 8,200 lineal feet of pilot channel. The work remaining to complete the project con- sists of about 17,300 lineal feet of additional structures and con- struction of protective works for bridges and channel in areas where degradation is expected from operation of the navigation channel. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, including unsegre- gated planning costs for other features of the multiple-purpose plan, were $9,837,064 of which $9,272,556 was for new work and $564,508 was for maintenance. 866 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 DARDANELLE LOCK AND DAM, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. (LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT) Location. Dardanelle Lock and Dam site is on the Arkansas River in Pope and Yell Counties, Ark., about 2 miles upstream from Dardanelle, Ark., and 257.8 miles above the mouth. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Dardanelle, Ark., quadrangle.) Existing project. The project is a unit in the multiple-purpose plan and provides for navigation of the Arkansas River and generation of hydroelectric power. The structure will have an overall length of 2,569 feet and a height of 70 feet above the stream bed. It will consist of a gated spillway 1,200 feet long flanked by the powerhouse and a concrete nonoverflow section on the south side and by the lock and a 605-foot embankment sec- tion on the north side. The spillway will be equipped with 20 radial gates 50 feet long by 39 feet high. The navigation lock will be 110 by 600 feet in size with a lift of 54 feet. The power- house will contain four generating units with capacities of 31,000 kilowatts each. The reservoir formed by the dam will have a storage capacity of 500,000 acre-feet at the top of the power pool. The estimated cost (July 1961), excluding the cost of bank stabilization in the upper reaches of the reservoir, is $67,341,800 for construction and $19,658,200 for lands and damages, totaling $87,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. See requirements for entire project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and preparation of plans and specifications were continued. Ex- isting Government buildings and access roads were maintained in serviceable condition. Contracts were awarded for four 51,800- horsepower hydraulic turbines and four 32,632-kilovolt-ampere generators. ConsftUction of the first stage overflow section of the dam was continued. Work performed included 138,282 cubic yards of common excavatin iand placement of 67,228 cubic yards of con- crete. Acquisition of 489 tracts of land totaling 11,900 acres was completed. The cost during the fiscal year were $6,273,064 for new work. Condition at end of ficral year. Planning of the project is 52 percent complete. Construction of access roads, office and service buildings, and water-supply line is complete. The first stage lock and dam construction is complete. The second stage construction which consists of the overflow section is 59 percent complete. The overall project is 16 percent complete. Construction of the project began in May 1959. Work remaining to complete the project includes completion of planning; completion of the lock and dam; construction of the powerhouse; procurement of hydraulic and electrical equipment; preparation of a master plan and construction of facilities for reservoir management and public use; construction of relocations; completion of land acquisition; and clearing the reservoir area. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 867 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $14,238,218 for new work. BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. (LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT) ABOVE PINE BLUFF Location. The several bank stabilization and channel rectifi- cation projects are laid out in various reaches extending from fixed point to fixed point on the Arkansas River from 115.6 to 362.0 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The bank stabilization and channel rectifica- tion program is a part of the general overall long-range plan for multiple-purpose development of the Arkansas River. The reach and location of each bank stabilization and channel rectification project are contained in the following table: Reach Location of reach Fort Smith to Mill Creek Mountain __________________________________ Mile 362 to mile 327. Mill Creek Mountain to Morrjsons Bluff______________ Mile 327 to mile 285. I)ardanelle Rock to Morrilton Bridge Mile 257 to mile 221. Morrilton Bridge to Fourche La Fave_ Mile 221 to mile 192. Fourche La Fave to Little Rock Mile 192 to mile 165.5. Little Rock to Jefferson County Free Bridge Mile 165.5 to mile 115.6 The estimated cost (July 1961) is $77,397,000 for construction and $2,203,000 for lands and damages, totaling $79,600,000 for new work. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. See requirements for entire project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Inspection was made of all existing works, and surveys were made of damaged por- tions. Engineering and design studies were continued for repairs to the damaged works. Acquisition of 140 tracts of land totaling 1,795 acres was completed. In the reach from Fort Smith to Mill Creek Mountain contract work was completed for 6,080 linear feet of dikes and 2,230 linear feet of revetment at Trustee Bend Cutoff. Contract work was initiated for 2,910 linear feet of dikes and strengthening 1,305 linear feet of control structure at Trustee Bend Cutoff. Engineer- ing and design studies were initiated for work at Shoofly Bend and Arbuckles Island. In the reach from Mill Creek Mountain to Morrisons Bluff con- tract work was initiated for 19,811 linear feet of dikes and 35,963 linear feet of revetment upstream and downstream from McLean Bottom Cutoff. In the reach from Dardanelle Rock to Morrilton Bridge contract work was completed for maintenance repairs to 1,890 linear feet of Below Dardanelle Revetment and 515 linear feet of Holla Bend Cutoff Revetment. Contract work was initiated for 1,785 linear feet of dikes and 2,863 linear feet of revetment at Point Bar and 868 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 196(;1 Holla Bend Cutoffs. Plans and specifications were completed for revetment Below Dardanelle Dam. Engineering and design studies were initiated for additional work Below Dardanelle Bridge and at Crane Island. In the reach from Morrilton Bridge to Fourche La Fave con- tract work was initiated for 1,700,000 cubic yards of channel excavation, 6,390 linear feet of dikes, and 13,687 linear feet of revetment at Ellis Island Cutoff; 4,748 linear feet of dikes, 4,562 linear feet of revetment, and repairs and reinforcement of 2,176 linear feet of existing dikes at Morrilton Cutoff; maintenance re- pairs to 2,662 linear feet of dikes at Cadron Ridge; and 5,271 linear feet of dikes and 14,182 linear feet of revetment at Hick- mans Bend. In the reach from Fourche La Fave to Little Rock contract work was completed for 875 linear feet of revetment and 5,475 linear feet of dikes at Pulaski County Penal Farm, and for 5,268 linear feet of dikes at Utah Point. Contract work was initiated for 2,310 linear feet of dikes and 16,900 linear feet of revetment at Rector Chute. Engineering and design studies were initiated for revet- ment work opposite Beaverdam Island. In the reach from Little Rock to Jefferson County Free Bridge contract work was completed for 2,175 linear feet of revetment, 1,491 linear feet of dikes, and maintenance repairs to 2,550 linear feet of existing revetment at Browns Bend; 6,219 linear feet of revetment, 670 linear feet of dikes and strengthening and rein- forcing 4,594 linear feet of existing revetment in control struc- tures at Brodie Bend Cutoff; maintenance repairs to 3,590 linear feet of existing revetment at Adamsburg Landing; and 1,526 linear feet of revetment and strengthening and reinforcing 3,739 linear feet of existing revetment in the control structure at Hen- sley Bar Cutoff. Contract work was initiated and completed for 2,978 linear feet of revetment and 2,551 linear feet of dikes at Below Peach Orchard Bend, and for maintenance repairs to 4,055 linear feet of existing revetment at Warings Bend. Contract work was initiated for 7,957 linear feet of revetment and 3,215 linear feet of dikes at Peach Orchard Bend; 1,940,000 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 13,229 linear feet of revetment and 880 linear feet of dikes at Fourche Place Cutoff; 1,100,000 cubic yards of channel excavation and 5,470 linear feet of dikes at Estes Place and Warings Bend; maintenance repairs to 1,900 linear feet of existing revetment at Harris Bend; and maintenance repairs to 10,700 linear feet of revetment at Brodie Bend Cutoff. Plans and specifications were completed for work at Willow Bar Cutoff, Browns Bend, and Case Bar Cutoff. Engineering and design studies were begun for additional work at Peach Orchard Bend and Fourche Place cutoff. Condition studies of existing work were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,151,635 of which $2,914,767 was for new work and $236,868 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Emergency bank stabilization and channel rectification work on the Arkansas River in the Little Rock District was begun in March 1950 and is essentially com- plete. The remaining bank stabilization and channel rectification RIVERS AND HARBORS - LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 869 work proposed for the existing project was begun in February 1961. The completed work is 24 percent of that proposed for the existing project in the Little Rock District above Pine Bluff. In the reach from Fort Smith to Mill Creek Mountain bank stabilization and channel rectification works were begun in Jan- uary 1954 and are 10 percent complete. The completed work com- prises 346,230 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 8,345 linear feet of dikes, and 28,546 linear feet of revetment. Construction of an additional 2,910 linear feet of dikes and raising and strength- ening 1,305 linear feet of existing control structure is under way. In the reach from Mill Creek Mountain to Morrisons Bluff, bank stabilization and channel rectification work was begun in September 1954 and is 21 percent complete. The completed work comprises 779,078 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 5,300 linear feet of dikes, and 16,783 linear feet of revetment. Construc- tion of an additional 19,811 linear feet of dikes and 35,963 linear feet of revetment is under way. In the reach from Dardanelle Rock to Morrilton Bridge, bank stabilization and channel rectification work was begun in May 1950 and is 43 percent complete. The completed work consists of 916,448 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 19,470 linear feet of dikes, and 78,408 linear feet of revetment. Construction of an additional 1,785 linear feet of dikes and 2,863 linear feet of revet- ment is under way. In the reach from Morrilton Bridge to Fourche Ia Fave, bank stabilization and channel rectification was begun in March 1950 and is 14 percent complete. The completed work comprises 327,443 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 15,482 linear feet of dikes, and 3,950 linear feet of revetment. Construction of an additional 1,700,000 cubic yards of channel excavation, 16,409 linear feet of dikes, 32,431 linear feet of revetment, repair and reinforcement of 2,176 linear feet of existing dikes, and maintenance repair to 2,662 linear feet of existing dikes is under way. In the reach from Fourche La Fave to Little Rock bank stabiliza- tion and channel rectification work was begun in March 1960 and is 5 percent complete. The completed work consists of 10,743 linear feet of dikes and 875 linear feet of revetment. Construction of an additional 2,310 linear feet of dikes and 16,900 linear feet of revetment is under way. In the reach from Little Rock to Jefferson County Free Bridge, bank stabilization and channel rectification works were begun in June 1950 and are 32 percent complete. The completed work comprises 2,566,983 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 34,479 linear feet of dikes, and 106,991 linear feet of revetment. Con- struction of an additional 3,040,000 cubic yards of pilot channel excavation, 9,565 linear feet of dikes and 21,186 linear feet of revetment is under way. Repair of 12,600 linear feet of revetment is under way. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $20,916,469, of which $20,263,910 was for new work and $652,559 was for maintenance. 870 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 BANK STABILIZATION AND CHANNEL RECTIFICATION, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. (LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT) BELOW PINE BLUFF Location. The bank stabilization and channel rectification proj- ects are laid out in reaches extending from fixed point to fixed point on the Arkansas River from the mouth to 101.7 miles above the mouth. (River miles as measured on the 1943 survey.) Existing project. The bank stabilization program is a part of the general overall long-range plan for multiple-purpose develop- ment of the Arkansas River. Studies indicate that the banks of the river can be effectively stabilized only by completing an entire reach between two relatively stable or fixed points. The reach and location of each bank stabilization and channel rectification project are contained in the following table: Reach Location of reach 1 Jefferson County Free Bridge to Rob Roy Bridge - Mile 101.7 to mile 89. Rob Roy Bridge to Arkansas Post _ .. Mile 89 to mile 42. Arkansas Post to Mile 37 _ Mile 42 to mile 37. 1 River mileage from 1943 survey. The estimated cost (July 1961) is $37,900,000 for construction. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 758, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. See requirements for entire project. Operations and results during fiscal year. In the reach from Jefferson County Free Bridge to Rob Roy Bridge, a contract was started and completed for construction of 500 linear feet of re- placement to the existing revetment at Pine Bluff. Contract work was started and completed for construction of 3,700 linear feet of pile dikes below Fergus Crossing; and pile dike construction at Yell Bend started in February 1961 and is 91 percent complete, with 2,200 linear feet being constructed during the fiscal year. In the reach from Rob Roy to Arkansas Post, contract work was completed for construction of 5,110 linear feet of new revetment opposite Sample Island, of which 760 linear feet were constructed during the fiscal year. Contracts were started and completed for construction of 2,600 linear feet of revetment extension at Brun- son's Crossing, and for 2,240 linear feet at Cummins Bend. Con- tract work involving construction of extensions to the existing revetments started February 15, 1961 at Farelly Lake and June 13, 1961, at Big Bayou Meto. Totals of 1,775 linear feet of revetment were constructed at Farelly Lake, and 1,800 linear feet at Big Bayou Meto. A contract for pile dike repairs at Madding, Trulock, and Richland Bend was completed August 28, 1960. In the reach from Arkansas Post to the mouth, a contract for construction of 3,400 linear feet of extension to the revetment at Como was started November 22, 1960, and completed March 10, 1961. Contract work involving the excavation of 146,908 cubic yards of material for a pilot channel for Sawmill Bend Cutoff was started December 26, 1960, and completed January 28, 1961. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 871 A contract for revetment and pile dike repairs at 11 locations between mile 98 and mile 24 was started December 26, 1960, and completed April 3, 1961. The costs from regular funds during the fiscal year were $1,714,430 for new work, including $161,211 for general studies (Advance Engineering and Design) on other features of the multiple-purpose plan, and $319,870 for maintenance, totaling $2,034,300. Condition at end of fiscal year. Studies, planning, and design are in progress. Operative bank stabilization works in place include 100,905 linear feet of revetment and 46,168 linear feet of dikes, of which 2,730 linear feet of revetment and 620 linear feet of dikes were constructed with Public Law 99 funds. Bank stabilization and channel rectification works have been constructed in the Arkansas River between Pine Bluff and the mouth under appropriations for flood control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, of which 21,500 linear feet of revetment and 27,928 linear feet of dikes are operative. This work is reported in the annual report of the President, Mississippi River Commis- sion. The total costs from regular funds to the end of the fiscal year were $10,925,012 for new work, including $1,313,135 for general studies (Advance Engineering and Design) on other features of the multiple-purpose plan, and $800,502 for maintenance, totaling $11,725,514. The total costs of the navigation project in the Little Rock District to the end of the fiscal year were $46,880,201, of which $45,427,140 was for new work and $1,453,061 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement 'T'otal to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 190 1961 June 30, 1961l New work: Appropriated _ $3,269,000 $2,899,315 $4, 629, 700 $10 573, 172 $12, 515, 000I 1 $56. 757, 838 Cost .. . 3, 413, 017 3, 788, 157 3, 616, 655 9. 589, 329 12. 983. 796i 54, 699. 696 Maintenance: Appropriated .------ 37, 563 308, 500 364, 540( 488, 870 65 .037 2, 137,. 143 Cost- __ - 60. 602 278, 506 318, 465 409, 141 697. 524 2. (017,569 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............. $166, 671 . $____________________ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _______________ .... ..... -... _____________ 23, 100.,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_......---- ............. _ 23,266, 671 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ________________________________ 784,342. 162 1 Includes $694,000 preauthorization studies. 872 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 2. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961il full report __ ___ Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Black River, Ark., and Mo------------------ 1950 $80. 000 $658, 222 (1) 2. Current River, Ark. and LMo---------------- 1950 17, 000 125, 912 (1) 3. Upper White River, Ark. ._ 1952 813, 197 1, 788. 374 (3) 4. White River, Ark. (above Peach Orchard Bluff)..........-------------------------------- 1950 ------- 785, 666 (1) 1 Channel adequate for existing commerce. Completion not contemplated. 2 Federal operation and maintenance was terminated June 30, 1952, due to lack of commerce. Facilities at Locks and Dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3 have been disposed of in accordance with authority contained in Public Law 996, 84th Congress. 3 Completed. 3. WHITE RIVER BASIN, LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT Location. These improvements are located on the White River and tributaries thereof and are in the States of Arkansas and Missouri. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the following paragraph. Existing project. The existing project is a general compre- sensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin. The plan now includes 9 reservoirs, of which 4 are flood-control-only projects and 5 are multiple-purpose projects. The reservoirs in the plan are listed in the following table. I Distance Drainage Reservoir Power Reservoir River above Nearest town area Height of dam above streambed capacity develop- Total mouth (square and type (acre- ment estimated (miles) miles) feet) (kilowatts) cost 1 0O Heaver 2 _______ White -_ ___ (609. 0 Beaver, Ark. ._______ 1.186 228 feet concrete-gravity and earthfill__ 1.952. (0) 112.000 $46. 600, 000 Table Rock 2_ 0..do......... 528. 8 Branson, Mo ._____ 4.020 252 feet concrete-gravity and earthfill_ 3, 462.0)00 200.0(00 65, 600. 000 hull Shoals 2 ...do -_----- 418.6 Amos, Ark .________ 6, 036 258 feet concrete-gravity 5. 408, 000 340. 000 87, 082. ()00 Lone Rock 3..... Buffalo ..- -__ 3.6 Lone Rock, Ark._____ 1,331 216 feet concrete-gravity_ 687. 000 (4) 29, 460. (0)0 Norfork 2________ North Fork__. 4.8 Norfork, Ark __________ 1,806 222 feet concrete-gravity.______________ 1, 983. ()0) 70.()00 29.733.000 0 Clearwater 2 Black. ___. 257.4 Piedmont, Mo .... .- 898 154 feet earthfill__________ 413, 000 (1) 9.850. 000 z Water Valley 3___ Eleven Point_ 12. 6 Watervalley, Ark . 1, 152 157 feet earthfill __________ _________ 1,563. (00) (.) 15, 000.000 yO 520 133 feet earthfill______________________ 245. 000 (4) 9. 750, (000) Bell Foley 6. Strawberry -.. 26. 2 Smithville, Ark .... (ireers Ferry 2__. Little Red_-.- 79.0 Heber Springs, Ark_.. 1,146 243 feet concrete-gravity_______________ 2, 844.000 96,000 48, 800. 000 SJuly 1961 price levels unless otherwise noted. 4 None. H 2 For ldetails of this project, see individual report. 5 Includes pIrovisions for future power installation. H 1'o be restudied(. Estimated cost based on July 1954 price leverls 6 Inactive. Estimated cost based on July 1954 price levels. -3 y 0 oo td 11- 00 Wo 874 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, Clearwater, and Greers Ferry Reservoirs were selected and approved for con- struction by the Chief of Engineers and individual reports on the six reservoirs are given on the following pages. All costs for those six reservoirs previously reported under the heading "White River Basin, Little Rock District" have been transferred to the individual reports. The existing project was authorized by the following Documents and Act Work authorized reports 1938 Flood Control__ Adopted a general comprehensive plan for flood con- Flood Control trol and other purposes in the White River Basin, Comm. Doc. 1, including construction of 6 flood-control-only res- 75th Cong., 1st ervoirs and appropriation of $25 million. sess. 1941 Flood Control Construction of Table Rock and Bull Shoals multi- H. Doc. 917, 76th purpose reservoirs, power facilities at Norfork Res- Cong., 3d sess. ervoir, and approp)iration of $24 million. H. Doc. 290, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 1944 Flood Control__ Appropriation of $45 million 1946 Flood Control__ Appropriation of $40 million-- _--....-.. . .. 0 10 Flood Control__ . . . . . A ppropriation of $35 m illion____________________.. 1954 Flood Control. _ Power facilities at Greers Ferry_ H. Doc. 499, 83d Reservoir and construction of Beaver Reservoir for Cong., 2d sess. flood control and power. 1958 Flood Control__ Appropriation of $57 million___________________________ 1960 Flood Control__ Appropriation of $50 million________________________ Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Five notable rises occurred above the Table Rock and Bull Shoals Dams on the upper White River and above the Norfork Dam on the North Fork River during the fiscal year. Regulation of flow on the North Fork River in the Norfork Reservoir and on the upper White River in the Bull Shoals-Table Rock Reservoir system during the fiscal year prevented flooding on an average of about 21,170 acres of improved land for each rise of which approximately 16,380 and 4,790 was credited to the Bull Shoals-Table Rock system and Nor- fork, respectively. Flood modifications on the White River at Calico Rock, 17 miles downstream from the mouth of the North Fork River and 59 miles downstream from the Bull Shoals Dam, and at Newport, 102 miles downstream from Calico Rock, are given in the following tabulation: Table Rock Outflow coinci- Maximum pool Corresponding Storage avail- )ate of lpeak Peak inflow dent with the elevation flood-control able in the power inflow (cubic feet per peak uncontrolled (feet above mean storage pool at beginning second) flow (cubic feet sea level) (acre-feet) of flood per second) (acre-feet) Jul. 26, 1960 61,000 1 1,250 915. 6 25, 800 147. 900 Mar. 7, 1961 22, 600 S1,875 912. 4 (2) 312.4(x Apr. 1, 1961 22, 000 17, 120 914. 2 (2) 1110.200 May 8, 1961 160, 000 15, 000 932. 5 838, 500 1(8.20()( May 23, 1961 46, 500 25, 400 927. 7 591,000(1 None FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 875 lBull Shoals Outflow coinci- Maximum pool Corresponding Storage avail- Date of peak Peak inflow dent with the elevation flood-control able in the power inflow (cubic feet per peak uncontrolled (feet above mean storage pool at beginning second) flow at Calico sea level) (acre-feet) of flood Rock (cubic feet (acre-feet) per second) July 25,1960 12, 000 1 7, 150 653. 1 (2) 54, 000 Mar. 6, 1961 18,700 1 1,590 649. 4 (2) 364, 400 Mar. 31, 1961 17, 500 18, 090 652. 9 (2) 203, 8(800 May 7, 1961 160,000 1 5, 500 3 685. 1 1, 690, 000 98, 800 May 23, 1961 65, 000 1 5, 770 685. 1 1,690, 000 None Norfork Outflow coinci- Maximum pool Corresponding Storage avail- Date of peak Peak inflow dent with the elevation flood-control able in the power inflow (cubic feet per peak uncontrolled (feet above mean storage pool at beginning second) flow at Calico sea level) (acre-feet) of flood Rock (cubic feet (acre-feet) per second) July 25, 1960 4,450 1 1,500 553. 2 26, 50() 8, 800 Mar. 6, 1961 17, 000 11,010 546. 2 (2) 214, 100 Mar. 31, 1961 8,000 1 6, 020 544. 9 (2) 151.400 May 7, 1961 207, 000 11,300 559.4 170,100 190, 900 May 22, 1961 20,000 1 2,290 561.6 223, 800 None White River 4 . Calico Rock, Ark. Newport Estimated crest Estimated crest Date of peak Experienced stage without Estimated Experienced stage without Estimated inflow at crest stage Norfork, Table reduction in crest stage Nofork,Table reduction in Bull Shoals (feet) Rock, and stage (feet) Rock, and stage Bull Shoals (feet) Bull Shoals (feet) (feet) (feet) Jul. 25, 1960 7. 1 15. 6 8. 5 7. 4 16.5 9.1 Mar. 6, 1961 9.8 17. 6 7.8 19.4 24.7 5.3 Mar.31, 1961 12.2 13.2 1.0 24.4 25. 0 0.6 May 7,1961 23.1 51.0 27.9 30.4 34.8 4.4 May 21, 1961 8.3 21.5 13.2 23.4 28.0 4.6 I For generation of hydroelectric power. 2 Flood regulated in power pool. 3 Pool continued to rise. 4 Appreciable overflow begins at 19 feet. s Appreciable overflow begins at 18 feet. The estimated monetary flood-control benefits for the 1960 Fiscal Year attributed to the Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfork Reservoirs for the prevention of flood damages were $310,000, $913,000, and $212,000, respectively, a total of $1,435,000. The total flood damages prevented by the reservoirs through fiscal year 1960 amounted to $13,135,000, of which $2,033,000 accrues to the Table Rock project, $7,049,000 to the Bull Shoals project, and $4,053,000 to the Norfork project. The pool elevation of the Norfork Reservoir at the beginning of the fiscal year was 553.26 feet above mean sea level, correspond- ing to 1,279,000 acre-feet of total storage. At the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 558.30 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,395,100 acre-feet of total storage. The maxi- mum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 561.60 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,475,200 acre-feet of total stor- 876 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 age. The minimum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 540.55 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,017,100 acre-feet of total storage. The pool elevation of the Bull Shoals Reservoir at the beginning of the fiscal year was 653.59 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 3,029,600 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year was 680.10 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 4,425,200 acre-feet of total storage. The maxi- mum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 685.10 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 4,739,900 acre-feet of total stor- age. The minimum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 645.41 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,675,800 acre-feet of total storage. The pool elevation of the Table Rock Reservoir at the beginning of the fiscal year was 912.53 feet above mean sea level, correspond- ing to 2,597,300 acre-feet of total storage; and at the end of the fiscal year was 915.20 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,710,600 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 932.51 feet above mean sea level, corre- sponding to 3,541,300 acre-feet of total storage. The minimum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 905.90 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,331,200 acre-feet of total storage. During the fiscal year a total of 1,127,657,500 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy was delivered to the Southwestern Power Ad- ministration for marketing, of which 385,073,000, 546,086,000, and 196,498,500 kilowatt-hours were generated at the Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfork powerplants, respectively. Peak demands of 172,000 kilowatts occurred on May 17, 1961, at Table Rock, 189,000 on June 19, 1961, at Bull Shoals, and 80,000 kilowatts on May 17 and June 10, 1961, at Norfork. There was sufficient power storage at all times to supply scheduled loads. At the Table Rock powerplant initial generation of power by Unit No. 3 and Unit No. 4 began on April 21 and June 16, 1961, respectively. The installed capacities of the plants are 200,000, 160,000, and 70,000 kilowatts at Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfolk, respectively, and the average annual potential energy is 912,000,000, 647,000,- 000, and 195,000,000 kilowatt-hours, respectively. During the fiscal year approximately 2,188,000, 2,994,000, and 1,286,000 acre-feet of water was released through the turbines at Table Rock, Bull Shoals, and Norfork, respectively. At the beginning of the fiscal year approximately 106,000 and 18,000 acre-feet of storage capacity was available for storage of flood flows in the Table Rodk and Bull Shoals power pools, respec- tively, and none in the Norfork power pool. There was no capacity available in the power pools for storage of flood flows at either the Table Rock, Bull Shoals, or Norfork Reservoirs at the end of the fiscal year. Capacities available in the power pools prior to each flood are shown in the tabulation. During the fiscal year approximately 7,300 acre-feet of water was released from the Norfork Reservoir for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trout hatchery and approximately 14,600 acre- feet was released from the Table Rock Reservoir for the Missouri Conservation Commission trout hatchery. FLOOD CONTROL--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 877 Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning is 62 percent com- plete for Water Valley Reservoir and 17 percent complete for Lone Rock Reservoir. The progress on projects selected for construc- tion is given in individual reports. The total costs to the end of the year were $612,972 for new work. There have been no appropriations or costs since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952. The estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project is $53,597,028. 4. BEAVER RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Beaver Dam site is at mile 609.0 on the White River in Carroll County, Ark., 6 miles west of Eureka Springs, Ark., and 80 miles upstream from the Table Rock Dam site. (See sectional areonautical chart, Tulsa sheet, scale 1:500.000; U.S. Geological Survey map for Beaver, Ark.-Mo., quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.) The reservoir will extend about 66 miles up- stream from the dam into Benton and Washington Counties, Ark. Existing project. The project plan provides for construction of a dam 2,575 feet long consisting of a concrete gravity structure across the main part of the valley with a rolled-earthfill section on the left abutment, and a hydroelectric power-generating plant. The concrete portion of the dam will be 1,333 feet long and 228 feet high above the streambed. It will include a spillway section 328 feet long which will be bridged for a roadway across the dam. Flow over the spillway will be controlled by seven taintor gates 40 feet wide and 37 feet high. Flow through the dam will be regulated by one 5-foot 8-inch by 10-foot conduit equipped with hydraulically operated slide gate. The discharge capacity of the outlet will be 4,830 cubic feet per second with the reservoir filled to the top of the power pool, elevation 1,120. Flow to the power- house will be through two 20.5-foot diameter penstocks. The powerhouse at the base of the dam will contain two 56,000- kilowatt generating units. The switchyard will be located on the left bank downstream from the powerhouse. Three saddle dikes having a total length of 1,997 feet will be constructed at low places on the reservoir rim. The reservoir formed by the Beaver Dam will be one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin and will control the runoff from an area of 1,186 square miles. It will have a total storage capacity of 1,952,000 acre-feet, of which 300,000 will be for flood control and 1,652,000 will be for generation of hydro- electric power and water supply. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $37,881,200 for construction and $8,718,800 for lands and damages, totaling $46,600,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 499, 83d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Pursuant to the terms of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-500, July 3, 1958), the cities of 878 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale, Ark., have formed a water conservancy district under State laws to enable them to fulfill conditions of local cooperation for participation in the construction of the project. A contract providing for reim- bursement by the Beaver Water District for cost of providing initial water supply storage and assurances of reimbursement for future water supply storage has been signed by the water district and approved by the Secretary of the Army on October 27, 1960. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Planning of the project was continued. Construction of the office and service buildings and access roads was completed. Preparation of grout curtains for the dam and dikes was completed by hired labor. Acquisition of 346 tracts of land totaling 9,695 acres was com- pleted. Construction of the main dam and appurtenant works was initiated by contract. Contracts for relocation of highways, birdges, and cemeteries were initiated as well as contracts for two 77,400-horsepower hydraulic turbines and two 58,947-kilovolt- ampere generators. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,241,216 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning of the project is 54 percent complete. Construction of the office and service buildings and the access roads is substantially complete. Drilling and grout- ing is complete. The overall project is 12 percent complete. Work remaining to complete the project includes completion of planning; construction of the dam and dikes and the powerhouse; procurement and installation of hydraulic and electrical equip- ment; preparation of a master plan and construction of facilities for reservoir management and public use; completion of land acquisition; and clearing the reservoir area. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $5,876,759 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. _ $250, 000 $250. 000 $383, 000 $1. 834, 000 $3, 225, 000 1 $6. 028, 000 Cost.- _-- 181,388 297,140 348,345 1,724,013 3,241,216 '5, 876, 759 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 .. . ______________ . _______________ $59, 640 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _______________________________________________ 9, 500, (8) Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ............ _ ______..... 9, 559. 640 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............................... _ 31,072, 000 1 Includes $61,000 preauthorization studies. 5. TABLE ROCK RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, MO. Location. The Table Rock Dam site is at mile 528.8 on the White River in Taney County, Mo., about 8 miles upstream and southwest of Branson, Mo. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Tulsa sheet, scale 1:500,000; Harrison sheet NJ15-11, Army Map Service series V502, scale 1:250,000; U.S. Geological Survey map for Forsyth, Mo., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000). From the dam FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 879 the reservoir will extend westward into Stone and Barry Counties, Mo., and into Boone, Carroll, and Benton Counties, Ark. Existing project. The project comprises a dam 6,423 feet long and 252 feet in height above the streambed and a hydroelectric power generating plant. The dam consists of a concrete-gravity structure across the main part of the valley with two rolled- earthfill abutment sections. The concrete portion of the dam is 1,602 feet long and 261 feet high above the lowest point of foun- dation. The left abutment embankment is 3,798 feet long, with a maximum height of 172 feet. The right abutment embankment is 1,023 feet long, with a maximum height of 35 feet. The con- crete portion of the dam includes a spillway section 531 feet long which is bridged for a roadway across the dam. The flow over the spillway is controlled by 10 radial crest gates 45 feet wide and 37 feet high. Flow through the dam is regulated by four 4- by 9-foot conduits equipped with hydraulically operated slide gates. The total discharge capacity of the outlets is 14,500 cubic feet per second with the reservoir filled to the top of flood-control pool, elevation 931. Flow to the powerplant is through four 18- foot-diameter penstocks. The powerhouse at the downstream base of the dam will contain four 50,000-kilowatt generating units. The switchyard is located on the left bank downstream from the powerhouse. The reservoir formed by the Table Rock Dam is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin and controls the runoff from an area of 4,020 square miles. It has a total storage capacity of about 3,462,000 acre-feet, of which 760,000 is for flood control and 2,702,000 is for the generation of hydroelectric power. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $49,834,600 for construction and $15,765,400 for lands and damages, totaling $65,600,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18,1941. (See H. Doc. 917, 76th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Ordinary opera- tion and maintenance were continued. Existing Government build- ings and access roads were maintained in serviceable condition. Preparation of plans and specifications was completed. The con- tract for installation of units 3 and 4 was essentially completed. Construction of operational facilities was initiated by contract. Contracts were awarded for construction of boat dock access roads, toilet facilities, water wells, and surfacing of existing boat dock access roads, many of which were completed. Ordinary maintenance and operation of the project were con- tinued. The transformers for units 1 and 2 and units 3 and 4 were modified to the conservator type. No major repairs or re- placements of flood-control or electric-generating equipment were required during the fiscal year. The results of operation of the Table Rock Reservoir are shown under the heading "White River Basin, Little Rock District." 880 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The costs during the fiecal year were $1,610,112, of which $1,295,689 was for new work and $314,423 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Planning of the overall project is complete. Installation of power units 3 and 4 is essentially complete. The project as a whole is essentially complete. Construction of the project began in October 1952 and the proj- ect was ready for beneficial use for flood control in November 1958 and for generation of electrical energy in May 1959. Work remaining to complete the project includes construction of facilities for reservoir management and public use and comple- tion of installation of power units 3 and 4 and appurtenant equipment. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $65,708,420 of which $65,036,861 was for new work and $671,559 was for mainten ance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- .. .. $114,663, 000 $16. 160.000 $10. 708, 000 $2.,502. 000 $670. 000 I $65. 385, 006 Cost-------------- . 14,358, 042 16, 633, 124 8, 991,549 3, 905, 352 1,295, 689 65, 036, 861 Maintenance: Appropriated --------.. ......... _ ... . 79. 700 279, 820 316, 700 674, 720 Cost_ _.__.____ ... _ ____ 78,670 278,466 314,423 671,559 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 _ ___________________ ___________ ... .. .. . $191,600 1Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_______-- __.____. _______ -__ 191,600 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.._____________________________ .. __ 214,994 I Includes $31,000 preauthorization studies. 6. BULL SHOALS RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Bull Shoals Dam is located at mile 418.6 on the White River in Baxter and Marion Counties, Ark., about 7 miles north of Cotter, Ark., and 10 miles west of Mountain Home, Ark. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Tulsa sheet, scale 1:500,000,) The Bull Shoals Reservoir extends northwest along White River to the Ozark Beach Dam at mile 506.1 and comprises lands in Taney and Ozark Counties, Mo., and Boone, Marion, and Baxter Counties, Ark. Existing project. The project consists of a concrete gravity- type dam 2,256 feet long and 258 feet in height above the stream- bed, and a hydroelectric power-generating plant. The dam con- sists of a spillway section 808 feet long located above the river channel and two nonoverflow sections continguous thereto and extending into the abutments. The spillway is controlled by 17 radial crest gates 28 feet high by 40 feet long. The flood-control outlets consist of sixteen 4- by 9-foot conduits through the dam at the base of the spillway which are controlled by hydraulically operated slide gates. The total capacity of the outlets is 49,000 cubic feet per second, with the reservoir filled to the top of the power pool, elevation 654. The powerhouse at the base of the dam, on the left side of the spillway, is provided with eight penstocks, and four 40,000-kilowatt generating units with provisions for FLOOD CONTROL--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 881 installation of four additional generating units in the future. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin, controls the runoff from an area of 6,036 square miles. It has a total storage capacity of about 5,408,000 acre-feet, of which 2,360,000 is for flood control and 3,048,000 is for the generation of hydroelectric power. The estimated cost of the project with 8 generating units (July 1961) is $75,763,203 for construction and $11,318,797 for lands and damages, totaling $87,082,000. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $337,062. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 917, 76th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract for light- ning arrestors for units 5 and 6 was completed. Contracts for furnishing two 62,200-horsepower hydraulic turbines, two 47,368- kilovolt-ampere generators, and two main governors for units 5 and 6 were continued. Contracts for furnishing three 36,300- kilovolt-ampere, 13.2-161 kilovolt transformers, switch-gear, generator cables, oil circuit breakers, disconnect switches, con- trol switchboard, and penstock gates and hoists for units 5 and 6 were continued. Contracts for turbines, generators, oil circuit breakers, miscellaneous switchboard equipment, main gov- ernor, transformers, disconnect switches, and control switch- boards were awarded for units 7 and 8. A contract was awarded for resurfacing existing access roads. Contracts for construction of a masonry toilet and water well were initiated and completed. Additional public-use facilities consisting of boat launching ramps, parking areas, and picnic units were constructed by hired labor. Ordinary operation and maintenance of the project were con- tinued. No major repairs or replacements of flood-control or elec- tric generating equipment were required during the fiscal year. The results of operation of the Bull Shoals Reservoir are shown under the heading "White River Basin, Little Rock District." The costs during the fiscal year were $3,575,748, of which $3,209,681 was for new work and $366,067 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the initial plan with four power units is complete. Work on power units 5 and 6 is 85 percent complete. Work on power units 7 and 8 is 2 percent complete. The ultimate project with 8 power units is 96 percent complete. Construction of the project began in April 1946 and the project was ready for beneficial use for flood control in Feb- ruary 1951 and for generation of electrical energy in September 1952. Work remaining to complete the ultimate project includes pro- curement and installation of turbines, generators and .apppur- tenant equipment, and transformers for power units 5, 6, 7, and 8; and construction of additional public-use facilities. 882 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 T'he total costs the end of the fiscal year were $83,249,644, of which $80,360,295 was for new work and $2,889,349 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-..--.... $416, 400 $98, 000 $460, 639 $1,412, 113 $3, 299,437 1 $80, 497,589 Cost............ --.... 372,812 35,303 290,884 1,681, 701 3,209,681 '80, 360,295 Maintenance: Appropriated------.....-.. - 283, 500 319,100 356, 300 361, 170 384, 700 2, 910, 348 Cost---------------- 283, 985 320,544 329,539 385, 175 366, 067 2, 889, 349 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961........----------------..--......---------------- $52,638 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.............................--------------------------------..------ 2, 530, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----.....--...----......-------- ------- 2, 583, 638 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------- .........-- ----- 4, 054, 411 1Includes $5,400-preauthorization studies. 7. NORFOLK RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Norfork Dam is located on the North Fork River about 4.8 miles above its confluence with the White River, near Norfork, Baxter County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Mountain Home, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Norfork Reservoir extends northward from the dam across Bax- ter County, Ark., into Ozark County, Mo. Existing project. The project consists of a concrete gravity- type dam 2,624 feet long and 222 feet in height above the stream- bed and a hydrolelectric power generating plant. The dam con- sists of a spillway section 568 feet long located above the river channel and 2 nonoverflow sections continguous thereto and ex- tending into the abutments. The spillway is controlled by 12 radial crest gates 28 feet high and 40 feet long. The flood-control outlets consist of eleven 4- by 6-foot conduits through the dam at the base of the spillway which are controlled by hydraulically operated slide gates. The total capicity of the outlets is about 23,000 cubic feet per second with the reservoir filled to top of power pool, elevation 552. The powerhouse at the base of the dam on the right side of the spillway is provided with two pen- stocks and two 35,000-kilowatt generating units. Two more penstocks are provided through the dam for installation of addi- tional generating units in the future. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other pur- poses in the White River Basin, controls the runoff from an area of 1,806 square miles, or practically the entire drainage area of the North Fork River. It has a total storage capacity of about 1,983,000 acre-feet, of which 732,000 acre-feet is for flood control and 1,251,000 is for generation of power. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $26,898,314 for construction and $2,834,686 for lands and damages, totaling $29,733,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $257,421. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, as amended by the Flood Control Act FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 883 approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 290, 77th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinary operation and maintenance of the project were continued. No major repairs or replacements of flood-control or electrical equipment were re- quired during the fiscal year. Two contracts for road repairs and contracts for a masonery toilet and a water well were completed. Additional public-use facilities consisting of boat launching ramps, parking areas, and picnic units were constructed by hired labor. Studies pertaining to structural deficiencies in the dam were continued. The results of the operation of the Norfork Reservoir are shown under the heading "White River Basin, Little Rock District." The costs during the fiscal year were $369,310, of which $53,963 was for new work and $315,347 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for additional public-use facilities and correction of structural de- ficiencies in monoliths 8 through 23. Construction of the project began in October 1940 and the project was ready for beneficial use for flood control in June 1943 and for generation of electrical energy in June 1944. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $32,485,848 of which $28,671,058 was for new work and $3,814,790 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ------ $2, 765 $28, 000 -$13, 107 $8, 801 $72, 395 $28, 689, 490 Cost_----------------- 1,262 7,861 9,303 8,801 53,963 28,671,058 Maintenance: Appropriated - 208, 800 254, 500 231,608 274, 180 315, 700 3, 816, 303 Cost_ .. ...... 210, 639 261,480 225,789 273,852 315,347 3,814,790 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961..__..__.._________________________.........$17, 057 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__---- _____________________ ___________ 21,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_------------------------ 38,057 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ... ..--------------------------- 1,022, 510 8. CLEARWATER RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, MO. Location. Clearwater Dam is located in Wayne and Reynolds Counties, Mo., on the Black River, 257.4 miles above its con- fluence with the White River, 6 miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo., and 32 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff, Mo. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Piedmont., Mo., quadrangle, scale 1:62,500.) From the dam, the reservoir extends northward and westward in Reynolds County. Existing project. The project consists of an earthfill dam 4,225 feet long and 154 feet in height above the streambed. Out- let works consisting of a gate-controlled, concrete-lined tunnel are located in the right abutment and discharge into the river below 884 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the dam. An uncontrolled, concrete-type ogee spillway is located on the right abutment with overflow discharging into Webb Valley and reentering the river at a point about 1 mile downstream from the dam. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin, controls the runoff from an area of 898 square miles. It provides storage capacity of about 391,000 acre-feet for flood control, and about 22,000 acre-feet is in a permanent pool for sedimentation reserve and as a wildlife refuge, or a total of 413,000 acre-feet. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $9,135,194 for construction and $714,806 for lands and damages, totaling $9,850,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $74,258. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinarily operation and maintenance of the project were continued. One contract for road repairs was initiated and completed. Additional public-use facilities consisting of boat launching ramps, parking areas, and picnic units were constructed by hired labor. Three notable rises occured on the Black River above the Clear- water Reservoir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on an average of about 12,050 acres of cultivated land for each rise. The results of regulation on the river stages at Poplar Bluff, 46.4 miles downstream, are given in the following tabulation: Clearwater Reservoir Poplar Bluff, Mo. ' Outflow coincident with peak Estimated flow from Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow uncon pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet trolled tion (feet flood- crest without reduction peak inflow per second) area (cubic above mean control stage Clearwater in stage feet per sea level) storage (feet) Dam (feet) second) (acre-feet) (feet) Mar. 6, 1961 27, 000 600 515. 6 75,100 12. 4 18. 6 6. 2 May 7, 1961 38, 000 300 534.1 158,100 18. 6 20. 2 1.6 June 15, 1961 6, 200 2, 300 512. 2 63, 900 10. 2 12.1 1.9 1Appreciable overflow begins at 12 feet. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to the Clearwater Reservoir for the prevention of flood dam- ages were $15,000 making a total of $4,285,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 494.77 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 23,180 acre-feet of total storage. At the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 496.62 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 24,620 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 534.10 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 158,100 acre-feet of total storage. The minimum pool level during the fiscal year was 493.52 feet above mean sea level, corresponding FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 885 to 21,140 acre-feet of total storage. The conservation pool elevation was fluctuated during the warm months as an aid in the control of mosquitoes. Releases made from the reservoir during the low- water periods were sufficient to supply municipal water for Poplar Bluff and for other usages. The costs during the fiscal year were $91,849 of which $12,769 was for new work and $79,080 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for acquisition of flowage easements on lands in the reservoir subject to flooding and for additional public-use facilities. Con- struction of the project began in June 1940 and the project was ready for beneficial use in March 1948. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $10,604,658 of which $9,767,142 was for new work and $837,516 was for maintenance. Cost and inancial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _-------------------- $11, 500 $14, 132 $15, 000 $11, 252 $9, 767, 142 Cost------ ----..... ------- _ ---. _ 9, 371 10, 155 19, 589 12, 769 9, 767, 142 Maintenance: Appropriated ..--------... $56, 900 79,900 74,100 81,160 79,080 837,665 Cost_ - 51,600 80, 741 78, 639 81,232 79, 080 837, 516 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___--.-------------------------------_ ... $9,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- -........................ , ..... 9, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_---------__--................... 73, 858 9. GREERS FERRY RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Greers Ferry Dam site is at mile 79.0 on the Little Red River in Cleburne County, Ark., 3 miles northeast of Heber Springs, Ark. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Little Rock sheet, scale 1:500,000; U.S. Geological Survey Map for Batesville, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) The reservoir will extend about 50 miles upstream from the dam in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, Ark. Existing project. The project plan provides for construction of a concrete gravity-type dam 1,704 feet long and 243 feet high above the streambed and a hydroelectric power generating plant. The dam will consist of a spillway section 280 feet long located above the river channel and two nonoverflow sections contiguous thereto and extending into the abutments. The spillway will be controlled by 6 radial crest gates 36 feet high by 40 feet long. It will be bridged and Arkansas State Road 25 will be relocated to cross the dam. Flood releases from the reservoir will be through a conduit 5 feet 8 inches wide by 10 feet high located through the base of the dam at the center of the spillway. The outlet will be controlled by a hydraulically operated slide gate and will have a capacity of 4,900 cubic feet per second with the reservoir filled to the top of the power pool, elevation 461. The power- 886 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 house on the right bank at the base of the dam, adjacent to the spillway, will be provided with two 18-foot-diameter penstocks and two 48,000-kilowatt-generating units. The switchyard will be located on the right bank downstream from the powerhouse. Two saddle dikes will be constructed at low places on the reser- voir rim. The reservoir formed by the Greers Ferry Dam will be one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin and will control the runoff from an area of 1,146 square miles. It will have a total storage capacity of 2,844,000 acre-feet, of which 934,000 will be for flood control and 1,910,000 will be for generation of hydroelectric power. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $38,395,200 for construction and $10,404,800 for lands and damages, totaling $48,800,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 499, 83d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Existing Govern- ment buildings were maintained in serviceable condition. Plan- ning and design studies were continued. Preparation of plans and specifications for the powerhouse was continued. Construc- tion of the dam and two auxiliary saddle dikes was continued. Work included placement of 1,763,630 cubic yards of fill materials in the dikes and 616,580, cubic yards of concrete and 1,307,333 pounds of reinforcing steel in the dam. Contract work on two 66,300-horsepower hydraulic turbines was continued. Contract work continued for two 50,526-kilovolt-ampere main generators and station service turbine, generator, and governor. Contracts for relocation of highway, water supply plant, powerlines, and cemeteries were completed. Contracts were awarded for power transformers, powerhouse crane, main governors, and accessory and miscellaneous powerplant equipment. Acquisition of 38 tracts of land totaling 914 acres was completed. The costs during the fiscal year were $15,994,085 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Office and service buildings and access roads are complete. Construction of the dam is 77 percent complete. Construction of the saddle dikes is essentially complete. Planning of the project is 93 percent complete. The overall project is 57 percent complete. Work remaining to complete the project includes completion of planinng and preparation of plans and specifications; prepa- ration of a master plan and construction of facilities for reser- voir management and public use; completion of the dam, dikes, and powerhouse; procurement of hydraulic and electrical equip- ment; completion of relocations; and clearing the reservoir area. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $27,973,595 for new work. FLOOD CONTROL--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 887 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..-------- $750, 000 $1,614,247 $3,158,753 $7, 466,097 $14, 841,000 1 $28, 294, 705 Cost......---------. - 629,023 980, 895 3, 070, 720 6, 843, 318 15, 994, 085 1 27, 973, 595 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961--................----------------...........---------------. $44, 373 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-...........------....-----------..................-----------------........ 11,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----.....------------------- 11,044, 373 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-..---...-----....---------- ------ 9, 505, 295 1Includes $69,400 preauthorization studies. 10. CLARKSVILLE, ARK. Location. This project is located at Clarksville, Ark., on Spadra Creek, a tributary of Arkansas River, mile 282.6. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Dardanelle, Ark., quadrangle.) Existing project. The project consists of a levee about 1.15 miles long, of which 5,560 linear feet is semicompacted earth embankment and 540 linear feet is reinforced concrete floodwall. The embankment section has a 10-foot crown width and 1 on 3 side slopes and averages about 9.6 feet in height. The floodwall is constructed on steel-sheet piling and extends 6 to 8 feet above the ground surface. A corrugated-metal pipe culvert equipped with gate in combination with a landside drainage ditch and underground storm drain disposes of interior drainage. A stop- log closure structure is provided where the wall crosses U.S. Highway 64. The project provides protection from Spadra Creek floods to people and city property. The estimated Federal cost (July 1961) is $271,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated cost (July 1960) for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal con- tributions, amount to $49,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. The contract was completed and the project was transferred to local interest for operation and maintenance on March 31, 1961. The costs during the fiscal year were $240,168 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $270,796 for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------........ $13. 000-..... ------- $273, 700 -$12, 400 1$275, 600 Cost ----------------- 10, 614 $2,386-------- 16, 328 240,168 1 270, 796 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961-..........------------ $4, 804 --------------------- 1 Includes $1,300 preauthorization studies. 888 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 11. WEST OF MORRILTON, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Location. This project is located on the left bank of the Arkan- sas River in Pope and Conway Counties, Ark., about 3 miles west of Morrilton. It extends from about mile 236.5 to about mile 224.5, and lies immediately upstream from the confluence of Point Remove Creek (mile 223) and the Arkansas River. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Morrilton (Ark.) quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a compacted earthfill levee beginning at high ground immediately north of Galla Lake and approximately op- posite Arkansas River mile 236.5 and extending in a southeast- erly direction along the left bank of the Arkansas River to a point approximately opposite mile 224.5; thence extending generally northward, crossing the present course of Point Remove Creek at miles 2.5 and 9.3; thence along the right bank of the creek to a point at approximately creek mile 21.5; thence extending west- ward to high ground about 1/t miles west of the junction of the east and west forks of the creek. The total length of the levee will be about 24.5 miles, of which 21.7 miles will be new levee and 2.8 miles will be enlargement of the existing levee. Fourteen new drainage structures, including three major structures of rein- forced concrete, will be constructed for interior drainage. In order to facilitate flows at Point Remove Creek, a cutoff channel approximately 1.3 miles in length will be excavated across a nar- row neck of land between creek miles 9.4 and 2.3, thereby short- ening the flow distance in the creek about 5.8 miles; and the remaning portions of the creek channel between the junction of the east and west forks and the mouth of the stream will be cleared. The average depth of the channel will be 29 feet with side slopes of 1 on 2 and a bottom width of 20 feet. The existing project which is a modification of the previously authorized flood-control project provides for the protection of approximately 21,860 acres of rural land in Pope County levee district No. 1, Conway County levee districts Nos. 3 and 7, and Point Remove drainage and levee district from floods of the Arkansas River and of Point Remove Creek with a levee having a 11 -foot freeboard above a confined flood profile based on a flow of 800,000 cubic feet per second in the river and a coincident flow of about 16,000 cubic feet per second in the creek. The modi- fied project differs from the previously authorized project in that it provides for a levee along the Arkansas River with a grade about 3 feet higher, a compacted earthfill embankment, extending the levee along Point Remove Creek together with a cutoff chan- nel and channel clearing of that stream. The estimated Federal cost of the project (July 1961), is $2,221,000 for construction and the estimated cost to local inter- ests for lands and damages is $129,000, a total of $2,350,000. The existing project, authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved December 22, 1944, is a modification of the project author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 447, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) FLOOD CONTROL--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 889 Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. The nec- essary assurances of local cooperation submitted by the local in- terests were approved by the Secretary of War on June 13, 1946. All rights-of-way except those between miles 2 and 11 along Point Remove Creek have been furnished. A public notice of the com- mencement of the five-year limitation period of authorization of the uncompleted portion of the project was issued on April 7, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract awarded for repair of existing levee and drainage structure on November 3, 1960. The work was delayed due to inclement weather and pro- longed high river stages. The costs during the fiscal year were $18,929 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Repair work is 14 percent complete. The project as a whole is 57 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $1,213,586 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...------------------------ ------------ $3, 300 .......... $122694 $1.317.351 Cost .............. ...----------------------------------------------... $3.025 18, 929 1.213,586 Other new work data: Utiobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ..... ....--------------........--.........----------------- $52. 321 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ -. _-------------------------- 52. 32i Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .....-------------------------- 903. 649 12. SOUTH BANK ARKANSAS RIVER (TUCKER LAKE), ARK. Location. On the right bank of the Arkansas River, 112 to 118.8 miles above the mouth, in Jefferson County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey State maps, scale 1:500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a compacted earthfill levee in the Tucker Lake levee district beginning at high ground opposite mile 118.8 and extending downstream along the right bank of the Arkansas River to Caney Bayou, thence up Caney Bayou to high ground. The length of the levee is about 7.8 miles, of which 4.1 miles is new levee and 3.7 miles is riverside enlargement. Four drainage struc- tures have been provided for interior drainage. The existing project which is a modification of a previously au- thorized flood-control project provides for the protection of ap- proximately 2,970 acres of rural land in the Tucker Lake levee and drainage district, with a 11/-foot freeboard above a confined flood profile based on a flow of 800,000 cubic feet per second in the Arkansas River. The modified project differs from the previ- ously authorized project in that it provides for a levee grade about 2 feet higher and a compacted earthfill embankment. The Federal cost of the completed project is $409,000. The existing project, authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved December 22, 1944, is a modification of the project author- ized August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 447, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) 890 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $33,000. Operation and results during fiscal year. Contract for con- structing 4 relief wells, placing riprap in drainage ditch and constructing toe trenches was completed on September 5, 1960 and the entire works was transferred to local interest for opera- tion and maintenance on December 15, 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $30,989 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $409,115 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---- .... ....... .. ... .... $40, 002 -$7, 484 $409,115 Cost----------- ------------------------------------ 1.529 30, 989 409,115 13. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT Location. These improvements are located on tributaries of the Arkansas River and are in the State of Arkansas. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the follow- ing paragraphs. Existing project. The existing project is a general compre- hensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkan- sas River Basin. The plan now comprises 15 reservoirs, of which 13 are in the Tulsa District in Kansas and Oklahoma and 2 are in the Little Rock District in Arkansas. Improvements in the up- stream portion of the basin are reported by the Tulsa District. The reservoirs within the Little Rock District are listed below. Dis- Drain- Reser- Power tance age Height of voir develop- Total Reservoir River above Nearest town area dam above capacity ment estimated mouth (sq. streambed (acre- (kilo- cost (miles) miles) and type feet) watts) lIlue Moun- Petit Jean. 74. 4 Blue Moun- 488 115 feet; earth- 258, 000 (1) $4. 858, 000 tain. tain, Ark. fill. Nimrod -.... Fourche (12. 6 Nimrod, Ark. 680 97 feet; con- 336,000 (2) $3, 855, 000 La Fave. crete-gravity. 1 None. ' Includes provision for future power installatoin. The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin was adopted by Congress in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The 1960 Flood Control Act incorporated this plan and the multiple-purpose plan for the Arkansas River and tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma, approved by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, as FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 891 amended, into a single plan of development and authorized to be appropriated the sum of $179 million for prosecution of the combined plan of development. The original authorization of $21 million has been modified by subsequent additions and revisions to the plan and the present amount authorized to be appropriated for prosecution of the combined plan is $513,773,000. 14. BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Blue Mountain Dam is located in Yell County, Ark., on the Petit Jean River about 74.4 miles above its con- fluence with the Arkansas River, and about 12 miles south of Paris, Logan County, Ark. Blue Mountain Reservoir extends westward from the dam into Logan County. (See U.S. Geologi- cal Survey map for Magazine, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The project consists of an earthfll dam about 2,800 feet long and about 115 feet in height above the streambed. Outlet works consist of a gate-controlled, concrete- lined tunnel through the right abutment, discharges from which are directed back into the Petit Jean River at a point about 3,000 feet below the dam. An uncontrolled saddle spillway 150 feet long is located on the left abutment, about 1,200 feet downstream from the dam axis. The reservoir, which is one unit of a com- prehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ar- kansas River Basin, controls the runoff from an area of 488 square miles, or about 46 percent of the total drainage area of Petit Jean River. It provides storage capacity of 233,000 acre- feet for flood control, and 25,000 acre-feet is in a permanent pool for sedimentation reserve, and as a wildlife refuge, or a total of 258,000 acre-feet. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $4,217,179 for construction and $640,821 for lands and damages, totaling $4,858,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $64,575. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved 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. Ordinary operation and maintenance of the project were continued. One contract for resurfacing access roads was initiated and completed. Additional public-use facilities consisting of boat launching ramps, parking areas, and picnic units were constructed by hired labor. Nine notable rises occurred on the Petit Jean River during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on an average of about 4,220 acres of improved land for each flood. The results of flood regu- lation on the river stages at Danville are given in the following tabulation. Danville is 25.6 miles downstream from the dam and just downstream from the mouth of Dutch Creek which is the principal tributary of the Petit Jean River. 892 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Blue Mountain Reservoir Danville Arkansas 1 Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood- crest without reduction peak inflow per second) trolled above mean control stage Blue in stage area (cubic sea level) storage (feet) Mountain (feet) feet per (acre-feet) Dam second) (feet) Dec. 6, 1960 3, 500 10 384. 0 0 20. 2 22. 0 1.8 Dec. 10, 1960 11,000 10 390. 6 22, 720 21.7 23. 8 2.1 Feb. 21, 1961 2, 400 150 386.9 9, 220 17.1 20. 6 3. 5 Mar. 8, 1961 7,100 430 391.5 26,160 18. 6 22. 0 3. 4 Mar. 12, 1961 1,700 1,350 390.5 22, 360 20. 6 20. 8 0. 2 Mar. 31, 1961 8, 500 30 394. 5 39, 220 21.6 23. 8 2. 2 A pr. 9, 1961 4, 000 750 393.1 33, 060 18. 3 20. O0 1.7 May 6, 1961 22, 000 100 400. 0 69,110 20. 4 25. 3 4. 9 May 19, 1961 3, 000 200 395.1 42, 210 19. 9 20. 8 0. 9 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 17 feet. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to the Blue Mountain Reservoir for the prevention of flood damages were $272,000 making a total of $3,302,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 385.40 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 28,920 acre- feet of total storage. At the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 385.11 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 28,040 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool level during the fiscal year was 400.02 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 93,750 acre-feet of total storage. The minimum pool level during the fiscal year was 380.51 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 15,610 acre-feet of total storage. The conserva- tion pool was lowered gradually during the warm months as an aid in the control of mosquitoes and was lowered about 2 feet from October 30 to November 3, 1960, to permit paving of boat ramps. Releases made from the reservoir during the low-water periods were sufficient to meet water requirements downstream. The costs during the fiscal year were $73,617, of which $10,152 was for new work and $63,465 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for additional public-use facilities. Construction of the project began in May 1940 and the project was ready for beneficial use in March 1947. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $5,623,567, of which $4,790,208 was for new work and $833,359 was for main- tenance. FLOOD CONTROL--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 893 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------ $----------------------------- $9, 006 $10, 152 $4. 790, 208 Cost--....--------...... ------ -------.------------ ------------ 9,006 10,152 4,790,208 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- $47. 300 $65.300 $63, 014 83.750 63,460 833,459 Cost----------------- 47,385 66,075 62,225 83,727 63,465 833, 359 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.....---------------------------------------............................................ $20,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962____................................. 20.000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project...................................._ 47, 792 15. NIMROD RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The nimrod Dam is located in Perry County, Ark., on the Fourche La Fave River, 62.6 miles above its confluence with Arkansas River, and about 19 miles southeast of Danville, Yell County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Hot Springs, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000). Nimrod Reservoir extends westward from the dam into Yell County. Existing project. The project consists of a concrete gravity- type dam 1,012 feet long and about 97 feet in height above the streambed. The dam consists of a spillway section 198 feet long located above the river channel, and two nonoverflow sections contiguous thereto and extending into the abutments. Seven gate- controlled conduits for regulating and discharging flood flows are located through the base of the spillway section. In addition, two smaller valve-controlled conduits are provided through the spill- way section for regulating low flows. Penstocks and provisions for future spillway gates have been installed to provide for future power generation. The reservoir, which is 1 unit of a compre- hensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, controls the runoff from an area of 680 square miles, or about 60 percent of the entire drainage area of the Fourche La Fave River. It provides storage capacity of 307,000 acre-feet for flood control, and 29,000 acre-feet is in a permanent pool for sedi- mentation reserve and as a wildlife refuge, or a total of 336,000 acre-feet. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $2,913,078 for construction and $941,922 for lands and damages, totaling $3,855,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $66,788. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved 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. Ordinary operation and maintenance of the project were continued. Contracts for resurfacing an access road and construction of one masonery toilet were initiated and completed. Additional public-use facilities con- 894 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 sisting of boat launching ramps, parking areas, and picnic units were constructed by hired labor. Ten notable rises occurred on the Fourche La Fave River dur- ing the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on an average of about 2,030 acres of improved land for each rise. The results of flood regulation on river stages at Aplin are given in the following tabulation. Aplin is 13.7 miles downstream from the dam and just downstream from the mouth of South Fourche La Fave River which is the principal tributary. Nimrod Reservoir Alpin, Ark.' Outflow coincident Estimated with peak Maximum Corre- Experi- crest Peak inflow flow from pool eleva- sponding enced stage Estimated Date of (cubic feet uncon- tion (feet flood- crest without reduction ~peak inflow per second) trolled above mean area (cubic sea level) control storage stage (feet) Nimrod Dam in stage (feet) feet per (acre-feet) (feet) second) Dec. 7, 1960 8. 100 4, 600 2340. 4 -5, 170 14.2 23.7 9. 5 -- Dec. 11, 1960- 16.700 10 2 349. 8 38, 440 25.1 31.2 6. 1 Feb. 21, 1961 11,600 10 351.0 45, 730 19. 1 29. 4 10. 5 Mar. 6,1961_ 11,900 4.480 349.2 34,530 17.0 28.4 11.4 Mar. 13, 1961 10. 200 5, 3(00 351.3 48, 270 16. 4 28. 5 12. 1 Mar. 27, 1961 --- 5, 600 1,190 347. 5 24,600 23.6 27.0 3.4 Mar. 31, 1961 13.500 1,300 354.8 74,310 25.6 30.9 5.3 Apr. 9, 1961____ 3, 900 5, 020 351.8 51,630 19. 7 17.9 -- 1.8 May 7, 1961 ____ 19. (00 10 356. 1 85, 410 21.7 30.0 8. 3 June 10, 1961 ____ .. 6. 400 2, 000 348.4 29, 520 10. 7 17. 5 6. 8 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 17 feet. 2 Beginning 15 September 1960, the conservation pool was lowered to about elevation 327.5 feet above mean sea level as a measure in the control of rough fish. Refilling was begun on 30 December 1960, and completed on 7 January 1961. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to the Nimrod Reservoir for the prevention of flood damages were $164,000 making a total of $2,442,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 343.50 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 34,680 acre-feet of total storage. At the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 343.27 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 33,700 acre- feet of total storage. The maximum pool level during the fiscal year was 356.08 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 114,420 acre-feet of total storage. The minimum pool level during the fiscal year was 327.50 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 4,600 acre-feet of total storage. The conservation pool was lowered gradually during the warm months as an aid in the control of mosquitoes. Sufficient releases were made from the reservoir during the low-water periods to meet water requirements downstream. The costs during the fiscal year were $88,970, of which $13,770 was for new work and $75,200 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for additional public-use facilities. Construction of the project began in January 1940 and the project was ready for beneficial use in January 1942. FLOOD CONTROL-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 895 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $4,845,619, of which $3,788,157 was for new work and $1,057,462 was for main- tenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . . . . $1,967 $13,770 $3. 788, 157 Cost --------- -------- 1,967 13,770 3,788,157 Maintenance: Appropriated _-__ l $51. 500 $62,100 $66,486 74, 200 75. 260 1, 057, 629 Cost......-----------------55.810 62,846 65,822 74, 261 75, 200 1,057, 462 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .........................................--------------------------------------- $12, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...............................--------------------------- 12,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project____.........__........__...........----------. 54, 843 16. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance 1. Black River, Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Knobel, Ark -..- _ ....... . _.........- _- - -__ 1958 $584,315---------- (1) 2. Carden's Bottom drainage district No. 2, Arkansas River. Ark____________ 1951 919.955. .. . (1) 3. Conway County drainage and levee district No. 1, Arkansas River, Ark___ . 1959 187,440 (1) 4. Conway County levee districts Nos. 1, 2, and 8, Arkansas River, Ark._ . _ -- -. 1952 1,018,840 (1) 5. Conway County levee district No. 6, Arkan- sas River. Ark ..___________ ______ __. 1952 390, 952 (1) 6. Crawford County levee district, Arkansas River, Ark -.- . . . . . -... .-- 1954 2, 001,820 (1) 7. East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo .__- 1958 304.699 (1) 8. Faulkner County levee district No. 1, Ark- ansas River, Ark..._______________________ 1941 99,511 (1) 9. Fort Smith, Arkansas River, Ark..___ .. 1951 1,077,546 (1) 10. From North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark., (above Plum Bayou)_______ 1954 845,300 .............. (1) 11. Holla Bend Bottom, Arkansas River, Ark.2_ (3) $370, 000 12. Little Rock, Arkansas River, Ark . _-------- 1951 883, 277 ............ (1) 13. McLean Bottom levee district No. 3, Arkan- sas River, Ark____________ 1950 422, 549' (1) 14. Near Dardanelle, Arkansas River, Ark ______ 1953 198,069 - .-- -- (') (1) 15. Newport, White River, Ark_ _______ 1941 314, 276 ........... (1) 16. North Little Rock, Arkansas River, Ark .... 1958 512,001 ............ 17. Roland drainage district, Arkansas River, (1) Ark_ 1950 269,907 (1) 18. Skaggs Ferry, Black River, Ark _ _.......... 1941 81,023 19. South Bank Arkansas River, Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Ark.: Head of Fourche Island to Pennington Bayou 4 .-................ . 1958 1,372, 212.......... 5, 094 ...... 20. Van Buren, Arkansas River, Ark_ ....- 1952 438, 222 ...-----------.......... (1) 21. Village Creek, White River and Mayberry districts, Ark____________________________ 1941 532, 310 ----------- 5294, 000 1 Completed. 2 Awaiting appropriation of funds for construction. Estimate based on July 1961 price levels. 3 See H. Doc. 157, 82d Cong., 1st sess., for description of project. 4 Cost includes $6 expended for engineering during the fiscal year. b See H. Doc. 225, 86th Cong., 1st sess., for description of project. 896 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 17. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Approved regulations for operation and maintenance of flood- control works, part 208 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, provide for periodic inspection of completed projects which have beon transferred to local interests for operation and maintenance. Inspections of the local flood-protection projects included under this heading were made during the fiscal year to determine the extent of compliance with approved regulations for maintenance and operation of these projects. Responsible officials of the im- provement districts concerned were advised of inadequacies in the maintenance and operation of the local flood-protection works under their jurisdiction where appropriate. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,000, all for maintenance. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $30,620, all for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated........ ---- 3,000 $3,100 $3, 300 $3,220 $3, 000 $30, 620 Cost----------------- 3, 003 3,100 3,300 3,220 3,000 30,620 18. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Emergency flood-control activities. Repair, flood fighting, and rescue work. (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost ' Advance prepara-- ....................---......-..-..-.... ................ $11, 600 tion for flood emergencies. Adequacy report, Fort Smith to Pine March 27, 1958.......---------......... June 1961...... 3,309 Arkansas River Bluff, Ark. local protection projects. South Bank Arkan- Near Woodson, Ark-- (2) ...............---------------.--------------. . 405 sas River, Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Ark. Head of Fourche Island to Pennington Bayou Levee. Crooked Creek at Near Harrison, Ark... (2) ............................----------- 5, 291 and in vicinity of Harrison, Ark. Little Red River Near Judsonia, Ark _.. (2) ...............----------------................ 442 Levee District No. 2. 'Actual cost. 2 Authority delegated to the District Engineer. 'These costs were charged to the revolving fund. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 897 19. SURVEYS The costs during the fiscal year were $14,196, of which $12,589 was for flood-control studies and $1,607 was for special studies. The balance unexpended June 30, 1961, including accounts receivable, $19,493, will be applied during the fiscal year 1962 to payment of outstanding liabilities and other expenses to be in- curred under this heading. Additional funds in the amount of $70,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1962 for investigations. 20. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT One hundred thirteen stream-gaging stations were operated during the fiscal year, 59 of which were operated cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Corps of Engineers, and the remainder independently by one or the other of these agencies. Suspended sediment samples were collected at 41 stations during the fiscal year in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and suspended loads were determined at certain stations. Approxi- mately 95 rainfall and/or river reporting stations were operated in a cooperative program by the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Corps of Engineers for use in forecasting stream-flow for flood warning and operation of reservoir projects. Records also were collected at certain hydroclimatic rainfall stations under a coop- erative program of the two agencies. General hydrologic studies relating to streamflow freqeuncy and distribution were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,856, of which $1 was for civil works investigations and $2,855 was for hydrologic studies. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT The district comprises southern Kansas, small portions of southwestern Missouri and west Arkansas, northern Oklahoma, the northern portion of the Texas Panhandle, and small portions of northeasten New Mexico and southeastern Colorado, embraced in the drainage basin of the Arkansas River, and its tributaries above the mouth of the Poteau River, inclusive, and below the mouth of Walnut Creek near Great Bend, Kans., exclusive of that portion of the watershed of the South Canadian River and its tributaries west of the Texas-New Mexico State Line; and a portion of western Arkansas, the northern portion of Texas, and the southern portion of Oklahoma embraced in the drainage basin of the Red River and its tributaries above Fulton, Ark. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Arkansas River and tributaries, 18. Pensacola Reservoir, Arkansas Arkansas and Oklahoma --- 900 River Basin, Okla - 923 2. Other authorized navigation 19. Fort Gibson Reservoir, Arkansas projects_ ------- 900 River Basin, Okla ------ 924 20. Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir, Ark- Flood Control ansas River Basin, Okla - _ 927 900 21. Eufaula Reservoir, Canadian 3. Enid, Okla-------------- River, Okla__------------ 929 4. ()ptima Reservoir, North Arkansas 901 22. Wister Reservoir, Canadian River, Okla ...... River Basin, Okla -------- 931 5. Fort Supply Reservior, North 23. Arkansas River Basin, Tulsa Canadian River, Okla ..--- 902 district ------------------ 933 6. Canton Reservoir, Arkansas 24. Denison Dam (Lake Texoma) River Basin, Okla____------- 904 Red River, Tex. and Okla_ 935 7. Great Salt, Plains Reservoir 25. Red River below Denison Dam, Salt Fork of Arkansas River, Tulsa district-------------- 937 Okla_ ------------- 905 26. Pine Creek Reservoir, Red 8. Keystone Reservoir, Arkansas River Basin, Okla ---------- 939 River, Okla------------- 907 27. Lukfata Reservoir, Red River 9. Polecat Creek, Okla. (Heyburn Basin, Okla_ _------- - 940 Reservoir and channel im- provements)------------- 909 28. Broken Bow Reservoir, Red 941 River Basin, Oklaud s-~e- 10. Fall River Reservoir, Arkansas River River Basin, Kans_-------- 911 29. Gillham Reservoir, Red Basin, Ark____----------- 942 11. Toronto Reservoir, Arkansas River Basin, Kansi_-_---- 912 30. Millwood Reservoir, Red River Basin, Ark__------ - 943 12. Elk City (Table Mound) Re- 31. Walnut Bayou, Red River Basin, servoir, Arkansas River Basin, Ark__-------------------- 944 Kans__---------------- 914 32. Other authorized flood-control 13. Oologah Reservoir, Arkansas, projects--------------- 945 River Basin, Okla.-------- 915 33. Inspection of completed flood- 14. Hulah Reservoir, Caney River, control works_ -------- 945 Okla---------------- 917 34. Flood-control work under special 15. Council Grove Reservoir, Grand authorizations-- -.---------- 946 (Neosho) River Basin, Kans__ 919 35. Scheduling of flood-control re- 16. Marion Reservoir, Grand servoir operations---------- 947 (Neosho) River Basin, Kans__ 920 17. 'John Redmond )am and Re- General Investigations servoir; Grand (Neosho), River Basin, Kans_ ------- 921 36. Examinations and surveys_-- - 947 899 900 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. ARKANSAS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA For a comprehensive understanding of the work authorized and accomplished under this heading, refer to the section of this report covering Little Rock District, Southwestern Division, which gives a consolidated report for the Little Rock, Vicksburg, and Tulsa Districts. 2. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost and expenditures For last June 30, 1961 Estimated full report amount Name of project see Annual required to Report Operation complete for- Construction and mainte- nance 1. Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla....... .......-------------------- 1924 $378, 574 $182, 157 (_) 1Curtailment of project is recommended in H. Doc. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Maintenance only. 3. ENID, OKLA. Location. The project is located in Garfield County, Okla., ors Boggy Creek, a tributary of' Cimarron River, in the Arkansas River Basin. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a diver- sion channel, levees, and appurtenant structures to direct flows of Boggy Creek around the west and south sides of the city of Enid, Okla., into South Boggy Creek. The estimated Federal cost (July 1961) is $800,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 185, 83d Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Conditions of local cooperation imposed by law at the time of the adoption of the project are (a) provide without cost to the United States, all lands, easements and rights- of-way for the construction of the project, and bear the cost of all alterations and relocations except railroads; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, including claims for all damages that may arise from overflow in tributary backwater areas of Boggy Creek and in areas along South Boggy Creek; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) furnish assurances that the flood-carrying capacity of the existing stream channels and of the improved waterway will be maintained; and (e) make a cash contribution to the cost of construction of the required drop structure, the amount to be based on estimates at the time that recommendations are made for the appropriation of funds for the initiation of construction; and provided further, that con- struction of the project shall not be started prior to payment of FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 901 the cash contribution by local interests. A realinement of the diversion channel eliminates the drop structure, as contained in the authorizing document, thereby deleting the requirement that local interests contribute to the construction costs of the struc- ture. The non-Federal cost for relocation will be increased due to this realinement. By resolution dated May 12, 1958, the city of Enid furnished assurances of local cooperation. The estimated non-Federal cost (July 1961) is $512,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the major portion of the floodway diversion canal was continued from 48 percent to 77 percent completion by contract. Railroad facili- ties requiring alteration due to the floodway were completed under a contract with the owners and clearing and snagging in the downstream portion of the channel were initiated and continued to 79 percent completion by contract. The cost of new work during the fiscal year was $301,920. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the floodway, initiated July 16, 1959, was 72 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year and the work continues. Alterations to railroad facilities were completed May 31, 1961. The total costs of new work to the end of the fiscal year were $572,802. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work: Appropriated .....------ ... $60, 000 $230, 000 $585, 000 -$85, 870 1 $812, 508 Cost.----------.------.----.. 14, 725 56,743 176,036 301,920 1 572,802 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .. ___ _ _ _--------------------------------- $101,532 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..........................-------------------------------12, 508 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...............-------------------------- 89, 024 1 Includes $20,000 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 4. OPTIMA RESERVOIR, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location. The Optima Reservoir damsite is located on the North Canadian River about 623 miles above its confluence with the South Canadian River and about 41/2 miles northeast of Hardesty, Texas County, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1:500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control and irrigation in the North Canadian River Basin, Arkan- sas River watershed, by construction of an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of 10,800 feet and rising to a height of 85 feet above the streambed. The reservoir pro- vides for the storage of 100,000 acre-feet of water for flood control, 70,000 acre-feet for irrigation and 90,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, making a total storage capacity of 260,000 acre-feet. The permanent pool would also be used for recrea- tional and wildlife preservation purposes. A concrete gate-con- 902 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 trolled spillway in the right abutment will provide for the pas- sage of flood flows into the valley below. The outlet works will consist of three 36-inch low-flow control pipes. The estimated costs (1954) are $19,580,100 for construction and $3,269,900 for lands and damages, a total of $22,850,000. Authorization for the project is contained in the Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936 (see H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) as modified by Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (see Title II of Public Law 516, 81st Cong.). The present Optima Dam site is an alternate site located approximately 15 miles downstream from the one previously considered in the project document. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies for the flood control features. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations on a restudy of the economics and design of the project were continued during the fiscal year, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $306. Condition at end of fiscal year. The restudy of the economics and design of the project, initiated in November 1958, is essen- tially complete. Continuation of the investigation has been de- ferred pending determination by local interests of their require- ments for water supply storage in the project. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $215,710, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- _. __ _ ___ _ $25, 000- $1, 000 1$216, 545 Cost_ -_-- -- - - - - - -664 $24,195 306 1 215, 710 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ --- --_________ ___-____-____________ $$___ 835 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---- ...... ...........- __ _ 835 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.. _ .............. _ ___ . 22, 633, 455 1 Includes $3,155 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 5. FORT SUPPLY RESERVOIR, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location. Fort Supply Reservoir dam is located at mile 5.5 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 improvement consists of an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of 11,865 feet, rising 85 feet above the streambed. The reservoir provides for storage of 90,700 acre-feet for flood control and 11,100 acre-feet for a permanent pool for recreation and presentation of wildlife, or a total storage capacity of 101,800 acre-feet. The outlet works, consisting of a semielliptical conduit controlled by three 71/- by 16-foot vertical-lift gates, and a stilling basin are located in the left abutment. A concrete chute-type spillway, 540 feet long, FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 903 controlled by a concrete weir at the upstream end, provides for the passage of floodflows around the left end of the dam. The reservoir controls a drainage area of 1,735 square miles, and is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood contol in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $7,287,000 for construction and $276,000 for lands and damages, a total of $7,563,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $63,715. 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. Additional recrea- tional facilities for the visiting public were constructed by hired labor. All project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year. There were no noteworthy rises on Wolf Creek above the resrvoir. The reservoir pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 2001.9 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 10,950 acre-feet of total storage; and was 2002.13 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 11,340 acre-feet of total stor- age. Maximum pool elevation attained during the fiscal year was 2004.21 feet, which corresponds to 14,970 acre-feet of total storage. Minimum pool elevation experienced was 2001.80 feet, correspond- ing to 10,810 acre-feet of total storage. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to Fort Supply Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages total $2,263,000 to June 30, 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $19,004 for new work and $70,675 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for additional recreational facilities. Mobilization for construction was started in March 1938. After a construction camp had been built, actual work on the dam was started during October 1938, by contract. Four years later, the project was placed in operation. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $7,547,470, of which $7,460,432 was from regular funds and $87,038 was from emergency relief funds. The total cost accrued for maintenance was $983,483, all from regular funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work Appropriated.-------- _ ----------- $1, 200 $9, 977 $13, 200 $18,348 1 $7, 548, 402 Cost_._........_ _-----. 25 10, 355 12,409 19, 004 1 7, 547, 470 Maintenance: Appropriated - $51, 500 62, 000 55, 900 80, 530 70 420 985, 898 Cost ..........-- _-. 50, 618 59,104 58, 981 79,197 70, 675 983,483 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _._ -__-__ - ________ _____ 931 __ $$___ Unobligated balances avilable for year ending June 30, 1962..............----------------------------- 931 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..........-------- -------------------- 14, 598 1 Includes $87,038 emergency relief funds. 904 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 6. CANTON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. Canton Reservoir dam is located on the North Cana- dian 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 improvement consists of an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of 15,100 feet, rising 73 feet above the riverbed, with a reservoir providing for the storage 240,000 acre-feet for flood control, 107,000 acre-feet for conservation of water, and the remaining 39,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, or a total storage capacity of 386,000 acre- feet. Of the conservation storage, 69,000 acre-feet is allocated for future irrigation and 38,300 acre-feet is allocated for municipal water supply. The outlet works consist of three 7- by 12-foot gated sluices through the spillway weir. A concrete spillway, con- trolled by sixteen 40- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for the passage of floodflows around the right end of the dam. The reservoir controls a drainage area of 12,483 square miles, and is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs are (July 1961) $9,763,047 for construction and $789,953 for lands and damages, a total of $10,553,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $115,447. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports Flood Control Act June 28, 1938.. Construction of dam and appur- H. Doc. 569, 75th Cong., 3d sess. tenant facilities. Flood Control Act July 24, 1946... Irrigation storage in the reser- In accordance with sec. 8 of Flood voir. Control Act of Dec. 22, 1944. Flood Control Act June 30, 1948. Water supply storage in the res- In accordance with sec. 6 of Flood ervoir. Control Act of Dec. 22, 1944. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Under the terms of existing water supply contracts, beginning in June 1955, the city of Oklahoma City, Okla., pays the United States Treasury $148,550 annually for water supply storage rights in the reservoir. Operations and results during fiscal year. Additional recrea- tional facilities were constructed, acquisition of outstanding mineral interests was continued and plans and specifications were prepared for repair of riprap protecting the upstream side of the main dam embankment, by hired labor. All project structures were operated and maintained through- out the fiscal year. No noteworthy rises occurred on the North Canadian River above the reservoir during the fiscal year. The reservoir pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 1613.9 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 108,300 acre-feet of total storage; and was 1613.94 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 108,920 acre- feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation attained during the FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 905 fiscal year was 1614.66 feet, which corresponds to 114,240 acre- feet of total storage. Minimum pool elevation experienced was 1613.85 feet, corresponding to 108,250 acre-feet of total storage. No release of impounded storage below elevation 1614.0 was required to provide water supply downstream for the city of Oklahoma City, Okla. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to Canton Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages total $4,723,100 to June 30, 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $52,369 for new work, $100,660 for maintenance and $5,566 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. Actual construction work on the dam was initiated in December 1940, and impoundment was commenced April 15, 1948. Construction of administration and maintenance building, the last item of project construction, was completed in December 1953 by contract. The project is complete except for minor construction of addi- tional recreational facilities for the visiting public and repair of riprap protecting the upstream side of the main dam embankment. The total costs accrued to the end of the fiscal year were $10,484,025 for new work, $1,279,040 for maintenance and $5,566 for rehabilitation. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work Appropriated ----------------- .... ....------------. . 35, 200 $92, 600 $29, 534 $10, 484, 959 Cost---------------- _----------- _-----28, 179 75,902 52,369 10,484,025 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- $84, 500 $120, 500 109, 000 162, 290 107, 873 1, 287, 835 ----------------- Cost.... 85,977 83,277 144,909 162, 415 100,660 1.279.040 Rehabilitation: Appropriated---------------------------.................---------------------........................ 7. 500 7, 500 Cost...-------------- ------------------------------------------- 5, 566 5, 566 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-.. ------.............. .. . .. ._._ $2,495 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..---------------------------------------- 30,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..----...........-----...............----------------.. 32, 495 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_---... -.......----------- -... 38,041 7. GREAT SALT PLAINS RESERVOIR, SALT FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. Great Salt Plains Reservoir dam 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 improvement consists of an earthfill dam and concrete 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 sedimentation reserve, recreation, and preservation of wildlife, or a total storage capacity of 292,000 acre-feet. A concrete cascade-type spillway 310 feet wide, containing 3 gravity-type concrete weirs, provides 906 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 for the passage of floodflows around the right end of the dam into the river valley below. The outlet works consist of 4 ungated 10- by 12-foot conduits through the center section of the upper weir. The reservoir controls a drainage area of 3,200 square miles, and is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The Federal cost was $4,626,270. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $52,883. The existing project was 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. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. All project struc- tures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year. On November 13, 1958, all public-use area lands and recreational facilities were transferred to the Okla- homa Planning and Resources Board for future operation and maintenance by the Oklahoma State Park Department under the terms of a 50-year lease commencing August 1, 1958. One notable rise occurred on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River above the reservoir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on approximately 9,500 acres of rural land and the river stage at Tonkawa, Okla., located 70 miles downstream, was reduced 1.0 feet. The reservoir pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 1125.0 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 46,700 acre-feet of total storage; and was 1125.12 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 47,780 acre- feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation attained during the fiscal year was 1127.85 feet, which corresponds to 77,600 acre- feet of total storage. Minimum pool elevation experienced was 1124.83 feet, corresponding to 45,170 acre-feet of total storage. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to Great Salt Plains Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages total $4,336,000 to June 30, 1960. The cost for maintenance during the fiscal year was $85,154. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project is complete. Mobilization for construction was started in May 1938. After a construction camp had been built, actual construction work on the dam was initiated in September 1938 and completed in July 1941, by contract. During November 1958 all public-use area lands and recreational facilities were transferred to the State of Oklahoma for future operation and maintenance by the Okla- homa State Park Department under the terms of a 50-year lease commencing August 1, 1958. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $4,626,270, of which $4,601,526 was from regular funds and $24,744 was from emergency relief funds. The total cost of main- tenance was $941,759, all from regular funds. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 907 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------------------------------------------------------- $4, 626,270 Cost.----------.. ------ ------------ ----------------------------------- 4,626,270 Maintenance: Appropriated- ...----. $44, 500 $53, 200 $42, 008 $40, 570 $84, 500 942, 872 Cost ----- 44, 604 53, 389 41,159 40,109 85, 154 941, 759 1Includes $24,744 emergency relief funds. 8. KEYSTONE RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. The Keystone Reservoir dam is located on the main stem of the Arkansas River about 539 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 improvement consists of an earthfill dam and an integral gate-controlled concrete spillway of a total length of 4,600 feet and rising 121 feet above the streambed. The dam, which will form a reservoir with a total storage capacity of 1,879,000 acre-feet, includes provision in the structure for future installation of power facilities. Under an initial plan of operation 1,464,000 acre-feet of the storage is allocated for flood control and 415,000 acre-feet is set aside for conservation and sedimentation reserve. The reservoir will control a total drainage area of 74,506 square miles and will be operated as a unit of the compre- hensive plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $28,516,800 for construction and $78,483,200 for lands and damages, a total of $107,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See S. Doc. 107, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Modification of the above plan to include the power aspects of the project authorization for operation of the reservoir as a unit in the multiple-purpose plan for Arkansas River and tributaries could be accomplished by addition of a powerhouse and attendant generating facilities at an increased cost (July 1961) of $18,000,000; however, under present criteria power is not justified at this time. The project would also serve as a unit of the author- ized navigation plan for Arkansas River by retention of sediment in the reservoir. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Several cities and towns in the area have indicated a desire that storage for domestic and indus- trial water supply be provided in the reservoir on a reimburse- ment of storage cost basis. The largest of these requests is for 39,000 acre-feet which came from the city of Tulsa, Okla. The State of Oklahoma has indicated a desire to participate in the relocation of certain State and Federal highways affected by 908 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 construction of the reservoir, and has agreed to pay the added cost of building highways of greater width than project require- ments. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction on the project was continued from 17 percent to 37 percent completion. Construction on the spillway, initiated January 4, 1960, was con- tinued throughout the fiscal year and was advanced from 8 percent to 29 percent completion, by contract. Relocation of Oklahoma Highway 51 was continued and relocation work was initiated on U.S. Highway 64, Oklahoma Highways 48 and 99 and on Osage County roads, by contract. Relocation of facilities owned by Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway are under way, by contract. The City of Mannford, Oklahoma is being relocated under a contract with the Govern- ment as are certain affected transmission lines. Hired-labor operations were continued on engineering studies and preparation of contract plans and specifications, acquisition of reservoir lands and rights-of-way, and negotiations with owners of highways, railways, pipelines, and other facilities which require relocation or alteration. The cost of new work accrued during the fiscal year was $21,356,231, of which $20,617,657 was regular funds and $738,574 was from special funds contributed for work desired by the State of Oklahoma. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated in January 1957, was 37 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year, and the work continues. Clearing of the dam site, project buildings, initial spillway excavation and first stage coffer- dam are complete. Construction of the spillway and power intake structure, relocation of railroads, highways and transmission lines are well under way. Hired-labor work is being continued on acquisition of reservoir land and rights-of-way, engineering studies and negotiations for relocation of highways, railroads, pipelines, and other facilities. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $40,378,716, of which $39,485,308 was from regular new work funds and $893,408 was from special funds contributed for work desired by the State of Oklahoma. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ..---.. $1,418, 000 $1, 875,000 $6, 990,000 $9, 523,765 $20, 088,700 $40, 767, 762 Cost--... 1,055,016 ..------------- 962,120 6,000, 325 10,089, 971 20,617,657 1 39,485,308 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........................................ $ 165, 331 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962................................................ 25, 000, 000 .......................... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---... 25,165, 331 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project................................. 41, 232, 238 1Includes $71,000 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 909 Cost and financial statement CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------........------------ ............ ..-------.......-----------......... $687, 336 $3, 782, 151 $4, 469, 487 Cost-----------------------------........... -----.............------------ 154,834 738, 574 893,408 Other new rork data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -----------------------------...................................... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- -....-.............. ......... 3, 040,143 3, 040,143 9. 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., quad- rangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of flood protec- tion 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 mouth of Rock Creek. The Heyburn Reservoir dam is an earthfill structure 2,920 feet long, rising 89 feet above the stream- bed with the reservoir controlling 123 square miles of drainage area and providing a storage capacity of 49,100 acre-feet for flood control and 8,200 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, recreation, and preservation of wildlife, a total of 57,300 acre-feet. Outlet works consist of an uncontrolled circular drop inlet conduit 8.3 feet in diameter. An uncontrolled saddle spilway, located about 1,000 feet west of the right abutment, provides for the passages of floodflows 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 0.6 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 estimated Federal costs (July 1961) are $1,833,800 for construction, including $135,300 for construction of channel im- provement on Polecat and Rock creeks, and $615,200 for lands and damages in the reservoir area, a total of $2,449,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $42,311. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946 (See H. Doc. 290, 80th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribu- tions, amount to $113,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Additional recrea- tional facilities and improvements were constructed and all project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condi- tion throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. 910 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Three noteworthy rises occurred on Polecat Creek above Hey- burn Reservoir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on an average of about 3,200 acres of land during the three rises. The results of regulation on the river stages about 3.5 miles down- stream at the Heyburn gage, are given in the following tabulation: Heyburn Reservoir Heyburn gage 1 Maximum Corresponding Estimated Estimated Date of storm pool elevation flood control Experienced crest stage reduction (feet above storage crest stage without in stage mean (acre-feet) (feet) reservoir (feet) sea level) (feet) July 22-23, 1960....... 765. 38 6, 510 -18. 0 22. 0 4. 0+ Apr. 30-May 27, 1961 764. 12 2, 820 -18.0 19.8 1.8+ June 13-14, 1961.._.... 766. 92 6,480 -18. 0 22. 9 4.9+ Appreciable overflow begins at 18.0 feet. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 761.68 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 8,330 acre-feet of total storage; and was 761.66 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 8,310 acre-feet of total storage. Maximum pool elevation attained during the fiscal year was 766.92 feet, which corresponds to 14,680 acre-feet of total storage. Mini- mum pool elevation experienced was 761.05 feet, corresponding to 7,740 acre-feet of total storage. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Heyburn Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages were $212,000, making a total of $663,000 to June 30, 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $14,871 for new work and $54,715 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started March 9, 1948, and the project was ready for beneficial use in October 1950. Embankment closure was completed in June 1950, and the pool was filled to conservation level by March 1951. Chan- nel improvements below the reservoir were completed September 24, 1952. No additional new work construction is presently sched- uled for this project except for additional public use facilities. The total costs accrued to the end of the fiscal year were $2,418,907 for new work and $406,933 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated____ ___... _ ___..... ._._. ... __ $15, 000 $15, 000 $16, 500 $2, 420, 600 Cost--_________ __ _ ____-- - ____ -___ 14, 911 15, 024 14.871 2, 418, 907 Maintenance: Appropriated ..... $37, 400 $35, 500 41, 000 42, 550 56, 200 408, 571 Cost--- 35, 604 38, 042 38, 496 44, 700 54, 715 406, 933 Other new wrork data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- ------------------- ____ _ _ _ _ $1,693 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-..........-.................. -........ - .. 15, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- . ...._........ ... _ 16, 693 .... Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---_-...---..--.-.-----.---- 13, 400 FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 911 10. FALL RIVER RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. Fall River Reservoir dam 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 map for Eureka, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of about 6,015 feet and rising 94 feet above the streambed 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, sedi- mentation reserve, recreation, and preservation of wildlife, a total of 263,000 acre-feet. A concrete channel spillway, controlled by eight 50- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for passage of floodflows into the river valley below. The outlet works consist of seven 5- by 8.5-foot gated sluices through the spillway weir. The reservoir, which controls a drainage area of 585 square miles, is operated as a unit of the comprehensive reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs are $8,565,000 for construction and $1,930,000 for lands and damages, a total of $10,495,000. The average annual maitenance cost during the past 5 years was $71,549. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 440, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Additional recrea- tional facilities were provided during the year, by hired labor. All project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition. One noteworthy rise occurred on Fall River above the reservoir during the year. Flooding was prevented on about 27,300 acres of land and the river stage 29 miles down- stream at Fredonia, Kans., was reduced 14.1 feet. During the low-water periods, releases totaling 1,856 acre-feet were made from the reservoir to supplement the municipal water supply for downstream towns and for other usages. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 948.5 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 27,060 acre-feet of total storage, and was 948.56 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 27,160 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 976.54 feet, corresponding to 166,500 acre-feet of total storage, and the minimum pool elevation was 948.01 feet, corresponding to 25,810 acre-feet of total storage. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Fall River Reservoir operations for prevention of flood damages were $928,000, making a total of $4,304,000 to June 30, 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $77,461 for maintenance and $10,317 for new work. 912 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam, by contract, was started on May 9, 1946, and embankment closure was completed May 30, 1949. The conservation pool was filled by June 9, 1949, and dedication ceremonies were held September 5, 1949. No additional new work for construction is presently scheduled for this project except for additional public use facilities. The total costs accrued to the end of the fiscal year were $10,494,413 for new work and $872,698 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.--... .. _ ....-_-_-----.--.. . $20, 000 $10, 000 $10, 000 $10, 494,761 Cost----------------- .. _ --- _.._.__ ...__... 15, 969 '13, 366 10, 317 10, 494, 413 Maintenance: $61, 900 Appropriated .......-------- $72, 000 72, 600 72,130 79,100 874, 976 Cost . ----- 57,687 76,033 70,416 76,150 77, 461 872, 698 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- _-- ---......................... -- .. $348 .. - - Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---............. ---.. 348 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------.... ---- __--- 239 11. TORONTO RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Toronto Reservoir dam is located on the Verdi- gris River about 271.5 miles above its mouth and 4 miles south and east of Toronto, Woodson County, Kans. (See U.S. Geological Survey map for Fredonia, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of an earthfill dam with a total length of 4,712 feet, rising to a maximum height of 90 feet above the streambed. The spillway, with a net crest width of 320 feet, and the control works are combined in a con- crete structure located near the right abutment of the dam. The reservoir provides a total capacity of 195,300 acre-feet, of which 172,000 acre-feet are for flood control and 23,300 acre-feet are for conservation storage including 13,300 acre-feet for sedimentation and the balance reserved for polution abatement, recreation, and preservation of fish and wildlife. The reservoir controls a drain- age area of 730 square miles and will be operated as a unit of the comprehensive reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $6,502,400 for construction and $7,381,600 for lands and damages, a total of $13,884,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved August 1.8, 1941. (See H. Doc. 440, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. The last required relocation item covering relocation, alteration, removal and aban- donment of municipal facilities for the City of Toronto, Kans., was completed May 13, 1961, by contract. Hired-labor work accom- FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 913 plished during the year consisted primarily of settlement of out- standing land acquisitions and operation and maintenance of the project in a serviceable condition. Five noteworthy rises occurred on Verdigris River above the reservoir during the fiscal year. Operation of the reservoir pre- vented downstream flooding on an average of 11,200 acres of land, and reduced the river stage at the Coyville, Kans., gaging station, located about 3.5 miles below the dam, as shown in the following tabulation: Toronto Reservoir Coyville, Kans. 1 Maximum Corresponding Estimated Estimated pool elevation flood control Experienced crest stage reduction Date of storm (feet above storage crest stage without in stage mean (acre-feet) (feet) reservoir (feet) sea level) (feet) Oct. 25-31, 1960... - . 909. 34 26, 220 -28.0 33. 8 5. 8+ .. Feb. 18, 1961 ________ 809. 23 21, 850 -28. 0 35.1 7.1+ Mar. 27, 1961 ..__ . 908. 65 23, 460 -28. 0 35. 8 7. 8+ Apr. 9, 1961...__....._____ 910. 70 31,860 -28. 0 33. 7 5. 7+ Apr. 30-May 27, 1961_ 926. 69 132, 220 -28. 5 38. 5 10. 5+ 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 28.0 feet. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to operation of the reservoir for the prevention of flood damages total $776,000 to June 30, 1960. Releases totaling 1,214 acre-feet were made from the reservoir during the fiscal year to maintain a minimum stream flow for polution abatement. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 901.5 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 23,290 acre-feet of total storage. At the end of the fiscal year the pool elevation was 901.58 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 23,506 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 926.69 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 155,520 acre-feet of total storage. The minimum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 901.29, corresponding to 22,720 acre- feet of total storage. The costs accrued during the fiscal year were $37,073 for new work and $75,500 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, which started November 23, 1954, is complete except for minor land acquisition work covering final settlement and payment for certain outstanding land required for the reservoir. Construction of the main dam embankment and spillway was started in January 1955, closure was made in January 1960, and the entire contract was completed during February 1960. The project was placed in a full operation status on March 15, 1960. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $13,869,568 for new work and $171,205 for maintenance. 914 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work: Appropriated- ___ $3, 900,000 $4, 700, 000 $1, 720, 000 -$68, 391 -$27, 641 $13, 869, 568 Cost--------------- 4,046,143 4, 387, 927 2, 456, 695 705, 317 37, 073 13, 869, 568 Maintenance: Appropriated _-..__-_ _ _-- _____----- 26, 600 70, 130 75, 000 171, 730 Cost ----------------- 21, 542 74, 163 75, 500 171, 205 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--_ _.. _.. __ _______ _ ___ $14,432 12. ELK CITY (TABLE MOUND) RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Elk City Reservoir dam site is located on Elk River about 8.7 miles above its confluence with the Verdigris River and about 7 miles northwest of Independence, Montgomery County, Kans. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map for Independ- ence, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam and concrete spillway about 4,823 feet long rising to a maximum height of 107 feet above the streambed. An earthfill dike approximately 20,158 feet long and 38 feet in maximum height would be located in a saddle along the southeast side of the reservoir. The spillway and control works will be combined in a concrete structure located near the right abutment of the dam. The reservoir would have a total capacity of 291,000 acre-feet, of which 274,100 acre-feet would be allocated for flood control, and 16,900 acre-feet would be allocated for conservation and sedimen- tation reserve. The reservoir would control runoff from 634 square miles and be operated as a unit in the six-reservoir system of the Verdigris River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $9,296,800 for construction and $12,203,200 for lands and damages, a total of $21,500,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 440, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to initiation of construction were continued. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $3,843. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning work is essentially complete. Acquisition of required real estate and construction of the initial phases of the project could be initiated soon after construction funds are made available. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $333,587, all for new work. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 915 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ....-------- $75, 000 $85, 000 $30, 000 $31, 300 4 1 $334, 993 Cost----------------- 66, 737 30,071 67,022 52, 221 $3, 843 1 333, 587 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------------------------._ --... $ 1,406 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -------- ------------------ __ 1,406 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--.............................. 21,165, 007 1 Includes $23,800 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 13. OOLOGAH RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. Oologah Reservoir dam 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 con- struction of an earthfill dam, 4,000 feet long and rising 129 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir would provide for 963,000 acre-feet for flood-control storage, 48,700 acre-feet for water supply and 9,300 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, a total of 1,021,000 acre-feet. Two gated concrete conduits will be con- structed through the embankment to form the outlet works. An off-channel uncontrolled saddle spillway about 2 miles east of the left abutment would provide for passage of floodwater into the valley below the dam. The reservoir, which will control a drain- age area of 4,339 square miles, will be operated as a unit in the comprehensive plan of development of the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) for the initial development are $9,870,200 for construction and $25,229,800 for lands and dam- ages, a total of $35,100,000. The above plan of improvement is adaptable for future modifi- cation to include additional storage by construction of a grated spillway, a dike east of the spillway, and additional reservoir clearing. Based on July 1961 estimates, the provision of addi- tional storage would increase the cost of the project by $4,100,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938__ Construction of a flood-control House of Representatives Com- reservoir. mittee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess. River and Harbor Act, July 24, Installation of hydroelectric H. Doc. No. 758, 79th Cong., 2d 1946.1 power facilities. sess. 1 The hydroelectric power features are considered inactive, because under present criteria power is not justified at this time and they are therefore excluded from the present plan of improvement. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 and Section 301 of the Water Supply Act approved July 3, 1958 apply. Contracts have been completed with city offi- 916 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 cials of Tulsa and Collinsville, Okla., with a group of citizens of Claremore, Okla., and with the Public Service Co. of Oklahoma for water supply storage for municipal and industrial purposes. The State of Oklahoma has indicated a desire to participate in the relocation of certain State and Federal highways affected by construction of the reservoir, and has agreed to pay the added cost of building highways of greater width than project require- ments. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the project was continued from 77 percent completion to 92 percent completion. Work under contract for completion of main dam embankment and control works was continued and at the end of the fiscal year the contract as a whole was 82 percent complete. Work was completed by contract on relocation of U.S. Highways 60 and 169, State Highway 28, Missouri Pacific Railroad, off-chan- nel spillway bridge, and relocation of Nowata water-supply plant, facilities owned by Texaco-Cities Service Pipeline Co., and Ver- digris Valley Electric Coop, Inc. Work was continued on reloca- tion of Rogers and Nowata County roads, facilities owned by certain utility cooperatives and by Service Pipeline Co., South- western Bell Telephone Co., and Public Service Co. of Oklahoma. Construction of access roads and public use facilities are under- way and the work is continuing, by contract. Hired labor opera- tions were continued during the fiscal year on engineering studies and preparation of plans and specifications, acquisition of reser- voir lands and rights-of-way, and negotiations with owners of highways, railways, and pipeline facilities which require reloca- tion or alteration. The costs during the fiscal year were $5,186,201 from regular new work funds, $26,727 from regular maintenance funds, and $229,189 from special contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. After the dam site had been acquired and right abutment access road constructed, the project was placed in a standby status during October 1951 in view of the intent of the Civil Functions Appropriation Act of 1952. Con- struction of the project was resumed in December 1955 and at the end of the fiscal year the project as a whole was 92 percent com- plete. All major items of construction and relocation work re- quired to complete the project are either complete or underway. Land acquisition is 92 percent complete and closure of the river section of the dam is underway. The total costs of new work to the end of the fiscal year were $33,711,414, of which $32,304,936 was from regular new work funds and $1,406,478 was from special funds contributed for work desired by local interests. The total cost of maintenance was $58,406, all from regular funds. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 917 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ___ $3, 269,000 $4, 800, 000 $9, 100,000 $11, 044, 801 $3, 428,000 1 $33, 077,611 Cost_--------------- 1,835, 147 2, 609, 622 8, 867, 698 12, 870, 499 5, 186, 201 1 32, 304,936 Maintenance: Appropriated .......- 4, 500 28, 350 26,400 59 250 Cost.. . -. .. . 4, 304 27, 375 26, 727 58, 406 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ___.__________ 190, 238 __ _____ _____-- -$ $_______ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_____- - - - - 1, 759, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962. _.............. .... . 1,949, 238 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.. ... ---------------------------- 263, 389 1 Includes $39, 000 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributed funds_ _ Cost----..._-_--- . $39, 934 8, 100 $41, 462 42,307 $63 63 -_- $8, 612 [- ------- $5, 352 $81, 459 64,434 New work: __ Special funds- ---- I------_--. ------ 998, 970 350, 925 3.153 1,353, 048 Cost_-------------------_ __-- 89,593 1,028,614 223,837 1,342,044 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ .___- ____-- -__ -__-_________ ___ -1 $11,328 U no b l i g a t e d b a lan c e s av a i l a b l e fo r y e ar e n d i n g J u n e 3 0, 19 6 2 - . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . _. _.. . . . . . .. . . 1 11, 3 28 1 Includes $9,780 unobligated special funds and $1,548 unobligated contributed funds. 14.. HULAH RESERVOIR, CANEY RIVER, OKLA. Location. The Hulah Reservoir dam 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 improvement consists of an earthfill dam and dike and concrete spillway with a total length of 6,315 feet rising 94 feet above the river bed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 252,800 acre-feet for flood control and 39,700 acre-feet for conservation, sedimentation reserve, recreation, and preservation of wildlife, a total of 292,500 acre-feet. A concrete channel spillway, controlled by ten 40- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for the passage of floodflows into the river valley below. The reservoir, which controls a drainage area of 732 square miles, is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $8,050,200 for construc- tion and $3,020,800 for lands and damages, a total of $11,071,000. The average and annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $76,335. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by Public Law 843, 84th Congress, 2d session, approved July 30, 1956, which authorized 918 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 sale of water supply storage space to the city of Bartlesville, Okla. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Under the terms of an existing 50-year water supply contract, beginning in June 1957, the city of Bartlesville, Okla., pays the U.S. Treasury $21,800 annually for water supply storage rights in the reservoir. Operations and results during fiscal year. Public-use area roads and parking areas were rehabilitated and surfaced with gravel, and additional recreational facilities were provided during the year, by hired labor. Work for rehabilitation of riprap pro- tection of the upstream face of the main dam embankment, initi- ated March 22, 1961, was continued to 27 percent completion, by continuing contract. One noteworthy rise occurred on Caney River above the reser- voir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on about 21,900 acres of land during this rise and the river stage at the Hulah gaging station, located one mile below the dam, was reduced 7.2 feet. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to Hulah Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages total $5,833,000 to June 30, 1960. During the low-water periods, releases totaling 3,660 acre-feet were made from the.reservoir to supplement the municipal water supply for downstream towns and for other usages. A total of 1,712 acres-feet of impounded water-supply storage was with- drawn from the reservoir during the year by the city of Bartles- ville, Okla. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 732.9 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 34,330 acre-feet of total storage; and was 733.04 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 34,810 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 763.27 feet, corresponding to 270,500 acre-feet of total storage; and the minimum pool elevation was 732.24 feet, corresponding to 31,990 acre-feet of total storage. The costs during the fiscal year were $84,131 for maintenance, $18,070 for new work, and $27,671 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was constructed under a two-phase program. Construction of the embankment and excavation for the spillway was started May 5, 1946, and com- pleted in August 1947. The second stage, consisting of the em- bankment closure section and completion of spillway was started April 5, 1948, and completed in June 1950. Impoundment to con- servation pool level was attained by September 1951. The project is complete except for additional public use facilities and rehabili- tation of riprap protection under way on the upstream face of the main dam embankment. The total costs accrued to the end of the fiscal year were $10,990,573 for new work,$724,594 for maintenance, and $27,671 for rehabilitation. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 919 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------..........----------- $ 1, 200 $25, 023 $26, 400 $20, 000 $10, 995, 307 Cost- -- -------- _ _ __-- -- -__ _. 544 22, 632 26, 643 18, 070 10, 990, 573 Maintenance: Appropriatedd -...._- $56, 300 85, 900 75, 406 85, 728 83, 800 730, 957 Cost ------------- _ 55, 154 63, 344 77, 714 101,335 84; 131 724, 594 Rehabilitation: Appropriated.............. ------------ ..------------ ------------..----------- 150, 000 150, 000 Cost -------- ------------------------------------------------ 27, 671 27, 671 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.........................................---------------------------------- $33, 179 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962....----------------------------------------25, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- ...-...................... __ ... 58,179 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project. ----------------------------- 50,693 15. COUNCIL GROVE RESERVOIR, GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Council Grove Reservoir dam site is located on Grand (Neosho) River about 450 miles above the mouth and about one mile north of Council Grove, Morris County, Kans. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Parkerville and Eskridge, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam and concrete spillway about 7,000 feet long rising to a height of 96 feet above the streambed. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 114,000 acre-feet, of which 88,500 acre- feet would be allocated for the storage of floodwaters. The con- servation pool of 25,500 acre-feet would provide 19,400 acre-feet for supplemental water supply and pollution abatement reserve and 6,100 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control the runoff from 246 square miles and would be operated as a unit in the four-reservoir system in the upper Grand (Neosho) River Basin. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $5,673,600 for construction and $6,526,400 for lands and damages, totaling $12,200,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 442, 80th Cong., 2d sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and Section 301 of the Water Supply Act approved July 3, 1958 apply. The cities of Council Grove and Emporia, Kans., have furnished resolutions of intent to repay the costs allocated to future water storage. Draft contracts for repayment of such storage costs have been submitted to the cities for their consideration. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and preparation of contract plans and specifications were con- tinued by hired labor. Acquisition of reservoir lands is under way. Onsite construction of the project buildings and access roads was initiated July 20, 1960 and continued to 96 percent completion. 920 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Construction was begun on the first stage embankment during November 1960 and continued to 25 percent completion, by con- tract. Work on relocation of Kansas Highway 13 was started during February 1961 and 17 percent of the work contracted was placed during the fiscal year. Acquisition of land required the reservoir was initiated and continued to 38 percent completion. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $1,919,176. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started July 20, 1960 and at the end of the fiscal year the project as-a-whole is approximately 20 percent complete. Work on the project buildings is about 96 percent complete and work on the main dam embank- ment and relocation Kansas Highway 13 is underway under con- tinuing contracts. Preparation of contract plans and specifications for additional construction features and acquisition of reservoir land is continuing, by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $2,512,073, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------....... $150, 000 $125, 000 -$33, 650 $369, 480 $1, 980,000 1 $2, 618, 330 Cost----------------- 42, 802 15, 257 75, 760 431, 578 1,919,176 '2, 512, 073 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________________________ ___ ________ $ 41,232 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______________ ______________ __________ 3. 200, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.. _. . 3, 241,232 ....--------------------- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..... ------------------------- 6, 381,670 1 Includes $27,500 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 16. MARION RESERVOIR, GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANSAS Location. The Marion Reservoir dam site is located on Cotton- wood River at mile 126.7, about 3 miles northwest of Marion, Marion County, Kans. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Newton, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam and concrete spillway about 7,480 feet long, rising to a height of 58 feet above the streambed. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 90,000 acre-feet, of which 60,000 acre- feet would be allocated for flood control, 25,300 acre-feet would be for pollution abatement and conservation, and 4,700 acre-feet would be for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control a drainage area of 200 square miles, and would be operated as a unit in the four-reservoir system for flood control in the upper Grand (Neosho) River Basin. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $6,568,600 for construction and $5,131,400 for lands and damages, a total of $11,700,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 442, 80th Cong., 2d sess., for addi- tional details and the latest published map.) FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 921 Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to initiation of construction work were continued throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $72,323. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning work is about 31 percent complete. Field surveys and subsurface ex- plorations have been completed and preparation of the General Design Memo is under way by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $100,433, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------......----------------------........... ............ ----------.......... $19,000 $149, 100 ' $188, 600 Cost---------------------------------------.......................--------............ 7,610 72,323 1100,433 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------------------------------......................................... $ 87, 051 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--............................... 87, 051 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------------- ................................ 11,511,400 1 Includes $20,500 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 17. JOHN REDMOND DAM AND RESERVOIR, GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The John Redmond Reservoir dam is located on the Grand (Neosho) River about 343.7 miles above its mouth and two miles northwest of Burlington, 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 the construction of an earthfill dam and gated concrete spillway. The total length of the structure including embankment, spillway and bulkheads would be about 21,790 feet. The embankment would have a maximum height of about 86.5 feet above the streambed. The reservoir will have a total capacity of 644,800 acre-feet, of which 562,100 acre-feet will be for flood control and 82,700 acre- feet for water supply, pollution abatement, sediment reserve, recreation, and preservation of fish and wildlife. The reservoir which will control a total drainage area of 3,015 square miles, will be operated as a unit of the reservoir system for flood control in the Grand (Neosho) River Basin. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $11,520,300 for construc- tion and $18,279,700 for lands and damages, a total of $29,800,000. 922 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports Flood Control Act, May 17, 1950_ Construction of reservoir--------.......... H. Doc. 442, 80th Cong., 2d sess.' Public Law 85-327, Feb. 15, 1958._ Renaming dam and reservoir to John Redmond Dam and Reservoir. 1 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 and Section 301 of the Water Supply Act approved July 3, 1958 apply. Through its State Water Resources Board, the State of Kansas has furnished a resolution requesting mini- mum provision of 34,900 acre-feet of water-supply storage with the assurance that a legally and financially capable agency will contract to repay the cost allocated to water-supply facilities at such time as required by the Corps of Engineers. On March 9, 1960, the Kansas Legisture adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 5, which concurs in the Water Resources Board recommenda- tions for water supply in the project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the project was continued from 6 percent to 18 percent completion. Work on the project buildings and left abutment access road were completed by contract. Work on the first-stage embankment was continued from 11 percent to 96 percent completion, and work was started April 26, 1961, and continued to 3 percent completion on completion of the embankment and construction of spillway, all under continuing contracts. Engineering studies, preparation of contract plans and specifications, and negotiations with owners of facilities requiring relocations were continued throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. Acquisition of lands required for this reservoir was advanced to approximately 22 percent completion, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year $3,261,455. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as a whole is ap- proximately 18 percent complete. Initial construction, consisting of project buildings and left abutment access road, was started July 20, 1959. Construction of the main dam embankment and spillway is underway, by contract. Acquisition of lands required for the reservoir and preparation of plans and specifications for construction of other facilities needed to complete the project are underway, by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $5,503,592, all for new work. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 923 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ....--------- $75, 000 $100, 000 $376, 000 $1, 460, 900 $3, 375, 000 1$5, 730,100 Cost----------------- 54, 223 37, 192 354,687 1,454,653 3,261, 455 1 5, 503, 592 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_...-....-- -------- __-________________ $ 37, 888 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_.........----------- ---------- __ ... . ____-__ 6, 000, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-......----------------------- 6,037,888 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ....... -------------------------- 18,069, 900 1 Includes $53,200 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 18. PENSACOLA RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Pensacola Reservoir 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, Wyandotte, 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 Commis- sion, 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 in height above the streambed. 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. How- ever, under the terms of the Federal Power Commission license, and dam and appurtenant structures were constructed to a height which would allow storage of floodwaters to elevation 755 (Pensa- cola datum) 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 recommen- dations 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, which controls a drainage area of 10,298 square miles, provides 278,000 acre-feet of flood-control storage between elevations 750 and 755 in addition to the storage pro- vided in the project as constructed by the Grand River Dam Authority. Flowage easements for certain portions of the neces- sary lands have been acquired by the Federal Government through the Southwestern Power Administration, Department of the In- terior, and the Federal Works Agency. The estimated cost (July 1959) for acquisition of additional flowage easements necessary 924 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 for operation of the reservoir to elevation 755 is $2,090,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $4,948. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Flood-control stor- age in the project was operated by the Grand River Dam Author- ity (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. One notable rise occurred on the Grand (Neosho) River during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on about 7,800 down- stream acres in the Grand and Arkansas River Valleys. Operation of the reservoir, in conjunction with other completed projects in the river basin, resulted in a reduction of 14.8 feet in the river stage at Muskogee, Okla. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 743.63 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 1,610,000 acre-feet of total storage; and was 744.82 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 1,663,700 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 754.91 feet, corresponding to 2,191,700 acre-feet of total storage, and the minimum pool elevation was 734.02 feet, corresponding to 1,221,700 acre-feet of total storage. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Pensacola Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages were $1,687,000, making a total of $15,941,000 to June 30, 1960. The cost for maintenance during the fiscal year was $6,288. Condition at end of fiscal year. Real estate planning studies necessary 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 $52,126 for new work and $48,949 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.......--------------------------------------------............ ------------ $52,126 Cost------- ----------------------------.---------------- --.-.---.-------- 52,126 Maintenance: Appropriated-....... $5, 000 $5, 300 $3, 600 $4. 370 $6, 900 49. 810 Cost...............-----------------. 7,05 6,144 3,545 5, 060 6,288 48, 949 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---....$--- --------------------- 2, 037,874 19. FORT GIBSON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Fort Gibson Reservoir dam 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 FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 925 U.S. Geological Survey maps for Muskogee and Pryor, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of a concrete gravity-type dam 2,990 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 stor- age to top of power pool, a total of 1,287,000 acre-feet. The project includes a powerhouse structure, a gate-controlled spillway, and two nonoverflow abutment sections. The powerhouse structure is located on the left bank of the existing river channel with the spill- way structure extending across the river channel and a major portion of the right-bank flood plain. The reservoir, which con- trols a drainage area of 12,492 square miles, will be operated as a unit of the 3-reservoir system on the lower Grand (Neosho) River, and as a unit in the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin. The hydroelectric development consists of 4 units having an installed capacity of 45,000 kilowatts. The ultimate installation planned is for six units with a total of 67,500 kilo- watts. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $29,902,000 for construc- tion and $12,452,000 for lands and damages, a total of $42,354,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $310,330. The War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947 (Public Law 374, 79th Cong.), approved May 2, 1946, provided that in the construction 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 that 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 map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Parts of the highway relocation work were constructed in ac- cordance with the desires of the Oklahoma Highway Department, utilizing their specifications, and the State of Oklahoma contrib- uted $34,340 for fiscal year 1950, and $80,934 during fiscal year 1951, to defray the extra expense incurred by the Government in construction of improved facilities. In accordance with Public Law 663, 83d Congress, 2d session, as approved August 26, 1954, the sum of $200,000 was contributed to the city of Muskogee, toward the construction of a warterline from the existing intake on Grand River to Fort Gibson Dam, in settlement for all damages to the water supply of the city of Muskogee, on account of the construction and operation of the Fort Gibson Reservoir. Operationsand results during fiscal year. All completed struc- tures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. Certain public-use area roads were graveled and surfaced with bituminous compound and additional needed recreational facilities were provided during the fiscal year. 926 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Other new work accomplished consisted of completion of flood- damage repairs on Kansas, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railway embank- ment under the provisions of Section 9 of Public Law 526, 79th Congress, 2d session. One noteworthy rise occurred on the Grand (Neosho) River above the reservoir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on about 11,600 acres of land during this rise. Operation of the reservoir, in coordination with other reservoirs in the Arkansas River Basin, resulted in reduction of 14.8 feet in the river stage downstream at Muskogee, Okla. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Fort Gibson Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages were $2,754,000, making a total of $6,616,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 553.0 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 346,140 acre-feet of total storage; and was 554.39 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 372,610 acre-feet of total stor- age. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 581.88 feet, corresponding to 1,278,300 acre-feet of total storage; and the minimum pool elevation was 552.06 feet, corresponding to 329,580 acre-feet of total storage. A total of 209,738,200 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy was delivered to the Southwestern Power Administration for distribu- tion and sale during the fiscal year and 3,980,330 acre-feet of water was released through the turbines. The costs during the fiscal year were $121,226 for new work and $351,452 for maintenance. 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 in June 1950. Im- poundment of the power pool was completed in March 1953, and dedication ceremonies were held June 6, 1953. All four power generating units have been installed and tested. Starting dates for commercial power generation were as follows: Unit No. 1-March 30, 1953; Unit No. 2-March 31, 1953; Unit No. 3--May 29, 1953; and Unit No. 4-September 2, 1953. The work required to complete the project consists of additional recreational facilities. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $44,672,384, of which $41,605,576 was from regular new-work funds, and $2,931,889 was from regular maintenance funds, and $134,919 was from special funds contributed for betterments. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 927 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: -------- Appropriated._ $6, 993 $1, 150 $445, 900 $8, 712 $91, 014 1$41, 751, 729 Cost ---- - -- 7 5,040 58, 148 358, 128 121,226 1 41, 740,495 Maintenance: Appropriated --------.. 270, 400 296, 200 312, 900 315, 350 255, 900 2, 938, 806 Cost------....----------- 265, 538 307, 532 307, 252 319,880 351,452 2, 931,889 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_---.------.---__.--_____-_ _____-.. $ 7,117 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962...... --------------------------------------- 133,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962............................-------------------------- 140,117 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.....................---------------------------- 469, 271 I Includes $134,919 contributed funds. 20. TENKILLER FERRY RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir dam 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., quad- rangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of an earthfill dam 3,000 feet long and rising 197 feet above the riverbed. The reser- voir, which controls a drainage area of 1,610 square miles, pro- vides for the storage of 600,000 acre-feet for flood control and 630,000 acre-feet of storage to the top of power pool of which 345,000 acre-feet is for power drawdown and the remaining 285,000 acre-feet is dead storage for powerhead. Total capacity is 1,230,000 acre-feet. A gated concrete spillway, 590 feet in width, 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, adjacent to the outlet conduit, forms a power penstock. A dike 1,350 feet long with a maximum height of 35 feet extends along the saddle ridge between the dam and spillway. The hydroelectric development consists of 2 units with an installed capacity of 34,000 kilowatts. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. Construction of a flood-control House of .Representatives Com, reservoir. mittee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong. 1st sess. River and Harbor Act, July 24, Installation of hydroelectric power House Doc. No. 758, 79th Cong., 1946. facilities. 2d sess. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $20,531,300 for construc- tion and $2,949,700 for lands and damages, a total of $23,481,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $198,367. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. A bridge requiring relocation was con- 928 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 structed in accordance with the desires of the Cherokee County highway commissioners, utilizing their specifications. Cherokee County contributed $946 during fiscal year 1952 to defray the extra expenses incurred by the Government in constructing the improved facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Ordinary operation and maintenance were continued and certain needed additional roads and recreational facilities for the visiting public were pro- vided during the year, by hired labor. Work on extension of the spillway apron was started July 25, 1960 and continued to 91 percent completion, by contract. Two noteworthy rises occurred on Illinois River above the reservoir during fiscal year 1961. Flooding was prevented on an average of 2,600 acres of land for each flood. The results of flood regulation on the river in coordination with other reservoirs in the Arkansas River Basin, on downstream river stages are given in the following tabulation: Tenkiller Reservoir Gore, Okla. 1 Maximum Estimated pool elevation Corresponding crest stage Estimated Date of storm (feet above flood control Experienced without reduction mean sea storage crest stage reservoir in stage level) (acre-feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) July 22-26, 1960....... 634. 75 60, 100 -13. 0 19.1 6. 1+ Apr. 30-May 27, 1961. 649. 33 274, 400 -13. 0 20. 6 7. 6+ 1Appreciable overflow begins at 13.0 feet. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Tenkiller Reservoir operations for the prevention of flood damages were $615,000, making a total of $1,891,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 630.5 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 634,500 acre-feet of total storage; and was 631.57 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 648,500 acre-feet of total stor- age. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 649.33 feet, corresponding to 904,400 acre-feet of total storage; and the minimum pool elevation was 623.0 feet, corresponding to 545,200 acre-feet of total storage. A total of 104,281,300 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy was delivered to the Southwestern Power Administration for distribu- tion and sale during the fiscal year and 826,140 acre-feet of water was released through the turbines. The costs during the fiscal year were $231,888 for maintenance and $695,760 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial construction, consisting of access roads, clearing dam site, and first stage embankment construction, was started June 17, 1947. Construction of the second-stage embankment was started March 14, 1950, and com- pleted in May 1952, while construction of the spillway, outlet and diversion tunnels, gate tower and access road to the powerhouse, FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 929 was started February 9, 1949, and completed in July 1951. Im- poundment of the power pool was commenced July 1, 1952, and commercial sale of power from Unit No. 2 started November 16, 1953, and from Unit No. 1 on December 3, 1953. The work re- quired to complete the project consists of completion of the con- tinuing contract for construction of an extension to the spillway apron and construction of additional recreational facilities. Total cost accrued to the end of the fiscal year was $24,583,362, of which $22,960,171 was from new-work funds, $1,622,245 from maintenance funds, and $946 from special funds contributed for betterments. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --. ....-- -.....- ... $1, 250 $50,000 $795, 000 $74, 529 $23, 036, 930 Cost-----------------................. ------------ 818 47,150 101,239 695, 760 122, 961,117 Maintenance: Appropriated--.......- 160, 900 197, 000 206,100 194.050 246, 700 1,638,164 Cost- - - 157, 281 196, 482 208, 449 197, 739 231,888 1,622, 245 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....-----------..---------------..........................--------..... $43, 420 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-------------....................................---------........------------........ 95, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-.......-------------------------- 138, 420 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---.................................------------------------..... 349, 070 1 Includes $946 contributed funds. 21. EUFAULA RESERVOIR, CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location. The Eufaula Reservoir dam is located on the Cana- dian River, 27 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River and about 12 miles east of Eufaula, McIntosh County, Okla. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Okmulgee, Canadian, McAlester, and San Bois, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control and hydroelectric power on the Canadian River as a part of the multiple-purpose plan for development of the Arkansas River Basin. The concrete and earthfill dam will be 3,200 feet long and rise 114 feet above the streambed, and the reservoir will have a storage capacity of 1,470,000 acre-feet for flood control, 1,481,000 acre-feet for the generation of power, and will provide a permanent pool of 897,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, recreation, and preservation of wildlife, a total of 3,848,000 acre- feet. A concrete ogee weir spillway, controlled by eleven 40- by 32-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for the passage of flood- flows into the valley below. The combined spillway, powerhouse substructure, and power-intake structure, located near the left bank of the existing river channel, will be flanked on the left by a short earthfill embankment and on the right by the main-dam embankment. When complete, the hydroelectric development will have a total installed capacity of 90,000 kilowatts from 3 hydro- electric generating units. The reservoir, which will control a drainage area of 47,522 square miles, will be operated as a unit of the comprehensive system for improvement of the Arkansas 930 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 River Basin for flood control, navigation, hydroelectric power, and other purposes. The estimated costs (July 1961) are $45,417,400 for construc- tion and $79,582,600 for lands and damages, a total of $125,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. The State of Oklahoma has indicated a desire to participate in the relocation of certain State and Federal highways affected by construction of the reservoir, and has agreed to pay the added cost of building highways of greater width than project requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction on the project was continued from 15 percent to 31 percent completion. Contract work was continued on construction of the spillway, power intake structure, powerhouse substructure, and manufac- ture of turbines' and generators. Relocation work was completed on Oklahoma Highway 113, continued on U.S. Highway 69 and initiated on Oklahoma Highway 9. Relocation work was also con- tinued on Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad, and initiated on McIntosh and Pittsburg County Roads, by contract. Hired labor operations were continued during the fiscal year on engineering studies and preparation of contract plans and specifications, acqui- sition of reservoir lands and rights-of-way, and negotiations with owners of highways, railroads and transmission facilities which require relocation or alteration. The costs during the fiscal year were $21,186,842, of which $20,400,027 was from regular new-work funds and $786,815 was from special funds contributed for work desired by local interests. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated in December 1956, is approximately 31 percent complete. Project buildings, access roads, initial foundation excavation and first-stage cofferdam are complete. Construction of spillway, power intake structure and powerhouse substructure is under way. The manufacture of turbines and generators is under way by con- tract. Relocation of Oklahoma Highway 113 is complete and relo- cation of U.S. Highway 69, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad and McIntosh and Pittsburg County Roads is under way. Acquisi- tion of land is approximately 65 percent complete. Engineering studies and negotiations with owners of highways, railroads, pipe- lines, power and telephone lines and municipal facilities are well advanced. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $40,518,451, of which $39,396,800 was from regular new work funds and $1,121,651 was from special funds contributed for highway relo- cation betterments desired by local interests. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 931 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-...... $1, 285,000 $2, 735, 000 $6, 450,000 $7,899,879 $20, 261,000 1$40, 185, 980 Cost--------------- 1,024,132 1,829, 127 4, 646, 420 10, 041, 999 20, 400, 027 139,396, 800 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-.............................. __ ......... $159,857 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---__ - - - -____..__ _-_ 25, 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..... ----------------------- 25, 659, 857 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--._.-------------------------- 59, 314, 020 1 Includes $155,000 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributed funds... $100, 234 $115,851 $23, 070 ....----------- $60,647 $299, 802 Cost -- ___---- -_ 21,600 101, 106 99,926 $16, 523 940 240,095 New work: Special funds_.--_________-----______---- 941 674, 728 1,833, 776 2, 509, 445 Cost--------------------------------------- 855 94,826 785,875 881,556 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961______________________...................... 1 $1, 584,692 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_---.-. - --------- -'1,584, 692 1 Includes $1,545,885 unobligated special funds and $38,807 unobligated contributed funds. 22. WISTER RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Wister Reservoir dam 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 map for Winding Stair, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of an earthfill dam about 5,700 feet long and rising 99 feet above the riverbed, with a reservoir storage of 400,000 acre-feet for flood control and 30,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve, recreation, and preser- vation of wildlife, a total of 430,000 acre-feet. An uncontrolled concrete spillway located in a ridge in the right abutment provides for passage of floodflows into the valley below the dam. The outlet works consist of two 15.8- by 14-foot elliptical gated conduits near the present channel. A dike about 2,400 feet long and 40 feet in maximum height is provided in the right abutment. The reservoir, which controls 993 square miles of drainage area, is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The Federal cost was $10,501,000. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $72,473. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. 932 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition through- out the year by hired labor. Four noteworthy rises occurred on the Poteau River above Wister Reservoir during the fiscal year. Flooding was prevented on an average of 20,400 acres of land for each rise. The results of regulation on the river stages at Panama, Okla., 34 miles down- stream, are given in the following tabulation: Wister Reservoir Panama, Oklahoma Maximum Estimated pool elevation Corresponding crest stage Estimated Date of storm (feet above flood control Experienced without reduction mean sea storage crest stage reservoir in stage level) (acre-feet) (feet) 1 (feet) (feet) July 20-24, 1960....... 484. 92 99. 700 30. 0 35. 5 5. 5 Dec. 10-13, 1960....... 481.69 66, 100 -24. 0 32. 0 8. 0+ Mar. 30-31, 1961....... 482. 21 71,020 26. 6 31.6 5. 0 Apr. 30-May 27, 1961_ 485.82 110, 170 26. 2 34.9 8. 7 1 Appreciable overflow begins at 24.0 feet. The estimated monetary benefits for the 1960 fiscal year attrib- uted to Wister Reservoir operations for prevention of flood dam- ages were $2,366,000, making a total of $7,751,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 471.7 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 30,230 acre-feet of total storage; and was 471.62 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 30,030, acre-feet of total stor- age. The minimum pool was 471.08 feet, correspondingly to 27,900 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 486.18 feet, corresponding to 142,650 acre-feet of total storage. During the low-water periods, releases totaling 662 acre-feet were made from the reservoir to supplement the municipal water supply for downstream towns and for other usages. The costs for maintenance during the fiscal year was $93,455. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete and is in operation. Construction of the embankment, spillway, and outlet works was started April 10, 1946; embankment closure operations were started June 18, 1948, and completed in May 1949. However, initial storage operations were not begun until October 1949, inasmuch as the land acquisition and relocation programs were not far enough advanced to permit storage prior to that date. Dedication cerremonies were held June 16, 1951. The Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board has leased 3,040 acres for development of State park areas, and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is utilizing 17,996 acres of the project lands for game management purposes. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 933 The work required to complete the project consists of rehabilita- tion of the embankment and outlet channel. The total costs accrued to the end of the fiscal year were $11,440,009, of which $10,501,226 was for new work, and $938,783 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------....... ....------------ $60, 100 $24, 000 -$10, 874 ------------ $10, 501,226 Cost---------------------------- 1,361 29, 573 42, 292 ------------ 10, 501,226 Maintenance: Appropriated ___ $61, 900 69, 000 64, 986 73,380 $94, 700 941,156 Cost__ ---------- 58, 982 67, 256 66,345 76, 330 93,455 938,783 23. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, TULSA DISTRICT Location. Except for Keystone Reservoir, which is located on the main stem of the Arkansas River, these improvements are located on tributary streams in the States of Kansas and Okla- homa. More definite locations of the reservoirs are given in indi- vidual paragraphs which follow. Existing project. The existing project is a general compre- hensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin. The plan now comprises 15 reservoirs, of which 13 are in Tulsa District, as shown in the supplementing table. The other two reservoirs are in Arkansas, and are reported by the Little Rock District. The general comprehensive plan for the basin was adopted by Congress in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The original monetary authorization of $21 million has been increased to $513,773,000 by subsequent additions and revisions to the orig- inal plan. Operations and results during fiscal year. See individual proj- ects reported separately herein. Condition at end of fiscal year. The basinwide plan as a whole is 52 percent complete and 7 of the 13 authorized projects located in the Tulsa District are in operation. Of the remaining six reservoirs, construction is continuing on the Keystone, Oologah and Eufaula Reservoirs. Arkansas River Basin, Tulsa District Estimated cost (July 1961) Distance Reservoir Nearest city above Height of dam Reservoir Power mouth and type (feet) capacity development Construction Lands and Total 0 (mile) (acre-feet) (kw) damages Canton' -_........... ........ Canton, Okla__.- ___-_ 394 2 73 386, 000 None $9, 763, 047 $789, 953 $10, 558,000 Keystone'---- ... -... .. ... ... . Keystone, Okla....__. .... 539 2 121 1, 879, 000 3 60,000 28, 516, 800 78, 483, 200 107, 000,000 O Toronto'___. - Toronto, Kans____.__.. . . 271 290 195, 300 None 6, 502, 400 7, 381,600 13,884,000 J Fall River' ___ .______.________ Fall River, Kans............ 54 294 263, 000 None 8, 565, 000 1, 930, 000 10, 495, 000 Oologah'-___ Oologah, Okla ................ 90 2129 1,021,000 3 12, 000 9, 870, 200 25, 229, 800 3 35,100, 000 H Tenkiller Ferry' _............. Vian, Okla.................. 13 2 197 1,230, 000 34, 000 20, 531, 300 2, 949, 700 23, 481, 000 x Wister 1__..______... 4 .. _ Wister, Okla- _ . . 61 299 430, 000 None 7, 587, 700 2, 913, 300 4 10, 501,000 M Neodesha ......... . Neodesha, Kans_........__.. 223 2 74 90, 000 None 18,100, 000 Elk City (Table Mound)' -.... Elk City, Kans....._....... 9 2 107 291, 000 None 9, 296, 800 12, 203, 200 21,500, 000 0 - .......... 'Pensacola' ......... I)isney, Okla..._._.......... 77 5147 2,176, 000 86, 400 6 2,080,000 Markham Ferry7............... Locust Grove, Okla- _........ 47 588 420, 000 72, 000 66, 927, 000 - Fort Gibson'............. ...... Fort Gibson, Okla ......... 8 5 110 1,287, 000 67, 500 29, 902, 000 12, 452, 000 42, 354,000 M Eufaula' Eufaula, Okla_....___ .. __... 27 2114 3, 848, 000 90, 000 45, 417, 400 79, 582, 600 125, 000, 000 j 0 1 For details of this project see individual report. 2 Earthfill type structure. 3 Installation of power is not included in initial development. MO 4 See "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects". Estimate based on July 1954 price levels. 5 Concrete type structure. 6 Construction by Grand River Dam Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma. Estimate shown is for Federal participation costs only. 7 For additional details on this project, see individual report in Annual Report for fiscal year 1958. C12 "4 t FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 935 24. DENISO.N DAM (LAKE TEXOMA), RED RIVER, TEX. AND OKLA. Location. The Denison Reservoir 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 Surveys maps for Denison, Tex., and Tishomingo, Okla., quadrangles scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The improvement consists of a rolled-earth- fill dam 15,200 feet long, rising 165 feet above the streambed with a reservoir providing a total storage capacity of 5,530,000 acre- feet, of which 2,694,000 are for flood control with 62,300 acre-feet of this amount being used jointly for flood control, power, and water supply: 1,730,000 are for power drawdown; and the re- mainder, 1,106,000 acre-feet, is inactive storage for power head. The outlet works, consisting of a gate-control house and three conduits, each 20 feet in diameter, and the powerhouse, are located on the right abutment. A chute-type spillway 2,000 feet wide is located in a saddle on the right bank which discharges floodflows through a creek to a point 1 mile below the dam. The improve- ment also provides for the diversion of the Washita River, and provides levees to protect the Cumberland oilfield from inundation, which levees have a length of 23,480 feet. A dike is provided across a saddle near Platter, Okla., on the left bank of Washita River, which has a length of 5,870 feet. The improvement controls 39,719 square miles of drainage area above the damsite. A bridge 5,426 feet in length located near the Willis Ferry site provides a highway 28 feet wide from Oklahoma to Texas across Lake Tex- oma. The hydroelectric development consists of 2 units having an installed capacity of 70,000 kilowatts. The ultimate installation planned is for five units with a total of 175,000 kilowatts. The estimated costs (July 1961) are as follows: Initial development including 2 power units with provisions for ultimate installation of 5 power units--------------- 1$60,524,000 Modification No. 1-Highway Bridge at Willis Ferry Site__ 2,817,000 Modification No. 2-Additional public-use facilities------- 2,520,000 Modification No. 3-Protection to St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge -------------------------------------- 334,000 Installation of 3d power unit______________ ___________ 7,930,000 Modification No. 4-Additional work_____________________ 844,000 Total estimated cost "$74y969,000 ______ '"------------------ ' Including $18,299,000 for lands and damages. 2 Includes $1,212,000 paid to States for flowage easements over highways. 3 Under Sec. 9 of Public Law 526, 79th Cong. 45The estimated Federal cost is $74,969,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost is $1,212,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $539,480. 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 pub- lished maps.) 936 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Other enabling legislation: Congressional act Work authorized Public Law 868, 76th Cong., 3d sess., Oct. 17, 1940___ Use of water for navigation and other beneficial purposes. Public Law 454, 78th Cong., 2d sess., Sept. 30, 1944__ Designating impounded waters to be known as Lake Texoma. Public Law 273, 83d Cong., 1st sess., Aug. 14, 1953-.. Water supply storage for Denison, Tex. Public Law 164, 84th Cong., 1st sess., July 15, 1955.._ Highway bridge across Lake Texoma, near Willis, Okla. Public Law 85-146, Aug. 14, 1957 -......... Public Law 85-500, July 3, 1958 ------.... .... ..... Water supply storage for Sherman, Tex. Water supply storage. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood-Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies, except for the highway bridge at Willis Ferry site. A water conservation contract has been executed with the city of Denison, Tex., dated October 5, 1953, wherein 21,300 acre-feet of storage are made available to that city at an annual charge of $13,800. Other water supply storage contracts are being con- sidered as follows: City of Sherman, Tex._-_----_-----------------------41,000 acre-feet Texas Power and Light Co._ _------------------------16,400 acre-feet The States of Texas and Oklahoma have each contributed the sum of $606,000 toward the cost of constructing the highway bridge across Lake Texoma at or near the Willis Ferry Site. In addition, the State of Texas has contributed $44,068 for modifica- tion of the bridge abutment on the Texas end. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on the high- way bridge across the reservoir at Willis Ferry Site was com- pleted in November 1960 and repairs to U.S. Highway 70 and Oklahoma Highway 32 were completed in September 1960, by contract. Contract was awarded in June 1961 for rehabilitation work on the levees protecting the Cumberland oil field. Hired labor work was continued on inundation studies and acquisition of flow- age easements required due to operation of the reservoir during periods of flooding. Other hired labor work accomplished during the fiscal year consisted of engineering studies relative to the economic feasibility of installing a third power generating unit, operating and maintaining existing structures and provided addi- tional public-use roads and recreational facilities. No noteworthy rises occurred on Red River above the reservoir during the year. The estimated monetary benefits attributed to Denison Reser- voir operation for the prevention of flood damages downstream to Fulton, Ark., total $27,760,000 to June 30, 1960. The pool elevation at the beginning of the fiscal year was 617.61 feet above mean sea level, corresponding to 2,892,700 acre-feet of total storage; and was 618.23 feet above mean sea level at the end of the fiscal year, corresponding to 2,950,400 acre-feet of total storage. The maximum pool elevation during the fiscal year was 618.25 feet, which corresponds to 2,952,200 acre-feet of total stor- age; and the minimum pool elevation experienced was 613.15 feet, corresponding to 2,500,900 acre-feet of total storage. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 937 A total of 756 acre-feet was made available from the reservoir during the fiscal year for water supply for the city of Denison, Tex. A total of 224,046,200 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy was delivered to the Southwestern Power Administration for distribu- tion and sale during the fiscal year, and 2,547,510 acre-feet of water was released through the turbines. The costs during the fiscal year were $475,028 for new work, $572,061 for maintenance, and $2,003 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of a highway bridge across the reservoir at the Willis Ferry site, in cooperation with the Texas and Oklahoma Highway Departments, was com- pleted in November 1960. Work is continuing by contract on rehabilitation of levees protecting Cumberland oil fields and re- pairs to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad crossing. Hired labor work is continuing on acquisition of additional flowage easements and engineering studies relative to the economic feasibility of installing the third power generating unit at this time. Other work required to complete the project in addition to installation of the third power unit consists of repair of damage to Oklahoma Highway 12 near Ravia, Oklahoma, protection to municipal facili- ties at Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and providing additional recrea- tional facilities and public-use access roads for the visitng public. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $66,297,302 of which $64,607,695 was from regular funds, $433,539 was from emergency relief funds, and $1,256,068 was from special contributed funds. The total cost from other regular funds to the end of the fiscal year was $7,212,984 of which $7,210,981 was from maintenance funds and $2,003 was from rehabilitation funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... $1, 111, 000 $992, 489 $2, 554,150 $586, 170 $196, 891 1 $66, 348,053 Cost -........------- 255,613 164, 55 2,257,937 1,360, 449 475, 028 I66, 297, 302 Maintenance: Appropriated--------- 452,400 575,000 519,800 574,150 602,000 7,246, 356 Cost---..----------.. 444, 217 466, 827 602, 725 611,573 572, 061 7, 210, 981 Rehabilitation: Appropriated........------.....------------... ..................------------------------------- 55,500 55,500 Cost ---------- ----------------------------------------------- 2,003 2,003 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---- ..............---......----------......---..------------ $50, 720 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962........................--------------------------------------- 200, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...........-------- ....-.....--. 250,720 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .-----------------.............-..... 9, 677, 015 I Includes $3,234 preauthorization cost allocated to the project, $433,539 emergency relief funds, and $1,256,068 contributed funds. 25. 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. 938 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan for improvement provides for the construction of nine flood-control reservoirs in combination with existing or authorized Federal and non-Federal levee improve- ments, modified as required, and channel stabilization at locations where levee setbacks are impossible or uneconomical. The Flood Control Act of 1946 also authorized three reservoirs located in the New Orleans District and authorized an overall plan which incor- porates several existing flood control projects along Red River below Denison which are above the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission. The total estimated cost to the United States in the Tulsa dis- trict (July 1961) is $182,937,679 for construction and lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized in Tulsa District Documents and reports Flood control Act, July 24, 1946.Construction of Boswell, Hugo, HI. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 2d sess. and Millwood Reservoirs and bank stabilization. Flood Control Act, Aug. 3, 1955_ Brown Creek and Walnut Bayou H. Doc. 488, 83d Cong., 2d sess. channel improvements. Flood Control Act, July 3, 1958_ Modification of Millwood; con- H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess. struction of Pine Creek, Luk- fata, Broken Bow, DeQueen, Gillham and Dierks Reservoirs. 1 Contains the latest published maps. The following water control projects are included in the general flood control plan for the Red River below Denison Dam within the limits of the Tulsa District: Dis- Height Estimated cost (July 1961) tance of Reservoir Name Nearest city above dam capacity mouth and (acre-feet) Con- Land (miles) type struc- and Total (feet) tion damages Boswell Reservoir 1 Boswell, Okla.._ 18. 9 2 95. 0 1, 130, 000 $18, 863, 400 $5, 236, 600 $24, 100, 000 Hugo Reservoir i- Hugo, Okla- 20. 7 2 89. 0 850, 000 17, 600, 200 3, 299, 800 20, 900, 000 Pine Creek 3 Reser- Wright City, 145. 3 2141.5 455, 000 14, 054, 100 7, 145, 900 21, 200, 000 voir. 3 Okla. Lukfata Reservoir Glover, Okla--- 16. 8 2 187.0 207, 000 11.097, 900 1,002, 100 12, 100, 000 Broken Bow Res- Broken Bow, 20.3 2195.0 541, 100 13, 746,500 2, 053, 500 15, 800, 000 ervoir.3 Okla. DeQueen Reser- DeQueen, Ark__ 22. 8 2130. 5 121, 000 8, 546, 700 963, 300 9, 510, 000 voir.' Gillham Reser- Gillham, Ark._ 17.7 2 163.5 198,000 11, 033,900 2,366, 100 13, 400,000 voir.* Dierks Reservoir '_ Dierks, Ark .... 57.0 2 135. 5 80, 000 8, 345, 100 184, 900 8, 530, 000 Millwood 3 Reser- Millwood, Ark_ 16.0 2 88. 0 1,858,000 19, 874, 300 35, 825, 700 55, 700,000 voir. Bank 4 Stabiliza- Index, Ark...... 485.3 _--__________ __-______ .__. ________ 222, 105 tion. Brown Creek Im- Bryan County, 688.0 ..------------------- 1, 170, 000 () 51, 170, 000 provement.' Okla. Walnut Bayou 3__ Little River 509.2 ..... ____________ ...... 306,000 (6) 6 306,000 County, Ark. ' See "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects." 2 Earthfill dam. S Details are presented in individual rdport. 4 For last full report, see Annual Report 1953. ' Estimated non-Federal cost $220,000. Cost last revised in July 1958. * Estimated non-Federal cost $65,000. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 939 26. PINE CREEK RESERVOIR, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Pine Creek Reservoir dam site is located on Little River at mile 145.3, about 5 miles northwest of Wright City, McCurtain County, Okla. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Alikchi, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam about 6,220 feet in length, rising to a maximum height of 141.5 feet above the streambed. The uncontrolled spill- way would be approximately 500 feet in width, and would be an open cut located at the right abutment of the dam. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 455,000 acre-feet, allocated as follows: 378,000 acre-feet for flood control, 70,000 acre-feet for conservation, and 7,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control a drainage area of 635 square miles. The project would be operated as a unit in a seven-reservoir system for flood control in the Little River watershed, thereby providing maximum flood protection in the Red River Valley. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $14,054,100 for construction and $7,145,900 for lands and damages, a total of $21,200,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess., for addi- tional details and the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and Title III, section 301, of the Water Supply Act of 1958, approved July 3, 1958, apply. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to advertising construction con- tracts, initiated in October 1959, were continued throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $160,727. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning work is about 53 percent complete. Basic design studies are essentially complete. Preparation of feature design memorandums and con- tract drawings is continuing, by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $221,611, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---................. ------------------------------------........ 67,000 $148, 500 1 $224,800 Cost----------- ------------------------------------ 51,584 160, 727 I 221,611 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....--------..........----------.......-------------- $ 2, 585 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---------..............................------------------------------ 100, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------..............-------- - - 102, 585 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-..............-------------------------.................. 20, 875, 200 1 Includes $9,300 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 940 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 27. LUKFATA RESERVOIR, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Lukfata Reservoir dam site is located on Glover Creek at mile 16.8, about 61/2 miles north of Glover, McCurtain County, Okla. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, Lukfata, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam about 2,890 feet in length, rising to a maximum height of 187 feet above the streambed. The uncontrolled spill- way, 400 feet in width, would be an open cut located in a saddle immediately northeast of the dam. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 207,000 acre-feet allocated as follows: 172,000 acre-feet for flood control, 31,000 acre-feet for conservation, and 4,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control a drainage area of 291 square miles. The project would be operated as a unit in a seven-reservoir system for flood control in the Little River watershed, thereby providing maximum flood protection in the Red River Valley. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $11,097,900 for construction and $1,002,100 for lands and damages, a total of $12,100,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess., for additional details and the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, and Title III, section 301, of the Water Supply Act of 1958 approved July 3, 1958, apply. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies were continued. In general, the work accomplished covered eco- nomic feasibility studies of the project. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $23,590. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning re- quired prior to initiation of construction is about 19 percent com- plete. No extensive planning work is scheduled for continuation on this project during the ensuing fiscal year. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year $52,837, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ --...................................... $ 1,671 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--.........................-------------------------...... 1,671 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....................-------------------------- 12, 045, 492 1 Includes $9,100 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 941 28. BROKEN BOW RESERVOIR, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Broken Bow Reservoir dam site is located on Mountain Fork River at mile 20.3, about 9 miles north-northeast of Broken Bow, McCurtain County, Okla. (See U.S. Geological map NI 15-4 for McAlester, Okla., quadrangle, scale, 1:250,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement, which includes a project with provisions for future power, consists of an earthfill dam about 2,820 feet in length, rising to a maximum height of 225 feet above the streambed. An uncontrolled spillway, 376 feet in length, would be located in a saddle approximately 11/4 miles north of the dam. Total storage in the reservoir would be 541,100 acre- feet, allocated as follows: 450,700 acre-feet for flood control, 80,600 acre-feet for water supply, and 9,800 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control a drainage area of 754 square miles. The project would be operated as a unit in a seven-reservoir system for flood control in the Little River watershed, thereby providing maximum flood protection in the Red River Valley. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $13,746,500 for construction and $2,053,500 for lands and damages, totaling $15,800,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess., for addi- tional detail and the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and Title III, Section 301, of the Water Supply Act of 1958 approved July 3, 1958, apply. On January 12, 1960, the Water Resources Board, State of Oklahoma, furnished assur- ances that it would meet the requirements to repay the cost allo- cated to water supply facilities. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to initiation of construction were continued throughout the fiscal year and negotiations cover- ing a water supply storage contract were initiated with the Moun- tain-Lakes Water District, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $306,979. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning work is essentially complete. Preparation of feature design memoran- dums and contract drawings is continuing, by hired labor. Adver- tisement of the first item of construction is awaiting consumma- tion of an agreement with local interests to reimburse the United States for the cost of reservoir storage allocated to water supply. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $619,094, all for new work. 942 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ _ $158. 650 $149, 382 $317, 500 1 $632. 032 Cost_ _ 139, 100 166,515 306, 979 1 619, 094 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $ 8. 967 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__ _ - 1, 000,000 Unobligated balances available.for year ending June 30, 1962 - ,- 1,008, 967 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_________________________________ 14, 167. 968 1 Includes $6,500 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 29. GILLHAM RESERVOIR, RED RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Gillham Reservoir dam site is located on Cos- satot River at mile 47.7 in Howard County, about 5 miles northeast of Gillham, Sevier County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey map, DeQueen,. Ark.-Okla. quadrangle, scale 1:125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam about 1,175 feet in length, rising to a maximum height of 163.5 feet above the streambed. The uncontrolled spill- way, 400 feet in width, would be an open cut located in a saddle immediately southeast of the dam. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 198,000 acre-feet allocated as follows: 164,600 acre-feet for flood control, 29,200 acre-feet for water supply, and 4,200 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir would control a drainage area of 277 square miles. The project would be operated as a unit in a seven-reservoir system for flood control in the Little River watershed, thereby providing maximum flood protection in the Red River Valley. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $11,033,900 for construction and $2,366,100 for lands and damages, a total of $13,400,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess., for addi- tional details and latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and Title III, section 301, of the Water Supply Act of 1958 approved July 3, 1958, apply. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to advertising construction con- tracts, initiated in October 1959, were continued throughout the fiscal year, by hired labor. The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $93,066. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning is about 34 percent complete. Basic design studies are essentially complete. Preparation of feature design memorandums and con- tract drawings is continuing, by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $137,555, all for new work. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 943 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---- ----------------------------------- $67,000 $98,100 $171,100 Cost ---------- ----------------------------------- 38, 489 93, 066 1 137, 555 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------------------------. $ 20, 589 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ .--- ---------------------------------------. 120, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --.-.-.-------------- - ------ 140, 589 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -------------------------------- 13, 108, 900 1 Includes $6,000 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 30. MILLWOOD RESERVOIR, RED RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. The Millwood Reservoir dam site is located on Little River at mile 16.0, about 2 miles northeast of Millwood, Little River County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological maps NI-8 & 15-4 for El Dorado, Ark. and McAlester, Okla., quadrangle, scale, 1:250,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earthfill dam with concrete spillway and nonoverflow section, hav- ing a total length of 18,361 feet. The structure would rise to a height of 88 feet above the streambed. The plan also provides for reservoir rim dikes to confine the pool and to protect local improvements at Okay, Arkansas. The reservoir would provide a total storage of 1,858,000 acre-feet, allocated as follows: 1,678,000 acre-feet for flood control, 150,000 acre-feet for conservation, and 30,000 acre-feet for sedimentation reserve. The reservoir, con- trolling a drainage area of 4,144 square miles, would be operated as a unit in a seven-reservoir system for flood control in the Little River watershed, thereby providing maximum flood protection in the Red River Valley below. The estimated cost of the project (July 1961) is $19,874,300 for construction and $35,825,700 for lands and damages, a total of $55,700,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, and modified by the Water Supply Act of 1958 approved July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and Title III, Section 301, of the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958, apply. The Southwest Arkansas Water District has entered into a contract to reimburse the United States for the costs allocated to water supply storage and facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and investigations required prior to initiation of construction were continued throughout the fiscal year and negotiations were con- summated in an agreement with local interests to reimburse the United States for the cost of reservoir storage allocated to water supply. Other hired labor work was accomplished in connection with acquisition of land and rights-of-way required for the dam site work area and access road thereto. 944 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The cost for new work during the fiscal year was $264,681. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning work is complete. Preparation of feature design memorandums, con- tract plans and specifications, and acquisition of land required for the reservoir is continuing, by hired labor. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $810,778, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- _ __ _ _______ _ $150, 000 $172, 000 $432, 500 1$989,016 Cost-_----------------136, 298 181,769 264,681 1 810,778 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- - -_____________-______________________ $ 164, 474 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962______________________________________________ 2, 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ ___ _............... _ ._ . _ 2, 664, 474 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ _. __ ............ __ ... _-52, 210, 984 1 Includes $29,700 preauthorization costs allocated to the project. 31. WALNUT BAYOU, RED RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location. Walnut Bayou is a minor tributary to the Red River in Little River County, Ark. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps for Foreman, Arden and Redbank, Ark., quadrangles, scale 1:24,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for clear- ing and enlarging the channel of Walnut Bayou from the Okla- homa-Arkansas State line downstream to mile 7 and a diversion at that point into the Red River. The improvement is 19.6 miles long including a natural lake. The Federal cost estimate is $306,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 3, 1955. (See H. Doc. 488, 83d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements and right-of-way; (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction; and (3) maintain and operate works after completion and preserve channel capacities. A resolution by the Walnut Bayou Drainage District of Little River County, Ark., provided assurances of local cooperation and was accepted as satisfactory by the district engineer. The total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization was $65,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Studies were con- tinued of extent and character of final clean-up work needed prior to official turn-over of project to sponsors for operation and main- tenance. The cost during the fiscal year was $2,806, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is essentially com- plete and is being operated by local interests although the com- pleted work has not yet been formally accepted. Construction of FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 945 the channel improvements and diversion outlet were started July 8, 1958 and completed December 11, 1959, by contract. Minor clean-up work is needed to complete the project. The total. cost to the end of the fiscal year was $305,574, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __ $25, 000 $200, 000 $95, 978 -$17, 700 $2, 296 $305, 574 Cost 19, 623 9, 151 204, 344 69, 650 2, 806 305, 574 32. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Name of project see Annual amount Report Operation required to for- Construction and mainte- complete nance ARKANSAS RIVER, MAIN STEM AND MINOR TRIBUTARIES Augusta, Kans. ---------------- _ ------------- 11938- (2) ......................-... Winfield, Kans.----------------------------.11937 .__-................. (2) Jenks, Okla.--------------------------------- 1950 344, 797 -------------- (3) Tulsa and West Tulsa, Okla.___. 1954 2, 785, 070 ----. ---- (3) Hutchinson, Kans .-___________________________ 1956 3, 497, 718 (3) Iola,Kansas.--------------------------------- 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1939 22,290-------------- (3) Cedar Point Reservoir, Kans. 1952 _-6, 570, 000 Carthage, Mo.------------------------------ 1958 346, 416-------------- (3) - --- - -- -- -- -- - Markham Ferry Reservoir ,Okla.5 1958 524, 600 6, 402, 400 Wichita & Valley Center, Kans. ---------------- 1960 12, 247, 379 (3) Oklahoma City, Okla._.------------------------ 1960 8,047,512-------------- (3) VERDIGRIS RIVER Neodesha Reservoir, Kans.-------------------- 1952 97, 910 -------------- 18, 002, 090 NORTH FORK OR RED RIVER Lugert (Altus) Reservoir, Okla.--- - 1942 1, 130, 000 -. (7) 8 RIVER RED Brown Creek, Okla. __ _ 9 1956 ---------------------------- 1,170,000 Boswell Reservoir, Boggy Creek, Okla. 9 __- 1952 140,986 -------------- 23,959,014 Hugo Reservoir, Kiamichi River, Okla. -.---- - 1952 70,400 - 20,829, 600 D)ierks Reservoir, Saline River, Ark............. (10) --------------.---------- -- 8, 530,000 DeQueen Reservoir, Rolling Fork River, Ark. (10) ----- ---- 9, 510,000 1 Reported by Memphis district in 1937; by Little Rock district in 1938 and 1939. 2 Completed by Kansas Works Progress Administration. 3 Completed. 4To be restudied. Estimate based on July 1960 price levels. 5 Federal participation in the cost of flood-control features awaiting initiation of construction by the State of Oklahoma. 6 To be restudied. Estimate based on July 1954 price levels. 7 Construction by Bureau of Reclamation. Participation by Department of the Army to finance flood- control portion is complete. 8 Inactive. Notice of expiration of authorization after 5 years was issued Sept. 4, 1957. Estimate based on July 1957 price levels. 8 Restudy. Estimate based on July 1959 price levels. Survey investigations underway on advisability of including water supply and alternate upstream reservoirs. 10See House l)oc. No. 170, 85th Cong., 1st sess. for description of projects. 33. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS The costs under this heading are incurred during semiannual inspections conducted to see if local interests are complying with existing regulations and requirements in maintaining and oper- 946 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 ating projects constructed with Federal funds and transferred to them. Inspections conducted during the fiscal year indicate that exist- ing agreements and regulations are being complied with at the following projects: (1) Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee, Okla.; (2) Jenks Levee, Okla.; (3) Iola Levee, Kan.; (4) Hutchinson, Kans.; (5) Wichita and Valley Center, Kans.; (6) Oklahoma City floodway, Okla.; (7) Carthage, Mo.; (8) Augusta Levee, Kans.; and (9) Winfield Levee, Kans. Inspection of the Polecat Creek channel improvement works, constructed below Heyburn Dam, indicates that additional mainte- nance is needed to be programed by the joint drainage district during the ensuing years. The cost of work under this heading during the fiscal year was $2,938. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1960 Maintenance: Appropriated .- - $700 $2, 100 $1, 100 $2, 060 $3, 000 $15, 880 Cost__-_____________ 869 1, 701 1,356 2, 592 2, 938 15, 744 34. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATIONS Small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956). Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost 1 Crutcho Creek...... Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. 19, 1959__ Planning __... Discontinued_ $1, 254 Florence, Kans...... Florence, Kans.._..... Aug. 10, 1959-...-. do- ........ Continuing __ 1, 786 West Branch Chis- Valley Center, Kans.- Feb. 2, 1959......._do .. ___-----do...--------- 11, 158 holm Creek. Plum Creek ..._._. Wichita Falls, Tex.... Dec. 4, 1959_ .--. do .....----------- do ....... 16, 938 Cherry and Red Tulsa, Okla....--------- Dec. 9, 1959_ _ ... do.... .... ___-----do....--------- 10, 112 Fork Creeks. Sand Creek __ __ Newton, Kans..... __. Apr. 5, 1960--... do...._-----------do--------- 17, 737 Little Arkansas Halstead, Kans.-...... June 14, 1960- . do- ...._ _ . Discontinued_ 1,075 River. Coyle, Okla ..- . Coyle, Okla.---------... July 13, 1960- .-. do-......... Continuing __ 13,878 Cottonwood Creek. Guthrie, Okla.....--.. Oct. 5, 1960 -..-. do ...... __ ... do ._ 236 1 Actual costs during fiscal year 1961. Emergency flood control activities-repair, flood fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation.) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost 1 Advance Tulsa District-..._..._..._ __ ___.__..._._. _ _-_ Continuing .. $10, 947 preparation. Flood emergency ..... do......._ ___ as required----_ _. -_ .____.--- ___do-........ 47, 218 operations. Repair and .... do ------- --------------------------------...-- do------......--- 151,198 restoration. 1Actual costs during fiscal year 1961. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 947 35. SCHEDULING OF FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, section 7, Public Law 534, 78th Congress, 2d session, authorized the Secre- tary of War to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allo- cated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds. Since the following reservoirs, located within the Tulsa Dis- trict, provide for flood-control storage, the Corps of Engineers prescribes the operation of that storage in compliance with the Act cited above: Year Project Location Construction agency completed Grand River (Pensacola) Grand (Neosho) River, Grand River Dam Authority 1940 Dam and Reservoir. Okla. -State of Okla. Altus Dam and Reservoir__ North Fork of Red River Bureau of Reclamation- ._. 1948 Okla. Fort Cobb Dam and Res- Pond (Cobb) Creek, Okla___ Bureau of Reclamation -_-_-_ 1959 ervoir. Foss Dam and Reservoir__ _ Washita River, Okla...... Bureau of Reclamation --------. 1961 The work accomplished under this heading consists of operating activities necessary in the basinwide coordination of functional scheduling of releases from reservoirs operated by other agencies. Hired labor costs during the fiscal year were $20,121, all for main- tenance funds. Estimated additional funds which can be profit- ably applied to continue scheduling and coordination activities during the succeeding fiscal year amount to $20,800. 36. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Under this heading the costs of engineering studies were $369,386 during the fiscal year and at the end of the fiscal year there was an unexpended balance of $35,089 which will be used to finance expenses incurred in continuation of engineering studies and investigations in connection with reports assigned to this office. An additional sum of $642,200 could be profitably expended during the succeeding fiscal year under this heading. In addition to the above work, the sum of $17,975 was expended during fiscal year 1961 for research and development consisting of hydrologic study and analysis of basic data and maintaining up-to-date information required to properly evaluate the water resource development program, and activities necessary for basin- wide coordination with other agencies for water control opera- tion. Work on a special assigned civil works investigation report entitled "Regional Low Flow Analysis" was continued from 85 percent completion to 98 percent completion during this fiscal year and the work is continuing. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of southwestern Iowa; north- western, central, and western Missouri; northern Kansas; south- ern Nebraska; and a portion of northeastern Colorado embraced in the drainage basin of the Missouri River and tributaries from Rulo, Nebr., to the mouth. The report on the navigation project for the section of the Missouri River from Kansas City, Mo., to Rulo, Nebr., is included in report upon improvement of rivers and harbors in Omaha, Nebr., district. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City to 15. Marysville, Big Blue River, Rulo- - 949 Kans _ Black-- 974 2. Missouri River, Kansas City to 16. Frankfort, Black Vermillion the mouth _ 949 River, Kans _ - -- 975 3. Protection of navigation -... 954 17. Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Big 4. Other authorized navigation Blue River, Kans _ - 976 projects - - - 954 18. Topeka, Kansas River, Kans__ 979 19. Perry Reservoir, Delaware Flood Control River, Kans _ 982 5. Missouri River Basin, Kansas 20. Rathbun Reservoir, Chariton City district___________ 954 River, Iowa 983 6. Missouri River agricultural 21. Pomona Reservoir, Osage River, levees, Sioux City, Iowa, to Kans_- - - 984 mouth _- -- - 956 22. Ottawa, Osage (Marias des 7. Kansas Citys on Missouri and Cygnes) River, Kans ....... 985 Kansas Rivers, Mo. and 23. Stockton Reservoir, Sac River, Kans -------------- 958 M o._--- - - - - - - - - 986 8. Harlan County Reservoir, Re- 24. Pomme de Terre Reservoir, publican River, Nebr - 965 Pomme de Terre River, Mo__ 987 9. Milford Reservoir, Republican 25. Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir, River, Kans_____ 967 Osage River, Mo - 988 10. Kanopolis Reservoir, Smoky 26. Other authorized flood-control Hill River, Kans____ 968 projects- 989 11. Salina, Smoky Hill River, Kans. 970 27. Inspection of completed flood- 12. Wilson Reservoir, Saline River, control works 990 Kans- 971 28. Flood-control work under special 13. Abilene, Smoky Hill River, authorization _ 990 973 Generaal Investigations 14. Manhattan, Kansas River, Kans------------------- 973 29. Surveys _- 991 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO RULO See report on Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City, page 995. 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO THE MOUTH Location. The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,464.41 miles across or along seven States to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. For description, see 1 1941 adjusted mileage. 949 950 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. Practically the entire length of the section from Kansas City to the mouth is contained within the State of Missouri: Previous projects. The first appropriation for improvement by regulation was made in the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The original plan for comprehensive improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, modified by River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1891 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1153 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 300 feet, to be obtained by revetment of banks, construction of permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, cutoffs to eliminate long bends, closing of minor channels, removal of snags, and dredging as required. Length of section under improvement (mouth to upper end of Quindaro Bend) is 386.2 miles.' Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage are 16 and 38 feet, respectively. The estimated cost for new work is $131,000,000 (July 1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,251,980. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized 1)ocuments July 25, 1912 Project adopted for securing a permanent navigable H. 1)oc. 1287, 61st Cong., 3d sess. channel of 6-foot depth. (contains latest published map). Aug. 8, 1917This act fixed the upstream limit of the improvement H. I)oc. 463, 64th Cong., 1st sess. at the upper end of Quindaro Bend (386.2 miles (contains latest published map). from the mouth, and provided for dredging. Mar. 3, 1925 For a minimum width of 200 feet, with a reasonable additional width around the bends. Aug. 30, 1935 For completion of improvement from the mouth to H. l)oc. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Sioux City, Iowa. (contains latest published map). Mar. 2, 1945 For securing a navigable channel of 9-foot depth and H. I)oc. 214, 76th Cong., 1st sess. a minimum width of 300 feet. (contains latest published map Local cooperation. The project provides that cooperation from benefited localities may be required, in case a comprehensive plan is adopted by Congress, for an apportionment of expense, where any improvement confers special benefit; and receipt of contribu- tions from private parties, to be expended with Government funds upon authorized works where such would be in the interest of navigation is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The Secretary of the Army has approved the general prin- ciple of cooperative construction on the Missouri River below Kansas City on the basis that 25 percent of the cost of any special installation shall be paid by the United States and 75 percent by the local interests. The total amount contributed by local interests in cooperation with the United States from 1918 to June 30, 1960, was $675,663 of which $8,647 was returned to contributors. Terminal facilities. Facilities for transferring grain, petro- leum products, and other commodities are maintained at various locations on this section of the river. These facilities are listed in the table on the following page. 11941 adjusted mileage RIVERS AND HARBORS - KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 951 Locat tion 2 Description of facility 1 Miles above mouth N earest town (1941 mileage) Existing facilities: Oil loading facilities (stand by)----- __ -_ _ 384, 6 Kansas City, Kans. Grain loading conveyor and dock--------- 384.6 Do Pipe and bulk-handling facilities- 383.9 Kansas City, Kans. Boat launching and docking facilities_ 3383.9 Riversi ide, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel ------------------ 382. 5 North Kansas City, Mo. Oil loading facilities_ 379. 6 Kansas City, Kans. Grain elevator, conveyor and dock publicly owned, leased 379. 1 Do to private concern. Warehouse and bulk-handling dock, and concrete loading platform, publicly owned, leased to private concern -.. 378. 6 Kansas City, Mo. Grain conveyor and dock (under construction) 6.... ... 378. 4 Scrap steel loading facilities-_ - - _ -_ ..-- 378. 3 Do Warehouse and concrete platform publicly owned, leased 377. 3 Do to Department of the Army. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel __ 377. 2 Do Do faciliti_- __ - ---- . 376. 8 Do Grain-loading facilities-- _ 375. 55 Do Grain loading - -- 375.36 Do Small boat launching and dock - 374. 0 Do Grain loading-- - Grain loading _----- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - 3372. 3372. 25 9 Do Randollph, Mo. Boat launching ramp 371.75 Do Small boat marina --------- 371.7 Do Boat launching ramp - - 3371.6 Do General purpose dock, transfer and storage of pipe and steel__ 371.3 Do Bulk handling (two docks)------ ---------------------- 366. 2 Sugar Creek, Mo. Transfer of sand and gravel------------------- 366. 1 Do Cement loading . .. - 365.4 Do Boat launching ramp and dock----- 363.7 Indepel ndence, Mo. General purpose------------- 3351. 55 Missou ri City, Mo. Boat launching ramp ___- --------------------------- 3337.9 Orrick, Mo. Government material yard -------------- -------- 332. 3 Napole on, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel_- 326. 6 Wellinggton, Mo. Grain-loading facilities -------------- 322. 2 Lexingl ton, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel - - - - - 321.7 Do Boat launching ramp - - - ---------------- ----- 321.6 Lexing ton, Mo. Do --- facilit ---------------------------- 3307.8 Milespi oint, Mo. Grain-loading facilities--------------------------------- 297. 15 Waverl ly, Mo. Government landing ---------------------------- 297.0 Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel_ - ----- 296. 9 Do Grain-loading facilities__------- 296. 8 Do Boat landing---------------------- - - - - -- 264.2 Miami,, Mo. Grain-loading facilities-....... ..... ..... ............ 3 257.7 Brunswvick, Mo. Grain-loading facilities (under construction) --------- 3257. 5 Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel...------------------ 3227.2 Glasgo w, Mo. Boat launching ramp . . . __.---------- . .. .. 227.0 Do Government material yard__ --------- 3226.9 *--------- Do Grain elevator, conveyor and dock .------------------------ 3 226. 9 Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel-------_ ---- 206. 5 Arrow Rock, Mo. General purpose wharf------------ ------------ ----------- 197. 5 Boonvi lie, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel_ 196. 7 Do Boat landing------------------- 196. 6 Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel --.---- - --- 196. 5 Do Do ...--- - - ------- 3 186.0 Rochep )ort, Mo. Boat launching ramp ___---------------- ------ - --- 3168. 6 Easley, Mo. Oil loading facilities .--- ----- --- 3 148. 0 142. 8 )n Jefferso City, Mo. Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel-- BIulk-handling facilities - -------------------------- 3 142. 8 Do City, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel-.................. 133. 5 Osage ( Do --------------------------------------------- 3123. 5 Mokan .e, Mo. Do--------------------- ......... ............ 3122.5 Do Boat launching and docking facilities---------------------- 116. 9 Chamo is, Mo. Coal-unloading facilities------------------- -------- 116. 3 Do Government-owned boat yard and launching ways-........ 103. 9 Gascon lade, Mo. Boat docking facilities- - --------------- ---------- 102. 0 Rhinel:and, Mo. Do ------------------------------------ 96. 6 Herma on, Mo. D o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . 5 9 Do Do---------------------------------------------------- Do ... . .. . .. . .. . .- .58 96.58 96....... Do Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel----------- .---- 95. 8 Do Boat launching and docking facilities------------ 80. 6 New H [aven, Mo. Boat launching dock --------------------------- 67.5 Washirigton, Mo. Governm ent boat landing--------------------------------- 67.4 Do Facilities for transferring sand and gravel -- 67. 3 Do Do ----....- - - - - ----------------------- 57.7 Labadi ie, Mo. 952 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Location 2 Description of facility 1 Miles above mouth Nearest town (1941 mileage) ___________________--I.--. -- Boat landing__- - - - - - - - -__ - -_ - - -- - 355. 4 Matson, Mo. Boat docking and launching facilities _ ------ 28. 1 St. Charles, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel - -- 28.0 Do. Do _ -_ --- - - 27. 9 Do. Do - - - _ - - 27.8 Do. Bloat launching and docking facilities_ 17.3 Halls Ferry, Mo. Fa cilities for tra n sferrin g sa n d , gra v el, a n d ro ck ............ 8.6 Ruegg, Mo. Government boat landing _ -- - 4.3 Do. Proposed facilities: Grain loading - -- 376. 3 Kansas City, Mo. Coal and oil unloading _ ---- 375. 6 Kansas City Mo., Coal and oil unloading _ 369. 5 Kansas City, Mo. Oil loading.. - - 367. 3 Sugar Creek, Mo. Coal unloading -__ 340. 2 Sibley, Mo. Grain-loading and bulk-unloading facilities _ - 322. 3 Lexington, Mo. Grain-loading facilities ..-- 3289. 3 Carrollton, Mo. Do _---- 264.6 Miami, Mo. Do --- -- - - 3 257. 5 DeWitt, Mo. Do. 3251.4 Brunswick, Mo. Conveyor and dock (at existing elevator) 196. 2 Do. Oil-unloading facilities -_ - -_-_-_ - - 192. 0 Do. Grain-loading facilities _-- -___ - 134.0 Osage City, Mo. Facilities for transferring sand and gravel_ - 16. 5 Halls Ferry, Mo. Bulk-handling facilities -- -- 5.0 Bellefontaine, Mo. I Privately owned and operated unless otherwise indicated. - On right bank unless otherwise indicated. 3 On left bank. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: This work consisted of the construction, by contract of 237 dikes and 125 dike extensions totaling 90,433 linear feet, and 30 lengths of revetment totaling 51,827 linear feet, and initiation of construc- tion on 10 dikes totaling 2,239 linear feet, and 17 lengths of revet- ment totaling 1,800 linear feet at a total cost of $2,547,098; the construction, by hired labor, of 20 dikes totaling 3,264 linear feet, 1 piece of revetment totaling 100 linear feet at a cost during the fiscal year of $97,228; the removal of 13,413 linear feet of existing structure at a cost during the fiscal year of $136,567; excavation, by hired labor and mechanical grader of 24,850 cubic yards of material at 5 localities in connection with point removal at a total cost during the fiscal year of $16,178; the Dipper Dredge Keokuk, mechanical grader and hired labor forces excavated from the river channel 113,330 cubic yards of rock which was used in dike con- struction at a cost during the fiscal year of $330,660. The total cost during the fiscal year, of all new work, including lands and damages, $2,944; engineering and design, $103,716; and supervision and administration, $261,812 was $3,496,203. Maintenance: This work consisted of the repair, by contract, of 32,135 linear feet of dikes and 62,242 linear feet of revetment and initiation of repair on 4 dikes totaling 1,052 linear feet and one length of revetment totaling 300 linear feet at a total cost during the fiscal year of $772,736. The following additional work was accomplished during the fiscal year by hired labor: The repair of 17,134 linear feet of dikes and 37,328 linear feet of revetment; initiation of repair on 5 dikes totaling 1,665 linear feet and one length of revetment totaling 1,675 linear feet, at a cost of RIVERS AND HARBORS - KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 953 $823,975; removal of 4,673,670 cubic yards of material from 24 localities and placing of 858,640 cubic yards of earthfill in connec- tion with repair of structures at 7 localities by U.S. Dredges Black and Mitchell, at a cost of $784,237; snagging and clearing channel at a cost of $6,383; real estate management at a cost of $484; reconnaissance and marking channel for navigation at a cost of $444,765; and surveys, mapping, stream gaging and special studies for working data at a cost of $174,485. The total cost during the fiscal year of all maintenance work, including engineering and design, $14,636 and supervision and administration, $301,899, was $3,323,601. The total costs for the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ...------------------------------ $3, 496, 203 $3, 323, 601 $6, 819, 804 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 91 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year, based on the pres- ent approved estimate of cost. The physical extent of work accom- plished is 2,327,591 linear feet of dikes, 1,612,651 linear feet of revetment, 29,499 linear feet of abatis, 35,842 linear feet of re- tards, 30,299 linear feet of levees, five revetment spillways, excava- tion of 8,624,788 cubic yards of material in construction of pilot canals, removal of 222,703 linear feet of existing structure, dredge fill totaling 1,546,493 cubic yards, removal of 683,903 cubic yards of rock, removal of 82,805,096 cubic yards of material by dredg- ing and removal of 5,846,321 cubic yards of material in the improvement of bank alinement. Although additional dikes and revetment are required to attain the project dimensions, a channel with a minimum depth of 7 to 71/ feet is available throughout the navigation season, which generally covers approximately the period from March through November. Normal river flows are augmented by release of navigation storage from upstream reser- voirs during the navigation season to provide a minimum dis- charge of 35,000 cubic feet per second at Kansas City, Mo. The practical draft for tows at ordinary stages of the river is 7 feet. This section of the river has been used for commercial navigation since June 1935. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ------------- I $110, 726, 187 $71,118, 339 $181,844, 526 Emergency relief funds - -- --- --- 1, 375, 243 133, 756 1, 508, 999 P'ublic works funds 6, 4i68,490 6, 468, 490 'reauthorization studies ................... 32, 220 -32, 220 Total .. . . ............. $118, 602,140 $71, 252,095 $189, 854,235 954 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to 1 23 Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- $3, 450, 000 $4, 670,000 4$3, 735, 000 $3, 370,000 $3, 464, 000 $126, 533,578 Cost-_-_-_- . -...- -. 3,245, 308 4,614, 020 3,954, 421 3, 352, 087 3, 496, 203 126, 506, 617 Maintenance: Appropriated- 3, 354, 351 3,071,045 3,398,100 3, 136, 380 3, 248, 000 71, 625, 763 Cost_ --------------- 3, 279,360 3,074, 981 3, 468, 533 3, 113, 424 3, 323, 601 71, 677, 763 Other new work data: 1Includes $644,374 costs of new work and $22,642 for maintenance from contributed funds. 2 Includes $7,260,103 costs of new work and $403,027 for maintenance for previous project. s Includes $32,220 costs of "Preauthorization Studies" in cost of new work. 4 Includes $215,300 funds allotted in fiscal year 1958 for advance procurement for fiscal year 1959 program. b Includes $275,000 funds allotted in fiscal year 1958 for advance procurement for fiscal year 1959 program. Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ______________________------------ $26, 730 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------------------------------- 3, 500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------------------------- 3, 526, 730 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -____-____ . ..- ...... -_____ 8, 870, 899 3. PROTECTION OF NAVIGATION Inspection of bridges and bridge plans and issuance of necessary permits in connection with regulation of the use of navigable waters within the Kansas City District were accomplished during the fiscal year at a cost of $18,998. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated _ Appropriated-__ ____ _ ------------ ----------- __ _____----------- ___ _ _ - $19, 000 $900$90 18,998 $19,000 18, 998 Cost---- ----------------------------------------------- 4. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual I amount Name of project Report Operation required to for-- Construction and complete maintenance Gasconade River, Mo 1931 __------------------------ $139, 003 $85, 077 (1 2 3) Osage River, Mo., lock and dam _. _ _____ 1952 658, 076 850, 495 (1 4) Fort Leavenworth Bridge, Mo. and Kans ._ . -- - $565,000 1 Improvement adequate for existing needs. 2 Curtailment of project recommended in I. D)oc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 3.Project for maintenance only. 4 Operation of lock and dam placed in standby status. 5. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, KANSAS CITY DISTRICT Location. The flood-control improvements included in this project are located on and along the Missouri River and several of the principal tributaries of the Missouri River and are located in the States comprising the Missouri River Basin. Existing project. The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin provides for levees along the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the mouth, flood-protection works at certain municipalities, FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 955 and reservoirs located on the main stem of the Missouri River and on the tributaries for control of floodflows at the damsite. The existin'q project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized D)ocuments 1 June 28, 1938 Adopted general comprehensive plan for Missouri Flood Control Committee 1)oc. 1, River Basin and authorized $9,000,000 for initiation 75th Cong., 1st sess. and partial accomplishment. Aug. 18 1941 Modified the general comprehensive plan to include 11. )oc. 842, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Harlan County dam and reservoir on the Repub- lican River, Nebr., other supplemental flood-con- trol works on the upper Republican River, and authorized $7 million additional expenditure. Dec. 22, 1944 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the H. 1)oc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; Missouri River Basin and authorized $200 million S. l)oc. 191, 78th Cong., 2d sess; additional expenditure. S. 1)oc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess. July 24, 1946 Authorized an additional expenditure of $150 million for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. May 17, 1950 Authorized an additional expenditure of $250 million for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. Sept. 3, 1954 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the H. I)oc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.; Missouri River Basin and authorized $217,710,000 H. I)oc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess. additional expenditure. May 2, 1956 Modified the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin by deletion of the construc- tion of Red Willow Dam and Reservoir, Nebr., and the addition of the construction of Wilson Dam and Reservoir, Kans. July 3, 1958 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the II. 1)oc. 409, 84th Cong., 2(1 sess. Missouri River basin and authorized $200 million additional expenditure. July 14, 1960 Authorized an additional expenditure of $207,000,000 for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan the Missouri River Basin. 1 Contains the latest published maps of Missouri River Basin. Included in the comprehensive basin plan are the following projects in the Kansas City District: Estimated Project Federal cost Missouri River agricultural levees, Rule to mouth-.--....... -......-....... - . * 45. 230, 000 Pioneer Reservoir, Arikaree River, Colo., and Kans _---------------- - 1 20, 0(X),000 Indianola, Republican, River Nebr ------------------------------------ 67.275 Bartley, Republican River, Nebr__. .. ----- 118,269 Harlan County Reservoir, Republican River, Nebr-...........-. ------------------- 45, 329. 532 Milford Reservoir, Republican River, Kans-__ - 61,2(8). (x) Kanopolis Reservoir, Smoky Hill River, Kans -- 12. 348. 235 Salina, Smoky Hill River, Kans_---------- _ 3.809. ()0 Wilson Reservoir, Saline River, Kans -......-----....... ............................... 21,20), (000 Abilene, Smoky Hill River, Kans--- 1099. 765 1-------- M anhattan, Kansas River, Kans_--- --- ---------------- ------------------ --. 3, 170,(x)0 Hubbell, Rose Creek, Nebr___ --- -------- 12.(x)0 lcBeatrice, Big Blue River, Nebr. . (185, 0(8) M arysville, Big Blue River, Kans -- ---------------------------- 756i.000 Tuttle Creek Reservoir Big Blue River, Kans . ------ ----- 80. 2001.000( Topeka, Kansas River, Kans -- - - - - - --------------------- 22. 4(X).0() Lawrence, Kansas River, Kans ---- - -..------ 3. 5201.() Perry Reservoir, Delaware River, Kans -_- - - - - -- - - - 38.0(X), (xx) Merriam, Turkey Creek, Kans _------ - - - - - - - - - 4 540.000 Chillicothe Reservoir, Grand River, Mo-......................... 65. 800.0(00) Pomona Reservoir, Osage River Basin, Kans 14. 1(). 0(8) Melvern Reservoir, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kans - ------........... 21.7(X). (X8) Ottawa, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kans______________________________.._ 4.290. (XX) Hillsdale Reservoir, Big ull Creek, Kans ....................... 10, 2(). 000() Garnett Reservoir, Pottawatomic Creek, Kans .......... _ ................. ..-....... 18. 8()0. (18) Osawatomic, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kans________________ 1. 170.(xx) Fort Scott Reservoir, M armaton River, Kans ..-........................ ..... 4 19.2(X). (X)0 Hackleman Corners Reservoir, Cedar Creek, Mo.......................................... 18.1.000 Stockton Reservoir, Sac River, Mo ________________________________ 3 43.0(x). 0(8) Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir, Osage River, Mo ................ 06. (x).(x) 1.... Ponmm (de Terre Reservoir, Poinme de Terre River, Mo_................................ 15. 2(M).(x) Richland Reservoir, Gasconade River Mo ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.300.( 0) Arlington Reservoir, Gasconade River, Mo ___________________ ______________ 1 27. 2(X. (XX) ' 1954 Estimate. " 1955 Estimate. > A 1959 Estimate. 19() Estimate. * Active iportionii of project. Remaining portion of project is currently beCing r(stu(li((l. 956 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. The operations dur- ing the fiscal year, together with costs and expenditures for those projects on which plans were in preparation or on which construc- tion has been initiated, are shown in following individual reports. Under sections 7 and 9 of Public Law 534, Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944, the Corps of Engineers is respon- sible for detailed scheduling of operations of storage capacity reserved for or assigned to flood control in reservoirs constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation as well as those constructed by the Corps of Engineers. The cost for maintenance (scheduling of flood-control reservoir operation), was $72,781. Condition at end of fiscal year. The condition of the projects discussed in individual reports is given in those reports. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1961, exclusive of the cost and expenditures for projects discussed in individual reports, for special engineering studies in connection with the comprehensive plan, was $55,569. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- $55, 569 Cost _ 55, 569 M aintenance: Appropriated - $56. 000 $65, 500 $63, 00(0 $54, 720 $74, 000 595, 220 Cost 55, 480 69, 232 58, 454 55, 447 72, 781 593.394 The allotments and costs shown above for new work cover 96 x 3122 construction, general funds allotted to the "Republican River Basin Reservoirs (Medicine Creek Reservoir), Colo., Nebr., and Kans." The allotments and costs shown above for maintenance cover 96 x 3123 operation and maintenance general funds allotted to "Scheduling of flood-control reservoir operations." 6. MISSOURI RIVER AGRICULTURAL LEVEES, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO THE MOUTH (RULO, NEBR., TO MOUTH) Location. On both banks of the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth near St. Louis, Mo., a distance of approxi- mately 760 miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a series of levee units and appurtenant works along both sides of the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth, for pro- tection of agricultural lands and small communities against floods. The estimate of cost (1961) for the active portion of the proj- ect from Rulo, Nebr., to the mouth is $49,078,000, of which $45,230,000 is the Federal cost for construction, and $3,848,000 is for lands and damages to be borne by local interests. The estimate of cost (1960) for the deferred portion of the project Rulo, Nebr., to the mouth is $114,608,000, of which $107,500,000 is the Federal cost for construction, and $7,108,000 is for lands and damages to be borne by local interests. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 957 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 18, 1941 Levees along both sides of the river from Sioux City H. Doc. 821, 76th Cong., 3d sess. to Kansas City. Dec. 22, 1944 Extended project from Kansas City to the mouth H. Doc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d sess. provided for increased protection. S. Doc. 191, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; S. Doc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess; Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide with- out cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. Requirements of local cooperation have been fulfilled for all completed units. The sponsoring agency for unit L519-512-504 was ordered dissolved by judge of the circuit court; however, on appeal the Supreme Court of Missouri reversed the lower court's decision. Local interests subsequently dissolved the levee district due to lack of support of majority of landowner. Local interests furnished assurances for unit L345-330 on March 14, 1957; how- ever, assurances have not been approved pending determination of sponsor district's financial ability. Operation and results during fiscal year. A complete review or restudy of the agricultural levee program was initiated by the Chief of Engineers in October 1959, which will give proper con- sideration to the physical and economic irelationship. Flood benefit studies were accomplished by contract and hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $115,823. Results of the restudy to date indicate the feasibility of resuming work on selective units. Settle- ment of a defaulted contract on Unit L476 was accomplished at a credit to the Government of $85,028. Plans and specifications for completion of Unit L497 were completed and general engineering studies pertaining to all units were accomplished by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $46,145. The total cost of all new work during the fiscal year was $76,940. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in June 1948 with the start of construction of levees for Unit L488. The agricultural levee restudy program was initiated in October 1959 and is in progress. The status of individual units of the active portion of the proj- ect at the end of the fiscal year was as follows: Unit Miles of levee Status R513-512: Sec. I__________________ 11.1 Complete. Sec. II __ __----__ 8.0___ Do. Bridge Modification, Nemaha River--------- ___ Do. R500-------------------- 4.1__ Do. L497-------------- .13.4___Levees for this unit are 98 percent complete and provide protection from Missouri River floods. 958 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Unit Miles of levee Status 1488'_ 11.5 _ Complete. tR482_ 8.3 __ I)o. I1476_ -5.7__ I)o. 1R471-460- 14.5 _Aerial photography for mapping has been completed. L455 -15.6 148-443: D__esign memorandum is complete. Sec. I 9.6 __Complete. Sec. II 7.2__ 1)o. R440: Main stem___________ 9.6_ Complete. I)oniphan creek tieback levees_____________ ___ 1.0 Complete. L435_ _ _ __ 12.4___Preliminary engineering has been initiated. 434.5 Atchison, Kansas, Rail- road Bridge ___Planning not started. L1426-419 24.6___l)esign memorandum is complete and plans and specifications for Bear Creek tieback levees are 99 percent complete and other levees 20 percent. 408.2 Leavenworth, Kans, rail- road bridge ___Planning not started. L408_ 12.5___Mapping has been completed. Design memo- randum under preparation. L1400_ -- 7.4__7. Complete. R351 13.4_ l)esign memorandum 95 percent complete. 1,345-330_ _43.4___esign memorandum is substantially com- plete. Levee along Jackass Bend Cutoff is complete. Work on units of the project not listed above has been deferred pending completion of the restudy. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, including $26,504 "preauthorization studies," was $18,675,412 of which $14,822,630 was for the active portion and $3,852,782 for the deferred portion of the project. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...... $2, 600, 000 $1, 760, 000 $453, 325 _ . _ 3 70,000 3 18, 934, 979 Cost--------------- 2,216,744 1,417,321 698,616 $242,426 76,940 18,675,412 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------ _ _. 3 258, 500 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....... S258,500 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -...- _ 2 133, 795, 021 1Includes $26,504 cost of "preauthorization studies." 2 Includes $29,572,802 to complete active program. 3 Includes $100,000 retained in office, Chief of Engineers reserve account. 7. KANSAS CITYS ON MISSOURI AND KANSAS RIVERS, MO. AND KANS. Location. Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers in Missouri and Kansas. The municipal and industrial areas which require flood protection extend from the mouth of the Kansas River about 61/2 miles up and 91/2 miles down the Missouri River and 91/. miles up the Kansas River. Existing project. The general plan of improvement contem- plates protection works consisting principally of levees and flood- FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 959 walls, for 13 separate project units, which are designated as follows: Argentine; Armourdale; Central Industrial; Fairfax- Jersey Creek; North Kansas City; East Bottoms; channel im- provement, Kansas River; bridge and approach alterations, Kansas River; channel improvement Missouri River; floodway improvement, Missouri River; Birmingham; Blue Valley Indus- trial; and Liberty Bend cutoff. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work aut iorized Documents June 22, 1936 Levees and flood walls for the protection of the Kan- H. Doc. 195, 73d Cong., 2d sess sas Cities, at an estimated construction cost not to exceed $10 million, estimated cost of lands and damages $8 million. Dec. 22, 1944 Modified and extended the project to provide con- H. Doc. 342, 78th Cong., 1st sess. struction of cutoffs and protection for additional areas at an estimated additional cost of $8,445,000. July 24, 1946 Authorized the Chief of Engineers to include neces- sary railroad bridge and approach alterations as a Federal responsibility. Sept. 3, 1954 Authorized accomplishment of alternate plan of improvement proposed by local interests for the Armourdale Unit (downstream section). The estimated cost (1961) is $48,120,000, of which $43,000,000 is the Federal cost, $619,800 is for work accomplished with funds contributed by local interests, and $4500,200 is for lands, dam- ages, and relocations to be borne by local interests. This project will be operated as part of the comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin and it is contemplated that, with reservoir control, substantially complete flood protection will be provided for the Kansas Citys. The units involve construction approxmately as follows: Argentine unit: The original levees and floodwalls built by private interests were of sufficient height to protect the district from the design flood, but to correct inadequate design and im- proper materials used in constructing the levees it was originally planned to strengthen the levees, install necessary facilities for control of underseepage, and construct a pumping unit. The in- adequacies of the original construction of levees were corrected through proper design and selection of materials in the emergency restoration following the 1951 flood. Additional pumping capacity was installed in the Santa Fe pumping plant, levees surfaced and drainage outlets gated. Armourdale Unit: The earth levee along the left bank of the Kansas River from mile 6.7 to mile1 2.9 is of sufficient height to provide protection from the design flood. The improvements con- sist of raising the existing levee from mile 2.9 to 1 2.8; construc- tion of a new levee riverward of the existing floodwall from mile 2.8 to ' 1.7; and replacement of existing floodwall with a new floodwall from mile 1.7 to 1 1; construction of a new levee from mile 1 to 1 0.7; and raising existing streets and railroad tracks above the design flood elevation between mile 0.7 and 1 0.25; with necessary alterations to the James Street Bridge and the Intercity Viaduct, and effecting a permanent raise of the Missouri Pacfic 1Above mouth of Kansas River. 960 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Railroad bridge No. 1 (bridge raise shown under Bridge and Approach Alterations, Kansas River, Unit). Central Industrial unit: Beginning at the south end of the Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge over the Missouri River, mile 376.92 the protection for the district extends upstream along the right bank of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Kansas River, mile 378.8,2 a distance of 1.9 miles, and thence upstream along the right bank of the Kansas River to mile 3.4,' in the vicinity of the Seventh Street Bridge a total distance of 5.3 miles. The improvements consist of concrete floodwalls and earth levees to protect the portion of the unit lying in the State of Missouri, and raising existing structures and new concrete floodwalls and earth levees to protect the portion of this unit located in the State of Kansas. Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit: About 30,900 feet of earth levee, 1,981 feet of concrete floodwalls, and 32,100 feet of bank-protec- tion works, extending along the right bank of the Missouri River from a point immediately above the Kansas City, Kansas, water and light plant (mile 385.3)2 downstream to the mouth of the Kansas River, thence along the left bank of the Kansas River to the vicinity of the intercity viaduct (mile 0.3) ;' pumping plants; and appurtenant works. Subsequent to the construction of the above work, the elevation of the design flood was raised due to a decrease in the width of the floodway, necessitating the raising of the Fairfax-Jersey Creek flood-protection works and the con- struction of 2,593 feet of concrete floodwall along the left bank of the Kansas River. North Kansas City unit: Beginning at a point northwest of the Kansas City, Mo., municipal waterworks, the protection for the unit extends downstream along the left bank of the Missouri River for a distance of about 6.55 miles and opposite approximately Missouri River mile 375; thence north along the right bank of Rock Creek to the Wabash Railroad right-of-way, a distance of about 0.8 mile; thence northwesterly along a drainage ditch to high ground northeast of the Kansas City, Mo., municipal water- works, a distance of about 1.6 miles. The improvements consist of raising and realinement of existing levees and a railroad em- bankment and new earth levees and concrete floodwalls to protect the city of North Kansas City, Mo., and the municipal airport and waterworks for the city of Kansas City, Mo. The total length of the system is 9 miles. East Bottoms unit: Beginning at the south end of the Armour- Swift-Burlington bridge over the Missouri River, mile 376.9,2 the protection for the district extends downstream along the right bank of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Big Blue River, thence southwesterly along the left bank of Big Blue River to high ground. The improvements consist of levees and a floodwall and appurtenances. The plan also contemplates raising and extending tieback levee along left bank of Big Blue River. Channel improvement, Kansas River unit: Bank-stabilization 12 Above mouth of Kansas River. Above mouth of Missouri River. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 961 works along the right bank of the Kansas River from the Seventh Street Bridge to the Kansas City Terminal Railway bridge (mile 3.50 to mile 2.49') ; excavation of a foreshore bar along the right bank of the Kansas River, extending from the Kansas City South- ern Railroad bridge (mile 0.84)1 to the mouth; and removal of major obstructions from the bed of the main channel of the Kansas River between the Argentine Bridge (mile 5.13)' and the mouth. Bridge and approach alterations, Kansas River unit: In order to permit the free passage of drift during flood periods, it was contemplated that all bridges across the Kansas River between mile 5.13 and the mouth which did not provide adequate floodway would be raised above the design flood profile. This involved the permanent raising of four highway and three railroad bridges, and provision of facilities for the temporary raising during flood periods of three other railroad bridges. Channel improvement, Missouri River unit: The work under this unit consisted of dredging of a foreshore bar along the left bank of the Missouri River in the vicinity of mile 377.5 and of dredging the left bank where it extends riverward of the adopted channel alinement in the vicinity of mile 374." In addition, the abandoned overbank area between the North Kansas City levee and the present channel to approximately low-water elevation was excavated. The left-bank approach fills to the Armour-Swift- Burlington and Hannibal bridges were replaced by approach spans. This was necessitated by the widening of the Kansas City reach by setting back the North Kansas City levee and dredging the abandoned overbank area. Floodway improvement, Missouri River unit: The work con- templated under this unit consists of removing brush and timber from the area riverward of the existing Birmingham drainage district levee along the left bank of the Missouri River between mile 3702 and mile 3632 and of removing brush from the area riverward of the proposed East Bottoms levee along the right bank between mile 373.52 and 367.8.2 Birmingham unit: In order to provide protection to the Birmingham district, various sections of the Birmingham levee, between mile 371.6 and mile 361.5,' were raised by the addition of rolled fill. Blue Valley industrial unit: The work contemplated under this unit consists of the construction of levees and floodwalls at ap- proximately present Big Blue River mile 5.4 to provide flood pro- tection for a section of the Big Blue River Valley. However, this work has been assigned to inactive status based on official notifica- tion from local interests that the proposed improvements are no longer desired. Liberty Bend Cutoff: The work under this unit consisted of the construction of a main cutoff channel beginning at mile 363.7 and extending downstream to mile 358.5;2 a second cutoff channel from mile 358.5 to mile 357 ;2 and a new highway bridge where the main cutoff channel intersects U.S. Highway 71 (bypass), which at present crosses the Missouri River north of the proposed cutoff at mile 361.2 1 Above mouth of Kansas River. 2 Above mouth of Missouri River. 962 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The necessary assurances of cooperation by local interests with respect to the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, were approved by the Secretary of War as follows: Argentine; Armourdale; bridge and approach alterations, Kan- sas River; Central Industrial (Kansas section) ; channel improve- ment, Kansas River; and Fairfax-Jersey Creek units, approved July 6, 19.38. Central Industrial (Missouri section) and East Bottom units, approved March 22, 1941. North' Kansas City unit, approved June 17, and June 20, 1941. Birmingham unit, approved December 11, 1945. New assurances of cooperation by local interests in compliance with the further provisions of the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, were approved by the Secretary of War on April 23, 1946. Rights-of-way for the Central Industrial; channel improvement, Kansas River; channel improvement, Missouri River; Fairfax-Jersey Creek; East Bottoms; Armourdale; and North Kansas City units of the projects have been furnished. Local interests have contributed a total of $619,787 for work desired, but not required, to provide the protection authorized under the project, as follows: Unit Amount Armourdale - $ 19,950 Birmingham - 3,622 Central Industrial -- 9,150 East Bottoms ........... 206,811 Fairfax-Jersey Creek __ 157,940 North Kansas City - 222,314 Total _$619,787 -_ Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations under this project consisted of the following: Armourdale unit: Preparation of record drawings was con- tinued by hired labor during the fiscal year. The total cost during the fiscal year for this unit was $397. Bridge and approach alterations: Preparation of plans for alterations to the Kansas City Terminal Railroad bridge was completed by contract and hired labor. A negotiated contract was entered into with the owners of the Kansas City Terminal railroad bridge, for a portion of the required bridge alterations, but no work was accomplished. The total cost during the fiscal year for this unit was $84,013. Central industrial unit: Engineering studies in connection with preparation of design memorandum for protection of the unit from sidehill runoff from Turkey Creek and the outlet of Turkey Creek diversion tunnel and preparation of record drawings were con- tinued by hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year for this unit was $15,446. East Bottoms unit: Continuation of preparation of plans for raising and extending tieback levee along Big Blue River was accomplished by hired labor. The total cost of this unit during the fiscal year was $5,914. I Above mouthof Kansas River. SAbove mouth of Missouri River. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 963 Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit: Valves and appurtenances were acquired by contract and furnished to local interests for installa- tion at the Kansas City, Kansas, Waterworks Station. Engineer- ing and design and supervision and administration in connection with this contract was accomplished by hired labor. The total cost of this unit during the fiscal year was $24,614. Liberty Bend Cutoff unit: Costs incurred in connection with pending court litigation were incurred at a total cost during the fiscal year for this unit of $699. The total cost of the entire Kansas Citys' project during the fiscal year was $131,083. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 90 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year, based on the presently authorized estimated cost. Construction of the project was started in April 1940 with the initiation of construction of levees and incidental work in the Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit of the project. Argentine unit: The inadequacies of the original construction of levees were corrected through proper design and selection of materials in the emergency restoration following the 1951 flood. The installation of additional pumping capacity in the Santa Fe Railroad pumping plant and surfacing of levees and gating of drainage outlets is complete. Armourdale unit: The construction of approximately 7,300 linear feet of levee, about 4,400 linear feet of floodwall and the Osage Avenue pumping plant, including surfacing of levees and gating of outlet structures, to protect this unit from Kansas River mile 2.84 downstream to mile 0.7 is completed. Existing streets and railroad tracks have been raised above the design flood eleva- tion between Kansas River mile 0.7 and 0.25, with necessary alterations to the James Street Bridge and the intercity viaduct. Birmingham unit: Raising and strengthening the levees between Missouri River mile 371.6 and mile 361.5 has been completed. Blue Valley industrial unit: Detailed project plans and interior drainage studies are substantially completed. No further work is proposed at the present time due to lack of interest by local sponsors. Bridge and approach alterations: The James Street, Central Avenue, Kansas City Southern Railway, Kansas City Stockyards Co., East Kansas Avenue and the Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge No. 72 have been raised. Lifting facilities have been provided for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad bridges. Alterations to the Missouri Pacific- Chicago Great Western bridge, in connection with the downstream portion of the Armourdale unit are completed. Plans for altera- tions to the Kansas City Terminal Railway bridge were complete, contract was negotiated for portion of required alterations to be accomplished by owner, and bids were received for remaining alterations. Central Industrial unit-Missouri section: The floodwalls, levees, and the pumping plants to protect this section of the central industrial unit have been completed. The improvements to protect 964 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 this section consist of 7,812 linear feet of floodwalls and appur- tenances, 429 linear feet of earth levee to full grade and section, 429 linear feet of revetment of levee slope, a new pumping plant, and an addition to another pumping plant. Central Industrial unit---Kansas section: The construction of levees, floodwalls and pumping plants to protect this section of the unit have been completed. Bank and toe protection is complete. The improvements to protect this section consist of approximately 9,266 linear feet of levee, 722 linear feet of new floodwall, raising 8,586 linear feet of existing floodwall, and underseepage control system, two pumping plants, and an addition to another pumping plant. Channel improvement, Kansas River unit: The stabilization of the right bank of the Kansas River from the Seventh Street Bridge to the Kansas City Terminal Railway bridge and the removal of a foreshore bar at the mouth of the Kansas River have been com- pleted. This work consisted of the excavation and disposition of 361,013 cubic yards of material in connection with the removal of the foreshore bar, and removal of 14,255 cubic yards of objec- tionable material, placement of 34,047 cubic yards of earthfill, 25,426 tons of stone, and 4,149 squares of bank paving in connec- tion with bank stabilization. Removal of obstructions was accom- plished by hired labor. Channel improvement, Missouri River unit: Construction of this unit, which consists of 2,106,630 cubic yards- of random and impervious fill; 318 square yards of surfacing; 231,493 tons of stone for filter blanket, riprap, rockfill toe and rockfill dikes; 237,220 pounds of reinforcing steel; 16,845 pounds of miscel- laneous metals; 270 linear feet of fencing; excavation of 337,999 cubic yards of material; removal of 771 cubic yards of obstruc- tion and wood piling; and extension of the Hannibal and A.S.B. Bridges, is complete. East Bottoms unit: The construction of about 46,200 linear feet of levee and 1,750 linear feet of floodwall and appurtenances was initiated in April 1948 and has been completed. The construc- tion of six pumping plants is complete. Surfacing of levees and slope and toe protection has been completed. Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit: The original levees and floodwalls for this unit were completed in May and June 1941. Three pump- ing plants were constructed as a part of the original project and two pumping plants were constructed as a part of the military installation at Fairfax Airport. Four additional pumping plants were subsequently constructed and the five previously constructed were modified in connection with raising of the original levees. An underseepage control system and the Jersey Creek sewer are complete. Completed work consists of 31,348 linear feet of earth levees, a levees drainage system, approximately 14,974 squares of foundation and toe-protection mattress, 30,881 squares of revet- ment paving, 965 linear feet of steel sheet pile wall and 4,134 linear feet of floodwalls, and nine pumping plants. Floodway improvement, Missouri River: The general design memorandum is 95 percent complete. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 965 Liberty Bend Cutoff unit: The construction of a new highway bridge, excavation of two cutoffs, relocation of two pipelines, con- struction of levees along both banks of the upper cutoff and the construction of approximately 5,000 linear feet of revetment along the left bank of the upper cutoff have been completed. The construction of 9,994 linear feet of revetment to divert the river through the new channel and protect the right bank of the lower cutoff, and an extension to the Liberty, Mo., sewer system have also been completed. North Kansas City unit airport section: The airport section is that portion of the North Kansas City unit lying west of and upstream from the Hannibal Bridge on the left bank of the Mis- souri River. Approximately 20,200 linear feet of levees, including stoplog and sandbag gaps and appurtenances, 19,800 linear feet of levee slope and mank protection, 552 linear feet of floodwall, and 160 linear feet of retaining wall were completed in October 1947. The installation of underseepage wells, installation of addi- tional pumping capacity in one pumping plant, and installation of a collector system for the underseepage control system have also been completed. North Kansas City unit-lower section: The lower section of the North Kansas City unit is that portion of the unit lying east of and downstream from the Hannibal Bridge. Raising and relo- cating existing levees and construction of three new pumping plants have been completed. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $38,990,412, including $176,401 "Preauthorization studies" and exclusive of contributed funds of $619,787. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - $800, 122 -$130, 000 -$72, 000 ... . $150, 000 1 2 3$40, 091, 911 Cost - 872, 907 1, 089, 583 -3, 382 $87, 979 131, 083 123 39, 610,199 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ______________ __________________ _ $ 456, 712 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ___________ _________________________________ 910,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- _._........................_ 1,366, 712 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ---..... .. ... ___..... _ 2, 617, 876 1 Exclusive of $1,377 (proceeds from sale of plant that was revoked in fiscal year 1949). 2 Includes $176,401 cost of preauthorization studies. 3 Includes $619,787 non-Federal contributions for work desired by local interests, but not required under the project. 8. HARLAN COUNTY RESERVOIR, REPUBLICAN RIVER, NEBR. Location. The dam for the Harlan County Reservoir is located on the main stem of the Republican River approximately 235 miles above the confluence of the stream with the Smoky Hill River. The site is located in Harlan County, Nebr., about 3 miles east of Republican City, Nebr., and 13 miles west of Franklin, Nebr. Existing project. An earthfill dam, with a height of about 107 feet above the streambed and a total length of 11,827 feet, includ- ing a gate-controlled concrete gravity-type spillway section located 966 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 near the center of the dam, impounds floodwater within the reser- voir which provides storage capacity of 850,000 acre-feet, of which 500,000 acre-feet is for flood control and 350,000 acre-feet for irrigation and sedimentation allowance. The reservoir controls the runoff from approximately 83 per- cent of the drainage area of the Republican River and affords complete control for all floods of record. The Harlan County Reservoir will be operated to provide pro- tection from floods on the Republican River to small communities and agricultural land lying within the flood plain below the dam and in combination with proposed reservoirs to be located on other major tributaries of the Kansas River to reduce flood heights at the Kansas Citys. The reservoir will also be operated to provide storage for the irrigation of 86,700 acres of land below the dam. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938 (Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as modi- fied by the Flood Control Act, approved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 842, 76th Cong., 3d sess.), to include this project, and ex- panded by the Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 475, and S. Does. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961), including supplemental recreation development, is $45,329,532. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Addi- tional public use facilities consisting of three shelter houses, eight privies, a water well for the North Cove area and a road to open an additional public use area was completed by contract and by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $18,113. Deferred maintenance of the CB&Q Railroad line was completed by contract at a total cost during the fiscal year of $2,587. Maintenance: Public use facilities damaged by ice and high water were repaired at a cost during the fiscal year of $6,098; a tractor-mower was replaced at a cost of $4,246; and repair of sluice gate hydraulic pistons was completed at a cost during the fiscal year of $506. Operation, ordinary maintenance, and real estate management were accomplished by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $114,009. The total cost during the fiscal year of all operation and maintenance was $124,859. Proceeds from outleasing of reservoir lands during the fiscal year totaled $48,074. This amount, of which 75 percent will be paid to local governmental units, was deposited into the U.S. Treasury. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in August 1946 and construction of the embankment and gravity spillway section was completed December 3, 1952. Reser- voir acquisition included purchase of 31,060 acres of land in fee and 1,210 acres of permanent easements for flowage rights and railroad relocation construction. Relocations included 32 miles of railroad, 48 miles of Federal and State highways and county roads, cemeteries, public utilities, the town of Republican City and provi- FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 967 sion of sewage-disposal facilities for Alma, Nebr. Other major construction items consisted of reservoir clearing, and administra- tion building, warehouse, two dwellings, interior access roads, public-use facilities, and procurement of permanent operating equipment. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $46,326,013 ($45,299,378 for new work, excluding materials val- ued at $24,198 that were received without charge to the project funds, and $1,016,635 for maintenance). Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... ... $47, 535 -$495 -$178 $23, 500 $2, 587 $45, 303, 032 Cost ____ __ 43, 040 _ 3, 822 1,733 20, 700 145, 323, 576 Maintenance: Appropriated ....... 85, 750 156, 000 200. 600 102, 910 124,000 1,017, 360 Cost---_ _-------- 83, 266 106,915 247,665 106,385 124,859 1,016, 635 Other new work data; Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _____ _________________________________ $3, 654 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ -------- 3, 654 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --_ 26, 500 _----------------------------_ 1 Includes cost of materials furnished without cost valued at $24,198. 9. MILFORD RESERVOIR, REPUBLICAN RIVER, KANS. Location. The proposed dam site for the Milford Reservoir is located on the Republican River near the village of Alida and about 8 miles downstream from Milford, Geary County, Kans. and about 10 miles above the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers which form the Kansas River near Junction City, Kans. Existing project. The preliminary plan for this project pro- vides for an earthfill dam about 6,300 feet long to be constructed to an elevation about 125 feet above the valley floor with an un- controlled service chute spillway located in a saddle on the right abutment. Water-supply storage is included in the project plan at the request of the Governor of Kansas under provisions of the Federal Water Supply Act of 1958. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other pur- poses in the Missouri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961) is $61,200,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 applies. Local interests are required to make reim- bursement for water supply storage in accordance with Water Supply Act of 1958. Operation and results during fiscal year. The preliminary master plan for reservoir development and a report on construc- tion area real estate requirements was completed. The outlet works and uncontrolled spillway, embankment, construction materials, real estate, administrative facilities, and access roads design memo- randums were completed. Other design memorandums were ini- tiated and advanced to completion as follows: Geary and Dickin- 968 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 son County road relocations, 10 percent complete; Union Pacific Railroad relocations, 70 percent complete; Milford and Wakefield Municipal facilities relocations, 20 percent complete; and Kansas State highway relocations, 30 percent complete. A contract was negotiated with Geary County officials for- improvement by the County of County Road FAS 270 to provide "abypass around the construction area. Negotiations with owners for acquisition of land for the initial construction area was initiated. The total cost during the fiscal year was $389,987. Condition at end of fiscal year. The general design memoran- dum and supplemental design memorandums required prior to preparation of contract plans for initiation of construction of the dam and outlet works were completed. Acquisition of land for the construction area was underway and a contract to provide a road bypass around the construction area was negotiated. The total cost to the end of the year, including preauthorization studies of $44,000, was $944,496. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -. ... $66, 000 $246,000 $202, 000 $500, 000 1 $1, 058, 000 Cost_ - 68, 755 240, 724 201,030 389, 987 1 944,496 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_____________________________ ___ $ 82, 597 Appro_riated for year ending June 30, 1962...__....__________ ______________________________ 2,275,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ _ 2,357, 597 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----------------------_ 57, 867, 000 1 Includes $44, 000 cost of "Preauthorization studies." 10. KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR, SMOKY HILL RIVER, KANS. Location. The Kanopolis Dam is located on the Smoky Hill River about 19 miles west and 16 miles south of Salina, Kans., and is approximately 205 river miles above the mouth of the stream. Existing project. An earthfill dam, with a height of about 131 feet above the streambed and a total length of 15,360 feet, includ- ing 4,070 feet of dike section on the left abutment and 2,550 feet of dike section on the right abutment impounds flood water within the reservoir which provides storage capacity of 450,000 acre-feet, of which 400,000 acre-feet of capacity is for flood control and 50,000 acre-feet for recreation and streamflow regulation. The outlet works and spillway are located in the right abutment. The reservoir will control approximately 95 percent of the drain- age area of the Smoky Hill River above Salina, Kans. The Kanopolis Reservoir will be operated in combination with proposed reservoirs to be located on other major tributaries of the Kansas River. The primary purpose of the project is flood control for municipal and agricultural areas along the Smoky Hill and Kansas Rivers, with incidental benefits in reducing Missouri and Mississippi River flood stages. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 969 This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) as modi- fied by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, and expanded by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961), including supplemental recreation development, is $12,348,235. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Plans for improvement of access roads to public use areas were com- pleted and a contract let at a cost during the fiscal year of $723. Maintenance: The bridge to the control tower was painted by contract at a cost of $3,772; a dump truck and a mower were re- placed at a cost of $4,483; repairs to boat ramps rendered unuse- able by siltation were initiated by hired labor at a cost of $2,711; and the paint storage building was completed, studies made rela- tive to removal of a gravel bar downstream from the outlet works and plans for sealing of roads were completed by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $1,143. Nonreimbursable expenses in connection with sale of cottage sites, miscellaneous disposals and transfer of property to other agencies amounted to $1,434. Opera- tion, ordinary maintenance, and real estate management were accomplished by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $94,173. The total cost during the fiscal year of all operation and maintenance was $107,717. Proceeds from sale of cottage sites and telephone operations totaled $10,621 and income from lease rentals of $40,203 were deposited into the Treasury. Local governmental units will be paid 75 percent of the income from lease rentals. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated June 9, 1940 and the dam and spillway were com- pleted and ready for use in May 1948. Reservoir acquisition included purchase of 22,096 acres of land in fee and 852 acres of permanent easements for flowage rights. In addition to the dam, spillway, and control works, other major construction items consisted of relocation of county roads, construction of an adminis- tration building, warehouse, and two dwellings, interior access roads, public-use facilities, and procurement of permanent oper- ating equipment. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $13,424,877 ($12,336,343 for new work, including materials val- ued at $7,885 that were received without charge to project funds, and $1,088,534 for maintenance). 970 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work Appropriated .. _ $ 42, 500 -$ 54 -_.- - -- $ 7,000 $12, 334, 735 Cost----------------- 42,446 ------------------------------------ 723 112. 336,343 Maintenance: - Appropriated .-... 101, 250 88, 000 $92, 500 $85, 730 124, 000 1,107, 980 Cost___-- _ 101,153 86,982 91,410 86,379 107,717 1,088,534 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _ ---------------------------------- $ 3,070 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----------------------------_ 3, 070 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-- ..--- __---.----------- ----. -.-. 2 13, 500 1 Includes costs of materials furnished without charge in amount of $7,885. 2 Excludes cost of funds required for replacement of facilities to be destroyed when U.S. Bureau of Re- clamation irrigation project is placed in operation. 11. SALINA, SMOKY HILL RIVER, KANS. Location. This project is located on the Smoky Hill River about 123 miles above its mouth, immediately upstream from the confluence of the Smoky Hill River, Saline River, Mulberry Creek, and Dry Creek at Salina, Saline County, Kans. Existing project. The plan of improvement for this project consists of 9.26 miles of channel improvement for the Smoky Hill River and Dry and Mulberry Creeks; diversion of Dry Creek into the Smoky Hill River south of Salina; levees and appurtenant structures along the Dry Creek diversion, the improved Smoky Hill River channel, and along the west side of Salina; two storm- water pumping plants; new bridge over Dry Creek diversion; and alteration of bridges over Dry and Mulberry Creeks. This protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $3,809,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages, and reloca- tions is $1,960,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. Rights-of-way have been furnished for all work proposed under the project. Operation and results during fiscal year. Construction to com- plete Iron Avenue cutoff, Smoky Hill River channel work, and con- tinue East Side levees along the Smoky Hill River was advanced, by contract, from 72 percent to full completion. Construction of Dry Creek diversion channel and completion of East Side levees was continued by contract and work advanced from 86 percent to full completion. Construction of levees and channel improvement along Dry and Mulberry Creeks was advanced, by contract, from 63 percent to 99 percent of completion, all work being completed except correction of minor deficiencies. The cost of all levee and channel work during the fiscal year was $711,384. Work under FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 971 five contracts for alterations of railroad bridges across Dry and Mulberry Creeks was completed at a cost during the fiscal year of $17,892. Construction of two pumping plants was initiated and completed at a cost of $124,706. The total cost of all contract work during the fiscal year was $853,982. Engineering and design and supervision and administration in connection with the above work was accomplished by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $63,053, and liquidated damages of $8,450 were assessed contrac- tors for late completion of contracts. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $908,585. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated February 13, 1957, and the final portion of the completed work was turned over to local interests for operation and mainte- nance on May 24, 1961. The existing project was physically com- plete at the end of the fiscal year except for correction of minor deficiencies on pumping plants. The total cost of the existing proj- ect at the end of the fiscal year, including $8,000 "preauthorization studies," was $3,791,650. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated Cost. - - $400, 000 171,154 $405, 000 237,945 $861, 000 932, 923 $2, 039, 500 1,461,544 $24, 000 908, 585 1 $3, 809,000 1 3,791,650 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _ $8, 887 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_- _ _-_ __ . 8, 887 1 Includes $8,000 "Preauthorization studies." 12. WILSON RESERVOIR, SALINE RIVER, KANS. Location. The proposed dam site for the Wilson Reservoir is located on the Saline River about 130 miles above its mouth near the eastern edge of Russell County, Kansas, about 50 miles west of Salina, 10 miles north of Wilson, Kansas, and 20 miles east of Russell, Kansas. Existing project. The plan for this project provides for an earthfill dam about 5,600 feet long and 160 feet high with a gated outlet works, chute spillway and structural provision for irriga- tion. This project is one unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 475, S. Doc. 191 and S. Doc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The esti- mated cost (1961) is $21,200,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. The report of the Chief of Engineers on the justification of Wilson Dam and Reser- voir, submitted in compliance with Public Law 505, 84th Congress, published as Senate Document Numbered 96, 86th Congress, was approved July 14, 1960 (PL 645, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The de- sign memorandum for real estate (revised) including supporting 972 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 data for public-use selection, relocation of county roads, construc- tions materials, earthwork spillway and outlet works, adminis- trative facilities, and sedimentation and degradation ranges were completed. Preparation of design memorandums for power trans- mission and telephone lines was 20 percent complete. Plans and specifications for access roads were completed, and a construc- tion contract was awarded and advanced to 44 percent of comple- tion. Plans and specification for curtain grouting were completed and grouting by hired labor was initiated and advanced to com- pletion on a test section and to 23 percent of completion on the dam foundation. Land acquisition by hired labor during the fiscal year included acquisition in fee simple of 2,492 acres and flowage and access road easements on 167 acres. Plans and specifications for the dam and administrative facilities were 65 percent and 50 percent complete, respectively. Other hired labor operations consisted of purchase of radio station equipment, estab- lishment of sedimentation and degradation ranges, engineering and design, and supervision and administration. The total cost of the project during the fiscal year was $824,803. Condition at end of fiscal year. The report on economic justifi- cation, and design memorandums for general project development, real estate, access roads, relocation of county roads, construction materials, earthwork, and spillway and outlet works, administra- tive facilities, and sedimentation and degradation ranges are complete. Mapping of the reservoir area was complete. Design memorandums for power transmission and telephone lines are 20 percent complete. Plans and specifications for access roads are complete and construction of the roads was 44 percent complete. Plans and specifications for curtain grouting are completed and grouting by hired labor was complete on a test section and 23 percent complete on the dam foundation. Land acquisition by hired labor was 2,492 acres in fee simple and 167 acres in flowage and access road easements. Plans and specifications for the dam and administrative facilities are 65 percent and 50 percent com- plete, respectively. Other hired labor operations underway are purchase of radio station equipment, establishment of sedimenta- tion and degradation ranges, engineering and design, and super- vision and administration. The entire project was about 6 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year, including $19,200 "preauthorization studies," was $1,346,904. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- ----------- $65, 000 $175, 000 $644, 000 $1, 000, 000 1$1, 903, 200 Cost_ - 62, 931 159, 930 280, 039 824, 803 1 1,346.904 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___......________________.________ ... _ _ _$ 504, 462 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.......________..._____________________________________ 3, 200, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 3, 704, 462 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ _..._ 16, 096, 800 1Includes $19,200 cost of "preauthorization studies." FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 973 13. ABILENE, SMOKY HILL RIVER, KANS. Location. The project is located along both banks of Mud Creek about 1 mile above its confluence with the Smoky Hill River at Abilene, Dickinson County, Kans. Existing project. . The plan of improvement for this project consists of channel improvement for Mud Creek together with required railroad bridge alteratibns and levees or floodwalls along both bank of Mud Creek through the city. This protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The Federal portion of the project was completed at a cost of $1,099,765, and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages, and relocations is $287,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and right- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. Assurances of local cooperation were received on June 4, 1956 and accepted on September 25, 1957. All rights-of-way have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final auditing of a cost reimbursable railroad bridge alteration contract resulted in a credit to the Government of $1,474. The "as built" records of the project and an operation and maintenance manual were com- pleted by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $3,565. The total cost during the fiscal year was $2,091. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated on 25 September 1957, and all construction was com- pleted on 1 May 1960. Transfer of the project to local interests for operation and maintenance was accepted by the sponsor on 20 June 1960. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year, including $1,500 "preauthorization studies," was $1,099,765. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . $200, 000 $400, 000 $255, 000 $219, 500 -$6, 235 1 $1,099, 765 Cost_. - 16, 733 267,202 407,607 376, 423 2, 091 1 1,099,765 1 Includes $1,500 "preauthorization studies." 14. MANHATTAN, KANSAS RIVER, KANS. Location. The project is located along both banks of the Kan- sas River at Manhattan, Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, Kans., between Kansas River miles 147.7 and 150.5. Existing project. The plan of improvement for this project consists of levees and appurtenant structures along the south 974 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and east sides of the city, channel improvement along right bank of Kansas River downstream of the Rock Island Railroad and Highway 13 bridges, 2 pumping plants for removal of interior drainage, and modification of Rock Island Railroad bridge. This protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $3,170,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages and reloca- tions is $265,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. Assurances of local cooperation were furnished on October 7, 1957. Operations and results during fiscal year. The design memo- randum for pumping plants was completed, design of pumping plants was incorporated into first stage construction plans, and second stage construction plans were intiated and advanced to 70 percent of completion by hired labor. Negotiations were completed and a contract approved with Rock Island Railroad in connection with alterations to bridge and approaches. First stage construc- tion contract was initiated late in the fiscal year and advanced to 1 percent of completion. Construction by contract during the fiscal year cost $6,000. Engineering and design and supervision and administration during the fiscal year cost $62,335. The total cost of the project during the fiscal year was $68,335. Condition at end of fiscal year. The first stage construction contract was initiated on May 4, 1961 and was 1 percent complete. Plans for alterations to bridge and approaches are being accom- plished under contract entered into with Rock Island Railroad. Plans for remaining channel and levee work are 70 percent com- plete. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year, including $13,447 "preauthorization studies," was $248,321. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.- - $5, 000 $23, 000 $282, 000 $175, 000 $200, 000 1 $713, 447 Cost -------------- 5,851 14,825 65,946 75,132 68,335 1 248,321 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ .................. -____- -- ___...... ._ $ 46, 126 - Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------------..... -........................... 710,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------ ----------------- 756, 126 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- ..------------------------- -1, 746, 553 i Includes $13,447 cost of "Preauthorization studies." 15. MARYSVILLE, BIG BLUE RIVER, KANS. Location. The project is located on the left bank of the Big Blue River at Marysville, Marshall County, Kans. FLOOD CONTROL--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 975 Existing project. The plan of improvement for this project consists of new levee and raising existing levees along the left bank of the Big Blue River and right bank of Spring Creek; chan- nel cutoffs and improvement of the Spring Creek Channel; and a pumping plant. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.), as a unit of the comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $756,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages and reloca- tions is $99,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and maintain and operate all of the works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The city has been requested to furnish assurances of local cooperation. The city has furnished property ownership maps but, although several requests have been made, has not made a definite commitment as to when they will furnish assurances of local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Only minor routine engineering studies were made due to lack of assurances of local cooperation. The total cost during the fiscal year was $1,064. Condition at end of the fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was under way. The general design memorandum was about 60 percent complete. Planning was suspended pending receipt of assurances of local cooperation which were expected after the elections last fall. The new mayor of Marysville has indicated more interest in the project than the previous administration. The total cost of the existing project, at the end of the fiscal year, including "preauthorization studies" of $500, was $23,313. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1951 New work: Appropriated .... $27, 500 - - 1 $28, 000 Cost_ - - -- 21,749 $1,064 1 23,313 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 - - $ 4, 687 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - - --- - 4, 687 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- ..-................ - .... 728, 000 1 Includes $500 cost of "preauthorization studies." 16. FRANKFORT, BLACK VERMILLION RIVER, KANS. Location. The project is located on the right bank of Black Vermillion River at Frankfort, Pottawatomie County, Kans. Existing project. The plan of improvement for this project consists of levees along the east, south, and west sides of Frank- fort, alteration of railroad bridges and improvement of the chan- 976 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 nels of Little Timber Creek and the Black Vermillion River. The existing propect was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 409, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $1,280,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages and reloca- tions is $124,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. The city has furnished assurances of local cooperation except for one of the State permits which is being delayed until the Division of Water Resources of the Kansas Department of Agriculture receives comments on the proposed plan of improve- ment from one of the railroads involved. Operations and results during fiscal year. The general design memorandum was completed and contract plans for the levee and channel work were initiated and advanced to 75 percent of comple- tion at a cost during the fiscal year of $27,806. Condition at end of the fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was substantially completed, the general design memorandum being completed and the contract plans for levee and channel work being about 75 percent complete. The total cost at the end of the fiscal year, including "preauthorization studies" of $11,547, was $67,854. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - - $49, 000 $20, 000 $80, 547 Cost- 28, 501 27, 806 67, 854 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.............----------------------------------- $12, 693 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------- ------.... 375, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- - - ... - 387,693 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.-.--- .............- - -- - - 824, 453 17. TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR, BIG BLUE RIVER, KANS. Location. The dam site for the Tuttle Creek Reservoir is located on the main stem of the Big Blue River, approximately 12 miles above the mouth of the stream in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, Kans. The site is about 12 miles northwest of Manhat- tan, Kans. Existing project. The plan for this project provides for a dam 7,500 feet long to be constructed 157 feet high. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (Flood Control Com- mittee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as modified by the Flood FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 977 Control Act approved August 18, 1941, and expanded by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 475, and S. Docs. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961) is $80,200,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract operations during the fiscal year consisted of the following: Continuation of the dam embankment, advancing construction from 94 to 99 per- cent of completion at a cost of $736,172; continue reservoir clear- ing, accomplishing about 18 percent of the work at a cost of $75,764; initial construction of Pottawatomie County road reloca- tions accomplishing about 14 percent of the work at a cost of $157,352; continue relocation of Federal and State highways, advancing construction about 36 percent, at a cost of $3,380,979; continue relocation of the Missouri Pacfic Railroad, completing major bridges and advancing embankment and trackwork to 70 percent of completion, at a cost of $1,564,380; continued construc- tion required in connection with abandonment of a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad line and disposal of abandoned portions of the line at a cost of $2,585,176; corrected minor deficiencies in connection with relocation of cemeteries at a cost of $5,149; pur- chased Riley County Mutual and Olsburg and Randolph, Kans., telephone exchanges and recentered remaining subscribers at a cost of $256,161; continued relocation of Kansas Power & Light Company distribution lines and a substation and initiated reloca- tion of Nemaha-Marshall, PR&W and C&W Rural Electric Co- operatives' lines, accomplishing about 48 percent of the work, at a cost of $326,274; completed construction of the new Randolph Grade School and Consolidated High School, District 7, at a cost of $338,900; payment for legal services in connection with sewage facility alterations at Frankfort, Kans., and initiated construction of municipal facility alterations and protective works for Blue Rapids, Kans., accomplishing about 30 percent of the work at a cost of $318,315; initiated construction of public use facilities accomplishing about 2 percent of the work at a cost of $14,569; and maintenance of permanent project facilities at a cost of $32,179. The total cost of all contract work was $9,791,369. Real Estate acquisition consisted of 820 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 11,308 acres and rights-of-way for high- way and other relocations items at a cost of $2,349,546, including $35,005 for real estate management expenses in connection with outleasing of acquired lands. Hired labor operations during the fiscal year consisted of the following: Establishment of additional sedimentation an degrada- tion ranges, procurement of planting stock for public use areas, fabrication of information signs, procurement of equipment and tools, relocation of a utility line, backfilling settlement in graves and reseeding in cemeteries, and operation and maintenance of project facilities, at a cost of $151,525. Engineering and design in connection with the above work and for future contracts and supervision and administration was accomplished at a cost of 978 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 $751,838. Surplus materials were disposed of at a credit to the project of $1,092. The total costs during the fiscal year for all new work were $13,043,186. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated on October 7, 1952, and construction of the outlet works conduits, first-stage embankment, and spillway excavation was started. Work at the site was suspended in December 1953, due to nonappropriation of additional funds. Construction of the project was resumed on October 21, 1955. The project was about 83 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Partial filling of the reservoir pool is scheduled to start in the fall of 1961. Construction of the outlet works and spillway was complete. Closure was made (July 1959) and the dam embankment was 99 percent complete. Reservoir clearing was about 63 percent com- plete. Relocation of Federal and State highways was about 63 percent complete. Relocation of county roads was underway, about 5 percent of this work being completed. Relocation of the Missouri Pacific Railroad was about 71 percent complete and the Union Pacific Railroad relocation and abandonment, including disposal of the existing lines, "was about 91 percent complete. Relocation of the Mill Creek, Garrison, Legore, Cockrell, Fancy Creek, Ran- dolph, Old Randolph, Greenwood, Hawke, Bellegarde, Dial-Wilder, and Mariadahl cemeteries was complete. Acquisition of the Irving, Olsburg and Randolph and Riley County Mutual telephone ex- changes and recentering remaining subscribers was completed and all remaining telephone relocations .work was under contract. Re- location of power lines was about 87 percent complete and nego- tiations had been completed for relocation of gas pipe lines. Con- struction was underway for relocation and alteration of municipal facilities and provision of protection works at Blue Rapids, about 30 percent of the work being completed. Construction of replace- ment school facilities for the Randolph Grade School and Consoli- dated District No. 7 High School was completed. Construction of public use facilities was underway. The administrative-garage- service building, access roads, utilities, and drives were completed and procurement of permanent operating equipment was under- way. The acquisition of 33,656 acres of land in fee simple and flowage easements acquired for 25,393 acres was completed. Plan- ning was well advanced on public use facilities and County road relocations and completed for all other work except a few minor construction items. The total cost of the existing project, all new work, at the end of the fiscal year, was $66,478,423, including $72,800 "preauthor- ization studies." FLOOD CONTROL--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 979 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -.. $7, 530, 000 $5, 080,000 $15, 761,000 $17, 000,000 $15, 220,000 1 $73, 297, 580 Cost--------------- 7, 460, 041 7, 723, 908 16, 789, 143 12, 872, 290 13,043, 186 1 66,478,423 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961________ _____ __________ _____________ $2, 486, 992 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ ________________________________ 4,270, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........... _.. _ _ 6, 756, 992 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__ . __ - 2, 632, 420 1 Includes $72, 800 cost of "preauthorization studies." 18. TOPEKA, KANSAS RIVER, KANS. Location. This project is located on the right and left banks of Kansas River at Topeka, Kans. Existing project. To facilitate construction, the project has been divided into eight separate units as follows: Auburndale unit: Construction contemplated for this unit con- sists of adapting 1.1 miles of the proposed interstate limited access (4-lane) highway to serve as the levee protection. The highway is located on the landside, roughly parallel to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, and is from 2 to 4 feet higher than the required levee, which averages 13 feet in height throughout the reach. Ward Creek will be diverted to the river opposite approximate Kansas River mile 87.3 by local interests. Two pump- ing plants and gating of the highway drainage structure over the diverted Ward Creek channel complete the primary features of the Auburndale unit flood protection. Bridge and approach alterations unit: Construction contem- plated for this unit consists of alterations of two railroad bridges over the Kansas River. Channel and floodway improvement unit: Construction con- templated for this unit consists of removing obstructions from the Kansas River channel at critical points, including the removal of a highway bridge. North Topeka unit: Construction contemplated for this unit consists of levee and appurtenances starting at the junction of Menoken Road and the right bank of Soldier Creek diversion levee, thence south and southeast, paralleling raised Menoken Road grade and Union Pacific Railroad tracks to Kansas State Highway and embankment, serving as a levee, thence south to the left bank of the Kansas River at approximate mile 88.8. From this point the levee generally follows the left bank of the river to the mouth of the new Soldier Creek diversion channel at approximate mile 81.9. Constuction features of this unit consists of 8.6 miles of levees averaging 11.7 feet in height; 385 feet of floodwalls and 45 feet of retaining wall; relief wells and collector system; 3,000 feet of road raise averaging one foot to serve as a levee; 4.5 miles of bank protection; drainage structures and alterations to sanitary sewer; channel enlargement; one stoplog a d one sandbag gap; and two new pumping plants and alterations to one existing plant. 980 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Oakland unit: Construction contemplated for this unit consists of approximately 700 feet of floodwall averaging 5 feet in height; 400 feet of retaining wall averaging 4 feet in height; 10.1 miles of levees having an average height of 10 feet, extending from exist- ing South Topeka floodwall downstream along the right bank of the Kansas River to the mouth of Shunganunga Creek, thence upstream along the left bank of the creek to the vicinity of 12th and Jefferson Streets; improvement of Shunganunga Creek chan- nel; relief wells and collector system; drainage structures and alterations to sanitary sewers; one new railroad overflow bridge and removal of 11 existing highway bridges; railroad track raises at three locations; and 1 pumping plant. Soldier Creek diversion unit: Construction contemplated for this unit consists of realinement and straightening of the channel of Soldier Creek along the north bluff for a distance of approxi- mately 9.2 miles to Indian Creek so as to enter the Kansas River via the new mouth for Indian Creek, and includes about 14.6 miles of levees averaging 8.7 feet in height. Approximately 2.6 miles of tributary tieback levees and 0.7 miles of levee raise will also be required. It will also be necessary to construct new bridges for the Union Pacific; Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific; and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads. South Topeka unit: Under the previous authorization, levees and floodwalls were constructed, which provides protection to the municipal waterworks extending from approximate river mile 88.0 to 88.3. In addition, a short floodwall and levee were con- structed along the right bank from approximate river mile 84.8 to 86.2. In addition to the work accomplished under the previous authorization, it is contemplated to raise and reinforce the exist- ing levee and floodwall from approximate river mile 84.8 to 86.2, construct a pumping plant and modify an existing stoplog gap. Waterworks unit: Under the previous authorization, floodwalls were constructed as a part of the South Topeka unit extending from approximate river mile 88.0 to 88,3 to provide protection of this unit. In addition to the work accomplished under the previous authorization, work included in the current authorization provides for raising the existing levee at the west end of the floodwall, construction of a new tieback levee at the east end to incorporate a larger waterworks area, and the installation of pressure-relief wells to dispose of seepage water. The protection authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. 195, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), was modified and expanded by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $22,400,- 000, and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages and relocations is $8,720,000 to be borne by local interests. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation for the Soldier Creek unit were furnished by the North Topeka Drainage District on March 12, 1957, and assurances for the Waterworks unit, and the other remaining units, were furnished by the city of Topeka on June 14, 1957. FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 981 Rights-of-way for all Soldier Creek diversion, Waterworks, and Auburndale units have been obtained. Operations and results during fiscal year. The design memo- randums for the Oakland unit, North Topeka unit, and for the Rock Island Railroad bridge across the Kansas River in the bridge and approach alterations unit were completed. The design memo- randum for the Oakland unit pumping plant was 15 percent com- plete. Plans and specifications for Auburndale pumping plants and relief well system were completed and contracts awarded. Plans and specifications for Stage I construction in Oakland unit were 65 percent complete. Construction was essentially complete on levees and drainage facilities in the Auburndale unit. The con- tract for the final diversion channel section upstream from Brick- yard Road in the Soldier Creek diversion unit was continued and advanced to 99 percent of completion, and the contract for diver- sion channel and levees between Brickyard Road and Tyler Street was continued and advanced to 93 percent of completion, railroad relocations in the Soldier Creek Diversion unit were completed ex- cept removal of old Rock Island Railroad bridge over the old chan- nel. Record drawings and operation and maintenance manuals for the waterworks unit were completed. Engineering and design, ac- complished by hired labor and contract, cost $245,172. Construc- tion by contract during the fiscal year, including cost of $44,414 from contributed funds, cost $1,481,829. Supervision and adminis- tration of the above-described work, by hired labor, including cost of $3,201 from contributed funds, cost $151,512. The total cost of the project during the fiscal year, including cost of $47,615 from contributed funds, was $1,878,513. Condition at end of fiscal year. The expanded project was ap- proximately 30 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The work accomplished under the original authorization consists of the removal of objectionable material and placing of 174,569 cubic yards of earthfill in the levee; construction of 2,016 linear feet of concrete floodwall, 6,421 linear feet of bank paving, 2,600 linear feet of waterworks protection, 3 protection enclosures at the waterworks, a flood gate, 9 sewer outlet extensions, seeding of levees and appurtenant features. The general design memorandum for the expanded plan and design memorandums for Soldier Creek diversion unit, railroad bridges in the Soldier Creek diversion unit, waterworks unit, chan- nel and floodway improvement unit, Auburndale unit, pumping plants in the Auburndale unit, Santa Fe and Rock Island Railroad bridges in the bridge and approach alterations unit, Oakland unit, and North Topeka unit are complete. Plans and specifications for the entire Soldier Creek diversion unit, including railroad bridges in the unit, and waterworks unit are complete. Plans and specifica- tions for Auburndale unit pumping plants and relief well system are complete, and construction contracts are awarded. Construc- tion was essentially complete on levees and drainage facilities in the Auburndale unit. The initial construction contract on Soldier Creek diversion unit was complete; the succeeding contract for diversion channel and levees between Brickyard Road and Tyler Street was advanced to 93 percent of completion; and the final 982 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 diversion section upstream from Brickyard Road was advanced to 99 percent of completion. Railroad relocations in the Soldier Creek diversion unit are complete, except removal of the old Rock Island Railroad bridge over the old channel. Construction of the waterworks unit was complete and in service, and record drawings and operation and maintenance manuals for the unit are complete. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year, including $22,719 "preauthorization studies" and $93,577 contrib- uted funds, was $6,894,164. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- .....-- $300, 000 $1, 265, 000 $2, 168, 000 $1, 550, 000 $1, 235, 000 1 $7, 348, 570 Cost 153, 776 644, 262 1, 150, 347 2, 198, 804 1,830, 898 1 6, 800, 587 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___ _____-------------------------------- $ 109, 693 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___ -------------------------------------- _ 1,500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-----_ -------------- - 1,609, 693 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----_-- ___- ...-... -------.-.---- 13, 551,430 1 Includes $22,719 cost "preauthorization studies." CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----------------------------- $90,000 $97, 659 Cost --- --------------------------------- 10, 843 $27, 460 $47, 615 93, 577 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------------------- $2, 356 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_---------------- ---- ------------ 2,356 19. PERRY RESERVOIR, DELAWARE RIVER, KANS. Location. The proposed dam site for the Perry Reservoir is located on the Delaware River about 5 miles above its mouth and about 3.0 miles northwest of Perry, Jefferson County, Kans. Existing project. The preliminary plan for this project pro- vides for an earthfill dam about 7600 feet long to be constructed to an elevation about 86 feet above the valley floor with gated outlet works and a gated chute-type spillway in the left abutment. Water supply storage is included in the project plan at the request of the State of Kansas under provisions of the Federal Water Supply Act. of 1958. The project is one unit of the general com- prehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Mis- souri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The esti- mated cost (1961) is $38,000,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of the hydrology design memorandum was completed. The general proj- ect development design memorandum was advanved from 45 to FLOOD CONTROL-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 983 80 percent of completion and the preliminary master plan was initiated and advanced to 50 percent of completion. The construc- tion materials design memorandum was initiated and advanced to 10 percent of completion. The total cost during the fiscal year was $116,016. Condition at end of fiscal year. The hydrology design memo- randum is completed, the general project development design memorandum was 80 percent complete, the preliminary master plan was 50 percent complete, and the construction materials design memorandum was 10 percent complete. Other engineering studies were underway. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year, including "preauthorization studies" of $20,891, was $426,683. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1950 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........-------------------- $44, 000 $123, 000 $127, 000 $175, 000 1$489, 891 Cost-- .... 44, 580 95, 956 149, 240 116, 016 426, 683 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _____________ __________________ ____.._ $ 59, 163 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962...........___________.._______________....__________ 185,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__----------_ __-----_ 244, 163 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ _-----------------------___ 37, 325, 109 1 Includes $20, 891 cost of "preauthorization studies." 20. RATHBUN RESERVOIR, CHARITON RIVER BASIN, IOWA Location. The proposed dam site for the Rathbun Reservoir is located on the Chariton River about 7 miles north of Centerville and 1 mile north of the town of Rathbun, in Appanoose County, Iowa. Existing project. The preliminary plan for this project pro- vides for an earthfill dam about 8,300 feet long to be constructed to an elevation about 84 feet above the valley floor, with gated outlet works and an ungated chute-type spillway about a mile upstream from the left abutment. This project is authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 561, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1960) is $22,000,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Planning operations were resumed and surveying and mapping of the reservoir was advanced from 30 to 62 percent complete; and the general design memorandum was advanced from 15 to 30 percent of completion by hired labor at a cost during the fiscal year of $99,758. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preparation of the project eco- nomics and a preliminary hydrology design memorandum was complete and the general design memorandum was 30 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost of the existing project, to the end of the fiscal year, was $85,698 including $21,000 "preauthorization studies." 984 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- $65, 000 --------- -------. - -- - $130, 000 1$216, 000 Cost ----------------- 63, 559 $796 $585 _ 99, 758 185, 698 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----_ ------------------------------ $ 30, 247 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------------------------------------125, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------- 155, 247 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 1 Includes $21,000 cost of "preauthorization studies." - .---- - - 21,659, 000 21. POMONA RESERVOIR, OSAGE RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The proposed dam site for the Pomona Reservoir is located on One Hundred Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of the Marais des Cygnes (Osage) River, 7 miles above the mouth of the stream in Osage County, Kans., about 7 miles northwest of Pomona, Kans., and 34 miles upstream from Ottawa, Kans. Existing project. The plan of this project provides for earth- fill dam about 7,750 feet long to be constructed to an elevation about 40 feet above the streambed, with gated outlet works and an ungated chute-type spillway near the left abutment. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes on the Missouri River Basin, author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961) is $14,100,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Land acquisition by hired labor during the fiscal year included acquisition in fee simple of 3,972 acres and flowage easements on 545 acres. Public-use facilities to be used by visitors during project construction were initiated and completed. Construction of the first-stage embank- ment, outlet works, and spillway was advanced from 46 to 85 percent of completion. Construction of the completion phase of the dam was initiated on January 13, 1961 and approximately 10 percent of the contract work was accomplished. Negotiations were completed and contracts approved for relocation of U.S. Highway No. 75 and Kansas City Power and Light Co. powerlines. A con- tract for construction of permanent office building was awarded late in the fiscal year but no work was accomplished. Hired-labor operations consisted of installing piezometer tubes, exploration for water well in adminstration area, procurement of miscellane- ous project equipment, operation and maintenance of project facil- ities, supervision and administration of construction, and engi- neering and design on the above work and for future construction contracts. The total cost of this project (all new work) during the fiscal year was $2,737,244. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated on July 7, 1959. Construction of the first-stage embank- FLOOD CONTROL--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 985 ment, outlet works, and spillway was 85 percent complete. Con- struction of the completion phase of the dam was 10 percent com- plete. The acquisition of 6,599 acres of land in fee simple and flowage easements acquired for 615 acres has been accomplished. The entire project was about 38 percent complete. The total cost of the existing project (all new work) at the end of the fiscal year was $5,338,316, including $16,000 "preauthoriza- tion studies." Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..-------- $125, 000 $105, 000 $752, 000 $1, 585, 000 $3, 300, 000 1 $5, 928, 000 ----------------- Cost__ _ 143, 589 104,602 566,873 1, 754,780 2,737,244 1 5,338,316 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -- ....--____________ ___- __-_____ -______ $ 82, 392 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ___-------- -------------------------- 4, 370, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------_---------------------- 4, 452, 392 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------__ ---- ---------------- 3, 802, 000 1 Includes $16,000 cost of "preauthorization studies." 22. OTTAWA, OSAGE (MARAIS DES CYGNE'S) RIVER, KANS. Location. This project is located on both banks of the Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River at Ottawa, Franklin County, Kans. Existing project. The plan of improvement for this project consists of 2.3 miles of channel improvement through the city, 4.2 miles of levees, 3 pumping plants to remove interior drainage, railroad track raise and bridge construction. This protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost of construction (1961) is $4,290,- 000, and the estimated non-Federal cost of lands, damages, and relocations is $876,000. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation were re- ceived from the city of Ottawa on May 21, 1956, and accepted by the district on June 26, 1958. All rights-of-way have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. The initial construc- tion contract for channel improvement, levees and floodwalls downstream from Hickory Street and right bank levee upstream of Ash Street was completed and put into service. The succeeding construction stage to complete channel improvement, levees, flood- walls, and pumping plants was advanced to 32 percent of comple- tion. The raising of the Missouri Pacific Railroad track was com- pleted, and construction of the new Santa Fe Railroad bridge and removal of the old bridge was advanced to 47 percent of com- pletion. Construction by contract during the fiscal year cost $922,822. Engineering and design, accomplished by hired labor, cost $13,919. Supervision and administration of the above- described work, by hired labor, including a credit of $27,450 for damages assessed contractors, and $2,729 for tools, office furniture and equipment, cost $138,937. The cost of the project during the fiscal year was $1,075,678. 986 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project at the end of the fiscal year was 59 percent complete. Plans and specifica- tions on all features of the project were complete. All work on the project was under contract. The initial construction contract for channel improvement, levees, and floodwalls downstream from Hickory Street and right bank levee upstream from Ash Street was complete and in service; the succeeding contract to complete channel improvement, levees, floodwalls, and pumping plants was 32 percent complete. The raising of the Missouri Pacific Railroad track was complete, and construction of the new Santa Fe Rail- road bridge and removal of the old bridge was 47 percent complete. The total cost of the project at the end of the fiscal year, including $15,500 "preauthorization studies," was $2,500,806. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .....-------- $60, 000 $375,000 $784,000 $1,080,000 $670,648 1$3,015,148 Cost----------------- 56,460 109, 037 585,212 632, 780 1,075, 678 1 2,500,806 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- __ _-_-_ -- - -__-_ __--_ -- __---- $48, 612 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ ___--__-------__------___--__ -1, 274, 852 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_------------------------- 1,323, 464 1 Includes $15,500 cost of "preauthorization studies." 23. STOCKTON RESERVOIR, SAC RIVER, MO. Location. The proposed dam site is located on the Sac River about 41 miles above its confluence with the Osage River, and about 2 miles east of Stockton, Cedar County, Mo., the reservoir extending into Dade and Polk Counties. Existing project. The preliminary plan for this project pro- vides for an earthfill dam about 4,900 feet long to be constructed to an elevation about 113 feet above the streambed, with a gated overflow gravity-type spillway and 12,700-kilowatt power instal- lation. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1959) is $43 million. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. The hydrology de- sign memorandum was completed. Preparation of the design memorandum for general project development was continued and preparation of the design memorandum for real estate was ini- tiated. The total cost during the fiscal year was $168,149. Condition at end of fiscal year. Surveying and mapping and the design memorandum for hydrology were complete. The gen- eral design memorandum and the real estate design memorandum were 55 and 10 percent, respectively, complete at the end of the fiscal year. Other engineering studies were underway. The total FLOOD CONTROL--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 987 costs at the end of the fiscal year, including $21,000 "preauthoriza- tion studies," was $356,264. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----- _ __------------------------ $115, 000 $107, 500 $250, 000 1 $493, 500 _ Cost ----------------- -- ----------------- 50,353 116,762 168,149 1 356,264 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....................-------------------------------- $ 133, 993 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---...............................----------------------------------... 232,000 Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962--.-.------------------___ 365, 993 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project........................-------------------------- 42, 274, 500 1 Includes $21, 000 cost of "preauthorization studies." 24. POMME DE TERRE RESERVOIR, POMME' DE TERRE RIVER, MO. Location. The dam site for the Pomme de Terre Reservoir is located on the main stem of the Pomme de Terre River, approxi- mately 44 miles above the mouth of the stream in Hickory County, Mo., the reservoir extending upstream into Polk County, Mo. The site is about 3 miles south of Hermitage, Mo., and 20 miles north of Bolivar, Mo. Existing project. The plan of this project provides for a dam about 4,630 feet long to be constructed to an elevation 155 feet above the riverbed with minimum provisions for future installa- tion of power-generating facilities. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other pur- poses-in the Missouri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938 (Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as modified by the Flood Control Acts, approved December 22, 1944, and September 3, 1954, (H. Doc. 475, and S. Does. 191 and 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess. and H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1961) is $15,200,000 for the flood-control project and $7,300,000 for the powerplant features of the project. (Powerplant features deferred.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Land acquisition by hired labor during the fiscal year included acquisition in fee simple of 2,403 acres and flowage easements on 762 acres. A contract for relocation of State highways was initiated and advanced to ap- proximately 61 percent of completion. A separate contract for the relocation of the bridge over Lindley Creek was initiated and advanced to approximately 24 percent of completion. Relocation of seven cemeteries was accomplished by contract. A contract for the first-stage clearing in the reservoir area was completed and a contract for the completion phase of clearing was initiated and essentially completed. Construction of the completion phase of the dam was continued and was advanced from 71 percent to 96 per- cent complete. Hired-labor operations consisted of establishment of additional sedimentation and degradation ranges, procurement 988 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of miscellaneous project equipment, operation and maintenance of project facilities, supervision and administration of construction, and engineering and design on the above work and for future con- struction contracts. The total cost of this project (all new work) during the fiscal year was $3,017,010. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated on January 11, 1957. Construction of the first stage embankment and outlet works excavation, warehouse and pump- house, and permanent office building are complete. Clearing in the reservoir area is essentially complete. The acquisition of 18,159 acres of land in fee simple and flowage easements acquired for 1,977 acres have been accomplished. Construction of the comple- tion phase of the dam was 96 percent complete. Relocation of Empire District Electric Co. powerlines is complete and negotia- tions for relocation of remaining power and telephone lines are complete. The relocation of seven cemeteries is complete. Reloca- tion of State highways are approximately 35 percent complete. The entire project was about 82 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost of the existing project (all new work) at the end of the fiscal year, including $20,800 "preauthorization studies" was $12,419,981. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -...--. $920, 000 $1,869, 000 $3, 196, 178 $3, 600, 000 $3, 050, 000 ' $13, 183, 480 Cost__ 676,703 1,499,099 3,346,587 3,332,280 3,017,010 1 12,419,981 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_______________ _____________________ $ 247, 867 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___....._________________ ______________ ..... 1, 700, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ - 1,947, 867 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- _ .-- 316, 520 1 Includes $20,800 cost of "preauthorization studies." 25. KAYSINGE R BLUFF RESERVOIR, OSAGE RIVER, MO. Location. The proposed dam site for the Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir is located on the main stem of the Osage River about one mile upstream from Warsaw, Mo., in Benton County, the reservoir extending into Bates, Henry, Hickory, St. Clair, and Vernon Counties, Mo. Existing project. The preliminary plan for this project pro- vides for earthfill dam about 4,000 feet long, including a gravity- type overflow spillway section, and average height of about 83 feet. This project is one unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost (1960) is $106,000,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. FLOOD CONTROL--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 989 Operations and results during fiscal year. Work under contract to obtain aerial photographs and prepare topographic map of reservoir area was continued. Other engineering studies were accomplished by hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year was $350,904. Condition at end of fiscal year. Surveying and mapping of reservoir area was 93 percent complete. Design memorandums for hydrology, general project development, and construction materials were 50, 25 and 10 percent, respectively, complete at the end of the fiscal year. Other engineering studies were under- way. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year, including $42,000 "preauthorization studies," was $527,182. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ .------ _ __ _ _ -- -- ____- $80, 000 $141, 000 $370, 000 1$633,000 Cost________ 30, 359 103, 919 350, 904 1 527, 182 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _________________________________ _ $ 90, 876 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962______________ ___________________ _____________... 200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__-_______-___ _-_-.- 290, 876 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .- .. ........... _ __. _ _ 105, 167, 000 1 Includes $42,000 cost of "preauthorization studies." 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance Arlington Reservoir, Mo.--------------------1948 $8, 651 ------------- 3 6 $27, 191, 349 Bartley, Mo. River Basin, Nebr ....------ - 1953 118, 269 (2) Beatrice, Big Blue River, Nebr---- ._...... . (s) 4 1,000- 684, 000 Chariton River, Mo...------------------------- 1959 1,134, 587 -------------- 3, 015, 413 Chillicothe Reservoir, Grand R. Mo._________ ... () _ 365,800,000 Fort Scott Reservoir, Marmaton R. Kans. (6) - 12,000- ----------- 6 19, 188, 000 Garnett Reservoir, Pottawatomie Creek, Kans.. (8) 417, 000---------- _ 18, 783, 000 Hackleman Corners Reservoir, Cedar Creek, Mo.-------------- ------------- ---------- - (5) 4 7,000 8,093,000 1-------------- Hillsdale Reservoir, Big Bull Creek, Kans. (8) 5, 000 10,195, 000 Hubbell, Rose Creek, Nebr.-------------------- .. (7) 12, 000 Indianola, Nebr.....---------------------------- 1950 67, 275 - (2) Lawrence, Kansas River, Kans.______________ (8) 46, 961 ________ 3, 513, 039 Melvern Reservoir, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) R iver, Kans. ---------------------------- . (8) 4 20, 000 - - 21, 680, 000 Merriam , Turkey Creek, Kans . ....... ..__ (6) 4 500 -- 539, 500 Mystic, Walnut Creek, Iowa ____ ______________________ 50, 000 Osawatomie, Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River, Kans....__. ------------------------- (8) 45,500 -------------- 1,164,500 Pioneer Reservoir, Missouri River Basin, Kans. 1952 95, 692 -3 5 19, 904, 308 Richland Reservoir, Mo. --------------------- 1948 8, 548 - 5 33, 291, 452 1 Deferred for restudy. 2 Complete. 3 1954 estimate. 4 Preauthorization studies. , Inactive. 6 1960 estimate. 7Reclassified to "deleted group" of projects in fiscal year 1961. 8 1961 Estimate. 990 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local protection projects after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. District Engineers are responsible for the adminis- tration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respec- tive District. The average annual cost of this work during the past five years was $6,440. Maintenance inspections of completed flood protection projects were made during the fiscal year in the Kansas City District at a cost of $7,831. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated .... _._ $5, 900 $6, 000 $5, 400 $8, 190 $7, 900 $54, 990 Cost....-___ _ 5, 523 4, 709 5, 908 8, 231 7, 831 53, 802 28. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956). Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Salt Creek at Barnard, Kans..- Barnard, Kans.....-__ June 1954 .--.. Jan. 1957 _ - . Sept 1958 --- 1 $127,860 Big Stranger Creek_ Atchison and Leaven- Not started---____ ... ______.--- __ 2 347, 000 worth Counties, Kans. Elk Creek, Clyde, Clyde, Kans......--- - Jan. 1961- -- Not started___-- 2 393, 000 -_______ Kans. Bennett Spring Dallas and Laclede---- _ ___ - Not started---___- -------- 31,900 State Park, Mo. Counties, Mo. Chariton-Keytes- Near Keytesville in .- _ - Nut started--_ __ --------- 484 ville, Mo. Chariton County, Mo. 1Actual Federal cost of construction. 2 Estimated Federal cost of construction. 3 Estimated cost of preliminary studies to determine whether a feasible project or not under Public Law 685. Actual cost during fiscal year was $1,311. 4 Actual cost during fiscal year for reconnaissance report which indicated the project does not qualify under Public Law 685. Emergency flood-control activities. Repair, flood fighting, and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation). Advance preparation for flood emergencies_----------------- 11,854 Flood emergency operations------------------------------ _ 1145,485 Repair and restoration__ -656,205 1-_- 1 Actual GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 991 29. SURVEYS Flood-control studies. The cost of general investigations dur- ing the fiscal year was $98,788. The unexpended balance of $11,452 and $79,100 additional funds will be applied to the con- tinuation of work presently assigned to this district. Special Studies. The cost during the fiscal year of cooperating with the Atchison, Kansas, watershed studies on White Clay Creek was $1,076. The cost during the fiscal year of cooperating with the Soil Conservation Service was $1,944. The cost during the fiscal year of cooperating with the Bureau of Reclamation was $3,420. The unexpended balance of $1,948 will be applied to continuation of this district's cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service and Bureau of Reclamation. IMPROVEMENTS OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT This district comprises portions of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, all of South Dakota except a small northeastern portion, a portion of north central Colorado, all of Nebraska except the southern portion, Western Iowa, and a small portion of south- western Minnesota, all embraced in the drainage basin of the Missouri River along the main stem and tributaries to Rulo, Nebr. The navigation improvement of that section of the Missouri River from Rulo, Nebr., to Kansas City, Mo. (Quindaro Bend) is under the jurisdiction of the Kansas City, Missouri District. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Missouri River at Fort Peck, 16. Missouri River, Kenslers Bend, Mont - 993 Nebr. to Sioux City, Iowa___ 1017 2. Missouri River, Kansas City, 17. Vermillion River, S. I)ak .--.. 1018 Mo. to Sioux City, Iowa ---- 995 18. Floyd River, Sioux City, Iowa_ 1019 3. Middle Decatur Bend, Missouri 19. Sioux Falls, S. Dak 1021 River Iowa and Nebr- -..... 1000 20. .Sioux Falls Modification, S. 4. Protection of navigation ...... 1001 I)ak--_ - 1022 5. Other authorized navigation 21. Little Sioux River and its tribu- projects __ - 1002 taries, Iowa 1023 22. Cherry Creek D1am and Reser- Flood Control voir, Colo- 1025 23. Gering Valley, Nebr - 1026 6. 7. Fall River Basin, S. D)ak . Missouri River Basin, Omaha 1002 24. Salt Creek and its tributaries, Nebr_ 1028 District _ 1003 25. Shell Creek and its tributaries, 8. Garrison Reservoir, Missouri Nebr_- 1029 River Basin, N. I)ak --. 1005 26. Missouri River Agricultural 9. Oahe Reservoir, Missouri River Levees, Sioux City, Iowa to Basin, S. I)ak. and N. Dak_ 1007 the mouth (Sioux City, Iowa 10. Big Bend Reservoir, Missouri to Rulo, Nebr.) 1030 River Basin, S. Dak . ---- 1009 27. Other authorized flood control 11. Fort Randall Reservoir, Missou- projects_- 1033 ri River Basin, S. I)ak .-.. 1010 28. Inspection of completed flood- 12. Gavins Point Reservoir, Missou- control works 1035 ri River Basin, S. Dak. and 29. Flood-control work under special Nebr 1012 authorization --- 1035 13. Lower Heart River, N. Dak .- 1014 14. Billings, Yellowstone River, General Investigations Mont _________________ 1014 15. Sheridan, Yellowstone River, 30. Examinations and surveys_. 1036 Wyo- -- - 1015 31. Research and development_ 1036 1. MISSOURI RIVER AT FORT PECK, MONT. Location. The site of the Fort Peck Reservoir is in the Mis- souri River Valley in McCone, Valley, Garfield, Phillips, Petro- leum, and Fergus Counties, Mont. The dam site is approximately 1,868.7 miles above the mouth of the Missouri River. Nearest towns are Glasgow, 17 miles northwest, and Nashua, 9 miles north. Existing project. A hydraulic earthfill dam with a maximum height of 250.5 feet and a reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, hydroelectric power, and other purposes, with a gross storage capacity of 19,400,000 acre-feet at maximum operating 993 994 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 pool and a normal operating storage capacity of 18,400,000 acre- feet. It provides for the ultimate power installation of two 35,000 kilowatt units, one 15,000 kilowatt unit and two 40,000 kilowatt units. Land acquired for the project totals 590,084 acres, the majority of which was public domain land. The estimate of cost of the overall project (July 1961) is $158,150,000 including $188,000 Code 710 funds and $23,750,000 for the second power plant. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years, exclusive of Power Production Costs reimbursed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, was $453,581. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 19351_ Construction of earth dam .... ...--------------------- H. Doc. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. May 18, 19382_ Completion, maintenance, and operation of a hydro- (Specified in act.) electric powerplant, subject to certain provisions contained in the act respecting the transmission and sale of electric energy. This act also authorizes the installation of additional power generating facilities by the Secretary of War when deemed necessary in the judgment of the Bureau of Rec- lamation. Dec. 22, 19443_ Modified authorization to provide for full multiple H. Doc. 475, S. Doc. 191 and S. purpose operation. Doc. 247, all of 78th Cong., 2d sess. (Specified in act.) June 3, 19484_ _ Payments to be made to school districts serving proj- ect as reimbursement for educational facilities (in- cluding transportation to and frdm school) to pupils who are dependents of persons engaged in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the projects. 1 Included in Public Works Administration program in 1933. Public Law 529, 73d Congress, 3d session. Public Law 534, 78th Congress, 2d session. 4 Public Law 586, 80th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiiscal year. Construction of the second powerplant was essentially completed. Initial recorded generation of power on Units 4 and 5 (40,000 kilowatts each) tccurred on May 27, and June 8, respectively. Tunnel liner, peh- stocks and surge tanks completed except painting and surge tank thclosure; powerhouse and switchyard completed except minor completion items; main control boards completed except flow recorders. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $3,438,000 including $3,026 Code 710 funds. The Fort Peck Reservoir was operated in conjunction with the other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, navigation, power production, and other multiple purpose uses. Total releases from the reservoir in Fiscal Year 1961 amounted to approximately 5,634,000 acre-feet, or an average discharge of 7,800 cubic feet per second. Fort Peck generating facilities produced 764,501,000 gross kilowatt-hours of electricity during fiscal year 1961. The recreation areas had 162,100 visitors during the year. Mainte- nance funds were used to complete replacement of emergency gate cables. Although the total cost of operation and maintenance dur- ing the fiscal year amounted to $985,410, reimbursement from the Bureau of Reclamation for the pro rata share cost of operation RIVERS AND HARBORS - OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 995 and maintenance of the power plant; reimbursement for furnish- ing operators' village facilities, and distribution of pro rata share of camp operation cost to other funds reduced the net cost to $337,361, all regular funds, including deferred maintenance costs of $10,469 for utility replacement of water line and tank. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work was started on the orig- inal project in October 1933 and on the second power plant in August 1956. The second power plant is scheduled for completion in 1963. It was 94 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Individual items were progressing as follows: tunnel liner, pen- stocks and surge tank, 99 percent complete; powerhouse and switchyard, 87 percent complete; main control boards, 94 percent complete. Items remaining to be initiated are modification of un- tanking facility scheduled for completion during fiscal year 1962 and modification of tunnel number 4 gate scheduled for comple- tion during fiscal year 1963. Other remaining work consists of completion of the permanent housing development. On 30 June 1961, the pool was at elevation 2,207.7 and 10,759,000 acre-feet of water were impounded in the reservoir. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $155,032,784 for new work, of which $78,391,440 were regular funds, $8,650,000 were power plant funds, $49,521,087 were public works funds, and $18,470,227 were emergency relief funds. The total net cost of operation and maintenance was $7,730,967 as of 30 June 1961. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -.. ._- $580, 000 $3, 048,400 $5, 711, 600 $9, 203, 100 $3, 725, 500 1$155, 510, 237 Cost ......----------------- 657, 579 2, 874, 175 4, 979, 505 10, 020, 920 3, 438,000 1155, 032, 784 Maintenance: Appropriated - Cost ----------------- ... 386, 000 416, 194 680, 000 441, 654 461, 000 459, 600 502, 988 254, 000 7, 764, 976 569,709 337, 361 7, 730,967 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--- _____________-_________ _____ _ $13, 619 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__..._.. .. ._____________.._____- - 720,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _---------------------...._ 733, 619 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------------_ 1,919, 763 1 Includes $87,866 preauthorization study cost. 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO SIOUX CITY Location. The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers con- join at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,464.4* miles across or along 7 states to the Mississippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. The river is the boundary between the States of Missouri, Kan- sas, Nebraska, and Iowa. For description, see page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects. Under the River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876, the first regulation works were constructed at St. Joseph and Nebraska City, but a project for systematic river improve- ment was not adopted until August 2, 1882, modified by the River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 996 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 13, 1902. For further details see page 1893, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1175, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 300 feet, to be obtained by revetment of banks, construction of permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, cutoffs to eliminate long bends, closing of minor channels, removal of snags and dredging as required. Length of section under improvement (upper end of Quindaro Bend to Sioux City) is 376.3 miles. The ordinary fluctuation is about 14 feet and the extreme fluctuation about 38 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised (July 1961) is $231,000,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $2,751,276. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Jan. 21, 1927 Appropriation of $12 million authorized for the ex- H. Doc. 1120, 60th Cong., 2d sess. isting project. July 3, 930 Appropriation of $15 million additional authorized; additional allotments totaling $29,153,108 were made by the Public Works Administration under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1938, and $9,669,791.92 allotted under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of Apr. 8, 1935. Aug. 30, 1935 For completion of the project from the mouth to H. Doc. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Sioux City, Iowa. Mar. 2, 1945 For a channel of 9-foot depth and 300-foot width ....- H. Doc. 214, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Contains the latest published maps of Missouri River. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Facilities for loading and unloading grain, petroleum products, and other commodities are at various loca- tions of the river. These facilities are listed in the following table: Miles Description of facilityl above2 Bank Nearest town mouth SI. I Grain terminal site-no facilities_ - - --- 761. 5 Left Sioux City, Iowa. Grain terminal site-no facilities __________________________ - 760. 0 Left Sioux City, Iowa. Dock, publicly owned _- _______________________________ 759. 0 Left Sioux City, Iowa. Grain terminal site-no facilities _____________________ 756. 5 Left Sioux City, Iowa. Grain terminal site-no facilities___________________________ 727. 0 Left Whiting, Iowa. Grain terminal site-no facilities ________________________ .. 717. 0 Right Decatur, Nebr. Grain terminal site-no facilities ______________________ 705. 0 Left Blencoe, Iowa. Grain terminal site-no facilities___-______________________- 671.0 Left Missouri Valley, Iowa. Commercial feed processing and shipping facilities ------ 671. 0 Right Blair, Nebr. Grain terminal site-uncompleted________________________ 670. 6 Right Blair, Nebr. Boat launching ramp__..._____________________________ 670. 5 Right Blair, Nebr. Boat launching ramp ---......... .........---- - - 670. 4 Left Blair, Nebr. Ways for manufacturing and launching equipment..... 670. 3 Right Blair, Nebr. Grain and steel terminal site-no facilities. - 670. 0 Right Blair, Nebr. Oil storage and terminal facilities ___- 641.0 Right Omaha, Nebr. Facilities for constructing and repairing marine equipment_ 640. 8 Right Omaha, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage__- _____________________________ 640. 7 Right Omaha, Nebr. Cement packaging, storage, and shipping-no facilities _. 640. 4 Right Omaha, Nebr. Grain terminal site-no facilities_______________________ 634. 5 Left Council Bluffs, Iowa. Grain terminal and storage facilities._--- -------- 632. 6 Right Omaha, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities---_ 632. 4 Right Omaha, Nebr. Grain elevator, head house, and conveyor publicly owned_ 632. 3 Right Omaha, Nebr. Dock, publicly owned; mobile cranes available, privately 632. 2 Right Omaha, Nebr. owned. See footnotes at end of table. RIVERS AND HARBORS - -OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 997 Miles Description of facility' above Bank Nearest town mouth2 I I Facilities for unloading and storing molasses -------------- 631.8 Right Omaha, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities_.. - - 630. 6 Left Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rock loading dock________________ _____ 628. 5 Right South Omaha, Nebr. Facilities for unloading and storing molasses, and loading 628. 4 Right South Omaha, Nebr. tallow. Facilities for unloading and storing molasses and tallow -- 628. 0 Right South Omaha, Nebr. Grain terminal site-no facilities________________________ 628. 0 Right South Omaha, Nebr. Dock and warehouse, publicly owned_____________ 608. 5 Right Plattsmouth, Nebr. Facilities for manufacturing and shipping chemicals _.... 608. 2 Right Plattsmouth, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities ..-- 601.6 Right Plattsmouth, Nebr. Facilities for loading, unloading, and storing liquids (molas- 580. 1 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. ses and tallow). Grain terminal and storage facilities- ___ 579. 9 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities_ ___ 579. 8 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. Two 5-ton cranes for loading and unloading with 2 ware- 579. 8 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. houses, publicly owned. Grain terminal site-no facilities______________________ 579. 5 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. Facilities for loading and unloading concrete blocks, silos, 579. 0 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. cribs, and steel. Facilities for manufacturing and loading prestressed con- 579.0 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. crete. Facilities for manufacturing and shipping steel rebars and 579. 0 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. concrete pipe. Facilities for manufacturing and shipping brick and tile .__ 579.0 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. Facilities for processing and shipping cement and concrete_ 579.0 Right Nebraska City, Nebr. Grain and feed terminal and storage facility---- 552. 2 Right Brownville, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities_____ __________ 552.0 Right Brownville, Nebr. Grain and fertilizer terminal-no facilities_------ 552. 0 Right Brownville, Nebr. Grain terminal and storage facilities-uncompleted........ 552.0 Right Brownville, Nebr. Grain terminal site-no facilities-storage available at 538. 2 Left Nishnabotna, Mo. Nishnabotna, Mo. Transfer of sand and gravel__ 514. 5 Right Rulo, Nebr. Small boat launching ramp 514.3 Right Rulo, Nebr. Small boat launching ramp__ 514. 1 Right Rulo, Nebr. Grain terminal site-no facilities_________________________ 514. 1 Right Rulo, Nebr. Government boat landing___ 504. 9 Right White Cloud, Kans. Small boat dock---------------------------------------- 471.7 Left St. Joseph, Mo. Sand and gravel transfer________ 461.2 Left St. Joseph, Mo. Government material yard__________ 460. 2 Left St. Joseph, Mo. Grain loading facility_________ 458. 3 Left St. Joseph, Mo. Small boat launching ramp..____________-____-___ 456. 1 Left St. Joseph, Mo. Grain loading facility________________ 435. 1 Right Atchison, Kans. Bulk handling facilities, publicly owned, privately operated- 434. 9 Right Atchison, Kans. Small boat launching ramp_________________________ 434. 89 Right Atchison, Kans. Sand and gravel transfer_--------------- 434.6 Left Winthrop, Mo. Small boat launching ramp and dock ._______ 434. 5 Left Winthrop, Mo. Loading dc______________ 432. 9 Right Atchison, Kans. Sand and gravel transfer__ 414. 8 Left Weston, Mo. Small boat launching ramp__________________ 413. 1 Left Beverly, Mo. Small boat launching ramp and dock_ 408. 3 Right Leavenworth, Kans. Sand and gravel transfer___________--------------- 407. 3 Right South Leavenworth, Kans. Shipyard and ways for manufacturing, repairing, and 407. 2 Right South Leavenworth, launching floating equipment. Kans. Wharf and grain loading facility -__-_______________- 397. 95 Right Wolcott, Kans. Wharf and hoist .----------------------------------- 397. 6 Right Wolcott, Kans. Loading dock .____ . __--------------- .. ......... 397. 5 Right Wolcott, Kans. Pipe unloading and storage .__________________........... 393.7 Right Pomeroy, Kans. Government-owned bulk petroleum storage-- --- 387.5 Left Parkville, Mo. Oil loading (standby)_------ ------------- --------- 384. 6 Right Kansas City, Kans. Grain loading conveyor and dock_ 384.4 Right Kansas City, Kans. Pipe unloading- ... _ -----------------.---------------- 383.9 Right Kansas City, Kans. 1 Privately owned and operated unless otherwise indicated. 2 1941 adjusted mileage. The above listed facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Promotion of additional facilities at the following locations, as soon as conditions warrant, is contemplated: Sioux City, Sloan, Whiting, Onawa, Blencoe, and Council Bluffs, Iowa; South Sioux City, Decatur, Tekamah, Blair, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Rulo, Nebr.; St. Joseph and North Kansas City, Mo., and Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kans. 998 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: This work consisted of construction, by contract, of 298 pile dikes and 87 pile dike extensions totaling 68,702 linear feet, 128 rock dikes totalling 36,889 linear feet, 57 lengths of pile and standard revet- ments totaling 85,404 linear feet, 28 rock revetments totaling 76,222 linear feet at a total cost of $8,017,704; and dredging and point removal of 2,982,571 cubic yards of material in connection with construction at a total cost of $410,375; removal of 85 linear feet of existing structures at a total cost of $667; construction, by hired labor, of 32 dikes totaling 5,535 linear feet, 10 rock dikes totaling 907 linear feet, 1 length of revetment totaling 374 linear feet and 2 rock revetments totaling 470 linear feet at a total cost of $264,023; removal of 13,117 linear feet of existing structures at a total cost of $94,913; clearing 229 acres of dredge site and removal of 23,250 cubic yards of material in connection with point removal, all at a cost of $133,202; and removal of 19,455 tons of rock from the channel by the Dredge Keokuk at a total cost of $61,155; and payment for lands and damages of $18,777. The total cost during the fiscal year of all new work, including engineering and design, $189,224, supervision and administration, $458,567, and return to U.S. Treasury of $50 was $9,648,657. Maintenance: This work consisted of construction, by contract, of repair and replacement of 30,670 linear feet of dikes and 51,608 linear feet of revetment at a total cost of $740,392; the accom- plishment, by hired labor, of repair and replacement of 20,917 linear feet of dikes and 47,551 linear feet of revetment at a total cost of $729,132; removal of 2,155,890 cubic yards of material from the channel at 14 localities by the U.S. Dredge Lewis, and 1,021,510 cubic yards of material from 11 localities by the U.S. Dredge Mitchell at a total cost of $448,044 placing 541,594 cubic yards of earth fill in connection with structure repair by the dredge Lewis and 338,520 cubic yards by the Dredge Mitchell at a cost of $143,037; real estate management at a cost of $209; snagging and clearing channel at a cost of $1,538. Other miscellaneous costs, all charged to maintenance, were stream gaging and special studies at a cost of $64,998; surveys and mapping at a cost of $102,955; channel reconnaissance and channel marking at a cost of $246,845; engineering and design at a cost of $14,299; super- vision and administration at a cost of $210,682. The total cost during the fiscal year of all maintenance work was $2,702,131. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the project in fiscal year 1928, and the scheduled completion dates are Sioux City to Omaha fiscal year 1968 and Omaha to Kansas City fiscal year 1966. The work on the entire project Kansas City, Mo. to Sioux City, Iowa, was approximately 77 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year, based on the present approved esti- mate of cost. Kansas City to Omaha: The work on this section of the project was approximately 90 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The work remaining to be done to complete this section of the project consists principally of the construction of additional RIVERS AND HARBORS - OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 999 bank stabilization structures and the strengthening of existing pile structures to improve their effectiveness and to prevent their deterioration prior to final stabilization of the banks. A reliable channel suitable for navigation is available through this section. The practical draft at ordinary stages of the river is 61/2 to 7 feet, with additional depths available during high stages. Commercial navigation was inaugurated on this section in May 1939, and com- mon carrier transportation service was inaugurated in October 1946. Omaha to Sioux City: The work between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa was approximately 63 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Since resumption of work in 1955, good progress has been made in stabilizing the channel and alleviating serious erosion. Although additional bank stabilization structures and the strengthening of existing structures are still required, control of the river has been regained in all but three short reaches totalling about 22 miles. Work is underway in each of the three reaches but is not sufficiently advanced to provide a reliable navi- gation channel. Crossings are wide and very crooked and there is extensive shoaling. Commercial navigation was resumed in 1958 with shallow draft tows. The controlling depth is limited to 41/2 feet. Under the existing project for systematic work on the 9-foot channel, the work accomplished includes 2,080,096 linear feet of revetment for permanently fixing the banks, 3,094,500 linear feet of pile and rock dikes, 143,884 linear feet of abatis, 2,287 linear feet of jetties, recrowning 700 linear feet of an existing levee, 19,218 linear feet of retards for stabilization of channel widths, construction of 5 impermeable structures to close off auxiliary channels, construction of 48,237 linear feet of asphalt revetment, effecting 6 channel cutoffs, and removal 121,694,717 cubic yards of material dredged from the channel to obtain project depth and width. The total cost of work under the existing project to June 30, 1961 is- Cost New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ______________________________ $139, 138, 290 $58, 164,647 $197,302,937 Public Works funds___ 29, 038, 236 114,180 29,152, 416 Emergency relief funds____ .9, 613, 073 56, 645 9, 669, 718 Total funds _ ... $177, 789, 599 $58, 335, 472 $236, 125, 071 I ~~: I 1000 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----- $11, 047, 000 $8, 961,900 $9, 339, 100 $8, 785, 000 $9, 571,000 1 $180, 484,909 Cost ...-------------- 10, 554, 421 9, 374, 464 9,427, 371 8, 865,531 9, 648, 657 1180, 376, 215 Maintenance: Appropriated- 2,955, 000 2, 903, 385 2, 588, 270 2,687, 150 2,668, 000 59, 001, 838 Cost--------------- 2,995, 933 2, 674, 859 2, 785,083 2,598,374 2,702, 131 2 58,905, 676 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961______---___________...........__........ $31,896 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__________________........................_____________. 8, 369, 600 Unobligated balances avajiable for year ending June 30, 1962 ......------------------------- 8, 401,496 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......... -- --. 44, 732, 107 1 Includes $29,038,236.29 National Industrial Recovery Act funds and $9,613,073.19 emergency relief funds. Also includes an amount for previous project of $2,586,616.56 and preauthorization costs in the amount of $165,351. 2 Includes $114,180.14 National Industrial Recovery Act funds and $56,644.65 emergency funds. Also includes an amount for previous project of $570,203.93. 3. MIDDLE DECATUR BEND, MISSOURI RIVER, IOWA AND NEBR. Location. Middle Decatur Bend is located on the Missouri River between river mile 710 and river mile 715 about 2 miles east of Decatur, Nebr., about 4 miles west and south of Onawa, Iowa, and 55 miles north of Omaha, Nebr. Existing project. The River and Harbor Act approved 2 March 1945 provides for construction of a 9-foot channel with a minimum width of 300 feet for the reach of the Missouri River from the mouth to Sioux City, Iowa. Improvement of the Missouri River in the Middle Decatur Bend area is being prosecuted under this authority. The approved plan contemplates construction of a cut- off about 14,000 feet long with revetment along the concave side of the new alignment and training pile and stone structures to divert the river into a pilot channel. The abandoned channel, about 2.8 miles in length would have, under original plans for construction, eventually filled with silt as the proposed diversion structures would be pervious. Section 105 of the River and Harbor Act approved 14 July 1960 (PL 86-645, 86th Cong.) authorized and directed the Secretary of the Army to cause an immediate study to be made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers of the project for improve- ment of the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the mouth, to determine if modification is warranted to provide a lake in the abandoned river channel of the Missouri River between river miles 710 and 715 for recreational purposes by means of: (a) construction of a levee extending along the left bank of the new channel to be constructed in the Middle Decatur Bend area of the Missouri River; and (b) construction of hydraulic-fill closure of both ends of the old channel, and such modification is hereby authorized as determined to be justified by the Secretary of the Army, with the approval of the President, unless within the first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the report is submitted to it such report is disapproved by Congress. RIVERS AND HARBORS - OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1001 Local cooperation. Although the project authorization does not set forth the items of local cooperation considered specifically applicable to the potential project, current policy indicates that local interests will be required to provide without cost to the Federal Government, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way re- quired for the project together with such other conditions as may be considered appropriate as a result of the study, and hold and save the Government free from damages due to the construction and maintenance and operate the project after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Operations and results during fiscal year. The feasibility re- port was initiated and completed by hired labor. The total cost during the fiscal year was $3,894. Condition at end of fiscal year. The feasibility report was under review by the Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $3,894. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... ..----------------------------------------------- 14, 000 14, 000 Cost----- ---------.......------------------------------------------ 3, 894 3, 894 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ _ -___------------ 1 $106 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962....__ 1 106 1 $155,000 was appropriated for design and construction of this project; however, all but $4,000 was retained in Office, Chief of Engineers until the feasibility report is approved. 4. PROTECTION OF NAVIGATION The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 and other laws enacted in the interest of protection to navigation authorized the inspections of bridges and bridge plans, crossing navigable streams, issuance of permits, investigations of oil pollutions, re- ports of violations and other regulatory functions. Inspection of bridge plans, issuance of permits, participation in two public hearings on bridge clearance problems and miscel- laneous investigations were accomplished during the fiscal year at a cost of $3,895. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated ....------------------------------------------------ $4, 000 $4, 000 Cost_ --------------------------------------------------------- 3,895 3, 895 1002 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures Estimated full report June 30, 1961 amount Name of project see Annual required to Report complete for- New work Maintenance Big Sioux River, S. Dak., and Iowa-------------...... 1952 ---------------------------- $1, 140,000 (July 1960) Missouri River, Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Ben- 1948 $3, 123, 141 $644, 863 (2) ton, Mont_ 1 Deferred. 2 Project complete. 6. FALL RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. Location. The work covered by this project is located in Custer and Fall River Counties, S. Dak., in and near the town of Hot Springs. The Hot Springs unit is in the town of Hot Springs, immediately south of the junction of Cold Brook and Hot Brook which combine to form Fall River; the Cold Brook Reservoir unit is approximately 11/4 miles north of the town of Hot Springs on Cold Brook; and the Cottonwood Springs unit is approximately 41/2 miles west of the town of Hot Springs on Cottonwood Springs Creek, one-half mile upstream from its confluence with Hot Brook. Existing project. The project as authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved August 18, 1941, is a plan of flood protection on the Fall River and tributaries, South Dakota, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 655, 76th Congress, 3d session. The general plan of improvement provides for the protection from flood dam- age of the people and property of the town of Hot Springs, S. Dak. The Hot Springs channel improvement unit provides for the widening, deepening, and straightening of the present channel of Fall River from a point near the confluence of Hot Brook and Cold Brook to a point 400 feet below the Eighth Street Bridge or a total distance of approximately 6,000 feet. Clearing of trees, boulders, concrete slabs, and all obstructions to flow is provided for. The Cold Brook Reservoir unit is designed to control an area of 70.5 square miles, and have a capacity of 6,000 acre-feet at spill- way crest, with surcharge at maximum pool of 5,114 acre-feet. The following features are included: Construction of an earth- fill dam with uncontrolled outlet; and uncontrolled reinforced concrete conduit under the dam; and a spillway with a discharge capacity of 85,000 cubic feet per second at maximum pool eleva- tion through solid rock adjacent to the reservoir. The Cottonwood Springs Reservoir unit will control an area of 26 square miles and have a capacity of 6,160 acre-feet at spillway crest with surcharge at maximum pool of 2,114 acre-feet. The following features are included: Construction of an earthfill dam faced upstream and downstream by dump rock; an uncontrolled reinforced concrete conduit under the dam; and a spillway of FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1003 16,100 cubic feet per second capacity at maximum pool elevation through the solid rock right abutment. The estimated Federal cost is $5,030,000 (July 1960), the esti- mated local cost is $143,000 (July 1960). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,684. Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation as provided by law, local interests are required to bear the expense of bridge modifications and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will take such meas- ures as may be necessary to prevent any encroachments upon the flood channel capacities to be provided by the improvements. The assurances of local cooperation for the Hot Springs unit were approved by the Secretary of War, 18 May 1946. Operations and results during fiscal year. No effort was ex- pended and no costs were incurred on new work during the fiscal year. Operation and maintenance activities included the continuation of sedimentation studies, reservoir regulation studies, and inter- mittent inspections of the dam and structures at a cost of $4,236 during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the Hot Springs unit was completed during fiscal year 1951. Construction of the Cold Brook unit dam and appurtenances was complete in fiscal year 1953 with the exception of a road and parking area which was completed by contract during fiscal year 1955. Prepa- ration of the master plan for Cold Brook Reservoir management and public use developments is complete. The Cottowood Springs Reservoir unit has been placed in a deferred category to be re- studied to verify the general scope of the project. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $2,7"~?460, exclusive of contributed funds of $4,250. The total cost of operation and maintenance activities to the end of the fiscal year was $32,940. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----_ _- $3, 660 .------- --- -$200 $2, 703, 460 Cost- --- -_- -_ 8, 651 - -- - - -2, 703, 460 Maintenance: Appropriated -- - 4,000 $3, 000 4,000 $4, 000 $4, 000 33, 600 Cost_ 2,932 3,151 4,237 3,864 4,236 32,940 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project . . ....- .. $---- $2, 326, 540 1 Includes $10,000 preauthorization study costs. In addition, the sum of $4,250 was expended from con- tributed funds. 7. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, OMAHA DISTRICT Location. The flood-control improvements included in this project are located on and along the Missouri River and several of the principal tributaries of the Missouri River and are located in the States comprising the Missouri River Basin. 1004 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin provides for levees along the Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and the mouth and reservoirs located on the main stem of the Missouri River and on the tributaries for control of floodflows at the dam sites. The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 28, 1938 Adopted general comprehensive plan for Missouri Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, River Basin and authorized $9,000,000 for initia- 75th Cong., 1st sess. tion and partial accomplishment. Aug. 18, 1941 Modified the general comprehensive plan to include H. Doc. 842, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Harlan County Dam and Reservoir on the Repub- lican River, Nebr., and authorized $7,000,000 addi- tional expenditure. Dec. 22, 1944 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the H. Doc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; Missouri River Basin and authorized $200,000,000 S. Doc. 191, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; additional expenditure. S. Doc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess. July 24, 1946 Authorized an additional expenditure of $150,000,000 for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. May 17, 1950 Authorized an additional expenditure of $250,000,000 for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. Sept. 3, 1954 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the H. Doc. 642, 81st Cong., 2d sess.; Missouri River Basin and authorized $217,710,000 H. Doc. 549, 81st Cong., 2d sess. additional expenditure. May 2, 1956 Modified the general comprenensive plan for the Missouri River Basin by deletion of the construc- tion of Red Willow Dam and Reservoir, Nebr., and the addition of the construction of Wilson Dam and Reservoir, Kans. July 3, 1958 Expanded the general comprehensive plan for the H. Doc. 409, 84th Cong., 2d sess. Missouri River Basin and authorized $200,000,000 additional expenditure. July 14, 1960 Authorized an additional expenditure of $207,000,000 for prosecution of the general comprehensive plan for the Missouri River Basin. 1 Contains the latest published maps of Missouri River Basin. Included in the comprehensive plan are the following projects in the Omaha district: Estimated Project Federal cost Garrison Reservoir, N. Dak....----_.. .. .. . . .. _ 1 $291,000,000 Missouri River Agricultural Levees, Sioux City, Iowa to Rulo, Nebr-_-_- __ __ *1 15, 370, 000 Oahe Reservoir, S. Dak. and N. Dak.. ......... ..... . . ... ___ 1 355, 000, 000 Big Bend Reservoir, S. Dak_ .............. ... ... . . .. . .. ... 1 122, 000, 000 Fort Randall Reservoir, S. Dak__ . . . .. . .. .. ...... i 194, 900, 000 Gavins Point Reservoir, S. Dak. and Nebr_ .. . .... .... . . _._... 1 48, 400, 000 Omaha, Nebr ___------------------- -------------- 2 5, 903, 874 Council Bluffs, Iowa-_ __ - -- -- ---- ------- ------ ---- 22, 557, 680 1 Details presented on individual report. 2 Completed. * Active portion of project. Operations and results during fiscal year. The operations dur- ing the fiscal year, together with costs for those projects on which plans were in preparation, are shown in individual reports. Condition at end of fiscal year. The conditions of the various projects on which work had been initiated are given in individual reports. Under sections 7 and 9 of Public Law 534, Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944, the Corps of Engineers is respon- FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1005 sible for detailed scheduling of operations of storage capacity reserved for or assigned to flood control in reservoirs constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation as well as those constructed by the Corps of Engineers. The cost of work under this heading during the fiscal year was $74,773. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated . .. $99, 000 $89. 500 $85, 100 $76, 340 $81,000 $846, 840 Cost 98, 005 92, 862 88, 259 74, 378 74, 773 837, 243 8. GARRISON RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, N. DAK. Location. Garrison Dam is located on the Missouri River in McLean and Mercer Counties, N. Dak., about 11 miles south of Garrison, N. Dak., and 9 miles west of Coleharbor, N. Dak. It is 1,455.0 (1941 adjusted river miles) miles above the mouth of the river and 77 miles above Bismarck, N. Dak. Existing project. The project plan provided for the construc- tion of a dam and reservoir for flood control, irrigation, naviga- tion, hydroelectric power, and other purposes. The dam is a rolled-earthfill structure with a crest length of 11,200 feet and a maximum height of 210 feet. The spillway, located in the east abutment, is controlled by 28 tainter crest gates, 29 feet high and 40 feet long. The outlet works, containing 5 power tunnels and 3 flood-control tunnels, is located in the west abutment. A hydro- electric power-generating plant containing five 80,000 kilowatt units is located on the downstream toe of the dam below the outlet works. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 24,500,000 million acre-feet. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.), as part of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River basin. The estimated cost for the project is $291 million (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $557,000. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $24,000. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Surveys and engineering studies were continued throughout the fiscal year. Preparation of design memorandum for consolidation of facilities at Riverdale was initiated along with preliminary studies for Hydraulic Transient Tests. Construction was continued on the following items: Lewis and Clark Roads, relocation and altera- tion of McKenzie Elec. Coop. power lines, relocation of miscel- laneous facilities at Williston, replacement of habitat and mainte- nance of tree-planted areas. 1006 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The following items were completed during the year: penstocks and surge tanks (4 and 5), powerhouse and switchyard (4 and 5), turbine governors (4 and 5), relocation and alteration of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. pipeline facilities, stage III levee and pump plant at Williston, relocation and alteration of Williams County Electric Coop. Power Lines, relocation and alteration of telephone facilities for Stony Creek Mutual Aid Corp. and North- western Bell Telephone Co., relocation of Williams County roads, raise Lost Bridge and approaches, relief wells and protective works at Williston and relocation and alteration of Lower Yellow- stone REA power lines. Generators 4 and 5 were placed in service following extensive repairs. The following were initiated and completed during the year: Williston Levee top-soiling and seed- ing, switchyard steel 115 and 230 KV terminal facilities, Riverdale sewage lagoon, and Buford-Trenton bank stabilization stage III. In addition, work began on the following: Great Northern Rail- way protection stage II, modify drainage downstream slopes, oil circuit breakers 115 and 230 KV terminal facilities, terminal facilities and modifications, and 13.8 KV powerline to Spillway and Riverdale townsite. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $2,593,160. The Garrison Reservoir was operated in conjunction with the other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, navigation, power production, and other multiple purpose uses. Total releases from the reservoir amounted to about 10,963,000 acre-feet, or about 15,100 cubic feet per second. 1,281,671,000 gross kilowatt hours of electricity were produced at Garrison during fiscal year 1961. The recreation areas received 406,300 visitors during the year. The total cost of operation and maintenance activities during the fiscal year was $813,311. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated April 1946 and is scheduled for completion in 1963. Planning was in progress for Riverview Cemetery relocation, consolidation of townsite and switchyard tunnel drainage. The overall project was 98 percent complete. Land acquisition was 99 percent complete. Engineering and design was 98 percent com- plete. The status of construction contracts in force was as follows: Raising Lewis and Clark road, 93 percent complete; Williston water and sewer facilities, 94 percent complete; terminal facilities and modifications, 28 percent complete; and oil circuit breakers 115 and 230 KV terminal facilities, 93 percent complete. On June 30, 1961, the pool was at elevation 1,803.1 and 9,562,000 acre-feet of water was impounded in the reservoir. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $286,500,530 for new work and $3,228,693 for operation and maintenance. FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1007 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ... .. 055,000 7$14, $3, 783, 000 $10. 291, 000 $4, 322,000 $2, 901,500 1 2 $287, 433, 200 Cost ------- Maintenance: -- 7,254, 845 12, 370, 930 10, 092, 472 4, 572, 199 2, 593,160 286,500, 530 Appropriated -..... 392, 000 494, 000 452, 000 624, 040 844, 000 3, 262, 540 Cost ----------------- 399, 435 465, 704 461,906 644, 646 813, 311 3, 228, 693 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...___.................................... $128, 521 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962----..... _................................ ------... 850,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_. -------------------------- 978, 521 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project........----------- --------------- 2, 716, 800 I Includes $300,000 preauthorization study cost. 2 Exclusive of $24,000 contributed funds. 9. OAHE RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN S. DAK. AND N. DAK. Location. The Oahe dam site is located on the Missouri River in Hughes and Stanley Counties, S. Dak., about 6 miles northwest of Pierre, S. Dak., and 1,123 miles above the mouth of the river. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height of 242 feet and reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, hydroelectric power, and other purposes with a gross storage capacity of 23,600,000 acre-feet at maximum operating pool. It provides for power installation of 7 units nominally rated at 85,000 kilowatts each. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944 (PL 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.), as part of the general com- prehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Mis- souri River Basin. The estimated cost (July 1961) is $355,000,000 for the project, including ultimate power. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 3 years was $144,831. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Acquisition of reser- voir lands for relocations and ponding continued. Preparation of plans and specifications continued by hired labor. Design studies continued to be performed by an architect-engineer firm for power structures. The State of South Dakota continued design work under the terms of a negotiated contract for relocation of South Dakota highways facilities. Construction was continued on con- tracts awarded by the State for highway and bridge construction in connection with U.S. Highway 12. Construction of the relocated Cheyenne Indian Agency Headquarters was completed except minor deficiencies. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad continued furnishing service and materials in connection with railroad relocations. Construction continued on relocation contracts for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Rail- road, Moreau River crossing, and Mainline trestle fill and final grading. Construction continued on earthwork stage VII Sch. "B" stone protection, power structure, intake superstructure, downstream power tunnels and liners, generators and turbines, 1.008 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Hughes County roads, Campbell County roads, Stanley County roads, Walworth County roads, Spring Creek subimpoundment, Moreau River highway and railroad crossing. Soo Line Railroad relocation vicinity of Pollock, relocation of owners electrical trans- mission and distribution system vicinity of Mobridge, powerhouse superstructure, surge tank bases, intake gate hoists, portable service elevator, intake bulkhead and trashracks, turbine gover- nors, 14.4 KV station service switchgear, control switchboards, motor generators and appurtenant equipment, oil circuit breakers, powerhouse slope drains, powerstructure intake bridge, intake gantry crane, service roads part I, earthwork stage VIII, light- ning arrestors, penstocks and surge tanks, main power transform- ers and relocation of electrical distribution system at Pollock. Construuction was completed on contracts for upstream power tunnels and intake substructure, intake gates, frames and guides; powerhouse bridge cranes; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad relocation, Mobridge to Wakpala and Moreau branch line; Cheyenne River Indian Agency ranch school and day school relocation; surfacing of streets and parking area at Cheyenne agency; cemetery relocation stage III; relocation of water supply at Fort Yates; 480 volt station service switchgear; metal clad switchgear; station service grounding and intake feeder transformers and voltage regulators, auxiliary power distribution centers; draft tube gantry crane; switchyard structures and ap- purtenances; "K-H" road connection (Dewey County); and reservoir clearing, stage I. In the second year of extensive use of the recreational facilities, 217,800 people visited the area. Total water releases from the reservoir in fiscal year 1961 amounted to 12,456,000 acre feet or an average discharge of 17,200 CFS. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $46,081,255. The total cost of operation and maintenance during the fiscal year was $187,302. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in August 1948. Land acquisition was 83 percent complete. Design studies were in progress for additional reloca- tions and power facilities. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Snow Fence Glenham to Mobridge was under advertisement and award of the Spillway structure was pending. Negotiations were in progress for county road and utilities lines relocations. Plans and specifications were being prepared for recreation facilities, Northern Pacfiic railroad relocation, spillway gate hoists; Fort Yates flood protection, access roads, and various relo- cation projects. The status of major construction contracts in force was as follows: earthwork stage VIII, 41 percent complete; penstocks and surge tanks, 16 percent complete; powerhouse superstructure and surge tank bases, 70 percent complete; down- stream power tunnels and liners 89 percent complete; earthwork stake VII, schedule B (stone protection), 91 percent complete; South Dakota highway relocations, 98 percent complete; turbines, 1009 FLOOD CONTROL---OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 71 percent complete; generators, 14 percent complete; and power intake superstructure, 66 percent complete. On 30 June 1961, the reservoir was at elevation 1,500.7 and 2,033,000 acre-feet of water was impounded. The entire project was approximately 72 percent complete based on the estimated project cost. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $256,500,676. The total cost of operation and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year was $434,494. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-...... $24, 524, 000 $30, 820, 600 $44, 879, 400 $47, 100, 000 $48, 850, 000 1 $260, 223, 014 Cost ...--- 26, 491, 915 36, 928, 993 45,853, 865 46, 455, 872 46, 081,255 1256, 500, 676 Maintenance: Appropriated-----... ------------ 97, 000 150,270 188,500 435,770 Cost 96, 903 151,289 187,302 434,494 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -- _--------- -------------------------- $160, 576 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962...-- ----------------------------------- 36, 000, 000 Unobligated balances available year ending June 30, 1962.....------.------------------- . 36,160, 576 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..............................-------------------------- 58,776,986 1 Includes $60,000 preauthorization study costs. 10. BIG BEND RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. Location. The Big Bend project is located on the Missouri River, 1,033 miles above the mouth, near Fort Thompson, S. Dak., and approximately 21 miles upstream from Chamberlain, S. Dak. The dam site is located in the upstream reach of the Fort Randall Reservoir and the reservoir extends upstream to just below Pierre, S. Dak. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled earthfill dam 100 feet high, a hydroelectric generating plant consisting of eight 58,500 kw units, and a chute-type gated spillway. The reservoir will provide gross storage of 1,900,000 acre-feet. The project is to be operated as a unit in the comprehensive basin plan for filood control, navigation, conservation, power development and other uses. The project was authoriged by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (PL 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) as a part of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin. The estimated cost (July 1961) is $122,000,000 for the project. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. __Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of con- tract plans and specifications was continued by hired labor. De- sign of the powerhouse was continued by architect-engineer contract. Construction of the first stage of the access road, administrative facilities, and temporary construction bridge was completed. Contracts for furnishing turbines, furnishing and 1010 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 installing generators, and construction of the first stage of earth- work were continued. Continuing contracts for the construction of the powerhouse substructure and for supplying intake service and bulkhead gates, frames, and guides were initiated. A contract was awarded for intake gantry crane but construction had not been initiated. Additions to administrative facilities and landing strip and fencing were initiated by contract. Contracts were negotated with the State of South Dakota and U.S. Bureau of Public Roads to provide a public crossing of the dam. Hired labor operations were limited to minor fencing and directional signs in the vicinity of the administrative facilities. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $8,452,661. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the project in September 1959 and is scheduled for completion in 1967. Land acquisition was approximately 4 percent complete. Design studies were in progress, by both hired labor and architect- engineer contract. Plans and specifications were being prepared for the spillway, second stage earthwork, and supply contracts for electrical and mechanical equipment for the power plant. The construction bridge, first stage of the access road and administra- tive facilities were complete. The status of construction contracts in force was as follows: earthwork stage I, 84 percent; powerhouse substructure, 14 percent; turbines, 2 percent; generators, 1 per- cent; and intake service and bulkhead gates, frames, and guides, 42 percent. The entire project was 10 percent complete based on the esti- mated cost. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $11,786,764. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........ $150,000 $345, 000 $690, 000 $2, 240, 000 $8, 700, 000 $12,125, 000 Cost ----------------.. 147,537 360,497 664,414 2,161,655 8,452,661 11,786,764 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_--------____________- -- __________ - -- -$5, 454 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _____________________________. ... 19, 700, -______ 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---- ------------------------- 19, 705, 454 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-..--- ---------------------- 90, 175, 000 11. FORT RANDALL RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. Location. The Fort Randall Dam site is located on the Missouri River in Charles Mix and Gregory Counties, S. Dak. about 82 miles above Yankton, South Dakota. The site is 922 miles above the mouth of the Missouri River and 162 miles above Sioux City, Iowa. Existing project. A rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height of 165 feet and a reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, hydroelectric power, and other purposes, with a gross storage capacity of 6,100,000 acre-feet at maximum operating FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1011 pool. It provides for the ultimate power installation of 8 units nominally rated at 40,000 kilowatts each. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (PL 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) as part of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin. The estimate of cost of improve- ment (July 1961) is $194,900,000. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $669,571. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of con- tract plans and specifications by hired labor was continued. Al- though acquisition of land was essentially completed in prior years, final court awards and additional minor acquisition in the vicinity of Chamberlain, S. Dak. was continued. Construction of a foundation drainage system, modification of permanent housing, and a water treatment plant was completed. The cost of the water treatment plant is shared with the Air Force in connection with the cantonment area of the AC&W station which is being built near Pickstown. Additional riprap protection at the St. Joseph Indian School, which was specifically authorized by Public Law 86-213, was completed by contract. Contracts for resurfacing of some of the streets in Pickstown and the first two stages of addi- tional recreation facilities, consisting of bituminous surfacing of roads in the vicinity of the dam, were completed. Construction of sealing expansion joints in the spillway slab and consolidation of facilities at Pickstown was initiated. Continuing contracts were awarded for construction of switchyard bays 2400 and 2600. Negotiations were in progress with the State of South Dakota for the design and construction of a new bridge across the reservoir west of Platte, S. Dak. which was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960. Hired labor operations included installation of mag- nesium anodes on intake gates for cathodic protection, rerating of oil circuit breakers, seeding of disturbed recreation areas, and alteration of raw water intakes for Pickstown. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $635,614. The Fort Randall Reservoir was operated in conjunction with other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, navigation, power production, and other multiple purpose uses. Total releases from the reservoir amounted to about 12,570,000 acre feet, equiva- lent to an average flow of about 17,400 cubic feet per second. A total of 1,270,900,000 gross kilowatt hours of electricity was pro- duced during fiscal year 1961. Approximately 477,800 people visited the dam and recreation areas. The total cost of operation and maintenance activities during the fiscal year was $763,169. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the project in May 1946 and is scheduled for completion in 1964. Preparation of contract plans and specifications by hired labor was about 99 percent complete. Acquisition of land for the dam and reservoir was essentially complete; however, condemnation of the Chamberlain Sales Pavilion has not been completed. Reloca- tions were complete except for formal transfer of lands in connec- 1012 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 tion with the relocation of the Chicago, Milwalkee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad; raising of three county road bridges; and the new bridge across the reservoir west of Platte, S. Dak. Except for minor completion items, the embankment, spillway, outlet works, and powerhouse were complete. Consolidation of facilities at Pickstown was 84 percent complete and sealing the expansion joint in the spillway was 62 percent complete. Work had not started on contracts for construction of switchyard bays 2400 and 2600, fur- nishing switchboard equipment for bays 2400 and 2600, or furnish- ing combination storm windows for housing at Pickstown. Major items of work remain to complete the project are: Additional rec- reation facilities, raising county bridges, a bridge across the reser- voir west of Platte, South Dakota, and hydrologic network. On June 30, 1961, the reservoir pool was at elevation 1,358 feet m.s.l. and a total volume of 4,484,000 acre-feet of water was impounded. The project as a whole was 97 percent complete. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $188,579,638 for new work and $4,403,204 for operation and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--...-------------- ............ -- $435, 000 $2, 260.000 $696, 900 $333, 215 1 $188, 750, 815 .. Cost---------------- $738, 272 944, 949 1,990, 075 692, 194 636, 514 1188, 579, 638 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ 589, 000 652, 000 698, 000 655, 800 805, 500 4, 459, 000 --------------- Cost................. 585,488 649,336 688,758 661, 102 763, 169 4,403,204 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .................. ............. _ ........ $23,597 .............................................. Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962____ __ 900, 000 Unobhgated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-........ - -.....-........-..... 923, 597 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-........................-_ . _ ..... 5, 249,185 1 Includes$138,000 preauthorization study cost. 12. GAVINS POINT RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, S. DAK. AND NEBR. Location. The Gavins Point Dam site is located on the Mis- souri River in Yankton County, S. Dak., and Knox County, Nebr., about 4 miles upstream from Yankton, South Dakota, and about 846 miles above the mouth of the river. Existing project. A concrete and rolled earthfill dam with a maximum height of 72 feet and a reservoir for flood control, irrigation, navigation, hydroelectric power, and other purposes, with a gross storage capacity of 541,000 acre-feet at maximum operating pool. It provides for the ultimate power installation of three units nominally rated at 33,333 kilowatts each. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (PL 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) as part of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin. The estimate of cost (July 1961 is $48,400,000, including $230,000 Code 710 funds (recrea- tional facilities on completed projects). The average maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $370,055. FLOOD CONTROL--OMAHA, NEBR.. DISTRICT 1013 Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications was continued by hired labor. Acquisition of land in the reservoir area is essentially completed, except for pend- ing litigation on a few minor tracts. Switchyard slope protec- tion, shoreline protection, and surfacing of roads and parking areas at the Springfield and Yankton Recreation areas were com- pleted. Procurement of permanent exhibits and radio equipment continued. Hired labor construction work performed during the fiscal year consisted of minor miscellaneous powerhouse and switchyard improvements. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $194,025, including $91,543 for recreational facilities on completed projects. The Gavins Point Reservoir was operated in conjunction with the other Missouri River reservoirs for flood control, navigation, power production, and other multiples purpose uses. Total re- leases from the reservoir amounted to about 13,734,000 acre-feet, equivalent to an average flow of about 19,000 cubic feet per second. The three generating units were in commercial operation and produced 504,739,000 gross kilowatt-hours of electricity during fiscal year 1961. All recreational areas were being extensively used by the public and additional facilities were being planned. During the year 1,873,300 people visited the project. The total cost of operation and maintenance activities during the fiscal year was $450,801. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in March 1952 and is scheduled for completion in 1963. Engineering and design was approximately 99 percent complete. Land acquisition was complete except for pending litigation on minor tracts. Design studies were in progress for remaining items to complete the project, including additional recreation area development. The project was providing its multiple-purpose bene- fits for flood control, navigation, power, and other uses. On June 30, 1961, the pool was at elevation 1,206.9 and 444,000 acre-feet of water was impounded in the reservoir. The project as a whole was 99 percent complete. Total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $47,626,842 for new work, including $96,406 for recreation facilities on completed projects-Code 710 funds. Total costs for operation and mainte- nance were $1,911,114. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------....... 307, 000 $475, 000 $425, 000 $570, 000 $209, 025 1$47, 698, 810 Cost --------------- .2, 977,853 881,287 633,358 700,906 194,025 1 47, 626, 842 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- 196, 500 356, 000 415, 500 433, 930 449, 000 1,915, 930 Cost-... - 191,962 364, 479 403, 218 439, 817 450, 801 1,911,114 ,9--- Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --_.....- . $71,933 $--------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_--------- ----------------- 71,933 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _- . 701, 190 ....------------------------ 1 Includes $82,000 preauthorization study cost. 1014 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 13. LOWER HEART RIVER, N. DAK. Location. The project is located in the vicinity of Mandan; N. Dak. on both banks of the Heart River in the 14-mile reach extending upstream from the mouth of the river. Existing project. The project consists. of raising existing Mandan levees, highway and railroad bridges; construction of a closure levee extending from United States Highway No. 10 to high ground upstream (west) from Mandan; and provides for channel improvement and levee construction downstream (east) of Mandan. Improvement will increase protection to the city of Mandan and the State Training School and will provide protection for two additional areas which are rural in development. The project was authorized in the Flood control Act approved September 3, 1954. (PL 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) The estimated cost of improvement (July 1961) is $2,382,000, of which $2,072,000 is Federal cost of construction and $310,000 is local cost. Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation, local interests are required to raise the existing United States Highway No. 10 bridge and approaches west of Mandan and cooperate in construction of the Mandan interior drainage works. All rights-of-way for the entire project have been acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of levees and channels completed. The contract with the Northern Pacific Railway Company for the modification of their facilities is 99 percent complete with only the painting of the new steel remaining. The total cost during the fiscal year was $775,631, all new work funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The overall project is 99 per- cent complete and should be completed during July 1961. The total cost to June 30, 1961 was $2,058,880, all regular new work funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated-------- $75, 000 $150, 000 $434, 000 $650, 000 $708, 000 $2, 072, 000 Cost --------------- 63, 372 25, 753 139, 847 1,008, 321 775,631 2, 058, 880 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ $---------------- $9, 207 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-----, --.................. 1Tncludes $40,000 preauthorization study cost. . ------ 9, 207 14. BILLINGS, YELLOWSTONE RIVER, MONT. Location. The work covered by this project is located at Bil- lings and vicinity on Yellowstone River, Mont., 346 river-miles upstream from its confluence with the Missouri River. FLOOD CONTROL--OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1015 Existing project. The overall plan of improvement for the flood protection of Billings and contiguous areas consists of a system of ditches, channels, and levees by means of which flood- waters approaching the city from the west, east, or south may be diverted away from the area subject to flooding. The proposed plan is divided into three separate units, namely, the western, eastern, and southern units. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 216, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). The estimated Federal cost (July 1960) is $4,590,000; the estimated local cost (July 1960) is $353,000 for relocations, lands, and damages. Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation, local interests are required to remove or relocate all structures at or near the alinement of the proposed work, pro- vide all bridges and similar improvements except one railroad bridge, and construct or relocate roads. Contacts made in fiscal year 1961 indicate that local interests are unable to furnish the required local cooperation at the present time. Further, there is some indication that private construction in the area may require some modification of the present design. Accordingly this project has been reclassified to the "Deferred" category. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Only minor plan- ning in connection with local cooperation was accomplished during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. The general design memoran- dum based on the project as authorized is complete. Construction has not been initiated and the project has been placed in a deferred category. Total costs to June 30, 1961 were $87,658, all regular new work funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........ -$15, 000- . ... ..... i .. .... . ..... .. 1$88, 000 Cost--... ._ "___ _. 13,066 $332 $1, 318 $179 $558 187, 658 Other new work data: _ ___ $342 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---........---.............................. Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................__ ............. 342 1 Includes $38,000 preauthorization study cost. 15. SHERIDAN, YELLOWSTONE RIVER, WYO. Location. The work covered by this project is located at Sheridan and vicinity on both side of Goose Creek and Little Goose Creek approximately 11.6 miles above the junction of Goose Creek with the Tongue River. Existing project. The overall plan of improvement for flood protection at Sheridan consists of a system of levees and flood- walls in combination with alterations of the channels of Goose Creek and Little Goose Creek. The area subject to flooding will be protected by approximately 33,400 feet of levees, 1,185 feet of concrete flood wall, and 30,140 feet of channel improvements 1016 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 including a concrete chute. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 216, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). The estimated Federal cost (July 1961) is $1,880,000, the estimated local cost (July 1961) is $266,800 for relocations, lands, and damages. Local cooperation. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation, local interests are required to accomplish at their own expense all necessary fence, road, or street alterations, and utility and building relocations, with exception of two bridges. In addition they will be required to maintain and operate the improvements after completion. Assurances of local cooperation were furnished by a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sheridan adopted March 29, 1959. Local opponents of the project attempted to secure an in- junction to prevent further expenditure of Sheridan funds for the project. A summary judgment of the district court dismissing the action was upheld by the State Supreme Court. Rights-of-way required to initiate construction of stage I have been secured. Stage I was advertised on February 6, 1961 and bids were opened March 21, 1961. Award was delayed at request of the House Committee on Appropriation until hearings with local interests on the desirability of the project were held. Authority to proceed with construction of this project was granted by Congress late in June. Operations and results during fiscal year. The design memo- randum is complete. Plans and specifications for stage I were advertised on February 6, 1961 with bids opened on March 21. All bids were rejected and this work is rescheduled for advertise- ment in July 1961. Plans and specifications for stages II and III are about 20 percent complete. The total cost during the fiscal year was $50,784, all regular new work funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The design memorandum is complete, plans and specifications for stage I are complete. A con- tract for the construction of stage I is scheduled to be advertised July 7, 1961 and opened August 8, 1961. Total cost to June 30, 1961 was $245,275, all regular new work funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 19658 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated....-------- $65, 000 $150, 000 $302, 000 $40,000 .. $580, 000 Cost- 651 6---01, 17, 986 51,768 40,087 $50,784 '245, 276 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...-------------------- ----.......... .. $334,725 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---- 250, 000 .-------------------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---.............- - -...-- --._ 584, 725 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-............................-... 1, 050, 000 1Includes $23,000 preauthorization study costs. FLOOD CONTROL--OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1017: 16. MISSOURI RIVER, KENSLERS BEND, NEBR. TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA Location. This project is located along the Missouri River between Ponca Bend, Nebr., and the combination bridge at Sioux City, Iowa. Existing project. The existing project authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, provides for the construction of dikes, revetments and channel improvement along the Missouri River from Miners Bend and vicinity, South Dakota, and Nebraska to Sioux City, Iowa. The estimated cost of new work under the project is $11,300,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $79,182. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work consisted of construction, by contract, of 21 pile dikes totaling 5,998 linear feet and rock dikes totaling 6,752 linear feet. The total cost of new work was $768,691. Maintenance consisted of repair and replacement of 11,805 linear feet of dikes and 3,925 linear feet of pile revetment by contract, at a total cost of $111,323. The total cost for the fiscal year was $880,014. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project was started in June 1946 and was 100 percent complete on June 30, 1961. The physical extent of work accomplished at the end of the fiscal year includes the completion of 19,664 linear feet of rock dikes, 52,273 linear feet of pile dikes, 132,929 linear feet of pile and standard revetment, 21,781 linear feet of rock revetment, and dredging 2,427,620 cubic yards of material to obtain channel alinement. During the fiscal year, additional training structures were con- structed, and other structures throughout the length of the project were extended and strengthened. Design alinement has been achieved throughout the project. Bank protection has been placed on all concave banks. The total cost of the project at the end of the fiscal year was $12,257,480, of which $11,298,375 was for new work and $959,105 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- .... $1,400,000 $1, 420,000 $1, 339,000 $878,100 $770,000 1$11,299, 769 Cost--------------- ............... 1,084, 258 1,683, 658 1,417,158 891,386 768, 691 111,298, 375 Maintenance: Appropriated--------...... 42, 800 48, 000 78,200 115, 820 113, 000 962, 220 Cost.---.......... -43, 84 48,106 76,471 116,120 111.323 959,105 Other new work data: Unobligated balance-for year ending June 30, 1961 ___ ----------...............-- $1,075 .........-------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------------------------_________________ 1,075 1 Includes $5,000 preauthorization study cost. 1018 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 17. VERMILLION RIVER, S. DAK. Location. The project is located along the Vermillion River from its mouth to a point approximately two miles north of Davis, S. Dak. and on Clay Creek, its principle tributary, from its mouth to the C&NW railroad bridge near Volin. Existing project. The project consists of channel cleanout and a levee on the left bank of the Vermillion River from the mouth to near Vermillion, channel improvements, straightening and levees from Vermillion to a point approximately two miles north of Davis, S. Dak., tieback levees on fifteen smaller tributaries, re- moval of an old mill dam at Centerville to provide for unrestricted passage of the design flow, channel enlargement, straightening and levees along Clay Creek from the mouth to the C&NW rail- road bridge near Volin; and tieback levees along the lower mile of Turkey Creek. The estimated cost of the improvement is $7,800,000 (July 1961) of which $6,344, 000 is Federal and $1,456,000 is non-Federal. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960 substantially in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 426, 86th Congress, 2d Session. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide, without cost to the Federal Government, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required, including rights-of-way for ponding of interior drainage, provisions for all new highway and road bridges or alterations of existing bridges and approaches made necessary by the project; relocation or modification of existing utility lines and systems; and removal of all buildings and im- provements within the right-of-way limits. No obligation of Fed- eral funds shall be incurred for the cost of this project where the flood control benefits are exclusively for local flood control, as determined by the Secretary of the Army (except costs of plan- ning, design, and acquisition of water rights), unless the State or one or more other non-Federal entities shall have entered into an agreement in advance to assume at least 20 percent of the cost (except costs of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights) of the completed project allocated to the production of local flood control benefits, payable either as construction proceeds, or pur- suant to a contract providing for repayment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost, or fair market value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and work performed or services rendered prior to completion of construction of the project, which are furnished by a non-Federal entity, shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the non-Federal entity. The Chief of Engineers con- siders that, in arriving at the amount which local interests should contribute to meet the 20 percent requirement, they should be credited with the estimated value at time of Federal construction, of work which they have performed since the project plan was presented to and accepted by the local interests, and which will contribute directly to the production of local flood control benefits related to the project. Local interests are also required to operate and maintain the project after construction. FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1019 On December 8, 1960, a meeting was held with local interests to discuss the requirements of local cooperation and the method of forming a legal entity. They are now working to form their legal entity. Operations and results during fiscal year. This project is in the preconstruction planning stage. Work during the fiscal year consisted of initiating aerial surveys and design studies in prepa- ration of the General Design Memorandum. The cost of new work for the fiscal year was $73,172. Condition at end of fiscal year. Engineering and design was 15 percent complete and the General Design Memorandum was 65 percent complete. Aerial surveys are nearing completion. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $123,172. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--...._ _----------- ------------------------ ----------- $80, 000 1 $130, 000 Cost ......... - ..... - - ---- -- ---- 73,172 1123,172 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ----------------------------------- $2,091 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962........--------------------------------------- 110, 000 _ Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- .--.--------- .---------- 112, 091 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----__ 1 Includes $50,000 preauthorization cost. ------------ -- - 26, 690, 000 2 Although the estimated Federal cost is $6,344,000 and estimated non-Federal cost is $1,456,000, it is believed that $586,000 of non-Federal costs will not be paid as work progresses but will be paid within a 50-year period. Therefore, the total appropriation required to complete the project will be $6,930,000. 18. FLOYD RIVER, SIOUX CITY, IOWA Location. The project is located along the Floyd River in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for straightening and enlarging the existing channel above 18th Street with earth levees along each bank and the construction of a relocated channel from 18th Street to the mouth with levees and riprapped channel section. A project for flood protection on the Floyd River, Iowa, was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (PL 500, 85th Cong., 2d sess.) substantially as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document 417, 84th Congress, 2d Session. The estimated cost of the improvement is $18,580,000 (July 1961) of which $10,900,000 is Federal cost for construction and $7,680,000 (including cash contribution required by law) is local costs for lands, damages, bridge construction, bridge alterations, relocations of roads, buildings, power and telephone lines, and pipe lines. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for construction of the project; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; make without cost to the United States all necessary road, highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations and additions; contribute in cash 0.84 precent of the estimated first cost of the 1020 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 work for which the United States would be responsible; take all possible action under Iowa law, short of actual purchase, to pre- vent additional development within the rights-of-way that might increase the overall cost of the project; and maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Formal assurances of local cooperation as furnished by the City of Sioux City, Iowa, were approved by the District Engineer on March 15, 1961. A cash contribution of $90,000, as required by local cooperation re- quirements, was deposited with the Corps of Engineers by the City of Sioux City on 19 May 1961. Acquisition of lands required by for major railroad relocations scheduled for fiscal year 1962 and fiscal year 1963 is substantially complete. Land required for con- struction of the new channel below 18th Street is being acquired on schedule and rights-of-way for the remainder of the work will be requested as final plans are completed. Operations and results during fiscal year. Specific design memoranda for railroad alterations, vicinity of Grand Avenue viaduct; levee and channel work, below 18th Street; and sanitary sewer modifications required by construction of the new channel were submitted and approved. Preparation of plans and specifica- tions for construction of the project below 18th Street were initi- ated. Contract was negotiated with affected railroad companies for relocation, rearrangement or alteration of railroad facilities required for construction of three new railroad bridges in the rail- road yard area. A contract for construction of temporary trestle for CMStP&P Railroad and a supply contract for furnishing rail crossings were advertised. Negotiations with the City for sewer modifications required by construction of the new channel were initiated. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $144,550. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project has not started. Preparation of plans and specifications for construc- tion of railroad bridges, and channel and levee work below 18th Street is in progress. Contract with railroad companies for reloca- tion, rearrangement, or alteration of railroad facilities was nego- tiated. Contract for construction of temporary trestle for CMStP&P Railroad and a supply contract for furnishing rail crossings was under advertisement with award scheduled in July. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year, including preauthorization study costs, was $413,908. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work Appropriated---- ............------------------------ $121.000 $98.000 $690.0(00 $979,000 Cost----------------- ------ -------- (5. 735 133.6 23 144. 550 413.908 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... .....-------------------------- $ 92 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962............................--------------------------------. Unobligated balanccs available for year ending June 30, 1962 .. __ _.-__----- . 750. 092 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ... __ ---------...-... .....--------------- 9. 171.000( Includes $70,01()preauthorization study costs. FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1021 Cost and financial statement CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . $90, 000 $90, 000 Cost ----------------------------- ------- 0 0 Other new work data: - Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --------------------------------------- $90, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------------------------------- 90,000 19. SIOUX FALLS, S. DAK. Location. The Sioux Falls, S. Dak., local protection project is located on the Big Sioux River and its tributaries at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Existing project. The project consists of channel improve- ment and levees along the Big Sioux River and along the lower one-half mile of Skunk Creek, and diversion headworks, a diver- sion channel and a concrete diversion chute and stilling basin to carry the diverted floodwaters to the Big Sioux River below the falls. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, in accordance with the recommenda- tions of the Board of Engineers for River and Harbors in its report dated March 15, 1954. The estimated cost of the improvement is $6,110,000 (July 1961) of which $5,470,000 is Federal cost for construction and $640,000 is local costs for lands and relocations. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements and rights-of- way; perform without cost to the United States all- necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations except raising of highway bridges which would be done at Federal expense; main- tain the project upon completion; and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improve- ments. Formal assurances of local cooperation were accepted from the city of Sioux Falls, S. Dak. by the district engineer on 26 September 1955. The South Dakota Highway Commission agreed to support the project and bear $232,000 of the cost of relocations. Local interests have acquired all of the rights-of-way required for the project. Total estimated costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion amount to $640,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of con- tract plans and specifications was continued by hired labor. Con- tinuing contracts for raising Cliff Avenue Bridge, for alteration of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad facilities above the diversion ditch, and for the construction of a new bridge over the diversion channel for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad were completed. Construction of levee and channel improvements section IV was initiated and completed by contract. Total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $277,191. 1022 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the project in May 1956 and is scheduled for completion in 1962. The project was complete except for the design and construction of levee and channel improvements on the Big Sioux River from Cherry Rock Bridge to 10th Street. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $5,288,402. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- .-. $800, 000 $1, 000, 000 $1, 986, 000 $1, 020, 402 $50, 000 1$5, 288, 402 Cost ---- --.. . ..... 849, 647 894, 257 1, 170, 270 1, 771,047 277, 191 1 5,270,004 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________________ ____ ____ ____ __ $ 12, 406 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ _ 12, 406 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ 2 181, 598 1 Includes $32,000 preauthorization study costs. 2 This amount has been appropriated, but withheld from project until needed. 20. SIOUX FALLS MODIFICATION, S. DAK. Location. The Sioux Falls Modification, South Dakota local protection project is located on the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Existing project. The project consists of a study of the author- ized Sioux Falls Local Protection to determine whether extension of the authorized project to include flood protection in the reach between Western Avenue and Cherry Rock Bridge is justified, and such modification is authorized as determined to be justified by the Secretary of the Army with the approval of the President, unless within the first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the report is sub- mitted to it, such report is disapproved by Congress. The author- ization was contained in the Flood Control Act of 1960. Local cooperation. The usual requirements for local coopera- tion of furnishing all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, making all utility and road and bridge alterations, holding and saving the United States free from damages due to construction work, and agreeing to operate and maintain the project works after comple- tion will apply together with any special requirements which may be required in the development of the feasibility report. Operations and results during fiscal year. The feasibility re- port to determine the extent of improvements which can be eco- nomically justified was essentially completed by hired labor at a cost of $7,647. Condition at end of fiscal year. The feasibility report was essentially complete. Additional work will be dependent upon the results of the feasibility study. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $7,647. FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1023 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear 1957 1 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - --------------- $8, 000 8,000$ Cost ---------------- --------- -----------.. 7,647 I7,647 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------- ---------------------- . - $353 l$50,000 was appropriated for design of this p oject, however, all but $8,000 was retained in Office, Chief of Engineers until the feasibility report is appro, ed. 2 Additional appropriations will be dependf nt upon results of feasibility study. 21. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, IOWA Location. The project is located along the Little Sioux River and its tributaries in Monona, Harrison, and Woodbury Counties in northwest Iowa. Existing project. The project provides for channel straighten- ing and enlargement, construction of levees, and bridge improve- ments and alterations on the Little Sioux River from the mouth to near Smithland; on Maple River from the mouth to Castana; on Farmers-Garretson Ditch from the mouth to the Woodbury- Monona County line; and on West Fork Ditch and Haitz Ditch from their confluence to the Woodbury-Monona County line. It also provides a diversion channel from the confluence of Haitz Ditch and West Fork Ditch to the Little Sioux River, and for enlargement of the outlet of the Monona-Harrison Ditch. A proj- ect for flood protection on Little Sioux River, Iowa, authorized by Public Law 341, 80th Congress, 1st session, approved August 4, 1947, in accordnace with the recommendations in House Docu- ment 275, 80th Congress, 1st session, was modified and supple- mented substantially in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document 127, 83d Congress, 2d ses- sion, and was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954. The estimated cost of the improvement is $18,500,000 (July 1961) of which $15,500,000 is Federal cost for construction and $3,000,000 is local costs for lands, damages, bridge construction, bridge alterations, and relocations of roads, buildings, power and telephone lines, and pipe lines. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements and rights- of-way; to perform without cost to the United States all necessary highway, highway bridge and utility alterations except raising of highway bridges which would be done at Federal expense; main- tain the project upon completion; and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improve- ments. The project is sponsored by the Nagel Drainage District and the Little Sioux Intercounty Drainage District in Monona and Harrison Counties. The Nagel Drainage District covers the area along the Little Sioux River from the proposed diversion ditch below Kenebec, Iowa, upstream to the Monona County Line. The Little Sioux Intercounty Drainage District was organized by the 1024 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 county boards of Monona and Harrison Counties and includes all the area covered by the project in Monoa and Harrison Counties except those covered by the Nagel Drainage District. Formal assurances of local cooperation from the Little Sioux Intercounty Drainage District were approved by the District Engineer on 28 February 1956 and from the Nagel Drainage District on 12 March 1959. All rights-of-way have been acquired by local interests in Monona and Harrison Counties. Local interests in Woodbury County are attempting to organize to provide the neces- sary local cooperation for the construction of approximately 11/4 miles of improvements along the Little Sioux River. Total esti- mated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $3,000,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of con- tract plans and specifications was continued by hired labor. Three contracts were completed for levee and channel improvements along the Little Sioux River above the mouth of the Maple River and two contracts were completed for levee and channel altera- tions on the Maple River. Construction of a channel control struc- ture near the mouth of the Little Sioux River, and a control sill on the Monona-Harrison Ditch were completed by contract. Raising and extending Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridges over the Little Sioux and Maple Rivers were completed by contract. Four contracts for extension of levee and channel improvements up the Little Sioux River, the diversion ditch, and Haitz Ditch were continued. Construction of tieback levees on Haitz Ditch and alteration of improvements near the mouth of the Monona- Harrison Ditch were initiated by contract. Levee and channel improvements on the West Fork Ditch and Farmers-Garretson Ditch were initiated by continuing contract. The cost of new work for the fiscal year was $3,467,827. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated on the project in April 1956 and is scheduled for completion in 1963. Engineering and design was approximately 9 percent complete. Levee and channel improvements on the Monona-Harrison Ditch below U.S. Highway 75, on the Little Sioux River below Kennebec, Iowa, and on the Maple River below Costan, Iowa are complete. Raising an extending Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridges over the Little Sioux and Maple Rivers were complete. Three contracts for extending the levee and channel improvements up the Little Sioux River an additional 8 miles were 89, 88, and 37 percent complete. The status of construction contracts in force on the tributary streams was as follows: Diversion Ditch, 97 per- cent complete; Haitz Ditch, 54 percent complete; West Fork Ditch, 48 percent complete; Farmers-Garretson Ditch, 9 percent complete; and Tiebacks on Haitz Ditch and Alterations to Im- provements on the Monona-Harrison Ditch, 12 percent complete. The entire project was 74 percent complete. Major items of work remaining to complete the work were completion of levee and channel improvements on the Little Sioux River and necessary railroad alterations and highway bridge raises. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $11,475,139. FLOOD CONTROL--OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1025 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........ $1, 950,000 $2,147, 000 $2, 122,000 $2, 250,000 $2, 500, 000 1$11, 647, 100 Cost --------------- 1,655, 840 2, 096, 391 1, 163,806 2, 595, 894 3, 467, 827 1 11,475,139 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961..--- -............................... $ 9, 221 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.--------------------------.................... 2,400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..............................------------------------. 2, 409, 221 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----.................................. 1,452, 900 1 Includes $26,000 preauthorization study cost. 22. CHERRY CREEK DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO. Location. The Cherry Creek Dam and Reservoir is located on Cherry Creek in Arapahoe County, Colo., approximately 6 miles southeast of the city of Denver, Colo. Cherry Creek joins the South Platte River within the city limits of Denver. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled-earthfill dam with maximum height of 140 feet above the streambed and 14,300 feet in length. The project includes a reinforced concrete outlet works and an uncontrolled side channel spillway canal dis- charging into the adjacent Toll Gate Creek, thus bypassing the city of Denver. The Cerry Creek project provides reservoir stor- age capacity of 95,000 acre-feet below the spillway canal invert and surcharge storage of 136,400 acre-feet above this elevation. Initial plan for operation is for flood control only. The plan of operation in the ultimate development for multiple purpose uses includes 10,000 acre-feet for sediment storage, 85,000 acre-feet for conservation purposes, and surcharge storage for flood-control purposes. Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 18, 1941 The initiation and partial accomplishment of the H. Doc. 426, 76th Cong., 1st sess. project. Dec. 22, 1944 Completion of the plan approved in the act of Aug. Do. 18, 1941. Do....... General comprehensive plan, Missouri River Basin_ H. Doc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; S. Doc. 191, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; S. Doc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess. The estimated cost of the initial project is $14,770,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 6 years was $37,036. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operation and results during fiscal year. This project, with the exception of minor completion items, was completed June 30, 1953. Installation of radio telemetering and communications equipment for the radio reporting network, the installation of telemarks at gaging stations, and the construction of the Main Park Roadway to the right bank recreation area were completed 1026 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 during fiscal year 1960. A contract for installation of a hydro- logical radio telemetering (data collection) station in the State Engineer's office was completed in June 1961. The total cost of new work was $5,509. Operation and maintenance activities in- cludes the administration of the project area; continuation of sedi- ment studies and stream gaging activities; the continuation of miscellaneous items of ordinary repair and maintenance. The cost of operation and maintenance activities during the fiscal year was $43,253. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in fiscal year 1943 and the final item of work, exclusive of recreation facilities, was completed in June 1961. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $14,733,767. The total cost of operation and maintenance activities was $363,846. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----------------- ------------ $77, 610 $28, 906 -$5, 816 1 $14, 734, 572 Cost....----------------- $1, 842 $17, 270 30, 761 73, 652 5,509 1 14, 733, 767 Maintenance: Appropriated........ ------- 35, 000 34, 000 40, 100 35, 490 42, 500 365, 790 Cost-................ 31,999 36,812 35, 770 37,346 43, 253 363, 846 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, fiscal year ending June 30, 1961..---............ ..--------------------------- .. $ 805 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_---- ---------- -------- 805 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.--------------------------- 35,428 1 Includes $10,000 preauthorization study cost. 23. GERING VALLEY, NEBR. Location. Gering Valley is located in the western extremity of the Nebraska panhandle near Scottsbluff, Nebr. Existing project. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958 and modified by the Flood Control Act of 1960. A modified project was approved in the 1960 Flood Control Act but provided that construction would not be initiated until a feasibility report had been approved by the President and not less than 60 days after continuous session of Congress had expired without Congress disapproving such report. The proposed plan of improvements includes the following: a. A land treatment and conservation program to be installed under the direction of the Soil Conservation Service. b. A system of nine reservoirs in the hills ringing Gering Valley to be constructed by the Soil Conservation Service. c. Four grade stabilization structures and channel enlargement in two separate reaches upstream to be installed and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service. d. Construction of 53 drop structures in the Gering Drain and its tributaries to be constructed by the Corps of Engineers. e. Approximately 118,000 feet of continuous earth barriers along the Gering Drain together with grassed waterways to con- FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1027 vey runoff below the reservoir system to 35 inlet structures to be installed by the Corps of Engineers. f. A complementary program consisting of sealing approxi- mately 1 mile of the Gering-Mitchell Canal with a bituminous membrane and a continued yearly construction program to pro- vide low sloping berms along the channel bottoms between drop structures and fostering vegetation thereon to be undertaken by local interests. Estimated Federal cost (July 1961) is $5,740,000 for the Corps of Engineers portion and $3,685,000 for the Soil Conservation Serv- ice. The estimated local cost is $180,000 for the Corps of Engi- neers portion of the construction work, $325,000 for the Soil Conservation construction work, and $990,000 for Soil Conserva- tion land treatment measures. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish the following : 1. Provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for the project; 2. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; 3. Operate and maintain the project after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; 4. Undertake a complementary program of irrigation canal improvement and a continuing construction program to establish protective berms within the drain channels, and to promote vege- tative growth thereon in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; 5. Construct any future drainage outlets at their expense and agree that such works be located only at drop structures, with the prior approval of the Secretary of the Army; 6. Accomplish land treatment and conservation measures as determined to be necessary by the Soil Conservation Service; and 7. Provide, in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service under continuing authorizations and funding arrangements, an adequate system of small reservoirs to achieve downstream flow reductions essential to the safety of downstream improvements, channel improvements on tributaries of Gering Drain, and on- farm stabilization structures and tributary channel stabilization structures, all generally as contemplated in the comprehensive plan, the construction of the small reservoirs to be undertaken prior to or concurrent with construction of the channel improve- ment and stabilization works in the comprehensive plan. Operations and results during the fiscal year. The feasibility report was completed and forwarded to the Governor and inter- ested Federal Agencies for comment on April 21, 1961. Model testing of the channel structures is being accomplished at the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., and a Sedi- mentation board of consultants has been established to review the design criteria. Preparation of specific design studies and plans and specifications for the initial contract is in progress. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $166,922. 1028 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project has not started. Due to the completeness of the feasibility report it has been accepted as the general design memorandum. Work on specific design and plans and specifications are underway. The total cost of the new work at the end of the fiscal year, including preauthorization costs, was $300,852. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------------- ----------- $341.000 1-$65.000 2$321 000 Cost---.........-------....-----------............------------........... ------------- 88.930 166,922 2 852 ,300, Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------------------- _ $ 636 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --.........- --............ - - 636 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _------.......----- ....--..- - - .. 34.889. (0) 1 Does not include $530,000 being held in budgetary reserve by the Bureau of the Budget. 2Includes $45,000 preauthorization study costs. 3 Balance after return of entire $530,000 bugetary reserve. 24. SALT CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, NEBR. Location. The Salt Creek Basin comprises an area of about 1,627 square miles in and around Lincoln in Southeastern Nebraska. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a sys- tem of 11 dams and reservoirs, channel clearing, enlarging and realinement, levees and necessary bridge alterations. The project for flood protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (PL 500, 85th Cong., 2d sess.), as recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document 396, 84th Congress, 2d session. The estimated cost of the improvements is $20,700,000 (July 1961) of which $18,300,000 is Federal Cost and $2,400,000 non- Federal cost. Local cooperation. For the channel improvement and levee projects, local interest will be required, in conformity with Fed- eral policy, to provide without cost to the Federal Government all lands, easements and rights-of-way required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction works; and maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The requirement for provision of lands, easements, and rights-of-way includes rights-of-way for temporary ponding of interior drainage and provision at non-Federal expense of all new highway and road bridge or alteration of such bridges, including approaches, made necessary by the improvement, other than raising of existing bridges and underpinning of existing piers and abutments which will be done at Federal expense. Local interest will be required to provide all fencing and special costs related to recreational devel- opment in the reservoir areas and will pay 4.3 percent (currently estimated at $123,000) of Federal costs of construction of the channel improvements and levee project through Lincoln which FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1029 represents the appropriate local share of property costs attrib- utable to higher utilization of property. Rights-of-way must be made available prior to initiation of construction in the affected area. The total estimated costs for all requirements of local co- operation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $2,400,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. The general design memorandum general real estate memorandum and specific design memoranda for dams on Antelope Creek, Olive Branch and Hick- man Branch were completed. Plans and specifications for Antelope Creek Dam were 50 percent completed. Detailed planning for the project continued to develop information required for specific de- sign memoranda and plans and specifications. Real estate acquisi- tion initiated for Antelope Creek Dam. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $460,442. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project had not started. A detail financial plan has been furnished by local interest and accepted by the Corps of Engineers for initial con- struction. Acquisition of lands required for Antelope'Creek Dam was approximately 27 percent complete. Engineering and design for the overall project was approximately 21 percent complete. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year including preauthorization costs was $585,012. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--- ------------........ ------------ ------------ $88, 000 $446, 785 $604, 785 Cost ----------------------------- ---------------- 54, 570 $460, 442 ' 585,012 Other new work data:._ Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......................---- ... - $ 4, 315 -------------------------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.. ...................... ___...... 1,600,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ___-------------------.... ... , 604, 315 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- -.......--............- .....--.. 16.095, 215 1 Includes $70,000 preauthorization study costs. 25. SHELL CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, NEBR. Location. Shell Creek, a tributary of the Platte River, is located in east central Nebraska and has its confluence with the Platte near Schuyler. Existing project. The authorized plan of improvement in- cludes channel cleaning, enlargement, and straightening; inter- mittent low levees along Shell Creek and lower reaches of major tributaries; and three detention basins on Shell Creek for tempo- rary storage. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958. The estimated Federal cost (July 1961) is $2,540,000; the estimated local cost is $633,000. Local cooperation. Provide without cost to the Federal Gov- ernment all lands and rights-of-way required; all necessary high- way, highway bridge, and utility alteration; assume liability for damages due to construction works; maintenance of the channel 1030 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 improvements and levee features of the project; and maintenance and operation of the detention dams, including their replacement or rehabilitation at such time as sedimentation seriously impairs their effectiveness. Local interests are in the process of forming the required responsible local agency. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract for aerial surveys was awarded and work is in progress. Design require- ments for the operation of the sediment detention basins together with the project economics are proceeding as the survey data is made available. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $49,468. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project had not started. Work on the general design memorandum is under way. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year, including preauthorization costs, was $84,468. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ----------------------------------------------- $75, 000 1$110, 000 Cost --- ---------------------------------------------------- 49,468 468 84, Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961. . _. . ..----------------------------------- $25, 532 Unobligated balances for year ending June 30, 1962 ..------------------------------------ 25, 532 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.........--------------------------- 2, 430, 000 I Includes $35,000 preauthorization study cost. 26. MISSOURI RIVER AGRICULTURAL LEVEES, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO THE MOUTH (SIOUX CITY, IOWA, TO RULO, NEBR.) Location. The Missouri River rises in southwestern Montana and flows generally southeasterly 2,464.4 miles across or along seven States to a confluence with the Mississippi River 17 miles above St. Louis, Mo. The project covers only the portion from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth or approximately 760 miles of the river. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a series of levee units and appurtenant works along both sides of the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth, for the protection of agricultural lands and small communities against floods. The estimate of cost for the active portion of the project from Sioux City, Iowa to Rulo, Nebraska (July 1961) is $17,284,- 300 of which $15,370,000 is Federal cost for construction and $1,914,300 is local costs for lands and damages. This cost in- cludes funds necessary to connect one unit of this project to the authorized Hamburg, Iowa, project on the Nishnabotna River. The estimated cost of the deferred portion of the project from Sioux City, Iowa to Rulo, Nebr. (July 1960) is $37,454,200 of which $33,900,000 is Federal cost for construction and $3,554,200 is local costs for lands and damages. FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1031 The existing project was authorized by the following Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Aug. 18, 1941 Levees along both sides of the river from Sioux City H. Doe. 821, 76th Cong., 3d sess. to Kansas City. Dec. 22, 1944 Extended project from Kansas City to the mouth H. Doc. 475, 78th Cong., 2d sess.; provided for increased protection. S. Doc. 191, 78th Cong., 2d sess,; S. Doc. 247, 78th Cong., 2d sess. 1 Contain the latest published maps of Missouri River Basin. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project, 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. Requirements of local cooperation have been fulfilled for all units completed or under construction. Operations and results during fiscal year. The restudy of the agricultural levee program, undertaken for the purpose of assur- ing that current planning is on a sound economic basis reflecting current conditions and developments, was continued. Construction of Unit R-520 was completed and general engineering studies cbntinued. Preconstruction planning on Units L-594 and L-601, included in the active program, was initiated. All other work was deferred pending completion of the restudy. The total cost of new work during the fiscal year was $292,702. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in fiscal year 1948. Construction is complete on Units L-627-624, R-580, L-575, R-573, R-562, L-561-550, R-548, L-536, and R-520. Except for preconstruction planning on Units L-594 and L-601, included in the active program, detailed engi- neering and design on other units has been deferred. The status of individual units of the active program at the end of the fiscal year was as follows: Unit Miles of levee Status L627-624 14.2 Complete. L601 14.7 Design memorandum is 30 percent complete. L594 8.7 Design memorandum is 60 percent complete. R580 0.2 Complete. L575 45.8 Do. L573 5.9 Do. R562 7.6 Do. L561-550 41.4 Do. R548 19.5 Do. L536 12.8 Do. R520 6.4 Do. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $14,823,166 of which $12,753,934 is for the active portion of the project. 1032 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- -- -- - $75, 000 $300,000 $220,000 0 2$305,000 1 $14, 962,450 Cost---....-------------- 57, 336 41, 988 58, 631 $310, 202 292, 702 14, 823,166 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....................................---------------------------------. $129, 337 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...........................------------------------- 129, 337 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------------------................................ 34, 307, 550 1Includes $15,000 preauthorization costs and amounts pertain to both the active portion of the project and the portion that is being deferred. 2Includes $120,000 retained in OCE reserve account. i Includes $2,479,500 to complete the active program. 27. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL-PROJECTS _~ For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Name of project see amount Cost estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of revision) Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 0 I *I I -I ______________________--- 0 Battle Creek, Elkhorn River, Nebr.................................... 11952 $390,000 $390, 000 (July 1957) Belle Fourche, Cheyenne River, S. Dak..................................... 1940 $37,410.............. (2) 0 Boulder, Colo...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1952 672, 000 672, 000 (July 1957) Buffalo Creek, Scranton, N. Dak..................................... 1960 102,980 ..-------------- 0 Buffalo, Wyo.....................----------------------------------------------------------- Castlewood Dam and Reservoir, Cherry Creek and Tributaries, Colo-....................... 1943 56, 721 -------------- 820, 000 14, 343, 279 820, 000 (July 1960) 414, 400, 000 (July 1954) (5) z Chatfield Reservoir, South Platte River Basin, Colo_.... City of Aurora, Westerly Creek, Colo.... ........................ . 1957 1955 18,817 150, 000 -------------- -------------- 34,181,183 434,200, 000 (July 1954) Council Bluffs, Iowa (act of 1936).......... ............................................... 1939 325 -------------- (s) 0 Council Bluffs, Iowa (act of 1944)-......... ........................... l)ayton, Wyo....----------------------- -------------------------------- 1954 1956 2, 557, 680 -------------- -------------- 169, 000 4 169, 000 (July 1960) (5) l)enison, East Fork of Boyer River ........................ ........ ....... ....... ....... 1949 4, 300 -------------- O Erie, Colo..-------------------------------------------------------------- Forsyth, Mont...--------------------------- ---------------------------------- 1952 1950 -------------- 255,177 -------------- (6) (6) Giles Creek, Elkhorn River, Nebr.... ........................................ Glasgow, Mont..--------------------------------------------------------- 1952 1939 --------------- 16,832 -------------- 564,000 4 564, 000 (July 1957) (5) (5) Great Falls, Mont-----------------...------------------------------------- S1, 860, 000 (July 1960) 248,507 --------------- 1, 860, 000 -------------- Greybull, Wyo-...------- ----------------- ----------------------------- 1960. 5, 015 -------------- (s) Harlem, Mont------------------ -------------------------------------- 1952 (5) z Havre, Mont....------------------------- ---------------------------------- 1958 1,825, 881 50, 216 -------------- -------------- (s) Herreid, Spring Creek, S. Dak ... ----------------------------------------------1954 40,000 -------------- .......................... (s) Jamestown Reservoir, N. Dak .................. .......................................... 1950 McCook Lake, S. Dak .---------------------------------------------- 1958 147, 627 -------------- 676, 916 -------------- (5) Mandan, Heart River, N. Dak.... ......................................... 1960 169, 498 -------------- (5) Marmarth, N. Dak------------------------------------------------------ 1960 CI, Miles City, Mont -------------------- ----------------------------------- Missouri River, Aten, Nebr--------.................................-------------------...----------------- 1956 1951 578, 791 -------------- 4 1, 650, 000 (July 1960) (5) Missouri River, Niobrara, Nebr .................................. ......................... 1945 99, 370 -- 5, fi33 (s) -3 Monarch, Wyo-----------------.---------------------------------- -------------- 656,000 Morrison Bear Creek, Coto ..-. ------------ 1950 30,000 -------------- 3 686,000 (July 1954) Mott, N. Dak ........... .. . .---------------------------------- - ------------------- -------------- 540, 000 4 540,-000 (July 1960) Nishnabotna River at Hamburg, Iowa .................................. 1948 236,000 -------------- (5) Norfolk, Elkhorn River, Nebr-------..............-.-------------------- 1957 5, 293 -------------- 2, 924, 707 4 2,930, 000 (July 1957) Omaha, Nebr....------------------------- --------------------------------- 1954 5, 903, 874 (5) Pierce, Elkhorn River, Nebr---------------------....................................----........------------------ 1952 288, 000 288, 000 (July 1961) Platte River near Schuyler, Nebr.__ .............................-- .-------- ..--- 1948 74, 940 (5) Red Dale Gulch, Rapid City, S. Dak............................. 1960 120,482 (5) Saco Mont--...--------------------------------------------------------- 1958 67, 793 (5) 1951 (5) Shieds River, near Clyde Park, Mont..--_-----_---------------------------------------- 25,747 c4 Sioux City, Missouri River Basin, Iowa---............__ .___.....__ __ . ....... __. _ .. __ 1950 1,215 (6) South Platte River Levees and Channel Improvements, Chatfield Reservoir to Ft. Morgan, Colo.......... .......--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1957 10,00-------------- 31, 790, 000 431, 800, 000 (July 1954) Waterloo, Elkhorn River, Nebr- ................... - __ .................. _.1959 20, 723- ------.- 175,000 4 175, 000 (July 1957) West Point, Elkhorn River, Nebr--.... __-.... - -..... . ....... 1952...........- 1952- ---- .- 214, 000 7 214,000 (July 1961) Yellowstone River, W. Glendive, Mont .......------------------------------------------- 1960 230, 294_..... Redwater River and Hay Creek, Belle Fourche, S. Dak ......................... .... .. 27, 000 -------------- 348, 000 (6) 375, 000 (July 1961) J O 1 Reported in 1952 as "Elkhorn River Basin Omaha District." 2 Completed as a Public Works Administration project. a Deferred. ' Inactive. 0 5 Project complete. 6 Reclassified to "Deleted" category during fiscal year 1961. 7 Inactive as of 30 June 1961, expect reclassification to "Active" category early in fiscal year 1962. O tr z oz FLOOD CONTROL-OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1035 28. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local protection projects after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Army. District engineers are responsible for the administration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respective district. The average annual cost of this work during the past 5 years was $6,744. Maintenance inspections were made during the fiscal year on completed units of projects transferred to local interests for maintenance and operation. Local interests were advised, as neces- sary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accord- ance with standards prescribed by the regulations. The cost during the fiscal year was $7,583 for maintenance. The cost to the end of the fiscal year was $55,632. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated..... $5, 300 $6, 500 $7, 000 $7, 220 $7, 900 $56, 120 Cost----------------- 4, 331 6, 156 7, 742 7, 906 7, 583 55, 631 29. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost (est) East Nishnabotna_. Red Oak, Iowa--_ __ Apr 4 1961 Not started------------------ $385, 000 Dry Creek..-------- Hawarden, Iowa-..... May 17 1961 Not started_-----------------400, 000 Maple Creek....... Clarkson, Nebr..__.. (1) Union and Taylor Madison, Nebr__-------- (1) Creeks 1 Construction not yet authorized. Detailed project freport under preparation. Emergency flood-control activities-repair, flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost (act) Advance preparation f or flood emergencies _---------------------------------- ------- $19, 626 Flood emergency operations ....------------------------------------ ---------------..--------------- 30, 713 Repair and restoration----------------------------------------------------------- - 683, 071 1036 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 30. SURVEYS Flood-control studies were continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $134,681. The unexpended balance of $7,152, plus addi- tional funds in the amount of $264,000 to be allotted for fiscal year 1962, will be applied to the continuation of work on survey reports assigned this district, Joint Watershed Studies with the Soil Conservation Service were essentially completed on the Indian Creek project at a cost of $3,317 during the fiscal year. Cooperative studies on Small Reclamation Projects, Coordination studies with the Soil Con- servation Service and Coordination Studies with the Bureau of Reclamation were conducted at a cost of $490, $1,873, and $9,995, respectively. Total cost of special studies for the fiscal year amounted to $15,675. The unexpended balance of $1,592 plus additional funds allotted for the fiscal year 1962, will be applied to the continuation of work on special studies assigned this district. 31. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Storm studies, general hydrologic studies, and sedimentation studies were continued at a cost of $9,632 during the fiscal year. The unexpended balance of $269, plus additional funds allotted for fiscal year 1962, will be applied to the continuation of studies on infiltration losses, sedimentation, and storm studies. 1037 OHIO RIVER For the actual construction of locks and dams, and the opera- tion and care of the completed structures, the river is divided into three sections under the immediate supervision and direction of district engineers at Pittsburgh, Huntington, and Louisville. The Pittsburgh section extends from the head of the river at Pittsburgh, Pa., to a point between Captina Island and Powhatan Point, a distance of 109 miles, and includes Emsworth, Dashields, Montgomery, and New Cumberland locks and dams, and locks and dams 7 and 10 through 13, inclusive; the Huntington section extends from mile 109 to mile 438 immediately upstream from Foster, Ky., a distance of 329 miles, and includes locks and dams 14 to 23, inclusive, Gallipolis locks and dam, and locks and dams 27 to 34, inclusive; the Louisville section extends from mile 438 to the mouth of the river, a distance of 543 miles, and includes locks and dams 35 to 39, inclusive, McAlpine locks and dams (with the Louisville and Portland Canal) and locks and dams 43 to 53 in- clusive. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page 1. Construction of locks and dams on the Ohio River ................................ 1037 2. Open channel work, Ohio River ................................ .. .................. 1046 Note. Tributary navigation projects and all flood-control projects in the Ohio River Basin are contained in the reports of the districts included in the Ohio River Division. 1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCK'S AND DAMS ON THE OHIO RIVER Location. The Ohio River is formed by the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pa., and flows in a general souhwesterly direction for a distance of 981 miles to join the Mississippi River near Cairo, Ill. For description of the river see page 1227, Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects. The first lock and dam on the Ohio River was provided for by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The construction of dams was provided for by River and Harbor Acts, as follows: Dam 6, September 19, 1890; dams 2, 3, 4, and 5, June 3, 1896; 13 and 18, March 3, 1899; 8, 11, 19, and 37, June 13, 1902; 26, March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1907 of Annual Report for 1915. For expenditures on the previous 6-foot canalization see paragraph "Condition at end of fiscal year" of this report. Existing project. This provides for the improvement of the entire river by the construction of locks and dams to provide a channel depth of 9 feet and for the widening of the Louisville and Portland Canal at Louisville, Ky. The project provides for a lock with usable dimensions of 110 feet by 600 feet at each of the dams and, in addition, an auxiliary lock 56 by 360 feet is available at Emsworth, Dashields, Montgomery, and McAlpine locks and dam with an auxiliary lbck at Gallipolis being 110 by 360 feet. Dashields is a fixed dam, while Emsworth, Montgomery, and Gallipolis are fixed dams with movable crests. The remainder of the 44 dams are of the movable type, with navigable pass 1038 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 varying in width from 600 to 1,248 feet. In addition to the navigable pass, the movable-type dams are also provided with one or more regulating weirs. At McAlpine locks and dam a canal (Louisville and Portland) extends along the left bank for a dis- tance of 2 miles, with locks at the lower end. Modifications to the existing project under the purview of Section 6 of the act dated March 3, 1909 provide for fixed dams with movable crests with two locks (110 by 1200 feet and 110 by 600 feet) at New Cumberland, Pike Island, Belleville, Greenup, Captain Anthony Meldahl, Markland, Cannelton and Uniontown and reconstruc- tion to provide a 110 by 1200 foot lock in addition to the existing locks at McAlpine locks and dam. Operation and care of the locks and dams were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act aproved June 26, 1934. The estimate of Federal cost of new work (existing project) (1961), exclusive of Gallipolis locks and dam reported under the Kanawha River project is $904,885,000; the estimated non- Federal cost is $7,437,000. The foregoing estimate does not in- clude expenditures on previous projects. The following items previously included in this project are considered to be inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate: Raising crest of dam 14; construction of beartraps at dam 21; construction of additional beartraps at dams 18, 22, 23, 27, 30, 39, and 43; and construction of guard wall and guide wall extensions at locks and dams 35, McAlpine, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52. The cost of these items was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $11,064,700. Under the authority granted in the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, the Louisville and Portland Canal has been wid- ened to 200 feet; locks and dams 40 and 42 have been eliminated; locks and dams 1 and 2 replaced by the Emsworth locks and dam; lock and dam 3 replaced by the Dashields locks and dam; and locks and dams 4, 5, and 6 replaced by the Montgomery locks and dam. Locks and dams 24, 25, and 26 were replaced by Gallipolis locks and dam which was authorized by the act of August 30, 1935, and constructed under the project for improving lower Kanawha River. Table A contains data relative to the various features of the locks and dams included in the existing project. Table B lists the principal towns and cities along the Ohio River with their mileage below Pittsburgh, Pa. Table A .Lock Depth on Character of Location dimensions miter sills foundation Actual Upper cost nor-Lock alPer- Great- Year to Lock Great- ml cent- opened date est pool to of dam of Distance from eleva- (fMiles length Upper Lower age cor- to navi- of each or mouth of brm- able (feet) {feet) (feet) (feet) pleted gation lock Pitts- dam (feet) (et) (feet) for full width width (m.s.l.) (feet) 1 Replaced 6.2 Emsworth locks and dam, Ems- 1 110 worth, Pa. 56 600 360 18.0 710.0 K17.0 12.9 Rock Rock and piles-........ 100 1921 $870,034 2 5,861,765 2 Replaced ........................ ........... 976,767 3 ........ do ..-............................-... ........... 1,144,588 13.3 Dashields locks and dam, 1.6 600 10.0 692.0 1 13.4 3 17.5 Rock Rock 1929 43,528,955 miles below Sewickley, Pa. 360 4 Replaced 1,071,472 5 ........ - do ................... - - 1,080,132 6 .... do ......................... . I00 1,123,442 ------------- a 5,737,611 C 31.7 Montgomery locks and dam, 1.4 110 600 19.4 682.0 1 16.0 3 12.7 Rock and piles ... Rock and piles ....... 1936 miles above Industry, Pa. 360 7 36.5 M idland, Pa............. --.-..-.. - 110 600 6.9 662.6 15.4 11.0 Rock ........... Piles 100 1914 1,075,000 a 8 Replaced . .............. R o ck .............................. Rock............................ ... 1,167,456 54.4 New Cumberland6 locks and dam, Stratton, Ohio .......... 1 110 110 1,200 600 22.6 664.5 19.2 12.7 Rock 99 37,493,518 9 Replaced ............. 1,177,100 10 66.2 1.8 miles above Steubenville, 110 600 8.4 641.9 16.4 11.0. Rock and piles in ........ do .. 100 1915 1,138,000 Ohio. gravel. 11 76.9 2.5 miles below Wellsburg, W. 600 7.5 475.5 15.4 11.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1911 1,162,165 Va. gravel. gravel. ............ 84.3 Pike Island locks and dam, 2 1,200 23.0 644.0 28.0 15.3 Rock Rock ..... ........................ 21 12,883,986 miles upstream from War- wood, W . Va ..................... I 110 600 12 87.4 Warwood, W. Va. ............. ... 110 600 8.4 626.2 15.4 11.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1916 1,166,104 gravel. gravel. 13 96.1 McMechen, W. Va. ...... -.-...... 110 600 7.3 617.8 13.8 10.4 do ....... ......... Rock; piles in sand 100 1911 1,222,389 and gravel. 14 114.0 Woodland, W. Va .......... 110 600 8.3 610.5 16.4 11.0 Rock Rock 100 1917 1,133,371 15 129.1 New Martinsville, W. Va. ..... 110 600 7.8 602.2 15.4 11.0 do .......... .... do . ......... . 100 1916 1,180,478 16 146.5 Ben Run, W . Va .................... 110 600 7.8 594.4 15.4 11.2 do .................... ....... do ............ . 100 1917 1,275,532 17 167.5 4.5 miles above Marietta, Ohio... 110 600 600 8.2 586.6 15.4 11.0 100 1918 1,362,591 - ---- do ............. ---- d o ........ ....... 0 co See footnot es at end of table. cfl Table A-Continued Lock Depth on Character of Location dimensions miter sills foundation Actual 0 Upper cost to nor- Per- Year Lock Great- mal cent- opened date an Miles Distance from lengh age to of dam below nearest town of avail- Lift tio Upper Lower Lock Dam co- navi- each 0 '-3 Pitts- or mouth of am- able chher (feet) (feet) (feet) pleted gation lock for full (feet) (eet) O burgh navigable tributary e and da In ee width (feet ) I-z' 18 179.9 4.7 miles above Parkersburg, W. 110 600 6.2 578.4 14.2 11.0 ... do ----.------. do ..------------- d......--..---- 100 1910 $927,091 C3 Va. 19 192.2 Little Hocking, Ohio ......... _ 110 600 7.7 572.2 16.9 11.0 Piles in sand, .....do -.------------.. ---- 100 1916 1,213,848 - gravel, and rock. 20 202.5 Belleville, W. Va ........ ...... 110 600 564.5 15.4 11.0 Rock ............... Rock -------------- 100 1917 936,696 203.9 Belleville locks and dam, 0.3 mile below Reedsville, Ohio. S110 110 1,200 600 1 7.5 22.0 582.0 37.0 15.0 Rock and piles ...... do .---.........---------- ....... '420,976 21 214.6 1.4 miles above Portland, Ohio...- 110 600 5.6 567.0 15.4 11.0 -...... do ................ do .----... ..---..-----.... - 1919 1,484,562 Tj 22 220.9 Ravenswood, W. Va......---------. 110 600 7.8 551.4 15.4 11.2 -.... do ..-- ........, do ...... . ..--- ...-- 1918 1,218,798 Z 23 231.4 Millwood, W. Va. .................... 110 600 5.6 643.6 15.4 13.5 .-......do .. ...---- .--- .. do ........... . ..--- 1921 1,851,488 24 Replaced 100 1,187,542 25 -..... do .........--............--- 1,925,205 Z 100 26 279.2 .....do ....................... . . Gallipolis locks and dam, 0.7 mile below Hogsett, W. Va ........ 110 [110 r 600 360 I 26.0 538.0 18.0 12. Rock ....................... Rock .............................. 100 100 19817 1,307,241 (s) Tj 27 801.0 8.6 miles above Proctorville, Ohio. 110 600 6.4 512.0 15.4 11.1 ......-.. do --.-..----------....... do ................ 100 1928 2,015,601 28 311.6 3.3 miles below Huntington, W. 110 600 7.1 505.6 15.4 11.0 - do---------- do 100 1915 1,063,183 Va. 29 819.9 2.7 miles above Ashland, Ky....... 110 110 600 8.0 498.5 15.4 11.0 -- do ----------. do ............. 100 1916 1,088,802 80 339.4 3.3 miles below Greenup, Ky... .. 110 600 490.5 15.4 11.0 ---------.... do --------...... do ....-------..-- 1928 1,579,618 ............ 841.0 Greenup locks and dam, 9 4.9 miles 110 [ 110 1,200 7.5 515.0 118.0 13.0........ do ... ......... do -.............. 89 48,058,980 below Greenup, Ky. 110 110 600 10s32.0 100 31 359.3 3.3 miles below Portsmouth, Ohio 110 600 483.0 15.4 11.0 do --............. ........ -.-......- do .......... ........ 100 1919 1,859,231 82 382.6 1 mile above Rome, Adams 110 110 600 7.5 475.0 15.4 11.0 Piles in sand and Caissons on sand and 110 7.5 100 1926 2,951,216 County, Ohio. 110 gravel. gravel. 33 405.1 3.5 miles above Maysville, Ky. ... 110 110 600 7.0 468.0 15.4 11.0 ........ do --....... Piles in sand and 100 1921 1,987,166 gravel. 34 434.1 Chilo, Ohio 110 600 5.6 461.0 15.4 11.0 ....... do .-------------. ... do ........ . . ...----- 100 1925 8,487,057 t 436.2 Captain Anthony Meldahl locks 110 1,200 S30.0 485.0 1 18.0 15.0 Rock .....----. Rock ............... 38 27,502,121 i and dam, 2.2 miles above 600 Foster, Ky. See footnotes at end of table. 35 451.0 1 mile below New Richmond, 110 600 6.4 455.4 15.4 11.0 ...... do .............. .. . .. .. .. d o ........... . . . . . . . . . .. . . 100 1919 $ 1,894,942 Ohio. 36 460.9 9.3 miles above Cincinnati, Ohio 110 600 7.9 449.0 15.4 11.1 do ............... ....- ........do ................ .. 100 1925 3,704,535 37 483.2 Fernbank, Ohio ...................... 110 600 7.8 441.1 12.3 11.0 ... do ............... ... do - ................. 100 1911 1,297,924 38 503.3 M axville, K y . ..... ............ . . . 110 600 7.3 433.3 15.4 11.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1924 2,857,040 gravel. gravel. 531.5 Markland locks and dam,2 1 mile 110 1,200 35.0 455.0 25.0 15.0 Rock Piles ....................... . 65 (13) 41,309,082 above Markland, Ind. 13 110 600 39 531.7 1 mile above Markland, Ind. .. _ 110 600 6.0 426.0 15.4 13.0 Piles in sand and Rock and piles in 100 1921 $2,222,448 gravel. sand and gravel. 40 ------------------------------------ Eliminated . 41 604.4 Louisville, Ky ....................... 110 600 37.0 420.0 19.0 11.0 Rock Rock .............. 100 14 7,658,134 56 360 41 604.4 McAlpine locks and dam. (Re- 110 1,200 37.0 420.0 18.0 12.G0 do ............ ........ ....... do .................... . 57 29,179,243 construction of locks and dam 110 600 19.0 11.0 41). 42 Eliminated 43 633.2 3.3 miles below West Point, Ky.. 110 600 9.0 383.0 15. 11.0 Pile .......................... Pile 100 1921 2,592,242 44 663.2 Leavenworth, Ind ............ ..... 110 600 7.0 374.0 15.4 13.0 ...do .......... Rock and pile ............ 100 1925 2,818,763 45 703.0 Addison, Ky ......................... ...1 . 110 600 9.0 367.0 17.4 13.0 do ...... ....................100 1927 3,202,587 720.0 Cannelton Lock and Dam s ... 110 1,200 23.0 383.0 38.0 15.0 Rock ------------------------Rock .............. 108,267 46 757.3 Owensboro, Ky .................... 110 600 11.0 358.0 17.4 11.0 Pile .................... Pile 100 1928 3,127,981 0 47 48 777.7 809.6 Newburgh, Ind . ............. 110 600 9.0 347.0 15.4 11.0 ... do .......... do ................. do ........ 100 ........... 1928 4,415,526 g 5.8 miles below Henderson, Ky.... 110 600 7.0 338.0 15.4 13.0 do ...............--- ...... Ro-k-..do ................ . . . 100 1922 3,062,700 - 49 845.0 2.4 miles below Uniontown, Ky. .. 110 600 11.0 331.0 17.4 13.0 Rock Rock 100 1928 3,325,297 O 50 876.8 1 mile below Weston, Ky.. 110 600 10.0 320.0 17.4 11.0 .....do ................. Rock and pile .............. 100 1928 3,751,614 51 903.1 0.6 miles below Golconda, Ill. .... 110 600 8.0 310.0 15.4 11.0 Rock and piles ..... Pile . 100 1929 4,370,566 # 52 938.9 1.4 miles below Brookport, Ill. ___ 110 600 12.0 302.0 15.4 11.0 Pile ............. 100 1928 ......do ........................ 4,461,462 53 962.6 10.8 miles above Mound City, Ill.. 110 600 13.4 290.0 15.4 219.6 .... do ............... do ................ ........ . 100 1929 5,410,668 54 974.2 Mound City, Ill.. 110 110 60 600 (16) (16) (16) Rock Gravel ...................... ......... I T o ta l . ...... ............. . . ' $319,070,849 I -- I I I 1 I I I I1 I II ' Depth as shown are on emergency dam foundation and are controlling 14 Completed with large new lock in 1921. Completed with new dam and depths. raised canal and lock walls in 1928. Construction of an auxiliary lock com- 2 Change from fixed dam to lift-gate dam completed in 1938. Replaces mov- menced in 1929, which lock was completed in 1930. able dams 1 and 2. 1s Dam below was not commenced. Depth on lower miter sill at low water. 3 Depths as shown are on poiree dam foundation and are controlling depths. 16 Necessity for construction has not yet been determined. 4 Fixed dam. Replaces movable dam 3. 17 Exclusive of $6,915,205, details below: a Lift-gate dam. Replaces movable dams 4, 5, and 6. 6 Will replace locks and dams 7, 8, and 9. 's Will replace locks and dams 43, 44, and 45. Will replace locks and dams 18, 19, and 20. Additional features entering into cost of project s Roller-gate dam. Replaces movable dams 24, 25, and 26. Cost not included in total, as it was constructed under project for improving lower Kanawha Louisville and Portland Canal and Indiana chute (under pre- River. vious project) ................................................... . $ 5,359,203 9 Will replace locks and dams 27, 28, 29, and 30. Examinations, surveys, contingencies, plant and miscellaneous .... 966,232 1o Lift will change from 32 feet to 30 feet upon completion of Captain Preauthorization studies costs for projects not listed in above Anthony Meldahl locks and dam. table........................ ............ ..................... .... 589,770 11 Will replace locks and dams 31, 32, 33, and 34. 12 Will replace locks and dams 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39. $6,915,205 0 '3 Markland locks placed in temporary operation May 29, 1959, and service O discontinued at lock 39. Total .... .. .......................... . ....$325,986,054 P 1042 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Table B Miles Miles Miles below below below Location Pitts- Location Pitts- Location Pitts- burgh burgh burgh Pittsburg, Pa .......... ............... Portsmouth, Ohio .... 356.0 Rockport, Ind .......... 742.2 Ambridge, Pa . .......... 15.9 Maysville, Ky. ....... 408.6 Owensboro, Ky ........ 756.5 Aliquippa, Pa ........... 20.0 Newport, Ky ......... 469.8 Newburgh, Ind ........ 778.0 East Liverpool, Ohio .... 43.5 Cincinnati, Ohio ..... 470.2 Evansville, Ind ........ 792.3 Steubenville, Ohio . 68.0 Covington, Ky. ........ 470.5 Henderson, Ky. ....... 803.9 Wheeling, W. Va. ........ 90.5 Lawrenceburg, Ind... 492.9 Mt. Vernon, Ind. 829.1 Bellaire, Ohio ........... 94.5 Aurora, Ind. .............. 496.7 Uniontown, Ky. 842.5 Marietta, Ohio .......... 172.0 Carrollton, Ky. ........ 545.7 Shawneetown, Ill .... 857.8 Parkersburg, W. Va. .... 184.6 Madison, Ind. ......... 557.7 Golconda, Ill .. 902.5 Point Pleasant, W. Va. 265.2 Jeffersonville, Ind. .. 602.7 Paducah, Ky.......... 934.5 Gallipolis, Ohio ............. 269.7 Louisville, Ky ........ 603.7 Metropolis, Ill. .......... 943.8 Huntington, W. Va. .... 308.3 New Albany, Ind .... 608.5 Joppa, Ill. .............. 951.4 Catlettsburg, Ky........... 317.2 Leavenworth, Ind. .. 664.0 Mound City, Ill ...... 973.4 Ashland, Ky............ 322.6 Cannelton, Ind. ........ 724.0 Cairo, Ill. ............. 979.3 Ironton, Ohio .......... 327.2 Tell City, Ind. .......... 727.0 Terminal facilities. Modern public terminals, with warehouses, equipped with operating machinery for transferring materials, have been constructed by private interests at some of the larger cities and towns. The latest published list of terminals on the Ohio River appears in Transportation Series No. 2, 1929. The list is brought up to date each year as of June 30, and can be obtained from the divi- sion engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River, Cincin- nati, Ohio. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: New work was performed by contract and hired labor. The cost were as follows: New Cumberland locks and dam: Engineering and design con- tinued and consisted of review and revisions to the drawings for the dam and preparation of plans and specifications for the removal of locks and dams 7, 8, and 9 and for bank clear- ings in pools 7, 8, and 9. Preparation of the master plan for recreation facilities in the pool area is underway. Real estate activity consisted of acquisition of flowage easements over required land in the pool area and settlement of claims by residents of the village of Stratton, Ohio for loss of water wells by reason of construction of the project. Removal of locks and dams 8 and 9 and dredging below dam 9 along with bank clearing in pools 7, 8, and 9 were completed by contract. Removal of lock and dam 7 is currently underway by contract. Contract work on the dam was advanced to approximately 99 percent of completion. Work in the stages II and III cofferdams was completed and the coffers flooded and removed. Erection of tainter gates and service bridge was completed and work is underway on electrical and mechanical installa- tions ....................................................................-------------------------------------.............................. $ 4,850,952 Pike Island locks and dam: Engineering and design continued and consisted of the preparation of required design memoranda for the dam, review and revisions to the drawings for the locks and negotiations of agreements for relocation of railroads, highways and utilities. The relocation of West Virginia high- way Route 2 and the temporary relocation of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the locks site were accomplished. Construction of the locks continued under continuing contract. The upper and lower guard walls were erected and the main cofferdam driven and pumped down. Removal of material from within the coffer area was completed and large scale concrete placement was underway at the close of the year..-....--..-..........-. ...$ 8,087,653 OHIO RIVER 1043 Belleville locks and dam: Planning work in connection with the construction of locks and dam near Belleville, W. Va., was con- tinued throughout the fiscal year. Work on the General Design Memorandum was advanced to 60 percent completion----..................---$ 303,032 Greenup locks and dam: Progress on the contract for construction of the dam and locks emergency gates was advanced to 78 per- cent completion. One contract for relocating highway culverts, in Kentucky, was completed. Contracts for relocation of sewers and structures in Huntington, W. Va., and Ironton, Ohio, were completed. Contracts for partial and final clearing of the Greenup pool, were advanced to completion and 43 per- cent completion, respectively. A contract for additional filling at Catletts Creek in Catlettsburg, Ky., was completed. A con- tract for site development was completed. Construction of re- reation facilities by contract is underway. A contract for removal of locks and dams 27 and 28, Ohio River, and No. 1, Big Sandy River, was awarded. The removal of the remaining locks and dams is being accomplished by a demolition team from Fort Belvoir. Title contracts covering the entire project were advanced to approximately 75 percent completion. The acquisition of 1,113 tracts was completed during the fiscal year..$ 5,252,176 Captain Anthony Meldahl locks and dam: A contract for construc- tion of locks, guard walls and operations building was ad- vanced to 74 percent completion. Engineering studies and de- sign work for construction of the dam were completed. A contract for construction of the dam and lock emergency gates was initiated and work advanced to 7 percent completion. A contract for furnishing tract ownership data, maps, and legal descriptions was completed. The acquisition of 55 tracts was completed. Two title contracts covering an estimated 425 tracts were awarded and work advanced to approximately 20 percent completion...........................................---------------------------------..........................$12,529,495 Markland locks and dam: Construction of the dam and lock emergency gates by contract was continued and the work advanced to 57 percent completion. Work was continued on alterations and relocations of railroads, highways and utilities. A contract for clearing of a portion of the pool was awarded late in the year. Acquisition of flowage easements was con- tinued and brought to 70 percent completion..................--................---------$ 7,925,730 McAlpine locks and dam (reconstruction): Construction of the new lock by contract was continued and advanced to about 97 percent completion. The contract for widening of the canal was continued and essentially completed. Construction of the new dam was initiated by contract and brought to 4 percent completion -----....................------------------------------------- $ 7,843,260 Cannelton locks and dam: Planning work in connection with the construction of locks and dam near Cannelton, Ind., the con- struction of which will replace locks and dams 43, 44, and 45, was initiated and continued throughout the fiscal year..............$ 108,267 Total for new work--------....................................................------------ $46,900,565 Operation and maintenance, general: The locks and dams were operated as required, and necessary repairs and improvements were made thereto, and to the operators' quarters, grounds, and esplanades to the extent of funds available. The costs, by dis- tricts, were as follows: Pittsburgh Huntington Louisville Total Operation and ordinary maintenance ........ $1,598,305 $3,408,136 $3,139,335 $8,145,776 1044 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation activities in the Minor Rehabilita- tion category were conducted at five locks and dams on the Ohio River during the fiscal year. Lock and Dam No. 14: Work by hired labor repairing emptying and filling valves was initiated and completed. Lock and Dam No. 16: Repairs to beartrap weir and piers by hired labor was initiated and com- pleted; and a construction contract to reface and armor upper guide wall, river and land walls, was awarded and work ad- vanced to 29 percent completion. Lock and Dam No. 17: Repairs to emptying and filling valves, by hired labor, was initiated and completed. Lock and Dam No. 19: Repairs to emptying and filling valves, by hired labor, was initiated and advanced to 39 percent completion. Lock and Dam 52: Con- struction of a steel pile cell at the end of the lower guide wall of the lock, the repair of the guide wall and the repair of the upper lock gate. Total rehabilitation ..........-----------..--------...................--...---...... $387,835 Summary of costs during the fiscal year, from Federal funds, is as follows: Costs Funds Operations and New work maintenance Rehabilitation Regular .................................. $46,900,565 $8,145,776 $387,835 In addition $7,870 was expended for new work from contributed funds. The average annual operation and maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $7,578,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1909 Secretary of War authorized to approve re- construction with such modifications in plan and location of existing works as may be necessary to provide adequate fa- cilities for existing navigation. June 25, 1910 Construction of 54 locks with movable dams, H. Doc. 492, 60th Cong., 1st sess. widening of the Louisville and Portland Canal to 170 feet, and a new lock at the lower end. The act also granted discre- tionary authority to the Secretary of War to make such modifications in the project as appeared advisable. July 18, 1918 Elimination of locks and dams in the lower H. Doc. 1695, 64th Cong., 2d sess. river where the project depth of 9 feet could be satisfactorily maintained by open channel work. Secretaiy .of War author- ized to substitute fixed dams for movable dams wherever, in his opinion, they may be advisable. Condition at end of fiscal year. The navigation system of 46 locks and dams is in operation and 9-foot navigation throughout the entire length of the river is generally available at all times. At certain unstable bars the project depth is maintained by dredging, supplemented by contraction works. (See project "Open channel work Ohio River," page 1046.) Table A under "Existing project" shows cost and year of completion of locks and dams now in operation. The existing project does not pro- OHIO RIVER 1045 vide adequate facilities for present-day navigation due to obso- lescence of the structures. Since repair and modernization of these facilities would be extremely costly, replacement and recon- struction is being undertaken as rapidly as funds can be made available for the purpose. Construction of the following locks and dams was initiated during the fiscal year 1955: New Cum- berland locks and dam (Stratton, Ohio) to replace locks and dams 7, 8, and 9; and Greenup locks and dam (near Greenup, Ky.) to replace locks and dams 27, 28, 29, and 30. Construction was initiated in fiscal year 1956 of Markland locks and dam (near Markland, Ind.) to replace locks and dams 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39. Reconstruction of McAlpine locks and dam was initiated during the fiscal year 1957. Construction was initiated in fiscal year 1958 of Captain Anthony Meldahl locks and dam (near New Richmond, Ohio) to replace locks and dams 31, 32, 33, and 34. Construction was initiated in fiscal year 1959 of Pike Island locks and dam (near Warwood, W. Va.) to replace locks and dams 10 and 11. The costs to the end of the fiscal year, from Federal funds, for existing project were as follows: Costs Operation Funds New work and mainte- Total nance general Regular $304,245,173 $134,535,312 $438,780,485 Public Works 3,258,368 ..... 3,258,368 Emergency relief 1,198,837 19,000 1,217,837 Maintenance-Operations 2,081,900 2,081,900 Total - $308,702,373 '$136,636,212 $445,398,590 1Excludes surplus property valued at $147,425 which was tranferred to the project without reimbursement in this manner: $747 to New Work and $146,678 to operations and mainte- nance work. In addition, $47,228 was expended for new work from contrib- uted funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $24,176,323 $29,364,677 $37,439,882 $47,929,694 $58,014,825 $341,592,230 Cost .............. 20,611,372 30,021,435 36,361,164 52,195,439 46,900,566 325,859,228 Maintenance: Appropriated.. 7,054,100 7,676,451 7,518,671 7,547,089 8,245,671 173,383,565 Cost ............ 6,967,279 7,577,447 7,555,779 7,642,478 8,145,718 173,191,598 Rehabilitation: A ppropriated .---------..----. ----. ---............... 621,000 621,000 Cost- 387,835 387,835 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ....................... $........... 3,125,926 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............. ........................... 52,679,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...................... 55,804,926 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........... .......... 510,613,770 1046 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......................... $125,000 $11,999 -$67,140 ....... -. $69,859 Cost ................................................. 11,264 3,132 1,961 7,870 24,227 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $45,632 ............................................. Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..................................... 45,632 The cost of the previous 6-foot canalization project was $17,003,761 which was the expenditure to June 30, 1910. The total cost to date of new work, including the cost of old structures which have been replaced, is $325,986,054. In addition, the sum of $36,943,217 was expended between Octo- ber 7, 1885, and June 30, 1937 on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. 2. OPEN CHANNEL WORK, OHIO RIVER Open channel work on the Ohio River is in charge of the dis- trict engineer in whose district the work is located. For information as to the limits of the three districts on the Ohio River, see page 1037. The portion of the river included in the project extends from the head of the river at Pittsburgh, Pa., to the mouth of the Cache River (Mound City, Ill.), a distance of 974.7 miles. Open channel improvement from the mouth of the Cache River to the mouth of the Ohio River is under the juris- diction of the Mississippi River Commission. Existing project. Prior to the completion of the canalization project, no project depth had been fixed by Congress under the project for open-channel work, but in order to properly aid packet and barge navigation it was found necessary to secure a low-water channel having a minimum depth of from 4 to 6 feet, and a width, depending upon the difficulty of running the channel, of from 400 to 600 feet; also to permit the movement of large coal tows, which movement occurred at stages of water exceeding 10 feet, it was found necessary to remove the points of projecting bars which formed at various locations along the river. The accomplishment of this purpose involved the concentration of current by closing back channels at islands with low dams, the contraction and straightening of wide, open channels by low dikes, dredging of bars and shoals, and the removal of snags and wrecks. Since the completion of the canalization project, the work under the project for open channel work provides mainly for widening, deepening, and maintenance of the channel in the pools of the dams, and in the open river section of the river below lock and dam 53 so as to provide and maintain the full project depth of 9 feet contemplated by the canalization project. Channel widths generally are in excess of 500 feet, except at critical bars where there is periodic recurrent shoaling. Channels 300 feet in width are maintained at critical bars by periodic dredging. Such channels may become constricted to a width of OHIO RIVER 1047 250 feet before dredging can be accomplished. These channel widths are the minimum that will facilitate the movement of the present-day barge tows. The accomplishment of this work not only involves dredging of bars and shoals, but the construction and maintenance of back-channel dams, dikes, and bank revet- ments for stabilizing the channel, and the removal of snags and wrecks. Incidental to the direct improvement of the Ohio River is the construction and maintenance of ice piers as required for the protection of river craft. The stage of extreme high water on the Ohio River varies from 46 feet at Pittsburgh, Pa., to 80 feet at Cincinnati, Ohio, with 57.2 feet at Louisville, Ky. (head of falls), 53.8 feet at Evans- ville, Ind., and 59.5 feet at Cairo, Ill. (mouth of river). The estimated cost of new work (1960) is $16,160,000, which is exclusive of the additional ice piers authorized by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, and the reforestation of sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The following items included in the project are considered to be inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate: Ice piers author- ized by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927; reforesta- tion of sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930; dredging The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1827 The project adopted by this act originally covered the entire length of the Ohio River from its mouth near .Cairo to Pittsburgh, a distance of 981 miles. It provided for removal of all obstructions which tend to endanger steamboat navigation. Jan. 21, 1927 Construction of ice piers as a part of the H. Doc. 187, 67th Cong., 2d sess. project, with funds allotted from the ap- propriations for general open-channel work. July 3, 1930 Reforestation of the sloughs on Kentucky H. Doc. 409, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., and a 200-foot strip along the upstream bank and for bank protection' at an estimated cost of $200,000. July 3, 1958 Act of Mar. 3, 1827 modified to include H. Doc. 434, 84th Cong., 2d sess. maintenance of existing Licking River Channel within the lower 3-mile limit of Ohio River slack water, at an estimated increase of $1,000 in the cost of average annual maintenance. to widen the channel at certain points; and placing of revetment at various points. The cost of these items was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $6,565,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $801,100. Operation of snag boats on the Ohio River below the Pennsyl- vania State line was included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act ap- proved June 26, 1934. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved Janu- ary 21, 1927, authorizing the construction of ice piers for general 1048 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 open-channel work, imposes the condition that before work is begun on any ice pier, local interests convey to the United States free of cost such riparian rights as may be deemed necessary in connection with the improvement at the locality (H. Doc. 187, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). Existing ice piers are adequate for present purposes and local cooperation is not needed since no additional construction is under consideration. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, authorizing the reforestation of the sloughs on Kentucky Peninsula near Evansville, Ind., and a 200-foot strip along the upstream bank, and for bank protection, provides that no expense shall be in- curred by the United States for acquiring of any lands required for the purpose of this improvement (H. Doc. 409, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). However, since no serious overbank erosion has oc- curred since the bank revetment in 1933-34, reforestation is not considered justifiable at this time and no local cooperation is required. Terminal facilities. See page 1042. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging, where required to provide an adequate and dependable channel of proj- ect depth at minimum pool conditions, was executed. The dike and revetments were maintained and the routine work of main- taining navigation aids, removing snags, making channel studies, and hydrographic surveys was performed as required. The spe- cific work accomplished during the year was as follows: Operation and maintenance, general: The following dredging and other maintenance work was performed. Operation and ordinary maintenance: Channel soundings; hydrographic surveys; steam-gaging opera- tions; channel inspections and aids to navigation; miscellan- eous inspections and reports ----------------------------....... $208,935 Dredging (hired labor) : Cubic yards Louisville District ................................................... 1,721,467 327,170 Snagging and clearing ...---...................................................---------------------------.......-----...... 13,031 Total ...----.....-----------......................--------------.......-----------------......................................................... 549,136 The total cost during the fiscal year on the entire river, all for operation and maintenance, general, was $549,135. Condition at end of fiscal year. The work under this project is substantially complete, since it is not anticipated that work on the inactive portion of the project will be accomplished. In addition to dredging, local stabilization of the channel has been effected at various points by construction of dikes and revetment. The work which remains to be done consists of dredging to widen the chan- nel at certain points to the project depth. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Class of work Regular funds Public works Total funds New work .......................... ...... $14,922,024 $........... $1,040,236 $15,962,260 Operation and maintenance, general 8........... 37,174,456 ................................. 37,174,456 Total ...................... ......... 52,096,480 1,0410,236 53,136,716 SThis amount includes $1,000 for removal of obstructions in Licking River under authority of Sec. 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. OHIO RIVER 1049 In addition, the sum of $1,621,349 was expended between Sep- tember 19, 1890, and June 30, 1936, in the operation of snag boats under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal Year 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated ...... $591,490 $871,211 $737,263 $693,091 $1,151,811 $581,428 $40,384,568 Cost .............. 612,528 876,385 697,748 728,987 1,153,199 549,135 40,316,779 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project........................................... $198,000 1051 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT This district comprises portions of southern Kentucky, south- western Virginia, western North Carolina, northern Georgia and Alabama, northeastern Mississippi and practically all of Tennes- see except the western portion, and embraces the drainage basins of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and their tributaries. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Cumberland River, Tenn. 10. Dale Hollow Reservoir, and Ky............................ 1051 Ohio River basin, Tenn. 2. Tennessee River, Tenn., and Ky. ........... .............. 1078 Ala., and Ky. .................. 1063 11. Center Hill Reservoir, Ohio 3. Other authorized naviga- River basin, Tenn. ........ 1081 tion projects ...........--......... 1069 12. Coal Creek and tributaries (Lake City), Tenn. ........ 1084 Flood Control 13. Paint Rock River, Ala......... 1084 4. Middlesboro, Cumberland 14. Ohio River basin, Nashville, River basin, Ky ............... 1070 Tenn., District ................ 1086 5. Pineville, Cumberland River 15. Other authorized flood-con- basin, Ky. ............ 1070 trol projects .................. 1088 6. Barbourville, Ky ................. 1072 16. Inspection of completed 7. Corbin (Lynn Camp flood-control works ......... 1088 Creek), Ky. ...................... 1073 17. Flood-control work under 8. Laurel River Reservoir, Ky. 1074 special authorization ..... 1089 9. Lake Cumberland (Wolf General Investigations Creek Dam), Ohio River 18. Examinations and surveys 1090 basin, Ky. ........................ 1076 19. Research and development 1090 1. CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENN. AND KY. Location. This river is formed by the junction of Poor and Clover Forks in Harlan County, Ky., about 694.2 miles above its mouth, and flows west to Burnside, Ky., from whence it makes a loop southwestward into Tennessee, passes Nashville, and re- turns northwestward to Kentucky, emptying into the Ohio River near Smithland, Ky. (See U.S. Geological Survey base maps of Tennessee and Kentucky.) Previous projects. Below Nashville: The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1832, made the first appropriation for this section of the river, but the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, was the first to define a project for its improvement. The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, adopted a special project for the improvement of the mouth of the river. For further details see page 1901 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1208 of Annual Report for 1938. Above Nashville: Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 14, 1876, March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1898 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1208 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. Below Nashville: Prior to adoption of the 9-foot navigable channel defined in succeeding paragraphs, the project for this section of the river provided for the construction of locks and dams A, B, C, D, E, and F, and dredging in the 43.6 1052 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 miles from lock F to the mouth to secure 6-foot navigation at the extreme low water from the mouth to lock and dam 1, Nashville, Tenn. (188.4 miles above the mouth), the first lock constructed under the project for the section of the river above Nashville. The surmounting of dams A to F with movable crests was also provided. Dredging in the lower river was made unnecessary by the con- struction of lock and dam 52, Ohio River, which created a pool of more than 6-foot depth from lock F to the mouth. The cost of new work for completion of the 6-foot navigation project was $4,706,883, excluding amounts expended on previous projects. The principal features of the locks and dams included in the project are given in the following table: Lock A l Lock B Lock C Nearest railroad station......... Fox Bluff, Tenn. H i c k or y Point, Sailors Rest, Tenn., at station. Tenn., 2% miles. 1 mile. Distance above mouth of river 150.6 miles --------.. ---- 140.3 miles .--...___--__ 108.5 miles. Lock Dimensions 2 ......--. 52 by 280 feet .... 52 by 280 feet .-.... 52 by 280 feet. Normal pool level ......----------- 871.9 feet, mean 358.6 feet, mean 346.8 feet, mean sea sea level, sea level. level. lift above normal pool of 13.3 feet.......-- --------. 11.8 feet .......----------- 12.83 feet. dam below. Depth on miter sills at nor- 10.5 feet, upper... 10.1 feet, upper 10.5 feet, upper. mal pool. 10.3 feet, lower--- 10.3 feet, lower .... 10.2 feet, lower. Character of foundation ...... Rock ........------------.. Rock ...--------------- Rock. Kind of dam.- ............. Fixed ........---- Fixed ---------........ Fixed. Type of construction $........... Stone, ma s o n r y Concrete lock tim- Concrete lock, timber lock, timber crib ber crib dam. crib dam. dam. Placed in operation ....-------- November 26, 1904. Nov. 9, 1916 ............ Sept. 2, 1918. Cost of lock and dam.------------- $490,011 --.....--..-... $679,683 ..... ---$721,381. Lock D Lock E Lock F Nearest railroad station ....-. Cumberland City, Cadiz, Ky., 12 miles Eddyville, Ky., 1 mile. Tenn., 21 miles. Distance above mouth of 88 miles --...-.......-... 66.3 miles ............. 43.6 miles. river. Lock dimensions --..--......... 52 by 280 feet ..... 52 by 280 feet 52 by 280 feet. Normal pool level .-........ _ 334.5 feet, mean 323.6 feet, mean 313.5 feet, mean sea sea level, sea level. level. Lift above normal pool of 10.9 feet .-............ 10.1 feet -----------.... 11.5 feet. dam below. Depth on miter sills at nor- j 10.3 feet, upper ..-.. 10.7 feet, upper ----. 10.6 feet, upper. mal pool. 10.3 feet, lower-.. 10.6 feet, lower -..... 12.4 feet, lower. Character of foundation ...... Rock .......------------- Rock ...... Rock. 4 Kind of dam ..... -... Fixed ..........------------- Fixed ........................ Fixed. Type of construction 3........... Concrete lock, tim- Concrete lock, tim- Concrete lock, timber ber crib dam. ber crib dam. crib dam. Placed in operation ................. Dec. 21, 1916...--.. Nov. 20, 1922........... Nov. 1, 1923. Cost of lock and dam..... $629,255 ....--..----------- $1,075,810 ......---------- $1,110,743. SReplaced by new facilities under modified project. 2 Clear width and length available for full width. 3 With concrete cap and movable crest. 4 Abutment founded on piles; dam partly on rock and partly on gravel. The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946 (PL 525, 79th Cong., 2d sess.), authorized the further improvement of the Cumberland River between the mouth and Nashville for 9-foot navigation; the increased project depth to be obtained by con- struction of three moderate height dams with lockage facilities, designated at Kuttawa (Eureka)2 Dover, and Cheatham, to re- place the existing locks A to F, nclusive, below Nashville, and lock 1, above Nashville. (See H. Doc. 761, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1053 In addition to supplemental authority granted in Public Law 396, 82d Congress, 2d session, approved June 19, 1952, which provided for the construction of hydroelectric power-generating facilities at Cheatham Dam, river mile 148.7, the River and Harbor Act of 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) authorized further modification of the project for navigation on the Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., to provide, in lieu of the previously author- ized works at Kuttawa, mile 32.2, and Dover, mile 100.1, for the construction of a multiple-purpose improvement for navi- gation, flood control, and hydroelectric power consisting of a dam, lock, and powerplant in the vicinity of mile 30.6 on the lower Cumberland River and a canal for navigation and other purposes connecting the proposed reservoir with the reservoir formed by Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River. Public Law 537, 84th Congress, 2d session approved May 24, 1956, provided upon enactment that the dam to be constructed on the lower Cumberland River, Ky., authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1954, and the reservoir to be formed by the waters impounded by such dam should thereafter be known and designated on the public records as Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, respectively. Provision of the interconnecting canal, involving excavation of a channel through the narrow watershed divide at a point about 2.5 miles ipstream from the damsite, will make alternative routes available for navigation between either the Cumberland or Ten- nessee Rivers and the Ohio River, and will afford integrated operation of Barkley and Kentucky Reservoirs through the di- version of flows in the interests of flood control and power pro- duction. The estimated cost of the modified project for 9-foot navigation and multiple-purpose development is $196,250,000 (July 1961). The principal features of the works of improvement are sum- marized in the following table. Dam and reservoir Barkley Cheatham Nearest town.... ..................... .............. Kuttawa, Ky., Ashland City, 11 miles. Tenn., 9 miles. Distance above mouth of river (miles) .................. 30.6 ...-........... 148.7. Lock dimensions (feet) 1................... 110 by 800 . 110 by 800. Lift at normal pool levels (feet) .................... 57 26. Depths on guardsills at normal pool levels (feet) ........ 24.0, upper; 17.0, upper; 13.0, lower. 17.0, lower. Character of foundation .. ...........................-------- Rock ............. Rock. Dam: Type.......................................... Concrete grav- Concrete grav- ity and earth- ity. fill. Height (feet) ....................- 155 75. Length, exclusive of lock section (feet) ................ 9,959 .............. 800. Spillway: Gross length (feet) ................- 804 .......... 480. Net length opening (feet) .----..--..------. 660 .......... 420. Crest gates: Type ................................... Taintor Taintor. Number ................................. 12 ... ........ 7. Size (feet) ...... ..... ............ ......... 55 by 50 ......... 60 by 27. Operating levels at dam (feet, mean sea level): Maximum regulated. .................... :................. 875 .......... Normal operation: Full pool . 859 ...... 5. 38............. M inimum pool......... . ... . ----.-.... .... ......... 854 ....... ......... 882. Minimum pool in advance of floods ......................----- . 846 .......... 1054 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Dam and reservoir Barkley Cheatham Reservoir area (acres)..------------------------------------------ 96,000 --..... . 7,450. Reservoir capacity (acre-feet): Flood control ------------------------------------- 2 1,273,000 Power drawdown.......-- -------------------------------- 282,000 .-------- 19,800. Dead storage.... ------------------------------------- 693,000 .... 84,200. Total ...... ------------------------------------------ 2,248,0'00 -.. . 104,000. Canal: Length (miles) ----------------------------------- 1.75 .......... Bottom width (feet) -------- 400 - Depth at minimum pool level (feet) ------------ 11 ..------------------ Power development: Number of units --- 4 4.--------------3. 8....---------------------------------- Generator rating (kilowatts) ... ------------------------ 32,500 .....---------- 12,000. Total installation (kilowatts) -----------------------.-- 130,000 ...---------- 36,000. Percent of project completion------..-------------------...... 29 99. Year opened to navigation........................................................... ..... ........... 1952. Estimated cost --------------------------------------- $166,000,000 -- $30,250,000. 1 Clear width and length available for full width. 2 Normal operation (elevation 375-359) during nonflood season; flood-control allowance to be increased to 1,555,000 acre-feet (elevation 375-354) during season of major flood flows. 3 Daily pondage allowance: run-of-river project. Under flood conditions as regulated by upstream reservoirs, the extreme fluctuation in stage of the river below Nashville, Tenn., varies at different localities from about 16 to 48 feet. Ordinary fluctuations vary with power flows from as much as the allowable 3-foot drawdown below normal pool elevation 385 at Cheatham Dam to a range of about 5 feet above that level at Nashville, with variations up to 7 feet in the reach of the river below Cheatham Dam. The existing project for the section below Nashville was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13, 1892 Provision made for lock A...-------------......................----....Annual Report, 1890, p. 2151. June 25, 1910 Provision made for locks B to F, and for H. Docs. 758, 60th Cong., 1st dredging below lock F. sess.; and 1481,' 60th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Repairing dams A to F, inclusive, and sur- H. Doc. 38, 73d Cong., 1st mounting same with movable crests. sess. July 24, 1946 Provision of 9-foot channel by the construc- H. Doc. 761, 79th Cong., 2d tion of 3 moderate height dams below Nash- sess. ville.; viz, Kuttawa (Eureka), Dover, and Cheatham. June 19, 1952 Provision for hydroelectric power production as a function of Cheatham Dam. Sept. 3, 1954 Construction of Barkley (Lower Cumberland) S. Doc. 81, 83d Cong., 2d sess. dam and reservoir project for navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, and re- lated purposes in lieu of Kuttawa and Dover navigation-only structures. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. Above Nashville: The River and Harbor Acts of August 5, 1886, March 2, 1907, March 2, 1919, and June 5, 1920, provided for the construction of locks and dams 1 to 17 and 21 to secure 6-foot navigation at low water from Nashville (lock and dam 1, RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1055 188.4 miles above the mouth) to Waitsboro Shoals (a distance of 324.6 miles), and 4-foot navigation from Waitsboro Shoals to Burnside (3 miles); provision also being made for the periodic removal of snags and similar obstructions from Nashville (lock and dam 1) to Burnside (327.6 miles). The project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, further provided for raising dam No. 1 by 3 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 26, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). Under the above authority, locks and dams 1 to 8, inclusive, and 21 were completed and placed in operation during the period 1888 through 1924. The raising of dam 1 by installation of crest wickets was completed in October 1931. Proposed locks and dams 16 and 17 were eliminated from the project upon author- ization of Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Reservoir) (p. 1076), the construction of which has also resulted in the permanent inunda- tion of lock and dam 21. Further consideration of the previ- ously projected locks and dams 9 through 15, inclusive, is pre- cluded under the existing project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of 1946, prosecution of which has resulted in replace- ment of locks and dams 1 through 7 and will ultimately eliminate lock and dam 8. The principal features of lock and dam 8, placed in an inopera- tive status in 1951, are given in the following tabulation; for comparable details on locks and dams 1 to 7, inclusive, and 21 displaced, and the other structures originally contemplated under the project, see Annual Report for 1950. Lock and dam 8 Nearest railroad station...-------------....................................-----Carthage, Tenn., 51/2 miles Distance above mouth of river.........-------------.....................-----------------........................317 miles Lock dimensions (clear width and length available for full width) ...-----..........-----.....................................---------------------.......-----................-- 52 by 280 feet Normal pool level--...--...-----......................-----------------............................458.2 feet, mean sea level Lift above normal pool of dam below (Old Hickory)...-------................--..........13.2 feet Depth on miter sills at normal pool.................---......------6.7 feet, upper; 6.2 feet, lower Character of foundation..........-----------------..---..... ----- --------- .............................. Rock Kind of dam-------........................------------ ....................----........................ ------ Fixed Type of construction...............................................Concrete lock, timber-crib dam Placed in operation....-------------.....-----.........---------................---..-...........September 15, 1924 .... ....------------------........................ $680,915 Cost of lock and dam......---------------...------.. The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946 (Public Law 525, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) also authorized, in addition to the fur- ther improvement for navigation between the mouth and Nash- ville, the construction of Old Hickory, Carthage, and Celina Dams above Nashville for navigation and power. The cost, including a lock at Old Hickory, is estimated as $133,931,000 (July 1961). Public Law 85-843, August 28, 1958, provided upon enactment that the dam and reservoir authorized for construction on the Cumberland River near Carthage, Tenn., shall be known and des- ignated thereafter as .the Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir. 1056 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The principal features of the authorized reservoir units are as follows: Dam and reservoir Cordell Hull Old Hickory (Carthage) Celina Nearest town........ ........ ..... Old Hickory, Carthage, Celina, Tenn., 5 Tenn., 3 Tenn., 5 miles. miles. miles. Distance above mouth of river (miles). 216.2 ............. 313.5 .................. 385.7. Lock dimensions (feet).. ............. 84 x 400-......... Lift at normal pool levels (feet)........... 60 ........................ Depths on guard sills at normal pool 17.0 upper, 13.0 levels (feet). lower. Character of foundation......................... Rock ............. Rock ............. Rock. Dam: Type ...................... ......... .... Concrete grav- Concrete grav- Concrete gravity ity and earth- ity and earth- and earthfill. fill. fill. Height (feet) ..................................... 98 .................. 98 ...................... 86. Length (feet) ...... ........... 3,605 2 ............... 1,258 .................. 2,298. Spillway: Gross length (feet) ............ 325 ..........-......... 265 ............ 290. Net length opening (feet)....... 270 ................... 225 -............ 250. Crest gates: Type ........ ....... Tainter .............. Tainter .......... Tainter. Number ................. 6 ..................... 5. 45 by 41............. Size (feet) .............................. 45 by 41 .............. 50 by 37. Operating levels at dam (feet, msl): Maximum regulated surcharge..... 450 ..................... 508 -.................. 555. Normal pool.. ................ 445 ..................... 500 ........... 550. Conservation pool........................ 442 .................. 497 ................. 549. Reservoir area (acres) ..................... 27,450 ........... 15,000 ................ 13,150. Reservoir capacity (acre-feet): Flood control a ...................................... 125,000 .............. 106,000 ... 59,000. Pondage allowance for power ........ 63,000 ........... 32,000 10,000. Dead storage ........................... 357,000 .............. 217,000. 179,000. Total ... .......... .......... 545,000 .............. 355,000. 248,000. Power development: Number of units ......................... 4 ..................... 4 .................. 3. Generator rating (kilowatts) ........... 25,000 ................ 23,000........ 23,000. Total installation (kilowatts) ........ 100,000 .............. 92,000........ 69,000. Percent of project completion................ 99 ....................... Year opened to navigation ................ 1954 .. ........ Si Estimated cost... ....................... $49,031,000 ........ $45,800,000 ........ $39,100,000. 1 Clear width and length available for full width. 2 Exclusive of lock section. $ Surcharge storage. Under flood conditions as presently regulated, including the effect of surcharge operation of the Old Hickory project, ex- treme fluctuations of stage in this section of the river vary from a range of 35 feet at Nashville (mile 191.0) to a maximum of 46 feet immediately below Old Hickory Dam (mile 216.2), and from an 8-foot variation in headwater at the dam to 38 feet at Car- thage, Tenn. (mile 308.2), the present head of navigation; with variations up to 35 feet at Celina, Tenn. (mile 380.8) and 32 feet in the tailwater at Wolf Creek Dam (mile 460.9). Maximum fluctuations under ordinary conditions from power flows vary from about 5 feet at Nashville to 17 and 3 feet, respectively, in the tailwater and headwater of Old Hickory Dam, and at other key points as follows: 12 feet at Carthage; 18 feet at Celina; and 19 feet at Wolf Creek Dam. The average annual maintenance cost for both sections of the river during the past 5 years, including costs for operation and maintenance of structures, was $1,082,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1057 The existing project for the section above Nashville was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 Provision made for locks and dams; the Sec- Annual Report 1884, p. 1663. retary of War to determine the final plan of improvement. Dimensions of the locks fixed in accordance Annual Report 1888, p. 1622, with reports of Mar. 30, 1887, and Nov. and Annual Report 1892, 25, 1890. p. 1933. Mar. 2, 1907 Adoption of the report of the Board of Engi- H. Doc. 699, 59th Cong., 1st neers, dated Feb. 26, 1906, limiting the lock sess. and dam construction to locks and dams 1 to 7, and 21. Mar. 2, 1919 Provision made for locks and dams 8 to 17.... Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. 10, 63d Cong., 2d sess. June 5, 1920 Authorizes work to proceed in Tennessee without waiting for action of local interests in Kentucky. July 3, 1930 Raising dam 1, 3 feet ...... Rivers and Harbors Commit- ....---------------....------ tee Doc. 26, 70th Cong., 2d sess. June 26, 1934 1 Operation and care of locks and dams pro- vided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. July 24, 1946 Construction of Old Hickory, Cordell Hull H. Doc. 761, 79th Cong., 2d (Carthage), and Celina Dams above Nash- sess. ville for navigation and the development of power resources. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Local cooperation. Below Nashville: None required. Above Nashville: Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. At Nashville, Tenn., there is a 5-story terminal building 300 feet long and 140 feet wide, built of rein- forced concrete having large and convenient loading platforms, electric elevator and gantry crane, with railroad connections, municipally owned and open for public use. There is an addi- tional terminal, privately owned, with modern facilities and rail- road connections, also available for public use. Privately owned terminals for the transfer of petroleum products have been con- structed at Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn. There are also privately owned terminals located near Smithland, Ky., used for the transfer of riprap rock; near Altona, Ky., for the transfer of coal; near Kuttawa, Ky., for the transfer of asphalt; at Clarks- ville, Tenn., for the transfer of sand and gravel; at Nashville, Tenn., for the transfer of sand and gravel, scrap metals, asphalt, and molasses; and at Old Hickory, Tenn., for the transfer of chemicals. In addition to the foregoing there are many unim- proved private landings along the river. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. a. Below Nashville: Operations for completion of the Cheatham unit of the existing project as modified for 9-foot navigation and multiple-purpose de- velopment were continued. Measures taken by the manufacturer to correct malfunctioning turbine blades of power unit No. 1 were completed. With study by the generator manufacturer toward the elimination of objection- able operating noise, it is anticipated that action to correct this condition in unit 1 will be undertaken early in the ensuing fiscal year. Work was initiated and completed under a contract for 1058 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 installation of paver tile and cove base in the powerhouse. Paint- ing of the generator room and the powerhouse crane was con- tracted just prior to the end of the year. Grading and paving of a boat launching ramp as a recreational facility was performed by hired labor. With continuation of real estate activities, 33 con- demnation cases were reduced to final judgments. Construction of the Barkley project was continued under a con- tract for construction of the navigation lock, and involved the fol- lowing structural quantities: Removal of cofferdam 81 percent; borrow excavation, 177,100 cubic yards; common excavation, 510,800 cubic yards; rock excavation, 49,250 cubic yards; com- pacted backfill, 325,500 cubic yards; foundation cleanup, 4,000 square yards; rockfill, 11,600 cubic yards; riprap, 25,700 cubic yards; steel reinforcement, 397,000 pounds; concrete placed, 39,930 cubic yards; wall armor placed, 265,500 pounds; structural steel placed, 12,400 pounds; cast steel placed, 48,800 pounds; and steel pipe placed, 18,700 pounds. Work also was continued under a supply contract for the four 58,000 horsepower hydraulic tur- bines. Work under a supply contract for the four main power generators continued in the design stage. Under a supply contract awarded for the four main unit governors, design activities were initiated. Work was commenced under a contract for construction of the right bank cofferdam and earth embankment with accomplishment of the following: Clearing and grubbing, 20 percent completed; common excavation, 38,800 cubic yards; compacted fill, 4,300 cubic yards; random fill, 3,890 cubic yards; steel sheet piling de- livered, 1,545 tons; and steel sheet piling installed, 200 tons. A contract was awarded late in the report period for construction of the inter-connecting canal between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Reservoir on the Tennessee River. Relocation of the city of Eddyville, Ky., was continued under a cost-reimbursable contract involving streets, walks, drainage fa- cilities, Water supply and distribution system, sanitary sewer lines, and treatment plant. Work under this contract was completed, except for final connection of the new water system which is con- tingent tupon the raising of Barkley reservoir. Work under con- tracts for relocation of Lyon County School and Lyon County Courthouse, both in Eddyville, Ky., was continued. Relocation of the city halt in Eddyville, by contract, was essentially completed. Continuing cost-reimbursable contracts for relocation of Kentucky State highways and Trigg County roads were initiated. Other operations by contract included surveys and design for relocation of Tennessee State highways, Illinois Central Railroad facilities, and the city of Kuttawa, Ky. Preparation of design memoranda and definite design studies relating to various project features were accomplished by hired labor, as were preparation and issuance of plans and specifications for the construction items contracted during the year. Lands acauired for project purposes totaled 30,142 acres. The costs for new work were $15,060,079. Channel work by Government plant and hired labor consisted of removing snags at various locations and dredging 67,475 cubic RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1059 yards of material at the following sites: 10,560 cubic yards at Kuttawa Bar (lower); 18,510 cubic yards at Big Horse Ford; 9,075 cubic yards at Boyds Island Bar; 16,500 cubic yards at Race Track Bar; and 12,830 cubic yards at Gatlin Shoals Bar (upper). The cost of channel maintenance was $34,518. b. Above Nashville: Construction under the modified project for this section of the river was continued with work on minor features of the Old Hickory unit. Work under contracts for con- struction of a comfort station and appurtenant facilities on the left bank and for surfacing the right bank access road and parking area was completed. Bids were received at the close of the year for paving additional access roads and parking areas, with plans and specifications for the work having been prepared by hired labor. Other hired labor operations included construction of a water treatment plant, painting exterior of service base buildings, recreational facilities construction, and installation of 1290 feet of guardrail, 230 feet of retaining wall, and 200 feet of sidewalk in the project overlook area. Under the real estate program, acquisition involved one acre in fee and 24 acres in easement. Legal action resulted in reduction of 26 condemnation cases to final judgments. Economic and design studies for revaluating the plan of im- provement for Cordell Hull (Carthage) Dam, for purposes of power and navigation, were partially completed by hired labor. Preliminary work (engineering and design) on Celina Dam was suspended throughout the year. The costs for new work were $207,834. Snags and other obstructions were removed from the main navigation channel above Old Hickory Dam by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $23,562. c. Operation and maintenance: Locks B to F, inclusive, Cheat- ham, and Old Hickory were operated as required. Under existing regulations the total net energy generated at Cheatham Dam (197,631,000 kw-hrs.) and at Old Hickory Dam (564,282,000 kw- hrs.) was made available through the Department of the Interior to the Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. Maintenance and improvement operations included renewal of lock gate gudgeon pins and bushings at locks D, E, and F; repairs to gate anchors and turnbuckles at locks D, E, and F; repairs to ladders, mooring hooks, and sheaves at locks B and C; repairs to wickets at lock C; and repairs to gate and valve operiting machinery at locks E and F. Activities under the reservoir management program compris- ing malaria control, shoreline sanitation, land management and disposal, and maintenance of public access points were continued. The cost of operation and maintenance was $1,288,344. The total costs during the fiscal year were $16,619,451, of which $15,267, 913 were for new work, and $1,051,538 for operation and maintenance, general. Condition at end of fiscal year. a. Below Nashville: Locks and dams A to F, inclusive, under the 6-foot navigation project for this section of the river were constructed during the period 1895 to 1923. The dates on which the individual units were 1060 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 completed and placed in operation are given in the tables under paragraph "Existing project." Full all-year project depth be- tween the mouth and Nashville was obtained in December 1935, with completion of work for surmounting the dams with mov- able crests. Subject to replacement by new facilities under con- struction, lock and darn A was closed to navigation on September 22, 1954, and the structures demolished. Under the authorized modification of the existing project for multiple-purpose development, including further improvement be- low Nashville for 9-foot navigation, new work as a whole was approximately 40 percent complete. Engineering and design were about 78 percent complete. Construction was commenced in April 1950 when operations were initiated under a continuing contract for construction of the Cheatham lock, access road, and operations building. The lock was placed in temporary operation on December 12, 1952, and completed for permanent operation on August 7, 1954. The dam was constructed during the period August 1952 to October 1954. A contract for the powerhouse substructure, initiated in October 1954, was completed in May 1956. Construction of the power- house superstructure, initiated in March 1956, was completed in April 1959. Work under all outstanding contracts for Govern- ment-furnished equipment was complete, except for the generator contract which is being held open pending corrective measures for eliminating excessive noise in the power units. Following redesign and remedial work for correction of operating difficulties by the turbine manufacturer, the power units were placed in commercial operation on November 21, 1959, May 17, 1960, and November 9, 1960. Installation of paver tile and cove base in the powerhouse has been completed, which with painting of the generator room and powerhouse crane contracted at the close of the year represent the items of work deferred and later deleted from the power plant contract on account of the remedial work on the turbines. Construction of service facilities at the project site, including reservoir manager's office and comfort station with appurtenances, was commenced in October 1957, and completed in October 1958. A storage building and related facilities have been added. Under outstanding authority for provision of additional recreational fa- cilities at completed projects to meet increased public-use demands, 8 boat launching ramps have been constructed and paved by hired labor. Other completed major items of work include reservoir clearing (3 contracts), relocatioi of affected roads in the two counties involved, cemetery removals (73 graves), necessary rail- road relocation work, demolition of locks and dams A and 1, and required channel dredging. All lands required for purposes of the project, except 14 acres of easements, have been acquired: 5,658 acres in fee simple, and 1,410 acres in easement. The Cheatham project as a whole was 99 percent complete. Operations under the contract for the initial phase of construc- tion on the Barkley project (cofferdam and excavation for the lock; left-bank embankment section; and access road) started in June 1957, were completed in February 1959. The resident engineer's office, constructed by contract, was also completed in RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1061 February 1959. Construction of the navigation lock at the end of the fiscal year was essentially complete and work had been initiated on the right-bank cofferdam and embankment section. Work under the contract awarded just prior to the close of the fiscal year for construction of the canal connecting Lake Barkley with Ken- tucky Reservoir on the Tennessee River had not been commenced. Relocation of the city hall, Eddyville, Ky., and the city proper under separate contracts has been practically completed. In addi- tion to initiation of operations under reimbursable contracts for relocation of certain Federal and Kentucky State highways, other outstanding contracts covering relocation items have been brought to the following stages of completion: Trigg county roads, 31 per- cent; Lyon county courthouse, Eddyville, Ky., 36 percent; and Lyon county school, Eddyville, Ky., 41 percent. Surveys and design for relocation of Tennessee State highways in the reservoir area have been completed by contract; whereas, work under indi- vidual contracts covering designs for relocation of the city of Kuttawa, Ky., and affected Illinois Central Railroad facilities has been brought to 30 and 90 percent completion, respectively. Work under the contracts for furnishing and installing the four main unit generators and for furnishing and delivering the four gover- nors continues in the design stage. Under the supply contract for four 58,000 horsepower hydraulic turbines, work approximates 46 percent completion. Reservoir lands acquired to date, 59,208 acres (52,220 acres in fee and 6,988 in flowage easement), repre- sent 55 percent of the project requirements. The project as a whole was about 29 percent complete. The total new work costs for this section to June 30, 1961, were $83,523,422, including $685,000 from public wo-ks funds. The total costs for channel maintenance were $1,168,483. b. Above Nashville: Prior to modification of the existing proj- ect for this section of the river in 1946, locks and dams 1 to 8, inclusive, and 21 had been completed; the initiation of work on lock and dam 1 in September 1888 marking the commencement of construction under the project. For dates on which the com- pleted structures were placed in operation, see table under para- graph "Existing project," Annual Report for 1950. Lock and dam 21, completed in October 1911, has since been inundated by Lake Cumberland (described on page ...... ), which also eliminated projected locks and dams 16 and 17. Operation of lock 21 was discontinued on May 4, 1947; custodial services only being main- tained until May 31, 1949, at which time the structure was abandoned. Lock and dam 1, demolished in connection with con- struction of the Cheatham project below Nashville, was closed to navigation on October 15, 1954. Locks and dams 3 and 4 were op- erated to June 12 and December 18, 1954, respectively, and have been inundated with filling of Old Hickory Reservoir. Operation of lock and dam 2 was discontinued on December 5, 1956, and has been demolished with construction of the Old Hickory proj- ect, as have locks 5, 6, and 7, which were permanently closed on June 30, 1956. The Old Hickory project provides a through channel for 9-foot navigation on the Cumberland above Nashville to the vicinity of Carthage, Tenn., at river mile 308, the present 1062 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 head of navigation. Owing to cessation of river traffic above that locality, lock 8 was placed in-an inoperative status on No- vember 30, 1951. New work under the authorized modification of the existing project for this section of the river, as a whole, was 37 percent complete. Engineering and design were 49 percent complete. Construction of Old Hickory under the modified project was commenced in January 1952, and the contract for the lock and dam structures has been completed. The lock was placed in temporary operation on June 14, 1954, and completed for perma- nent operation on September 22, 1956. Work under contract for construction of the powerplant was initiated in March 1954, and completed on May 22, 1958. The power units were placed in commercial operation as follows: Unit No. 1-April 5, 1957; Unit No. 2-July 2, 1957; Unit No. 3-September 27, 1957; and Unit No. 4-December 23, 1957. Delivery has been made on all items of Government-furnished powerhouse equipment under various supply contracts. Reservoir clearing under 3 contracts (17,323 acres) has been completed, as have contracts for the following: Relocation of affected roads in the five counties involved; relocation of tele- phone lines of the Southern Bell Telephone Co.; rearrangement and alteration of natural gaslines of the Texas Eastern Trans- mission Corp. and the East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.; reloca- tion of powerlines of the Tennessee Valley Authority; cemetery removals (92 remains) ; relocation of powerlines and facilities of the Nashville Electric Power Board; relocation of the Henderson- ville, Tenn., waterplant; relocation of powerlines of the Cumber- land Electric Membership Corp.; modification of the Lebanon, Tenn., raw waterplant; construction of repair and storage facili- ties at the project site; removal of lock 5 and locks and dams 6. and 7; demolition of lock and dam 2; channel dredging below the dam; construction of reservoir manager's office, comfort stations, and related utilities; surfacing of left-bank access road and park- ing areas; repairs of cavitation damage to hydraulic turbines; painting interior of powerhouse; left-bank comfort station and sewerline; and paving of right-bank access road and parking areas. Bids were received for construction of certain additional access roads and parking areas just prior to the close of the fiscal year. Grading and paving of 19 boat launching ramps and the provision of 38 concrete picnic tables, 24 outdoor grills, and 2 shelters have been accomplished by hired labor under the program for provision of additional recreational facilities at completed projects to meet increased public-use demands. Lands have been acquired for project purposes in the amount of 29,250 acres; 26,157 acres in fee and 3,093 acres in easement. Remaining for fulfillment of project requirements are 27 acres to be acquired in fee. Disposal action has been taken on 519 acres in fee. The Old Hickory project, as a whole, was about 99 percent com- plete. The total new work costs for this section to June 30, 1961, were $52,868,897. The total costs for channel maintenance were $385,253. RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1063 c. Operation and maintenance of structures: Locks B to F, inclusive, and the Cheatham and Old Hickory locks were in opera- tion at the end of the year; the structures and appurtenances hav- ing been maintained in serviceable condition. The total costs under the existing project for the entire stream were $152,035,835, of which $136,392,319, including $685,000 from public works funds, was for new work and $15,643,516 for opera- tion and maintenance. Surplus property valued at $47,754 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. In addition, the sum of $3,266,706 was expended between July 1, 1905, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improve- ment under provisions of the appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to June 30, Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . $6,248,000 $6,629,700 $11,244,300 $18,278,051 $16,401,722 2 $138,806,750 Cost _ 9,938,570 7,284,984 10,792,265 20,039,774 15,267,913 2,3 137,218,572 Maintenance: Appropriated .. 760,700 963,800 1,126,600 1,194,502 1,373,500 18,932,976 Cost 769,011 960,081 1,126,470 1,202,316 1,351,540 418,910,222 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---- ----------.---.. . .......- $ 159,162 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 . ...... ............. . . 20,256,174 Unobligated balances 'available for year ending June 30, 1962............ ... 20,415,336 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --.......... 180,825,442 1 Includes $826,253 for New Work and $3,266,706 for Maintenance for previous project. 2 Includes $99,910 for cost of preauthorization studies. * In addition, surplus property valued at $2,118 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. 4 In addition, surplus property valued at $45,636 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. 2. TENNESSEE RIVER, TENN., ALA., AND KY. Location. The Tennessee River is formed by the junction of the French Broad and the Holston Rivers in eastern Tennessee, 4.4 miles above the Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, flows south- west into northern Alabama, thence in a generally westerly course across north Alabama, to the northeast boundary of Mississippi, thence nearly due north across Tennessee and Kentucky, entering the Ohio River at Paducah, 652.1 miles from the junction of the French Broad and Holston Rivers. (See U.S. Geological Survey base map of the Tennessee River Basin.) Previous projects. a. Above Chattanooga: Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, August 18, 1894, and July 25, 1912. b. Chattanooga to Riverton: Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1871, September 19, 1890; acts of April 26, 1904, and January 7, 1905; and River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, July 25, 1912, July 27, 1916. and March 3, 1925. c. Below Riverton: Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 25. 1868. Seotember 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, and July 25, 1912. 1064 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 For further details see pages 1902 to 1906, Annual Report for 1915, pages 1190 to 1194, 1196 to 1216, and 1220 to 1222, Annual Report for 1929, and page 1216, Annual Report for 1938. The costs for permanent work were $15,123,219. Existing project. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Public Law 520, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), authorized the permanent improvement of the river for a navigable depth of 9 feet at low water from the mouth to Knoxville, Tenn., a distance of about 650 miles, to be obtained by the construction of low dams; pro- vided, that under the provisions of the Federal Water Power Act a high dam with locks may be substituted for any two or more of the low dams and built by private interests, States, or municipalities; and provided further, that in case high dams are built before the United States shall have built the projected locks and low dams which are to be replaced, the United States shall contribute to the cost of the substituted structures an amount equal to the estimated cost of the work of navigation for which substitution is made. (See H. Doc. 328, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) The estimated cost of the authorized project as contained in House Document 328, 71st Congress, 2d session, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $74,709,000 for new work and $40,000 annually for the maintenance and operation of each lock and dam. The latest published maps are in the project document. The above-mentioned act also authorized the appropriation of $5 million for the prosecution of work on this project. The only construction performed by the Corps of Engineers thereunder was the construction of the lock at the General Joe Wheeler Dam and miscellaneous appurtenant improvements. No low dams were constructed under this authorization. The cost of new work completed by the Corps of Engineers is $2,244,236, excluding amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual cost during the past 5 years for operation and maintenance of channels and navigation structures (including the locks constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and operated by the Corps of Engineers) was $907,000. Under the provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, approved May 18, 1933 (Public Law 17, 73d Cong.), as amended by an act approved August 31, 1935, the Tennessee Valley Authority is given power to construct such dams in the Tennessee River as will provide a 9-foot channel and maintain a water supply for same from Knoxville to its mouth. The Tennessee Valley Authority program provided for ob- taining the authorized 9-foot project by the construction of high dams and locks and utilization of certain locks and dams previ- ously constructed under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. The following table contains information concerning various features of the locks and dams now comprising the existing 9-foot project: Location Lock Dam Dimensions Minimum H depth on td guard sills Per Year Estimated Name of project above Distance from Width Lenh Lift f haracter cent- founda-age of opened Kind ofcost Type of or act Name of project above nearest town of able tion com- to navi- dam construction each o bem- full Nor- Maxi- Lower Upper pletion and dam w z (feet) width mal mum (feet) (feet) (feet) wih (feet) (feet) M Kentucky ................ 22.4 0.5 mile above Gil- 110 600 56.0 73.3 12.7 11.0 Limestone 100 1942 Fixed... Concrete and (2) bertsville, Ky. earthfill. 0 Pickwick 206.7 Landing........... 4.4 miles above 110 600 55.0 63.0 12.8 do........100 '10.0 ........ 1937 ...do ................. do......... (8) Hamburg, Tenn. w O Wilson: Auxiliary lock... 259.4 52.9 miles above f 60 292 94.0 100.0 411.1 do........100 11.2 ....... 1927 ... do do............ ......... 46,973,540 (Florence, Ala. 300 Main lock.................. 259.4 ......... do....................... 110 600 94.0 100.0 13.0 do.... 13.0 ....... 100 1959 ......................... () General Joe Wheeler..... 274.9 18.4 miles above 60 360 48.0 51.5 13.2 do....... 100 14.7 ........ 1934 do..........do......1.... ... 1,796,295 z Florence, Ala. I- Guntersville .................. 349.0 9.1 miles below Gun- 60 360 39.0 45.0 11.8 do .... 13.0 ....... 100 1937 ..do... Concrete and (8) tersville, Ala. earthfill. Hales Bar 8................. 431.1 33.0 miles below 60 265 39.0 41.0 10.7 16.7 ....... do.... 100 1913 ... do....... Concrete........ 236,89 Chattanooga, Tenn. r Chickamauga ................. 471.0 6.9 miles above 60 360 49.0 53.0 13.8 do........100 10.0 ....... 1937 .. do. Concrete and (3) Chattanooga, earthfill. Tenn. H Watts Bar .................. 529.9 6.8 miles above 60 360 58.0 70.0 11.8 12.0 Shale .... 100 1941 .. do.. .. do.....d........ () ,,o Breedenton, Tenn. Fort Loudoun .......... 602.3 1.3 miles Lenoir City, Tenn. above 60 360 72.0 80.0 11.8 12.0 Limestone 100 1943 .. do..................do.......... () z z ' H. Doc. 328, 71st Cong., 2d sess., contains table, pp. 98 and 99, giving per- Constructed by Corps of Engineers under authority of sec. 124, National tinent information concerning low dams contemplated under 1930 project. An- Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (H. Doc. 1262, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). Actual cost nual Report, Chief of Engineers, for 1938, pp. 1218 and 1219, contains similar of lock and dam. information pertaining to low dams in addition to existing locks and dams, 6 Actual cost of lock only as constructed by Corps of Engineers; dam con- including those constructed or under construction by the Tennessee Valley structed by Tennessee Valley Authority. Authority. 7 Actual cost to United States of existing lock; cost of existing lock and dam 2 Lock and dam constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. to power compny was about $6,686,700. Structure built under supervision of 9 Lock and dam constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. Design for lock Corps of Engineers. prepared with Corps of Engineers forces and funds. 8 Reconstruction of dam by Tennessee Valley Authority for raising pool level 4 Tailwater in canal; flight of 2 locks. completed in 1948. 9 Constructed by Tennessee Valley Authority. en 1066 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The functions of the Corps of Engineers, since adoption of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 have been those of co- operation with the Authority through preparing (with Corps of Engineers forces and funds) the designs of locks at Pickwick, Guntersville, Chickamauga, Watts Bar, and Fort Loudoun Dams; and, in accordance with the general navigation laws placing con- trol and supervision over navigable waters in the Secretary of the Army, the Corps of Engineers: Operates and maintains all locks, lifts, or other facilities in aid of navigation; maintains navigation channels and safety harbors by performing all necessary dredg- ing and snagging operations; examines and passes upon plans for all bridges, wharves, or other structures in navigable waters prior to construction, including construction plans involving the alteration or modification of existing channels; establishes harbor lines where essential to the preservation and protection of har- bors; provides for removal of unlawful structures, including wrecks; cooperates and reviews plans of individuals, corporations -municipal or private-in the improvement of navigable waters at their own expense and risk; issues rules and regulations governing the opening and operation of drawbridges, the trans- portation and dumping of dredgings or other material into navi- gable waters; promulgates rules and regulations governing the use, administration, and navigation of navigable waters. includ- ing harbors thereof; compiles statistics of waterborne commerce. The division of responsibility regarding the project is outlined in memorandum of agreement dated July 11, 1946, between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Corps of Engineers. Local ccoperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, requires no local cooperation in the construction of the alternate system of low dams. It does, however, provide that in case high dams are built before the United States shall have built the pro- jected locks and low dams which are to be replaced, the United States shall contribute to the cost of the substituted structures an amount equal to the estimated cost of the works of navigation for which substitution is made. Terminal facilities. Public-use river terminals with railroad connections, constructed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, are located at Decatur and Guntersville, Ala., and Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn. River terminals with railroad connections, municipally owned, have been constructed at Sheffield, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn. State-owned public-use docks are located at Whitesburg, Decatur, and Florence, Ala. The other public ter- minals are mostly unimproved landings. Government-owned fa- cilities for the transfer of sulfur and toluene are located at Volunteer Ordnance Works, Tyner, Tenn.; and for the transfer of coal and salt at Redstone Arsenal, Green Grove, Ala., and at the following Tennessee Valley Authority steam-electric powerplants along the river: Colbert, Wilson, and Widows Creek in Alabama; and Hales Bar, Watts Bar, Kingston, and Johnsonville in Ten- nessee. Railroad inclines and sidings are available at Sheffield, Decatur, Hobbs Island, and Guntersville, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn. Privately owned terminals have been constructed for the transfer of certain commodities as follows: Limestone at Clif- RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1067 ton, Bennetts Lake, and Chattanooga, Tenn.; pig iron and asphalt at Chattanooga, Tenn.; molasses and asphalt at Knox- ville, Tenn.; automobiles and miscellaneous merchandise at Gun- tersville, Ala.; coal at Calvert City and Grand Rivers, Ky., Gun- tersville, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn.; grain at Decatur and Guntersville, Ala., and Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn.; chem- icals at Sheffield, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn.; petroleum prod- ucts at Sheffield, Decatur, and Guntersville, Ala., Reidland, Ky., and Perryville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, Tenn. In addition to the foregoing there are many unimproved private landings along the river. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. No new work was accomplished. Channel work by Government plant and hired labor consisted of removal of snags at various localities, dredging 20,085 cubic yards of material at Diamond Island Bar, replacement of pile dolphins in safety harbors, and painting clearance gages. The cost of channel maintenance was $26,307. Operation and maintenance of structures. All locks were oper- ated and lock appurtenances and standby plant maintained as required. Ordinary repair, improvement, and reconstruction items completed during the year included the following: Air bubbler systems at Kentucky and Pickwick locks; machinery re- cess lighting at Kentucky, Pickwick, Wheeler, and Guntersville locks; boat davits at Kentucky, Wheeler, Guntersville, Hales Bar, Chickamauga, and Watts Bar locks; floating boom and oil pump indicators at Kentucky lock; fenders on lock gates at Pickwick, Wheeler, and Guntersville locks; traveling bitts at Guntersville, Hales Bar, and Chickamauga locks; emptying and filling valves at Wheeler and Hales Bar locks; haulage unit on the lower wall at Guntersville lock; electrical motors (baked and revarnished) at Kentucky and Pickwick locks; and electrical outlets tandardized and polarized) at Kentucky, Pickwick, and Wheeler locks. Repair of leaks in storage buildings at Pickwick lock was also accom- plished. The cost of operation and maintenance of structures was $999,418. The total cost of operation and maintenance, general, during the fiscal year was $1,025,725. Through navigation on the Tennessee River was blocked near the end of the year at Wheeler dam, with collapse and movement of the landward lock wall into the excavation area for a new lock under construction by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Steps were immediately taken by that agency, with cooperation of the Corps of Engineers and shipping interests, toward restoring the movement of traffic by means of transfer facilities around and over the dam. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- plete. Construction under the project was commenced in January 1933, when work was initiated on Wheeler lock. With the opening of Kentucky lock for permanent operation in September 1944, all projected locks and dams had been completed, affording a navi- gable depth of 9 feet between the mouth and Knoxville, Tenn. 1068 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 (head of river), except in the lock 1 canal and a short stretch in the upper reaches of Hales Bar pool. Dredging in the canal and the raising of dam 1 and Hales Bar Dam remaining under the Tennessee Valley Authority program to provide full project di- mensions were completed by that agency in 1948. The table under the paragraph "existing project" gives the year opend to navi- gation and other information concerning the lock and dam struc- tures. Construction of additional and modified navigation features at the Wilson project, to provide for more efficient handling of the increasing traffic past the dam, was undertaken by the Tennessee Valley Authority of July 1, 1956. The plan of improvement in- cluded construction of a new single-lift lock, with larger chamber dimensions (110 x 600 feet) and affording additional lift; pro- vision of auxiliary service, or standby lockage facilities, through alterations to the existing double-lift lock; and, in conjunction with these features, realinement and deepening of the navigation canal immediately downstream to bypass and eliminate the neces- sity for operation of lock and dam 1. The Tennessee Valley Authority completed construction of the new main lock and its operation was assumed by the Corps of Engineers on Novem- ber 10, 1959. Lock 1 was closed to navigation on November 23, 1959, with opening of the relocated canal. Excavation of the lower approach and modification of the auxiliary lock remain in progress. Construction by the TVA of a second, 110 x 600-foot lock for increasing the traffic capacity at Wheeler Dam was initiated in October 1960, parallel to and between the present navigation struc- ture and the right bank. Operations consisting principally of channel and structure excavation were interrupted with failure of the existing lock on June 2, 1961. At the end of the fiscal year, measures were being taken by TVA toward provision of facilities for transshipment of commodities past the dam during reconstruc- tion of the old lock on an expedited schedule. The proposed temporary conveyances consist of haul roads around each end of the dam, pipelines over and around one end, and an excavated channel leading to docking and elevating facilities designed for transporting commodities over a nonoverflow section of the dam. The following locks were operated and maintained under the permanent indefinite appropriation to the end of the fiscal year 1935: Hales Bar, since November 1, 1913; lock (and dam) 1, since March 1, 1926; Wilson, since June 1, 1927; and Wheeler, since November 27, 1934. Subsequent to June 30, 1935, operation and maintenance of lock and dam 1 (to November 23, 1959), Hales Bar, Wilson (auxiliary) and Wheeler locks have been carried on with funds appropriated for the preservation and maintenance of river and harbors, as well as the following: Pickwick Landing lock, since September 1, 1937; Guntersville lock, since September 1, 1937; Chickamauga lock, since October 15, 1937; Watts Bar lock, since March 3, 1941; Kentucky lock, since February 10, 1942; Fort Loudoun lock, since October 10, 1943; and Wilson main lock since November 10, 1959. RIVERS AND HARBORS - NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1069 The total costs for the existing project were as follows: Costs Funds Operation New work Channel and maints Total maintenance nance Regular .......................................................... $2,244,236 $3,013,882 $13,232,719 $18,490,837 Maintenance and operation.................. ................................... 11,665 11,655 Increase of compensation, rivers and har- bors 1919 (certified claims) .................... ..... ............ 5 ..................... 5 Total ................................ 2,244,236 3,013,887 13,244,384 1 $18,502,507 I In addition, surplus property valued at $4,201 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. In addition, the sum of $2,889,149 was expended between 1890 and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to June 30, Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..... ...... . . ..... ....... ........... ................ .. $16,251,428 ............ ............ Cost .............. ........... ........ ................ ...... 16,251,428 Maintenance: Appropriated $781,000 $854,100 $1,002,100 $882,125 $1,064,300 20,322,691 Cost ............... 787,455 851,012 967,234 905,801 1,025,725 2 20,263,446 1 Includes $14,007,193 for new work and $4,005.175 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $4,ZU1 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. 3. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost amount estimate Name of project port see Operation required (last date Con- and to of Report struction mainte- complete revision) for- nance 1. Caney Fork River, Tenn .......... 1895 $27,828 ...............(1) 2. Clinch River, Tenn. and Va. 28.... 1923 53,949 $7,873 $677,000 4 $730,949 3. Duck River, Tenn. ............ 1887 13,000 ...............(1) .................. 4. Elk River, Ala. and Tenn. 6-.......1904 4,000 (1) ............. 5. French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn. 2 6.. ....... 1931 249,605 33,554 533,000 782,605 (1928) 6. Hiwassee River, Tenn." 26 z...... 1923 113,311 9,754 83,000 4 196,311 7. Holston River, Tenn. 1911 5,714 ................ ......... 8. Little Tennessee River, Tenn....... 1888 5,510 ............ (1) ...... .....-.. 9. Obey River, Tenn .............- - 1887 11,500 ....... (1) ........--... 10. Red River, Tenn. ......... 1884 5,000 ...... (1) .............. 11. South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky ........................... . . 1892 11,967 .... (1) .................. SCompleted. 2 Inactive. 3 Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 532, 64th Cong., 1st sess. SInitial reference of record is contained in Annual Report for 1934; date of estimate not given. * Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 6 Recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 428 and 489, 64th Cong., 1st sess. ' Commercial statistics for this project are given in pt. 2 of report. 1070 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 4. MIDDLESBORO, CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. This project is located at Middlesboro, Ky., on Yel- low Creek, a tributary entering the Cumberland River about 660 miles above its mouth. Existing project. The improvement provides for a system of canals and levees around one side of the town, arranged so as to divert most of the headwaters of Yellow Creek away from the present channel through the heart of the city. The series of canals and levees are about 4 miles in length, beginning on Ben- netts Fork at the Western edge of the town and ending at Yellow Creek near the Middlesboro Tannery at the northern edge of the town. The cuts involved excavation of approximately 695,000 cubic yards of material, of which about 410,000 cubic yards were utilized in the levee system. Besides construction of the diver- sion channel, there was other incidental work, which included the installation of culverts and the relocation and rebuilding of road- ways and bridges. The project diverts from the business dis- trict and from a large part of the residential section the flood- waters which originate in that part of the basin lying north and west of the city, thus affording protection, in a large measure, to life and property from these headwater floods which cause the greatest damage. The project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936. The cost of the completed project is $817,830. The average annual maintenance cost dur- ing the past 5 years was $7,200. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Maintenance: Levees, canals, and appurtenances were main- tained by hired labor at a cost of $14,984. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work under the existing project was completed in March 1945, when final settlement was made with the city of Middlesboro in connection with the acquisi- tion and transfer to the United States of rights-of-way and flowage easements. Construction of the canal and levee system, initiated in May 1938, was completed and the improvement placed in operation in December 1939. Relocation work was completed in September 1940. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $923,327, of which $817,830, including $38,876 from emergency relief funds, was for new work and $105,497 for maintenance. In addition surplus property valued at $4 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........... .................................. .... $817,830 Cost .............................. ................. ..... ................... 817,830 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... $4,600 $4,700 $5,500 $5,715 $15,000 105,515 Cost ........................ 4,912 4,792 5,428 5,762 14,984 105,497 1In addition, surplus property valued at $4 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1071 5. PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. This project is located at Pineville, Ky., on the Cumberland River about 655 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for the construction of a system of earth leeves and concrete floodwalls, with appurtenant facilities, to afford protection for the city and its residential suburb, Wallsend, against a flood equal in magnitude to the maximum of record (1946). The freeboard allowance is 5 feet for the upstream section of the proposed works above Pine Street Bridge, and 3 feet downstream. Protection for Pineville proper is provided by about 6,175 feet of concrete walls and a relatively short levee section, 250 feet in length, beginning at a connection with United States Highway No. 25E near the up- stream limit of the city and following in general the top of the left bank of the Cumberland River to terminate in the approach to the Tennessee Avenue (Pineville-Wallsend) Bridge. Raising of the bridge and the provision of ramps or gated structures at necessary highway and street crossings maintain access to the protected area. Two pumping stations, with appurtenant out- let works and intercepting sewers, provide for the disposal of interior drainage. Including extension of a roadway ramp to high ground south of the intersection of United States Highway No. 25E with the Tennessee Avenue Bridge approach, the overall reach of the structures in the Pineville section of the project ap- proximates 6,800 feet. On the right bank of the river provision was made for about 3,660 feet of earth levee to partially encom- pass Wallsend, beginning and terminating within a distance of 1,500 feet in the embankment of the Louisville & Nashville Rail- road which runs along the northern edge of the community. Incidental construction in this section included necessary ramp crossings, sewer modifications and one pumping station. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The Federal cost of the completed project totals $1,668,- 921 for construction. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contri- butions, amount to $360,000 (July 1958). Funds were contri- buted by the city of Pineville in the amount of $9,950 to cover additional costs to be incurred as a result of a change in the plan of improvement to provide, in accordance with the desires of local interests, for the construction of a floodwall structure in lieu of a 230-foot levee section previously contemplated at the upstream end of the project between United States Highway No. 25E and Cumberland Avenue. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work costs were incurred in the amount of $920 in connection with measures for correcting a malfunctioning of pumping facilities. Local inter- ests performed routine maintenance. Except for minor pumping requirements for removal of interior drainage, no flooding was experienced during the year requiring project operation. 1072 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in July 1953, and at the end of the year the project was physically and financially complete. The works of improvement were trans- ferred to local interests for operation and maintenance in October 1957. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $1,668,921. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ Cost ............... ..... $ 50,000 ..................... 392,628 $109,035 -$ 3,059 25,776 $2,000 1,060 -$92020 $1,668,921 1,668,921 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ $9,950 ........................................................................ .... .... ... 9,950 Cost ............... ....... .... . ................ ........................... ........... .......... $9,950 6. BARBOURVILLE, KY. Location. The project is located at Barbourville in Knox Coun- ty, Ky., on the right bank of the Cumberland River at mile 635.2. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for the construction of local flood-protection works at Barbourville, Ky., which consist principally of a system of levees having an average height of 15 feet, beginning at a point where branches of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad enter the main line northeast of town and following in general the top of bank of Richland Creek and the Cumberland River a distance of about 18,500 feet to terminate into the Louisville & Nashville Railroad embankment southeast of the town. Provision for a low area immediately across the railroad consists of approximately 415 feet of levee and a relatively short concrete wall section, about 75 feet in length, having a gated opening to pass U.S. Highway 25E and tying into high ground just beyond. Other incidental construction included nine gravity outlet structures and four combined gravity outlets and pump stations, with intercepting ditches or pipelines, for disposal of interior drainage; a gated opening for Kentucky State Highway 459; and five ramps at road and street crossings. The works afford protection for the town against the greatest flood of record (1946) with a freeboard of 3 feet. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. The Federal cost of new work (July 1961) is esti- mated as $1,958,400 for construction. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the proj- ect authorization amount to $275,000 (1958). FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1073 Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Local interests performed routine maintenance. No flooding was experienced during the year requiring project operation. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in June 1955. The works of improvement were completed and as- signed to the city of Barbourville for operation and maintenance on November 17, 1959. Previously reported financially complete, the project was reactivated near the end of the year to investigate and correct a construction deficiency. It was considered necessary to riprap a section of the levee during project construction be- cause of a slide that occurred following the January-February 1957 flood. Recent inspection disclosed that a portion of the riprap has slipped and that remedial measures are indicated to insure the continued safety of the structure. The total cost to June 30, 1961, were $1,955,402. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 196'1 New work: Appropriated .......... $765,000 $100,000 $ 63,058 $ 12,344 $3,000 $1,958,402 Cost ............... . 437,342 747,582 180,515 101,283 -.................. 1,955,402 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................................................... ....... $3,000 ---------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-----....----..........---.....--.................. 3,000 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $198 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. 7. CORBIN (LYNN CAMP CREEK), KY: Location. The project is located at and in the vicinity of Cor- bin, Ky., on Lynn Camp Creek, a tributary of the Laurel River which in turn flows into the Cumberland River near the upstream end of the reservoir formed by Wolf Creek Dam. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for local flood protection at Corbin, Ky., by enlargement of the existing channel, beginning at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad bridge some 200 feet above the upstream corporate limits and extending downstream a distance of about 2 miles; provision also being made for a cutoff about 475 feet in length, with a bottom width of 40 feet across the base of an abrupt bend in the stream near the northern boundary of the city. The improved channel, basically 100 feet in bottom width, would be narrowed to 70 feet within a 2,400 foot reach of the channel through the highly developed section of the town. Incidental work includes clearing and minor improvement of the present channel within the bend of the stream between the upstream and downstream ends of the cutoff, installa- tion of supplemental drainage facilities, bridge construction, and relocation and modification of sewers and other utilities. Author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960, in accord- ance with House Document No. 282, 86th Congress, 2d session, the project is designed to provide a channel capable of passing flows approximately three times greater than the capacity of the present stream without significant damages; and, accordingly, to 1074 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 prevent most of the losses which would result with recurrence of the floods of record and materially reduce the stages of those considerably higher. The estimated cost of new work (July 1961) is $720,000 for construction, Federal; and $320,000 for lands and damages, non-Federal. Local cooperation. In accordance with the authorization for this project, the provisions of the Food Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, pertaining to the ordinary conditions of cooperation with respect to lands and damages, relocations, and maintenance of the works of improvement after completion, shall apply; and local interests also shall prescribe and enforce regula- tions to prevent encroachment upon the stream channel and any necessary ponding areas after construction of the project. The plan of improvement was presented to and discussed with mem- bers of the city council and other proponents prior to final com- pilation and processing of the authorization document, at which time approval of the proposed works and assurance of compliance with the conditions of local participation were expressed. The city's position was confirmed by letter of the Mayor, dated Novem- ber 28, 1958. Although the project would extend beyond and involve rights-of-way outside of the corporate limits of Corbin, full authority for the acquisition of such properties by the city government is provided under Kentucky statutes and no difficul- ties in connection with securing the necessary rights are antici- pated. Acquisition has not been undertaken pending more detailed study of actual lands requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No funds have been appro- priated for this project since its adoption. The total costs to June 30, 1961, for preauthorization studies were $24,022. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .---..........--.....- --- ...................--------------------- ---- - ------- ..-- --------- _. 0 Cost ...............----- -------....-... ---- ---------.....------------ ----------- -------------- 1$24,022 .-- .------------------- Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962....--......................................--.........................--$ 60,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------.....-..- --..-......................----- 60,000 660,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------...... ----................................-----------------..... 1 Preauthorization studies costs only. 8. LAUREL RIVER RESERVOIR, KY. Location. The Laurel damsite is at mile 2.3 on the Laurel River, a tributary of the Cumberland River, in south-central Ken- tucky. The two streams meet at a point about 9 miles below Cumberland Falls, a prominent physiographic feature situated at the head of Lake Cumberland which is formed by Wolf Creek Dam. Laurel River Reservoir will extend 19.2 miles upstream to the site of the Corbin, Ky. water supply dam and will lie within Laurel and Whitley counties. FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1075 Existing project. Designed for purposes of flood control, power, and recreation as an integral unit of a coordinated plan for development of the water resources of the Cumberland River Basin, this project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 14, 1960 (PL 86-645, 86th Cong.), in general accord- ance with the recommendations of House Document No. 413, 86th Congress. The plan of improvement incorporates 75,000 acre- feet of flood-control storage in the proposed project and cor- responding adjustment in operations of Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Dam) for flood control and power. This constitutes a trans- fer of reservoir capacity which will entail no change in flood-con- trol benefits, but will result in a net gain in power potential on a system basis through increased power production at Wolf Creek and at other hydroelectric plants downstream. Physical modifi- cations are required only at the Wolf Creek project, consisting of spot clearing to permit maintenance of a higher reservoir pool elevation. The expense of such clearing is included in the total cost of Laurel River Reservoir estimated as $23,500,000. (July 1961). The dam will be of the rockfill type, approximately 565 feet in length and rising about 285 feet above its lowest founda- tion. An uncontrolled spillway will be located in a saddle on the left bank about 400 feet from the dam, consisting of a low ogee- shaped concrete section, 500 feet in length, discharging into an unlined lateral channel which will direct flows back into the main stream some distance below the project site. A powerhouse of the conventional indoor-type, with an installation of 47,000 kilowatts in a single unit, is to be situated directly at the downstream toe of the dam. At the top of the flood-control pool, spillway crest at elevation 1020 feet above mean sea level, the reservoir will cover an area of 6,160 acres. It will provide a total storage capacity of 443,700 acre-feet, including the flood-control allowance of 75,000 acre-feet between elevations 1020 and 1007, active storage of 194,100 acre-feet within a drawdown range of 45 feet allocated for power production, and leaving a pool of at least 174,300 acre- feet at elevation 962, covering an area of 3,350 acres, available at all times for public use and conservation purposes. Local cooperation. None required; Section 2 of the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No funds have been appro- priated for this project since its adoption. The total cost to June 30, 1961, for preauthorization studies were $47,000. Cost and financial statement New work: Appropriated .. . .................... .............. ........................ 0..................0... Cost ......................... .................. -................... .................... ...... ............ .. . -..................... 2 $47,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................................................... $ 123,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962. .......................... 123,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project......... ..................... 23,377,000 1 Preauthorization studies costs only. 1076 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 9. LAKE CUMBERLAND (WOLF CREEK DAM), OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. Wolf Creek Dam is located on the Cumberland River at mile 460.9 (above mouth) in Russell County, Ky., about 10 miles southwest of Jamestown and 12 miles north of Albany, Ky. Lake Cumberland, formerly Wolf Creek Reservoir, extends 101 miles up the main stream, 48 miles up the South Fork of Cumberland River, and lies within Russell, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, McCreary, Laurel, and Whitley Counties, Ky. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for the construction of a combination earth and concrete gravity-type dam, 5,736 feet long and 258 feet in height above its lowest foundation; and a hydroelectric power-generating plant. The dam consists of a rolled-earth embankment section extending 3,940 feet from the right abutment across the flood plain portion of the valley, and a concrete structure, 1,796 feet in length, com- prised of spillway, power intake, and adjacent nonoverflow sec- tions, connecting the embankment with the left abutment. The spillway contains six gate-controlled conduits and is surmounted with 10 taintor crest gates to provide for regulating and dis- charging floodflows. The powerhouse, a reinforced concrete structure of the conventional indoor type, is located directly at the downstream base of the power intake section of the dam through which six penstocks were constructed. The power in- stallation consists of six 45,000 kilowatt generating units. The project is one unit of a coordinated plan for the control of floods and the development of the water resources of the Cumberland River Basin, this plan in turn forming an integral part of the comprehensive plan of development for the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. At maximum controlled pool level, top of spillway crest gates, the reservoir covers an area of 63,530 acres and provides a storage capacity of 6,089,000 acre-feet, of which 2,094,000 is allocated for flood control and 2,142,000 for power drawdown, leaving a minimum pool of 1,853,000 acre-feet available at all times for public use and conservation purposes. The drainage area controlled is 5,789 square miles or approximately one-third of the Cumberland River Basin. The project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and the additional authorization contained in the River and Har- bor Act approved July 24, 1946, under the title "Wolf Creek Reservoir." Public Law 323, 82d Congress (2d sess.), approved April 17, 1952, provided upon enactment that the lake formed by the waters impounded by Wolf Creek Dam, Ky., should there- after be known and designated on the public records as Lake Cumberland. The cost of the completed project is $79,083,423. The average annual operation and maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $346,000. Local cooperation. None required; Section 2 of the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New Work: Rec- reational facilities construction by hired labor consisted of grading and surfacing of two boat launching ramps, improve- FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1077 ment of a dock access road, completion of an additional roadway for reservoir access, and provision of water to the public-use area below the dam. Operation and maintenance: The dam was operated and the structures and appurtenances maintained as required. Operation of the powerplant was continuous except for normal interruptions and necessary shutdowns for inspection and maintenance pur- poses. Under existing regulations, the total net energy gener- ated (997,420,000 kw.-hr.) was made available through the De- partment of the Interior to the Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. Regulation of the reservoir during the year was limited to releases for the generation of power, except that dur- ing the periods March 8-20 and April 13-22, when the reservoir was near or above the top power pool level (spillway crest), the release rates prescribed by reservoir regulation schedules for flood control were obtained by operating the turbines at overload rates. During June 1961 the reservoir level was stabilized to provide favorable conditions for fish spawning. The maximum release rate was 25,800 cubic feet per second on March 14, 1961. Average pool level for the fiscal year was elevation 706.2, which is 16.8 feet below the spillway crest level. Reservoir storage varied from a minimum of 2,288,000 acre-feet on December 29, 1960, corresponding to a pool elevation of 684.6 feet, to a maxi- mum of 4,113,000 acre-feet on March 11, 1961, corresponding to elevation 725.3. During the occurrence of flood conditions on the Cumberland River in March 1961, the combined effect of this reservoir and the Dale Hollow and Center Hill Reservoirs resulted in computed crest reductions of 15.8 feet at Carthage, Tenn.; 6.8 feet at Nashville, Tenn.; 7.4 feet at Clarksville, Tenn.; and 5.4 feet at Eddyville, Ky. During the occurrence of a flood on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers during May 1961, turbine use at Wolf Creek Dam and at the other hydropower plants in the Cumberland River system was scheduled so as to reduce the flow contribution from the Cumberland River to a practical minimum during a 4-day period around the flood crest. The Lake Cumber- land share of the damages prevented by reservoir operations, including the average annual benefits credited to the project as its share of the reservoir system effect in the reduction of flood flows on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, is estimated to be approximately $889,000. Activities under the reservoir management program involved construction of a storage building, disposal of employee housing, planting 150,000 pine seedlings for reforestation and erosion con- trol, shoreline sanitation, malaria control, land management, and maintenance of public-use facilities. Disposal action was con- tinued on 51 acres of land comprising a cabin colony site. The costs during the year were $402,356, of which $23,105 were for new work and $379,251 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed. Construction of right-and left-bank access roads and the provision of a temporary construction camp at the project site for Govern- ment inspection personnel were completed during early stages of the project. Work under the original contract for construction of the dam and appurtenant works was begun in August 1941, but 1078 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 was terminated in 1943 in interest of the war effort, when only about 8 percent complete. Under a new continuing contract awarded for completion of the dam, work was commenced in September 1946 and completed in August 1951. Closure of the dam was effected in December 1950, at which time the project was placed in operation for flood control. The power plant was constructed during the period November 1949 to March 1953, with the six power units being placed in operation on the follow- ing dates: October 6, 1951; October 31, 1951; December 16, 1951; March 17, 1952; July 24, 1952; and August 22, 1952. Reservoir operations including mapping (731 square miles), clearing (48,775 acres), removal and salvage of improvements (91,475 acres), development of management and public-use facilities, and necessary relocations have been completed. Ac- quisition has been completed on 92,759 acres in fee simple and 581 acres in easement. Disposal action has been completed on 487 acres in fee, and 114 acres in easement. The total cost to June 30, 1961, were $82,357,793, of which $79,083,423 was for new work and $3,274,370 for operation and maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $9,195 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .------.. -$ 20,000 -$ 31,176 - $ 31,823 $ 22,776 $79,083,423 Cost 38,957 28,789 $ 26,153 38,381 23,105 1 79,083,423 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 325,700 316,200 349,900 348,590 381,700 3,277,590 Cost 326,291 328,355 343,477 350,869 379,251 2 3,274,370 1In addition, surplus property valued at $50,838 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $41,643 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. 10. DALE HOLLOW RESERVOIR. OHIO RIVER BASIN TENN. AND KY. Location. Dale Hollow Dam is located on the Obey River 7.3 miles above its confluence with the Cumberland River (mile 380.9) at Celina Tenn. It is in Clay county Tenn., and is about 80 miles northeast of Nashville, Tenn., 28 miles north of Cookeville, Tenn., 13 miles west of Byrdstown, Tenn., and 3 miles east of Celina, Tenn. Dale Hollow Reservoir extends about 51 miles up the main stream, 10 miles up the East Fork, and 6 miles up the West Fork of Obey River, and lies within Cumberland and Clinton Counties, Ky., and Clay, Pickett, Overton, and Fentress Counties, Tenn. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for con- struction of a concrete gravity-type dam, 1,717 feet long and 200 feet in height above its lowest foundation; and a hydroelectric power-generating plant. The dam consists of spillway and power- intake sections across the flood plain portion of the valley width, flanked by nonoverflow transition sections terminating in the FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1079 abutments. Four gate-controlled conduits through the base of the spillway section and six taintor crest gates provide for regu- lating and discharging floodflows. The powerhouse, a reinforced concrete structure of the conventional indoor type, is located directly at the downstream base of the power-intake section of the dam through which three penstocks were constructed. The power installation consists of three 18,000-kilowatt generating units. The project is one unit of a coordinated plan for the con- trol of floods and the development of the water resources of the Cumberland River Basin, this plan in turn forming an integral part of the comprehensive plan of development for the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. At maximum controlled pool level, top of spillway crest gates, the reservoir covers an area of 30,990 acres and provides a storage capacity of 1,706,000 acre-feet of which 353,000 is allocated for flood control and 496,000 for power draw- down, leaving a minimum pool of 857,000 acre-feet available at all times for public-use and conservation purposes. The drainage area controlled is 935 square miles or 99 percent of the Obey River Basin. The project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and the additional authorization contained in the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. The cost of the completed project is $25,957,394. The average annual operation and maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $278,000. Local cooperation. None required; Section 2 of the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Costs in the amount of $15,334 were incurred for recreation facility construction by hired labor, involving grading and surfacing 4 boat launching ramps, installation of water systems in two Corps maintained parks, and provision of 22 picnic tables and grills in public-use areas. Operation and maintenance: The dam was operated and the structure and its appurtenances maintained as required. Opera- tion of the powerplant was continuous during the year except for normal interruptions and necessary shutdowns for inspection and maintenance purposes. Under existing regulations, the total net energy generated (126,399,000 kw.-hr.) was made available through the Department of the Interior to the Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. Regulation of the reservoir during the year was limited to that required for generation of power. During the summer months, a minimum flow as required to sutain fish life below the dam was provided by intermittent operation of one unit. During the latter half of May 1961, the reservoir level was stabilized to provide favorable conditions for fish spawning. The maximum release rate was 5,840 cubic feet per second on April 17, 1961. The average pool elevation for the fiscal year was 644.0 feet, which is 7.0 feet below the spillway crest level. Reservoir storage varied from a minimum of 959,000 acre-feet on November 28, 1960, correspond- ing to a pool elevation of 635.5 feet, to a maximum of 1,359,000 acre-feet on April 13, 1961, corresponding to elevation 651.2. During the occurrence of flood conditions on the Cumberland River 1080 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 in March 1961, the combined effect of this reservoir and the Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek) and Center Hill reservoirs resulted in computed crest reductions of 15.8 feet at Carthage, Tenn.; 6.8 feet at Nashville, Tenn.; 7.4 feet at Clarksville, Tenn.; and 5.4 feet at Eddyville, Ky. During the occurrence of a flood on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers during May 1961, turbine use at Dale Hol- low Dam and at the other hydropower plants in the Cumberland River system was scheduled so as to reduce the flow contribution from the Cumberland River to a practical minimum during a four-day period around the flood crest. The Dale Hollow share of the damages prevented by reservoir operations, including the average annual benefit credited to the project as its share of the reservoir system effect in the reduction of flood flows on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, is estimated to be approximately $439,000. Activities under the reservoir management program, com- prising shoreline sanitation, malaria control, conservation, land management and disposal, and operation and maintenance of public-use facilities were continued. Disposal action was con- tinued on 23 acres of fee land comprising 3 cabin colony sites. The costs during the year for operation and maintenance were $298,298. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was complete. Work under the contract for construction of the dam and its appurtenances was initiated in March 1942, and final closure of the dam was effected in October 1943, at which time the project was placed in operation for flood control. The powerplant, with two 18,000-kilowatt generating units (initial development) in commercial operation, was completed in April 1949. Generating units Nos. 1 and 2 were placed on the line December 18, 1948, and January 26, 1949, respectively. Installation of the third and final generating unit (initiated in March 1952) was completed in December 1953, with the unit having been placed in commercial operation on November 17, 1953. Reservoir operations included mapping (258 square miles), clearing (17,168 acres), removal and salvage of improvements, relocations, and development of management and public-use facilities. Construction of relocated Tennessee Highway 42 Bridge, removal of six highway bridges, relocation of 2,293 graves, and clearing of 10,179 acres of the reservoir area were accomplished by contract. All lands required for project purposes, totaling 52,496 acres, have been acquired; comprising 52,405 acres in fee simple, 89 acres of flowage easements, and 2 acres of road easements. Dis- posal action has been taken on 1.55 acres of road easements and 12 acres of fee land. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $29,297,039, of which $25,957,394 were for new work and $3,339,645 for operation and maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $29,294 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1081 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... -- $ 40,731 --------------.......................................... $ 22,500 $ 14,526 $25,957,394 Cost ...-- ---------------- 158 ............................................ 21,692 15,834 25,957,394 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 244,900 $251,200 $294,000 294,480 296,806 3,340,480 Cost .........------------------ 234,902 265,764 269,595 820,235 298,298 2 3,339,645 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $28,228 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $1,071 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 11. CENTER HILL RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, TENN. Location. The site of the Center Hill Dam is on the Caney Fork River, 26.6 miles above its confluence with the Cumberland River (mile 309.2) at Carthage, Tenn. It is in DeKalb County, Tenn., and is about 55 miles east of Nashville, Tenn., 30 miles north of McMinnville, Tenn., 20 miles west of Cookeville, Tenn., and 14 miles southeast of Carthage, Tenn. Center Hill Reservoir extends about 64 miles up the main stream and about 10 miles up Falling Water River and lies within DeKalb, Putnam, White, and Warren Counties, Tenn. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for con- struction of a combination earth and concrete gravity-type dam, 2,160 feet long and 250 feet in height above its lowest foundation; and a hydroelectric power-generating plant. The dam consists of a rolled-earth embankment section extending 778 feet from the left abutment across the flood plain portion of the valley, and a concrete structure 1,382 feet in length, comprised of spillway, power intake, and adjacent nonoverflow sections, connecting the embankment with the right abutment. The spillway contains six gate-controlled conduits and is surmounted with eight taintor crest gates to provide for regulating and discharging floodflows. In addition to the main dam structure, the project provided for construction of a rolled-earth dike, 770 feet in length, to close a saddle in the reservoir rim on the right bank near the damsite. The powerhouse, a reinforced concrete structure of the conven- tional indoor type, is located directly at the downstream base of the power-intake section of the dam through which three pen- stocks were constructed. The power installation consists of three 45,000-kilowatt-generating units. The project is one unit of a coordinated plan for the control of floods and the development of the water resources of the Cumberland River Basin, this plan in turn forming an integral part of the comprehensive plan of development for the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. At maximum controlled pool level, top of spillway crest gates, the reservoir covers an area of 23,060 acres and provides a storage capacity of 2,092,000 acre-feet, of which 762,000 is allocated for flood control and 492,000 for power drawdown, leaving a minimum pool of 838,000 acre-feet available at all times for public use and con- servation purposes. The drainage area controlled is 2,195 square miles, or approximately four-fifths of the Caney Fork River Basin. 1082 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The project was selected for construction under the general au- thorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938 and the additional authorization contained in the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. The estimated cost of the project, including the 3-unit power installation, is $44,484,000 (July 1961). The average annual operation and maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $276,000. Local cooperation. None required; Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Recrea- tion facility construction by hired labor consisted of grading and surfacing boat launching ramps and improvement of access roads and parking areas. Legal action in connection with pending con- demnation cases was continued and final judgments were entered on three tracts. Operation and maintenance: The dam was operated and the structure and its appurtenances maintained as required. Opera- tion of the powerplant was continuous except for normal inter- ruptions and necessary shutdowns for inspection and maintenance purposes. Under existing regulations, the total net energy gen- erated (382,303,000 kw.-hr.) was made available through the Department of the Interior to the Tennessee Valley Authority for distribution. Activities under the reservoir management program, compris- ing shoreline sanitation, malaria control, conservation, land man- agement and disposal, and operation and maintenance of public- use facilities were continued. Disposal action was continued on 21 acres of fee land comprising a cabin-colony site. Regulation of the reservoir during the year was limited to re- leases for the generation of power, except during the period March 9-19, 1961, when spillway releases totaling 80,700 day- second-feet were made to supplement turbine discharge in empty- ing the flood-control portion of the reservoir. Also during the periods April 1961 and June 20-24, 1961, when the reservoir was slightly above the top power pool level, the turbines were operated at overload rates. During the period May 15-June 1, 1961, the reservoir level was stabilized to provide favorable conditions for fish spawning. During the summer months, when releases were not otherwise made, one unit was operated intermittently to pro- vide the minimum flow requirements necessary to sustain fish life below the dam. The maximum release rate was 30,100 cubic feet per second on March 10, 1961. The average pool elevation was 639.6 feet, which is 8.4 feet below the spillway crest level. Reservoir storage varied from a minimum of 969,000 acre-feet on December 21, 1960, corresponding to a pool elevation of 626.7 feet, to a maximum of 1,495,000 acre-feet on March 9, 1961, corresponding to elevation 656.8. During the occurrence of flood conditions on the Cumberland River in March 1961, the combined effect of this reservoir and the Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek) and Dale Hollow Reservoirs resulted in computed crest reductions of 15.8 feet at Carthage, Tenn.; 6.8 feet at Nashville, Tenn.; 7.4 feet at Clarksville, Tenn.; and 5.4 feet at Eddyville, Ky. During FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1083 the occurrence of a flood on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers dur- ing May 1961, turbine use at Center Hill Dam and at the other hydropower plants in the Cumberland River system was scheduled so as to reduce the flow contribution from the Cumberland River to a practical minimum during a four-day period around the flood crest. The Center Hill share of the damages prevented by reser- voir operation, including the average annual benefit credited to the project as its share of the reservoir system effect in the reduction of flood flows on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, is esti- mated to be approximately $573,000. The costs during the year were $363,393, of which $41,589 were for new work and $321,804 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as a whole was 99 percent complete. Work under the contract for construction of the dam, appurtenant works, and access roads was begun in March 1942, but was suspended in March 1943 in interest of the war effort, when about 40 percent complete. Operations were resumed in January 1946. Closure of the dam was effected in November 1948, at which time the project was placed in opera- tion for flood control. Work under the prime contract, as modi- fied to include construction of the powerplant, was completed in November 1951. Generator units Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were put in service commercially on December 11, 1950, January 17, and April 11, 1951, respectively. Reservoir operations included mapping (178 square miles), clearing (15,850 acres), removal and salvage of improvements, cemetery removals, development of management and public-use facilities, and relocation of Tennessee State Highway Nos. 26 (Sligo) and 56 bridges. All necessary reservoir lands have been acquired; 37,741 acres have been obtained in fee simple, 87 acres in road and flowage easements, and 829 acres by transfer from another Government agency. In addition, 450 acres of 521 author- ized for acquisition in easement below the dam because of dam- ages incurred from project operation have been acquired. Disposal action has been taken on 17 acres fee land and on transfer of 79 acres in road easements to the State of Tennessee. Work yet to be accomplished under the project involves fulfill- ment of the remaining lands requirements, including settlement of claims pending in court. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...... $ 6,000 $ 9,197 $ 40,000 $ 53,700 $ 22,048 $44,475,945 Cost ...................... 21,742 56,850 20,880 66,081 41,589 1 44,475,945 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ 247,700 246,200 272,100 288,940 318,200 2,851,540 Cost ......... ........... 242,270 263,700 268,359 285,377 321,804 2 2,849,570 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................................................. . . $8,129 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.............................. 8,129 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $55,528 was transferred to the project without re- imbursement. -In addition, surplus property valued at $1,292 was transferred to the project without re- imbursement. 1084 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total cost to June 30, 1961, were $47,325,515, of which $44,475,945 were for new work and $2,849,570 for operation and maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $56,820 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 12. COAL CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES (LAKE CITY), TENN. Location. The project is located at Lake City, Tenn., on Coal Creek, which rises in northern Anderson County, Tenn., flows northeasterly and easterly about 12 miles, and discharges into the Clinch River (a tributary of the Tennessee River) at a point about 5 miles downstream from Norris Dam and 20 miles north- west of Knoxville, Tenn. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for local flood protection at and in the vicinity of Lake City, Tenn., by en- largement and rectification of the stream channel to obtain a bottom width of 100 feet from a point near the upstream corpo- rate limits, extending through the town and downstream there- from for a total distance of about 2.5 miles; provision also being made for a supplementary cutoff, having a bottom width of 20 feet, across the narrow portion of a bend in the creek just down- stream of the channel improvement. Incidental work included alterations to bridges and sewers. Authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.), in accordance with House Document 154, 82d Congress, 1st session, the project is designed to afford protection against a flood approximately 50 percent greater than the maximum of record (1929). The Federal cost of the completed project is $460,134. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $102,000 (1960). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Local interests performed routine maintenance. During high water periods in February and March 1961, the project was effec- tive in preventing damages estimated as $18,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in May 1959 and completed on May 13, 1960. The work of improvement was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance on June 16, 1960. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $460,134. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Apropriated ........ $20,000 $253,800 $265,000 -$ 78,666 . $460,134 Cost 15,210 19,842 102,634 322,447 460,134 13. PAINT ROCK RIVER, ALA. Location. Paint Rock River, a tributary of the Tennessee River, is formed by the confluence of Estill and Hurricane Forks, in the northwest corner of Jackson County, Ala., flows generally south about 60 miles and empties into Wheeler Reservoir at a FLOOD CONTROL--NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1085 point 5.8 miles below Guntersville Dam and 12 miles northwest of the town of Guntersville, Marshall County, Ala. Existing project. Improvement of Paint Rock River for flood control and related purposes was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess.), in general accordance with the recommendations of Senate Document 161, 83d Congress, 2d session, subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation. The principal features of the project consist of clearing the main stream of snags and obstructions, removal of timber along the banks, and excavation of the channel at critical points, combined with a drainage system to be con- structed by local interests. The plan provides for clearing, clean- ing, and minor straightening of the channel of Paint Rock River for a distance of about 53 miles, extending from about mile 7 (above mouth) to its head at the juction of Hurricane and Estill Forks; and for similar work within the lowermost reaches of the principal tributary streams as follows: Little Paint Creek, 4.8 miles; Guess Creek, 1.8 miles; Hurricane Fork, 2.1 miles; Larkin Fork 2.5 miles; and Estill Fork, 3.0 miles. These improvements are designed to afford an outlet adequate to permit the undertak- ing by local interests of drainage and related works on some 27,000 acres of land within the watershed. Flows resulting from the more rapid concentration of runoff from the upstream drainage works will be accommodated by the improved channel without raising crest elevations over those occurring under natu- ral conditions. Major benefits will result from increased net returns from agricultural lands and reduced maintenance on existing improvements. The current (July 1961) estimate of total cost for the project is $2,786,000. of which $1,737,000 is for the upstream drainage works, to be provided entirely by local interests, and $1.049,000 for the work on the main stream and tributary channels to be provided jointly by local interests and the United States with the costs thereof to be shared as follows: $800 00.0 for construction, Federal; and $249,000 for lands and damages, non-Federal. Local cooperation. The authorizing act specified that the pro- visions of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, pertaining to the ordinary conditions of cooperation with respect to lands and damages and maintenance of the works of improvement after completion, shall apply; and that local in- terests shall also construct and maintain local drainage works re- quired to fully and effectively utilize the improved outlet system. Local interests initially organized the Paint Rock River Con- servancy District for purposes of assuming full responsibility under the prescribed conditions and submitted assurances of compliance. It was concluded, however, owing to the lack of taxing power in the State law under which formed, that the conservancy district would not be financially capable of par- ticipation. Assurances subsequently furnished and accepted as satisfactory by the Corps of Engineers on May 9, 1960, con- template the use of the conservancy district as an administrative organization, but make the three Alabama counties involved- Jackson, Madison, and Marshall---completely responsible for all requirements of local cooperation for the project. Acquisition of 1086 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 necessary lands rights along the main stream has been initiated. Local drainage improvements and related works are in progress in two tributary watersheds with assistance of the Soil Conserva- tion Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under provisions of Public Law 566. Five additional applications for assistance in watershed planning have been submitted by local interests to the State Soil Conservation Committee. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design activities, including coordination with local interests, were accomplished at a new work cost of $1,170. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project has not been commenced. Engineering and design were approxi- mately 85 percent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $100,325. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated $50,000 $30,000 $ 283 ... .-........ ...... $108,818 Cost ...... ... 27,704 38,251 3,428 $1,236 $1,170 100,324 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...-- 8,494 $$---.------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 . __ ___ _.___ __....._ __..... 150,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........ . 158,494 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......... .......------....... 541,182 1 Includes $28,535 for cost of preauthorization studies. 14. OHIO RIVER BASIN, NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT Location. The works covered by this project are a series of levees, flood walls, channel improvements, and reservoirs in the Ohio River Basin within the confines of the Nashville, Tenn., district. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plans for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, with such modifications thereof, as, in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers, may be ad- visable and for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, authorized $75,000,000 for reservoirs and $50,300,000 for the local flood-protection works, the individual projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers subject to the provision that the authorization shall include the diversion of Cache River above Cairo, Ill., and the protection of the area north of Cairo drainage district by levees, at an estimated cost of $2 million. In addition to previous authorizations, the Flood Control Acts approved August 18, 1941, December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, and May 17, 1950, authorized sums of $45 million, $70 million, $125 million, and $100 million, respectively, for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supple- mented by the subsequent acts of Congress. FLOOD CONTROL-NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1087 The following is a list of the individual projects considered in the comprehensive plan within the confines of the Nashville, Tenn., district: Local protection projects Reservoirs Total esti- Tributary basin and reservoir Stream mated cost Center Hill Tenn.............-----------------------------------.......Caney Fork River.. $44,484,000 3 Dale Hollow, Tenn. and Ky. -----..... - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Obey River ---------.-... 725,957,394 J. Percy Priest, Tenn.,4, .............................................................. - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - Stones River 31,100,000 Lake Cumberland, Ky., 1 ..,_.-... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cumberland River 779,088,423 Rossview, Tenn. and Ky.' .....--. -- Red River -........... 2 12,590,000 Three Islands, Tenn.- -. -........ ----------------------------- Harpeth River ......--. 2 19,900,000 1 Also see listing of this project under item "Other authorized flood-control projects." 2 Last revised in 1954. a Details of this project are given in individual report. 4 Formerly Stewarts Ferry Reservoir. b Inactive. 6 Formerly Wolf Creek Reservoir. ' Actual cost of completed project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous engi- neering and design costs in the amount of $658 were incurred in connection with the approved project plan for J. Percy Priest (Stewarts Ferry) Reservoir, Tenn. Condition at end of fiscal year. The status of the Center Hill, Dale Hollow, and Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek) projects, selected for construction under this authorization, is given in individual reports. Engineering and design for J. Percy Priest (Stewarts Ferry) Reservoir were discontinued in fiscal year 1953, when about 40 percent complete, and further work was deferred pending reex- amination of project economics. Evaluation of the plan of im- provement in the light of existing conditions and prices, including consideration to recent flood experience, was completed during the fiscal year 1960 which indicated a lack of economic justification for the purposes for which authorized. In consequence, the project was placed in an inactive status. A report favorable to modifying the plan of improvement to include fish and wildlife and recrea- tion as project functions in combination with flood control and power was completed during the current fiscal year with funds available for general investigations. Detailed plans previously developed for Three Islands Reservoir are subject to certain supplementary studies and investigations, and consequent revisions, to reflect current conditions and engi- neering practices. Mapping of the reservoir area (213 square miles), reservoir area-capacity determinations, and additional foundation exploration work for further site analysis studies inci- 1088 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 dent to revision of the project plans have been accomplished. Further work on the Middlesboro (Yellow Creek), Ky., local- protection project was deferred upon completion of definite-design studies in fiscal year 1949. In view of known changes in economic development and recent expressions of concerted local interest, studies for revaluation of the plan of improvement for this proj- ect have been undertaken and tentatively completed. Rossview Reservoir, the remaining project under the comprehensive plan within the Nashville District, has been classified as inactive. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $542,378. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ......... $14,500 $3,000 -$283 $2,000 -$ 51 $542,378 Cost ........... ..... 15,014 4,207 862 1,291 658 542,378 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .............................. $63,628,622 15. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of project see amount estimate Annual Construc- Operation required to (last date Report tion and complete of revision) for-- maintenance Chattanooga, Tenn. and Ross- ville, Ga. '.................. .......... 1949 $180,997 ........ ...... ... ...... ..... ....... Cumberland, Ky. 2.. .................. 1952 ................. (3) J. Percy Priest (Stewarts Ferry) Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Tenn. 5........................... 1953 5397,435 . .............. 30,702,565 31,100,000 (1959) Middlesboro (Yellow Creek), Ky. . ................ .................... 1949 26,309 ...... 554,691 581,000 (1954) Rossview Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Tenn. and Ky. 4,....................... 6,779 ................ 12,583,221 12,590,000 (1954) 4 . . . Ohio Three Islands Reservoir, . . .. . . . .. . River Basin, Tenn. . ...... ..... 111,855 ....... ........ 19,788,145 19,900,000 (1954) 1Authorization expired Dec. 31, 1953 (Public Law 314, 82d Cong.). 2Inactive; provisions of the improvement have been accomplished by local interests without expense to the Government. a The estimated cost of the project last revised in 1954 was $89,200, subdivided: $89,000 for construction, Federal; and $200 for lands and damages, non-Federal. 4To be restudied. * Inactive. 16. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local-protection projects after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Army. District Engineers are responsible for the administration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respective districts. Maintenance inspections were made during the fiscal year of completed protective works in 5 localities, transferred to local FLOOD CONTROL--NASHVILLE, TENN., DISTRICT 1089 interests for maintenance and operation. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain the proj- ects in accordance with standards prescribed by the regulations. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,822 for maintenance. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $5,727. Cost and financial statement $1,505 $2,000 $5,905 1,786 1,822 5,727 17. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION During the fiscal year, work was performed under special continuing and emergency flood-control authorities as follows: Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interests of flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, PL 782, 83 Cong., Sept. 3, 1954)--none. Total costs to June 30, 1961, for work pursuant to this authority within the Nashville District were $46,864. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Federal Date Date of con- Date cost Project Location authorized struction start completed (actual) Reconnaissance re- Stinking Creek, port. Knox County, Ky. ....................------..................... $843 Total costs under this heading to June 30, 1961, were $5,881. Emergency Flood-ControlActivities. Repair and flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation) Federal Date Date of con- Date cost Project Location authorized struction start completed (actual) Advance prepara- -----------...............----..--------- Nashville District ......---------...... .............. -----......... $5,471 tion (Flood emer- gency manual revision). Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $74,469. 1090 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 18. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The costs and expenditures for general investigations during the year were $38,545. The balance unexpended ($7,907) on June 30, 1961, plus anticipated allotments for fiscal year 1962 of $52,900 for examinations and surveys, $29,500 for special studies, and $3,500 for research and development, a total of $93,807, will be applied to completion of one and continuation of two flood-control studies, and as needed during the year for expenses to be incurred for watershed studies in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, flood plain studies, and the collection and analysis of hydrologic data. The additional sum of $74,000 can be profitably expended for general investigations scheduled during the fiscal year 1963. 19. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Of the total expenses for general investigations during the year, costs of $3,154 were incurred for miscellaneous hydrologic studies involving the collection and processing of streamflow and rainfall data. 1091 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of southwestern Ohio, west central Kentucky, a small portion of north central Tennessee, all of Indiana, except the northern part and southeastern Illinois except the Cairo-Mounds-Mound City area, all included in the drainage basin of the Ohio River and its tributaries (exclusive of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers) from mile 438.0 (below Pittsburgh) immediately upstream from Foster, Ky., to the mouth. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control--Continued Page Page 1. Markland, McAlpine and 16. Mississinewa Reservoir, Locks and Dams 43 to 53, Wabash River basin, Ind. 1111 Ohio River .................. 1091 17. Mansfield Reservoir, Ohio 2. Ohio River, open channel River basin, Ind. ............ 1112 work .. . ...................... 1091 18. West Terre Haute, Ohio 3. Kentucky River, Ky. ____- 1091 River basin, Ind .......... 1113 4. Green and Barren Rivers, 19. Sugar Creek Levee, Ohio 1094 K y ..................................... River basin, Ind. ............ 1114 5. Other authorized naviga- 20. Mason J. Niblack Levee, tion projects ...................... 1098 Ohio River basin, Ind. .... 1115 21. Vincennes, Ohio River ba- Flood Control sin, Ind. ..................... .. 1116 6. West Fork of Mill Creek 22. Cagles Mill Reservoir, Ohio Reservoir, Ohio River River basin, Ind. ......... _ 1117 basin, Ohio ................... 1099 23. Monroe Reservoir, Ohio 7. Buckhorn Reservoir, Ohio River basin, Ind. ............. 1118 River basin, Ky. ............... 1100 24. Levee Unit No. 5, Wabash 8. Louisville, Ohio River basin, River, Ind. ..................... 1120 ... Ky ....................... ......... 1101 25. Ohio River basin, Louis- 9. No. 2 Green Reservoir, Ohio ville, Ky., District .......... 1121 River basin, Ky ......... 1103 26. Covington, Ohio River ba- 10. Nolin Reservoir, Ohio River sin, Ky. ............... 1124 basin, Ky. ............ ........... 1104 27. Floodwall, Rehabilitation, 11. No. 2 Barren Reservoir, Louisville, Ky., District .. 1126 Ohio River basin, Ky .... 1105 28. Other authorized flood-con- 12. Rough River Reservoir and trol projects ..................... 1126 channel improvement 29. Inspection of completed Ohio River basin, Ky .... 1106 flood control works ........ 1128 13. Evansville, Ohio River 30. Flood control work under basin, Ind. ........................ 1108 special authorization ...... 1129 14. Huntington Reservoir Wa- bash River basin, Ind .... 1109 General Investigations 15. Salamonie Reservoir, Wa- 31. Examination and surveys .. 1132 bash River basin, Ind. .... 1110 32. Research and development.. 1132 1. MARKLAND, McALPINE AND LOCKS AND DAMS 43 to 53, OHIO RIVER For report on this improvement, see page 1037. 2. OHIO RIVER, OPEN CHANNEL WORK For report on this improvement, see page 1046. 3. KENTUCKY RIVER, KY. Location. The Kentucky River is formed by the confluence of its North and Middle Forks about 4 miles east of the town of Beattyville in east central Kentucky, the South Fork joining the main stream at that place, and flows in a general northwesterly 1092 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 direction 258.6 miles and empties into the Ohio River at Carroll- ton, Ky., mile 545.8 below Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart for State of Kentucky; scale, 1:500,000.) Existing project. The project provides for 14 locks and fixed dams to give in connection with the improvement of the Ohio River, slack water navigation of 6 feet minimum depth from the Ohio River to points on the three forks a short distance above Beattyville, Ky. The length of the 6-foot-depth project on the main system of the Kentucky River is 258.6 miles to the confluence of the Middle and North Forks. The river frequently rises to a height of 35 feet or more. Extreme flood height at lock 1 due to backwater from Ohio River when in flood is 60.3 feet, while ex- treme floods reach a height of 47.6 feet at lock 4, and 35.5 feet at lock 14. At some intermediate locks the extreme height of floods exceeds 40 feet. All flood heights are referred to upper pool gages. The cost of new work for the completed project, which con- templated the rehabilitation of the 5 State locks and dams and the extension of slack water to the three forks at Beattyville, was $4,176,749. The average annual maintenance and operation cost during the past 5 years was $416,900. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879, in accordance with the report published in House Executive Document 47, 45th Congress, 3d session (Annual Report, 1879, p. 1398). Operation and care of the locks and dams were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act, approved June 26, 1934. No project map of the river has been published. The statement on page 1093 shows the characteristics of the several locks and dams in this project: Terminal facilities. Terminals are located as follows: Miles Nearest from mouth Purpose town 254.8 '................. .... Loading coal ................. ...................... Beattyville, Ky. 253.3.................... .......do ................................. Do. 248.8....................... do........ .................................... Heidelberg, Ky. 177.4 ......................... Receiving coal .........---------------------....... .. Ford, Ky. 177.3..................................---- do .. ------------------------------- Do. 175.3..........................Loading stone ...- ...... ...-... --........... ........... Boonesboro, Ky. 174.6..........................Receiving sand ....--.................................... Ford, Ky. 170.2.........................Receiving coal ........................................... Clays Ferry, Ky. 113.5..........................Receiving sand, loading scrap ............ Brooklyn, Ky. 84.4.................................. do ..---..--... .... -- --... . Tyrone, Ky. ...-----...------- 70.4 ......................... Loading stone ............................................ Crumbo, Ky. 65.2..........................Receiving sand and gravel ---........-------.. Frankfort, Ky. 65.2........... .............. Receiving gasoline .................................... Do. 29.0..........................Loading stone ........................................... Gratz, Ky. 4.5-.........................Receiving gasoline ................... - .... Carrollton, Ky. .5..........................Receiving coal ....... ............. . Do. 1 On South Fork of Kentucky River, 0.2 mile above the mouth. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work during the fiscal year consisted of the operation and maintenance of the 14 locks and dams, and the removal of shoals, snags, and slides, as required to maintain an adequate channel for existing traffic between the mouth of the river and Beattyville, Ky., in the pool of dam No. 14. eC4 Lock Dimensions Dam Location Greatest Elevation Foundation copleed Cost z available of normal Depth on Clear width length Lift of lock pool above lower (feet) (full width (feet) mean miter sill Miles from of lock) sea level (feet) Nearest town mouth (feet) (feet) -- 11 3.8 miles above Carrollton, Ky .---- 4.0 38 145 6 8.2 430.0 14.8 Rock and clay.. 21839 12 13 Lockport, Ky -- Gest, Ky ...............------------------------- 3------------------- 31.0 38 145 13.9 443.9 6.1 Rock ------------ 2 1839 42.0 38 145 13.2 457.1 6.5 -do1844 > $1,350,385 14 1.0 mile below Frankfort, Ky --. 65.0 38 145 13.2 470.3 6.3 do ------------ 21844 15 2.8 miles below Tyrone, Ky . 82.2 38 145 15.0 485.3 6.4 do......-------------2. . 1844 1i2 16 21.6 miles below High Bridge, Ky.. 96.2 52 147 14.0 499.3 6.4 Rock and piles. 1894 814,847 17 0.8 mile below High Bridge, Ky .. 117.0 52 147 15.3 514.6 6.8 Rock- ----- 1897 290,788 1 8 4.7 miles above Camp Nelson, Ky. 139.9 52 146 18.7 533.6 6.0 do ------------- 1900 275,463 49 Valley View, Ky ............ 157.5 52 148 17.3 550.6 6.6 ---.. ...----------------- do 1907 237,646 410 1.0 mile below Ford, Ky ............... 176.4 52 148 17.0 567.6 --------------------- 6.0 .... do 1907 221,500 11 17.2 miles below Irvin, Ky............... 201.0 52 148 18.0 585.6 6.0 .. do ........ . 1906 296,593 12 Ravenna, Ky .. ... ..... 220.0 52 148 17.0 602.6 6.0 do- ----- 1910 425,693 13 2.2 miles below Willow, Ky 239.9 52 148 18.0 620.6 6.0 do.........--....-.... 1915 461,476 14 Heidelberg, Ky ................-------------------.. 249.0 52 148 17.0 637.6 6.0 do 1917 392,902 C) H 1 Fixed dam, crib construction, concrete cap. 2 Reconstruction was completed by United States in 1882. 8 Built by the State of Kentucky. Cost is given for repairs by United States only. 4 Fixed dam, concrete construction. s Fixed dam, concrete construction, wooden crest. 0/2 6At normal pool dam 41 Ohio River Elev. 421.8 Kentucky River datum (Elev. 420.0 Ohio River Datum). -4 1-A O Ca 1094 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The costs were $268,671 for project operation and ordinary maintenance of locks and dams and $260,797 for maintenance of channels and structures, a total of $529,468. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1917. The work accomplished under the project has been the rehabilitation of the five old State locks and dams and the construction of new locks and dams Nos. 6 to 14, inclusive. The year of completion of the various locks and dams is given in the table in the paragraph "Existing project." The canalization system of the Kentucky River is in poor con- dition. Repairs have been made to the deteriorated locks and dams as required to keep the locks in operation and to maintain pool levels above the dams except in extreme dry weather, when some pools fall below normal levels. Channel work has been performed as required to relieve critical hardship conditions for existing river traffic. The controlling navigable depth in the section covered by the existing project was 6 feet at the end of the fiscal year. All locks were staffed with two employees each for the lockage of the limited amount of commercial traffic using the river. The costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Maintenance Regular and operation Total funds $ 4,176,749 New work-------.----...................................--------------.....---------..................--.... $ 4,176,749 Operation and maintenance, general......-------------.................. 6,188,201 $203,127 6,391,328 $10,364,950 $203,127 $10,568,077 Total .....-------------------........................................----------- In addition, the sum of $6,405,372 was expended between July 5, 1884, and June 30, 1937, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ............... ................... ............................................................ . . ....... $4,176,749 Cost ......... ......................................................................... .................... 4,176,749 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... I 1$358,728 $350,000 $426,000 $408,364 $528,648 3 $12,803,967 Cost .................-----------------..1375,906 345,519 430,794 401,601 529,468 2 12,796,700 1Includes $152,127 allotted from appropriation "Maintenance and Operation of Dams and Other Improvements of Navigable Waters." 2 Also includes $51,000 allotted in prior years from appropriation "Maintenance and Opera- tion of Dams and Other Improvements of Navigable Waters." 3 Includes $40,500 allotted for deferred maintenance. 4. GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY. Location. Green River rises in Casey County, Ky., flows in a northwesterly direction 370 miles, and empties into the Ohio River about 8 miles above Evansville, Ind. Barren River rises in Monroe, Ky., flows in a northwesterly direction 130 miles, and empties into Green River one-half mile above lock 4 and 149.5 miles above the mouth of Green River. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1095 Existing project. This provides for six locks and dams on the Green River and one on the Barren River to give, with channel work in the pools of the dams, a navigable depth of 9.0 feet and width of 200 feet from the Ohio River to mile 103 Green River, 3.2 miles upstream from Paradise, Ky.; a navigable depth of 5.5 feet from mile 103 Green River to Mammoth Cave, Ky., mile 197.8 Green River, and from the mouth of the Barren River mile 149.5 Green River, to Bowling Green, Ky., mile 30.1 Barren River. The principal data concerning the locks and dams are shown in the following table: Location Greatest Elevation Depth Depth length of on lower on Width of of Lift at normal miter upper Distance lock lock normal pool sill at miter Lockand Nearest from chamber vailable pool above normal sill at dam town mouth of for full mean pool normal river width sea level level pool level GREEN RIVER miles feet feet feet feet feet feet New 1 Spottsville, Ky......... 9.1 84.0 600.0 4 11.8 349.1 11.3 12.1 New 2 0.3 Mile below Calhoun, Ky......... 63.1 84.0 600.0 14.3 363.4 11.7 15.0 3 0.3 Mile below Rochester, Ky...... 108.5 35.8 137.5 17.0 380.4 5.6 7.3 4 Woodbury, Ky........ 149.0 35.8 138.0 16.4 396.8 6.5 7.1 5 0.3 Mile below Glenmore, Ky ...... 10168.1 56.0 360.0 15.2 412.0 9.3 12.0 6 2.8 mile above Brownsville, Ky... 10 181.7 36.0 145.0 9.2 421.2 8.8 8.0 BARREN RIVER 1 0.3 Mile above Greencastle, Ky.... 2 15.0 56.0 360.0 15.2 412.0 9.3 12.0 Lock and Character of Type of Type of Year Cost of lock dam foundation dam construction completed and dam GREEN RIVER New 1 Shale and coal ...----Fixed ... _Woodcrib, concrete cap.. 3 1956 4 $4,459,088.00 New 2 Shale. .-- do Concrete masonry .......... 5 1956 6 4,799,271.00 3 Rock ---- - ....................---- do Wood crib ................... 1833-36 121,377.00 4 .... do . . do .. do ........... ...... ....... .. 1839 125,718.00 5 Piles and rock .. do Concrete masonry ........ 1934 ' 1,020,867.89 6 Gravel .......-- ......... do..... Wood crib, concrete cap.. 1905 168,415.00 BARREN RIVER 1 Gravel do ........ do ...................... ....... 1841 9 871,565.00 Piles in gravel .................... 1934 1 At normal pool dam 48, Ohio River. Elev. 337.3 Green River datum (Elev. 338.0 Ohio River datum). 2 Distance from mouth of Green River is 164.5 miles. 3 New lock 1, placed in operation May 25, 1956, old dam 1, completed 1835-40, still in use. 4 Ir ludes $179,110 cost of old lock and dam 1. 5 New lock and dam 2, placed in operation June 18, 1956. e Estimate for new lock and dam 2 does not include $295,696 cost of old lock and dam. 7 Does not include $179,434.58 cost of old lock and dam 5. 8 With movable A-frame crest 3 feet high. 9 Includes $729,269 for new large lock completed in 1934. 10Operation discontinued August 1, 1951. Fluctuations in stage vary considerably at the different locks. At lock 3, Green River, ordinary fluctuations due to high stages are from 12 to 15 feet above the pool level, and at lock 1, Barren River, from 7 to 10 feet above pool. The maximum stages of record are 34 feet above normal pool stage at lock 3, Green River, and 29 feet at lock 1, Barren River. These stages were obtained during the floods of 1937 and 1913, respectively. 1096 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The cost of new work for complete project in Green and Barren Rivers is $13,808,222 of which $2,444,769 is for work completed prior to 1954, $2,051,297 is for channel enlargement to provide a 9-foot depth and width of 200 feet in the lower 103 miles of Green River and $9,312,156 is for construction of new lock 1 and new lock and dam 2, Green River. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $196,400. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents a m Aug. 11, 1888 IPurchase of the original improvements............... H. Ex. Doc. 111, 49th Cong., 2d sess.; Annual Report 1887, p. 1903. Mar. 3, 1893 1 Construction of lock 2, Green River ................... Annual Report, 1891, p. 2439. July 13, 1892 Construction of lock 5, Green River ............. July 13, 1902 Construction of lock 6, Green River ............. Annual Report, 1891, p. 2478. " . Mar. 3, 1905 4 Appropriation of $5,000 made for continuing the improvement of Green River above the mouth of Big Barren River, with the follow- ing proviso: "That the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, expend such portion of said amount as may be necessary for re- moval of snags in Nolin River." Mar. 3, 1909 Construction of new lock No. 1 and new lock Senate Doc. No. 82, 83d and dam No. 2, Green River. Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 4 Construction of new locks at dam 5, Green Rivers and Harbors Commit- River, and dam 1, Barren River; modifica- tee Doc. 2, 71st Cong., 1st tion of dam 5, Green River, widening of sess., and H. Doc. 685, bends in Bear Creek, Ky. 69th Cong., 2d sess. June 26,1934 2 Operation and care of locks and dams with War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. Aug. 30,1935 4 Improvement of Nolin River ................................. H. Doc. 480, 72d Cong., 2d sess.3 Sept. 3, 1954 Channel enlargement lower 103 miles of Green Senate Doc. No. 82, 83d River Revocation of authorities for improve- Cong,. 2d sess. ment of Bear Creek and Nolin River. 1 Deficiency act. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 3 Contains latest published map of the Green, Barren, Rough, and Nolin Rivers, and Bear Creek. 4 Authorizations for Nolin River and Bear Creek revoked by Act of Sept. 3, 1954. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, provides in connection with the improvement of the lower 103 miles of Green River that local interests furnish, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way nec- essary for construction; and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvements. Assurances of fulfillment of local cooperation requirements were furnished by the Green River Valley Citizens League, Inc., on February 4, 1955. All rights-of-way required for the channel improvement have been acquired. Terminal facilities. Terminals are located as follows: River Mile Purpose Nearest town Green.......... 81.7 Receiving coal (Kentucky utilities power- plant) ......................................... South Carrollton, Ky. Do........ 83.2 Loading coal.......................... ... Do. Do........ 85.9 Loading coal ........... ..... ................ Do. Do........ 97.7 . do............................................................................. Rockport, Ky. Do........ 99.5 do................do................................................ Paradise, Ky. Barren........ 29.7 Receiving gasoline .................................... Bowling Green, Ky. Do........ 29.9 do.............. do... ........... ........................................ Do. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1097 Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Work during the fiscal year consisted of reinforcement of rubbing strips on fender piling at the channel spans of three bridges in the lower 103 miles of channel. This work is complete. Operation and maintenance, general: Work during the fiscal year consisted of the operation and maintenance of locks and dams Nos. 1 to 4, Green River and No. 1 Barren River; and the removal of shoals, snags and slides as required to maintain an adequate channel for existing traffic between the mouth of the Green River and Bowling Green, Ky. The costs during the fiscal year were as follows: New work: Reinforcement of navigation aids ............................. $ 26,910 Project operation ............................................................ $169,921 Maintenance of structures and channel ............ . 38,161 208,082 Total ........................................................ ................ ........... $234,992 Condition at end of fiscal year. Locks 1 and 2 on Green River were in good condition and locks and dams 3 and 4 were in poor condition. Lock and dam 1 on Barren River was in good condi- tion. Operation of locks 5 and 6, Green River was discontinued on August 1, 1951 as these locks were no longer used by river traffic. Repairs to rubbing strips on fender piling in the pools of L & D 1 & 2 were completed. The controlling navigable depth in the lower 103 miles of river was 9 feet, and the controlling depth from mile 103 to Bowling Green, Ky., was 5.5 feet. The channel in the Green River between the mouth of the Barren River, mile 149.5, and Mammouth Cave, Ky., mile 197.8 is no longer main- tained and is blocked by deactivated locks and dams 5 and 6. The costs to the end of the fiscal year are as follows: Maintenance and Public Emergency Regular operation works relief Total funds funds New work ............................. . $13,723,222 ................. 13,808,222 $85,000 .................... Operation and maintenance, general ............................... 3,290,458 $19,000 ............. $2,000 3,311,458 Total ............................. 17,013,680 19,000 85,000 2,000 17.119,680 In addition, the sum of $3,842,667 was expended between 1888 and June 30, 1936, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under provisions of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... -$513,000 -$ 50,000 $109,857 -$ 1,200 -$ 30,312 $13,808,222 Cost ............. ....... 836,380 604,265 54,964 115,043 26,910 13,808,222 Maintenance: Appropriated ......... 146,203 245,332 221,200 161,388 208,752 7,155,522 146,389 Cost ........................ 241,024 226,177 160,814 208,082 7,154,125 Other new work data: $ 853 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961........................................ 853 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962............................... 1098 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last Estimated full report amount Name of project see Annual Operation required to Report Construction and main- complete for- tenance 1. Licking River, Ky.............. 1 1901 $ 13,045 ..... 2. Tradewater River, Ky. ......... 1958 18,568 $ 33,331 Completed. 3. W hite River, Ind.x'................ 1909 119,312 ........................ Do. 4. Clearing navigable streams under authority of Public Law 14, 79th Cong................ 2 1951 ................ 12,131 Do. 5. Rough River, Ky. ................ 1952 105,500 101,196 Do. 1 No commerce reported. 2 Disposal of Federally owned property authorized by Secretary of Army Sept. 1, 1959 pursuant to authorization in Public Law 996, 84th Cong., (70 Stat. 1062). FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1099 6. WEST FORK OF MILL CREEK RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The site of the West Fork of Mill Creek Dam is on the west fork of Mill Creek 6.5 miles above its junction with Mill Creek and 2 miles northeast of Mount Healthy, Ohio, and about 10 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. The reservoir extends upstream about 3 miles and lies within Hamilton County, Ohio. Existing project. The project consists of a reservoir for flood control, recreation, and reduction of pumping requirements at the Mill Creek barrier dam in Cincinnati. It includes the dam, which consists of an earth embankment with a maximum height of about 100 feet, and a total length of 1,100 feet, a gate-controlled concrete conduit 10.5 feet in diameter under the embankment along the right abutment, and an uncontrolled spillway through the right abutment ridge, and appurtenant works. A permanent pool at elevation 675 having an area of 183 acres is provided. The storage between elevations 675 and 702 amouting to 9,850 acre-feet, which is equivalent to 6.3 inches of runoff from the 29.5 square miles of drainage area above the dam, is utilized for reduction of flooding in the Mill Creek Valley as well as reduction of pumping requirements at the Mill Creek barrier dam of the Cincinnati local flood-protection project. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1960) is $3,088,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $570,801 which amount in- cludes $50,000 contributed in fulfillment of project authorization. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $33,600. The latest published map is contained in House Document 198, 80th Congress, 1st session. The existing project was selected for construction under the additional authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. Local cooperation. The authorization required local interests to release necessary land under their control at no cost to the United States and give assurances that they would prevent future channel encroachment below the dam site in connection with the flood control reservoir. For enlargement of the reser- voir to include a conservation pool, local interest would contribute one-half the additional cost of such pool, including one-half the cost of relocation of sanitary sewer, and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from its provision. The board of county commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, adopted a resolution on October 8, 1947, signifying willingness to fulfill local cooperation requirements including the provision of the conservation pool. Assurances of local cooperation were exe- cuted on the same date. A contract with the United States for the relocation of the sanitary sewer outside the reservoir area in order to include the conservation pool in the project was accepted by Hamilton County, in which the United States paid one-half the cost of such relocation work. The amount of $50,000, required as a local contribution toward the additional cost of providing the conservation pool, was furnished by the Hamilton County Commissioners. 1100 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The Hamilton County Park district has undertaken the develop- ment and management of recreation facilities in the reservoir area for use of the public in accordance with license granted by the Secretary of the Army on October 31, 1951. Operations and results during fiscal year. Routine operations and maintenance were performed during the year. Operation of the reservoir during the fiscal year resulted in preventing flood damage to downstream areas estimated at $47,900. The costs during the fiscal year were $41,100 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in March 1949. The reservoir has been in operation since December 1952. The total costs for new work to the end of the fiscal year were $3,087,699 from regular funds, and $50,000 from contributed funds, a total of $3,137,699. The total costs for operation and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year were $255,374. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New Work: Appropriated $ 3,900 -$ 683 $120,882 -..........-... .. '$3,087,699 Cost ..... --. $$...-1,217 4,621 120,882 1 3,087,699 Maintenance: Appropriated ....... 24,200 33,550 29,800 38,265 $43,420 258,865 Cost .................. 25,637 30,086 32,670 38,704 41,100 255,374 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961........................................... ......... $3,099 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.......... ...................... 3,099 1 In addition $50,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 7. BUCKHORN RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The site of Buckhorn Dam is situated on the Middle Fork of Kentucky River, about 43.4 miles above its mouth, and 0.5 mile upstream from the village of Buckhorn, Kentucky. The reservoir will extend upstream a distance of about 34 miles and will lie in Leslie and Perry Counties, Ky. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a reservoir for flood control and recreation. It includes an earth and rockfill dam with a maximum height of 162 feet and a length of 1,020 feet, a gate-controlled concrete conduit 14 feet in diameter under the embankment along the toe of the right abutment, a gate-controlled spillway cut through the right abutment ridge about 3,000 feet upstream from the dam, and appurtenances. A permanent pool elevation 757, having a capac- ity of 10,300 acre-feet and a surface area of 555 acres, is in- cluded in the plan. The storage between elevations 757 and 840, a capacity of 157,750 acre-feet which is equivalent to 7.7 inches of runoff from the 409 square miles of drainage area above the dam, would be reserved for flood control. Also included in the project are the acquisition of necessary lands and flowage ease- FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1101 ments, clearing the permanent pool area of all timber and brush, relocation of Kentucky Highway No. 28, and alteration of Kentucky Highway No. 257. The estimated cost of new work (1960) is $6,100,000 for construction and $5,000,000 for lands and damages, a total of $11,100,000. The existing project has been selected for construction under the' general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the construction of the project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction has generally been completed except for relocation of utilities, which is about 98 percent complete; land acquisition, which is about 98 percent complete; construction of Confluence and Dry Hill bridges, which is about 98 percent complete. Correction of road slides and repair work continued. Operation of the completed portion of the project during the 1960-61 flood season prevented damages esti- mated at $3,600. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,113,455 and $39,221 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in September 1956 and is now about 98 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completion of the bridges, land acquisition and repairs to the highway. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $10,675,377 for new work and $48,196 for operation and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... $850,000 $1,538,700 $4,730,000 $3,051,000 $ 775,800 1 $11,084,000 Cost ...................... 655,624 1,346,277 4,263,046 3,162,215 1,113,455 1 10,675,377 Maintenance: Appropriated ......... .. ..---.......... ................. ..... 9,112 39,498 48,610 Cost .......... ....... ....--- .....-.-. ............ .... ............. 8,975 39,221 48,196 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961........... ........... . $325,487 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..................... 325,487 1 Includes $16,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 8. LOUISVILLE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. Louisville is located in Jefferson County, Ky., on the left bank of the Ohio River, 607 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. Existing project. Local protection works consist of a system of levees, concrete walls, and pumping plants; section A, including 941 feet of earth levee and 9,313 feet of concrete wall, extending from high ground northeast of the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Mellwood Avenue downstream across Beargrass Creek in a westerly direction to high ground near the intersection of Preston and Main Streets; section B, including 6,052 feet of earth levee and 8,896 feet of concrete wall, extending from high ground near Fourth and Main Streets downstream along the left 1102 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 bank of the Ohio River to the approach fill of the Kentucky and Indiana terminal railroad bridge; section C, including 9,024 feet of earth levee, extending from the lower end of section B down- stream along the northwest edge of the city area to high ground along Northwestern Parkway and the west end of Main Street; section D, including 7,368 feet of earth levee and 2,725 feet of concrete wall, extending from high ground in Shawnee Park downstream along the river bank to a point near the corporate limits of the city of Louisville; section E, including 43,997 feet of earth levee and 94 feet of concrete wall, extending downstream from the lower end of section D along the river bank to the mouth of Cane Run ditch, thence upstream along the right bank of this ditch and Big Run ditch to high ground at United States Highways Nos. 31W and 60 near Greenwood Avenue; 13 pumping plants for disposal of interior drainage; and other appurtenant structures. The project provides protection for the city of Louisville, Ky., and adjacent highly developed county area at the southwestern limits of the city against Ohio River floods equal to the flood of 1937 (maximum of record). The estimated Federal cost of new work (1959) is $24,710,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $2,500,000. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Bond issue to cover rights-of-way costs was voted on November 5, 1940. Formal assurances of local coopera- tion, dated February 28, 1941, have been furnished in accordance with a resolution of the board of aldermen of the city of Louisville adopted February 25, 1941. A supplemental resolution adopted by the board of aldermen on August 24, 1953, which assured ful- fillment of local cooperation requirements for section AA, was withdrawn on March 4, 1955, on the basis that the protection was not desired by occupants and property owners within the area to be protected. Rights-of-way for sections A, B, C, D, E, and 13 pumping plants have been acquired. The funds contributed for joint design, engineering studies, and construction of interior drainage facilities beyond the scope of the authorized Federal project total $1,615,700, of which $26,057 was contributed by the city of Louisville and $1,589,643 was contributed by the Louisville and Jefferson County Metro- politan Sewer District. Operations and results during fiscal year Work on the outlet structure, Fairgrounds Pumping Plant, has been completed and studies for remedial work to T-wall are under way. Operation of the completed portion of the project during 1960-61 flood season prevented damages estimated at $919,100. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,171. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in March 1947 and was completed in March 1956 except for minor remedial work. The costs to the end of the fiscal year are $24,603,087 from regular funds, $8,902 from emergency relief funds and $1,615,700 from contributed funds, a total of $26,227,689, all for new work. FLOOD CONTROL---LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1103 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ................................. -$48,500 -$ 9,000 $ 1,400 $3,000 i $24,604,097 Cost ......................... $336,819 139,550 20,224 40,345 3,171 1 24,603,087 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961......--...--............................................. $1,010 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962......... ....................---... 1,010 1Includes $8,902 emergency relief funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: --------... ...... Appropriated ---------... .--.............. ............. ................................................... $1,615,700 ..... Cost ........----------------.. ----------.. .......... ................. --................ ..... ........... ....... $1,615,700 9. NO. 2 GREEN RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The damsite is in Green County, Ky., on the Green River, 284 miles above its mouth and approximately 5 miles east of Greensburg, Ky. The reservoir at flood-control pool will extend upstream about 27.5 miles and will lie in Green, Taylor and Adair Counties, Ky. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a concrete dam, 1,630 feet long and 92 feet high, complete with two outlet culverts 6 feet by 6 feet and uncontrolled spillway, and necessary relocations of highway, railroad, and utilities affect- ed by the reservoir, acquisition of land and flowage easements in the reservoir area and clearing for a conservation pool. At minimum pool the storage capacity would be 10,000 acre-feet; and at flood-control pool the total storage capacity would be 262,000 acre-feet. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $9,540,000. The existing project has been authorized under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Design memoranda covering site selection and reservoir and spillway capacities have been submitted for approval. Foundation explorations and real estate appraisals in connection with the General Design Memo- randum have been initiated. The costs during the fiscal year were $134,311 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Studies covering site selection and reservoir and spillway capacities were completed and the General Design Memorandum is about 85 percent complete. The total costs to the end of fiscal year are $165,647, all for new work. 1104 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... ........ .......... ...... $44,100 $107,600 $168,700 Cost ............................................................. . ... . 14,336 134,311 1 165,647 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961....................................... ............. $ 3,029 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............. ........ ................................... 119,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.................................. 122,029 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project......................................... 9,269,300 1 Includes $17,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 10. NOLIN RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The damsite of Nolin Reservoir is situated on Nolin River 7.8 miles above its confluence with Green River and is located about 70 air miles southwest of Louisville, Ky.. The reservoir will extend upstream about 57 miles and will be in Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, and Hardin Counties. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a reservoir for flood control and recreation. It includes a rockfill-earth core dam with a maximum height of 166 feet and a length of 980 feet, a gate controlled concrete conduit 18 feet in diameter along the base of the right abutment, an uncon- trolled open cut spillway through the right abutment about 900 feet upstream from the dam, relocation or alteration of roads and utilities affected by the reservoir, provision of public access points, and acquisition of land and flowage easements necessary for the reservoir operation. A permanent pool at elevation 480 with storage capacity of 39,300 acre-feet and a surface area of 2,070 acres is included in the plan. The reservoir storage between elevation 480 and 560, a capacity of 570,100 acre-feet which is equivalent to 15.2 inches of runoff from the 703 square miles of drainage area above the dam, will be reserved for flood control. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $7,502,000 for con- struction and $5,598,000 for lands and damages, a total of $13,100,000. The existing project has been selected for construction under general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. However, a non-Federal contribution, estimated at $1,000,000 (1961), for increased width of the dam for public road and increased width of bridges and classification standards of highway relocations will be the responsibility of local interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction was continued on the outlet works and is about 99 percent complete and on the dam and spillway work was initiated on the relocations of four roads and continued on design memoranda for pool clear- ing and cemetery relocations. Preparation on real estate design memoranda was continued with real estate acquisition being about 27 percent complete. Work was initiated on road relocations and recreation access sites. FLOOD CONTROL---LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1105 The costs during the fiscal year were $1,890,222 for new work and $1,429 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started on 26 January 1959 and is about 30 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $4,119,863 from regular funds and $10,123 from contributed funds, a total of $4,129,986. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ $100,000 $138,000 $578,000 $1,755,000 $2,575,000 1 5,164,000 Cost ......................... 95,745 119,178 502,951 1,493,765 1,890,222 3 4,119,863 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................................ $ 80,293 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..................................................................... 5,400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962................................ 5,480,293 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......................................... 2,554,000 1 Includes $18,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... ........................ ............ .......... 14, 0 ................ $27,000 $41,000 Cost .. ---.......... ................................. ....................... .. 629 $8,066 1,429 10,123 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961...............................................--......... $30,876 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.................................... 30,876 11. NO. 2 BARREN RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The damsite of the No. 2 Barren Reservoir is on the Barren River, a tributary of Green River, 79.2 miles above the junction of these two streams. The reservoir at flood-control pool will extend upstream about 40 miles and will lie in Allen and Barren Counties, Ky. The project is located at about midway between Glasgow and Scottsville. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a reservoir for flood control and recreation. It includes a dam with maximum height of 146 feet consisting of earth and rockfill, an uncontrolled spillway section through the right abutment, relocation or alteration of roads and utilities affected by the reservoir, acquisition of land and flowage ease- ments in the reservoir area, and clearing for the permanent pool. A permanent pool of 46,560 acre-feet would be maintained with an area of 3,400 acres. Above this pool, a storage capacity of 768,590 acre-feet would be provided for temporary storage of flood waters and low-flow regulation. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $11,671,000 for construction and $15,229,000 for lands and damages, a total of $26,900,000. 1106 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project has been selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the outlet works and access road was continued. Advanced engineer- ing and real estate studies were continued and the land required for construction of the outlet works and dam has been acquired except for certain mineral rights. Land appraisal and acquisition was continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,376,607, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the outlet works and access road began March 24, 1960 and is about 97 percent complete. Land acquisition is about 37 percent complete and the preparation of advanced engineering design memo- randums about 25 percent complete. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ............................. $50,000 $126,700 $975,000 $2,184,000 1 $3,387,900 Cost .............. ..... .............. 45,342 115,371 738,301 2,376,607 1 3,327,621 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961................................................ $ 11,470 Appropriaed for year ending June 30, 1962................................................................. 4,500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................... 4,511,470 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..................... 19,039,100 1 Includes $27,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 12. ROUGH RIVER RESERVOIR AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The damstite for this project is on Rough River, 89.3 miles above its confluence with Green River, about 160.3 miles above the Ohio River and is located about 60 miles southwest of Louisville, Ky. The reservoir extends upstream a distance of about 30 miles and is situated in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin Counties, Ky. The channel improvement work is located on Rough River, Barnett Creek, and North Fork of Barnett Creek. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a dam for flood control and conservation. It in- cludes a rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height of 124 feet and a length of 1,530 feet, a gate-controlled concrete conduit 12 feet in diameter under the embankment along the toe of the right abutment, an uncontrolled spillway through a saddle on the left abutment, and appurtenant works. A conservation pool at eleva- tion 465, having a capacity of 19,050 acre-feet and a surface area of 1,600 acres, is included in the plan. The storage between eleva- tions 465 and 524, a capacity of 303,650 acre-feet which is equiva- lent to 12.68 inches of runoff from the 449 square miles of drainage area above the dam is reserved for flood control. Also included in the project are the acquisition of necessary lands and flowage easements, clearing the conservation pool area of all FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1107 timber and brush, and relocations or alterations of State High- ways 110, 108, and 65 which will be affected by the reservoir. The authorized channel improvements, located in Ohio County, Ky., consists of clearing the banks and minor channel cleaning of the Rough River Channel from its mouth at Livermore, Ky., to the mouth of Caney Creek, a distance of 64 miles; channel rectification on Barnett Creek from its mouth to mile 6.7; and channel recti- fication on the North Fork Barnett Creek, a tributary which enters Barnett Creek at mile 6.15, from its mouth to mile 2.3. The estimated cost of new work revised in 1961 is $8,643,000 for the reservoir; $669,000 Federal cost for Rough River bank clearing and channel cleaning, and $4,200 non-Federal; $158,000 Federal cost for the Barnett Creek section and $18,000 non- Federal. The latest published map is contained in House Docu- ment 535, 78th Congress, 2d session. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Modification of the previously approved plan to include the channel improvement items was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved Decem- ber 22, 1944. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the con- struction of the reservoir unit. The provisions of section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1936, are applicable to the channel improve- ments. Assurances have been obtained from Ohio County for channel improvement. Operations and results during fiscal year. Relocations of high- ways and the construction of access facilities were completed. Acquisition of real estate is complete except for tracts in con- demnation. Work was completed on channel clearing of Rough River and channel improvement of Barnett Creek. The channel improvement at the dam was initiated and is about 79 percent complete. The Commonwealth of Kentucky license application and the Master Plan were forwarded for approval. Operation of the completed portion of the project during the 1960-61 flood seasn resulted in preventing flood damages estimated at $1,760,200. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,691,268 for new work and $42,576 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started November 8, 1955 and the outlet works completed in January 1958. All contract work on the dam was completed on Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $1,275,000 ....... $2,349,400 $2,662,000 $2,256,942 $ 263,925 x $9,466,109 Cost ...... ... 1,140,187 1,793,220 2,504,537 1,669,424 1,691,268 19,273,120 Maintenance: .... 8,300 Appropriated .................................... 34,901 41,636 84,837 Cost .................. .... .................. 8,211 33,975 42,576 84,762 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961..................... .. $151,867 1 Includes $25,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 1108 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 December 30, 1958. Acquisition of land and damages was about 99 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $9,273,120 for new work and $84,762 for operation and maintenance. 13. EVANSVILLE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County, Ind. on the right bank of the Ohio River, 792.2 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a system of levees and concrete floodwalls. It consists of the following features: Knight Township section extends along the bank of the Ohio River from high ground, near the intersection of Pollack Avenue and Fuquay Road to the up- stream end of Dress Plaza, and includes 39,700 feet of new earth levee, 140 feet of concrete wall, 5 pumping plants for the disposal of interior drainage and appurtenances; Pigeon Creek section includes 22,000 feet of new earth levee, 8,400 feet of concrete wall, 7 pumping plants and appurtenances, and extends from the downstream end of the Knight Township section along the Ohio River to the mouth of Pigeon Creek where it turns upstream along the left bank of this stream to high ground near Olmstead Avenue, about 800 feet east of North Heidelbach Avenue; a small closure levee 1,140 feet in length near Blue Grass Road north of Highway 62 is also included in the Pigeon Creek section; Howell section extends along the right bank of Pigeon Creek from high ground near Highways 65 and 66 to high ground near the mouth of this.creek, and from high ground, near Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. power plant, along the bank of the Ohio River to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad yards, then north to high ground near the American Woodcraft Corp. plant, and includes 15,000 feet of new earth levee, 3,700 feet of roadway levee, 3,940 feet of concrete wall, eight pumping plants and appurtenant structures. The project will provide protection for the city of Evansville, Ind., against Ohio River floods equal to the 1937 flood (maximum of record), with a 3-foot freeboard. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $14,500,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $1,880,000. The existing project has been selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation was fur- nished by the City of Evansville, Ind., in the adoption of an ordi- nance on April 26, 1938. The rights-of-way for sections of the work have been approved as follows: Knight Township section, June 13, 1939; Knight Township pumping plants, May 27, 1941; Howell section, unit 1, September 5, 1951, October 6, 1941 and April 20, 1942 (includes pumping plants). Operations and results during fiscal year. Studies and prep- aration of design memorandum covering Pigeon Creek section, unit I floodwall was completed and unit II initiated. Local in- terests performed routine maintenance. Operation of completed FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1109 portion of the project during the 1960-61 flood season resulted in preventing flood damages estimated at $930,800. The costs during the fiscal year were $11,878 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in June 1939 and Knight Township and Howell, unit 1, sections, and the pumping plants for these sections were com- pleted at the end of fiscal year 1948. Studies and preparation of design memorandum covering Pigeon Creek section, unit I floodwall was completed. The completed portion of the proj- ect has been turned over to local interests for operation and maintenance. The work remaining consists of completion of planning and construction of Pigeon Creek Section, Howell Sec- tion, unit II, and the pumping plants for each of these sections. Remedial work to drainage structure also remains to be accom- plished. The installation of air vents and vacuum primers was completed in October 1957. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $2,498,660 from regular funds and $11,812 from relief funds, a total of $2,510,472. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... $57,000 -$ 2,200 $188,000 $130,000 $94,000 $2,721,356 Cost ...................... 32,125 28,170 118,340 77,403 11,878 12,510,472 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961............ ... ........... $ 205,594 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..... ........... ...................................... ... 300,000 Unobligated balances avai? -'- for year ending June 30, 1962..... .............. ....... 505,594 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.............................. 11,505,456 1 Includes $11,812 Emergency Relief Funds-includes $15,000 for preauthorization studies. 14. HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR, WABASH RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. On the Wabash River near Huntington, Ind., and 411.4 miles above the mouth. The proposed reservoir lies in Huntington and Wells Counties, Ind. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of an earth dam 6,000 feet long and 90 feet high, a concrete spillway section 190 feet long, with four gates, gate con- trolled outlet works with eight gates, relocation of highways and utilities, acquisition of required lands, and levee protection of a small community. The reservoir will provide 154,170 acre-feet of storage for the temporary impoundment of flood waters. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $12,301,000 for construction and $3,899,000 for lands and damages, a total cost of $16,200,000, non-Federal contribution is $1 q3,000; a total project cost of $16,363,000. -- #4polpo0~ cudb -h The existing project has beenelct dr construction under the authorized Flood Control Act of 1958. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to contribute in cash an amount equal to one percent of the project first cost. d1110 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The State of Indiana has given assurances that they will assume this obligation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Design Memo- randum No. 1, Reservoir and Spillway Capacity, was approved 2 July 1961. General Design Memorandum was initiated and is about 90 percent complete as is the design memorandum for con- crete aggregate. The costs during the fiscal year were $113,664 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Advanced engineering studies were 70 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $160,526, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to SFiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1961 Ilew work: Appropriated ....................................... ...................... $24,000 $125,000 $ 177,000 Cost ........ ....................................................... ...... ..... ... 18,862 113,664 '160,526 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ....---........................ $ 16,309 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............- ................ ........ 53,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........... ....... 69,309 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......---------------.........---- 15,998,000 1 Includes $28,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 15. SALAMONIE RESERVOIR, WABASH RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The dam site is located 3.1 miles above the mouth of hie Salamonie River which enters the Wabash River about 6 miles upstream from Wabash, Ind. The reservoir will extend upstream about 27 miles at flood-control pool and will lie in Wabash and Huntington Counties, Ind. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. It will control a drainage area of about 552 square miles. It in- cludes an earthfill dam with a maximum height of 133 feet at elevation 812.0 and a length of about 6,000 feet; a gate-controlled circular concrete conduit, 16 feet in diameter along the toe of the right abutment, a saddle spillway on the right bank; necessary relocations of highways and utilities; provision of public-access points; and acquisition of land and flowage easements necessary for the reservoir operation. A reservoir capacity of 254,700 acre- feet is included in the plan, of which 242,540 acre-feet would be for flood storage. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $7,875,000 for construction and $11,725,000 for lands and damages, a total cost of $19,600,000; non-Federal contribution of $198,000; a total project cost of $19,798,000. The existing project has been selecte for construction under the Flood Control Act of 1958. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to contribute in cash an amount equal to one percent of the project first cost. The State of Indiana has given assurances that they will assume this obligation. FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1111 Operations and results this fiscal year. Advanced engineering studies in the form of field surveys, foundation investigation and hydraulic studies were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $105,923. Condition at end of fiscal year. Design memorandums on reser- voir and spillway capacities, outlet works, concrete aggregates and the general design memorandum were completed and design memorandums on dam and spillway and real estate initial con- struction were submitted for approval. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $285,528, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .............. ....... ............ $160,000 $ 97,650 $ 286,250 Cost ............ ...... ............................................ ...... 151,605 105,923 285,528 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ..... ........... ....................... $ 89 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............... ............ ........... 700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................ ...... 700,089 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................................ 18,613,750 1 Includes $28,000 preauthorization studies in prior years. 16. MISSISSINEWA RESERVOIR, WABASH RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The dam site is located 7.1 miles above the mouth of the Mississinewa River, which is one mile upstream from Peru, Ind. The reservoir will extend upstream about 28 miles at flood control-pool level and will lie in Wabash, Grant, and Miami Counties, Ind. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a reservoir for flood control and allied purposes. It will control a drainage area of 809 square miles. It includes an earthfill dam with a maximum height of 137 feet at elevation 797.0 and a length of approximately 7,000 feet, a gate-controlled circular concrete conduit 19 feet in diameter along the toe of the left abutment, an uncontrolled open-cut spillway through the right abutment; relocation or alteration of roads, bridges and utilities affected by the reservoir, provision of public-access points, and acquisition of land and flowage easements necessary for the reser- voir operation. A reservoir capacity of 368,400 acre-feet is in- cluded in the plan, of which 345,100 acre-feet would be for flood storage. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $11,301,000 for construction and $13,399,000 for lands and damages, a total cost of $24,700,000; non-Federal contribution of $250,000; a total project cost of $24,950,000. The existing project has been selected for construction under the flood Control Act of 1938. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to contribute in cash an amount equal to one percent of the project first cost. The State of Indiana has given assurances that they will assume this obligation. 1112 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Advanced engineering studies in the form of field surveys, foundation investigation, and hydraulic studies were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $67,159. Condition at end of fiscal year. Design memorandum on the outlet work, concrete aggregates, embankment and foundations, dam and general design memorandum are complete. Work on the preliminary master plan and on the initial construction real estate design memorandums are about 60 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $218,088, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 JuTotal to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . ................... ...................... ... ....... $136,300 $101,000 1$ 265,300 Cost ........ ............................ ......... ..... ... ...... 122,929 67,159 1 218,088 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ................................... $ 18,151 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............. ....................... .... $ 500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................... 518,151 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................... 23,962,700 i Includes $28,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 17. MANSFIELD RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The site of Mansfield Dam is on Raccoon Creek 32.4 miles above its confluence with Wabash River. The reservoir at flood-control pool level will extend upstream about 15 miles and will lie in Parke and Putnam Counties, Ind. The project is located in west central Indiana 50 miles west of Indianapolis and 25 miles northeast of Terre Haute, Ind. Existing project. The improvement plan provides for the con- struction of a reservoir for flood control and recreation. It includes a rolled-earthfill dam across the valley with a maximum height of 117 feet and a length of 1,790 feet, an earth dike across a saddle on the right abutment ridge 1,570 feet long with a maximum height of 30 feet, a gate-controlled concrete conduit 10 feet in diameter under the embankment along the toe of the right abutment, a spillway cut through a saddle on the left abutment, relocations of United States Highway No. 36 and two oil lines, and alterations of three gas lines and two secondary roads. A permanent pool at elevation 640, having a capacity of 16,185 acre-feet and a surface area of 1,100 acres, is included in the plan. The storage between elevation 640 and 690, a capacity of 132,840 acre-feet which is equivalent to 11.98 inches of runoff from the 208 square miles of drainage area above the dam, would be reserved for flood control. Also included in the project are clearing the permanent pool of all timber and brush, and the acquisition of necessary lands and flowage easements. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $3,510,000 for con- struction and $2,700,000 for lands and damages, a total of $6,210,000. FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1113 The existing project has been selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. The State of Indiana by the De- partment of Conservation has indicated a willingness to partici- pate in the development of recreation facilities in the reservoir area for public use. Operations and results during fiscal year. Acquisition of land was completed except proposed condemnation of one easement tract and settlement of award made in prior cases. Relocation of utilities and roads was completed. A contract was awarded 7 June 1961 for the construction of minor public use facility items. The State of Indiana license application was approved 19 April 1961. The Master Plan was completed and approved 16 March 1961. Operations of the completed portion of the project during the 1960-61 flood season resulted in preventing flood damages estimated at $300,100. The costs during the fiscal year were $383,077 for new work and $36,887 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in October 1956 and is completed except for minor items. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $5,989,423 for new work and $44,737 for operation and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 80,1961 New work: Appropriated $624,000 $1,360,000 $2,946,000 $1,221,000 -$150,000 1 $6,208,470 Cost ............. 552,617 958,294 2,298,485 1,593,195 383,077 1 5,989,428 Maintenance: Appropriated ................ ..... ...... .........-. ......... 8,670 86,246 44,916 Cost ................. ... ..... 7,850 86,887 44,737 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 80, 1961 --------.......------.........------............. $ 159,595 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................... 159,595 1 Includes $11,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 18. WEST TERRE HAUTE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. West Terre Haute is situated in Vigo County on the right bank of the Wabash River about 215 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The proposed plan provides for the construc- tion of about 2.5 miles of earth levee, traffic ramps, and facilities for disposal of interior drainage. It will provide protection to the town of West Terre Haute against a flood expected to occur on the average of once each 100-year period. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $710,000 for construction and non-Federal cost of lands and damages is $106,000, a total cost of $816,000. The existing project has been authorized under the Flood Con- trol Act of June 28, 1938. 1114 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Requirements are as provided in section 3 of Flood Control Act of 1936, as amended. The West Vigo Levee Association, Inc., has furnished assurances of local cooperation for this project by letter of March 3, 1960. Operations and results during fiscal year. Field surveys, map- ping and foundation explorations were completed and office studies initiated. The costs during the fiscal year were $29,798 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary studies have been completed. Economic and project layout studies are about 95 per- cent and 90 percent complete, respectively, interior drainage studies about 50 percent complete, and general design memoran- dum about 85 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $46,974, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 961 New work: Appropriated .................. .......... ........ ............. .. .... $29,000 $94,000 1$128,000 Cost ............ ... .......................... ........................ ..... 12,176 29,798 1 46,974 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ........................................ $ 81,026 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................................................... 500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................... 581,026 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .................................. 87,000 1 Includes $5,000 for preauthorization studies in prior year. 19. SUGAR CREEK LEVEE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The levee is located on the right bank of the Wabash River, south and east of the town of West Terre Haute in Vigo County, Ind. Existing project. The project would consist of the construction of approximately 3.9 miles of earth levees and the provision of necessary drainage structures. It will provide protection to ap- proximately 1,340 acres of land, 720 of which are cultivated, against a flood expected to occur on an average of seven times in each 100 year period. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1960) is $418,000 and non-Federal is $29,000. The existing project was authorized under the general author- ization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Requirements are as provided in section 3 of Flood Control Act of 22 June 1936, as amended. The West Vigo Levee Association, Inc., was formed in January 1960 and has fur- nished assurances of local cooperation by letter dated 27 January 1960. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work continued on foundation exploration and the general design memorandum. Field surveys and mapping were completed. FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1115 The costs during the fiscal year were $13,144, for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary studies were com- pleted and advanced engineering studies are about 90 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $28,054, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... ...... ........ ...................... $15,000 $15,000 1$30,000 Cost... ...... ..................................... 14,910 13,144 1 28,054 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ..... ... .... $$.............. 1,946 " Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..................... Includes $3,000 for preauthorization studies in prior year. 1,946 20. MASON J. NIBLACK LEVEE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The site of the Mason J. Niblack levee is situated in Knox County, Ind., on the left bank of the Wabash River be- tween miles 134.8 and 151.8 above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for construction of 5.8 miles of new earth levee, 1.3 miles of levee enlargement, 7.2 miles of levee setback, 3.7 miles of levee turnover and other necessary appurtenances. It will provide protection to approximately 15,620 acres of overflow land against agricultural season floods. Flood stages equal to or in excess of established protection grade may be expected to occur on an average of seven times in each 100-year period. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $2,810,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $360,000. The latest published map is contained in House Document 197, 80th Congress, 1st session. The existing project has been selected for construction under the additional authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1956. Local cooperation. The landowners in the affected area have formed a levee and drainage district under Indiana State Law. Assurances of local cooperation are expected at an early date. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advanced engineer- ing studies were continued following receipt of local cooperation assurances. The costs during the fiscal year were $17,035 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The general design memoran- dum was completed and approved 11 May 1961. Construction of the project has not been started. Plans and specifications for first contract are about 60 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $122,447, all for new work. 1116 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 80,1961 New work: Appropriated............... .............. $8,300 1 $ 129,974 $61,600 .................. Cost ........... $5,056 $572 5,062 40.794 $17,035 1 122,447 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 80, 1961 .................................... $ 7,210 Appropriated for year ending June 80, 1962 ............. .................................. 350,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .......................... 357,210 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...................... ..... 2,346,026 1 Includes $16,000, for preauthorization studies in prior years. 21. VINCENNES, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. In Knox County, Ind., on the left bank of the Wabash River, 128 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of 3.9 miles of earth levee, 0.5 mile of levee enlarge- ment, 0.8 mile of concrete wall, five pumping plants, alteration of three railroad bridges and other necessary appurtenances. It will provide protection for the city of Vincennes, Ind., against Wabash River floods equal to the maximum of record. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $4,920,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $285,000. The latest published map is contained in House Document 197, 80th Congress, 1st session. The existing project was selected for construction under the additional authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation in accord- ance with the city council resolution were executed on November 28, 1951. Acquisition of rights-of-way for Section A, parts 1 and 2 and section B, part 1, for raising of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track and for the four pumping plants under construc- tion have been completed and the remainder is under way. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Construction of four pumping plants was completed and continued on the 2d Street plant. Design studies and plans of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road bridge and approaches were approved and the railroad has been authorized to proceed with detailed planning. Work is under- way on the Pennsylvania and C.E. & I. Railroads contracts. The operation of the completed portion of the project during the 1960-61 flood season resulted in preventing flood damages esti- mated at $1,177,000. The costs to the end of the fiscal year were $212,116, for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in May 1952 and was about 55 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The construction of Section A, parts 1 and 2, and Section B, part 1, was completed. Construction of the four pumping plants was completed on 25 July 1960. Construction of the 2d Street pumping plant is about 79 percent complete. The G.E. & I. contract is about 98 percent complete and the Pennsyl- FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1117 vania contract is about 68 percent complete. Work remaining consists of the completion of the remaining pumping plant, bridge alteration, and Section B, part 2. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $2,635,303, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 80, 1961 New work: Appropriated $100,000 -$144,000 $221,000 $194,800 -$150,000 1$3,423,800 Cost ............. 28,073 507,968 273,226 58,754 212,116 1 2,635,303 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 80, 1961 ......... ................. $ 233,886 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................. 233,886 Includes $30,000 for preauthorization studies in prior years. 22. CAGLES MILL RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, IND. Location. The site of the Cagles Mill Dam is on Mill Creek, 2.8 miles above its confluence with Eel River, and 7 miles west of Cloverdale, Ind. It is in Putnam County, Ind., and about 25 miles east of Terre Haute, Ind. Cagles Mill Reservoir extends up- stream about 11 miles and is located in Putnam and Owen Counties, Ind. Existing project. The project consists of a reservoir for flood control and recreation. It includes the dam, which consists of an earth and rockfill embankment with a maximum height of 150 feet and a length of 900 feet, an outlet tunnel through the right abutment with control gates and stilling basin and an open- cut spillway through a low point in the left abutment. A perma- nent pool at elevation 636, having a capacity of 27,100 acre-feet and an area of 1,400 acres, is provided. The storage between elevations 636 and 704, amounting to 201,000 acre-feet, which is equivalent to 12.8 inches of runoff from the 295 square miles of drainage area above the dam, is reserved for flood control. Also included in the project are the acquisition of necessary lands, clearing the permanent pool area of all timber and brush, and the relocation of a section of State Highway No. 42 which was affected by the reservoir. Operation of the project for flood control pro- vides reduction of flood stages on the Eel, White, and Wabash Rivers and reduction in the contribution of the Wabash River to Ohio River floods. The cost of new work as completed is $4,107,767. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $35,243. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938, applies. The State of Indiana has under- taken the development and management of recreation facilities for use of the public in the reservoir area in accordance with 1118 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961' license granted by the Secretary of the Army on January 17, 1952. Operations and results during fiscal year. Routine operations and maintenance were performed during the year. The opera- tion of the reservoir during the 1960-61 flod season resulted in preventing flood damages along downstream valleys estimated at $491,700. The costs during the fiscal year were $42,940 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in July 1948 and completed at the end of the fiscal year 1953. The total costs to the end of fiscal year were $4,107,767 for new work and $270,169 for operation and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 3, JuTotal 961 New work: Appropriated .............. .......... ... .. .................. . $4,107,767 Cost ..................... ........................... ................... 4,107,767 Maintenance: Appropriated $25,250 $34,050 $41,300 $30,093 $49,400 276,703 Cost ............ 26,513 30,888 33,089 41,586 42,940 270,169 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ......................................... . $ 6,167 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................ 6,167 23. MONROE RESERVOIR, IND. Location. The dam site of Monroe Reservoir is situated on Salt Creek, a tributary of White River, approximately 25.65 miles above the mouth and 2 miles east of Harrodsburg, in Monroe County, Ind. The reservoir will extend upstream about 21.5 miles, drain about 441 square miles, and will lie in Monroe, Brown, and Jackson Counties, Ind. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a reservoir for flood control and for low-flow regu- lation. It includes a rockfill-earth core dam with a maximum height of 73 feet above the bottom of the valley and a length of 1,400 feet, a gate-controlled semielliptical shaped concrete conduit 11 feet in diameter along the toe of the right abutment, an un- controlled open cut spillway through the left abutment, relocation or alterations of roads, bridges and utilities affected by the reser- voir, provision of public access points, and acquisition of land and flowage easements necessary for the reservoir operation. A reser- voir capacity of 446,000 acre-feet is included in the plan, of which 260,000 acre-feet would be for flood storage, 159,000 acre-feet for low-flow augmentation, and 27,000 acre-feet for siltation. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $7,001,000 for con- struction and $5,899,000 for lands and damages, a total of $12,- 900,000. The estimated non-Federal contribution is $6,970,000, which includes a capitalized amount representing the proportional cost of operation and maintenance. FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVIIE, KY., DISTRICT 1119 The existing project has been selected for construction under general authorization for the OhibRivr basin contained in Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the 1944 Flood Control Act (Public Law 534, 78th Cong.,) applies. The Indiana General Assembly, during the 1959 session, appropriated $1 million as a portion of the non-Federal contribution required for the construc- tion of this project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the outlet work was started on 19 November 1960. Advanced engi- neering studies in the form of field surveys, foundation investiga- tions, and hydrologic studies were continued. Acquisition of lands was continued and condemnation action initiated on three tracts. The costs during the fiscal year were $220,539 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Design memoranda No. 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5, 6, and 7 for reservoir and spillway capacities, general de- sign, concrete aggregates, preliminary master plan, real estate for initial construction, outlet works and dam and spillway, respec- tively, have been submitted and approved. Land acquisition for the construction site is about 85 percent complete. Design memo- randum for highway relocations is about 80 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $354,449 from regular funds, and $385,694 from contributed funds, a total of $740,143 for new work. - j . _ Cost and financial statelnent FEDERAL FUNDS Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $15,000 ....... ......... $31,250 $75,000 $285,312 1$ 421,562 Cost ............... 15,000 ................. 28,319 75,591 220,539 1 354,449 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ........................................ $ 21,566 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............................. 940,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .......................... 961,566 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .......................... 4,598,438 SIncludes $30,000 for preauthorization studies in prior year. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 80, 1961 .................................. $ 562,780 Appropriated for year ending June 80, 1962 ............................................ 675,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 80, 1962 ........ _...._.......... 1,237,780 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............................. 5,295,000 1120 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 24. LEVEE UNIT 5, WABASH RIVER, IND. Location. Levee unit 5 is located in Gibson and Posey Counties, Ind., on the left bank of the Wabash River, 58 to 94.5 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of an earth levee consisting of the following features: Black River section, approximately 12.9 miles in length, extending from the New York Central Railroad at the crossing of Maumee Creek near Johnson downstream along the right bank of Johnson and Williams ditch and Black River to the left bank of the Wabash River; Wabash River section, approximately 24.5 miles in length, extending from the lower end of the Black River Section upstream along the left bank of the Wabash River to the Southern Railway crossing opposite Mount Carmel, Ill.; Patoka River section ap- proximately 7.8 miles in length, extending from the upstream end of the Wabash River section in an easterly direction along the left bank of the Patoka River to high ground 2 miles east of United States Highway No. 41 and 3 miles south of the town of Patoka, Ind.; alterations to 3 railroad bridges crossing the Wabash River; 38 gravity drainage structures ; and other necessary appurtenances. The project will provide protection for approximately 48,500 acres of agricultural land and the towns of Lyles, Skelton, and Griffin against a flood equal to that which may be expected to occur on an average of seven times in each 100-year period. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $11,300,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $671,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. The courts have declared the establishment of the levee district and have appointed a superintendent to fulfill the requirements of local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of design memoranda has been initiated. Field work has been delayed due to failure of local interests to provide right-of-access for founda- tion work. The costs during the fiscal year were $8,734. Condition at end of fiscal year. Design memoranda were about 35 percent complete. Construction of the project has not been started. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $97,102, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 80, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...................... .... ... $25,000 $ 118,868 Cost ............. - ....................................... .. 8,784 97.102 Other new work data: Unobilgated balance, for year ending June 80, 1961 ....... .... .......... $ 15,825 Appropriated for year ending June 80, 1962 ................... 49,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 80, 1962 ................. 64,825 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............ ... 11,187,682 FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1121 25. OHIO RIVER BASIN, LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT Location. The works covered by this project are a series of levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, and reservoirs in the Ohio River Basin within the confines of the Louisville, Ky., District. Existing project. The Flood Control Act, approved August 28, 1937, authorized the construction of the levees, floodwalls, and drainage structures, for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, the projects to be selected by the Chief of Engi- neers with the approval of the Secretary of War, in accordance with House Flood Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, at a cost not to exceed $24,877,000 for construction, which was authorized to be appropriated for this purpose. The Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Com- mittee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, with such modifica- tions thereof as, in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers, may be advisable, and for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, authorized $75,000,000 for reservoirs and $50,300,000 for local flood protection works, the individual projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers subject to the provision that the authorization shall include the diversion of Cache River above Cairo, Ill., and the protection of the area north of the Cairo drainage district by levees, at an esti- mated cost of $2,000,000. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorized the sum of $45,000,000 for the further prosecution of the com- prehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, for the Ohio River Basin. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized the sum of $70,000,000 for the further prosecution of the approved comprehensive flood-control plan for the Ohio River Basin. This act modified the previous plan within the Louisville District to include the plan of improvement for flood control and other pur- poses in the Kentucky River Basin in accordance with recommen- dations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 504, 78th Congress, 2d session, flood protection works at Taylorsville, Ky., and on Rough River and tributaries, Kentucky, in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document 105, 78th Congress, 1st session, and House Document 535, 78th Congress, 2d session, respectively. The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized the sum of $125,000,000 for further prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, for the Ohio River Basin, modified within the Louisville district to include the plan of improvement for flood control in the Wabash River Basin, Ill., and Ind., substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 197, 80th Congress, 1st session, and the West Fork Reservoir on the West Fork of Mill Creek in Ohio, substantially in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 198, 80th Congress, 1st session. 1122 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 In addition to previous authorizations, the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorized the sum of $100,000,000 for further prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as amended. This act modified the compre- hensive plan within the Louisville District to include necessary bank stabilization measures at the New Harmony Bridge, Indiana and Illinois at an estimated cost of $500,000. Also included in the act was the provision that the Mining City Dam and Reservoir, Ky., and alternates therefor, shall not be constructed if such con- struction would have any adverse effect on Mammoth Cave National Park. Local protection projects Estimated cost Location 1 Type of protection Total Federal Non Federal 2 Adams Levee, 3 4 Ind. (Wabash River) Levee ................... $ 292,000 $ 14,000 $ 306,000 Alton, Ind. , 3 4 .................... .. do ..... .............. . 255,000 40,000 295,000 Aurora, Ind. , Wall and levee ........ 4,300,000 1,190,000 5,490,000 Barnett Creek, Ky. (Rough River Channel improvement.. Basin) .6 3 4 Bellevue, Ky. , .. ..... Wall and levee ........ 1,570,000 400,000 1,970,000 Bonpas Creek, Ill. (Wabash River Channel improvement.. 667,000 292,000 959,000 Basin) .15 4 Bromley, Ky., . ................. Wall and levee . . 1,250,000 925,000 2,175,000 Brookport, Ill . .............................. 3 4 -- . do -..-...-................... 597,493 10,000 607,493 California (Cincinnati). . . Ohio. . . . . . . . ,. . .... . . . :..do ..... do ............. .............. .. ... .......1,750,000 720,000 2,470,000 Cannelton, Ind.4,1 3 4. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . 2,014,639 40,000 2,054,639 Carrollton, Ky 3 '4 .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . do .......... ............. 2,220,000 97,000 2,317,000 Caseyville, Ky. ' .......... 4 ......... Levee .............. 396,000 35,000 431,000 Cave-in-Rock, Ill 3 . .............................. . . . . . . .. . . ... do ...... ........ .... 661,000 125,000 786,000 Cincinnati, Ohio. 4 . Wall and barrier dam.. 10,118,000 1,028,000 11,146,000 Cincinnati, Ohio (Unit 2) ., _....... Wall and levee ....... 16,800,000 2,900,000 19,700,000 Cincinnati, Ohio (Unit 4 remain- Wall..................... 14,900,000 621,000 15,521,000 der) .3,4,11 3 4 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Cleves, Ohio. Levee ............. . 1,240,000 67,000 1,307,000 Clinton, Ind. (Wabash3, 4 .... River) .. . . . ... . . .. . . . .. do ................. . 77,000 9,000 86,000 Cloverport, Ky. 3 ,4 . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . Wall and levee ....... 728,000 193,000 921,000 Concordia, Ky. Levee .............. 590,000 55,000 645,000 Covington, 3Ky., 4 . . . ....... . .. . . ......... Wall and levee ........ 9,250,000 765,000 10,015,000 Dayton, Ky. , ...-- do ... .... 3,700,000 1,110,000 4,810,000 Deer Creek Prairie 2 Levee, Ind. (Wa- Levee ............. . 213,000 10,000 223,000 bash River). 3,7 Delphi, Ind. 4 (Wabash . .River). .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ...... .... do ............ ...... ... 144,563 10,000 154,563 Derby, Ind., ............. 4 ........ Wall and levee .......... 553,000 67,000 620,000 Elizabethtown, Ill.', .'... -............................ do ................. .. 559,000 153,000 712,000 England Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash Levee ............. . 735,000 32,000 767,000 River) .2,3 Evansville, Ind."' ............... Wall and levee ...... 14,50,000 1,880,000 16,380,000 Fletcher and Sunshine Gardens Levee ........................... 548,000 26,000 574,000 Levee,2 Ind. (Wabash River Ba- sin) . Frankfort, Ky. 2 , (Kentucky River).*a . Wall and levee ............ 2,930,000 1,110,000 4,040,000 Golconda, Ill. ................................. 4 . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. ..... do ....................... . i 565,333 29,800 595,133 Grandview, Ind.' ......... ........ Levee .................... 580,000 133,000 713,000 Greenfield Bayou 2 Levee, Ind. (Wa- ..... do ................... ....... 2,150,000 292,000 2,442,000 bash River). Harrisburg, I11.3,8............................... 1 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wall and levee .......... 849,656 20,000 869,656 Hawesville, Ky., 2 ...... Levee .................... 969,318 68,000 1,037,318 Honey Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash .....do ............................. 653,000 32,000 685,000 River) .3,4 s Island Levee, Ind. (Wabash River)." .....do ............. 1,720,000 250,000 1,970,000 Jackson, Ky. (Kentucky River Ba- Cutoff Channel .......... 130,952 3,000 133,952 sin) .8,11 4 Jeffersonville-Clarkville, 8 Ind. ............ Wall and levee ............ 4,217,203 591,000 4,808,203 Lawrenceburg, Ind.3, ........................... ...... do ......................... 2,433,414 284,725 2,718,139 Leavenworth, Ind. ........................... ...... do ...... ....... ........... 1,470,000 266,000 1,736,000 Levee Unit 1, Eel River, Ind. (Wa- Levee ........................... 204,000 40,000 244,000 bash River Basin) .,4 Levee Unit 2, Eel River, 4 Ind. (Wa- do ............................... ..... 2,090,000 715,000 2,805,000 bash River Basin) ., Levee Unit 1, Little Wabash River, ...... do ...................... 2,850,000 164,000 3,014,000 Ill. (Wabash River Basin) .1 Levee Unit 2, Little Wabash River, 1,840,000 75,000 1,915,000 Ill. (Wabash River Basin) ." Levee Unit 6, Wabash River, ,4 Ill. 1,160,000 56,000 1,216,000 (Wabash River Basin). FLOOD CONTROL---LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1123 Local protection projects-Continued Estimated cost Location Type of protection Federal FTotal Federal Fon- Federal I r I i Levee Unit 17, Wabash River, Ind. 853,000 58,000 911,000 (Wabash River Basin).' Levee Unit 1, White River, ° Ind. .....do ........................ 2,180,000 116,000 2,296,000 (Wabash River Basin). Levee Unit 2, White River, Ind. ...... do ..... ....... .... .. 724,000 73,000 797,000 (Wabash River Basin)." Levee Unit 7, White 1 River, Ind. . ..... do .............. ..... 1,490,000 88,000 1,578,000 (Wabash River 2 Basin). .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . Lewisport, Ky.6 ........ ... ..... Wall and levee ......... 610,000 243,000 853,000 Louisville, Ky. 3 4 .................... ........ ..... do .................... ..... 24,710,000 2,500,000 27,210,000 Ludlow, Ky. , ............... 4 ... ... . . . . .................... . .. .. . . ..... do ......................... 2,540,000 745,000 3,285,000 Madison, Ind.s ........ ..... ....do ............. 3,820,000 _............ 360,000 4,180,000 Mason J. Niblack Levee, Ind. (Wa- Levee. ............. 2,810,000 360,000 3,170,000 bash River) .5,15 3 4 . . .. . . . . .. . .... Mauckport, Ind. , ...... .......... ..... ... do ......................... 506,000 105,000 611,000 McGinnis Levee, Ind. (Wabash River ..... .............. 1,820,000 do ............. 104,000 1,924,000 Basin) .3,4 Metropolis, 3 Ill 4 ................................. . . .. . . . . . . . .. Wall and levee............ 3,070,000 431,000 3,501,000 Milton, Ky. , 4 --- ... ......... ....... Wall .. ... 2,48 0,000 41,000 2,521,000 Moscow, Ohio., ......................... . .. . .. . . . . W alle .......... .. . . . Levee -------- ...................... ------- ----- --- 1,170,000 372,000 1,542,000 New Albany, Ind. .......4 ........ .. . . . . . . . .. Wall and levee...... 5,307,107 740,000 6,047,107 New Amsterdam, Ind.. ............. Levee ............................ 476,000 13,000 489,000 New Harmony Bridge, Ill. and Bank protection ._----- 663,000 65,000 728,000 Ind.2,3,1s New Harmony, Ind (Wabash Levee ....-.... . 616,000 25,000 641,000 River).3,4 3 .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, Ky. 3 4 .. . ........ . . . . . . .. ....do .............................. 7,365,031 299,000 7,644,031 New Richmond, 3 Ohio. ,4 . . . . . . . ..... . . .. . . . . . Wall and levee 3,200,000 720,000- 3,920,000 Owensboro, Ky. 3 . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .. . . . .. ..... do ............................ 886,000 195,000 1,081,000 Paducah, Ky. 3 4 ....-- . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ...--do ................... 4,699,904 202,000 4,901,904 Patriot, Ind. " ................ 4 ... . . .. ... . . . . ..... Levee .............. 753,000 372,000 1,125,000 Prestonville, Ky.s, .. ... Wall and levee ........... 1,710,000 55,000 1,765,000 Raccoon Levee, Ind. (Wabash Levee.............. 426,000 37,000 463,000 River) .,3 Reevesville, Ill. (Cache , 4 .. River). . ... ... ...... .....do .............................. 600,300 40,000 640,300 Rising Sun, Ind. - .......... . Wall and levee .......... 896,000 280,000 1,176,000 Rochester and McCleary's 15 Bluff Levee 1,140,000 118,000 1,258,000 Levee, Ill. (Wabash River) . Rockport, Ind., 4 . . . . . .................................... ... ... .. . . . . . . Wall and levee ......... 466,000 133,000 599,000 Rome, Ind., .. .............. Levee............ 359,000 67,000 426,000 Rough River, Ky. (Rough River) .6,.. Channel improvement- Russell and Allison 23 Levee, Ill. (Wa- Levee .. .............. 5,340,000 2,025,000 7,365,000 bash River). , 4 Shawneetown, Ill.3, ......................... Wall and levee .......... 1,810,000 361,000 2,171,000 Shufflebarger Levee, 8 Ind. (Wabash Levee 2,380.000 90,000 2,470,000 River Basin) . -,4 . . . . . . . Smithland, Ky., .......................... Wall Levee and levee . ............................ 864,000 414,000 1,278,000 Sturgis, Ky. (Tradewater River)' . Levee .............. 803,000 76,000 879,000 Sugar Creek Levee, Ind. (Wabash 418,000 29,000 447,000 River) .2 Taylorsville, Ky.1 (Salt River) 3,8 ....... . - do .............................. 373,050 63,310 436,360 Tell City, Ind.as 4 .... o ........ . .. . . .. ..... . . . . . ...... . . . Wall and levee ........... 920,676 32,700 953,376 Tolu, Ky., ................ Levee .. ..... ......... 303,000 35,000 338,000 Tri Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash .....do .........-......... 1,210,000 75,000 1,285,000 River) .15 4 . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . Troy, Ind, ............ , . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . Wall and levee ......... 502,000 133,000 635,000 Uniontown,, 4Ky. .. . . .......... ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... Levee............ ..... 1,070,926 72,000 1,142,926 Utica, Ind. 4 . .. . ......... . . .. . . .... do ..................... .... 1,570,000 120,000 1,690,000 Vevay, Ind. ...................... .......... 1,170,000 146,000 1,316,000 Vincennes, Ind. (Wabash River).,a3.. 4,920,000 285,000 5,205,000 West Point, Ky." , . . .....-........................ . ... . . 1,820,000 294,000 2,114,000 Westport, Ky. ...... .... . Wall ......................... 1,610,000 41,000 1,651,000 West Terre Haute, Ind. (Wabash Levee ........... ......... 710,000 106,000 816,000 River) .5,15 4 . . . . . .. . . . . Wilder, Ky., .................... Wall and levee 2,190,000 220,000 2,410,000 1 All projects are located on the Ohio River unless otherwise noted. 2 Estimated cost revised 1960. 8 Also see listing of this project under term "Other Authroized Flood Control Projects." 4 Estimated cost revised 1954. 5 Details of this project are given in individual report. 6 Part of Rough River Reservoir and channel improvement project, Kentucky. Details of this project are given in individual report. 'Complete. See Annual Report for 1953 for last report showing details. 8 Complete. See Annual Report for 1952 for last report showing details. ' Substitute project for Belknap, Karnak, and Ullin, Ill., complete. See Annual Report for 1954 for last report showing details. 10 Complete. See Annual Report for 1956 for last report showing details. 11 Complete. See Annual Report for 1957 for last report showing details. 12 Estimated cost revised 1958. 18 Estimated cost revised 1959. 14Complete. See Annual Report for 1959 for last report showing details. " Estimated cost revised 1961. 1124 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Reservoirs Total Tributary basin and reservoir Stream estimated cost Great Miami River: 1 Brookville, Ind. - ....---..--- _------- -- ---- ------- -- - -- East Fork of Whitewater River West Fork of Whitewater River W------- --85...---------- $21,800,000 $--...-------- 35,300,000 Metamora, Ind.2, ------- Green River: -- -- ----- - - - -- Mining City,4 Ky., Green River ---------..- ------------------- 69,100,000 Nolin, Ky.1 ------------------ 4 Nolin River _.______.- - _____-- __-______-.... ----- 13,100,000 No. 2, Barren, Ky. ----------------------- Barren River .............................................. 26,900,000 No. 2, Green, Ky.2 ---------------- Green River ----------------------- 9,540,000 4 5 and Chan- Rough River .. Rough River Reservoir ------------------------------------. 9,470,000 nel Improvement. Kentucky River: 1 -------------- South Fork of Kentucky River ------------ Booneville, Ky.4 ............--- 23,500,000 B u c k ho rn, K y. " .-..........-.-- __ -.-.. .... -__M idd le F o rk of Ke ntuc ky R iv e r .... - ---------- 11 ,1 0 0,00 0 Jessamine Creek, Ky.2,- -.......----------. Kentucky River --------. ------------------ 46,900,000 Licking River: 2, Cave Run, Ky. S ----------------------------- Licking River ---------------------- ----------------- 13,900,000 Falmouth, Ky. ------------..------- do -------------------------------- .....----------- 25,800,000 Little Miami River: 1 - - - -- - - - - - - -- Caesar Creek, Ohio East Fork, Ohio 6 . .. ---------- 1 , e -- - - - -- - - - - - - - .------..... Caesar Creek -..--------------------------- East Fork -----.---- -------------------- 8,580,000 13,000,000 Mill Creek: 3,088,000 -__-----______-__--___West Fork of Mill Creek ................................ West Fork, Ohio 4,7.9 Wabash River: 4 -- --- - - - - - - - - - - Cagles M ill, Ind. 4 -- ----.---------------- M ill Creek -..........--.--.--- 4,107,767 Mansfield, Ind. s_._._._._._.*.._ - - - - -- - - Raccoon Creek ____---------------.- - - - - --. 6,210,000 Monroe, Ind.1,4, Salt Creek --------------- ..... 12,900,000 2 1 Estimated cost revised 1961. Also see listing of this project under item "Other Authorized Flood Control projects." 8 Estimated cost revisel 1954. 4 Details of this project are given in individual report. s Part of Rough River Reservoir and channel improvements project, Kentucky. Details of this project are given in individual reports. 6 See Annual Report for 1950 for last report showing details. 7 Non-Federal Cost is $570,801 additional. 89 Includes $6,970,000 Non-Federal Estimated cost revised 1960. costs. Operations and results during fiscal year. Only minor costs were incurred except for those projects for which individual re- ports have been made. Completed local protection projects, operated and maintained by local interests, except those projects listed above and in the following section for which individual re- ports have been made, prevented flood damages amounting to an estimated aggregate total of $5,180,200 during the fiscal year. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Surveys, explorations, engineer- ing studies, and preparation of detailed plans were well advanced on those units in the general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Ohio River Basin which are under consideration for con- struction in the near future. The status of projects selected for construction under the authorization is given in individual reports. The total costs to the end of fiscal year were $1,962,844. 26. COVINGTON, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. In Kenton County, Ky., on the left bank of the Ohio River and the left bank of the Licking River at their confluence, 470.5 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of 2,514 feet of earth levee and 3,171 feet of con- crete wall along the Ohio River; 7,710 feet of earth' levee and 1,596 feet of concrete wall along the Licking River; 10 pumping FLOOD CONTROL-LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1125 plants; and other necessary appurtenances. The Ohio River sec- tion begins near Second and Wright Streets, extends along the left bank of the river on or near Second Street to Washington Street, then northeast to Riverside Drive, paralleling Riverside Drive on the south side to Greenup Street, thence along the west side of this street in a southerly direction to high ground. The Licking River section begins about 300 feet east of Eighth and Garrard Streets, parallels this latter street and Prospect Street at a distance of about 300 feet on the riverside to 12th Street, thence parallel to Maryland Street on the riverside for 800 feet, thence in a southerly direction parallel and adjacent to the left bank of Licking River to a point near Oakland Street 500 feet south of Wallace Avenue, thence about 300 feet west to high ground. This section also includes about 670 feet of earth levee along Eastern Avenue between Wallace Avenue and 26th Street, and about 240 feet of concrete wall to protect Booth Hospital in the vicinity of Kennedy and Third Streets. The project will pro- vide protection for the city of Covington, Ky., against Ohio and Licking River floods equal to the 1937 flood (maximum of record) with a 3-foot freeboard. The (1961) estimated Federal cost of the project is $9,250,000; the estimated non-Federal cost is $765,000. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Bond issue to cover rights-of-way and damage costs were voted on November 6, 1945. Formal as- surances of local cooperation were adopted on November 29, 1945, by the Board of Commissioners of the city of Covington and ap- proved September 26, 1947. Rights-of-way have been acquired necessary for construction work, except for ponding area at Willow Run pumping plant, where a State highway relocation conflicts with ponding requirements. This problem has not been resolved. The funds contributed for joint design, engineering studies, and construction of sewer facilities along Licking River totaled $295,622. This work is beyond the scope of the authorized Federal project. The funds furnished were in excess of total expenditures for this work by an amount of $10,640, which was returned to Sanitation District No. 1 of Campbell and Kenton Counties. Operations and results during fiscal year. Remedial work on Section C floodwall was accomplished during the year. Local interests performed routine maintenance of the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $25,558 from regular funds for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in July 1948 and completed in August 1955. On November 12, 1952, the operation and maintenance of Willow Run, Main Street, and Russell Street pumping plants, and Sec- tions A and B of the protection line were assigned to local inter- ests and the remaining portion was assigned to them on October 18, 1955. 1126 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year are $7,511,293 from regular funds, $7,454 from emergency relief funds, and $295,622 from contributed funds, a total of $7,814,369. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS New work: Appropriated ....---------..- Cost .... ...... -.... Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 80, 1961 ...........-..... ......... $ 46,907 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -............ 46,907 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ .___._______. 1,684,346 1 Includes $7,454 emergency relief funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS 27. FLOODWALL REHABILITATION, LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT Expenditure Estimated Project to cost to June 30, 1961 complete Floodwalls: Newport, Ohio River Basin, Ky .......---.... . .........- $ 69 $168,000 Covington, Ohio River Basin, Ky ............................. .......................... 25,558 128,000 Cincinnati, Ohio River Basin, Ohio......... ......................... . 69 142,000 Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ohio River Basin, Ind... ............... 56 37,000 New Albany, Ohio River Basin, Ind.......................... 513 160,000 Cannelton, Ohio River Basin, Ind......--.... ......................... 239 19,000 Harrisburg, Ohio River Basin, Ill_. ............................... ........... 4,500 Paducah, Ohio River Basin, Ky -............ 38 43,000 28. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Estimated full report Estimated Name of project see Annual Operation amount Report Construction and main- required to for- tenance complete 1 2 Adams Levee, Ind. (Wabash 2River) ..... $ 292,000 Alton, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ................... 255,000 Anderson, White River, Ind. -. .......... 1940 $ 5,724 548,276 Aurora, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ....-. _ ............ 5,268 4,294,732 Bellevue, Ohio River Basin, Ky..... 6,597 1,563,403 Brevoort Levee, Wabash River, Ind .... 1954 1,230,873 18 1,199,127 Bromley, Ohio River Basin, Ky...........-.. ...................... 1,250,000 Brookport, Ill..... ....--. ------- ---- -- 1958 597,493 (6) California, (Cincinnati) .... (Ohio River . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . Basin, Ohio) 4 16,465 1,733,535 Cannelton, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ............ 1959 2,014,639 (7) Carrollton, Ohio River Basin, Ky. ........ 9,713 2,210,287 Caseyville, Ohio River Basin, Ky.' ...... 2 ............ 396,000 Cave-in-Rock, Ohio River Basin, Ill. ....... 661,000 Cave Run Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, ............ Ky. (Licking River)--........-- ....------. 29,889 ............ 13,870,111 Cincinnati, Ohio.................................... 1957 9,980,766 --. --... (1) FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1127 For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Estimated full report Estimated Name of project see Annual Operation amount Report Construction and main- required to for- tenance complete Cincinnati (Unit 2) Ohio River Basin, Ohio 2 $16,800,000 Cincinnati (Unit 4 remainder) Ohio River Basin, Ohio 2................ ..... ......... 14,900,000 Cleves, Ohio River Basin, Ohio 2........ $6,243 1,233,757 Clinton, Ohio . .River . Basin, .. . . . . . . . (Wa- .Ind. . . . . . .. . . bash River)3- . .... ... - 6,848 70,152 Cloverport, Ohio River Basin, Ky............. 2 ................. 728,000 Concordia, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 2 .. ........... 590,000 Dayton, Ohio River Basin, Ky.............. 30,318 3,669,682 Deer Creek 3 Prairie Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) 12 213,000 Delphi, Ohio River Basin, Ind. (Wabash River) -............. ........... 1953 144,563 (6) Derby, Ohio River Basin, Ind. .............. _.. 553,000 East Fork Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Ohio a .................................................... . 1950 58,571 12,941,429 Elizabethtown, Ohio River Basin, Ill. ... 559,000 England 8 Pond Levee, Ill. (Wabash ..................... R iver) ..... ........ . .....- 12 742,000 Falmouth Reservoir, Ohio .... River Basin, . . .. . . . . . . Ky. (Licking River) ........... ...- 263,821 --------------------- 1 25,536,179 Fletcher and Sunshine Gardens 2 Levee, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) ...... 3,361 12 544,639 Frankfort, Ohio River Basin, Ky. (Ken- tucky River)' .... .-- .... ... 2,930,000 Gill Township levee unit, Wabash River, Ind. ................ .............................. .. 1948 561,200 (6) Golconda, Ohio River Basin, Ky................. 2 1960 565,333 (7) Grandview, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ..... 580,000 Greenfield2 Bayou Levee, Ind. (Wabash River) ........ 12 2,150,000 Harrisburg, Ohio River Basin, Ill.._____-___ 1952 849,656 (6) Hawesville, Ohio River Basin, Ky.. 1955 969,318 (7) Honey Creek Levee, Ohio 2 River Basin, Ind. (Wabash River) ......-.- 653,000 Indianapolis, Ind. .---.-------------- 1,859,363 12 9,740,637 Jackson, Ky. (Kentucky River Basin) .. 1957 130,952 (6) Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ohio River Ba- sin, Ind........ ........ ... ... .... 1959 4,217,203 (7) Jessamine Creek Reservoir, Ohio 3 River Basin, Ky. (Kentucky River) __ 1952 142,673 46,757,327 Lawrenceburg, Ohio River Basin, Ind..__ 2 1953 2,433,414 (6) Leavenworth, Ohio River Basin, Ind. -. ........................ 1,470,000 Levee unit 1, Eel River, Ohio River Ba- sin, Ind. (Wabash River Basin)'..... 204,000 Levee unit 2, Eel River, Ohio River 3 Ba- sin, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) ... 2,090,000 Levee unit No. 2, White River, Ind. 13 724,000 Levee unit No. 9 3, east fork of White River, Ind. ............ . ....... 1938 275 13 3,659,725 4 Levee unit No. 1, Wabash River, Ill. .... 1938 12 4,430,000 Levee unit No. 2, Wabash River, Ill.'.... 1938 12 4,000,000 Levee units Nos. 3 and 4, Wabash River, 1938 216 6 8,889,784 Ill. ... . ....... ....................................... Levee unit No. 6, 3Ill.,Ohio River Basin (Wabash River) .... .................... 1,160,000 Levee unit No. 8, White River, Ind........ 2 1952 700,534 (6) Levee unit No. 9, White River, Ind. .... 1939 427,000 Levee unit No.2 10, White River, Ind.' .-. 1939 182,000 Lewisport, Ky. .. ...... ..... 12 610,000 Ludlow, Ohio River Basin, Ky.' ..... -. 7,441 2,532,559 Lyford levee unit, Wabash River, Ind... 1944 267,391 (6) Madison, Ohio River Basin, Ind. .............. 3,820,000 2 Mauckport, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ..... 506,000 McGinnis levee, Ohio River Basin, Ind. . . . . . . . .. . . . (Wabash River Basin) 2 . ....... 1950 71,049 1 1,748,951 Metamora Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Ind. (Great Miami River)'.................... --------------------.... 35,300,000 Metropolis, Ohio River Basin, Ill............. 3,070,000 Milton, Ohio River Basin, Ky. ............. 2,480,000 Mining City Reservoir, Ohio 2 . . .. . . River Ba- ... ... sin, Ky. (Green River) ......... 350,474 - - 68,749,526 Moscow, Ohio River Basin, Ohio 8......... 1,170,000 (6) 1956 Muncie, White River, Ind......... ............... 887,835 New Albany, Ind....................................... Albany, New 1957 5,307,107 lund----------------------------------- (1) New 2 Amsterdam, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ............................ . 476,000 1959 New Harmony Bridge, Ind ......................... 297,624. 13 365,376 1128 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Estimated full report amount Name of project see Annual Operation r im tto Report Construction and main- complete 1 for- tenance New Harmony, Ohio3 . . . . .. . .River . .. Basin,. . .. . . .Ind. (Wabash River) ......... ........ $ 616,000 Newport, Ky...................... ............... $7,365,031 (7) New Richmond, 2 Ohio River Basin, Ohio 2 7,104 3,192,896 Orleans, Ind. ......................................... Owensboro, Ohio River Basin, Ky. .......... 3 ~----------------------- 1952 1959 3 362,000 886,000 Paducah, Ky .................................. ...... 4..699,904. ...... 4 ,699,904 (7) Patriot, Ohio River Basin, Ind.2 ............... 2 ................--.......... 753,000 Prestonville, Ohio River Basin, Ky. ....... ----------------------- ................--.......... ----------------------- 1954 1,710,000 Raccoon 2 Creek Levee, . . . .. . .Ind. (Wabash .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . R iver) ....................... 12 426,000 Reevesville, Ohio River Basin, Ill. ---------------------- (Cache River) ..................................... 2 1954 600,30 0 ................... (6) Rising Sun, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ........ ........................ ...... ..-------------- 896,000 Rockport, Ohio River Basin, Ind.... 2. ....... 466,000 Rome, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ................ 359,000 Rosiclare, Ill ............. ............................... 622,544 ---------.......... (7) Russell and 3 Allison Levee, . .. . . . . ..(Wabash . . .. . . . .. .Ill. .. . . . . . River) ....................... 12 5,328,317 Saline River, I11.2 ........................................... 12 6,750,000 Salyersville, Licking River, Ky. ............... 2 1946 12,000 ............. 604,000 Shawneetown, Ohio River Basin, I11l..... 2 .................................................... 1,810,000 Shoals, east fork of White River, Ind. ... 1938 543,000 Shufflebarger levee, Ohio River 2 Basin, Ind. (Wabash River Basin) ................. 2 . 1950 64,487 ....... ............. 2,315,513 Smithland, Ohio River Basin, Ky. '........ ----------------------- 864,000 Snagging and clearing of navigable 19564 streams and tributaries in the interest of flood control (sec. 13 of the 1946 Flood Control Act) .................... 2 1953 26,569 .--------- (6) Sturgis, Ky. (Tradewater River) .......... 803, 000 Taylorsville, Ohio River Basin, Ky. (Salt 1952 1 373,050 ..-.. (6) R iver) .............................................. 1° . Tell City, Ohio River Basin, 2 .Ind. . . . .. . . .......... 1956 920,676 .............. (6) Tolu, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 2 ....... .................................................... 303,000 Troy, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ............ 4 502,000 Uniontown, Ohio River Basin, 2 Ky. ......... 1,070,926 .. ................. (6) Utica, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ................... 2 ----------------------- 1,570,000 Vevay, Ohio River Basin, Ind. ................. 2 ............ ........... 1,170,000 West Point, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 2 ......... ............ ........... 4,490 ..................... S1,815,510 Westport, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 2 ............. ....................... 1,610,000 Wilder, Ohio River Basin, Ky. ............... ........................ 5,1'65 ..................... 2,184,835 1 Revised in 1954 unless otherwise noted. 2 Inactive. 3 To be restudied. 4 Revised in 1957. 5 Revised in 1958. 6 Completed. 7Completed. See improvement "Floodwall rehabilitation." 8 Partially completed. Remaining construction suspended and classified inactive. 9 Awaiting local cooperation. 10 Revised in 1955. 11 In addition, contributed funds in the amount of $5,000 were expended. 12 Revised in 1960. 13 Revised in 1961. 29. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local protection projects after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. District engineers are responsible for the admin- istration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respective districts. The average annual maintenance cost dur- ing the past 5 years was $15,719. Maintenance inspections were made during the fiscal year of completed units of 27 projects transferred to local interests for FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1129 maintenance and operation. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accordance with standards prescribed by the regulations. The cost during the fiscal year was $17,814 for maintenance. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $154,658 all for maintenance. Cost and financial statement 30. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interest of flood control (Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d Congress, Sept. 3, 1954). Operations consisted of preparation of plans and specifications for channel improvement at Cypress Creek Basin, Ky. Costs during the fiscal year were $144. Emergency bank protection (Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, Public Law 526, 79th Congress, July 11, 1956). Operations during the fiscal year consisted of bank protection work by contract at Rockport, Indiana. Costs during the fiscal year were $23,808. Date Date Date Federal Project Location authorized construction completed cost start (actual) Bank protection --.... Springfield, Oct 19, 1959 Apr 25, 1960 June 13, 1960 $ 36 Ohio. .........---------... do ...........---- Rockport, Ind. Jan 7, 1960 ..----------- July 29, 1960 23,772 Big Vermilion May 24, 1960 do ......................------------- ..--------------------------- 0 Cr., Ind. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Con- gress (Public Law 685, 84th Congress, July 11, 1956). Reconnaissance reports for small flood-control projects at Dick's Creek, Chanute Field and Tippecanoe were completed. De- tailed projects were continued for English, Lebanon Junction, Mill Creek Basin and Morehead: and completed for Corydon, Miamis- burg and Neon-Fleming. Preconstruction planning was initiated 1130 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for Neon-Fleming and construction started for Portland. Cache Levee was suspended pending correction of maintenance defi- ciencies by local interests. Costs during the fiscal year were $168,192. Projec Location DatDate Date Date Date Federal Project Locati authorized construction completed cost start (actual) Cache River Cache River -....... Jan. 3, 1958...... ........... ............. ... $ 0 Levee. Chanute Field ... Chanute Field, May 1, 1961.......-.............. ............ 700 Ill. Blue River . English --......-------- . Sept. 10, 1959. ..................... .................. 17,128 Corydon .....- - Indian Creek ............................. ........................... ............ . .. 17,619 Lebanon Junc- Rolling Fork, Aug. 11, 1959. ..................... .................... 1,063 tion. Salt River. M iam isburg ..... M iam i River -....... Dec. 3, 1959 ... ........... .............. .... 2,163 Above Reading, Mill Creek Basin. May 13, 1959................. ..-. 1,120 Ohio. Morehead .....-- Triplett Creek, June 2, 1959..... ................ 624 Licking River. Neon-Fleming ...... W right Fork, Sept. 22, 1958 ................ .............. ......... 5,682 Kentucky River. Portland ........... Salamonie River__ Nov. 3, 1958. Nov. 28, 196 _................ 118,830 Dick's Creek ...... Midland, Ohio .... Mar. 21, 1961. ................... .......... 2,263 Tippecanoe River__ Warsaw, Ind. Nov. 2, 1960.......................................... 1,000 Conover Levee. Terre Haute, Ind. June 22, 1936.... ................................ 3,659 1 Denotes authorized small flood-control project. Emergency flood-control activities. Repair, flood-fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Congress, 1st sess., and ante- cedent legislation). Operations during the fiscal year consisted of: preparation of District Annexes A and C to EM 500-1-1 and a field pocket manual for emergency flood operations, inspection of non-Federal flood controls works on the Embarrass River and the Wabash River be- tween Mt. Carmel, Ill., and Terre Haute, Ind. Flood fighting and rescue operations resulting from the June 1960 flood were com- pleted on July 6, 1960. The District flood emergency organization was in operation on three different occasions. (1) March 2-31, 1961-Runoff from late February snow storm and moderate rainfall during first part of March resulted in some flooding on the Ohio, Kentucky, Green and Wabash Rivers. Flood crests caused minor flooding of bottom lands. (2) April 26 to May 1, 1961-Snowfall over the Upper Wabash Valley on 16 April ranged from 2 to 6 inches in depth. Moderate to heavy rainfall 22 to 24 April resulted in some flooding in the middle reaches of the Wabash River Basin. Corps of Engineers personnel were dispatched to the area on 26 April. Nine private farm levees were breached or overtopped; damage confined to rural areas. (3) May 6-17, 1961-Severe storms during the period 6 to 10 May caused high water conditions on the Ohio River and several major tributaries. Penrsonnel and equipment were furnished the flood protection projects at Taylorsville, Ky. and Vincennes, Ind. Other district personnel were in contact with local interests in the Wabash Valley furnishing technical assistance and advice. A number of private levees were overtopped or breached and exten- sive damage resulted. FLOOD CONTROL--LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT 1131 Costs during the fiscal year were $100,723. Date Date Date Federal Project Location authorized construction completed cost start (actual) Revision of Flood Louisville ............... ................ $ 6,954 Emergency District. Manual. Inspection of Embarrass and ................................................... .. 2,191 non-Federal Wabash Rivers. works. Flood-fighting ........ do........................................................................... 21,102 operations. Flood fight on ...................... . .... .. .... .... 63,000 Wabash. Post flood report.. ....................................... ..................................................... .... .. 7,476 Observations ........ Louisville District. Brevoort Levee .... Wabash and .................... ......................................... 49,064 White Rivers. Hoops Levee......... Laughery Creek.............. ............Apr. 19, 1960 Apr. 23, 1960 528 Shufflebarger White River.......... Apr. 7, 1959 ....................... Sep. 28, 1959 714 Levee. Flood Emergency Louisville ... .. ............................. ................................ . Exercises. District. 1132 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 31. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The cost of examinations and surveys for the fiscal year was $145,302. Funds available in fiscal year 1962 will be applied to six flood-control surveys. 32. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Research and development during the year consisted of miscel- laneous hydrologic studies and collection of basic data at complete flood protection projects. Costs during the fiscal year were $3,467. Funds available in fiscal year 1962 will be applied to the collection and study of basic data and miscellaneous hydrologic studies. 1133 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT This district comprises central and southwestern Ohio, all but the northern panhandle and northwestern portion of West Vir- ginia, eastern Kentucky, a portion of midwestern Virginia, and a very small portion of northwestern North Carolina and south- western Pennsylvania, embraced in the drainage basin of the Ohio River and its tributaries from about mile 109 (below Pittsburgh, Pa.) to mile 438.0, immediately upstream from Foster, Ky. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Flood Control-Continued Page 1. Construction of locks and 16. East Rainelle, Ohio River dams, Ohio River .......... 1133 Basin, W. Va ................. 1152 2. Ohio River Open Channel 17. Williamson, Ohio River work ....--------........................--------- 1133 Basin, W. Va ............... 1154 3. Kanawha River, W. Va.... _ 1133 18. Dewey Reservoir, Ohio 4. Big Sandy River, Ky. ....... 1136 River Basin, Ky. ........... 1155 5. Other authorized naviga- 19. Bluestone Reservoir, Ohio tion projects ................ 1138 River Basin, W. Va...... 1156 20. Princeton, Ohio River Ba- Flood Control sin, W. Va. ...................... 1157 6. Massillon, Ohio River Ba- 21. Fishtrap Reservoir, Ohio sin, Ohio .......................... 1139 River Basin, Ky ............. 1158 "7. Muskingum River Reser- 22. John W. Flannaean Dam voirs, Ohio ........................ 1140 and Reservoir, Ohio River 8. Delaware Reservoir, Ohio Basin, Va. ................... 1159 River Basin, Ohio .......... 1141 23. North Fork of Pound Res- 9. Newark, Ohio River Basin, ervoir, Ohio River Basin, Ohio .- 1144 Va . .......................... 1160 10. Dillon Reservoir, Ohio 24. Ohio River Basin, Hunt- River Basin, Ohio .......... 1145 ington District ............... 1162 11. Roseville, Ohio River Ba- 25. Floodwall rehabilitation .... 1165 sin, Ohio ............... . 1146 26. Other authorized flood- 12. Tom Jenkins Reservoir, control projects ............ 1166 27. Inspection "of completed Ohio River Basin, Ohio.. 1147 13. Sutton Reservoir, Ohio flood-control works -.... 1167 28. Flood-control work under River Basin, W. Va ....... 1149 special authorization ...... 1167 14. Catlettsburg, Ohio River Basin, Ky. ................ 1150 General Investigations 15. Summersville Reservoir, 29. Examinations and surveys 1169 Ohio River Basin, W. Va. 1151 30. Research and development 1169 1. CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS, OHIO RIVER For report on this improvement, see page 1037. 2. OHIO RIVER OPEN CHANNEL WORK For report on this improvement, see page 1046. 3. KANAWHA RIVER, W. VA. Location. This river, 97 miles in length, is formed by the junction of the New and Gauley Rivers, a short distance above Kanawha Falls, W. Va., flows in a general northwesterly direc- tion, and empties into the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va. Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified by the River 1134 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875 (Annual Report for 1875, pt. 2, pp. 90-98). For further details see page 1913, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1309, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The existing project provides for 3 dams on the Kanawha River, with twin locks having usable dimensions of 56 by 360 feet, and 1 dam on the Ohio River near Gallipolis, Ohio, with 1 lock 110 by 600 feet and 1 lock 110 by 360 feet, to furnish a 9-foot navigable depth from the mouth to a point 90.57 miles above. The cost for new work for the existing project as completed was $22,872,770. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $488,900. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Replacement of old locks and dams 2 to 5, in- H. Doc. 190, 70th Cong., clusive, by construction of 2 new dams and 1st sess. dredging. June 26, 1934 1 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Replacement of old locks and dams 6 to 11, in- H. Doc. 31, 73d Cong., clusive, by construction of 1 new dam on the 1st sess.3 Kanawha River and 1 new dam on the Ohio River below mouth of the Kanawha River, and pertinent work. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 2 Included in the Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. 3 Contains latest published maps. The table on the following page gives the characteristics of the locks and dams. Local cooperation. Under license 1175, issued by the Federal Power Commission, the Kanawha Valley Power Co. has con- structed hydroelectric plants at London and Marmet locks and dams, a license fee of $32,000 per annum having been fixed for each site. The Kanawha Valley Power Co., has also constructed a hydroelectric plant at Winfield locks and dam, under license 1290, a license fee of $40,000 per annum having been fixed. Terminal facilities. The public terminal facilities consist of a paved landing at Charleston, W. Va. Privately owned facilities are as follows: Two coal unloading terminals at Belle, and 1 at Glas- gow; 1 each sand and gravel unloading terminal at Montgomery, London, Dunbar, Institute, Sattes and St. Albans; 12 gasoline and oil unloading stations at Boomer, Hugheston, Cabin Creek, Charleston, North Charleston, South Charleston and St. Albans; 2 docks at Nitro for handling acid; 2 docks at South Charleston and 1 at Nitro for unloading sulphur; 11 terminals at Belle, North Charleston, South Charleston, Institute and Nitro for handling chemicals; a terminal at Alloy generally used for unloading coke and loading slag; and 1 dock each at Port Amherst, Riverdale, and Sattes for handling scrap metal; 1 terminal at Nitro for un- loading soda; 1 terminal at South Charleston for unloading salt brine; and 1 terminal at Charleston for unloading lead ingots. In addition numerous private coal tipples are available for use only by the owners. Kanawha River, W. Va. Lock dimen- Available Location sions depth over miter sills at normal Great- Lift at pool levels est normal Type of Year Cost of Lock Dis- avail- pool Character of Kind of dam construction of com- locks and 0 W tance able levels foundation of dam pletion dams 1 Nearest town above length Width (feet) Upper Lower Ul mouth of (feet) (feet) (feet) (miles) cham- ber (feet) z London 2 ........ London, W. Va............. 82.76 360 3 56 24 18 12 Rock ................... Roller gates........ Concrete movable crest. 1934 $3,269,828 Marmet ........ Marmet (Belle), W. 67.75 360 $ 56 24 18 12 ......... do............................do.................... do............................ 1934 3,565,947 z Va. Winfield 2 ......Winfield (Red House), 31.12 360 3 56 28 18 12 ....... do...........................do................. ....... do ................ 1937 6,340,076 H W. Va. 0 Gallipolis, Ohio .............. Gallipolis ........ (4 600 {360 110 ( 26 18 12 ....... do......... ...... do.... d ............................. ....... 1937 9,696,919 110 -3 Includes cost of flowage easements. 2 Hydroelectric plant, licensed by Federal Power Commission, at this site. 3 Two locks each, 56 feet by 360 feet. 4 14 miles below Point Pleasant, W. Va., on the Ohio River. 0/2 HJ CA 01 1136 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations and main- tenance, general: The locks and dams were operated as required, and necessary repairs and improvements were made thereto, and to the appurtenant structures and grounds. Channel inspections were conducted periodically. The cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was $674,519. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was commenced in 1931 and completed in 1937. At the end of fiscal year 1954, all flowage easements required had been procured, final records and reports had been prepared and the existing project was complete in all respects. All structures are in opera- tion and the available depth for navigation is 9 feet from the mouth of the river to the head of the improvement. Above the improved portion of the river, the minimum depth in the channel is less than one foot. For details of the locks and dams see table on page 1135. The total cost, all funds, to the end of the fiscal year for the existing project, was as follows: Class of work Regular Public works Emergency Total funds funds relief funds New work .....................-...................... $ 9,369,334 $9,004,800 $4,498,636 $22,872,770 Operation and maintenance, 1 8,911,371 ......................... .....------------ 8,911,371 .....--------------........ general. Total .......................-.... ......... $18,280,705 $9,004,800 $4,498,636 $31,784,141 1 The sum of $5,159,879 was expended between July 1884 and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the work of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes, of which $1,276,366 was expended on the existing project. In addition, surplus property valued at $5,034 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Fiscal Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961' New work: Appropriated .......- - --------------............................................ ............... $27,167,382 2 Cost ......----------------...........------------........................------.....................................------------------------------------. 27,167,382 2 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... $341,533 $435,200 $556,929 $454,126 $681,889 12,820,610 Cost .......................... 337,609 435,490 467,106 529,973 674,519 12,794,884 3 Includes $4,294,612 for new work and $3,883,513 for maintenance for previous projects. $4,498,636 emergency relief funds and $9,004,800 public work funds. 2 Includes 3In addition, surplus property valued at $5,034 was transferred to the project without re- imbursement. 4. BIG SANDY RIVER, W. VA. AND KY., INCLUDING LEVISA AND TUG FORKS Location. Big Sandy River, 26.8 miles in length, formed by the junction of the Levisa and Tug Forks at Louisa, Ky., flows in a northerly direction and empties into the Ohio River at Catletts- burg, Ky.; Levisa Fork, 164 miles in length, rises in southwestern Virginia and flows in a general northerly direction; and Tug Fork, 154 miles in length, rises in southwestern West Virginia and flows in a general northwesterly direction. Previousprojects. This project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS - HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1137 Acts Work authorized Documents June 14, 1880 Lock and fixed dam near Louisa, Ky. ............... July 13, 1892 Substitution of a movable dam at lock near H. Ex. Doc. 25, 52d Louisa, Ky. Cong., 1st sess. (A. R. 1892, P2101). Mar. 3, 1899 2 locks and dams on main stream ......................... H. Doc. 456, 55th Cong. 2d sess. (A. R. 1898, P. 2159). June 13, 1902 Removal of obstructions and construction of 1 lock and movable dam each on Levisa and Tug Forks, and raising crest of dam 3. Mar. 3, 1905 Regulating works at mouth of river .................. Mar. 2, 1907 Construction of a service bridge at dam 1 ........... June 25, 1910 An additional lock and dam each on Levisa and Tug Forks. June 26, 1934 1 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 'Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For further details see pages 1524-1526 inclusive of the An- nual Report for fiscal year 1952. For costs of previous projects, see tabulation "Other Authorized Navigation Projects" (par. 5). Existing project. This project provides for the repair of lock and dam No. 3 for local water supply and recreation by construc- tion of a cutoff wall across the lock chamber, construction of a masonry dam on the pass sill, repair of the existing weir wicket section, and transfer of all Government's rights, title and inter- ests in lock and dam No. 3 to the Counties of Lawrence, Ky., and Wayne, W. Va. and to the city of Louisa, Ky., and town of Ft. Gay, W. Va. This project was authorized under Public Law 996, approved August 6, 1956 and amended by Public Law 86-77 ap- proved July 6, 1959. The cost of the project as completed was $98,512. Local cooperation. The counties of Lawrence, Ky., and Wayne, West Virginia and the City of Louisa, Ky., and Town of Ft. Gay, W. Va., jointly, have complied with the provisions of local cooper- ation required under Public Law 996, 84th Congress, Second Ses- sion, and Public Law 86-77, an amendment to Public Law 996, which are as follows: The city of Louisa, Ky., and County of Lawrence, Ky., jointly, have agreed to accept that portion of lock and dam No. 3 including real property which lies in Kentucky; the Town of Ft. Gay and County of Wayne, in West Virginia, jointly, agreed to accept that portion of lock and dam No. 3 in- cluding real property which lies in West Virginia; All agencies of local interest individually and jointly have agreed to provide such additional funds as may be required in connection with the proj- ect; and upon transfer of title, assume full responsibility for the operation and maintenance of lock and dam No. 3. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract for repair of dam No. 3 was completed during fiscal year. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $47,827. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated February 13, 1960, is complete. Executed deeds covering title to lock and dam No. 3, including all real property in West Virginia and Kentucky have been transferred to and accepted by 1138 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 the sponsoring agencies. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year is $98,512. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated .........................................------------------............................. $100,000 -$ 1,488 $98,512 Cost -----------------...........................................---................----------------------................... 50,685 47,827 98,512 5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVAGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Big Sandy River, W. Va., and Ky. including Levisa and Tug Forks ------................... 1952 $1,586,236 1$1,471,299 0 (2) 2. Elk River, W. Va. ................ 1903 30,259 0 (3) 3. Gauley River, W. Va .......... 1903 14,761 ...................... 0 (4) 4. Guyandot River, W. Va. .... 1915 27,500 ................... (5) 5. Little Kanawha River, W. Va. .......................................... 1960 470,536 1,023,854 0 (6) 6. Muskingum River, Ohio ........ 1955 301,912 7 6,171,897 0 (6) 7. New River, Va., and W. Va... 1899 109,691 ...................... 0 (5) 8. Scioto River at Portsmouth, ---------------------- Ohio ........................................ 1953 10,951 16,593 0 (8) 1 Excludes amount of $131,473 contributed by local interest for maintenance of lock No. 1 during fiscal years 1953-1961, inclusive. 2 Operation and maintenance suspended June 30, 1952. SWork closed September 1902. Property transferred to Kanawha River improvements. 4 Work closed September 1902. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 5 Work suspended. 6 Operation and maintenance suspended. 7 Excludes amounts of $5,663 and $378 respectively, expended from contributed funds on reconstruction of dam 10, and intermittent operation of lock 1 for the benefit of the Marietta Boat Club, Inc., subsequent to June 30, 1954. 8 Private Law 945, August 31, 1954, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the Portsmouth Sand and Gravel Co. $75,000 in full settlement of claims against the Government for damages resulting from change in the Scioto River Channel. FLOOD CONTROL-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1139 6. MASSILLON, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. Massillon, Ohio, is located in Stark County, on the Tuscarawas River, 200 miles above the mouth of the Muskingum River. Existing project. The project providing for improvement of the channel of the Tuscarawas River, together with the construc- tion of drainage facilities, levees, and pump stations, consists of the following features: 12,800 linear feet of channel rectification and improvements; 4,300 feet of new channel; two reinforced concrete pressure conduits with a total length of 4,300 feet; 15,900 feet of earth levee; 200 feet of concrete wall; four pump stations; and three gate openings. The project necessitated the relocation of 6 miles of railroad; the construction of five railroad bridges, railroad terminal facilities, one highway bridge, and two highway viaducts; the removal of three railroad bridges, one highway bridge, and 10,550 feet of railroad track; and the raising of one highway bridge. The project provides protection (with 3-foot freeboard) against a flood with peak discharge 20 percent greater than maximum of record. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin, contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The project was constructed at a total Federal cost of $8,139,406. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $4,700. Local cooperation. None required by Law, however, the Mas- sillon Conservancy District, a corporation and political subdivision of the State of Ohio, acting for the city of Massillon, Ohio, con- tributed $477,813 for the construction of two pressure conduits, two viaducts over the Tuscarawas River, and furnished rights-of- way required for the improvements outside the scope of the authorized project. On June 4, 1940, the Massillon Conservancy District furnished assurance that it would maintain and operate, after completion, without cost to the United States, all pump stations and maintain all grade elimination structures according to law. The Massillon Conservancy District's obligations, relative to the operation and maintenance of the project, were delegated to and accepted by the city of Massillon. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation and Main- tenance, General: Routine inspections of the improved channel were conducted and remedial work was performed as required to maintain the channel in a satisfactory condition. The cost for maintenance during the fiscal year was $3,956. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project, construction of which was initiated in July 1940, and suspended during the war years, was completed for beneficial use in October 1951. The drainage structures and appurtenances including pressure con- duits, gate openings and pump stations have been turned over to the city for maintenance and operation. The improved channel and levees, maintained by the United States, are in good condition. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $8,181,675, of which $8,139,406 was for new work and $42,269 was for maintenance. In addition $477,813 for new work was expened from contributed funds. 1140 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Jun 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ - $ 67 .. .. ..... ... ........................ $8,139,406 Cost ...................... 5,140 ................... .......... .... 8,139,406 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ 4,023 $6,500 $6,596 $2,392 $4,500 42,819 Cost ...................... 3,988 6,432 6,699 2,386 3,956 42,269 SIn addition, $477,813 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 7. MUSKINGUM RIVER RESERVOIRS, OHIO Location. The Muskingum River lies in southeastern Ohio and, with its tributaries, drains approximately 8,000 square miles. Its headwaters rise about 25 miles south of Lake Erie and it flows into the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio, 172.2 miles below Pitts- burgh, Pa. Existing project. This project provides for the construction, operation, and maintenance of 14 reservoirs and appurtenant works in the Muskingum River Basin. It was originally author- ized by the Public Works Administration February 20, 1934, to include 15 reservoirs as set forth in an official plan prepared by the Corps of Engineers and adopted by the Muskingum watershed conservancy district of Ohio, the sponsoring agency. Subsequent amendments to the official plan provided, among other things, for the elimination of one reservoir and the inclusion and later elimi- nation of a project for channel improvement of the Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio. Allotments totaling $27,190,000 were made from December 1933 to July 1937 by the Public Works Ad- ministration to aid in financing construction of this project. The project was operated and maintained by the Conservancy District from July 1938 to August 1939 when it was taken over by the Corps of Engineers for maintenance and operation in accordance with the provisions of the Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, authorized and directed the Secretary of War to reimburse the Conservancy Dis- trict a sum not to exceed the actual expenditures made by it in acquiring lands, easements, and rights-of-way for reservoirs in the Muskingum River Valley, such reimbursements not to exceed $4,500,000, nor include any expenditures for lands, easements, and rights-of-way heretofore or hereafter purchased from said district by the United States. The first allotment under this au- thorization was made June 29, 1939, from the War Department Appropriation Act of June 28, 1939. The Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, contained the provisions that the Muskingum River reservoirs be included in the flood-control plan for the Ohio River Basin authorized in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938; that section 2 of the latter act apply to those reservoirs; and that the Conservancy District be relieved of any obligation to maintain and operate the dams. The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized such channel rectification works or other measures at or below the FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1141 Muskingum River reservoirs as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War may be found necessary to provide for the most efficient operation of those reservoirs, at an estimated cost of $2,200,000. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961), is $40,720,- 000, of which $18,209,900 is for construction, and $22,510,100 is for lands and damages. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $298,300. The table on the following page gives the principal features of the reservoirs. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. For details, see An- nual Report for 1942, page 1257. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A con- tract for improving the channel of Black Fork, downstream from the Charles Mill Reservoir was completed. A minor amount of work, remaining under the real estate program, was completed. Operations and Maintenance, General: The reservoirs were operated for the benefit of flood control, as required, and necessary repairs were made to the dams and their appurtenances, and to the operator's quarters and grounds. Rains during the latter part of April 1961 fell on ground already saturated by antecedent rainfall and required storage of 371,400 acre-feet of water in the reservoirs. The Muskingum River crested at Coshocton at 11.9 feet, Dresden at 17.1 feet, Zanesville at 18.1 feet, and McConnelsville at 9.3 feet. The reduc- tions effected by the reservoirs were 0.8 foot at Coshocton, 5.9 feet at Dresden, 4.6 feet at Zanesville, and 2.5 feet at McConnelsville. During the fiscal year, the Muskingum River Reservoir System prevented flood damages amounting to an estimated $556,000. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $637,678, of which $315,899 was for new work and $321,779 was for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated in January 1935 was completed in November 1938, with all of the flood-control dams in operation. Authorized remedial work in the Black Fork Channel was completed during the fiscal year. The costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Regular funds: $17,756,423 of which $13,518,214 was for new work, and $4,238,209 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... $425,000 $ 35,000 ................ $488,000 $ 47,239 1 $40,720,000 Cost ................. 537,783 51,975 $ 4,948 218,192 315,899 1$40,708,214 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 228,900 295,750 294,418 369,093 312,512 4,249,057 Cost ...................... 228,527 279,988 301,988 359,188 321,779 2 4,238,209 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961............................................... ....... $10,135 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962........... ...................... 10,135 SIncludes $27,190,000 National Recovery Act funds. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $5,716 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Muskingum River Reservoirs O Reservoir Estimated cost 0o Elevations, mean Capacity Name Location of dam sea level No. of Stream (nearest town, Drain- reservoir 1,2 all in Ohio) age area Construc- Lands and Total (square Conser- Flood Water tion damages miles) Spill- vation control conser- Total way pool acre-feet) acre-feet 1 Atwood ........... Indian Fork .................. New Cumberland ....... 70 941 928 26,100 23,600 49,700 $507,500 $838,500 $1,346,000 2 Beach City ..... Sugar Creek .................. Beach City .............. 300 976.5 948 70,000 1,700 71,700 1,337,300 2,126,500 3,463,800 3 Bolivar ........... Sandy Creek .............. Bolivar .................... 502 962 895 149,600 0 149,600 2,869,900 3,006,800 5,876,700 0 4 Charles Mill ... Black Fork ........................ Mifflin ............................. 216 1,020 997 80,600 7,400 88,000 1,165,500 906,000 2,071,500 5 Clendening ..... Brushy Fork............... Tippecanoe ................... 70 910.5 898 27,500 26,500 54,000 626,600 473,100 1,099,700 6 Dover ............... Tuscarawas River ........ Dover ........................ 31,397 916 874 202,000 1,000 203,000 2,027,000 5,726,000 7,753,000 z 8 Leesville ......... McGuire Creek ............ Leesville ........................ 48 977.5 963 17,900 19,500 37,400 714,800 220,300 935,100 9 Mohawk ........... Walhonding River ........ Nellie ............................ 41,501 890 799.2 285,000 0 285,000 2,632,800 2,516,200 5,149,000 10 Mohicanville ... Lake Fork .................. Mohicanville ................. 269 963 932 102,000 0 102,000 593,100 679,900 1,273,000 11 Piedmont ....... Stillwater Creek .......... Piedmont ....................... 84 924.6 913 31,400 33,600 65,000 1,264,700 575,500 1,840,200 12 Pleasant Hill . Clear Fork .................... Perrysville ................... 199 1,065 1,020 74,200 13,500 87,700 1,343,000 737,700 2,080,700 13 Senecaville ..... Seneca Fork .............. Senecaville ..................... 121 842.5 832.2 45,000 43,500 88,500 658,800 1,106,800 1,765,600 14 Tappan ........... Little Stillwater Creek.. Tappan ................... 71 909 899.3 26,500 35,100 61,600 1,226,600 1,949,200 3,175,800 02 15 Wills Creek ... Wills Creek .................. Conesville ..................... 844 779 742 190,000 6,000 196,000 1,242,300 1,647,600 2,889,900 ra Total........................................................................... 1,327,800 211,400 1,539,200 $18,209,900 $22,510,100 $40,720,000 1 The construction of Freeport Dam (No. 7) was eliminated by the amended 3 777 square miles net area. official plan approved by the Chief of Engineers, May 16, 1935. 4 817 square miles net area. 2 For details of individual dams, see p. 1256, Annual Report 1942. 5 723 square miles net area. c0 mC FLOOD CONTROL-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1143 National Industrial Recovery Funds: $27,190,000 for new work. The total cost, all funds, was $44,946,423 of which $40,708,214 was for new work and $4,238,209 was for maintenance. In addi- tion, surplus property valued at $5,716 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 8. DELAWARE RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The dam site is located on Olentangy River about 6 miles above and north of Delaware, Ohio, and 32 miles above the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers at Columbus, Ohio. The reservoir is located in Delaware, Marion, and Morrow Counties, Ohio. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled-earthfill dam having a gate controlled concrete gravity ogee-type spillway in the channel containing five outlet conduits. The dam is about 18,600 feet long, having a maximum height of 92 feet. The res- ervoir created, providing for the storage of 132,000 acre-feet from a tributary drainage area of 381 square miles, necessitated the construction of levee protection works, complete with pump station and drainage structures, for the village of Waldo, Ohio, the relocation or reconstruction of 7.6 miles of roads, 6.5 miles of powerlines, 7 miles of telephone lines, and 7.6 miles of pipelines, and the relocation of 4 cemeteries containing 1,744 graves. The reservoir is being operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Olentangy, Scioto, and Ohio Valleys generally. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Federal cost of the project, as completed, was $7,631,821. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $37,200. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation and main- tenance, general: The reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood control, as required, and necessary repairs were made to the structures and appurtenances throughout the year. Rains, during the latter part of April 1961, fell on ground saturated by antecedent rainfall. 35,400 acre-feet of water was stored in the reservoir to alleviate flood conditions downstream. The Olentangy River at Worthington crested at 11.5 feet. The Scioto River at Columbus and Chillicothe (U.S. Weather Bureau gages) crested at 7.3 and 17.1 feet, respectively. The reductions effected by the reservoir were 2.1 feet at Worthington, 0.8 foot at Columbus and 0.8 foot at Chillicothe. The project prevented flood damages amounting to an estimated $36,500. The cost during the fiscal year for maintenance and operation was $48,157. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and its appurtenances are complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Olentangy, Scioto, and Ohio Valleys, generally. Construction of the dam was started in April 1946 and completed in July 1948. All construction operations, including the relocation of highway and utility facili- 1144 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 ties, were completed in October 1951. Work in connection with the land acquisition program is complete. The total acreage acquired consisted of 7,858 acres in fee simple and flowage ease- ments over 2,434 acres. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $8,021,228 of which $7,631,821 was for new work and $389,407 was for maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $10,649 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... -$ 1,136 ......-- ................ ............................. ... .... ................. $7,631,821 Cost ..................... -46 ... --............. ..--.......................--------------------------- 7,631,82.1 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 28,600 $30,000 $31,019 $46,836 $48,021 389,441 Cost ........................... 29,506 29,039 32,399 46,972 48,157 2 389,407 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $10,176 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $473 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 9. NEWARK, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. Newark, Ohio, is located in Licking County at the junction of the North and South Forks of the Licking River, 29 miles above its confluence with the Muskingum River at Zanes- ville, Ohio. Existing project. This provides for a total of 31,500 linear feet of channel improvements of the Licking River, North and South Forks of Licking River, and Raccoon Creek; 5,450 feet of levee along North and South Forks of Licking River; and pump station and sump for the disposal of interior drainage. The project pro- vides protection for the city of Newark against floods 22 percent greater than that of 1913 (one of the greatest of record) with a 3-foot freeboard. The existing project was selected for construc- tion under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin con- tained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The project was constructed at a Federal cost of $785,880. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $17,700. Local cooperation. The city of Newark was required to furnish all lands, easements and rights of way necessary in the construc- tion of levees and pumping station under provisions of section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938. The require- ments have been fully complied with. The estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under term of the project authorization amounted to $21,000. Operation and results during fiscal year. Operation and main- tenance, general; Studies to determine extent of remedial work to restore project to original capacities which were initiated during the fiscal year, were advanced to 95 percent completion. Routine inspections of the improved portion of the channel were conducted during the fiscal year. The cost for maintenance during the fiscal year was $25,994. FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1145 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project, construction of which was initiated in July 1940, was completed for beneficial use in November 1941. The pump facilities and levees have been turned over to the city for maintenance and operation. Studies to determine limits and extent of required remedial work to the project are 95 percent complete. The total cost of the existing project, to the end of the fiscal year, was $977,997, of which $785,880 was for new work and $192,117 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: A ppropriated ...........................-- .......... .............. ................ ... ......... ........... ............... $785,880 Cost ..................................................................................................................................... 785,880 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... $427 $3,400 $50,979 $ 7,882 $26,500 192,624 Cost ......................... 429 3,310 6,409 52,542 25,994 192,117 10. DILLON RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The dam site of the Dillon Reservoir is located on Licking River, Ohio, 5.8 miles above the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers at Zanesville, Ohio. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a rolled-earthfill dam having a maximum height of 118 feet and a total length of 1,400 feet; controlled outlet works discharging through a 20-foot diameter reinforced concrete conduit located in the right abutment; an ungated 280-foot broad crested spillway, located adjacent to the left abutment of the dam; and two rolled-earthfill dikes which will prevent diversion of water into Wakatomika Creek Valley. The reservoir created will provide for the storage of 261,110 acre-feet and will control a drainage area of 748 square miles and will necessitate the relo- cation or reconstruction of 19.5 miles of railroad track, 12.3 miles of State roads, 10.4 miles of county roads, 32.7 miles of power- lines, 34.2 miles of communication lines and 17.2 miles of pipe- lines. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Zanesville, Ohio, and the Muskingum and Ohio Valleys generally. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961) is $30,000,000. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: The following major items of work were advanced to completion under continuing contracts during fiscal year 1961: Construction of dam and appurtenant works; road relocations; construction of Nash- port School; and reservoir clearing. Two contracts were awarded for construction of recreational facilities and work advanced to 80 percent completion. Work under contract for readjustment to all affected utility lines within the reservoir was advanced to 94 percent completion. Twenty-nine tracts of land were acquired 1146 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 during the fiscal year. Work in connection with the transfer of the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to the Government and the new rights-of-way to the railroad company, was continued. Work in assisting the Department of Justice in the settlement and trial of condemnation cases was continued. Operation and maintenance, general: Rains during the latter part of April 1961, fell on grounds saturated by antecedent rain- fall; consequently 50,200 acre-feet of water was stored in the reservoir. The Muskingum River crested at 18.1 and 9.3 feet at Zanesville and McConnelsville, respectively. The reductions effected by the reservoir were 3.6 and 0.9 feet at Zanesville and McConnelsville, respectively. During the fiscal year, the project prevented flood damages amounting to an estimated $103,400. The total cost during the fiscal year was $4,311,277, of which $4,280,827 was for new work and $30,450 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in July 1946, when relocation of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the reservoir was commenced. Construction of work completed at the end of fiscal year consists of: Relocation of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and affected facilities; all road relocation contracts; Nashport and Pleasant Valley Dikes; the dam and appurtenant works; Nashport School; and reservoir clearing. Work relative to readjustment of all utility lines is approximately 94 percent complete and contracts covering con- struction of recreation facilities are 50 percent complete. Of the 896 tracts of land required for the project, 887 tracts have been acquired. The entire project is approximately 98 percent complete. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $29,551,- 199, of which $29,520,749 was for new work and $30,450 was for maintenance. In addition surplus property valued at $579 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ......... $1,500,000 $3,350,000 $7,755,000 $5,131,000 $3,423,100 $30,000,000 Cost .................... 1,148,248 1,984,518 4,760,413 8,507,254 4,280,827 2 29,520,749 Maintenance: Appropriated ........... ......................... .............. 30,450 30,450 Cost .................................... ........ ..................... ...... ....... 30,450 3 30,450 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..--................................--.................. $132,319 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962................... 132,319 1 Includes $13,800 preauthorization studies. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $770 was transferred from the project without reimbursement. 3 In addition, surplus property valued at $191 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. 11. ROSEVILLE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. Roseville is located in Muskingum and Perry Coun- ties, Ohio, on Moxahala Creek, about 6.0 miles above its conflu- ence with Jonathan Creek, a tributary of the Muskingum River. FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1147 Existing project. The project provides for complete protec- tion of Roseville by channel rectification and levee construction. The plan of improvement provides for a total of 7,290 feet of channel improvement; 6,400 feet of levee and railroad embank- ment enlargement; and necessary appurtenances for disposal of interior drainage. The project has been selected for construc- tion under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin, contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $936,000. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of project authorization amounted to $62,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Work under a con- tinuing contract for construction of the project was completed during the fiscal year. A quit claim deed covering a permanent easement to the railroad company was approved and executed by the Secretary of the Army. A transfer of deeds between the Railroad and the Government will complete all land acquisition work. The total Federal cost of new work during the fiscal year was $183,971. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated August 28, 1959, is complete with exception of minor amount of work relative to installation of gage recording equip- ment. The total Federal cost for new work to the end of the fiscal year was $907,063. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ......................... $390,000 ................... $509,175 -$65,000 $910,085 Cost . -................... ............... ..... 13,263 38,041 595,879 183,971 907,063 2 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961..................................................... $3,022 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...... ............... . 3,022 I Includes $2,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 In addition surplus property valued at $45 transferred from project without reimbursement. 12. TOM JENKINS RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The dam site of the Tom Jenkins reservoir is located on East Branch of Sunday Creek, a tributary of Hocking River, Ohio, about 3 miles north of the village of Glouster and 57.2 miles above the mouth of Hocking River. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled-earthfill dam having a maximum height of 84 feet and a total length of 944 feet; controlled outlet works discharging through a tunnel located in the left abutment; and an uncontrolled spillway in the ridge running south from the dam site. The reservoir created, pro- viding for the storage of 17,600 acre-feet for flood control and 9,300 acre-feet for conservation and water supply for a total of 26,900 acre-feet, controls 32.8 square miles of the drainage area of East Branch, and necessitated the relocation of 0.5 mile of county roads and 0.7 mile of pipeline. The reservoir affords sub- 1148 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 stantial protection to the Sunday Creek Valley and serves as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Hocking River and Ohio River Valleys. The reservoir also pro- vides an assured source of water supply to villages, industries, and coal mine operations in the Sunday Creek Valley. The exist- ing project was authorized under the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1955) is $2,090,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $23,900. Local cooperation. Local or State interests are required to furnish funds for the project equal to the difference between the total estimated first cost and the capitalized flood-control benefits. House bill 496 passed by the Ohio State Legislature appropriated funds to cover local and State obligations relative to the project. By agreement entered into January 22, 1948, between the De- partment of the Army, Corps of Engineers and the Division of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, State of Ohio, the State contributed $495,000 to be applied toward the cost of construction of the project, and retained $290,000 of the total amount to be contributed, for acquisition of lands and interests in land being acquired by the State in the reservoir area. However, the State was unable to acquire certain reservoir lands and requested the United States to acquire such lands. The State has contributed $80,000 additional to the United States for the purchase of these lands. The agreement provides further that, subject to appropriations made by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, the State will contribute to the Government annually the sum of $1,500 as the pro rata share chargeable to the State covering the annual cost of operating the project insofar as water supply features are concerned. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A stipu- lation covering the value of the minerals under 11 tracts, the only incomplete real estate work, was obtained and recommended for approval. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was oper- ated for flood control, as required, and necessary repairs were made to the structures and appurtenances throughout the year. Rains during early May 1961, fell on saturated soil, resulting in storage of 4,000 acre-feet of water in the reservoir. Sunday Creek at Glouster crested at 15.4 feet and the Hocking River at Athens crested at 19.3 feet. The reductions effected by the reservoir were 1.9 feet at Glouster and 0.2 foot at Athens. Flood damages amounting to an estimated $129,500, were prevented by the project during the fiscal year. The Federal cost during the fiscal year for maintenance and operations was $36,658. In addition, $300 was expended from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and the reservoir is in operation, affording substantial protection to the Sunday Creek Valley as well as serving as a unit of the coor- dinated reservoir system for the protection of the Hocking and Ohio River Valleys. The reservoir also provides an assured source FLOOD CONTROL-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1149 of water supply to Villages, industries and coal mine operations in the Sunday Creek Valley. Construction of the dam was started in March 1948 and completed in February 1950. The project is complete in all respects except for final settlement for 11 mineral tracts which has been recommended for approval. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year from Federal funds was $2,318,961, of which $2,079,000 was for new work, and $239,961 was for maintenance. In addition, $574,284 was ex- pended from contributed funds. In addition, surplus property valued at $1,005 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------................-..------...--....--....---------.. ................ $2,090,000 Cost ----------...--...------.. -- . $ 332 .............................. 12,079,200 . .......... .. .............................. Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 17,400 $20,850 $20,390 $30,502 $30,267 240,021 Cost ------.............------------- 17,402 19,268 22,074 24,124 36,658 239,961 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $1,005 was transferred to the project without re- imbursement. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: $575,000 Appropriated ........................-------------...........------------------...------------- Cost ...... - ........ . $1,685 $2,042 ......------.......--------...... $ 88 $300 574,284 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961........---------------------------..........--..........-.. $716 -----.... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..---------------.............. 716 ---.... ------............ 13. SUTTON RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. The dam site of the Sutton Reservoir is located on Elk River, W. Va., 1 mile above the town of Sutton, W. Va., and approximately 101 miles above the mouth of Elk River. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a concrete gravity dam having a maximum height of 220 feet and an overall length of 1,178 feet, consisting of 280 feet of spillway section and 989 feet of nonoverflow sections and abutments. The reservoir created will provide for the storage of 265,300 acre-feet and control a drainage area of 537 square miles. It will necessitate the relocation of 8.6 miles of railroad tracks, 10.8 miles of roads, 5.7 miles of telephone lines, 9.7 miles of power- lines, 8.5 miles of telegraph lines, and 18 cemeteries containing 700 graves. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the general protection of the Elk, Kanawha, and Ohio Valleys. The existing project was se- lected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961) is $34,900,000 1150 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. None required by law. Under the terms of an existing agreement, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. has paid $62,800 toward relocation of the railroad for a modified slope and other betterments. Operationand results during fiscal year. New work: A contract for construction of recreation facilities was completed. 6 Surface and 11 mineral tracts were acquired during the year. Operation and Maintenance, General: Rains during early May 1961 caused a rise in the reservoir which resulted in a storage of 47,000 acre- feet of water. The Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va., crested at a stage of 25.4 feet, well below flood stage. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $778,756 of which, $708,367 was for new work and $70,389 was for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in October 1949. All construction work was complete at end of fiscal year with exception of rectification of a slide area on the railroad right-of-way and completion of the real estate pro- gram. The acquisition of 495 of the 527 tracts required for the project is complete. The entire project is about 99 percent com- plete. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $34,388,153, of which $34,304,891 was for new work and $83,262 was for maintenance. Foregoing costs do not reflect surplus property with net value of $29,798 transferred to other projects without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated...... $4,830,000 $11.600,000 $11,280,000 $3,717,100 $34,900,000 .................... 4,833,193 Cost ...................... 11,220,925 11,096,735 3,120,036 $708,367 2 34,304,891 Maintenance: Appropriated -........ .............................. 13,011 70,470 83,481 ......--...........-- Cost----- .......----------------------- 12,873 70,389 -------------------.......................3 83,262 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .... __---------..$.....----------------------- $13,133 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................ 13,133 1 Includes $11,500 for preauthorization studies. 2 Does not reflect $30,223, surplus property, transferred to other projects. 3 Does not reflect $425 surplus property transferred to project without reimbursement. 14. CATLETTSBURG, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. This project is located on the left bank of the Ohio River at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers at Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Ky., about 317 miles below Pittsburgh, Pa. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of about 3,870 feet of concrete walls and 6,480 feet of earth levees extending along the Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers; four electrically operated pump stations and necessary appur- tenant drainage structures for disposal of interior drainage; seven gate openings; and one levee ramp for traffic during nonflood periods. The project provides protection for the city of Catletts- burg against floods of 1937 magnitude (maximum of record) with a 3-foot freeboard. The existing project was selected for con- FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1151 struction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Federal cost of the project, as completed, was $3,852,588. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation, under terms of the project authorization amounts to $300,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Final construction completed in fiscal year 1960. Only activity during the year con- sisted in making payment of $4,843 in settlement of contractor's claim. The total Federal cost of new work during the fiscal year was $4,911. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project, construction of which was initiated in March 1956, was completed for beneficial use in May 1959, and turned over to the city for maintenance and operation in December 1959. At the end of the fiscal year, final records and reports had been prepared, payment made in settle- ment of contractor's claim, and the existing project was complete in all respects. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $3,852,588. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ______. $1,064,000 $1,699,800 $ 657,143 -$16,874 $4,911' $3,852,588 Cot _ ...... .................. 1,043,050 1,271,067 1,078,319 32,085 4,911 3,852,588 15. SUMMERSVILLE RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. The Summersville Dam site is located on Gauley River at Ruckers Bend, Nicholas County, W. Va., about 34.5 miles above the confluence of Gauley and New Rivers at Gauley Bridge, W. Va. Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rockfill dam having a maximum height of 357 feet, top length of 2,280 feet and top and base widths of 40 feet and 1,400 feet, respectively; an outlet tunnel located in the right abutment with control structure at the downstream end; an uncontrolled spillway, with a crest length of 1,250 feet, located 3,500 feet west of the right abutment in a low point in the rim of the reservoir; and two rolled-earth fill dikes which will prevent diversion of the water into Meadow Creek valley. The reservoir created will provide for approximately 413,800 acre-feet of storage and will control a drainage area of 803 square miles and will necessitate the relo- cation or reconstruction of 8.1 miles of roads, 2 highway bridges, 18.0 miles of power and telephone lines, and 11 cemeteries con- taining approximately 270 graves. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Gauley, Kanawha and Ohio Valleys, generally. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authoriza- tion for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $41,400,000. 1152 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local coperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work under contract for construction of diversion tunnel, outlet works and access road, was advanced to 52 percent completion. A contract for removal and reinterment of the remains from three cemeteries was com- pleted. A contract for construction of the dam, dikes, and spillway was initiated late in fiscal year. A contract, covering the prepara- tion and plans for the two major road relocations was awarded and work advanced to 44 percent completion. A contract for furnishing project real estate maps, tract ownership data and legal description was completed. Additional real estate activity was continued by hired labor and contract, and 90 tracts of land were acquired during the fiscal year. The Federal cost of new work during the fiscal year was $4,880,911. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated February 21, 1960, with work under contract for con- struction of a diversion tunnel. Work under this contract is 52 percent complete. A contract for removal and reinterment of the remains from three cemeteries is complete. Work under contract for construction of dam, dikes and spillway has been initiated. Acquisition is complete on 104 of the 375 real estate tracts required for the project. The entire project is about 16 percent complete. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $6,790,145. In addition, surplus property valued at $4,738 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..........- $125,000 $225,000 $75,000 $1,420,000 $4,890,000 $6,994,570 Cost 112,383 131,466 93,423 1,338,356 4,880,911 26,790,145 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --...----------------.-- $ 60,828 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 - --.... 9,000,000 Unobligated balances avai able for year ending June 30, 1962 ..................... 9,060,828 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........ . . . 25,405,430 1 Includes $14,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 In addition surplus property valued at $4,738 was transferred to the project without reim- bursement. 16. EAST RAINELLE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. The project is located on Boggs and Sewell Creeks and Meadow River at and in the vicinity of East Rainelle, in Greenbrier County, W. Va. A part of the Meadow River work lies in Fayette County. Existing project. The project will provide near complete pro- tection to the town of East Rainelle from floods equivalent to the maximum of record and partial protection to the town from greater floods. The project provides for 21,800 linear feet of channel improvement which involves the widening, deepening, and straightening of the channels of Boggs and Sewell Creeks FLOOD CONTROL-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1153 through East Rainelle and the widening and deepening of Meadow River downstream from the mouth of Sewell Creek. The proj- ect was authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $700,000. Local cooperation. The town has furnished the necessary as- surances of meeting all the requirements of local cooperation in accordance with provisions of section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1936; make at their own expense all highway bridge ad- justments and sewer and utility alterations or relocations; and take necessary action to zone or otherwise restrict unimproved property within the corporate limits of East Rainelle and in contiguous areas of Greenbrier County adjacent to the proposed project, requiring future residences to be constructed on flood resistant fundations with first floor elevation to be at or above 2,395 feet, mean sea level. The counties of Greenbrier and Fayette, by letters dated July 30, 1955, and October 23, 1958, respectively, gave assurances of their required cooperation. The total estimated costs for all requirements of local coopera- tion under terms of the project authorization amount to $107,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract for con- structing the entire project was initiated and advanced to 36 per- cent completion. The Federal cost of new work during the fiscal year was $242,529. In addition, $16,126 for new work, was ex- pended from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under contract for the entire project is 36 percent complete. Required rights-of-way, by the city, are complete. Total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $316,952. In addition, $16,126 has been expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . ..........-------------------------------......... ....... $30,000 $488,000 $164,000 $709,900 Cost ......... ----------------------------------------- 4,526 41,997 242,529 316,952 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .............................. _ $130,744 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...........------------------...... 130,744 SIncludes $27,900 for preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 . ---------------...-----...... ..-----.--- $2,274 1154 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 17. WILLIAMSON, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. This project is located on the right bank of Tug Fork, in Mingo County, W. Va., about 57 miles above the junction of Tug and Levisa Forks, which streams combine to form the Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of 2,160 feet of concrete wall with an average height of 3 feet, one electrically operated pump station and necessary appurtenant drainage structures for disposal of interior drainage; and 13 gate openings. The project will provide protection to the business district, part of the industrial area and a small portion of the residential district on the flood plain between Vinson and Pritchard Streets. The project was authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $852,000. Local cooperation. The city has furnished the necessary assur- ances of meeting all the requirements of local cooperation in accordance with provisions of Section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1936 in providing without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; 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. The total estimated costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion amount to $46,500 (1961). In addition, local interests will contribute $47,800 for improvements beyond the scope of project authorization. Operations and results during fiscal year. All preconstruction planning was completed and bids invited for a construction con- tract to be awarded in July 1961. The city, in support of a request for additional pumping facilities, submitted a check for $47,800 and request for acceptance of such check was made to the Secre- tary of the Army. All local interests requirements have been complied with. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $97,603. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preconstruction planning as well as local interest require- ments is complete. The total Federal cost for new work to the end of the fiscal year was $131,117. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--- ...... ----..----------- --------- ----------$69.000 $300,000 $373,000 Cost ... ...............---.............-------- .----------------..... - ------------------------ 29,515 97,603 131,117 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......... ........---... .-.......- $241,883 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 . - --...-......................... 479,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......--.---.-.----- --. 720,883 1Includes $4,000 for preauthorization studies. FLOOD CONTROL-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1155 18. DEWEY RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The dam site of the Dewey Reservoir is located on Johns Creek, about 7 miles southeast of Paintsville, Ky., and 5.4 miles above the confluence of Johns Creek and Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River. Existing project. The project consists of a rolled-earthfill dam having a maximum height of 118 feet and a total length of 913 feet; controlled outlet works discharging through a tunnel in the left abutment; an uncontrolled spillway discharging through a channel excavated in the left or west abutment; and a rolled-earth fill dike which blocks a low divide to Brandykeg Creek and the Levisa Fork. The reservoir created, providing for the storage of 93,300 acre-feet, controls 207 square miles of the drainage area of Johns Creek, and necessitated the relocation or reconstruction of 8.3 miles of roads, 9.7 miles of pipelines, and 5.2 miles of tele- phone lines. The reservoir is being operated as a unit of the co- ordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Levisa Fork, Big Sandy, and Ohio Valleys, generally. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated Federal cost of the project is $6,504,- 000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $39,800. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: An agreement in the amount of $150,000 was reached between the Government and the prime construction contractor in settlement of an outstanding claim against the Government. Settlement of the claim will be consumated early in fiscal year 1962. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was oper- ated for the benefit of flood control, as required, and necessary repairs were made to structures and appurtenances. Facilities for the accommodation and protection of the visiting public were maintained in good condition. General and moderate rains, during the latter part of April 1961, caused a rise in the reservoir which resulted in a storage of 10,900 acre-feet of water. Levisa Fork at Paintsville crested at a stage of 15.3 feet, well below flood stage. The total cost during the fiscal year was $40,722 of which $642 was for new work and $40,080 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and is being operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Levisa Fork, Big Sandy and the Ohio Valleys, generally. Construction of the dam was initiated in March 1946 and completed in July 1949. All construction, including the relo- cation of highway and utilities affected by the project are com- plete. Payment of an outstanding claim of $150,000, will be made early in fiscal year 1962. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 12,186 acres in fee, and flowage ease- ments over 1,170 acres. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $6,796,492, of which $6,348,823 was for new work and $447,669 was for 1156 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $18,931 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... -$2,718 ..........................---------------------------..................... $155,000 $6,503,182 Cost ..............--.. ...........--------..........----------------- .--------------.................------------------...... 642 6,348,824 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... 38,900 $37,200 $36,941 $45,299 40,020 447,717 Cost .... .................... 39,160 36,834 37,795 45,337 40,080 2 447,669 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------- ------------- $154,358 ----- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................--- 154,358 1 In addition, surplus property valued at $17,200, was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $1,731, was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 19. BLUESTONE RESERVIOR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. The Bluestone Dam is located on New River in Sum- mers County, W. Va., about 2.5 miles above Hinton, W. Va., and one mile above the confluence of the New and Greenbrier Rivers. The reservoir lies in Summers County, W. Va., and Giles County, Va. Existing project. The project provides for a concrete gravity dam having a maximum height of 180 feet and an overall length of 2,048 feet, consisting of 790 feet of spillway section, 330 feet of powerhouse intake structure, and 928 feet of nonoverflow sections and abutments. The reservoir created, extending ap- proximately 36 miles upstream from the dam and providing for the gross storage of 631,000 acre-feet, is being operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the New, Kanawha, and Ohio Valleys, generally. The Federal cost of the project as completed was $28,903,659. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $68,300. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. Prior to the fore- going authorizations, under provisions of Executive Order No. 7183A, September 12, 1935 (which authorized the construction of a reservoir dam on New River for the reduction of flood heights in the Kanawha and Ohio Valleys, and for the development of power), surveys, foundation explorations, clearing of reservoir area, design of dam, and the acquisition of land were under- taken. The sum of $543,960 from Emergency Relief funds was allotted for initiating this work. For further details, see page 1453 of the Annual Report for 1939. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Payment of $400, covering deficiency judgment on one tract of land in condemnation was made. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was op- erated for the benefit of flood control, as required, and necessary FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1157 repairs were made to the structures and appurtenances. Facili- ties for the accommodation and protection of the visting public were maintained in good condition. Rains, during the latter part of April 1961, caused a rise in the reservoir which resulted in a storage of 47,800 acre-feet of water. The Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va., crested at a stage of 22.2 feet, well below flood stage. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $74,096, of which $400 was for new work and $73,696 was for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the New, Kanawha and Ohio Valleys, generally. Construction of the dam initiated in January 1942, was suspended during the war years, and completed in April 1952. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 21,921 acres in fee and flowage easements over 546 acres. All project work is physically and financially complete. The total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $29,731,- 711 of which $28,903,659 was for new work and $828,052 was for maintenance. In addition, surplus property valued at $28,814 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ -$ 1 ---...............-------.... ...............-------------------.......... $ 400 1 $28,903,659 Cost .............. .. 360 ................... ........................ ...----------------400 1 28,903,659 Maintenance: Appropriated 62,200 $62,900 $60,660 $81,429 74,361 828,979 Cost - 62,177 61,580 62,390 81,654 73,696 8 828,052 1Includes $543,960 emergency relief funds. 2 In addition, surplus property valued at $26,839 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. 3 In addition, surplus property valued at $1,975, was transferred from the project without reimbursement. 20. PRINCETON, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. Princeton is located in Mercer County, W. Va., on Brush Creek about 13 miles upstream from its confluence with Bluestone River, a tributary of New River. Existing project. The project will provide virtually complete protection from floods having up to 20 percent greater discharge than the flood of record. The plan of improvement provides for widening, deepening, and straightening 20,400 feet of the chan- nel of Brush Creek through and downstream from Princeton, construction of 2 new highway bridges, construction of a new railroad spur bridge; 1,550 feet of railroad relocation; and neces- sary sewer and utility relocations. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $862,000. Local cooperation. The city has furnished the necessary assur- ances of meeting all the requirements of local cooperation in accordance with provision of Section 3 of the Flood Control Act 1158 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 of 1936; bear the entire cost of all highway, highway bridge, sewer and utility alterations; bear the cost of railroad alterations, except for the bridge crossing provided by the United States; contribute in cash 3 percent of the first cost of the construction work for which the United States is responsible, a contribution currently estimated at $26,000, and take necessary action to pre- vent future construction of residential buildings with first floor levels below elevation 2399, mean sea level, on about 400 acres near the upstream end of the recommended improvement and approximately 21 acres of the present channel of Brush Creek along the west side of the N&W Railway yards. The total esti- mated costs for requirements of local requirements under terms of the project authorization amounts of $383,000. This amount includes the required cash contribution of $26,000, which has been received. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work under contract for construction of the entire project was advanced to 92 percent completion. The Federal cost of new work during the fiscal year was $494,492. In addition $19,736 for new work, was expended from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The contract for constructing the entire project is 92 percent complete. Total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year was $792,849. In addition $24,385 was expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated _.....__......._..... . $40,000 $488,000 $299,600 $861,500 Cost ........................ 20,890 243,552 494,492 792,849 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... $47,713 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------.. 47,713 1 Includes $33,900 for preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. -------------------------------------- .............. $18,000 $ 8,000 $26,000 Cost ............ ...............----------------------------------------------- 4,649 19,736 24,385 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........................-----------------------------.. $1,615 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................... 1,615 21. FISHTRAP RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, KY. Location. The dam site of the Fishtrap Reservoir is located on Levisa Fork in Pike County, Ky., about 2.6 miles above the con- fluence of Levisa and Russell Forks, and 103 miles above the mouth of the Levisa Fork. FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1159 Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a concrete gravity dam having a maximum height of 169 feet, and an overall length of 856 feet including a gated spillway sec- tion of 280 feet. The reservoir created will provide for a total storage of 167,400 acre-feet and will control a drainage area of 395 square miles. Its construction will require either the abandon- ment or relocation of 17.7 miles of branch line of one railroad and the raising and relocation of about 4.3 miles of track of another railroad. Other relocations are 37.8 miles of roads; 8.5 miles of telephone lines; 13.5 miles of power lines; 2.1 miles of gas pipe lines; and 48 cemeteries containing approximately 2,300 graves. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Levisa Fork and Big Sandy River Valleys, generally, and to a lesser degree, the Ohio River Valley. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin con- tained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961) is $49,700,000. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies, including foundation investigations and real estate appraisal work by hired labor and contract, were continued. Two continuing contracts covering preparation of plans and specifications for relocation of all Federal, State and County roads were awarded and work advanced to 60 and 54 percent completion, respectively. The total Federal cost for New Work during the fiscal year was $331,017. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been initiated. Preconstruction planning is about 93 percent complete. The total Federal cost for new work to the end of the fiscal year was $620,297. In addition, surplus property valued at $45 was transferred to the project without reimbursement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..............-----..--..........-------------------........$89,0000 .--- $196,000 $308,510 $634,210 Cost .. _ .......... ............... ............ 40,993 207,588 331,017 2 620,297 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................................... $ 11 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..................... . ................. 1,780,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .............................. 1,780,011 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---------.....----....------......................49,065,790 1 Includes $40,700 for preauthorization studies. 2 In addition surplus property valued at $45 was transferred to project without reimburse- ment. 22. JOHN W. FLANNAGAN DAM AND RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, VA. Location. The dam site of the John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir is located on Pound River in Dickenson County, Va., about 1.8 miles above the confluence of Russell Fork and Pound River and 150 miles above the mouth of the Big Sandy River. 1160 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rock fill dam having a maximum height of 250 feet, top length of 960 feet, and top and base widths of 30 and 1,030 feet, re- spectively. The outlet tunnel will be located near the left abut- ment with control structure at the upstream end. An uncontrolled, open cut spillway with 525 feet crest width is provided in a saddle about 0.3 mile upstream from the dam site. The reservoir created will provide for approximately 106,800 acre-feet of storage and will control approximately 222 square miles of drainage area. The project will provide for the construction or relocation of 19 miles of secondary roads, 2 highway bridges, 1.8 miles of power lines, 0.3 mile of telephone lines and moving of 4 cemeteries of about 70 graves. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Pound, Russell Fork, Levisa Fork and Big Sandy Valleys, generally, and to a lesser degree for the Ohio River Valley. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961) is $12,800,000. Local cooperation. None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and design studies relative to relocation of roads and cemeteries were continued. A contract for performing surveys and furnishing final tract ownership data, maps and legal descriptions was awarded during the fiscal year and work advanced to approxi- mately 75 percent completion. Two real estate design memoranda, covering 139 tracts, were approved. The acquisition of 12 tracts required for the dam site and access road was completed. Contracts for construction of the diversion tunnel and access road were completed. A contract for construction of the dam, intake structure and spillway, was awarded and work advanced to 4 percent completion. The total Federal cost for new work during the fiscal year was $1,684,498. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated February 5, 1960 with work under contract for con- structing the diversion tunnel which was completed during the fiscal year. Work under contract for construction of access road is complete. A contract for construction of the dam, intake struc- ture and spillway is 4 percent complete. The acquisition of 12 tracts of land required for the dam and access road is complete. A total of 154 tracts have been approved for acquisition out of an estimated 250 tracts required for the project. The total Fed- eral cost to the end of the fiscal year was $2,860,259. 23. NORTH FORK OF POUND RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, VA. Location. The dam site is located in Wise County, Va., on the North Fork of Pound River about 1 mile upstream from the town of Pound, where the North and South Forks join to form Pound River. FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1161 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: $100,000 $201,000 $1,400,000 Appropriated ..........................----------------- $1,800,000 $3,532,400 Cost ............................................ ___ 29,814 270,564 843,983 1,684,498 2 2,860,259 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------- --------------- $ 171,948 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............... ----------- 4,100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .-------.------------- 4,271,948 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............................ 9,267,600 Includes $31,400 for preauthorization studies. 2 In addition surplus property valued at $25,586 was transferred to project without reim- bursement. Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a rock fill dam having a maximum height of 95 feet, top length of 408 feet and top and base widths of 50 and 525 feet, respec- tively; an outlet tunnel located in the right abutment with control structure at the upstream end; and an uncontrolled spillway with a crest length of 60 feet located at left abutment. The reservoir created will provide for approximately 11,300 acre-feet of storage and will control a drainage area of 17.6 square miles and will necessitate the relocation or reconstruction of 2.0 miles of roads, 2.1 miles of power lines, 1.6 miles of telephone lines, and 3 ceme- teries containing approximately 110 graves. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for the protection of the Pound, Russell Fork, Levisa Fork, Big Sandy and Ohio Valleys, generally. The existing project was authorized for construction under the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $4,600,000. Local rnoPra.tinn None required by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. New Work: Studies prerequisite to preparation of the General Design Memorandum were initiated and advanced to approximately 40 percent com- pletion. A contract for engineering services, including aerial photography and real estate features was initiated and advanced to 80 percent completion. The total Federal cost during the fiscal year was $19,396. Condition at end of fiscal year. Studies required in preparation of the general design memorandum are 40 percent complete. A contract for engineering services is 80 percent complete. Total Federal cost to the end of the fiscal year is $27,396. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: A ppropriated . . . .. ------ . --.. ..-.... ........ .. -- ---------- $25,000 $33,000 Cost---------------------- 19,396 27,396 Other new work data: $ 2,324 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......................---....... A ppropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ........ .. . . . . . . . 75,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..-....... 77,324 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..--.....-..--.----.--- --- 4,492,000 1 Includes $8,000 for preauthorization studies. 1162 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 24. OHIO RIVER BASIN, HUNTINGTON DISTRICT Location. The works covered by this project are a series of levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, and reservoirs in the Ohio River Basin within the confines of the Huntington, W. Va., district. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, authorized the construction of levees, floodwalls, and drain- age structures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, the projects to be selected by the Chief of Engineers with the approval of the Secretary of War, in accordance with House Flood Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, at a cost not to exceed $24,877,000 for construction, which amount was authorized to be appropriated for this purpose. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Com- mittee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, with such modifi- cations thereof as, in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers, may be advisable, and for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, authorized $75,000,000 for reservoirs and $50,300,000 for local flood protection works, the individual projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, contained the provision that the Muskingum River Valley dams and reser- voirs as set forth in the official plan of the Muskingum watershed conservancy district shall be included in the flood-control plan of the Ohio River Basin authorized in the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorized the additional sum of $45,000,000 for the prosecution of the com- prehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent acts of Congress. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized the additional sum of $70,000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the act approved August 18, 1941, for the Ohio River Basin, including the Burr Oak Reservoir on the Hocking River, Ohio, substantially in accordance with the recommenda- tions of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 762, 77th Congress, 2d session, at an estimated cost of $400,000. The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized the additional sum of $125,000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent acts of Congress in- cluding the local flood protection works at Galax, Va., on Chestnut Creek, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 506, 78th Congress, 1st session, at an estimated cost of $276,125. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorized the additional sum of $100,000,000 for the prosecution of the com- prehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in the act of FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1163 June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent acts of Congress. The following is a list of the individual projects considered in the comprehensive plan within the confines of the Huntington district. Local protection projects Estimated cost 2 Location 1 Type of protection Federal Non-al Total Federal Aberdeen, Ohio 3......................... . Wall and levee......... $1,430,000 $55,000 $1,485,000 Ashland, Ky............... ........ .. .....- do......................... 3,695,647 313,000 4 4,008,647 Athalia, Ohio3 3...-............ . . .. . . .. . . . ..... . . Levee ...................... 630,000 187,000 817,000 Augusta, Ky. .. Wall and levee........ 1,220,000 620,000 1,840,000 Belpre, Ohio s............. 3 .. ..... ..--....--. . ... . . . . . . . . . . .....- do ................. 3,570,000 448,000 4,018,000 B rooklyn, W . Va. -- . .........-.do ......... .. ................ 5,200,000 226,000 5,426,000 Buena Vista, Ohio --........--......... .... do ........... ............. 593,000 197,000 790,000 Burlington, Ohio 3 ... . .. . . . .. .. . .. . . . Levee .......................... 146,000 117,000 263,000 Catlettsburg, Ky.-- ... Wall and levee..... 3,852,588 300,000 6 4,152,588 Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va.-----.......-.-.--.. .....- do ............................ 2,600,280 265,000 4 2,865,280 Chambersburg, Ohio 3............... .....- do..................... .. 1,600,000 53,000 1,653,000 Chesapeake, Ohio 3 .. 3........................ . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Levee ................... 330,000 139,000 469,000 Cheshire,Ohio .....- do .................. 419,000 147,000 566,000 Chilo, Ohio 3............................... Wall and levee.......... 899,000 120,000 1,019,000 Clarington, Ohio3 .3...........----------------...... .. . . . . . . .. . . . ......- do ......... ............. 2,710,000 249,000 2,959,000 Clifton, W. Va. ..... Levee ................... 230,000 113,000 343,000 Coal Grove,3 - Ohio -- - -3-.......................... - -- - Wall and levee.......... 888,000 55,000 943,000 Dover, Ky. ............. 3- -- Levee ..........-..... 648,000 585,000 1,233,000 Friendly, W. Va. ................................... Wall and levee ........ 655,000 61,000 716,000 Fullerton, Ky. 3................... 3 ..... ...... do ...... ............ . .... 1,090,000 178,000 1,268,000 Galax (New River Basin), Va. ............ Channel improve- 480,536 185,000 6 665,536 ment and levee. Gallipolis, Ohio3. 3--.................................... Wall and levee.......... 2,670,000 839,000 3,509,000 Greenup, Ky. ............................................. ...... do . ....................... . . . 2,660,000 512,000 3,172,000 Hanging Rock, Ohio 3 3 .................. Levee ......................... 467,000 155,000 622,000 Hartford, W . Va. ................................... 3 . . . . . .. . . . . .. . Wall and levee....... 2,880,000 222,000 3,102,000 Henderson, W. Va. ........ Levee ............ 437,000 188,000 625,000 Higginsport, Ohio 3............................... Wall and levee.....-- 944,000 320,000 1,264,000 Hockingport, Ohio 3-................... Levee ................... 568,000 242,000 810,000 Huntington, W. Va..--..... ........... Wall and levee ......... 7,047,723 S1,509,300 4 8,557,023 Ironton, Ohio-................... 3 - -- ... - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - .....- do.............. . ..... 2,543,397 669,000 4 3,212,397 Letart, W. Va. .... ......... ......... ... do ................... .... 938,000 123,000 1,061,000 Letart Falls, Ohio 3....................... ..... .do ............................ 992,000 126,000 1,118,000 M anchester, Ohio 3................................. Levee ................. 1,330,000 377,000 1,707,000 Mapleshade, Ohio 3 ....................... . ......- do ................. 1,330,000 298,000 1,628,000 Marietta, Ohio 38....................... Wall and levee ........ 14,000,000 822,000 14,822,000 M ason, W . Va. ...................................... do................. 1,040,000 -.... 238,000 1,278,000 Massillon (Muskingum River Basin), Channel improve- 8,139,406 8 477,813 6 8,617,219 Ohio b ment wall and 3 . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . levee. Maysville, Ky. ..... ... Wall and levee......... 6,489,856 9 563,700 6 7,053,556 Middleport, Ohio 3........................ ...... do.......................... 6,260,000 490,000 10o6,750,000 M iller, Ohio .-.......................... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Levee ............ 519,000 173,000 692,000 Millwood, W. Va.. .... 3. . . . . . Wall and levee......... 843,000 134,000 977,000 New Martinsville, W. Va. ..... .. ...... do............... .. 4,670,000 643,000 5,313,000 New Matamoras, Ohio 3.................... Wall and levee.......... 2,090,000 285,000 2,375,000 Newark (Muskingum River Basin), Channel improve- 785,880 21,000 6 806,880 Ohio a ment and levee. Newport, Ohio 3..................... .. Levee ............ 318,000 84,000 402,000 Normal, Ky. ..--............--...... Wall and levee......... 648,000 235,000 883,000 Parkersburg, W. Va --...................--........ .-.... do.................... 6,568,922 300,000 4 6,868,922 Point Pleasant, W. Va--......................... .....- do....................... 2,829,297 278,000 4 3,107,297 Pomeroy, Ohio 5....-------------........ ..----.-- ....... do ................... .. 16,500,000 346,000 16,846,000 Portland, Ohio 8-........................................ ....-do........................ 1,040,000 104,000 1,144,000 Portsmouth, New Boston, Ohio ............ .....do......................... 9,677,794 i1 525,000 10,202,794 Powhatan Point, Ohio. . .3.................. . . .. . . . . . .. . . ..-..... do...................... . ... 4,720,000 397,000 5,117,000 Proctor, W. Va.3......... ......... Levee ..................... 334,000 121,000 455,000 Proctorville, Ohio 3........................ Resettlement. 2,700,000 2,700,000 Racine, Ohio 3_...................... 3 ... . .. . ... . ... . Wall and levee .......... 985,000 120,000 1,105,000 Ravenswood, W. Va. ... ...... ..-..-. do .......................... . 1,470,000 106,000 1,576,000 Ripley, Ohio 3--------- 3 . . . . --.......---------...........- . . . . . . .. . . .. . do ............................ 1,940,000 810,000 2,750,000 Riverview, W. Va. ..... Levee ............ 881,000 115,000 996,000 Roseville (Muskingum River Basin), Channel Improve- 936,000 62,000 12 998,000 Ohio b ment. Russell, Ky.' ............--.......... ........ Levee (back water 237,193 10,000 6 247,193 a protection). St. Marys, W. Va. ..................... Wall and levee.......... 1,510,000 139,000 1,649,000 Sardis, Ohio 3........... ....... . ................. Levee ....................... 285,000 60,000 345,000 Sciotoville, Ohio ............................. Wall and levee.......... 1,460,000 377,000 1,837,000 Sistersville, W. Va.3................-..... ..-.... do............................. 1,770,000 269,000 2,039,000 1164 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local protection projects (continued) Estimated cost 2 Location 1 Type of protection Federal Federal Non- Total South Point, Ohio $...................... 3 . . . . .. . . .. . . . Wall and levee........ $ 992,000 $ 117,000 $ 1,109,000 South Portsmouth, Ky. . ......... Levee ........................ 370,000 137,000 507,000 Syracuse, Ohio 3_...................................... 3 .......do................. 1,220,000 100,000 1,320,000 Vanceburg, Ky. 3................................. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wall and levee.......... 2,490,000 685,000 10 3,175,000 Waverly, W. Va. ....................................... 3 do................. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . do 3,480,000 251,000 3,731,000 Williamstown, W. Va. .................. .do-........................ 2,580,000 136,000 2,716,000 Woodlands, W. Va. 3............................. Levee .................... 206,000 28,000 234,000 Zanesville (Muskingum River), Wall and levee.......... 8,110,000 13,000,000 21,110,000 Ohio 3 1 All projects are located on the Ohio River, unless otherwise noted. 2 Latest cost estimate Revision 1954, unless otherwise noted. 3 Also see listing of this project under improvement "Other authorized flood-control projects." 4 Construction completed. See improvements "Flood-wall Rehabilitation." b For details see individual report. 6 Construction completed. ' Includes $2,300 of construction funds contributed by local interests. 8 Construction funds contributed by Massillon Conservancy District. 9 Includes $38,700 of construction funds contributed by local interests. 10 Latest cost estimate revision, 1960. 11 Includes $15,150 of construction funds contributed by local interests. '2 Latest cost estimate revision, 1961. Reservoirs Total Tributary basin and reservoir Stream estimated cost 1 Big Sandy: 2 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Dewey, Ky. 2 ------ ..... Johns Creek ....................... $- 6,504,000 Fishtrap, Ky. .... Levisa Fork ........................ ..... 49,700,000 Haysi, Va .-.-.-.-.. . . . .. Russell Fork ............................. 10,100,000 John W. Flannagan, Va.2 s _............ Pound River ........................................ 4 12,800,000 Guyandot: Mud River, W. Va. ...-........ Mud River .................................. 10,600,000 Hocking: 8 Logan, Ohio . .Clear Creek ................ 4,230,000 Tom Jenkins, Ohio 2 .............. East Branch of Sunday Creek 61 2,090,000 Kanawha: 5 Big Bend, W. Va.5 ........................ B i r c h R i v e r River Greenbrier . .... . . . . . . ......................... . . . . . . .. . . . . 13,900,000 ,4 50 , 00 0 Birch, W. Va. .................... . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . ... 6 Bluestone, W. Va.2 5 .. . ....--New River ---.................................... 28,903,659 Moores Ferry,5 Va. .------------------------------------- New River ....... ................ 25,600,000 Poca, W. Va. Pocatalico River 21,600,000 Summersville, W.2 Va. 2 -... ------------ Gauley River E l k R iv e r . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .-. . . 4.........-----.................. 341,400,000 4 ,9 0 0 , 0 0 0 Sutton, W. Va. ...... . 4 Little Kanawha: 5 . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . Burnsville, W. Va. ...... Little Kanawha River ................ 6,520,000 Steer Creek, W . Va.s5 . .......................... . . . . .--. W Steer Creek . . .. . e st F o rk -. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 8,520,000 6, 64 0,0 00 West Fork, W. Va. .......------------ - .. ...................... Muskingum: .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Dillon, Ohio2 5 Licking River -.............. . 30,000,000 Frazeysburg, Ohio Wakatomika Creek ................ 8 7,200,000 Millersburg, Ohio 5 ................. Killbuck Creek ................................. 12,000,000 Muskingum River Reservoirs, Ohio (System of 14 reservoirs) 2 ...................................... . On various streams ................ 440,720,000 Scioto: 5 . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . Big Darby Creek, Ohio .__...... . Big Darby Creek ................... 18,600,000 Deer Creek, Ohio Delaware, Ohio 2 .... ...- . 5 .........----- - - Deer Creek ---------------------------------------- . Olentangy River ................................ '13,200,000 7,631,821 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paint Creek, Ohio5a .......... .... Paint Creek ........................................ 13,800,000 Rocky Fork, Ohio Rocky Fork ........................................... 10 4,410,000 Twelve Pole Creek: East Lynn, W. Va.- .... East Fork . _______ ___ ....................... ___ 9,020,000 1 Latest cost estimate revision 1954, unless otherwise noted. 2 For details see individual report. 8 Construction completed. 5 4 Latest cost estimate revision 1961. Also, see listing of the project under improvement "other authorized flood-control projects". 6Latest cost estimate revision 1955. Total cost $2,875,000, the additional $785,000 contributed by local interests. SLatest cost estimate revision 1960. OSee annual report for 1950 for individual report. 1oTotal cost $6,349,000, the additional $1,939,000 to be contributed by local interests. FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1165 Operations and results during fiscal year. A restudy was made of a selected group of reservoirs and local protection projects in the Ohio River Basin in the categories of active and deferred, and 8 proposed projects were reclassified: Vanceburg L.P.P., Ky., Middleport L.P.P., Ohio, and Frazeysburg Reservoir, Ohio, re- classed from active to deferred, and Marietta L.P.P., Ohio, Millersburg Reservoir, Ohio, and Big Bend, Mud River, and Poca Reservoirs, all in West Virginia were reclassed from deferred to inactive. No other work was conducted except as stated in in- dividual reports. No Federal costs were incurred against this account during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary surveys and plans have been completed for a number of projects included in the comprehensive plan. The status of projects selected for construc- tion under this authorization is given in individual reports. The costs of new work to the end of the fiscal year are as follows: Regular funds.......---...----.. .................... ....... $284,226 Emergency relief funds....---------............................... 10,920 Total-all funds----------------................--.......... ........................ $295,146 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated ----------------..............--------........ ----------------- $2,656-------------$295,146 Cost.......----------------------------- ----------- 2,656--------------295,146 1 Includes $10,920 emergency relief funds. 2 Includes $4,500 preauthorization costs on Frazersburg Reservoir, Ohio, and Middleport LPP, Ohio. 25. FLOODWALL REHABILITATION Expenditures Estimated cost Name of project to June 30, 1961 to complete 1 Ashland, Ohio River Basin, Ky..... ... .......-------------------------------- $ 8,206 $ 6,800 Ceredo-Kenova, Ohio River Basin, W. Va ..-..-...------------------... 10,880 120,900 Huntington, Ohio River Basin, W. Va...........-----------------------.. 12,380 73,800 Ironton, Ohio River Basin, Ohio ....-------------------------------........................................ 8,870 31,900 Maysville, Ohio River Basin, Ky. 0.....O..........0 5 ,800 Parkersburg, Ohio River Basin, W. Va. 72,107 5,830 Point Pleasant, Ohio River Basin, W. Va. 46,858 5,500 Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio River Basin, Ohio................. 13,849 144,900 x Based on approved estimates (July 1961). 1166 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30,1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Con Operation required to (last date Report on and main- complete of revision) for- structio nance Local Protection Projects: Aberdeen, Ohio..................... ........ 954... $1,334 ...................... $1,429,000 1 $1,430,000 Ashland, Ky................. 1954 3,695,647 .................. ....... . . . . . 1 (2) 630,000 Atnanla, Ohio....................... ...................................... 630,000 Augusta, Ky.............................. ....................-................... ...... 1,220,000 3 1,220,000 Belpre, Ohio......................... . .. . ................. ....... ....... . . .. . . . 3,570,000 3 3,570,000 5,200,000 1 5,200,000 BrooKlyn, W. Va................. Buena Vista, Ohio................. 593,000 3 593,000 146,000 1 146,000 Burlington, Ohio .................. ....................................... ...... . .. (2) Ueredo-Kenova, W. Va............ 1955 ............ 2,600,280.......... Chambersburg, Ohio ................. 1,600,000 1 1,600,000 Chesapeake, Ohio.... ............ 330,000 1 330,000 Cheshire, Ohio...................... 419,000 3 419,000 Chilo, Ohio......................... 899,000 1 899,000 Clarington, Ohio ...................... 2,710,000 1 2,710,000 Clifton, W. Va.................... ... 230,000 1 230,000 Coal Grove, Ohio................... ............. 3,3........... 885,000 3 888,000 Dover, Ky.............................. 648,000 1 648,000 Friendly, W. Va............... 655,000 1 655,000 Fullerton, Ky....................... 1,090,000 3 1,090,000 Galax, Va........................... 1953. 8,480,536 ..- "-------- 2,670,000 (4) Gallipolis, Ohio ..................... 2,655,000 3 2,670,000 Greenup, Ky............................ 4,962........ .. . 1 2,660,000 Hanging Rock, Ohio................ 467,000 1 467,000 Hartford, W. Va................... 2,880,000 1 2,880,000 Henderson, W. Va.................... 437,000 3 437,000 Higginsport, Ohio ............... 944,000 1944,000 Hockingport, Ohio................... 568,000 1 568,000 Huntington, W. Va................. 1956...... 7,047,72........ ............ ................... (2) Ironton, Ohio................... 1952 2,543,397... ---- ----- -- -------- ' ..... -...... (2) Letart, W. Va ...... ............... 938,000 1 938,000 Letart Falls, Ohio .............. 992,000 S992,000 Manchester, Ohio ................ 2,829,81297................ 1,320,000 3 1,330,000 Mapleshade, Ohio ..................... 1,330,000 1 1,330,000 Marietta, Ohio................... 14,000,000 S14,000,000 Mason, W. Va.......-............ 1,040,000 3 1,040,000 Maysville, Ky....... .............. 1959 6,489,856 ----------------------.. (4) Middleport, Ohio................... 6,249,000 5 6,260,000 Miller, Ohio.......................... 519,000 S519,000 Millwood, W. Va................. 843,000 1 843,000 New Martinsville, W. Va........ 4,670,000 34,670,000 New Matamoras, Ohio............. 2,090,000 1 2,090,000 Newport, Ohio...... ............... 318,000 1 318,000 Normal, Ky..................... 648,000 1648,000 Parkersburg, W. Va................ 1955 6,568,922 ------------ (2) Point Pleasant, W. Va............ 1953 2,829,297 ------------ (2) Pomeroy, Ohio ................... 16,500,000 3 16,500,000 Portland, Ohio...................... 1,040,000 S1,040,000 Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio 1956 9,677,794......... . 6,489,856--- . ------------- (2) Powhatan Point, Ohio.............. 11,483-------"----""----- 4,720,000 S4,720,000 Proctor, W. Va............................ 334,000 S334,000 Proctorville, Ohio ................ 2,700,000 S2,700,000 Racine, Ohio............................ 985,000 S985,000 1,470,000 1 1,470,000 Ravenswood, W. Va.................. 6,568,922 --------- ---- Ripley, Ohio...................... 27,723... 2,829,297- -------------- ... 1,932,000 11,940,000 Riverview, W. Va................. . 881,000 S881,000 Russell, Ky...... ................. 1953 237,19. (4) St. Marys, W. Va.............. 1,510,000 S1,510,000 Sardis. Ohio...................... 285,000 1 285,000 Sciotoville, Ohio ................. 1,460,000 1 1,460,000 Sistersville, W. Va.................... 1,770,000, 1 1,770,000 South Point, Ohio ................ 992,000 1 992,000 South Portsmouth, Ky .............. 370,000 S370,000 Syracuse, Ohio................... 1,220,000 3 1,220,000 6 2,490,000 Vanceburg, Ky................. 2,490,000 Waverly, W. Va....................... 3,480,000 13,480,000 Williamstown, W. Va.............. 2,580,000 1 2,580,000 Woodlands, W. Va................... 206,000 1 206,000 Zanesville, Ohio....................... . .. . I .. ... 8,110,000 1 8,110,000 Reservoirs: Big Bend, W. Va........................ 13,900,000 1 13,900,000 Big Darby Creek, Ohio............ 18,600,000 3 18,600,000 Birch, W. Va....................... .. 6,450,000 S6,450,000 Burnsville, W. Va...................... 6,520,000 S6,520,000 3 13,200,000 Deer Creek, Ohio ................. 13,200,000 East Lynn, W. Va .................... 9,020,000 39,020,000 Frazeysburg, Ohio............... 7,800 7,192,000 6 7,200,000 FLOOD CONTROL--HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1167 For last Cost to June 30,1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Co Operation required to .(last date Report str on and main- complete of revision) for- stction nance Grayson. Ky ..-------...... ...------------...---------.......-------------. $14,000,000 $14,000,000 Haysi, Va.-------.. .------------------------- $2,656 -----.......----...--- 10,097,000 10,100,000 Logan, Ohio---- ------------ .................. Millersburg, Ohio .........---------------.......------- --------- 4,230,000 12,000,000 1 3 4,230,000 1 12,000,000 Moores Ferry, Va...--- ...............- --...................----------------------------------- 25,600,000 3 25,600,000 Mud River, W. Va.-.... .................-------------------------------....... 10,600,000 1 10,600,000 Paint Creek, Ohio..- ------------.............---.................... . ---- 13,800,000 13,800,000 Poca, W. Va........--------...........-- - ---------------.................... ---------- 21,600,000 21,600,000 Rocky Fork, Ohio.................. 1950 91,21 ..--.........-- 4,319,000 * 4,410,000 Steer Creek, W. Va.---................................ ............ 8,520,000 * 8,520,000 West Fork, W. Va......................................... 6,640,000 6,640,000 1 Inactive. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 2Construction completed. See Improvement "Floodwall Rehhabilitation." STo be restudied. Latest cost estimate revision 1954. 4 Completed. 5 To be restudied. Latest cost estimate revision 1960. 8 Active. Latest cost estimate revision 1961. 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local protection projects after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. District engineers are responsible for the admin- istration of these regulations within the boundaries of their re- spective district. The average annual cost of this work in the Huntington District during the past 5 years was $6,000. Maintenance inspections were made during the fiscal year of completed units of projects transferred to local interests for maintenance and operation. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accordance with standards prescribed by regulations. The cost during the fiscal year was $8,766 for maintenance. The cost to the end of the year was $51,093 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated --........ $2,950 $5,000 $5,264 $7,966 $8,800 $51,127 - Cost .................. 2,947 4,982 5,285 7,966 8,766 51,093 28. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong. July 11, 1956) Reconnaissance reports for small flood-control projects at Grahn, Ky., on Little Sinking Creek and on Wilhelm Run and Arnolds Creek, W. Va., were completed. A detailed project report was initiated for the Grahn project and advanced to 80 percent completion. Costs during the fiscal year were $13,515. 1168 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Date con- Date Federal Project Location Authorized struction Completed cost Authorized start (actual) Little Sinking Grahn, Ky............................. ......... ..... ................ $12,316 Creek, Tygarts Creek Basin. Wilhelm Run Central Station, ...................................... 1,199 and Arnolds W. Va................ Creek, W. Va. Emergency flood-control activities. Repair, flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation) Work during the year consisted of the following: annual revi- sion of the flood emergency plan; preparation of Annex B, other Natural Disaster Manual, Annex C, Communications Manual; and Handbooks for office and field use; purchase of communication and radiological detection equipment; and completed postflood studies on January-February 1959 floods in central Ohio. In addition a portion of construction and planning for re- mainder of restoration work for the Federally constructed local protection project at Newark, Ohio, was completed. The total costs incurred during the fiscal year were $29,112. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $462,655. ederal Date of Date cost Project Location aut zed constructio com- fiscal start pleted year 1961 Advance prep- aration: Revision Huntington District........ ..................... N.A. N.A. $23,376 of flood emergency manual, prepara- tion of Annexes B and C and pur- chase of equipment. Flood emer- gency opera- tions: Post flood Huntington District................................. N.A. N.A. 929 studies. Repair and Newark, Ohio.............. Feb. 6, 1957............ July 1, 1960 ............ 4,807 restoration Jan. 28, 1959............ of flood-con- Feb. 18, 1959............ control works. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-HUNTINGTON, W. VA., DISTRICT 1169 29. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The expenditures during the year were $213,762. An allotment of $318,200 for fiscal year 1962, plus an unexpended balance of $11,956 will be applied to 13 flood-control survey studies and reports, the basin-wide Ohio River review, and flood plain studies requested by local organizations. 30. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The sum of $264 was expended during the fiscal year on hydro- logic studies. No additional work is currently assigned the Huntington District. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of eastern Ohio, western Pennsylva- nia, southwestern New York, northern West Virginia, and northwestern Maryland embraced in the drainage basin of the Ohio River and tribu- taries above mile 109 (below Pittsburgh), between Captina Island and Powhatan Point, Ohio. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control--Continued Page Page 1. Allegheny River, Pa., con- 17. Conemaugh River Reservoir, struction of locks and dams _ 1171 Ohio River basin, Pa ...... 1198 2. Tygart River Dam, W. Va.. 1174 18. Loyalhanna Reservoir, Ohio 3. Monongahela River, Pa., and River basin, Pa_ . .. _ 1200 W. Va.__------------- 1177 19. Butler, Pa_. . -__ 1202 4. Ohio River above mile 109, 20. Elkins, Ohio River basin, W. between Captina Island and Va_ 1203 Powhatan Point, construc- 21. Youghiogheny River Reser- tion of locks and dams-.._._ 1182 voir, Ohio River basin, Pa_ 1204 5. Ohio River, open-channel work 1182 22. Turtle Creek, Pa------------ 1207 6. Other authorized navigation 23. Washington, Pa --- _---- 1208 projects_--------------. 1182 24. Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio River basin, Ohl 1209 Flood Control 25. Shenango River Reservoir, Ohio River basin, Pa. and 7. Bradford, Pa_ ------ __-_ 1182 Ohio_------------------.. 1211 8. Allegheny River Reservoir, 26. West Branch Reservoir, Ma- Ohio River basin, Pa------ 1183 honing River, Ohio ....... 1212 9. Tionesta Reservoir, Ohio River 27. Berlin Reservoir, Ohio River basin, Pa_-- ------ ___- 1185 basin, Ohio.___..._ . 1213 10. East Branch, Clarion River 28. Ohio River basin, Pittsburgh, Reservoir, Ohio River basin, Pa., District__ .... ___ 1216 Pa_-------------------1188 29. Other authorized flood-control 11. Ridgway, Ohio River basin, Pa 1189 projects_-.. ..--- - - _-- - 1218 12. Brookville, Pa___________ 1190 30. Inspection of completed flood- 13. Punxsutawney, Ohio River ba- ----------------- 1191 sin, Pa_ control works -..- __- 1219 31. Flood-control work under spe- 14. Mahoning Creek Reservoir, cial authorization .......... 1220 Ohio River basin, Pa ..------ 1192 15. Crooked Creek Reservoir, Ohio General Investigations River basin, Pa_-----------_ 1195 16. Johnstown, Ohio River basin, 32. Surveys ------------------ 1221 Pa_ -------------------- 1197 33. Research and development . -- 1221 1. ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA., CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS Location. This river rises in northern Pennsylvania, flows northwest- ward into New York, thence generally southwestward to Pittsburgh, Pa., where it joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio. Its length is 325 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York.) Existing project. This provides for eight locks and dams to afford slack water navigation from Pittsburgh, Pa., to above East Brady, Pa., a distance of 72 miles. Original locks and dams 2 and 3 were replaced by new locks and dams 2 and 3 in 1934. Lock and dam 1 was eliminated in 1938 by the raising of the Emsworth Dam, Ohio River. The controlling depth throughout the canalized portion is 9 feet at normal pool level, and TAGO 10070B 1171 1172 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 the channel width varies from a minimum of 200 feet to full width of riv- er at the mouth. The cost of new work for the completed project is $18,157,860. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $453,700. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 For lock and dam 1. (Fixed dam contemplated. On Annual Report, 1886, p. 1545, and Sept. 29, 1891, the Secretary of War authorized the Annual Report, 1891, p. 2366. change to a movable dam.) June 3, 1896 For locks and dams 2 and 3-----....---------------- H. Doc. 204, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1896, p. 2212. July 25, 1912 For locks and dams 4 to 8, inclusive_--------------- H. Doc. 540, 62d Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 For a depth of 9 feet in the lower 61 miles-............. H. Doc. 356, 71st Cong. 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Replacement of lock and dam 1 by a dredged channel, Rivers and Harbors Committee, 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide up to lock 2, and con- Doc. 16, 72d Cong., 1st sess. struction of new locks and dams 2 and 3, to replace existing locks and dams 2 and 3. Do-....... Construction of lock and dam 9, raising of the crest of H. Doc. 721, 71st Cong., 3d sess., dam 8, and dredging anavigable channel in the head and Rivers and Harbors Com- of pool 8. mittee, Doc. 27, 73d Cong., 2d sess. June 26, 19342 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Included in the Emergency Relief Administration program Apr. 8, 1935. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminalfacilities. The city of Pittsburgh has constructed a modern wharf for river freight. There are numerous privately maintained termi- nals and docks, consisting of tipples, various types of hoists, chutes, and pipelines for use in loading and unloading coal, coke, sand, gravel, lime- stone, cement, petroleum products, steel products, and other commodi- ties. The transshipment of freight between river and railroads is handled at privately owned river-to-rail terminals. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: Routine investigations and inspections were performed by hired labor. The locks were operated as required and necessary repairs and im- provements made thereto and to the appurtenant structures to maintain them in a serviceable condition. In addition thereto, the following re- pair work was performed by hired labor: At lock 2, the lower gates were replaced with 36'-1 "gates; the lock chamber was unwatered and the low- er miter sill raised to use 36'-1" gates; the guard sill and bottom eleva- tion of the cofferbeam recesses were raised; at lock 4, the lower lock gates were replaced; at lock 5, the lock gates were repaired and the cofferbeam recess fillers were replaced; at lock 7, the filling and emptying valves were repaired and stone placed below the abutment; at lock 8, repairs were completed to the penstock and at lock 9, the filling and emptying valves were repaired. The costs were $670,918, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete, the last lock being placed in service in 1938. All locks and dams are in good condition. The navigation channel has been widened at certain points and, in general, maintained to project depth, thus affording adequate depth for passage of commercial tows. TAGO 10070B Locks and dams, Allegheny River, Pa. -4 Depths on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Characterof foundation Type of construction pool level 1 Lift at Per- Year normal cent- opened No. Avail- pool Kind of age of to Estimated or Width able level dam com- navi- actual cost Miles of length (feet) Lower Upper ple- gation td above Nearest town cham- to full (feet) (feet) Lock Dam Lock Dam tion H mouth ber width (feet) (feet) 2 6.7 Aspinwall, Pa--------------- 56 360 11.0 19.0 10.9 Rock...... Rock-..- Fixed..... Concrete.. Concrete.. 100 21934 $1,763,485 3 14.5 Cheswick, Pa.....---------------- 56 360 13.5 10.8 11.8 .... do...... Pile-rock ......- do-..........do-..........do-..... 100 21934 1,875,665 4 24.2 Natrona, Pa---... ---- 56 360 10.5 10.0 8.5 .... do...... Rock..........do..........do..........do..... 5 30.4 Freeport, Pa...----------------- 56 360 11.8 10.5 10.3 Piling..... Crib-pile-......do ......-.. __do-..........do..... 100 100 1927 1927 1,707,690 1,940,537 I 6 36.3 Clinton, Pa-----------------.................. 56 360 12.2 10.6 10.8 Rock..........do..........dodo..........do.... 100 1928 1,523,959 7 45.7 Kittanning, Pa-------------- 56 360 13.1 9.8 10.9 Piling-.........do-..........do-..........do-..........do.... 100 1930 1,460,008 8 52.6 Templeton, Pa----------..... 56 360 17.9 10.4 13.8 Rock-...... Rock-pile ..... do......-....do-...... .... do...... 100 1931 2,848,920 9 62.2 Rimerton, Pa-----..... 56 360 22.0 10.5 11.3 .... do...... Rock..........do..........do ..........do..... 100 1938 2,510,373 H 1- Abandoned lock and dam 1 .............. 591,187------------------ y Dredging channel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,055,003 H Total 18,1,860--------------------- 18,157,860 1All depths as shown are on guard sills and are controlling depths. s Dates shown represent replacements structures. -4 H yc C)j c 1174 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as fol- lows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular----------------------------------------................................................. $14,454,074 $8,369,266 $22,823,340 Maintenance and operation---------------------------.............................---------------.............. 16,000 16,000 Public works ..................----------------------..... 1,250, 049----- 1,250, 049 Emergency relief ...........------------- .....--.----.-. 2, 453, 737 --..--------- 2,453,737 Total--------------------------------------18,157,860 8,385,266 26,543,129 In addition, the sum of $3,528,159 was expended between January 1, 1903 and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of im- provement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropria- tions for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------- ----------.......... ------............ ----............---............------- ............ ...........------------------------ $18,157,860 Cost------ ------------ ------------ --------------------------------- 118,157,860 Maintenance: Appropriated--...... $332,700 $357,994 $405,600 $506,553 $666,987 11,915,714 Cost ----------------- 322,750 364,349 401,445 508,928 670,918 11,913,425 1 Includes $2,453,737 from emergency relief funds and $1,250,049 from public works funds. 2. TYGART RIVER DAM, W. VA. Location. The dam site is located on the Tygart River in Taylor County, W. Va., about 22.7 miles above the mouth of the river at Fair- mont, W. Va. It is 2.25 miles upstream from Grafton, W. Va., and about 78 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located in Taylor and Barbour Counties, W. Va. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Fair- mont, Thornton, and Belington, W. Va.) Existing project. The construction of a concrete gravity dam was au- thorized by the Public Works Administration January 11, 1934, and adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. This dam is 1,921 feet in length at the top and rises 207 feet above the river bed at the uncontrolled center spillway section, which is flanked by abut- ment sections 23 feet higher. The structure provides for the gross con- trolled storage of 287,700 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 1,184 square miles. Approximately 278,000 acre-feet of this con- trolled storage are available for flood prevention in the Monongahela and Ohio Valleys, while the remaining 9,700 acre-feet are permanent storage. Low water control is also provided by storing 99,900 acre-feet during the spring months for release during low rainfall periods to make up the de- ficiency of water in the Monongahela River. Two penstocks are con- tained in the dam for possible future generation of hydroelectric power. The cost of new work for the completed project is $18,431,844. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $46,500. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated effectively, as required, and neces- TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1175 sary repairs were made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the op- erators' quarters and grounds. Moderate rainfall during December 29, 1960, caused a minor rise into the reservoir during which 16,200 acre-feet of water was stored. Suspen- sion of navigation was averted along the upper end of Lock 15 pool, Monongahela River, during the 30th. Light rainfall early on February 12, 1961, followed by a moderate thaw during the 13th-14th of a light to heavy snow caused a moderate rise into the reservoir during which 56,900 acre-feet of water was stored equivalent to 0.9 inch of runoff. The Monongahela River at locks 15 and 5 crested at 13.2 and 19.7 feet (upper gage) on the 15th, while the reductions were 1.8 and 1.15 feet, respectively. Along the Monongahela River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 14th-15th. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the dis- trict. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.8 foot and in combina- tion with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. The Monongahela River at Lock 5 crested at 20.6 feet on the 19th while the reduction was 0.9 foot. Along the lower Monongahela River, the period of suspension to navigation was reduced by one-half day, 19th-20th. During the rise, 48,000 acre-feet of water was stored in the reservoir, equivalent to 0.75 inch runoff. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $4,600. A storm occurred from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th, as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh, at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m., and at Wheeling, W. Va. (Lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.4 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pitts- burgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling, the reduction was 0.55 foot and in com- bination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with the other res- ervoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The Monongahela River at Lock 5 crested at 20.7 feet on the 26th while the reduction was. 0.75 foot Along the lower Monongahela River, the period of suspension to navigation was reduced by one-half day, 26th-27th. During the rise, 34,900 acre-feet of water was stored. The water stored during this rise and two significant ante- cedent rises earlier in the month caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1113.5 on the 27th or 103.5 feet above winter pool, representing an im- poundment of 136,900 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 49 percent of the useable flood control capacity of the reservoir. This flood storage of 2.2 inches of equivalent runoff was the maximum amount and percent of flood control storage used during the year. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the upper Ohio River val- ley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Pittsburgh Damage District (Lock 2, Allegheny River and Lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $38,000; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $26,800. Intermittent heavy rainfall during March 4-5, 1961, caused a moder- ate rise into the reservoir during which 44,100 acre-feet of water was TAGO 10070B 1176 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 stored, equivalent to 0.7 inch of runoff. The Monongahela River at Lock 5 crested at 20.3 feet on the 6th, while the reduction was. 0.9 foot, reduc- ing the period of suspension to navigation along the lower river by one day, 5th-6th. Heavy rainfall from late on April 12, 1961, until late on the 13th caused a moderate rise into the reservoir. During this rise and antece- dent minor rise 44,100 acre-feet of water was stored equivalent to 0.7 inch of runoff. Suspension of navigation was averted along the upper end of Lock 15 pool, Monongahela River, for two days, 13th-15th. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a minor rise in the upper Ohio River which crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.1 foot and in combination with the other seven reser- voirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. During the rise 20,700 acre-feet of water was stored, averting suspension of navigation along the upper end of Lock 15 pool, Monongahela River, for one day, 26th-27th. Minor di- rect flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were esti- mated at $2,300. Heavy rainfall from early on May 6, 1961, until late on the 7th caused a moderate rise in the reservoir during which 49,200 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 0.8 inch of runoff. Suspension of navigation was averted along the upper end of Lock 15 pool, Monongahela River, for two days, 8th-9th. General heavy rainfall from afternoon on June 8, 1961, until early on the 10th caused a major rise into the reservoir and a minor rise in the Monongahela River. Along the entire Monongahela River, suspension of navigation was averted for one-half day, 10th-11th. The water stored caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 1129.2 on June 11, 1961, or 35.2 feet above the maximum conservation level (sum- mer pool). This represents an impoundment of 70,800 acre-feet above that pool or 40 percent of the useable flood control capacity for that date. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made in ac- cordance with the storage schedule, except on the occasion of 13 minor rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permit- ted. Storage during a minor rise during March 21-22, 1961, reduced the period of suspension to navigation along the lower river by one-half day, 22nd. Lock 5, Monongahela River, crested at 20.7 feet on the 22nd while the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.8 foot. Some reservoir management activity was continued throughout the year, comprising sanitation measures, real estate management and op- peration and maintenance of public use facilities. This work was limited in scope as the State of West Virginia has jurisdiction over recreation in the reservoir area. The costs were $42,399, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The authorized project is complete. The reservoir is in operation for low water control in the Monongahela River and for the purpose of flood protection in the Monongahela and Ohio Valleys. Construction of the dam was started in 1935 and placed in operation in 1938. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1177 The costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular ----------------------------------------- $6,431,849 $838,414 $7,270,263 Public works-------------------------------------10,000,000 .......---------------- 10,000,000 Emergency relief.....-----------------------------------1,999,995---------------- 1,999,995 Total....-------------------------------------- 18,431,844 838,414 19,270,258 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--....----------- --------------------------------------------- $18,431,844 Cost---....--------- ------------------------------------------------------- 18,431,844 Maintenance: Appropriated-----.......... $39,400 $47,000 $57,400 $44,500 $49,000 845,199 Cost----...-------------- 38,865 45,317 60,164 45,615 42,399 838,414 1Includes $1,999,995 from emergency relief funds and $10,000,000 from public works funds. 3. MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA. AND W. VA. Location. This river is formed by the junction of the Tygart and West Fork Rivers about 1 mile south of Fairmont, W. Va., and flows in a northerly direction 128.7 miles to its junction with the Allegheny River, forming the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.) Previousprojects. These provided for acquisition by the United States in 1897 of original locks 1 to 7, inclusive, which were built by the Monon- gahela Navigation Co., and the extension of slack water navigation to the head of the river by the construction of original locks 8 to 15, inclusive prior to 1904. The projects were adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, June 3, 1896, and June 4, 1897. For further details see page 1910 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1248, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the improvement of the river by 11 locks and dams to afford slack water navigation for its entire length from Pittsburgh, to above Fairmont, W. Va. Original locks and dams 7, 8 and 9 were replaced by new locks and dam 7 and 8 in 1925. Increased traffic necessitated enlargement and improvement of locks and dams 1 to 6 between Pittsburgh and Rices Landing, Pa., by the building of two parallel chambers and fixed concrete dams during the years 1905 to 1932. Locks and dam 1 were eliminated in 1938 by the raising of the Emsworth dam, Ohio River. Reconstruction of locks 2 was completed in 1953 to provide two modern navigation chambers. Locks and dams 5 and 6 are now obsolescent and inadequate for present traffic. Construction of Maxwell locks and dam is now underway, and when completed, will re- place these old locks and dams with a single modern structure supple- mented by the raising of pool 4. The small and antiquated original locks and dams 10 to 15, inclusive, are being replaced by three modern structures. Morgantown lock and dam, the initial step in the replacement program. has replaced locks and dams 10 and 11. Hildebrand lock and dam, next upstream, has replaced locks and dams 12 and 13. Raising the crest of dam 8 has also been com- TAGO 10070B 1178 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 pleted as part of the upper river improvement and eliminates restricted depth in the upper reach of the pool. At Opekiska lock and dam, which will replace locks and dams 14 and 15, construction is about to be com- menced. Completion of this final link in the upper river replacement program will provide for the entire river length a minimum channel depth of 9 feet, varying in width from a minimum of 300 feet to practically full width at the mouth. The estimate of cost for new work (1961) exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects is $143,127,000. The average annual main- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,440,600. Terminalfacilities. The city of Pittsburgh has constructed a modern wharf for river freight. Boat landings are maintained by some munici- palities along the river. A large number of tipples at mines and various types of hoists at man- ufacturing plants and sand and gravel supply companies are maintained The existing project was authorized by the foaloeing: Acts Work authodzed Documents Mar. 1, 1899 Enlargement and improvement of lock and dam 6; Annual Report, 1897, p. 2423. additional works at lock 3; new repair steamer and new dredge boat with equipment; all at an esti- mated cost of $185,556. June 13, 1902 Rebuilding of lock and dam 2 "In accordance with re- Annual Report, 1909, p. 1756. port submitted by the engineer in charge, Feb. 4, 1902" (report not printed), at estimated cost of $655,961. (Estimate increased in 1910 to $698,961). Mar. 3, 1905 Acquisition of land and additional improvements at Annual Report, 1904, p. 460. 5 and 6 at a cost of $7 850. Do-.......Rebuilding of lock and dam 3 at estimated cost of H. Doe. 209, 58th Cong., 2d sess. $589,196. Mar. 2, 1907 Reconstruction of lock and dam 5 at estimated cost Do. of $756,042. Mar. 4, 1913 Reconstruction of lock and dam 6 at estimated cost of H. Doc. 1217, 62d Cong., 3d sess. $356,400. (Estimate increased in 1916 to $418,860.) Sept. 22, 1922 Additional improvements at estimated cost as follows: H. Doe. 288, 67th Cong., Guide walls and guard walls, 1 to 6--- $1,255,130 2d sess. Lengthening land chamber of lock 3 787,722 to720 feet---------..........................-------------- New chamber (360 feet long), lock 4 . . 699,786 Lock and dam 7-------------------- 1,161,241 Lock and dam 8_------------------ 1,165,758 Lock and dam 7 (second chamber) ... 419,126 Lock and dam 8 (second chamber).... 504,465 397,211 Reconstruction of dam 4-------------.............. Marine ways, repair plant, office and 250,000 warehouse---...............------......----------...... Total------..................-------------------6,640,439 July 3, 1930 For construction of new locks and dam 2% miles be- Rivers and Harbors Committee, low the existing structure, at estimated cost of Doc. 22, 70th Cong., 2d sess. $2,175,000 in lieu of the work authorized at old lock and dam 4. Jan. 31, 19311 Chief of Engineers authorized to locate the new locks and dam above the existing structure and on such site as he may deem most desirable. June 26, 19342 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. May 17, 1950 Modification of the existing project as follows: Senate Doc. 100, 81st Cong. 1st sees. Provide for 2 new locks and dams similar to the Morgantown lock and dam to replace existing locks and dams 12 to 15, inclusive. Provide for a movable crest on existing dam 8 to raise the existing pool-full elevation 4 feet. Provide for a navigation channel of 300-foot mini- mum bottom width and a 9-foot project depth above lock and dam 8. Provide for an extension of the navigable channel of the upper Monongahela River, into the lower Tygart River for a distance of 2.1 miles at a maximum bottom width of 200 feet and a 9-foot project depth. 1 Public Res. 117, 71st Cong., 3d sess. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. TAGO 10070B Locks and dams, Monongahela River, Pa. and W. Va. Depths on miter Location Dimensions sills at normal Character of foundation Type of construction pool level 1 ...... Lift at ..... Per- Year normal cent- opened No. Avail- pool Kind of age of to Estimated or Width able level dam com- navi- actual cost Miles of length (feet) Lower Upper ple- gation above Nearest town chain- to full (feet) (feet) Lock Dam Lock Dam tion mouth ber width (feet) (feet) Ad 2 11.2 Braddock, Pa------------................ 56 360 8.7 16.0 15.95 Rock......Crib pile. Fixed Concrete Concrete.. 100 1953 $17,872,212 3 23.8 Elizabeth, Pa---------------................ 56 360 8.2 11.6 11.9 Rock-.....do-.......dodo do 100 21907 1,681,538 0 720 4 41.5 Charleroi, Pa....---------------a 56 360 10.6 10.7 14.0 Piles-.... Piles.........do- do do.... 100 1932 612,173,767 W 720 5 56.5 Brownsville, Pa-------------............. 56 360 12.4 11.1 11.5 Rock pile. Crib pile....dododo.... 100 1909 1,074,812 61.2 Maxwell Locks and Dam, 84 720 19.5 16.75 25.0 Rock...... Rock.. Movable do .. do.... 10-------- 32, 400,000 Maxwell, Pa. crest. 6 68.3 Rices Landing, Pa-----........... 56 360 13.1 10.5 11.3 ....do...... rib rock Fixeddo Timber 100 1916 770,449 and con- crete. 7 85.0 Greensboro, Pa-------------- 56 360 15.0 10.0 10.5 .do......Rock.........dodo Concrete 100 21925 2,639,804 tbd 8 90.8 Point Marion, Pa- . --..... 56 360 19.0 10.0 10.5 .... do-..........do-...... _..do- -do- .do.... 100 1925 s 5,418,438 les ---- 02.0 Morgantown Lockand Dam, 84 600 17.0 14.5 17.8 .... do..........do.... Movable dodo..... 100 1950 8,778,000 H Morgantown, W. Va. crest. --- 108.0 Hildebrand Lock and Dam, 84 600 21.0 9.0 9.0 .... do..........do.........do . do- .. do . 100 1959 12,530,000 6.0 miles above Morgan- town, W. Va. 115.4 Opekiska Lock and Dam, 84 600 22.0 14.25 18.0 .... do..........do.........dodo ... do---...---------------- 23,300,000 13.4 miles above Morgan- 0 town, W. Va. It d 14 115.3 Lowsville, W. Va.......------------ 56 182 11.2 6.5 7.0 .... do-........ do..... Fixed- do- .. do 100 1903 210,127 15 124.6 Hoult, W. Va---------------- .. 56 182 10.6 7.0 7.0 .... do.. do........do-.... .do.... _do....- 100 1903 175,829 Marine ways, etc----- 250,000 Abandoned lock and and dam 71--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 213,76 0 y 191,------------------------ Abandoned lock and dam 7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21,7 Abandoned Abandoned look dam 11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. and dam lock and 10-----------------................................... .21..0,445 227,668 Abandoned lock and Abandoned lock and dam . dam 10,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200 Abandoned lock and dam 13---------------------------- 1------- Dredgng................... -------------------- -------------------- - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19,1 587,899 Dredging------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- ------------- 58,9 Total------------------------------------------------------------............................................---------------...............------------------------------------------- $123,143,628 1 All depths as shown are on guard sills and are controlling depths. 2Dates shown for locks and dams Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive, represent reconstruction. 22 Chambers. 4Includes ' $3,332,000 for raising crest of dam. 5 Estimated. 1180 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for private use in loading and unloading coal, coke, billets, steel products, sand, gravel, and other commodities. These terminals and docks are not available for the purpose of general commerce. A number of docks and pipelines are also privately maintained for pet- troleum and acid products. Marine ways are maintained by some of the larger industries. There are also several terminals for rail-to-river and river-to-rail transfer. Existing private terminals are adequate for shipments and receipt in the Pittsburgh district of the type of commerce now in existence. The provision of river-to-rail and rail-to-river transfer terminals on an exten- sive scale is not important, since 98 percent of traffic using the river passes through the private terminals which are more than adequate for the prospective commerce. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Dam 8 (raise crest): Preparation of segment maps and descriptions for acquisition of flowage easements in tributary streams was underway. HildebrandLock and Dam: The improvement of West Virginia Route 40/5 to provide access to the locks and dam was completed under con- tract with the State of West Virginia. Remaining flowage easements in the pool area were acquired. Landscaping at the lock site was completed under contract. Maxwell Locks and Dam: Preparation of the required design memo- randa for the construction of the dam were underway by hired labor. Plans and specifications for the construction of the locks were completed and a contract awarded. The contractor cleared the work area, erected the necessary field offices and completed the cofferdam for the locks. Pump-down of the cofferdam was underway at the close of the year. Acquisition of required lands in the locks area was being accomplished. Reconstruction of Dam 4: Work was initiated on the preparation of the general design memorandum. Opekiska Lock and Dam: Design memoranda covering features of the lock and related work were prepared and approved. Plans and specifica- tions for the construction of the locks were prepared, and a contract awarded. Grading for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad relocation at the lock site was being performed by the railroad on a cost of reimbursable basis. Preparation of required design memoranda for the dam were un- derway. Negotiations are being conducted for the acquisition of the re- quired lands for construction of the lock and access road. Operation and maintenance, general: The locks and dams were oper- ated as required and necessary repairs made thereto and to the appur- tenant structures. In addition to ordinary repairs to structures and plant, the following major repair work was performed by hired labor except where noted: At lock 2, repairs were made to the valves of the land cham- ber; at lock 3, repairs were completed to the valves and sills of the river chamber and to the filling and emptying valves of the land chamber; the lower river chamber gates were replaced; at lock 6, repairs were made to the valves and sills of the land chamber; at lock 7, the upper lock gates were replaced; at Morgantown lock and dam, repairs were made to the filling and emptying valves, gate sills and gate; repairs were initiated to the crest gates of the dam; dredging of Whitaker Run Bar, Emsworth Pool, was completed under contract. The costs were $4,952,399, of which $3,474,589 was for new work and $1,477,810 for operation and care of locks and dams. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1181 Condition at end of fiscal year: The locks and dams are in operation and are complete except for the replacement of locks and dams 5 and 6 by construction of Maxwell locks and dam integrated with the reconstruc- tion of dam 4 and replacement of locks and dams 14 and 15 by construc- tion of Opekiska lock and dam. A controlling depth of 9 feet in the navi- gation channel is maintained from Pittsburgh to lock and dam 14. Upon construction of Opekiska lock and dam, a minimum channel depth of 9 feet will exist for the entire length of the river, varying in width from a minimum of 300 feet to full width of the river at the mouth. Recon- struction of the 56 foot lock (river chamber) at lock 2 was commenced by contract January 7, 1949 and accepted as complete June 29, 1951. Con- struction of the 110 foot lock (land chamber) was initiated by contract June 26, 1951 and was completed November 29, 1953. Construction of Morgantown lock and dam was started by contract September 9, 1948 and accepted as complete December 22, 1950. Construction of Maxwell locks was started by contract on December 18, 1960 and is about 13 percent complete. Preparation of required design memoranda for the dam are nearing completion. In connection with the reconstruction of dam 4, the preparation of the general design memorandum is approxi- mately 63 percent complete. Raising the crest of dam 8 was commenced by contract April 24, 1958 and was accepted as complete on November 10, 1959. Construction of Hildebrand lock and dam was initiated by contract on April 29, 1956 and was accepted as complete December 28, 1959. A contract for the construction of Opekiska lock was awarded on June 26, 1961 but work had not commenced by the end of the year. Preparation of design memoranda for the dam was well advanced. Work remaining for completion of the project consists of replacement of locks 5 and 6 by the construction of Maxwell locks and dam integrated with the reconstruction of dam 4; at dam 8 (raise crest), complete acqui- sition of flowage easements on tributary streams; at Hildebrand lock and dam, complete miscellaneous remedial work at the lock and reach a set- tlement with the lock contractor on claim submitted as a result of a slide during construction of the abutment of the dam and construction of Opekiska lock and dam to replace locks and dams 14 and 15. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular---------------- ------------------------- $55,754,201 $24,554,733 $80,308,934 Maintenance and operation----------------------------------------- 150,000 150,000 Total------.................-----------------.................-------........... $55,754,201 $24,704,733 $80,458,934 In addition the sum of $20,446,587 was expended between July 7, 1897 and June 30, 1937, on the operation and care of the works of improve- ment under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. TAGO 10070B 1182 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---.......... $2,941,820 $5,723,000 $4,630,000 $1,594,300 $3,678,728 2 $61,525,662 Cost--................... 3,353,092 4,455,053 5,316,232 2,208,138 3,474,589 2 61,174,742 Maintenance: Appropriated--.......... 1,409,700 1,443,000 1,473,862 1,383,147 1,457,600 45,157,880 Cost------------................... 1,415,2481,342,522 1,603,267 1,363,947 1,477,810 45,152,062 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961......................................... $ 119,088 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.......................-------------------------------------- 12,840,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962. ..------------------------- 12, 959,088 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---..........----------------.................---....... 74,177,965 1 Includes $5,420,541 for new work and $742 for maintenance for previous project. 2 Includes cost of preauthorization studies in the amount of $196,018. 4. OHIO RIVER ABOVE MILE 109, BETWEEN CAPTINA ISLAND AND POWHATAN POINT, CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKS AND DAMS For report on this improvement, see page 1037. 5. OHIO RIVER, OPEN-CHANNEL WORK For report on this improvement, see page 1046. 6. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last Estimated full report amount Name of project see Annual Operation required to Report Construction and mainte- complete for- nance Allegheny River, Pa., open-channel work-------- 1934 $197,000 $133,840 (1) Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, Pa. and Ohio 2.... 1938---------------------------- $57,000,000 Buckhannon River, W. Va. 4 ..............----- 1893 5,500 -------------- (1) Cheat River, W. Va. 4s_ _-_____ - __- 1895 12,997------------- (1) Pittsburgh Harbor, Pa_.----..------..--.--.-.. - 1922 110,663 81,613 (1) Youghiogheny River, Pa.-.-.--.--.-...--.-.... 1955 6 47,195 143,039 8 8,785,000 1 Completed. 2 Under date of Jan. 23, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended the construction of a waterway extend- ing from the Ohio River through the Beaver, Mahoning, and Grand River Valleys to Lake Erie (H. Doc. 178, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 8Inactive. 1931 price level. 4 Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. bNo commerce reported. 6 Previous project data. 7 Includes $1,700 expended under previous project. 8 Lack of interest in project. 7. BRADFORD, PA Location. The city of Bradford is located at the junction of the East and West Branches of Tunungwant Creek in northern McKean County, northwestern Pennsylvania. It is situated in the well-known Bradford oilfield on a broad plain at the head on Tunungwant Creek, a tributary of the upper Allegheny River in the maturely dissected northern part of the Kanawha section of the Appalachian province, approximately 159 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Bradford, Pa.-N. Y., Kinzua, Pa.-N. Y., and Salamanca, N. Y.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for increasing the channel capacity by deepening, lining, and construction of cutoffs in the existing channels. The extent of the plan involves improvements for Tunungwant Creek, East Branch, West Branch, and adjustment of the TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1183 mouths and lower reaches of Foster Brook, Bolivar Run, and Kendall Creek. The project is designed to accommodate discharges substantially greater than that of the maximum flood of record. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $7,650,000; the esti- mated non-Federal cost is $1,895,000. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during the fiscal year. New work: Construction of Unit 3, involving 8,700 feet of channel improvement which includes Tunungwant Creek upstrear 1from Unit 2 to the head of the creek, West Branch and mouth of East Branch, was completed under contract. The contract was accepted as complete on October 21, 1960 subject to the es- tablishment of a satisfactory stand of grass on the seeded areas which later was obtained. The unit was accepted for operation and maintenance by the Bradford Flood Control Authority on February 8, 1961. Con- struction of Unit 4, involving 5,800 feet of channel improvement along the East Branch of Tunungwant Creek was completed under contract. The unit was accepted as complete on May 25, 1961 subject to the establishment of a satisfactory stand of grass. Authority has been obtained and steps are being taken to transfer this final unit to local interests for operation and maintenance. Plans and specifications were prepared, the work advertised and a con- tract was awarded for remedial work on Bolivar Run in Unit 1. No con- tract operations were performed during the year. The total costs were $1,220,912, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for the correction of bank erosion conditions in Bolivar Run in Unit 1. Con- struction was accomplished by units, consisting of Units 1 through 4. Unit 1 involving 16,500 linear feet of channel improvement was initiated by contract December 13, 1955 and accepted as complete October 25, 1956. Unit 2, involving 4,700 feet of channel improvement was com- menced by contract December 16, 1956 and accepted as complete Febru- ary 27, 1959. Unit 3, involving 8,700 linear feet of channel improvement was commenced April 29, 1958 and accepted as complete October 21, 1960. Unit 4, involving 5,800 feet of channel improvement was initiated under contract July 3, 1959 and accepted as complete May 25, 1961. Bank erosion conditions on Bolivar Run in Unit 1 will be corrected by contract early in fiscal year 1962. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, all for new work were $7,597,258. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---------.......... 1,350,000 $620,000 $2,585,000 $1,425,000 $1,052,000 $7,649,768 Cost........ ----..... 366,472 1,899,005 2,061,328 1,732,487 1,220,912 7,597,258 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----................... ..----------- . $32,981 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_----- -------------------------- 32,981 1 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in the amount of $28,768. 8. ALLEGHENY RIVER RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on the Allegheny River in the vicin- ity of Kinzua, Warren County, Pa., approximately 198 miles above the TAGO 10070B 1184 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 mouth of the river at Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located in Warren and McKean Counties, Pa. and Cattaraugus County, N. Y. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Warren and Kinzua, Pa.-N. Y., anid Ran- dolph and Salamanca, N. Y.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam consisting of a combination concrete gravity structure and rolled earth embankment with gate-controlled spillway and discharge conduits con- trolled by slide-gates in the gravity section. The dam will be 1,915 feet long, rise 179 feet above streambed, and will provide for a gross storage of 1,180,000 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 2,180 square miles. Of this storage, approximately 1,156,000 acre-feet would be available for flood control and low flow regulation. The remaining 24,000 acre-feet would be in permanent storage. The reservoir will be operated as required for flood-control purposes as a unit of a reservoir system for the protection of the Allegheny Valley, Pittsburgh and the up- per Ohio Valley, generally, and for low flow regulation in the interest of industrial and domestic water supply, pollution abatement and naviga- tion in the Allegheny and Ohio River Valleys. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, June 28, 1938 and August 18, 1941. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $114,000,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duringfiscal year. New work: Engineering and design was continued by hired labor. Design memoranda covering vari- ous features of the project were prepared and approved. Meetings were held at various times with the state officials relative to reaching agree- ments on relocation of remaining highways in Pennsylvania and New York. Relocation of the 3-mile section of state highway Route 59 at the dam site, under cost reimbursable contract with the State of Pennsyl- vania was continued. The Pennsylvania Railroad commenced work on the upgrading of its Chautauqua Branch which will ultimately carry the traffic of the Salamanca Branch to be abandoned in the reservoir area. A contract was awarded and work well advanced on the construction of the earth embankment, right abutment section of the dam. A contract was awarded for the fabrication of the slide gates, conduit liners, air vent transitions, deflector plates and sluice outlet armor for the dam. Acqui- sition of land at the dam site and in the Kinzua area was underway. Plans and specifications for the dam have been prepared and are under- going final review. The total costs were $3,733,967. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction of this project was initiated in February 1960 with the commencement of the relocation of Pennsylvania State highway, Route 59, at the dam site. Work on this contract is approximately 65 percent complete. Contract operations on the earth embankment, right abutment section are about 66 percent complete. The Pennsylvania Railroad operations relative to relocation of its facilities in the reservoir area are about 10 percent complete. Con- tract plans and specifications for the construction of the dam have been prepared and are undergoing final review. Acquisition of land at the dam site and in the Kinzua area was continuing as was the preparation of the remaining design memoranda. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $6,017,996, of which $6,015,205 was from regular funds and $2,791 from emergency relief funds. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1185 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------.. 1957 1958 ...... 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated-----... -_ $449,000 $1,000,000 -$351,000 $2,156,000 $4,530,000 $8,128,493 Cost....------------------ 319,597 620,684 151,420 859,452 3,733,967 6,017,996 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....----...------------------------ $ 66,591 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962........------------------------------------- 13,400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962......------------------------ 13,466,591 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project................................--------------------------. 92,471,507 1Includes $2,791 from emergency relief funds. 2 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $92,000. 9. TIONESTA RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on Tionesta Creek, 1.25 miles above the junction of the creek with the Allegheny River at Tionesta, Pa., and about 78 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located en- tirely in Forest County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Tionesta, Tidioute, and Sheffield, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a flood-control reservoir dam of the earthfill type with seperate uncontrolled saddle spillway and tunnel outlet works. The dam is 1,050 feet long at the top, rises 154 feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross storage of 133,400 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 478 square miles. Of this storage 125,600 acre-feet are available for flood preven- tion at Pittsburgh and in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The reser- voir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protec- tion of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley generally. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $5,333,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $50,300. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: In connection with providing additional recreational facilities to serve the public needs, the paving of the access road to the spillway was completed under con- tract. Site clearing and grading for parking in public use area and work on bank protection work was completed by hired labor. Construction of parking area was commenced. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood control as required and necessary repairs were made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the operators' quarters and grounds. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the dis- trict and caused a flood along the Allegheny River between lock 7 (lower) and lock 9 (upper). A rise moving down from the upper river was in- strumental in causing a temporary ice jam to develop early on the 20th upon the breakup of the 16 inch ice cover in the pool above lock 9. It was released by forenoon, sending a superimposed wave downstream which declined from 4.5 feet at lock 9 to 1.8 feet at Pittsburgh. The Al- legheny River at lock 7 crested on the 20th at 21.0 feet (upper). The re- TAGO 10070B 1186 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 duction made by this reservoir was. 0.35 foot and in combination with Mahoning Reservoir was 0.65 foot. During the flood 18,200 acre-feet of water was stored in the reservoir, equivalent to 0.7 inch of runoff. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduc- tion made by this reservoir was 0.35 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the lower Alle- gheny River valley between lock 5 and lock 7, and in Pittsburgh. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Kittan- ning Damage District (Mile 30.4 to Mile 46.0, Allegheny River), $7,900; Pittsburgh, $2,000. A storm from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th oc- curred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at locks 7 and 4 crested on the 26th at 20.0 and 18.2 feet (upper), respectively. At lock 7 the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.6 foot and in combination with Mahoning Reser- voir was 1.0 feet, averting a flood for one-half day, 26th-27th. At lock 4, the reduction in combination with Mahoning, Crooked Creek, Loyal- hanna, and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 3.3 feet. Along the lower Alle- gheny River, suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th- 27th. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (Lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00- 6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.5 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 0.7 foot and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet. The reduc- tion made by this reservoir in combination with the other reservoirs a- verted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The water stored during this flood and antecedent sig- nificant rise caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 1137.6 on the 27th, or 52.6 feet above minimum pool. This repre- sents an impoundment of 54,000 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 43 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor di- rect flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the lower Allegheny River valley between lock 5 and lock 7 and along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The mone- tary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Kittanning Damage District, $1,700; Pittsburgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River, and lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $47,500; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $34,200. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at Franklin, Parkers Landing, locks 7 and 4 crested on the 26th at 16.76, 16.8, 20.4 (upper) and 18.7 feet (upper), respec- tively. The corresponding reductions were 0.65, 0.6, 0.4 and 0.4 foot, respectively. At Franklin, flooding was averted for one-half day, 26th. The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Mahoning Reservoir at lock 7 was 0.45 foot, averting a flood for one day, 26th-27th. In combination with Mahoning, Crooked Creek, Loyalhanna and Cone- maugh Reservoirs at lock 4, the reduction was 1.8 feet, averting suspen- sion of navigation for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reser- voir at Pittsburgh was 0.4 foot and in combination with the other seven TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1187 reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1124.1 on the 28th or 39.1 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 34,300 acre-feet above minimum pool or 27 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the middle and lower Allegheny River valley in the vicinity of Franklin, Pa., and between lock 7 and lock 5, and also in Pittsburgh. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Franklin-Oil City Damage District (Mile 108 to Mile 146, Allegheny River), $1,300; Kittanning Damage District, $7,100; Pittsburgh, $9,000. During the remainder of the year routine operations were made except on the occasion of 12 minor and moderate rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permitted. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation measures, conservation, land management and operation, and maintenance of public use facilities were continued. The total costs were $100,202, of which $45,122 was for new work and $55,080 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and its appurtenances are complete, and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the reservoir sys- tem designed for the protection of Pittsburgh and the reduction of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction of the dam was started in May 1938 and completed in January 1941. All work rela- tive to relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 3,040 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 349 acres. A master land use plan is complete. Remaining work consists of provision on project lands of additional rec- reational facilities required to serve the public needs. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Regular funds: New work_------------------------------------------- 5,251,370 Operation and maintenance, general_----------------------_ 747,179 Total ---------------------------------------------- 5,998,549 Emergency relief funds: New work--_ .___ __ . .. .-- - -------- ------- - 24,201 Total costs, all funds______-------------____ ----- __ _ 6,022,750 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-.-....- ... - .......... - ---..... . $5,000 $30,000 $35,000 1$5,283,401 Cost-__-.----------.. ......-.-. - _....._ . --. . 4,976 12,072 45,122 15,275,571 Maintenance: Appropriated-------.......... $42,900 $43,500 63,700 47,450 51,500 747,650 Cost--.--.----------. - 45,765 42,750 61,384 46,720 55,080 747,179 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961........---------------------------------- $ 5,515 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-----...................................-----------------------................. 17,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...........---------......------------------... 22,515 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ----------------------- _- ------ 32,599 1Includes $24,201 from emergency relief funds. TAGO 10070B 1188 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 10. EAST BRANCH, CLARION RIVER RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located in Elk County, Pa., on the East Branch of the Clarion River above Middle Fork, 7.3 miles above the junction of the East and West Branches of the Clarion River at Johnson- burg, Pa., and approximately 151 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located entirely in Elk County, Pa. (See U. S. Geologi- cal Survey chart for Mount Jewett, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam of the rolled-earthfill type with gate-controlled concrete tunnel under right abutment and a paved uncontrolled spillway on the left abutment slope. The dam, 1,725 feet long at the top and rising 184 feet above the streambed, will provide for the gross controlled storage of 84,300 acre- feet, from a tributary drainage area of 72.4 square miles. Of the total storage, 83,300 acre-feet will be available for flood control and low water regulation purposes, in the Clarion River Valley below. The remaining 1,000 acre-feet will be in permanent storage. The reservoir will be oper- ated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The project was selec- ted for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Acts approved June 28, 1938, and December 22, 1944. The estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $9,433,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $39,500. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood control, as re- quired, and necessary repairs made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the operators' quarters and grounds. A storm over the upper Clarion River basin from early afternoon on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th, occurred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a light flood at Johnsonburg, Pa., and Ridgway, Pa. The Clarion River crested late on the 25th at Johnsonburg at 7.2 feet and early on the 26th at Ridgway at 8.95 feet. The reductions at Johnsonburg and Ridgway were 1.35 and 1.15 feet, respectively. The period of flooding was also re- duced along the upper Clarion River by one-half day. During this flood and antecedent minor rises the previous week, 15,500 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 4.0 inches runoff. This represented a substan- tial replenishment of the low-water storage for that date and did not necessitate the use of flood control storage. Moderate direct flood con- trol benefits were achieved along the upper Clarion River valley and were estimated as follows: Johnsonburg Damage District, $15,700; Ridgway Damage District, $33,800. During the remainder of the year routine operations were made in ac- cordance with the low-water schedule for maintiaining satisfactory flows in the upper Clarion River except on the occasion of 10 minor and mod- erate rises when impoundment in excess of normal low-water storage was released as river conditions permitted. Regulated low flows at Johnson- burg during July 1, 1960-February 17, 1961, averaged 161 cfs and repre- sented a factor of 3.1 of augmented flow to natural flow. The factor was a maximum during September, 6.0 when the regulated flow averaged 210 c.f.s. Thus, this reservoir achieved substantial benefits from low-flow TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL---PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1189 augmentation for the industrialized and populated areas using the Clar- ion River, significantly at Johnsonburg and Ridgway. On February 17, 1961, the reservoir had been drawn down to elevation 1604.0, the lowest elevation for the 1960-61 low-water season. This is the latest date of record in the autumn-winter season that a recovery was started in the low water storage since multiple-purpose regulation commenced at the dam in 1953. It is noted that the inflow for February 1961, 3.92 inches, was the maximum of record for February and is in sharp contrast to Jan- uary which had the minimum of record, 0.26 inch, and ended a drought condition in the upper Allegheny River basin which had persisted from July 1960 until mid-February 1961. Storage during a minor rise on May 18-19, 1961, caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 1671.3 on the 20th, or 1.3 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (summer pool). This represents an impoundment of 1,600 acre-feet above that pool or only 8 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. This was also the maximum amount and percent of flood con- trol storage used during the year. Some reservoir management activity was performed throughout the year comprising sanitation measures, conservation, land management and operation of public use facilities. The work was limited in scope as the bulk of the reservoir lands are owned by the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania. The total costs were $44,022. Condition at the end of fiscal year. The opencut excavation for the out- let works was started June 1947 and completed May 1948. Construction of the outlet works commenced June 8, 1948 and acceptance of the work was made May 29, 1951. Construction of the embankment and spillway was initiated July 20, 1949, and was accepted as complete July 17, 1952. Land acquisition and related work is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 1,252 acres in fee sim- ple and flowage easements over 820 acres. The dam was placed in opera- tion during June 1952, for flood control and streamflow regulation (water supply and pollution abatement). Work remaining to be done consists of provision on project lands of additional recreational facilities required to serve the public needs. The total costs at the end of the fiscal year were $9,692,762, of which $9,382,773 was for new work and $309,989 for operation and mainten- ance, general. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.......... $40,000 $360,000 $31 ..------------------------ $9,382,773 Cost....------------------ 14,498 378,716 6,817 ..----------------------- 9,382,773 Maintenance: Appropriated-------.......... 28,900 40,000 36,500 $50,190 $42,100 310,490 Cost....------------------ 28,108 38,919 36,570 49,661 44,000 309,989 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....................----------------------------............... $50, 227 11. RIDGWAY, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The borough of Ridgway is located in Elk County, western Pennsylvania, at the junction of Elk Creek with the Clarion River, a tri- TAGO 10070B 1190 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 butary of the Allegheny River. (See U. S. Geological Survey chart for Ridgway, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the widening, deepening and streamlining of the existing channel of Elk Creek above Ridgway for a distance of about 4,250 feet, and construction of a new railroad bridge over the new channel outlet to replace the present span which is inade- quate for passage of creek flood flows. The improved channel side slopes would be protected with paving where necessary. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $670,000; the esti- mated non-Federal cost is $72,000. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation and evidence of le- gal and financial ability to fulfill them were submitted by the Borough of Ridgway and accepted by the District Engineer on June 1, 1960. The Borough furnished unqualified right-of-entry on the required lands on March 16, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications for the project were completed and a contract awarded. Clearing of the work area was started and fill for the temporary run- around for the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed. Total costs for new work this fiscal year were $41,113. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was ini- tiated under contract on May 27, 1961 and is approximately 1 percent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $92,009. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated_--- __---- $1,848 $20,000 $32,000 $125,000 $178,848 Cost---.----.----------. 1,848 18,319 30,729 41,113 92,009 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961............................................ $ 1,824 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ------............------ ------. --.--..--.. . 250,000 Unobligated balanced available for year ending June 30, 1962-_----------............-..----- 251,824 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--......................-..-....-- - 241,152 1 Includes cost of preauthorization studies in amount of $1,848. 12. BROOKVILLE, PA. Location. The borough of Brookville is located in Jefferson County, Western Pennsylvania, at the junction of North Fork and Sandy Lick Creeks, which forms the head of Redbank Creek, a tributary of the Alle- gheny River. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart for Brookville, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the widening, deepening, and streamlining of the channels of Redbank Creek, Sandy Lick Creek, and North Fork Creek through the borough, excavating a pilot channel in Redbank Creek below the limit of the major channel improvement, pro- viding special treatment at junction of North Fork and Sandy Lick Creeks and providing a drop structure in North Fork Creek. New earth cut slopes and disposal fill will be protected by seeding with grass, and stone protection will be provided at locations subject to erosion. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958, House Document No. 166, 85th Congress, 1st session. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1960) is $1,124,000; the esti- mated non-Federal cost is $289,000. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL---PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1191 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Construction of the flood pro- tection project was commenced under contract. Work performed con- sisted of channel excavation, furnishing and driving steel sheet piling and placing concrete for pier protection at bridges. The costs during the fiscal year were $452,231, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is under construction and is approximately 50 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $558,057. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------.... $29,177 $40 $28,400 $318,013 $500,000 $898,613 ----------------- Cost................... 29,177 40 23,169 30,457 452,231 558,057 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.............------------------..................---------............ $179,101 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--------........-------------------------------.......................................... 225,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962._ --------------------------- 404,101 1 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $52,213. 13. PUNXSUTAWNEY, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The borough of Punxsutawney is located on Mahoning Creek in Jefferson County, Pa., approximately 85 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is situated on a comparatively wide, alluvial flood plain about 52 miles above the mouth of the stream and 30 miles above the Mahoning Creek flood-control dam. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Punxsutawney and Smicksburg, Pa.) Existing project. The plan of improvement consists principally of deepening, widening, and straightening the creek channel for a distance of approximately 18,838 feet, and complementing this with approxi- mately 10,352 feet of rolled-fill dikes, 2,627 feet of walls, 700 feet of pressure conduit for Barrett Run, and internal drainage facilities includ- ing a pumping station and flush house. The project is designed to accommodate discharges 20 percent greater than that of the maximum flood of record. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938. The Federal cost of the completed project is $3,586,107; the non-Fed- eral cost is $180,485. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $6,500. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: Routine inspections were made throughout the year. The total costs were $3,646, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. Construction was accomplished by units consisting of units 1, 2, 2A, and 2B. Con- struction of unit 1, involving 10,200 linear feet of improvement was started in May 1946 and was completed in May 1947. Unit 2 (initial work), consisting of relocation of sewers and construction of the Barrett Run conduit, was started in December 1947 and was completed in August 1948. Unit 2A, involving 4,400 linear feet of improvement was started in April 1948 and was completed in April 1949. Unit 2B, in- volving 4,225 linear feet of improvement, was started in February 1949 TAGO 10070B 1192 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. U.S. ARMY, 1961 and was completed in June 1950. Relocations and acquisition of land are complete. The total acreage involved in unit 1 consists of perpetual easements over 49.7 acres and temporary easements over 18.9 acres. The total acreage involved in unit 2 consists of perpetual easements over 47.8 acres and temporary easements over 1.9 acres. On July 31, 1950, the borough of Punxsutawney formally accepted the completed project and assumed the responsibility for maintenance and operation. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $3,630,822, of which $3,586,107 was for new work and $44,715 for operation and maintenance, general. In addition $180,485 was expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......... ----------- Appropriated ............ ------------ ............ .......... ------------ .------------ .. .... . ------------ .. 1$3,586,107 1 3 8,0 Cost...------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 13,586,107 Maintenance: Appropriated....------- $8,500 $9,400 $4,000 $6,500 $17,000 58,500 Cost_-------..........- 9,325 1,743 11,800 6,152 3,646 44,715 1 In addition $180,485 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 14. MAHONING CREEK RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on Mahoning Creek in Armstrong County, Pa., 21.6 miles above the junction of the creek with the Alle- gheny River. It is about 6 % miles southeast of New Bethlehem, Pa.; and about 51 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located in Armstrong, Indiana, and Jefferson Counties, Pa. (See U. S. Geologi- cal Survey charts for Rural Valley and Smicksburg, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a flood-control reservoir dam of the concrete gravity type with a gate-controlled center spillway flanked by abutment sections joining the valley sides. The dam is 926 feet long at the top, rises 162 feet above the streambed, and pro- vides for the gross controlled storage of 74,200 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 340 square miles. Of this storage 69,700 acre- feet are available for flood prevention at Pittsburgh and in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The remaining 4,500 acre-feet are in permanent storage. Two penstocks are contained in the structure for possible fu- ture generation of hydroelectric power. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The existing project was author- ized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $6,471,000. The aver- age annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $34,200. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for flood control, as required, and necessary repairs made to the dam and its appurtenances, and to the op- erators' quarters and grounds throughout the year. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the dis- trict and caused a flood along the Allegheny River between lock 7 (lower) TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1193 and lock 9 (upper). A rise moving down from the upper river was in- strumental in causing a temporary ice jam to develop early on the 20th upon the breakup of a 16-inch ice cover in the pool above lock 9. It was released by forenoon, sending a superimposed wave downstream which declined from 4.5 feet at lock 9 to 1.8 feet at Pittsburgh. The Allegheny River at lock 7 crested on the 20th at 21.0 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir was 0.3 foot and in combination with Tionesta Reservoir was 0.65 foot. During the flood, 25,700 acre-feet of water was stored in the reservoir, equivalent to 1.4 inches of runoff. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.35 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. Minor direct flood con- trol benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the lower Allegheny River valley between lock 5 and lock 7, and in Pittsburgh. The mone- tary benefits for these reservoirs were estimated as follows: Kittanning Damage District (Mile 30.4 to Mile 46.0, Allegheny River), $6,800; Pittsburgh, $2,000. A storm from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th, occurred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at locks 7 and 4 crested on the 26th at 20.0 and 18.2 feet (upper), respectively. At lock 7 the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.4 foot and in combination with Tionesta Reser- voir was 1.0 foot, averting a flood for one-half day, 26th-27th. At lock 4, the reduction in combination with Tionesta, Crooked Creek, Loyal- hanna and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 3.3 feet, averting suspension of navigation for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.35-foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 0.5-foot and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheel- ing was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with the other reservoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The water stored during this flood and antecedent significant rise caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 1143.5 on the 27th, or 68.5 feet above mini- mum pool. This represents an impoundment of 36,900 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 53 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the lower Allegheny River valley between lock 5 and lock 7 and along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Kittanning Damage District, $1,100; Pittsburgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River, and lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $33,200; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $24,400. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at locks 7 and 4 crested on the 26th at 20.4 and 18.7 feet (upper), respectively. At lock 7 the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.05 foot and in combination with Tionesta Reservoir was 0.45 foot, averting a flood for one day, 20th-27th. At lock 4 the reduction made in combination with Tionesta, Crooked Creek, Loyal- hanna and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 1.8 feet, averting suspension of TAGO 10070B 1194 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 navigation for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.1 foot and in combination with the other seven reser- voirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1103.8 on the 28th or 28.8 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 6,800 acre- feet above minimum pool or 10 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the lower Allegheny River valley be- tween lock 7 and lock 5, and in Pittsburgh. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Kittanning Damage District, $900; Pittsburgh, $2,300. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made ex- cept on the occasion of 11 minor and moderate rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permitted. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation measures, conservation, land management, and operation and maintenance of public use facilities were continued. The total costs were $42,881, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and its appurtenances are complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the reservoir sys- tem designed for the protection of Pittsburgh and the reduction of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley generally. Construction of the dam was started in February 1939, and completed in June 1941. All work in connection with relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 2,533.49 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 76.89 acres. Remaining work consists of provision on project lands of additional recreational facilities required to serve the public needs. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular---.... -------------------------------------- $6,395,674 $564,938 $6,960,612 Emergency relief------------------------------------- 25,671 ..--......-.... 25,671 6,421,345 Total...---...........--.---------------........... 564,938 6,986,283 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ...-------... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------........----.....------- ----------------------------- ------------ 1$6,421,345 ....---------...---------------------------------- Cost........--------------... ------------ 16,421,345 Maintenance: Appropriated-------_ -- $25,000 $35,100 $33,483 $35,350 $41,900 565,133 Cost....------------------24,767 31,331 34,933 36,977 42,881 564,938 Rehabilitation: .............----------------------- Appropriated-------- ------------------ 50,000 50,000 Cost--------------....------------ ------------------------------------------- 1Includes $25,671 from emergency relief funds. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1195 15. CROOKED CREEK RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on Crooked Creek 6.7 miles above the junction of the creek with the Allegheny River near Ford City, Pa., and about 32 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located entirely in Armstrong County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Freeport and Elders Ridge, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a flood-control reservoir dam of the earthfill type with separate uncontrolled saddle spillway and tunnel outlet works. The dam is 1,480 feet long at the top, rises 143 feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross storage of 93,900 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 277 square miles. Of this storage 89,400 acre-feet are available for flood prevention at Pittsburgh and in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The remaining 4,500 acre-feet are in permanent storage. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley generally. The existing project was author- ized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The cost of the completed project is $4,204,888. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $35,200. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for the benefit of flood control, as required, and necessary repairs were made to the dam and its appurten- ances and to operators' quarters and grounds. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the district and caused a major rise into the reservoir during which 28,800 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 1.95 inches of runoff. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the re- duction made by this reservoir was 0.25 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $1,400. A storm from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th occurred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.2 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tionesta, Mahoning, Loyalhanna and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 3.3 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.2 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 0.3 foot and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheel- ing was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with the other reservoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The water stored during this flood and antecedent significant rise caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 882.7 on the 27th, or 42.7 feet above mini- TAGO 10070B 1196 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 mum pool. This represents an impoundment of 32,000 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 36 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Pittsburgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River, and lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River) $19,000; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $14,600. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.7 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tionesta, Mahoning, Loyalhanna and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 1.8 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.15 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pitts- burgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reser- voir to rise to elevation 860.5 on the 28th or 20.5 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 11,400 acre-feet above mini- mum pool or 13 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reser- voir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $3,400. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made ex- cept on the occasion of 8 minor and moderate rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permitted. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation measures, conservation, land management and operation and maintenance of certain public-use facilities were continued. This work was limited as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has jurisdiction over recreation in the reservoir area. The total costs were $37,079, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and its appurtenances are complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the reservoir sys- tem designed for the protection of Pittsburgh and the reduction of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction of the dam was started in March 1938, and completed in October 1940. All work relative to the relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 3,563.55 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 99.98 acres. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular...........-------------- ....... ..... -------------------------- 4,141,100 $621,776 $4,762,876 Emergency relief--.......-------------------------------- 63,788 --------------- 63,788 Total---- --....... ...... ...............- 4,204,888 621,776 4,826,664 TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1197 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------ _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------........---- --------------- ............ ........... 1$4,204,888 Cost.......----------. ---------------- -------- _ ------------ .-- ------------.-------- 14,204,888 Maintenance: Appropriated....--------- $26,200 $32,500 $42,452 $37,900 $36,600 622,252 Cost-------------- ---- 25,943 29,608 42,807 40,420 37,079 621,776 1 Includes $63,788 from emergency relief funds. 16. JOHNSTOWN, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The city of Johnstown is located in southwestern Cambria County, Pa., approximately 58 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is situ- ated in a deep and comparatively narrow valley at the junction of Stony Creek and Little Conemaugh River, which unite to form the Conemaugh River. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart for Johnstown, Pa.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for increasing the channel capacity by enlarging and realining the existing channels and protecting the bank with concrete pavement. Miscellaneous fea- tures of work include relocation of railroad tracks, highway and utilities, and alterations to sewers, drains, bridge piers, and other structures. The improvement involves about 46,920 feet of channel as follows: The Conemaugh River for a distance of 19,270 feet extending from the "Point" downstream to about 2,650 feet below the Pennsylvania Rail- road bridge at Dornick Point; the Little Conemaugh River for a dis- tance of 6,950 feet from the "Point" upstream to about 150 feet below the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in the vicinity of Fifth Street; and Stony Creek for a distance of 20,700 feet from the "Point" upstream to about 500 feet above the Ferndale Bridge in the vicinity of the borough of Ferndale. The project is designed to accommodate discharges equiva- lent to those of the March 1936 flood, the maximum natural flow of record, with a minimum of overbank flow and to practically eliminate damages therefrom. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and August 28, 1937. The cost of the completed project is $8,865,388. The average annual aintenance cost during the past 5 years was $26,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: Routine inspections and operation and maintenance were made throughout the year. The removal of willow growth from the channels was accomplished under contract. The costs were $13,604, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The improved channels are fully com- plete. Construction was accomplished by units, consisting of units 1, 2, 3, and supplementary unit 2A, all in the Conemaugh River section; unit 4, comprising the Little Conemaugh River section; and units 5 and 6 comprising the Stony Creek section. Construction of the project com- menced in August 1938 and was completed in November 1943. Footer protection for unit 4 was completed in November 1949. All work rela- tive to relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired and consists of 0.60 acre in fee simple and flowage easements over 397.16 acres. TAGO 10070B 1198 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general $8,831,965 $286,505 $9,118,470 Regular...............................................-----------------------------------------. 33,423 ---------------- 33,423 Emergency relief................................------------------------------------- Total.....--............------------------------------------.............. 8,865,388 286,505 9,151,893 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated. .------------------------------------------- 1$8,865,388 Cost------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 18,865,388 Maintenance: Appropriated--------........ $2,200 $9,400 $65,000 $42,112 $11,500 288,912 Cost------------------- 4,003 1,281 73,277 37,745 13,604 286,505 1Includes $33,423 from emergency relief funds. 17. CONEMAUGH RIVER RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam is located on the Conemaugh River in Indiana and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., 7.5 miles above the junction of Cone- maugh River and Loyalhanna Creek, which form the head of Kiskimine- tas River. It is about 2 miles northeast of Tunnelton, Pa., and about 42 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located in Westmore- land and Indiana Counties, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Latrobe, New Florence, and Elders Ridge, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a flood-control reservoir dam of the concrete gravity type with a gate-controlled center spillway flanked by abutment sections joining the valley sides and an earth embankment terminating in the right abutment. The dam, 1,265 feet long at the top and rising 137 feet above the streambed, will provide for the gross controlled storage of 274,000 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 1,351 square miles. Of this storage, 270,000 acre-feet will be available for flood-control purposes. The remaining 4,000 acre-feet will be in permanent storage. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The existing pro- ject was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The cost of the completed project is $45,684,411. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $41,800. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Acquisition of the two remaining tracts of land in the reservoir area was completed. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated effectively for flood control as required and necessary repairs were made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the operators' quarters and grounds. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1199 Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the dis- trict and caused a major rise into the reservoir during which 96,000 acre- feet of water was stored, equivalent to 1.35 inches of runoff. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduction made by this reservoir was 1.1 feet and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. Minor direct flood con- trol benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $6,200. A storm from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th occurred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.2 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tionesta, Mahoning, Crooked Creek and Loyalhanna Reservoirs was 3.3 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 1.85 feet and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 2.5 feet and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir in com- bination with the other reservoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The water stored during this flood and antecedent significant rise caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 957.0 on the 27th, or 77.0 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 164,900 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 61 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Moderate direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The monetary benefits for this reser- voir were estimated as follows: Pittsburgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River and lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $175,700; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $122,000. Moderate rainfall during April 16, 1961 accompanied by a heavy thaw of a light snow cover caused a moderate rise into the reservoir during which 23,300 acre-feet of water was stored. Storage in conjunction with that in the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh prevented the Ohio River at Pittsburgh from exceeding pool limit for one-half day, during the 17th. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pitts- burth and were estimated at $11,100. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.7 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tionesta, Mahoning, Crooked Creek and Loyalhanna Reservoirs was 1.8 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 26th at Pitts- burgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.9 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 928.7 on the 28th or 48.7 feet above mini- TAGO 10070B 1200 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 mum pool. This represents an impoundment of 59,000 acre-feet above minimum pool or 22 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pitts- burgh and were estimated at $20,200. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made ex- cept on the occasion of 11 minor and moderate rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permitted. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation, conservation, land management, and operation and maintenance of public use facilities were continued. The costs during the year were $69,894, of which $27,336 was for new work and $42,558 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam and its appurtenances are complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the reservoir sys- tem designed for the protection of Pittsburgh and the reduction of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction of the dam and appurtenances was started by contract April 25, 1949, and com- pleted December 31, 1952. The furnishing and erection of 2 gantry cranes and 14 crest gates by contract were started November 16 and December 9, 1951, and completed August 6 and September 4, 1953, respectively. Relocation of the main line of the Conemaugh division, Pennsylvania Railroad, was started by contract April 1946 and com- pleted September 19, 1950. Highway and utility relocations are complete. Land acquisition and related work is complete. A total of 114 tracts were acquired for the railroad relocation consisting of 1,331 acres in fee and easements over 3 acres. The total tracts involved for the dam and reservoir total 957 all of which have been acquired. The total acreage consists of 6,928 acres in fee and easements over 578 acres. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $46,022,059, of which $45,684,411 was for new work and $337,648 for operation and mainte- nance, general. These costs include $5,351 from emergency relief funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_---_ __--- -$18,600 -$90,031 -$25,000 -$1,728 1$45,684,411 Cost ------.......... . $227,495 36,252 31,043 5,570 27,336 145,684,411 Maintenance: Appropriated_-- 30,800 43,000 50,206 42,200 42,600 338,206 Cost --------- ------- 31,178 40,971 38,307 56,110 42,558 337,648 1 Includes $5,351 from emergency relief funds. 18. LOYALHANNA RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on Loyalhanna Creek, 4.5 miles above the junction of the creek with the Conemaugh River at Saltsburg, Pa., and about 29 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located entirely in Westmoreland County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey chart for Latrobe, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a flood-control reservoir dam of the concrete gravity type with a gate controlled center spillway flanked by abutment sections joining the valley sides, and an TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1201 earth embankment section terminating in the left abutment. The dam, 960 feet long at the top, rises 114 feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross controlled storage of 95,300 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 290 square miles. Of this storage 93,300 acre- feet are available for flood prevention at Pittsburgh and in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The remaining 2,000 acre-feet are in permanent storage. One penstock is contained in the structure for possible future generation of hydroelectric power. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley, generally. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The cost of the completed project is $5,452,862. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $35,400. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for flood control, as required, and necessary repairs made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the operators' quarters and grounds throughout the year. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a heavy thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the dis- trict and caused a major rise into the reservoir during which 24,600 acre- feet of water was stored, equivalent to 1.6 inches of runoff. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.15 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. Minor direct flood con- trol benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $900. A storm from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th oc- curred as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above War- ren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.2 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tio- nesta, Mahoning, Crooked Creek and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 3.3 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River, suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.2 foot and in combination with the other seven reser- voirs above Pittsburgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 0.3 foot and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with the other reservoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The water stored during this flood and antecedent significant rise caused the reservoir to rise to the highest elevation of the year, 948.3 on the 27th, or 38.3 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 30,400 acre-feet above minimum pool, or 33 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows: Pitts- burgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River and lock 2, Mononga- hela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $19,000; Wheeling Damage Dis- trict (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $14,600. TAGO 10070B 1202 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a flood along the upper Allegheny River above Warren, Pa. The Allegheny River at lock 4 crested on the 26th at 18.7 feet (upper). The reduction made by this reservoir in combination with Tionesta, Ma- honing, Crooked Creek and Conemaugh Reservoirs was 1.8 feet. Along the lower Allegheny River suspension to navigation was averted for one day, 26th-27th. The Ohio River crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.3 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 939.7 on the 28th or 29.7 feet above minimum pool. This represents an impoundment of 18,400 acre-feet above minimum pool or 20 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $6,800. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made ex- cept on the occasion of 13 minor and moderate rises when some water was stored and released as river conditions permitted. Activities under reservoir management program comprising sanitation, conservation, land management, and operation and maintenance of pub- lic-use facilities were continued. The total costs were $37,889, all for operation and maintenance. Conditions at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and the reservoir is in operation as a unit of the reservoir system designed for the protec- tion of Pittsburgh and the reduction of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction of the dam was started in October, 1939 and completed in June 1942. All work relative to relocations and the ac- quisition of land is complete. The total acreage acquired consists of 3,415.12 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 79.84 acres. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Costs Funds Operation and New work maintenance, Total general Regular_ _______------------------- $5,445,523 $603,012 $6,048,535 Emergency relief------------------------------- --- - 7,339 ---------------- 7,339 Total-.._....-.-..------------------ $5,452,862 $603,012 $6,055,874 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year...-.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- _ _- .-- -- ___ -..-. __ $5,452,862 1,_.. Cost-------- ........----------------------........................---------......---------------.......------------ 15,452,862 Maintenance: Appropriated.......... $25, 400 $37,300 $34,049 $40, 900 $38, 000 603,649 Cost. -------------- 26,854 35,572 33,320 43,146 37,889 603,012 1 Includes $7,339 from emergency relief funds. 19. BUTLER, PA. Location. The city of Butler and the adjoining community of Lyndora are located on Connoquenessing Creek, Butler County, western Pennsyl- vania approximately 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey Chart for Butler, Pa.) TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1203 Existing project. This provides flood protection for the two communi- ties and the area immediately below by widening, deepening and stream- lining the existing channel of Connoquenessing Creek and construction of a cutoff channel to bypass the west end loop area of Butler. Appur- tenant work will consist of provision of a diversion control structure; al- teration of utilities and bridges; and relocation of a section of the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad along the cutoff channel. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960, House Document No. 110, 86th Cong., 1st session. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1960) is $1,820,000; the es- timated non-Federal cost is $497,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction of the project; bear the expense of all necessary railroad, utility and sewer alterations required for the project; establish and enforce project channel limits to prevent encroach- ments on the channel improvements; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and maintain and op- erate each usable element of the work after completion of that element and of all works after completion thereof in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Meetings have been held with local interests regarding fulfillment of requirements. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Work was initiated on the preparation of the general design memorandum. The total costs during the fiscal year were $17,009, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preparation of the general design memorandum is approximately 26 per- cent complete. The total costs to June 30, were $79,360. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------------- ---------------------- ------------ $25,000 $87,351 Cost--------- _ .... --------------------------------------------- 17,009 79,360 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----.......... --------------------------- $ 7,991 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---------------------------------------- 83,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_---- ------------ ---------- 90,991 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project__--------- ----------- ------- 1,649,649 1 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $62,351. 20. ELKINS, OHIO RIVER BASIN, W. VA. Location. The city of Elkins is located on the Tygart River in north central Randolph County, W. Va., approximately 155 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pa. It is situated at the downstream end of a long, broad reach of the upper Tygart Valley, approximately 75 miles above the mouth of the river. (See U. S. Geological Survey chart for Elkins, W. Va.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for diverting flood discharges from the upstream arm of the loop of the natural river channel into an artificial cutoff channel, thereby bypassing the city of Elkins. The improvement consists of a fully impervious rolled-earth upstream diversion dike, approximately 1,250 feet long; a diversion or cutoff channel, approximately 1,600 feet long, 140 feet wide and 15 feet TAGO 10070B 1204 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 deep; a downstream protection dike, approximately 2,500 feet long; controlled inlet and outlet conduits through the dikes; a pondage basin within the protected area to store storm runoff during diversion periods; and an incidental pondage basin upstream from the diversion dike to aid low water flow. The structures of the project will be adequate to provide complete protection of Elkins against the maximum flood of reasonable expectancy. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Federal cost of the completed project is $1,772,627; non-Federal cost $40,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,600. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Routine inspections were made throughout the year. The total costs were $2,348, all for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the flood protection works was commenced in May 1946 and completed in May 1949. The project, except that portion of channel maintained by the Federal Gov- ernment, has been operated and maintained by the city of Elkins since March 31, 1949. All work in connection with relocations is complete. Land acquisition and related work is complete. The total acreage in- volved consists of 43.19 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 526.04 acres. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $1,794,252, of which $1,772,627 was for new work and $21,625 for operation and main- tenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.....---------------..------------------------------.................................... $1,772,627 Cost- ----- -----------------------------------------------------------. 1,772,627 Maintenance: Appropriated---.....--..... $2,300 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $3,000 22,300 Cost.............---------------.... 2,411 836 1,143 1,032 2,348 21,625 21. YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PA. Location. The dam site is located on the Youghiogheny River about 74.2 miles above its junction with the Monongahela River at McKees- port, Pa. It is 1.2 miles upstream from Confluence, Pa., and about 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pa. The reservoir is located in Fayette and Somerset Counties, Pa., and Garrett County, Md. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey charts for Confluence, Pa., Accident, Md., West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam of the rolled-earthfill type with separate uncontrolled side channel spill- way and tunnel outlet works. The dam is 1,610 feet long at the top, rises 184 feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross storage of 254,000 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 434 square miles. Of this storage 5,200 acre-feet are in permanent storage and the remaining 248,800 acre-feet are available for flood control, navigation aid, and pollution abatement purposes. The reservoir is operated as re- TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1205 quired for flood-prevention purposes as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the protection of Pittsburgh and the upper Ohio Valley gen- erally. The project was selected for construction under the general au- thorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost for new work (1961)is $9,786,000. The average an- nual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $62,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Work was com- pleted on the construction of the access road, parking areas, picnic facil- ities and site clearing. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated for flood control as required and necessary repairs made to the dam and its appurtenances and the operators' quarters and grounds throughout the year. Rainfall occurred from afternoon on February 17, 1961, until late on the 18th, varying from light over the Monongahela River basin to heavy over the upper Allegheny River basin. It was accompanied by a thaw during the 17th-19th of a light to heavy snow cover over the district. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh crested at 21.5 feet on the 20th while the reduction made by this reservoir was 0.6 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pittsburgh was 3.6 feet. The Youghio- gheny River at Connellsville crested at 11.3 feet on the 19th while the re- duction was 2.0 feet, averting a flood for one day, 19th-20th. Minor di- rect flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir in Pittsburgh and along the Youghiogheny River from the mouth to Confluence, Pa. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as follows. Pittsburgh, $3,400; Youghiogheny Damage District (mouth to Con- fluence, Pa.), $2,500. A storm occurred from early February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th, as general heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. The Ohio River crested on the 27th, at Pittsburgh at 23.0 feet at 1:00 a.m. and at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) at 31.1 feet during 2:00-6:00 p.m. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.5 foot and in combination with the other seven reservoirs above Pitts- burgh was 4.0 feet; at Wheeling the reduction was 0.7 foot and in com- bination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir'in combination with the other res- ervoirs averted flooding along the Ohio River at and below Pittsburgh for one day, 26th-27th. The Youghiogheny River at Connellsville crest- ed at 11.9 feet on the 26th while the reduction was 1.5 feet, averting a light flood for one-half day, 26th. During this rise and significant ante- cedent rise the week previous 112,000 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 4.85 inches of runoff. A major portion of this represented a complete replenishment of the normal low-water storage for that date. This total storage caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1438.4 on March 1st or 19.4 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (winter pool). This represents an impoundment of 49,800 acre-feet above that pool or 33 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved by this reservoir along the upper Ohio River valley between Pittsburgh and the district limit, and minor direct flood control benefits were achieved along the Youghiogheny River from the mouth to Con- fluence. The monetary benefits for this reservoir were estimated as fol- TAGO 10070B 1206 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 lows: Pittsburgh Damage District (lock 2, Allegheny River, and lock 2, Monongahela River to Mile 25.4, Ohio River), $47,500; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $34,200; Youghiogheny Damage District, $11,500. General heavy rainfall from early on April 24, 1961, until early on the 26th caused a minor rise in the upper Ohio River which crested on the 26th at Pittsburgh at 22.4 feet. The reduction made by this reservoir at Pittsburgh was 0.15 foot and in combination with the other seven reser- voirs above Pittsburgh was 2.1 feet. The water stored during this rise caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1444.9 on the 28th or 5.9 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (summer pool). This represents an impoundment of 17,000 acre-feet above that pool or 17 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in Pittsburgh and were estimated at $3,400. During the remainder of the year, routine operations were made in ac- cordance with the low-water schedule for maintaining satisfactory flows at Connellsville, except on the occasion of 16 minor and moderate rises when impoundment in excess of normal low-water storage was released as river conditions permitted. Intermittent light to heavy rainfall dur- ing March 4-8, 1961, before appreciable drawdown of flood storage from major rises in February caused the reservoir to rise to the highest eleva- tion of the year, 1448.9 on the 10th, or 29.9 feet above the maximum con- servation level for that date (winter pool). This represents an impound- ment of 80,800 acre-feet above that pool or 53 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. Of particular note is the fact that the reservoir inflow for the 3-month period from February through April, 1961 was 17.90 inches. This was the greatest inflow for any 3-month period since records began at the dam in 1944. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation, conservation, land management, and operating and maintenance of public use facilities were continued. The total costs were $61,154, of which $2,381 was for new work and $58,773 was for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and the reservoir is in operation for flood control, navigation, and pollution abatement purposes. For flood control, the reservoir is operated as a unit in the res- ervoir system designed for the protection of Pittsburgh and the reduc- tion of flood heights in the upper Ohio Valley, generally. Construction of the dam was started in June 1940, and completed in May 1944. All work relative to relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved has been acquired, and consists of 4,033.19 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 0.48 acre. A license has been is- sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania covering fish conservation and management in the Pennsylvania portion of the reservoir. Remaining work consists of provision on project lands of additional recreational fa- cilities required to serve the public needs. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, all from regular funds were $10,527,818, of which $9,714,161 was for new work and $813,657 for operation and maintenance, general. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1207 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----...... --- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------- . ------------ $5,000 $35,000 --........... $9,714,904 Cost---------------------------------------4,970 31,906 $2,381 9,714,161 Maintenance: Appropriated------.... $38,200 $80,792 73,909 60,519 56,700 814,220 Cost------------------- 38,014 77,923 73,643 61,580 58,773 813,657 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961..-............-.........-................... $ 743 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_----- _-_ ---------------------------------------- 12,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ 12,743 .-------------------------- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-- .. . . ----------------------------- 59, 096 22. TURTLE CREEK, PA. Location. The project is located in Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties, adjacent to Pittsburgh, Pa. along the lower reaches of Turtle Creek and Thompson Run, a tributary of Turtle Creek. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey Chart for Pittsburgh, Pa.) Existing project. The plan of improvement will consist of channel en- largement by widening, deepening and streamlining the channel of lower Turtle Creek for a distance of about 6.3 miles and the channel of Thomp- son Run for a distance of about 1.0 mile above its mouth. Appurtenant work will consist of channel stream bed and side slope protection where required, retaining walls, drop structures, debris basins, lowering of the sill of existing back water flood gates, alteration, removal or reconstruc- tion of restrictive structures and adjustment of utilities affected by the project. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $16,100,000; the es- timated non-Federal cost is $2,000,000. Local cooperation. Specific requirements of local cooperation required by the authorizing act are set forth in House Document 390, 85th Con- gress, 2d session. The Turtle Creek District Flood Control Authority, the authorized representative for the local interests, will be the agency to furnish the required local cooperation for the project. Assurances of local cooperation and the evidence of legal ability to fulfill them were submitted by the Turtle Creek District Flood Control Authority and accepted by the District Engineer on 27 June 1961. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Design memoranda covering selected features of the project were prepared. Plans and specifications for these features were advanced to about 90 percent complete. The preparation of the general design memorandum was continued. The total costs were $163,936, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. De- sign memoranda covering selected features of the project have been ap- proved and preparation of plans and specifications for this work is under- way. Preparation of the general design memorandum is approximately 72 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year all for new work from regu- lar funds were $283,607. TAGO 10070B 1208 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financialstatement Total to 1 Fiscal year- ....-. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: $57,870 -------------------- Appropriated-------...... -$24,471 $173,000 $292,671 57,870 ------------------------ Cost ...........-...... 24,471 163,936 283,607 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...._ 133 ...--------------------------------. $ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..---------------------------------------- 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ __--------------------- 400,133 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--- -- ...-.. ........--... ... 15,407, 329 1 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $95,200. 23. WASHINGTON, PA. Location. The city of Washington and adjoining Canton Township are located on Chartiers Creek in Washington County, southwestern Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey chart for Claysville and Amity, Pa.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for widening and deepening the channel with some realinement of Chartiers Creek, con- struction of a deflection dike at the upstream end of the improvement to direct major floodflows into the improved channel, alteration of bridges, and adjustment of utilities. The length of the improved channel will be about 8,850 feet. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act of 1958, House Document No. 286, 85th Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $902,000; the esti- mated non-Federal cost is $323,000. Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation and evidence of the legal and financial ability of the County of Washington to fulfill them were accepted by the District Engineer on 8 December 1960. Right-of- entry was furnished on 27 February 1961. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Contract plans and specifica- tions for the project were completed under architect-engineer contract. A contract for the work was awarded. The work area was cleared and the channel excavation of Chartiers Creek was initiated. The total costs were $84,131, all for new work. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated by contract on May 21, 1961 and is about 9 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $179,455, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated..... $3,092------------ $26,600 $39,000 $400,000 $502,319 Cost....------------------- 3,092 ------------ 24,276 34,329 84,131 179,455 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961......................_.................. $ 1,038 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---......._ ------------------------- 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_------ ------------------- 401,038 SIncludes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $36,719. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1209 24. MOSQUITO CREEK RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The dam site is located on Mosquito Creek, 9 miles above the junction of the creek with the Mahoning River at Niles, Ohio, and about 18 miles upstream from Youngstown, Ohio. The reservoir is lo- cated in central Trumbull County, northeastern Ohio. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey charts for Bristolville and Kinsman, Ohio, and Pennsyl- vania.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam of the rolled-earthfill type with outlet facilities through the dam, and an uncontrolled natural wasteway to discharge overflow from the reservoir. The wasteway is located at the upper end of the reservoir area on the low-lying reach of the Mosquito Creek-Grand River Divide and over- flow will be discharged into the Grand River, a tributary of Lake Erie. The dam is 5,650 feet long at the top, rises 47. feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross controlled storage of 104,100 acre-feet of water from a tributary drainage area of 97.4 square miles. Of this storage, 91,100 acre-feet are available for low water regulation and flood-control purposes in Mahoning and Beaver Valleys below. A modicum of effect applies to the upper Ohio River valley, below the mouth of the Beaver River. Of the remaining 13,000 acre-feet, 11,000 acre-feet are available for water supply storage and 2,000 acre-feet are in permanent storage. The reservoir is operated for flood-prevention purposes as a unit of a co- ordinated reservoir system. The project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The cost of the completed project is $4,035,400. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $32,800. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated effectively for flood control and for low water regulation, as required, and necessary repairs made to the dam and its appurtenances and to the operators' quarters and grounds throughout the year. In addition thereto, the sluice gate seals were re- placed by hired labor. A storm over the Mahoning River basin from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th occurred as heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a minor rise along the Mahoning River in the vicinity of Youngstown, Ohio. The Mahoning River at Youngstown crested at 7.8 feet on the 27th while the reduction made by the reservoir was 1.05 feet. In combination with Berlin Reser- voir the reduction was 3.45 feet, averting a flood for one day, 27th. The Ohio River at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) crested at 31.1 feet on the 27th. The reduction made by this reservoir at Wheeling was 0.05 feet, and in combination with the other nine reservoirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet, averting a flood along the Ohio River. During this flood and ante- cedent moderate rise the previous week 11,200 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 2.15 inches of runoff. This represented a substan- tial replenishment of the low-water storage for that date and did not necessitate the use of flood control storage. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved along the lower Mahoning River valley below the mouth of Mosquito Creek and along the upper Ohio River valley be- tween the mouth of the Beaver River and the district limit. The mone- tary benefits were estimated as follows: Youngstown Damage District TAGO 10070B 1210 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 (Mahoningtown to Niles, Mahoning River), $36,800; Wheeling Dam- age District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $2,400. Local heavy rainfall over Mosquito Creek basin from late on April 24, 1961, until late on the 25th, and again during the 28th caused a major rise which resulted in the reservoir rising to elevation 902.7 on the 29th or 1.3 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (summer pool). This level, the highest reached during the year represents an im- usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. This storage, equivalent to 2.05 inches of runoff, was the maximum an ount and per- cent of flood control storage used during the year. It was also the highest elevation attained by the reservoir since 3 June 1947. Routine operations were made during the remainder of the year in compliance with the low-water schedule for maintaining satisfactory flows and water temperatures at Youngstown. During the period July- October 1960, inclusive, the routine operations were in accordance with the storage draw-down guide curves of the schedule. Thus, the aug- mented flow above the scheduled low-flow requirements for Youngstown represented a favorable temperature and flow regimen for river water users. During the summer-autumn low-water season of 1960, the maxi- mum average daily water temperature of the Mahoning River at Youngstown (Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company) of 88°F. on 24 September was the lowest maximum mean daily water temperature for this period since multiple-purpose regulation commenced at the dam in 1945. The 6 month average water temperature for May-October, 79.3 ° F., was the second lowest of record (record: 1956, 79.0F.). On February 15, 1961, the reservoir had fallen to elevation 895.75, the lowest elevation for the 1960-61 low-water season. This is the latest date of record in the autumn-winter season that a recovery was started in the low-water storage. This is also the first year since the dam was placed in operation that low-water storage was used appreciably to satisfy river flow requirements during the winter season. Normally, the low-water storage is replenished during that season. A vigorous complete spring recovery was achieved in the low-water storage. This is the 7th complete year that the City of Warren, Ohio, diverted their water supply from Mosquito Creek Reservoir. The water with- drawal from the reservoir to their filtration plant was 2.912 billion gal- lons or 8,940 acre-feet, representing 11.1 percent of the available low- water regulation and water supply. This is the second lowest water sup- ply withdrawal of record. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sanit- tion measures, conservation, land management, and operation and main- tenance of certain public-use facilities were continued. This work was limited as the State of Ohio has jurisdiction over recreation in the reser- voir area. The total costs were $36,935, all for operation and maintenance. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The dam and appurtenances are complete and are in operation for flood-control and low water regulation purposes in the industrialized Mahoning and Beaver Valleys below. Construction of the dam was started in July 1943, and was ready for beneficial use in January 1944. All work relative to relocations and acquisition of land is complete. The total acreage involved in the acquisition of land consists of 11,213.98 acres in fee simple and flowage easement over 275.21 acres. The State of Ohio has obtained a license from the Secretary of the Army for development and operation of recreation facilities in the reser- voir area. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1211 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $4,476,290, of which $4,035,400 was for new work and $440,890 for operation and mainte- nance, general. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated- ------------ ------------------------ ------------ ------------ $4,035,400 Cost------- -------------------------------------------------------- 4,035,400 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $27,800 $28,000 $31,400 $38,848 $35,013 441,561 Cost------------------- 31,070 26,132 30,806 39,173 36,935 440,890 25. SHENANGO RIVER RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO Location. The damsite is located on the Shenango River about 0.8 mile above Sharpsville, Pa., and about 33 miles above the junction of the river with the Mahoning River, which unite near New Castle, Pa., to form the Beaver River. The reservoir is located in Mercer County, Pa., and Trumbull County, Ohio. (See U. S. Geological chart for Kinsman, Ohio and Shenango, Pa.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam of the concrete gravity type with gate-controlled outlet works and an un- controlled center spillway section. The dam will be 720 feet long at the top rising 67.7 feet above the streambed and will provide for the gross controlled storage of 192,400 acre-feet of water from a gross tributary drainage area of 589 square miles. Of this storage about 11,500 acre-feet would be in permanent storage and the remaining 180,900 acre-feet would be available for needed additional flood protection and low-flow augmentation in theShenango River valley below the dam and the Bea- ver and upper Ohio River valleys. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $30,600,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Planning and engineering continued and consisted of preparing required design memoranda for the various features of the project and concluding agreements with the Erie Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad relative to the alterations to their facilities in the reservoir area. The preparation of plans and specifica- tions for the dam was initiated under architect-engineer contract. Actu- al construction of the project commenced with the initiation of construc- tion of Erie Railroad structures Nos. 4 and 5 and appurtenant work by contract. A contract for the relocation of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Erie Railroad, 1st District, was awarded and work brought to 5 percent completion at the end of the year. Plans and specifications for the relocation of the Leavittsburg Branch of the Erie Railroad in the res- ervoir area were completed. Acquisition of land required for the railroad relocation was underway. The total costs were $1,602,066, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initi- ated on July 13, 1960 with the commencement of work on the Erie Rail- road structures Nos. 4 and 5 and appurtenant work, this work having ad- vanced to 95 percent completion. Relocation of the Pennsylvania Rail- TAGO 10070B 1212 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 road and Erie Railroad, 1st District, is approximately 5 percent com- plete. Preparation of plans and specifications for the dam and appurte- nances is approximately 39 percent complete. Of the 88 tracts of land authorized to date for acquisition, 65 have been acquired. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $2,307,394 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year---.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: Appropriated---.......... $3,500 $508 $150,000 $488,000 $2,200,000 $3,111,681 Cost._.------ ------- 4,500 508 127, 083 304,564 1,602,066 2,307,394 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....--------------------------------$ 78,876 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_.. -..--------------------------------------- 5,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-.............................. 5,078,876 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -..-..--.-..-.-- -.......-.-. 22,488,319 1 Includes costs of preauthorization studies in amount of $5,000. 26. WEST BRANCH RESERVOIR, MAHONING RIVER, OHIO Location. The damsite is located on the West Branch of the Mahon- ing River which joins the Mahoning River at Newton Falls, Ohio. It is 11 miles above the mouth of the branch and about 15 miles upstream from Warren, Ohio. The reservoir is located entirely within Portage County, Ohio. (See. U. S. Geological Survey charts for Ravenna, Gar- rettsville, Chagrin Falls, and Kent, Ohio.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam of the rolled-earth embankment type with gate-controlled outlet works and an uncontrolled side-hill spillway through the left abutment. The dam will be 9,900 feet long at the top, rising 83 feet above the streambed and will provide for the gross controlled storage of 78,700 acre-feet of wa- ter from a tributary drainage area of 80.5 square miles. Of this storage about 3,800 acre-feet would be in permanent storage and the remaining 74,900 acre-feet would be available for needed additional flood-control and low water regulation purposes in the Mahoning and Beaver River valleys. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958, House Document No. 191, 85th Congress, 1st session, with the local contribution requirements modified by the Flood Control Act of 1960. The Federal cost of new work (1961)is $9,320,000; the non-Federal cost is $5,200,000. Local cooperation. Specific requirements of local cooperation are set forth in the Flood Control Act of 1960. Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio are the local cooperating interests with respect to the con- tribution required. Negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily with the counties' legal representative and a draft of contract has been reached. The draft is now in the hands of the legal representatives of the counties for review. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Design memorandum cover- ing concrete agregates was approved. Design memoranda for real estate requirements in the reservoir area, preliminary master plan for public access facilities and for the outlet works were being prepared. Prepa- ration of plans and specifications for the relocation of affected Portage County roads were completed under architect-engineer contract. Plans and specifications for the dam are being prepared under architect- TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1213 engineer contract. Progress was made in resolving problems relative to the required local cooperation. The costs were $110,182, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Plans and specifications for relocation of Portage County roads are com- plete. Plans and specifications for the dam are being prepared under architect-engineer contract and are approximately 10 percent complete. Negotiations with Mahoning and Trumbull County authorities relative to reaching an agreement on local cooperation are nearing conclusion. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, all from regular funds were $462,972. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated----.......... Cost.... ------------------- $32,737 32,737 -.. _ ------------ $187, 000 174,042 $132,079 117,748 $325,000 110,182 $705, 079 462,972 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-.......-................................. $ 228, 919 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------------------------------- 1,600,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_--._ -....---..-----.---.--.- 1,828,919 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.___.. .. ....- ...--... -- ..-- 7,014,921 'Includes $61,079 for preauthorization studies. 27. BERLIN RESERVOIR, OHIO RIVER BASIN, OHIO Location. The dam site is located on the Mahoning River about 73 miles above its confluence with the Shenango River. It is about 10 miles above the existing Milton Reservoir Dam and 35 miles upstream from Warren, Ohio. The reservoir is located in Portage, Mahoning, and Stark Counties, Ohio. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for Warren, Ravenna, and Alliance, Ohio. Existing project. This provides for the construction of a reservoir dam with a partially controlled, concrete, gravity center spillway flanked by rolled-earthfill abutment sections joining the valley sides. The dam is 5,750 feet long at the top, rises 96 feet above the streambed, and provides for the gross controlled storage of 91,200 acre-feet of water from a tribu- tary drainage area of 249 square miles. Of this storage 1,800 acre-feet are in permanent storage and the remaining 89,400 acre-feet are available for flood control and water supply purposes in the industrialized Mahoning Valley below. The project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Ohio River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $6,444,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $46,500. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: In connection with providing additional recreational facilities at the project, construc- tion of picnic facilities, site clearing, signs and markers, water supply system and grading and surfacing of access road were completed by hired labor. Operation and maintenance, general: The reservoir was operated effectively for flood control and for low water regulation, as required, and necessary repairs made to the structure and to the operators' quarters TAGO 10070B 1214 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and grounds throughout the year. In addition thereto, the crest gate seals at the dam were replaced. A storm over the Mahoning River basin from early on February 25, 1961, until morning of the 26th occurred as heavy rainfall during the 25th changing to snow near midnight. It caused a light flood along the Mahoning River in the vicinity of Warren, Ohio. The Mahoning River crested on the 27th, at Warren at 5.4 feet and at Youngstown at 7.8 feet. At Warren the reduction made by this reservoir was 1.05 feet. At Youngstown the reduction made by this reservoir was 2.4 feet and in combination with Mosquito Creek Reservoir was 3.45 feet, averting a flood for one day, 27th. The Ohio River at Wheeling, W. Va. (lock 12) crested at 31.1 feet on the 27th. The reduction made by this reservoir at Wheeling was 0.05 feet, and in combination with the other nine reser- voirs above Wheeling was 5.65 feet, averting a flood along the Ohio River. During this flood and antecedent minor rise the previous week 19,700 acre-feet of water was stored, equivalent to 1.5 inches of runoff. This represented a substantial replenishment of the low-water storage for that date and did not necessitate the use of flood control storage. Moderate direct flood-control benefits were achieved along the Mahoning River valley and light benefits along the upper Ohio River valley between the mouth of the Beaver River and the district limit and were estimated as follows: Warren Damage District (Newton Falls to Niles, Mahoning River), $208,700; Youngstown Damage District (Niles to Mahoningtown, Mahoning River), $84,200; Wheeling Damage District (Mile 25.4 to Mile 109, Ohio River), $2,400. Intermittent light to heavy rainfall over the Mahoning River basin during March 4-8, 1961, accompanied by a complete thaw of light snow cover caused a series of moderate and minor rises into the reservoir and a minor rise in the Mahoning River. The Mahoning River at Warren, Ohio, crested at 4.2 feet on the 5th while the reduction was 0.8 foot, averting light flooding for one day, 5th-6th. The water stored during these rises and following minor rise caused the reservoir to rise to eleva- tion 1020.6 on the 15th or 4.0 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (winter pool). This represents an impoundment of 9,800 acre-feet above that pool or 18 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. Minor direct flood control bene- fits were achieved in the Warren Damage District and were estimated at $1,800. Heavy rainfall over the Mahoning River basin from afternoon of April 15, 1961, until forenoon on the 16th caused a minor rise in the Mahoning River which crested at Warren at 4.9 feet on the 17th. The reduction made by this reservoir was 0.6 foot, averting a flood for one day, 17th- 18th. The water stored during this rise and antecedent series of minor rises caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1024.6 on the 18th or 3.2 feet above the normal low-water storage guide curve for that date (1021.4). This represents an impoundment of 10,400 acre-feet above that pool or 24 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reser- voir for that date. This was the maximum amount and percent of flood- control storage used during the year. Minor direct flood control benefits were achieved in the Warren Damage District and were estimated at $5,200. Moderate to heavy rainfall over the Mahoning River basin from late on April 24, 1961, until late on the 25th caused a light flood along the Mahoning River in the vicinity of Varren, Ohio. The Mahoning River at Warren crested at 5.1 feet on the 27th, while the reduction was 0.3 TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1215 foot. During this flood a minor rise occurred in the reservoir during which only 2,000 acre-feet of water was stored. Minor direct flood con- trol benefits were achieved in the Warren Damage District and were estimated at $1,900. Routine operations were made during the remainder of the year in accordance with the low-water schedule for maintaining satisfactory flows at Leavittsburg, and both satisfactory flows and water tempera- tures at Youngstown in conjunction with Mosquito Creek Reservoir. A total of six minor rises occurr ed during which water was stored accord- ing to the low-water storage and release schedule. Storage during a minor rise during May 8-9, 1961, caused the reservoir to rise to elevation 1025.9 on the 11th or 1.2 feet above the maximum conservation level for that date (summer pool). This level, the highest reached during the year, represents an impoundment of 4,200 acre-feet above that pool or 13 percent of the usable flood control capacity of the reservoir for that date. It is noted that on February 13, 1961, the reservoir had fallen to eleva- tion 996.0, the lowest elevation for the 1960-61 low-water season. This is the latest date of record in the autumn-winter season that a recovery was started in the low-water storage since multiple-purpose regulation commenced at the dam in 1943. This was also the first winter since 1955-56 that low-water storage was supplied to meet scheduled river flows. Normally, the low-water storage is replenished during that sea- son. A vigorous, complete late-winter early-spring recovery was achieved in the low-water storage. Water supply diversion from Berlin Reservoir by the Mahoning Val- ley Sanitary District to Meander Creek Reservoir was at a periodic nominal minimum rate the entire year, except for 2 months, February and March, 1961. The total water withdrawal from the reservoir to the pump station for the year was 195.5 million gallons or 600 acre-feet. During February and March 127.8 million gallons was withdrawn in accordance with a contracted demand of 3 million gallons per day for domestic consumption, during calendar year 1961. The remaining months, only routine pump testing was conducted for satisfactory main- tenance. This if the first year a slight demand was made for use of water supply storage from Berlin Reservoir since the pump station was com- pleted in September 1958. Activities under the reservoir management program comprising sani- tation, conservation, land management, and operation and main- tenance of public use facilities were continued. The total costs were $115,942, of which $52,718 was for new work and $63,224 for operation and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam is complete and the reservoir is in operation for flood control and low water regulation purposes in the industrialized Mahoning Valley below. Construction of the dam was started in January 1942 and completed in June 1943. All work relative to relocations and land acquisition is complete. The total acreage in- volved has been acquired and consists of 6,931 acres in fee simple and flowage easements over 1,059 acres. Remaining work consists of provi- sion on project lands of additional recreational facilities required to serve the public needs. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, all from regular funds were $7,097,429, of which $6,370,464 was for new work and $726,965 for operation and maintenance, general. TAGO 10070B 1216 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------------.......... --------- -------............ $5,000 $30,000 $49,000 $6,372,676 Cost.......-----------------------------............------- ............ 4,981 24,089 52,718 6,370,464 Maintenance: Appropriated- .... ___--. $36,800 $39,508 44,200 51,781 74,800 742,289 Cost-----------------................... 36,958 38,672 42,791 50,696 63,224 726,965 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___ ----- -...-..--.-----. $ 2,212 ..-.-----------.. Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ _-.------------------------------ 20,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .-------------------------------- 22,212 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--- ... 51,324 5---------------------- 28. OHIO RIVER BASIN, PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT Location. The works covered by this project are a series of levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, and reservoirs in the Ohio River Basin within the confines of the Pittsburgh, Pa., District. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, authorized the construction of levees, floodwalls, and drainage struc- tures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, the projects to be selected by the Chief of Engineers with the approval of the Secretary of War, in accordance with House Flood Control Com- mittee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, at a cost not to exceed $24,877,000 for construction, which amount was authorized to be appropriated for this purpose. The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, approved the general compre- hensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, with such modification thereof as, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Engineers, may be advisable, and for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, authorized $75,000,000 for reservoirs and $50,300,000 for local flood protection works, the individual projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers subject to the provision that the authorization shall include the diversion of Cache River above Cairo, Ill., and the protection of the area north of the Cairo drainage district by levees, at an estimated cost of $2,000,000. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorized the sum of $45,000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, for the Ohio River Basin, modified to include the Allegheny Reservoir project in accordance with the rec- ommendation of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 300, 76th Congress, 1st session. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized the sum of $70,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the act approved August 18, 1941, for the Ohio River, including additional projects in tributary basins. The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized the sum of $125,000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent acts of Congress, including additional projects in tributary basins. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1217 The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorized the sum of $100,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in the act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent acts of Congress including additional pro- jects in the tributary basin. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. The following is a list of the individual projects considered in the com- prehensive plan within the confines of the Pittsburgh District: Local protection projects Estimated cost Location 1 Type of protection Total Non- Federal Federal Adena, Ohio (Short Creek) 2... --........ Channel ---- ------ $289,000 $67,000 $356,000 Allegany, N.Y. (Allegheny River) ._-_.. Levee--____ _ ,100,000 1------- 67,000 1,167,000 Bellaire, Ohio 2- _____-- - __....--..... Wall and levee....--------. 7,660,000 1,870,000 9,530,000 Brackenridge, Tarentum and Natrona, __ Wall ---------------- __ 11,800,000 3,080,000 14,880,000 Pa. (Allegheny River) 2 Brilliant, Ohio 2--....--do--------------._ __ _ . ---....3,240,000 276,000 3,516,000 Brockway, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 2 Wall and levee_ .------ 477,000 167,000 644,000 Coraopolis, Pa. 2.. .Wall-....---------------- 3,080,000 466,000 3,546,000 Dillonvale, Ohio (Short Creek) 2_--- Channel--...------------ 397,000 58,000 455,000 Elkins, W. Va. (Monongahela River Channel diversion-..... 31,772,627 40,000 1,812,627 Basin) 4 6 Empire, Ohio 2____-_-_-_ _._..-...... .-- Wall_ ----------------- 3,030,000 234,000 3,264,000 Follansbee, W. Va. 2-------.. .... --- do .......-------------------- 2,670,000 232,000 2,902,000 Freeport, Pa. (Allegheny River) 2__--........ .... do ...-------------- 1,480,000 21,000 1,501,000 Industry, Pa. 2......._................... Wall, levee, and channel_ 1,560,000 136,000 1,696,000 Johnsonburg, Pa. (Allegheny River Wall ....................------- 3674,664 130,000 804,664 Basin) 5 Johnstown, Pa. (Allegheny River Channel... ------------- 8,865,388 3 8,865,388 Basin) 45 2,000 Kittanning, Pa., Part I (Allegheny Wall ..------------------ 3130,317 132,317 River) 5 352,000 Kittanning, Pa., Part II (Allegheny .. do...---------------- 5,940,000 6,292,000 River) Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River, Channel.....__ - ..------- 6,270,000 1,130,000 7,400,000 N.Y. (Allegheny River Basin) 2 Latrobe, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) .... do_.----- - 3 207,659 44,400 252,059 Leetsdale, Pa. 2_ __,_ Levee------------- --- 1,270,000 141,000 1,411,000 Martins Ferry, Ohio 2 6 Wall and levee.......---------... 8,630,000 836,000 9,466,000 McKees Rocks, Pa. 2 Wall_------------ ...... 5,470,000 197,000 5,667,000 Mingo Junction, Ohio 2_ _do------_ --.....----.. 1,920,000 310,000 2,230,000 Moundsville, W. Va. 2 . - Wall and levee...------...... 3,070,000 605,000 3,675,000 Neville Island, Pa. 2------- do__-- -------------- 3,210,000 1,830,000 5,040,000 New Cumberland, W. Va. 2- - - -Wall and levee-------.......... 2,760,000 421,000 3,181,000 New Kensington and Parnassus, Pa. Wall ..------------ ----- 7,900,000 148,000 8,048,000 (Allegheny River) 2 Olean, N.Y. (Allegheny River) s......... Levee.... --------------- 33,217,531 597,000 3,814,531 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Golden Triangle) 2__ - Wall....----------------- 9,390,000 429,000 9,819,000 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Side) 2___________ do---------------- 22,400,000 1,760,000 24,160,000 Pittsburgh, Pa. (The Strip) 2-- -___do---------------- 10,700,000 2,560,000 13,260,000 Portville, N.Y. (Allegheny River) 5.. Levee---------------- 2,070,484 353,000 2,423,484 Punxsutawney, 4 Pa. (Allegheny River Channel and levee--.....--- 33,586,107 3 180,485 33,766,592 Basin) Ridgway, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 4_ Channel------ ------ 670,000 72,000 742,000 Rochester, Pa. ___--- _ Wall- _-..---------------3,350,000 622,000 3,972,000 St. Marys, Pa. (Allegheny River - -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- Basin) 2 Channel___.------ ---- 559,000 17,000 576,000 Smiths Ferry, Pa. 2 Wall -- ....----------2,120,000 229,000 2,349,000 Stratton, Ohio 2- 2 - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . do- _------_..... 2,780,000 336,000 3,116,000 Warwood, W. Va. do ___------- --------- 1,740,000 376,000 2,116,000 Wellsburg, W. Va. 2- - - - - Wall and levee---------.......... 3,270,000 1,160,000 4,430,000 W ellsville, Ohio, sec. I b6 __. d ... _ do...----- -- ... ------------ 399,978 113,000 512,978 Wellsville, Ohio, sec. II 2 5 -- do__ ...---------------- 157,633 3 157, 633 West Bridgewater, Pa. 2- Wall_ ..----------------- 2,340,000 517,000 2,857,000 Wheeling-Benwood, W. Va. s-.__....... Wall and levee---------..... 28,200,000 6,640,000 34,840,000 Wheeling, W. Va. (North Wheeling) 2_.. Wall ----........-----------. 11,700,000 2,700,000 14,400,000 Wheeling, W. Va. (Wheeling Island) 2 .... Wall and levee 13,300,000 __....--------- 2,470,000 15,770,000 1 All projects are located on the Ohio River unless otherwise noted. 2 Also see listing of the project under heading " Other authorized flood-control projects." 3Actual cost. 4 Reported in detail in an individual report. 5 Completed. 6 Reported in detail in Annual Report for 1941. 7 Reported in detail in Annual Report for 1954. TAGO 10070B 1218 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Reservoirs Total Tributary basin and reservoir Stream estimated cost Allegheny: Allegheny River, Pa. 1__ ____________________ Allegheny River__-------- --- $114,000,000 Conemaugh River, Pa. 1 ________------- Conemaugh River - ___- 2 45,684,411 Crooked Creek, Pa. 1______________________________ Crooked Creek__________________ 4,204,888 East Branch Clarion River, Pa. 1----- Clarion River__ ___________-----9,433,000 French Creek, Pa. 3 _________ _________ French Creek ------------------- _ 18,500,000 Loyalhanna, Pa. 1_____________ Loyalhanna Creek____________ 25,452,862 Mahoning Creek, Pa. 1------- _ Mahoning Creek------------------ 6,471,000 Redbank, Pa. 3 ---------- Redbank Creek ....--- ________ 39,800,000 Tionesta, Pa. 1 ----------------------------- Tionesta Creek ------------------- 5,333,000 Beaver: Berlin, Ohio 1 ___________ _---------- Mahoning River____ 6,444,000 Eagle Creek, Ohio 3____________ Eagle Creek-------------------- 12,700,000 Mosquito Creek, Ohio 1-------_ _ Mosquito Creek___________ __ 4,035,400 Shenango River, Pa., and Ohio 1----- Shenango River.------------------ 30,600,000 Monongahela: West Fork River, W. Va. 3------- West Fork River----------------- 18,800,000 Youghiogheny River, Pa. 1_ _ _ _ _ _ ____ __ Youghiogheny River -------------- 9,786,000 1 Reported in detail in an individual report. 2Completed, actual cost. 3Also see listing of project under heading " Other authorized flood-control projects." Operations and results during fiscal year. None by the United States except as stated in individual reports. Completed local protection projects operated and maintained by local interests, other than those projects for which individual reports have been included, prevented flood damages amounting to an estimated $4,643,000 during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary surveys and plans have been completed for a number of projects included in the comprehensive plan. The status of projects selected for construction under this author- ization is given in individual reports. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $936,161, of which $922,226 was from regular funds and $13,935 from emergency relief funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ...... Appropriated__---- -$1,196 $1,614 $30,000 $3,529 ------------- 12 $936,161 Cost------------------- 920 1,614 26,696 5,152 ------------ '1 936,161 1 Includes $13,935 from emergency relief funds. 2 Includes $133,714 for preauthorization studies. 29. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and mainte-' complete nance Adena, Ohio __----------. . . -------- .--------- 19,552 -------------- 2 $269,448 Bellaire, Ohio------------ . ....---------------- -------------- 1 7,660,000 Brackenridge, Tarentum, and Natrona, Pa __. -------------- 111,800,000 Brilliant, Ohio-........ __......----------------- -------------- 13,240,000 Brockway, Pa .... . ...-------------------------- 194 -------------- 1476,806 Buckhannon, W. Va __-___________------------ 37,488 -------------- (3) Coraopolis, Pa .---------------- ----------. 25,884- 13,080,000 ------------------------------ -------------- Dillonvale, Ohio __ .. . ..------------------------ 25,884 -------------- 2371,116 Eagle Creek Reservoir, Ohio____.--------------- 100,000 -------------- 112,600,000 TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1219 For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and mainte- complete nance Empire, Ohio __.____.___. ------------------------------------ . 3,030,000 '...... Follansbee, W. Va ------------------------------------------ _ __ ----------- 2,670,000 Freeport Pa ...------------------------------------------------------------ 1,480,000 French Creek Reservoir, Pa ..--------------- .--------. 124,456-------------- 1 18,375,544 Industry, Pa ------------------------------------------------------------ 1,560,000 Kittanning, Pa., part I------------------------1949 130,317 ..---------- (4) Kittanning, Pa., part II ---------------------------------------- 5,940,000 Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River, N.Y. 112,000-----------'2, 5 6,158,000 Latrobe, Pa__------------- - 1951 207,659--- --- ---- (4) Latrobe, Pa. (Flood Control Act of 1960) .... 47,844 ..-........ 5 2,592,156 Leetsdale, Pa --------------------------------------------------------------- 11,270,000 Martins Ferry, Ohio____ __-... __.. - __.. 1941 25,164 1 8,604,836 McKees Rocks, Pa..-------------------------------------------- -------------- 1 5,470,000 Mingo Junction, Ohio ..... . .....--------------------------------------------------------1,920,000 Moundsville, W. Va ................------------------------------------------------------ 3,070,000 Neville Island, Pa.................------------------------------------------- -------------- 13,210,000 New Cumberland, W. Va----- ....... ___-___-_--1_ _ 2,760,000 New Kensington and Parnassus, Pa----___----------........... ' 7,900,000 Olean, N.Y_ -------- __ ------ ___ - -__ 1954 3,217, 531 (4) Pittsburgh, Pa. (Golden Triangle)_ ------------------_ ............- -_- - _ 19,390,000 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Side)-----------------------------------------............ --------- 22,400,000 Pittsburgh, Pa. (the Strip)--____----______- Portville, N. Y_------------------------------1954 ______ .---- ........--. 2,070,484 --------------- 110,700,000 (4) Redbank Creek Reservoir, Pa..___..._______ _ _ ___ _.__ 156,337 ------------- 139,643,663 Rochester, Pa...........------------------------------------------------------- ------ 3,350,000 Smith Ferry, Pa...............--------------------------------------------------------- 12,120,000 Stratton, Ohio....--------------------------------------------------------- 2,780,000 St. Marys, Pa....------------------------------------------ 15,143 -------------- 543,857 Uniontown, Pa....------------------------------1956 33,600 51,986,400 Warwood, W. Va ------------------------------ ---------------------------- 11,740,000 Wellsburg, W. Va---------------------------------------- 6,387 -------------- 3,263,613 Wellsville, Ohio, sec. I_ ___________----- - __- - 1956 399,978 -----___----- (4) Wellsville, Ohio, sec. II__----------------------- 1956 157,633 -------------- (4) West Bridgewater, Pa ----------------- ---------- --------------------------- 1 2,340,000 West Fork Reservoir, W. Va .---------- ---------------------------------------- 18,800,000 Wheeling, W. Va. (North Wheeling)_______-- ...-- .........--............ _----- 111,700,000 Wheeling, W. Va. (Wheeling Island)_ ...--......--- _----- 21,700 ------ _-------1 13,278,300 - Wheeling-Benwood, W. Va-_______ - -- - - 1954 275,095 - ___- __--_ 8 27,924,905 Wilcox, Pa --------------------------------- ------------ 16,761 (-------------- 1 Inactive; 1954 price level. 'To be restudied. 3 Local interests having failed to meet the requirements of cooperation, authority for the project expired Feb. 20, 1951. 4 Completed. 51961 price level. 6 Local interests having failed to meet the requirements of cooperation, authority for the project expired Mar. 5, 1955. 7 Inactive; 1959 price level. 8 Inactive; 1960 price level. 30. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local protection projects after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. District engineers are responsible for the administration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respective districts. The average annual cost of this work during the past 5 years was $5,600. Maintenance inspections were made during the fiscal year of com- pleted units of projects transferred to local interests for maintenance and operation. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accordance with standards pre- scribed by the regulations. The costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $6,944. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $38,246. TAGO 10070B 1220 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------.....-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated----------.......... $4,000 $5,000 $5,500 $6,500 $7,000 $38,600 Cost_----------------- 4,102 4,694 5,634 6,452 6,944 38,246 31. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (P L 685, 84th Cong.,. July 11, 1956) Date of Federal Project Location Date construction Date cost authorized start completed (actual Amsterdam, Ohio-. Yellow Creek......... Feb. 2, 1953_.. Nov. 5, 1957.__ Oct. 7, 1958___. $179,552 Beaver Falls, Pa..... Walnut Bottom Run__ Apr. 25,1957_._ ----------------------------- 980 Bentleyville, Pa..... Pigeon Creek-....--.. Oct. 22, 1957__. 993 Big Run, Pa ....... Mahoning Creek__.... Dec. 23, 1959___------------------- - - 14,969 Canonsburg Bor- Chartiers Creek....... Oct. 11, 1956----___- ----- 900 ough, Pa. Chartiers Township, Chartiers Creek....... Oct. 11, 1956_-- __--.---...--.---.----..----.-. --- 799 Pa. Friendsville, Md.... Bear Creek--- ... - Sept. 4,1956_.. July11, 1957.__ Oct. 4,1957.... 41,529 Houston Borough, Chartiers Creek....... Oct. 11, 1956-.... _-.............. _.......... . 647 Pa. Leetonia, Ohio- Cherry Valley Run_.. Feb. 2, 1955 - July 20,1960... Dec. 28,1960__. 89, 299 New Castle, Pa...... Neshannock Creek.... Oct. 9, 1959 _--------------------------- - 2,855 Oakdale, Pa-__.. . Robinson Run-....... Aug. 23, 1956_ ----------------- __ __- 14,127 Oil City, Pa......... Oil Creek-----....___ . Mar. 4, 1955.__ Nov. 8, 1957._ May 26, 1958_. 43,595 Portage, Pa-__.... Little Conemaugh Feb. 21, 1955_-- _------------.....------. -1,439 River. Portage, Pa.......... Trout Run---....- -.. Oct. 6, 1960 -- _---.--- -------------------- 7, 207 Rouseville, Pa....... Oil Creek--...... ... Mar. 4, 1955 --- ____ _ ______-------- 1,642 Sykesville, Pa ..... Stump Creek-........ Apr. 4, 1957___ Oct. 13, 1960----- ................. 120,092 Tarentum, Pa....... Bull Creek....--__ -. June 1, 1956-_ _------------ _------------- 18,756 Wallace, W. Va ... Little Ten Mile Creek- Apr. 1, 1953_- __------------------------- 10,214 Wilmore, Pa........ Little Conemaugh Feb. 21,1955__. Nov. 9, 1957___ Oct. 9, 1958.... 96,853 River. Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributariesin the interests of flood control (Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act P L 780, 83d Congress, September 3, 1954) Date of Federal Project Location Date construction Date cost authorized start completed (actual) Stonecoal Creek..... Weston, W. Va....... Jan. 5, 1959.... Apr. 20, 1960__. Sept. 30, 1960__ $51,646 Emergency flood control activities-repair,flood fighting and rescue work (P L 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) Date of Federal Project Location Date construction Date cost authorized start completed (actual Revision of flood Pittsburgh District ----------.---..------. . ..-....-.-- _$4, 559 emergency manuals Post flood reports ........ do......__.......----------- .-..-......--...-.................. 10,609 TAGO 10070B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-PITTSBURGH, PA., DISTRICT 1221 Emergency Bank Protection (Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, P L 526, 79th Cong., July 24, 1946) Date of Federal Project Location Date construction Date cost authorized start completed (actual) Olean Creek, N.Y__. Olean, N.Y.-----..... Sept. 22, 1960__ (1)---------- $3,538 1Contract awarded June 27, 1961. 32. SURVEYS The cost incurred during the year amounted to $165,995 of which $139,837 was for flood-control studies and $26,158 was for special studies. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1961, $9,904, plus an allotment of $127,100, a total of $137,004, will be applied to four flood- control studies. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1961, $1,265, plus an allotment of $63,300, a total of $64,565 will be applied to the Ohio River Basin review and to the revision of Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal Report, Pittsburgh-Ashtabula Route. 33. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Research and development during the year consisted of the collection and analysis of hydrologic and hydraulic data. The costs incurred dur- ing the fiscal year amounted to $7,042. TAGO 10070B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT This district comprises western Wisconsin, the westerly portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the major portion of Minnesota, northern and eastern North Dakota, and small portions of northeastern South Dakota and northern and northeastern Iowa embracing the drainage basins of the Mississippi River and tributaries from its source to mile 614 above the mouth of the Ohio River; the Red River of the North and tributaries; those streams north of the Missouri River Basin in North Dakota; the United States waters of the Lake of the Woods and its tribu- taries; and the United States waters of Lake Superior and its tributary basin west of Au Train Bay, including Isle Royale in Lake Superior. That section of Mississippi River above mile 614 is included in the report on Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Flood Control Page 1. Grand Marais Harbor, Minn__ 1224 25. Bad River at Odanah, Wis___ 1256 2. Two Harbors, Minn_ -_-- 1225 26. Red River of the North Drain- age Basin, Minn., S. Dak., 3. Knife River Harbor, Minn ... 1226 and N. Dak________ 1258 4. Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. 27. Red Lake River, Minn., in- and Wis__________ - ___- _ 1227 cluding Clearwater River, 5. Port Wing Harbor, Wis ...... 1230 Minn_ 1261 6. Cornucopia Harbor, Wis -.. 1232 28. Ruffy Brook and Lost River, M inn_-- - - - - - - - - 1263 7. Bayfield Harbor, Wis ---- _ 1233 29. Homme Reservoir and Dam, 8. Ashland Harbor, Wis -------- 1234 N. Dak__ 1264 9. Saxon Harbor, Wis __-- 1235 30. Lake Ashtabula and Baldhill 10. Black River Harbor, Mich_... 1237 Dam, Sheyenne River, N. D ak_-- - - - - - - - - 1266 11. Ontonagon Harbor, Mich_.... 1238 31. Lake Traverse and Bois de 12. Keweenaw Waterway, Mich__ 1239 Sioux River, S. Dak. and 13. Big Bay Harbor, Mich------- 1241 Minn----------------- 1267 14. Presque Isle Harbor, Mich ... 1243 32. Lac qui Parle Reservoir, Min- nesota River, Minn ....... 1269 15. Marquette Harbor, Mich - 1244 33. Redwood River at Marshall, 16. Baudette Harbor, Minn - 1246 Minn_ 1271 17. Reservoirs at headwaters of 34. Minnesota River at Mankato Mississippi River__ 1247 and North Mankato, Minn__ 1272 18. Mississippi River between the 35. Mississ;ppi River at St. Paul Missouri River and Minne- and South St. Paul, Minn_ __ 1273 apolis, Minn. (St. Paul Dis- 36. Mississippi River at Winona, trict) ------------------ _ 1250 Minn_ 1275 19. Minnesota River, Minn -__- 1250 37. Eau Galle River, Wis 1276 20. St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn 1252 38. Upper Iowa River, Iowa ..... 1277 21. Navigation projects on which 39. Dry Run, Iowa______________ 1278 reconnaissance and condition 40. Other authorized flood-con- surveys only were conducted trol projects_______________ 1279 during the fiscal year -_--__ 1253 41. Inspection of completed flood- 22. Other authorized navigation control works 1280 projects_________________ 1254 42. Flood-control work under spe- cial authorization_ 1280 Alteration of bridges General Investigations 23. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 43. Surveys_ 1281 Hastings, Minn___ _ 1254 44. Collection and study of basic 24. Houghton-Hancock Bridge, data_- 1281 Mich________ ________-- 1255 45. Research and development - - 1281 TAGO 10070B 1223 1224 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1. GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, MINN. Location. The harbor is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, 106 miles northeasterly from Duluth, Minn. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 9.) Existing project. This provides for rock-filled timber crib breakwater piers 350 feet in length from the east and west points of the bay to nar- row the entrance; for constructing concrete seawalls across the ledge at the southeast corner of the harbor; for dredging an anchorage area of 36.5 acres to a depth of 16 feet with depths near the entrance of 18 and 20 feet; and for a small-boat basin 100 feet wide, 520 feet long, and 8 feet deep in the northwestern part of the harbor protected by a rubblemound breakwater 921 feet long. All depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctua- tions of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work for the completed project was $450,972. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $18,246. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1879 Breakwaters and dredging of anchorage area of 26 H. Ex. Doc. 75, 43d Cong., 2d sess. acres to 16 feet. (Annual Report, 1875, p. 184). Aug. 30, 1935 Seawalls across ledge in the southeast corner of the Rivers and Harbors Committee harbor, enlarging the anchorage basin and deepen- Doc. 27, 72d Cong., 1st sess. ing of entrance. 1 May 17, 1950 Small boat basin with breakwater ---------------- H. Doc. 187, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local interests have furnished easements on 0.13 acre of land. Terminal facilities. There are two pulpwood wharves and several fish wharves, all privately owned. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous engineering was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $268. About 900 cubic yards of material was removed by Government derrick boat No. 20 and hired labor at a cost of $5,822 completing the dredging of the small-boat basin. Condition surveys were accomplished at a cost of $514. Costs for the year were $6,090 for new work and $514 for maintenance, a total of $6,604 all by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. Pro- ject depths of 16 feet in the anchorage basin, 18 to 20 feet in the entrance channel, and 8 feet in the small-boat basin are available. Private parties dredged 420,795 cubic yards of gravel from the harbor between 1922 and 1930 under permits and without cost to the United States. The concrete seawall and both breakwaters are in good condition. The gravel spit along the eastern side of the harbor is too low to prevent waves from rolling into the harbor during severe storm periods. The total costs of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year were $450,972 for new work and $219,341 for maintenance, a total of $670,313. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1225 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ _ _ _____------------ $18,500 $331,238 -$106,000 -$2,586 $450,972 -- Cost--------__ ___------__-__-_-- 1,506 13,806 219,751 6,090 450,972 Maintenance: Appropriated----...... $10,000 -5,477 20,000 66,194 1 514 219,341 Cost----.......----- - 2,135 2,388 20,000 66,194 1514 219,341 1 Reconnaissance and condition surveys. 2. TWO HARBORS (AGATE BAY), MINN. Location. The harbor is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, 27 miles northeasterly from Duluth, Minn. (See United States Lake Survey Chart No. 96.) Existing project. This provides for narrowing the natural entrance by the construction of 2 breakwaters, 1,628 feet and 900 feet long, from the eastern and western points of the bay, respectively; and for dredging a maneuvering area on the north side of the harbor to depths of 28 and 30 feet, referred to low water datum for Lake Superior, whlch is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal varia- tion of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a tempo- rary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost (1961) for new work is $3,666,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years is $3,757. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 Breakwater and dredging._. ... __ ____ __ __ H. Ex. Doc. 94, 48th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 5, 1886 Construction of 2 breakwater piers....---------------- Annual Report for 1887, p. 1952. Aug. 30, 1935 Shore connection to east breakwater and dredging of Rivers and Harbors Committee, maneuvering area. Doc. 17, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Nov. 7, 1945 Construction of new east breakwater and enlargement H. Doc. 805, 78th Cong., 2d sess. of maneuvering basin. July 14, 1960 Deepening harbor project depths from 26 and 28 feet H. Doc. 146, 86th Cong., 1st sess. to 28 and 30 feet respectively. (contains the latest published map). Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is subject to the conditions that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of- way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (c) provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore docks commensurate with the depths provided in the project area. Local interests were requested to furnish assurances on March 10, 1961. Terminal facilities. There are no publicly owned wharves. The ore docks, coal dock, merchandise wharf, and tug wharf are privately owned. Facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Condition surveys and break- water repairs were accomplished at a cost of $6,279 for maintenance. Preconstruction planning for the recent modification was initiated and TAGO 10070B 1226 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 carried on by hired labor at a cost for the year of $5,484. Total costs for the year were $11,763. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized prior to the July 14, 1960, act was completed in 1950. The breakwaters are in good condition except for the wooden superstructure of the east breakwater which needs repair. Project depths of 26 and 28 feet in the maneuvering area were available at the end of the fiscal year. Work authorized under the latest act to deepen harbor project depths to 28 and 30 feet is expected to be initiated and completed in the fall of 1961. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $3,566,024 for new work, and $286,379 for maintenance, a total of $3,852,403. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..--------..... 1957 1 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1 1961 June 30, 1961 2 New work: Appropriated ......... $2,500 $4,000 -$114 ......... $6,000 $3,566,540 Cost ------------------- 489 3,399 2,505 -$7 5,484 3,566,024 Maintenance: Appropriated......... 1,436 8,186 2,885 . 10,000 290,100 Cost---- 1,436 8,186 2,885 ........... 6,279 286,379 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ___.__.---__-_-___ $ 516 ___-__---.- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 99,460 .....----------------------------------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.....----------...................----------------- 99,976 1Preauthorization studies costs for new work. 2Includes $6,386 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 3. KNIFE RIVER HARBOR, MINN. Location. This harbor Is located near the mouth of Knife River on the north shore of Lake Superior, 19 miles northeasterly from Duluth, Minn., and 7 miles southwest of Two Harbors, Minn. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 96.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel, of varying width, 10 feet deep from that depth in Lake Superior; an inner straight channel 8 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and 600 feet long with a spending beach at its inner end having a radius of 150 feet; northerly and south- westerly side channels 8 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and 150 feet and 250 feet long, respectively; and a breakwater 245 feet long on the south side of the entrance. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary sea- sonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The total cost of the completed project is $271,745. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,960. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1945 Dredging___-------------------------------- . Doc. 686, 77th Cong., 2d sess. and Annual Report for 1949. Sept. 3, 1954 Breakwater and modified channels H. Doc. 463, 83d Cong., 2d sess., .H------------- (contains latest published map). TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1227 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to about $20,700. Local interests have furnished easements on 15.08 acres of land. Terminal facilities. Local interests have installed pile-and-timber docks on both sides of the straight channel. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys and minor repairs were accomplished at a cost for the year of $1,753 for maintenance by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1958. The breakwater and spending beach are in good condition. At the close of the fiscal year controlling depths were 8.6 feet in the lake approach, 7 feet in the channel between revetments, and 8 feet in the side channels. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $316,547, of which $271,745 was for new work and $44,802 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_------------------ $15,000 -$1,255 ------------ ------------ $271,745 Cost----------------- $111,403 155,000 125 ------------------------ 271,745 Maintenance: ..........---------- Appropriated------------------------------ $44, 500 $302 44,802 Cost ------------------------------------------------ 43,049 1,753 44,802 4. DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MINN., AND WIS. Location. This harbor is at the extreme western end of Lake Superior. The cities of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., are situated on the north and south sides, respectively. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 966.) Previous projects. Superior and Duluth were separate improvements until consolidated by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. The original project for the harbor at Superior City was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867; for Duluth Harbor by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871. These projects were modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873; March 3, 1881; July 5, 1884; August 5, 1886; August 11, 1888; and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1929 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1400 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following work: a. Rebuilding the canal piers at Duluth entry with stone-filled timber- crib substructure and concrete superstructure 1,720 feet long and 300 feet apart for 1,250 feet, then flaring to 540 feet apart at the harbor end. b. Replacing the north and south piers at Superior entry with concrete piers 2,096 and 1,581 feet long respectively, 500 feet apart for 808 feet then flaring at the harbor end. c. Constructing 4,203 feet of rubblemound breakwater, 904 feet of con- crete pierheads on stone-filled cribs, and 896 feet of concrete shore revet- ments at Superior entry, the lake ends being 600 feet apart on the 30-foot contour in prolongation of the entrance channel and diverging to 2,100 feet apart at the shoreline. d. A flared lake approach to Duluth entry 32 feet deep, and a channel between the piers 32 feet deep at the pierheads, gradually decreasing to 28 feet at the harbor basin. TAGO 10070B 1228 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 e. A depth of 28 feet in the northern part of the harbor basin inside Duluth entry consisting of 201 acres; and a depth of 27 feet in the south- ern portion of the harbor basin, East Gate Basin, and in Superior Front Channel, through Superior Bay, 600 feet in width, extending to Superior Harbor Basin, a distance of 13,200 feet. f. A flared lake approach to Superior entry 32 feet deep; a channel between the breakwater entrance and the pierheads with a width vary- ing from a minimum of 600 feet to a maximum of 1,100 feet, 32 feet deep at the breakwater entrance, gradually decreasing to 30 feet at the pier- heads; a stilling basin of 20 acres, 27 feet deep, inside the breakwater; and a channel between the piers, 30 feet deep at the pierheads, gradually decreasing to 27 feet at the harbor basin. g. A harbor basin of 290 acres, 27 feet deep, inside Superior entry; a channel in Allouez Bay 2,100 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 27 feet deep; a depth of 27 feet in the south channel of St. Louis Bay from the entrance (East Gate Basin) to the Cross Channel, inclusive, with widths varying from 500 to 900 feet; a depth of 27 feet in the North Channel of St. Louis Bay from West Gate Basin to Cross Channel inclusive, with minimum widths of 400 feet. h. A depth of 27 feet in Cross Channel, with a minimum width of 1,150 feet; elsewhere in the North Channel to a point 9,600 feet above the Grassy Point Bridge, a depth of 21 feet; a depth of 23 feet in the South and Upper Channels of St. Louis Bay and over a width of 600 feet in a section of Minnesota Channel 5,500 feet long in the St. Louis River above the Arrowhead Bridge; and a channel thence up St. Louis River 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Spirit Lake (southerly end of Big Island) a distance of about 14,200 feet. i. A channel in Howards Bay 6,000 feet long, narrowing in width from 300 to 125 feet, and 27 feet deep; and a 21st Avenue West Channel 2,500 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 27 feet deep in the southern portion and 800 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 20 feet deep in the northern portion. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. Highest single gage reading, November 28, 1905, was 3.7 feet above low-water datum; low- est single gage reading, January 23, 1926, was 1.95 feet below low-water datum; the annual fluctuation is about 1 foot. The estimated cost (1961) for new work is $12,816,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $352,918. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 ... Dredging ___..__-...__----------- -.. H. Ex. Doc. 59, 53d Cong., 3d sess. and Annual Report, 1895, p. 2538. June 13,1902 Rebuilding piers at Superior entry. Mar. 2, 1907 Enlargement of plan for Superior entry and additional H. Doc. 82, 59th Cong., 2d sess. dredging near draw span of the Northern Pacific Railway bridge. May 28, 1908 1 Dredging additional area for the basin inside Duluth H. Doc. 221, 60th Cong., 1st sess. entrance to 22-foot depth. July 27, 1916 Enlarging Superior Harbor Basin-_____ _ H. Doc. 651, 64th Cong., 1st seas. - -____- Mar. 2, 1919 Removal of shoal point at southerly end of the East H. Doc. 1018, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Gate Basin. Jan. 21, 1927 Howards Bay Channel, 20 feet deep --------------- H. Doc. 245, 69th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 32, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,19352 Deepening and widening the channels and basins- _ H. Doc. 482, 72d Cong., 2d sess. July 16, 1952 3 Deepen Superior Front Channel and a portion of East H. Doc. 374, 82d Cong., 2d sess. Gate Basin to 25 feet. July 14, 1960 Present project dimensions of the channels and basin-- H. Doc. 150, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 4,4 H. Doc. 196, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 1Administrative act, section 4. 2Included in the Public Works Administration program September 6, 1933. * Public Law 568. 4 Contains last published map. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1229 Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, published as House Document 150, 86th Congress, 1st session, is subject to the conditions that local interests give assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (c) when and where needed, provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the terminals commensurate with the depths provided in the related project areas. Assurances were formally requested from each of the cities on 18 April 1961, and those from Superior, Wis., have been furnished. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, published as House Document 196, 86th Congress, 1st session, is subject to the con- ditions that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction and maintenance of the improvements; (c) when and where needed, provide and maintain depths in berthing areas and access chan- nels serving the terminals commensurate with the depths provided in the related project areas; (d) construct a new grain terminal on the 21st Avenue West Channel, including docks, berthing areas, and other facil- ities required to utilize the depths provided in the channel; (e) provide protection as may be required at the pivot pier of the Northern Pacific Railway bridge across North Channel; (f) remove the pier of the dis- mantled Lamborn Avenue Bridge in Howards Bay; and (g) accomplish alterations, as required by the improvements, to sewer, water supply, power, and communications lines, and other utilities; and provided further, that improvement of any one of the channels may be undertaken independently whenever funds for that purpose are available and the prescribed local cooperation has been furnished, except that dredging of the 27-foot channels shall also be contingent upon improvement of the related harbor sections as recommended in House Document 150, 86th Congress, 1st session. Local interests have not been formally requested to furnish assurances. Terminalfacilities. The terminal facilities, consisting of iron ore, coal, limestone, petroleum, steel and scrap iron, general cargo and miscel- laneous docks and wharves, and grain elevators, are believed to be ade- quate for most existing commerce, and are being increased as necessity demands. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning for the recent modification of new work as recommended in H.D. 150- 86-1 was initiated and carried on by hired labor at a cost for the year of $31,925. Condition surveys, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and maintenance of parks and grounds were accomplished at a cost of $88,140. Repairs were made to the Superior entry breakwaters by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $93,693. About 70,040 cubic yards of material were removed by Government derrick boat and hired labor to restore project depth in interior basins at a cost of $81,842. Costs for the year were $31,925 for new work and $263,675 for main- tenance, a total of $295,600. There was a reduction in stock on hand (rock) of $3,142 for a net cost of $260,533 for maintenance and a net total cost for the year of $292,458. TAGO 10070B 1230 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized prior to the July 14, 1960 act was completed in June 1956. Project depths available in the harbor are as follows except for scattered shoals in various locations: Reach Depth (feet) Lake approach to Duluth entry ------------------------------- 32 Duluth canal_--- --------------------------------- _32 decreasing to 26 Northern part of Duluth Harbor Basin-------_ ----------- 26 Southern part of Duluth Harbor Basin-----------------_ 25 Lake approach to Superior entry ------------------------------ 32 Superior entry_ _--------------------------------------32 decreasing to 25 Superior Basin, Superior Front Channel, East and West Gate Basin, Eastern half of South Channel, Cross Channel, and a section of North Channel adjacent to Cross Channel 25 Allouez Bay ---------------------------------------------- 22 Howards Bay --------------------------------------------- 21 North Channel -------------------------------------------- 21 Twenty-First Avenue West Channel ---------------- 20 South and Upper Channels ----------------------------------- 21 Minnesota Channel ----------------------------------------- 21 St. Louis River--------------------------------------------_ 20 The entrance piers and breakwaters are in fair condition except for the piers at the Duluth entry which are being undermined and require stabilizing repairs. The United States owns 29.54 acres of land in fee in Minnesota and Wisconsin of which 2.15 acres are used for a boatyard. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $13,389,076 of which $7,390,392 was for new work and $5,998,684 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear....--------. 1957 1958 2 19592 19602 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: $5,500 Appropriated.......---------. $3,000 $14,147-_------.- $60,000 $8,965,662 Cost_---------------- 2,775 5,771 14,089 $12 il1,925 8,937,587 Maintenance: Appropriated- ...... -557,643 525,000 284,545 $91,350 293,546 6,032,545 Cost--............--------------- 409,345 585,046 378,649 131,019 260,533 5,998,684 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ____---------___ ---------- _ $ 28,075 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__ ____-_____-.--__ ... - -______ 475,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------- _ 503,075 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ --------------------------- 4,922,533 1 Includes $1,547,195 for new work for previous projects and $22,647 preauthorization studies costs for new work under the existing project. 2 Preauthorization studies costs for new work. 5. PORT WING HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, 34 miles easterly from Duluth. (See United States Lake Survey Chart No. 96, Lake Superior.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of two parallel piers at the entrance, 200 feet apart and 800 and 825 feet long, respec- tively, the piers to consist of 2 rows of piling filled in with slabs and topped with large rock; for the construction of a return pile revetment at the inner end of the east pier 45 feet in length, to preserve the sand spit from erosion; for dredging 2 inner channels 8 feet deep, one extend- ing southerly 340 feet with a width of 60 feet, and one easterly, 1,170 feet with a width of 70 feet, from an irregular-shaped turning basin 15 TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1231 feet deep at the inner end of the piers, and for dredging a channel 150 feet wide with a 15-foot depth between the piers. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary sea- sonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of completed new work is $63,393. The portion of the dredging of the entrance channel to complete the project width and depth is considered unnecessary to meet present navigation require- ments, and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion of the work was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $22,600. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $2,086. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 --- Construction of parallel piers and dredging 1 _____ H. Doc. 114, 56th Cong., 1st sess. June 30,1948 Dredging of inner channels and abandonment of cer- H. Doc. 668, 80th Cong., 2d sess. tain revetments and channels. (contains latest published map). 1 The portion of the dredging of the entrance channel to complete the project width and depth is con- sidered to be inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are four privately owned fishing wharves which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year. A contract was awarded for rehabilitation of the west pier and construction has been brought to 40 percent completion. Costs for the year were $13,531 for engineering and design by hired labor and $62,887 for construction by contract. Total costs for rehabilitation were $76,418. Condition surveys were accom- plished at a cost of $677 for maintenance. Total costs for the year were $77,095. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete except for the inactive portion. The east pier is in good condition. The west pier, in poor condition due to decay, wear of ice, and settlement of stone and slab filling, is being repaired. At the close of the fiscal year the controlling depth was 8.5 feet in the lake approach, 10 feet between the piers, 7.5 feet in the northerly portion of the turning basin and easterly inner channel, and less than 1 foot in the southerly portion of the turning basin and southerly inner channel. To complete the project it would be necessary to widen the channel 50 feet between the piers, which portion of the work is considered unneces- sary to meet present navigation requirements. The total costs and expenditures were $474,793, of which $63,393 was for new work, $334,982 was for maintenance, and $76,418 was for reha- bilitation. TAGO 10070B 1232 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: A ppropriated ------------ ------------ . - - -. - - --.-........ .........- .. $63,393 $--.--.-.. Cost------------------...................-----------............---------............---------------..........---------........................ 63,393 Maintenance: Appropriated-----.... $9,415 $36 $200 $103 $677 334,982 Cost-------------.... 9,415 36 200 103 1677 334, 982 Rehabilitation: Appropriated ------------ 163,000 163,000 Cost--------- ------------------------------------------------ 76,418 76,418 1 Condition survey. 6. CORNUCOPIA HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is located at the mouth of the Siskiwit River on the south shore of Lake Superior, 49 miles east from Duluth, Minn. (See United States Lake Survey Chart No. 96.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 50 feet wide and 10 feet deep between the piers; an irregular-shaped turning basin, 8 feet deep; two inner channels 50 feet wide and 8 feet deep, with lengths of 450 and 300 feet; reconstruction and Federal maintenance of the entrance piers constructed by local interests and adding 25 feet to the length of the west pier and 100 feet to the length of the east pier. All depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The total cost of the completed project is $358,030. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,382. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 Entrance channel 50 feet wide and 10 feet deep be- Sen. committee print, 75th Cong., tween existing piers from the bay to a turning basin 1st sess. 200 feet long, 8 feet deep, with maximum width of 180 feet, with 150-foot and 300-foot inner channels each 50 feet wide and 8 feet deep. Sept. 3, 1954 Reconstruction and Federal maintenance of the east H. Doc. 434, 83d Cong., 2d sess. and west entrance piers, a 25-foot extension of west pier and a 300-foot extension of the existing westerly inner channel at a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet. The latest published map is in House Document 434, 83d Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local interests have fur- nished easements on 13.48 acres of land. Terminal facilities. About 1,000 linear feet of privately owned dock- ing space have been improved for small fishing boats with buildings for processing fish and storing nets. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys accom- plished by hired labor at a cost of $480. A timber groin for shore line protection was constructed on the lakeside of the east pier by Govern- ment plant and hired labor at a cost of $20,000. About 8,000 cubic TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1233 yards of material was removed by Government crane barge to restore the project depth at a cost of $11,415 for maintenance. Total costs for the year were $31,895 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized by the earlier act was completed in 1939, that for the later modification was completed in July 1958. Controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 9 feet in the lake approach and the channel between the piers, 7 feet in the west slip and 6 feet in the east slip. Total costs to June 30, 1961 were $453,268 of which $358,030 was for new work and $95,238 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.. .. ...------------- ..... $119,000 -$1,160 ------------------------ $358,030 Cost------------------- $1,164 329,315 5,844 ----------------------- 358,030 Maintenance: Appropriated- ........- 648 36 8,600 $653 $32,080 95,423 Cost------------------ 724 36 8,600 653 31,895 95,238 7. BAYFIELD HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is located on the west channel leading to Chequamegon Bay, on the south shore of Lake Superior at Bayfield, Wis., and is 16 miles north of Ashland, Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 961.) Existing project. This provides for a small-boat harbor by extending city pier L about 103 feet and the city breakwater pier approximately 139 feet; constructing parapets about 2 feet in height on the outside walls of the city pier L, a portion of the city pier, and the city break- water pier; and dredging the municipal harbor basin, which is protected by the above piers and breakwaters, 350 feet wide by 800 feet long to a depth of 10 feet. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric condi- tions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of new work for the completed project is $188,855. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 260, 81st Cong., 1st sess). This docu- ment contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local interests have furnished easements on 0.59 acre of land. Terminal facilities. Within and adjacent to the project area there are eight privately owned wharves, one boat repair yard pier, two piers where a charge is made for berthing space, and the city-owned pier L and breakwater which provide berthing space. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract for construction of improvement was completed at a cost for the year of $68,559, includ- ing removal of 29,590 cubic yards of material from the harbor basin by dipper dredge at a contract cost of $28,659. Total cost for the year was $68,874, all for new work. TAGO 10070B 1234 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in August 1960. Project depths are available. Total cost to June 30, 1961, was $188,855, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-. - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ......-....................... $87,000 $117,000 -$20,145 $188,855 Cost--- - ------------ ....------------ 9,053 105,928 68,874 188,855 1 Includes $5,000 preauthorization studies for new work. 8. ASHLAND HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is situated at the head of Chequamegon Bay, on the south shore of Lake Superior. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 964.) Existing project. This provides for an 8,000-foot breakwater and a West Channel 75 feet outside the harbor line, extending from Ellis Ave- nue extended to a point 400 feet west of 17th Avenue West extended, the easterly 5,100 feet 21 feet deep over widths of 400 to 750 feet, and the westerly 1,600 feet 20 feet deep over a width of 200 feet; and an East Basin about 4,800 feet long, extending from a point about 400 feet west of the Soo dock to a point 1,000 feet east of the Chicago and North Western dock 3, 27 feet deep in the west portion and 25 feet in the east portion, and extending from a line 75 feet outside the harbor line to deep water in the bay. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary sea- sonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost (1961) for new work is $1,374,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $32,453. The existing project was authorizedby the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 Breakwater 7,900 feet long and dredging to remove a H. Ex. Doc. 89, 48th Cong., 2d sess. shoal. Annual Reports, 1886, p. 1674; and 1887, p. 1966. Aug. 11, 1888 Appropriation of $60,000 for "Continuing improve- ment on the enlarged project." (on the comple- tion of the Poe lock in 1896, with available depth of 20 feet, the dredging at Ashland Harbor was car- ried to a similar depth.) Mar. 3, 1899 Detached breakwater extending 4,700 feet out from June 6, 1900 the shore at a point 2,600 feet east of the main break- water (prolonged) and parallel thereto. Aug. 8, 1917 Project modified by omitting the detached break- H. Doc. 1698, 64th Cong., 2d sess. water and defining the depth and extent of the channel to be dredged. July 3, 1930 Widening of part of the present channel for an en- S.Doc. 133, 71st Cong., 2d sess. trance channel and for the basin in the eastern part of the harbor. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Deepening east basin to 25 feet and the west channel, Rivers and Harbors Committee as far as 8th Ave. West., extended, to 21 feet. Doc. 46, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Widening the west channel to a width of 750 feet at H. Doc. 337, 77th Cong., 1st sess. its westerly end. 2 July 14, 1960 Deepening portions of East Basin and West Channel H. Doc. 165, 86th Cong., 1st sess. to depths of 27 and 21 feet, respectively. 1Included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 2 Contains latest published map. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1235 Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is subject to the conditions that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish with- out cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (c) provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore and Lake Superior District Power Company docks commensurate with the depths provided in the project areas. Improvement of either the East Basin or the West Channel may be undertaken independently whenever funds for that purpose are available and the prescribed local cooperation has been furnished. Local interests have not been formally requested to furnish assur- ances. Terminal facilities. The city of Ashland owns 4,150 feet of waterfront, exclusive of street ends, for future public needs. The wharves for handling coal, ore, and pulpwood are served by rail- roads. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Preconstruction planning for the recent modification was initiated and carried on by hired labor at a cost for the year of $15,852. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work authorized prior to the July 14, 1960 act was completed in 1950. The breakwater is in good condition, except for some settlement. At the end of the fiscal year, project depths of 20 feet in the west portion of West Channel, of 21 feet in the east por- tion of West Channel, and of 25 feet in the East Basin were available. Planning for the latest modification to deepen portions of harbor project areas to 21 and 27 feet respectively is in progress and construction is ex- pected to be initiated in May 1962 and completed in October 1962. The total cost to June 30, 1961 was $1,520,274, of which $800,983 was for new work, and $719,291 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....--------. 1957 1 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1961 June 30,1961 2 New work: Appropriated----------.......... $2,500 $2,500 $1,053 ............ $19,000 $804,131 Cost...-- .. 882 2,127 3,044 ----------. 15,852 800,983 Maintenance: Appropriated-----------.......... 42,200 -306 6,074 $111,498- .719,291 Cost-.... 44,694 ............ 6,074 111,498 719,291 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....----.......................-------------------------....... $ 3,148 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.................................---------------------------------------. 237,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------------------- ........ 240,148 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.____ _ __ ___ __ _______ . .. __ 332,869 1 Preauthorization studies costs for new work. 2Includes $6,053 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 9. SAXON HARBOR, WIS. Location. This harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin at the mouth of Oronto Creek, 27 miles southeast of the harbor at Bayfield, Wis., and 21 miles westerly of the harbor at Black River, Mich. It is also 99 miles east of Duluth-Superior Harbor and 60 miles west of Ontonagon Harbor, Mich. (For general location see U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 96.) TAGO 10070B 1236 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Previous project. There is no previous project by the Corps of Engineers for harbor improvements at this locality. Under a permit issued by the War Department on February 8, 1939, Iron County as a Works Progress Administration project constructed a small-boat harbor basin 200 feet wide, 340 feet long, and 5 feet deep with a 300-foot wharf and two 150-foot long rock-filled timber-pile piers on each side of a 60-foot wide entrance channel. This work was completed in 1940. Extension of the piers and construction of a boat slip and wharf on the west side of the harbor basin was partially completed under a modifica- tion of the permit. The existing east and west piers are 260 and 280 feet long, respectively, with an additional 75 feet of revetment on the south end of the east pier. In more recent years Iron County excavated a diversion channel from Oronto Creek just upstream from the harbor to Parkers Creek for the diversion of excess flood flows. Existing project. The plan of improvement as modified by detailed studies provides for removal of portions of the existing breakwaters and construction of two new breakwaters, dredging an entrance channel and river harbor basin, building a levee around the harbor area from dredged material, raising a section of roadway, diversion of Oronto Creek into Parkers Creek, and removal of the sand bar at the mouth of Parkers Creek. The east and west breakwaters with elevation of 8 feet above low water datum will be 622 feet and 417 feet long, respectively. The east breakwater will consist of 330 feet of rubble mound at the landward end and 292 feet of circular steel cells. The west breakwater will consist of single-row Z-pile shore connection 371 feet long and one 45.8-foot diameter steel cell at the outer end. The entrance channel will vary from 120- to 50-foot width and have a 10-foot depth. The inner harbor basin, about 95 feet by 380 feet with 8-foot depth, will have an arm at the west side 50 feet wide and about 450 feet long with a depth of 8 feet. The levee and road raise are required to divert the flow of Oronto Creek away from the harbor basin and will total about 1,200 feet in length. Three short reaches of channel excava- tion of 21-foot bottom width are necessary to divert Oronto Creek to Parkers Creek and thence to the lake. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Superior which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The estimated Federal cost (1961) for new work is $535,000 and $52,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 169, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). That docu- ment contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Improvements are authorized subject to the pro- vision that local interests agree to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction of the project and for subsequent mainte- nance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; (c) maintain without cost to the United States the public wharf on the east side of the existing harbor basin, including an access road thereto, open to all on equal terms; (d) maintain the Oronto Creek diversion channel; (e) establish a competent and properly constituted public body empowered to regulate the use of the harbor facilities which shall be open to all on equal terms; and (f) make a cash contribution equivalent to 9 percent of tile first cost of breakwaters, piers, and dredging, and provide TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1237 further, that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 25 feet of any established wharf, dock, or bulkhead. Local interests were requested to furnish assurances of local coopera- tion on March 15, 1961. Terminal facilities. There is one wharf 300 feet long on the east side of the present harbor basin constructed by local interests. There is no rail connection with the harbor. Fish are trucked to Saxon, Wis., 5% miles to the south or to Ironwood, Mich., about 16 miles, were rail facilities are available. Additional facilities will need to be provided. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was continued. Costs for the year for new work by hired labor were $10,683. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed plans are complete. Prepa- ration of contract plans and specifications has been started. Completion of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $38,192, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 2 New work: Appropriated.......... $856 ----------------------- $28,500 $1,500 $42,000 Cost ------------------- 856 ------------------------ 15,509 10,683 38,192 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.......---------------------------------$ 3,808 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_---._ ---------.--.------ -3,808 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--...------------------------................................ 493,000 1 Preauthorization studies costs. 2 Includes $12,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 10. BLACK RIVER HARBOR, MICH. Location. The harbor is located at the mouth of the Black River on the south shore of Lake Superior 39 miles westerly from Ontonagon, Mich., and 47 miles easterly from Ashland, Wis. (See United States Lake Survey Chart No. 95.) Existing project. This provides for two converging breakwaters 180 feet apart at their outer ends, the westerly one of which extends 555 feet from the shore at the left bank of Black River and the easterly one of which extends 825 feet into the lake from a point about 700 feet easterly of the right bank of Black River at its mouth; for an entrance channel with 12-foot depth, about 700 feet long, and 100 feet wide between the breakwaters with a flared approach at the lakeward end and a widened curve within the breakwaters; for an inner channel of 8-foot depth, irregular in shape tapering to a 50-foot width, and about 550 feet in length; and for an irregular shaped harbor basin of 8-foot depth with maximum lenght of 240 feet and maximum width of 130 feet. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Superior which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary sea- sonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The total Federal cost of the project was $383,350, and $30,000 was contributed by local interests. TAGO 10070B 1238 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). That document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The total cost for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization was $30,000 for a non-Federal contribution. Local interests have furnished easements on .85 acre of land. Terminal facilities. Wharves have been constructed on both sides of the river. The wharf on the east bank has a frontage of 400 feet and the one on the west bank has a frontage of 750 feet. Operations and results during fiscal year. Repairs were made to the breakwaters by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $23,816. About 11,907 cubic yards of material was dredged by Government der- rick boat No. 20 to partially restore project depths, at a cost of $18,238. Total costs for the year were $42,054 for maintenance by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1958. A triangular-shaped rock shoal 50 feet in width at the easterly end extends along the southerly side of the channel through the stilling basin. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $413,350 for new work, being $383,350 Federal funds and $30,000 contributed funds, and $43,395 for maintenance, a total of $456,745. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....--.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated......---------.. $156,000 $80,000 -$24,650 _------------------------ -$383,850 Cost----------------- 155,157 213,503 6,156 ------------.------------ 383,350 Maintenance: Appropriated-----__ ------------ ------------ ------------ $1,341 $42,054 43,395 Cost_ ------------------------------------------- -- 1,341 42,054 43,395 1 In addition $30,000 was expended from contributed funds. 11. ONTONAGON HARBOR, MICH. Location. The harbor is situated on the south shore of Lake Superior. It consists of the improvement of the mouth of Ontonagon River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 95.) Previousproject. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867. For further details see page 1931 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1406 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a flared lake approach channel 17 feet deep with widths narrowing from 400 feet at the outer end to 150 feet opposite the outer end of the west pier; a channel between the piers 150 feet wide, 17 feet deep in the outer 250 feet, and 15 feet in the inner 2,200 feet; an inner basin 15 feet deep and 900 feet long, extending be- tween lines 50 feet from the existing wharves on each side of the river, the maximum width being 285 feet; and the maintenance of this channel, basin, and the 4,878 feet of entrance piers. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and baronmetric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1239 The cost for new work for the completed project was $19,619, exclu- sive of the amount expended on previous project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $17,424. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 17 feet deep and 150 feet wide through the bar H. Doc. 602, 61st Cong., 2d sess. and 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide between the piers, and pier maintenance. Aug. 26, 1937 Present project widths and inner basin- _---------_--. Senate committee print 74th Cong., 2d sess. (contains the latest pub- lished map). Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are no publicly owned wharves. There are one merchandise and coal wharf, one coal wharf, and a few small fish wharves in active use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the commerce of the harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were per- formed at a cost of $858. Government derrick boat No. 20 removed about 15,835 cubic yards of material at a cost of $17,088. Rock was placed on the breakwater at a cost of $1,038. Total cost for the year was $18,984 including a reduction of stock on hand (rock)amounting to $1,038 or a net cost of $17,946 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1938. The piers are in fair condition except for minor repairs on the stone-covered portions. At the close of the fiscal year, the controlling depths were 12.5 feet in the lake approach channel, 10 feet in the westerly 60 feet of the channel between the piers and 5 feet in the harbor basin. Dredging to restore project depths in the entrance channel has been accomplished. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $19,619 for new work and $1,162,553 for maintenance, a total of $1,182,172. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: .......----... Appropriated---------- ------------ .. ------------ ----------- ------------ $304,421 ............ Cost------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 304,421 Maintenance: Appropriated-...... _- - $8, 751 $15, 235 - $12, 577 $57, 528 $17, 858 1, 162, 533 Cost................... 9,077 735 1,923 57,440 17,946 1,162,553 1Includes $284,802 for new work and $113,326 for maintenance for previous projects. 12. KEWEENAW WATERWAY, MICH. Location. This waterway is a navigable channel, minimum width 300 feet, 25 miles long, partly natural and partly artificial, across Kewee- naw Point, Mich. (See Lake Survey Chart No. 944.) Existing project. This provides for the following work: a. A waterway across Keweenaw Peninsula via Portage Lake, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, increased to 400 feet through Portage Lake below the shoal at its head and with a straight cutoff channel from Princess Point to Messners Point. TAGO 10070B 1240 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 b. Flaring eastern entrance from Keweenaw Bay, 28 feet deep in the outer portion diminishing to 25 feet in the inner portion, protected by a breakwater 5,714 feet long. c. A mooring basin inside the east entrance, one-half mile long, 800 feet wide, and 25 feet deep, with mooring piers protected by fender piling. d. Converging breakwaters at the western entrance, with westerly breakwater 2,645 feet long and easterly breakwater 2,385 feet, having an entrance 500 feet wide between the breakwaters. e. A western channel 32 feet deep lakeward of the entrance between the breakwaters, diminishing to 25 feet in quiet water and enlarged inside of the breakwaters into a maneuvering basin, 1,000 feet in maxi- mum width and 3,000 feet long. f. A mooring basin inside the west entrance 3,600 feet long and 800 feet wide and 25 feet deep, with mooring piers protected by fender piling. g. Revetting the banks as necessary. h. Two 50-foot pierheads at the west entrance to the canal. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. On account of its length, the waterway is affected in a very slight degree by lake fluctua- tions of short duration. The annual fluctuation is about 1 foot. The cost for completed new work is $5,954,941. The portion of the project providing for extension of the lower entrance breakwater and the necessary alteration or replacement of structures due to deepening of chanm.ls is inactive and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1957, and was estimated to be $3,315,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $70,622. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Acquisition of the waterway; for a 16-foot channel of H. Ex. Doc. 105, 49th Cong., 2d 70-foot bottom width, renewal of canal revetments, sess. and Annual Report, 1887, the reconstruction and extension of piers at the p. 1977. upper entrance to 30-foot depth of water, and at the proper time for the increase of the channel depth to 20 feet with bottom width of not less than 120 feet (increase in width and depth of channel was ap- proved Mar. 15, 1898). June 25, 1910 Anchorage basin just within the lower entrance about H. Doc. 325, 60th Cong., 1st sess. / mile long, 800 feet wide; a mooring pier on its westerly side 2,000 feet in length, and for the pur- chase of the necessary land. Mar. 2, 1919 Princess Point Cutoff channel----------------------- H. Doc. 835, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 1 General deepening, widening, and straightening of H. Doc. 55, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 2 channels and basins to provide 25-foot depth with additional over depth at entrances, extension of the lower entrance breakwater, and the necessary alteration or replacement of structures due to deepening of the channels. 1 Included in the Emergency Relief Administration program, May 28, 1935. 2 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. The 6 active coal docks, petroleum dock, and several general merchandise and miscellaneous wharves, all privately owned, are served by improvements made along Keweenaw Waterway. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made at a cost of $11,745. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1241 Repair of upper-entrance breakwaters and Lily Pond mooring pier were accomplished at a cost of $75,505. All work was performed by Govern- ment plant and hired labor. The total cost for the year was $88,018 including an increase of stock on hand of $768 or a net cost of $87,250 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The active portion of the project is complete. The breakwaters are in good condition except for a weak- ness occurring in about 300 feet of the substructure of the breakwater at the lower entrance, and the stone-covered portions of the breakwaters at the upper entrance are in need of minor repairs. The mooring pier at the Lily Pond requires repairs to halt movement and permit dredging to project depth adjacent thereto; the mooring pier at the Portage River Harbor of Refuge is in good condition. Annual redredging of channels will be required indefinitely. The controlling depth was about 25 feet. To complete the project there remains the extension of the lower-entrance breakwater, and the necessary alteration or replacement of structures due to deepening of channels. This portion of the project has been reclassified as inactive. For work performed with regular funds, the costs of the existing pro- ject were $5,772,115 for new work and $3,789,335 for maintenance, a total of $9,561,450. For work performed with emergency relief funds the -total costs and expenditures were $182,826, all for new work. The total cost, all funds, was $9,744,276, of which $5,954,941 was for new work and $3,789,335 for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $402,242 was expended between 1893 and 1917 on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provi- sions of the permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------.....------------ ------------ $5,954,941 ------------............------------................ Cost.... .......-------------------...... ............... 5,954,941 Maintenance: $77,000 Appropriated---------.......... $87,000 $65,000 $32,680 $97,400 4,205,020 Cost................... 63,664 101,989 54,721 44,719 88,018 14,195,552 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project..........-----------------------...... $3,315,000 21Includes stock on hand June 30, 1961, $3,975. Inactive. 13. BIG BAY HARBOR, MICH. Location. The harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Superior 33 miles northwesterly from Marquette, Mich., and 38 miles easterly from Portage entry to the Keweenaw Waterway. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 94.) Existing project. The project as modified by detailed studies provides for two converging piers extending from the shore having lengths of about 471 feet and 787 feet for the east and west piers, respectively; for an entrance channel between the piers 80 feet wide, 12 feet deep and about 100 feet long flared at the outer end; and a rectangular harbor basin 100 feet wide, 430 feet long and 10 feet deep. Local interests will extend this basin (see local cooperation). TAGO 10070B 1242 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low- water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated Federal cost for new work, made in 1961, is $311,000 and $38,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to the conditions that responsible local agencies give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) contribute $38,000 in cash toward the cost of protective structures and dredging; (b) provide and maintain, without cost to the United States and in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, a suitable and adequate public wharf for the accom- modation of transient vessels; (c) establish a competent and properly constituted public body empowered to regulate the use, growth, and free development of harbor facilities with the understanding that harbor facilities shall be open to all on equal and reasonable terms; (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the works; and (e) provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, including suitable spoil-disposal areas when and as required. It is further provided that no work shall be done by the United States at this harbor until the prescribed requirements for local cooperation have also been complied with at the following additional projects in this area: Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich.; Little Lake Harbor, Mich.; and Black River Harbor, Mich. These assurances were furnished by the Michigan State Waterways Commission and were approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Army on March 22, 1948. Local interests will expand the harbor basin by widening the basin about 50 feet on each side to a depth of 6 feet on the north and 8 feet on the south, and by lengthening it about 100 feet to a depth of 8 feet. This work will be done in conjunction with the Federal project with payment by local interests. Local interests have furnished easements on 4.8 acres of land, as well as construction permits, and have contributed both the $38,000 required contributed funds and additional funds for payment for the harbor expansion. Terminal facilities. No terminal facilities have been constructed. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous engineering was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $1,198. A contract for con- struction of the harbor was brought from 45 to 96 percent completion at a cost of $170,575. Total costs for the year were $171,773 being $120,052 Federal funds and $51,721 funds contributed for the harbor expansion, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. A contract for harbor improvements started in May 1960 is complete. Minor work remains to complete the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961 for new work were $293,869 Fed- eral funds and $53,883 contributed funds, a total of $347,752. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1243 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--- --------------------------- $342,000 -$31,000 ------------ $311,000 Cost-.... -__ - - 12,576 161,241 $120,052 293,869 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.......-----------------------------------$4, 510 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_-------.........-.-.-.---...------- 4,510 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-------....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: Appropriated-ost .... _........... "--".. -- ------ $98,000- .....- i " $98,000 Cost ------------------------------------------------ 37,162 $51,721 88,883 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_....._..--___._-__-_-_-___-- $9,112 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_ ..... __ __ __ _--_------------ 9,112 1 Includes $35,000 refunded to local interests, found to be not required for the project. Of the remaining $63,000 appropriated, $38,000 is a requirement of local cooperation and the remainder is for payment for work being done for local interests. 14. PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor (formerly known as Marquette Bay Harbor of Refuge, Mich.), situated on the south shore of Lake Superior within the city limits of Marquette and about 3 miles distant from Marquette Harbor, is about 11/ miles long and one-half mile wide and is protected by a breakwater. It is an indentation in the shore behind Presque Isle Point. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 935.) Existing project. This provides for a 2,816-foot breakwater off Presque Isle Point consisting of 216 feet of shore connection, 1,000 feet of stone-filled timber cribs, and 1,600 feet of rubble-mound section; and dredging the harbor to a depth of 28 feet in the inner portion, with 30 feet at the entrance, both depths referred to low water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above the mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation in water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric condi- tions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost (1961) for new work is $1,125,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $4,836. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 Breakwater, 1,000 feet long...---------- .....------------ H. Doc. 318, 54th Cong., 1st sess., June 13, 1902 Shore extension, 216 feet long-- .-.... - - .- .-- ual Report for 1903, pp. 474, Aug. 30, 1935 For dredging and rubble-mound extension to break- H. Doc. 473, 72d Cong., 2d sess. water 1,600 feet long. Changed designation of pro- ject. July 14, 1960 Deepening harbor depths from 26 and 28 feet to 28 and H. Doc. 145, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 30 feet, respectively. (contains the latest published map). TAGO 10070B 1244 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is subject to the conditions that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish with- out cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (c) provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore pier commensurate with the depths provided in the project. Assurances of local cooperation were approved on April 7, 1961. Terminalfacilities. There is one merchandise wharf and one ore dock. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was completed by hired labor at a cost of $11,759. A contract for deep- ening the harbor by dredging was awarded and dredging was started in June 1961. Total cost for the year was $14,345 of which $13,915 was for new work and $430 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project authorized by the earlier acts was completed in 1939. Work on harbor deepening authorized in 1960 was initiated in June and is expected to be completed in the fall of 1961. The breakwater is in fair condition but requires replacement of some stone and patching of concrete superstructure. The controlling depth was 26 feet. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $1,088,842, of which $917,223 was for new work and $171,619 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 2 New work: Appropriated---------- $2,000 $3,000 -$501 ------------ $221,500 $1,124,808 Cost----------...... -- - 510 3,620 ----------------------- 13,915 917,223 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 1,980 8, 580 .......... $13,190 '430 171,619 Cost._. - 1,980 8,580 ............ 13,190 8430 171,619 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_.-------------------------------_ $27,175 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-_ ...---------------------------- 27,175 1Preauthorization studies costs for new work. 2 Includes $4,499 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 3 Reconnaissance and condition surveys. 15. MARQUETTE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is situated in Marquette Bay on the South shore of Lake Superior, 160 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and 256 miles east from Duluth, Minn. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 935.) Existing project. This provides for a 4,500-foot breakwater, the inner 3,000 feet of stone-filled timber cribs, and the outer 1,500 feet of rubble- mound construction, and dredging the harbor basin to a depth of 27 feet, giving a protected area of 350 acres. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The oridinary seasonal variation in water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above the low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1245 The estimated cost (1961)for new work is $1,377,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $32,585. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1867 Breakwater, 2,000 feet long........----------------------.................. H. Doc. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., Ex. pts. 1 and 2, and Annual Report, 1866, pp. 8 and 77. Aug. 11, 1888 Extending the breakwater 1,000 feet------....------.. Annual Report, 1889, pp. 272 and 2021. June 25, 1910 Additional 1,500-foot extension to the breakwater and H. Doc. 573, 61st Cong., 2d sess. removing a shoal in the northerly part of the harbor. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Deepening of the habor basin to 25 feet---. ---------- Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. 20, 72d Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 1960 Deepening of the habor basin to 27 feet------------ H. Doc. 154, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 2 1Included in the Public Works Administration program, September 6,1933. 2 Contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is subject to the conditions that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish with- out cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (c) provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore pier commensurate with the depths provided in the project area. Local interests have not been formally requested to furnish assurances. Terminal facilities. These consist of one ore dock, one coal dock, and two petroleum docks. There are also several small fish wharves without railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys and repairs to the rubble-mound portion of the breakwater by Government plant and hired labor were made at a cost of $20,208 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project authorized by earlier acts was completed in 1935. No work has been done on the modi- fication authorized in 1960. The rubble-mound portion of the break- water is in fair condition but requires replacement of some stone. The controlling depth in the harbor is 25 feet. The total cost to June 30, 1961, was $1,697,882, of which $1,120,727 was for new work and $577,155 for maintenance, including $72,188 public work funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1961 June 30, 1962 2 New Work: Appropriated----------.......... $1,500 $2,500 -$585 1,120,727 $--------------------- Cost------------------- 504 1,679 1,232 ------------------------ 1,120,727 Maintenance: Appropriated---------.......... 83,120 49,040 $------------ $9,558 $20,208 577,155 Cost-----.......--------------84,013 31,051 2,950 24,704 20,208 577,155 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---.... ------------------------------------ $256, 273 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962........--------- ----------------.................-- 256,273 1Preauthorization studies costs for new work. 2 Includes $3,415 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070B 1246 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 16. BAUDETTE HARBOR, MINN. Location. The Baudette River has its source in the swamplands of northern Minnesota and flows in a northeasterly direction to Rainy River at Baudette, Minn., about 10 miles from where Rainy River empties into Lake of the Woods. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. The project provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide extending from the mouth of Baudette River upstream a distance of about 2,000 feet with an increase in width at the inner end to form a turning basin with a maximum width of 230 feet. The project depth is referred to low water datum at Baudette, which is taken as 1,056 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level is about 2 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $36,415. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $1,720. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1919 Dredging ____ ------------------------- _ _ H. Doc. 109, 63d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Present dimensions of channel and basin----- ........ H. Doc. 109, 63d Cong., 1st sess (contains the latest published map). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The village of Baudette has a timber wharf, and its use is open to all on equal terms. The State of Minnesota has con- structed a boathouse and warehouse adjoining the public wharf. In addition to the foregoing, there are several privately owned, small and little-used wharves on both sides of the river. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging and removal of piling was accomplished by contract. About 200 cubic yards of material was removed by dragline in this operation at a cost of $4,758 by con- tract. Condition surveys were carried on by hired labor at a cost of $1,366. Total costs for the year were $6,124 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. The project depth of 6 feet was available in the channel on June 30, 1961. The costs were $36,415 for new work and $21,641 for maintenance, a total of $58,056. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- -------------------------------------------------------- $36,415 Cost ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 36,415 Maintenance: Appropriated- ._.-- . $419 $577 $507 $972 $6,200 21,717 Cost-_-----_ 419 577 507 972 6,124 21,641 TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1247 17. RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Location. Reservoirs are located on the Mississippi River and several of its tributaries, in Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties, Minn., as follows: Outlet Area Name of reservoir Watershed Above Original River St. Paul lake Reservoir Square Square Square Miles miles miles miles Winnibigoshish ------------- Mississippi... .......------------. 408 1,442 117 179.4 Leech Lake........ Leech ----------------- ......---------------- 410 1,163 173 250.9 Pokegama ...----------------- Mississippi-----------............ 344 x660 24 35.0 Sandy Lake................---------------. Sandy .............----------------- 267 421 8 16.6 Pine River ---------------- Pine------------------ 199 562 18 23.7 Gull Lake..................... Gull------------------- 168 287 20 20.5 1 Exclusive of area controlled by Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Dams. Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details, see page 1888 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 1098 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the reconstruction of the five original reservoir dams, viz, Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Pokegama, Sandy Lake, and Pine River, and the construction of Gull Lake Reservoir. The estimated cost of new work revised in 1961 is $911,000, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $152,730. The dams are of solid concrete construction, Pokegama being built on bedrock and the others on pile foundations. The Sandy Lake Dam includes a lock 160 feet long, 30 feet wide, with a maximum lift of 9.5 feet and a depth of 2.5 feet on the lower sill at low water. In 1958 the lock was converted to use as a spillway. The abandonment of the ditches to connect Long Lake to Round Lake and Round Lake to Gull Lake was recommended in House Document 413, 64th Congress, 1st session, and was ordered by Congress in the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 For reconstruction of 4 of the 5 original dams, and surveys to determine the extent of lands overflowed by the reservoirs. Mar. 2, 1907 Reconstruction of Sandy Lake Dam and the construc- tion of Gull Lake Reservoir. June 25, 1910 Construction of an equalizing canal between Winni- H. Doc. 363, 61st Cong., 2d sess. bigoshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs (no work was done and this part of the project was abandoned in the act of Mar. 4, 1915). June 26, 1934 1 Operation and maintenance provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For map, see p. 1978, Annual Report for 1911 TAGO 10070B 1248 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Lower operatinglimits by regulations approved Feb. 4, 1936, and modified Dec. 29, 1944 Minimum Minimum Reservoir stage (feet) Reservoir stage (feet) Winnibigoshish .....----------------------- 6 Sandy Lake..------------------------- 7 Leech Lake --------------------------- 0 Pine River-------------------------- 9 Pokegama ---------------------------- 6 Gull Lake.......--------------------------- 5 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. Minor work on public use facilities was accomplished by hired labor at a cost for new work of $916. The reservoirs were operated as required and miscellaneous inspections and reports were made by hired labor at a cost of $86,087. Operation of the reservoirs was in accordance with the normal plan. The reservoirs were at approximately normal summer operating stages at the beginning of the fiscal year. Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs were lowered somewhat, starting the middle of August 1960, for the purpose of alleviating the low flow conditions which existed in the Twin City area. In November and December 1960, several meetings were held with State and Federal authorities and local residents of the reservoir area to discuss past and future operation of the reservoirs. At these meetings it was generally agreed that the operation of the reser- voirs for the past few years was satisfactory to all interested persons. As a result of the meetings definite winter releases were established for that year. These releases were maintained satisfactorily, and by 1 April 1961, Leech Lake, Sandy Lake, and Gull Lake Reservoirs were approxi- mately at spring levels, while Winnibigoshish, Pokegama, and Pine were being held one-half to 2 feet high in anticipation of less than normal runoff. At the end of the fiscal year Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs were both 0.75 foot below their normal summer operating stage while the remaining reservoirs were at or near their normal sum- mer stages. Storage in the Headwaters Reservoirs at the end of the fiscal year amounted to 969,000 acre-feet. No flooding occurred at Aitkin, Minn., during the year as the spring runoff was less than normal and no flooding was prevented by the Headwaters Reservoirs or the Aitkin project. An interim Commission established by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota to investigate the operation of the Headwaters Reservoirs held a series of meetings in 1960-61. These meetings were attended by one or more representatives of the St. Paul Office of the Corps of Engineers. The Commission in its report to the Legislature recom- mended the passage of a bill providing that the Commissioner of Con- servation be authorized and directed to enter into cooperative agree- ments with the United States so as to effectuate joint control of the water elevations and water discharges from these lakes, and to form- ulate a plan for the operation of these reservoirs. Prior to the enactment of this Legislation a letter outlining the pro- posed operation of these reservoirs during the coming winter season was prepared and submitted by the District Engineer to the Commissioner of Conservation on November 17, 1960. Another letter outlining pro- posed operations during the spring and summer of 1961 was forwarded to the Commissioner of Conservation on April 7, 1961. In addition, matters on operation have been discussed with State officials from time TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1249 to time. To date the State has not, submitted a plan of operation of these reservoirs to this office. Mean monthly stages for the fiscal year1 1960 1961 Reservoir July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Winnibigoshish.... 9.73 9.61 9.12 8.76 8.62 8.68 8.69 1.10 8.46 8.07 12.15 5.63 Leech.............. 2.35 2.12 1.79 1.45 1.22 1.17 8.63 1.01 8.24 7.59 11.85 5.48 Pokegama.......-. 8.93 8.79 8.88 8.88 8.75 8.56 8.62 0.89 8.19 7.42 11.79 5.42 Sandy_ _........... 9.00 9.03 8.91 8.78 8.72 8.52 8.70 1.01 8.60 8.00 12.09 5.65 Pine__.........__ _ . 12.72 12.53 12.44 12.32 12.27 12.31 9.15 1.35 9.03 8.97 12.77 5.99 Gull............... 5.97 5.98 5.97 5.80 5.72 5.74 9.43 1.36 8.86 8.97 12.65 5.91 1The mean monthly stage is the average of the stages on the 1st, 10th, 20th, and the last day of the month. The total costs for the year were $86,087 for operation and care and $916 for new work, a total by hired labor of $87,003. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1937. The five dams originally built of timber have been reconstructed of concrete. The portion of the Leech Lake Dam from piers 26 to 39 has been replaced with an earth fill. A concrete dam has been constructed at Gull Lake. Three dikes at Winnibigoshish, four at Pokegama, two at Sandy Lake, and sixteen at Pine River have been constructed. flow- age rights have been acquired on all lands affected by the construction, maintenance and operation of the reservoirs. Structures are in fair con- dition except for apron at Winnibigoshish Dam. Lands currently owned or controlled by the United States are as follows: Acres Lesser Reservoir Fee interests Winnibigoshish------------------------_ --------- 0 82,464.1 Leech Lake ----------------------------- 149.1 100,743.3 Pokegama_ ----------------------------------- 405.1 66,415.3 Sandy Lake -------------------------------- 1,116.3 9,784.6 Pine River ---------------------------------- 781.5 21,794.5 Gull Lake ------------------------------------ 18.5 15,140.2 Total _ -------------------------------- 2,470.5 296,342.0 Capacities and costs by reservoir are as follows: Previous Drojects Existing projects Capacity at . maximum Total Reservoir stage (cubic Com- Com- cost feet) pleted Cost pleted Cost Winnibigoshish-__-______---- --- _ 42,163,000,000 1884 $214,000 1900 $173,470 $387,470 Leech Lake_- __--..... -__-____ -- 32,379,000,000 _____ 1884 171,805 1902 84,380 256,185 Pokegama__---_ . --- _________- ____ 5,260,000,000 1884 85,000 1904 126,030 211,0.0 Sandy Lake___________.................... .. 3,158,000,000 1895 114,000 1909 117,020 231,020 Pine River_____---________________-____ 7,733,000,000 1886 97,000 1907 133,320 230,320 Gull Lake ___----________-----__ 3,085,000,000 .----------------- 1913 86,826 86,826 Surveys and flowage rights__-________-..............___ _ .. ....... __________ - ... 160,939 160,939 Recreational facilities ...... ____......__------------------------ ....--------................. ---------- 5,224 5,224 Total, new work___..............__........-----------------------.. 681,805 --------.. 887,209 1,569,014 Total operating and care ____________ Permanent indefinite appropriation for ... -________ . 100,857 -........ 1,738,670 1,839,527 operating and care, Feb. 1, 1895, to end of fiscal year 1936 _________ ____.__________ _______ __. _...____ _ 967,197 967,197 Total--.....----------------- 93,778,000,000 .....-------- 782,662 -. 3,53,076 4,375,738 TAGO 10070B 1250 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $2,625,879, being $887,209 for new work and $1,738,670 for operating and care. In addition, the sum of $967,197 was expended between February 1, 1895, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June o0, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated..__ ____ __ -...... _.. _ _ _____ $2,200 $2,200 $3,000 $1,571,190 ___ _---_ _-------- Cost--..........--_ ........... 2,200 2,108 916 1,569,014 Maintenance: Appropriated--......... $181,350 $194,000 174,100 73,922 86,530 2,807,632 Cost-.........__ . ._-____ 124,384 212,448 251,593 89,138 86,087 2,806,724 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ... . . . . . . ....---..-------.. . . . $ 2,176 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-------- ... -------------- --..-. _ 2- 3,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--.. ---------------------- 5,176 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------------------ 218,615 1 Includes $681,805 for new work and $100,857 for maintenance from previous project. 2 Recreational facilities. 18. MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (ST. PAUL DISTRICT) For report on this improvement, see page 1319. 19. MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. Location. This river rises in Big Stone Lake, Minn., and S. Dak., and flows southeasterly about 224 miles to Mankato, Minn., thence north- easterly about 106 miles to join the Mississippi River opposite St. Paul, Minn. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minne- sota.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1890 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1105 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The project originally provided for open-channel improvement from the mouth at the Mississippi River to mile 25.6 at Shakopee, Minn., to obtain a channel of 4-foot depth which will accom- modate vessels of a 3-foot draft. These requirements for the lower end of the reach were superseded by provision for a channel to provide 9 feet of depth below the flatpool level of Missisippi River lock and dam No. 2 with a 100-foot bottom width and one on three side slopes from the mouth to mile 14.7, half a mile above the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway bridge in the vicinity of Savage, Minn. The work will be accomplished by dredging with sharp b'ends to be eased and widened and one major and two minor cutoffs will be constructed. The cost of new work for the original 4-foot channel project was $12,730 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1961) for the 9-foot channel in the lower reach is $2,720,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $7,736. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1251 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13,1892 1 Open-channel improvement from the mouth to Shakopee to obtain a channel of 4-foot depth to ac- commodate vessels with 3-foot draft. July 3,1958 2 Dredging to provide a channel of 9-foot depth from S. Doc. 144, 84th Cong., 2d sess. the mouth to mile 14.7. 1 Page 2209 of Annual Report for 1891. 2Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Under the later authorization, local interests will be required to furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construc- tion works; (c) make necessary changes in roads; and (d) maintain fender protection at the railroad bridge at mile 1.6. None of the above condi- tions have been complied with, however, the railroad bridge at mile 1.6 has been removed. No local cooperation is required for the earlier authorization. Under the provision of Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act approved March 4, 1915, the section of the channel between the mouth and mile 13.2, at Port Cargill, Minn., was dredged to a depth of 9 feet at the request of local interests. The work was completed in July 1943. Local interests contributed $139,671 to defray costs in excess of the authorized 4-foot project depth. Terminal facilities. At Port Cargill, mile 13.1, Cargill, Inc., owns and operates launching ways, dock 650 feet in length with warehouse adja- cent, and additional mooring space 1,300 feet in length and has facilities for loading grain and vegetable oils and receipt of coal. The Northern States Power Co. is operating a terminal for the receipt of coal on the left bank at mile 9.0, and on the right bank the Richards Oil Co. is operat- ing a terminal at mile 14.5, Savage, Minn. At mile 14.7 the Central Soya Co. and Continental Grain Co. have each constructed terminals on the right bank. Operations and results during fiscal year. Detailed studies for the newly authorized 9-foot channel were continued at a cost for the year for new work by hired labor of $13,204. In the reach above Savage, 122 snags were removed by hired labor at a cost of $2,702. About 2,276 cubic yards of material were removed at Petersons bar by Government derrick boat at a cost of $2,048. Total costs for the year were $17,954 being $13,204 for new work and $4,750 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project for 4-foot depth was completed in 1931. The United States owns 10 acres of land in fee 2 miles east of Savage, Minn. Navigation from the mouth to Shakopee was practicable for drafts not in excess of 3 feet. Depths of 9 feet in the reach from the mouth to Port Cargill, dredged by local interests, are not dependable, although some maintenance has been accomplished by local interests. Detailed plans are nearing completion under the recent authorization for a 9-foot channel. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $232,492 being $105,227 for new work and $127,265 for main- tenance. In addition, the cost from contributed funds was $139,671 for dredging to a depth of 9 feet under the provisions of Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. TAGO 10070B 1252 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------ ------------------------ $33,000 $27,000 $300,000 $513,272 Cost.....--------------------------------------17,112 39,181 13,204 222,769 Maintenance: Appropriated.......... - $3,511 $10,000 3,000 19,500 4,800 127,569 Cost.------------------- 1,685 8,086 4,280 19,880 4,750 127,265 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...-----------..----------------------$ 290,492 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...-------------------------- 290,492 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.....----------------------------2,337,000 1Includes $117,542 for new work for previous project and $23,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work under the existing project; in addition, $139,671 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 20. ST. CROIX RIVER, WIS. AND MINN. Location. The source of the river is in northwestern Wisconsin. It is about 164 miles long and for its greater part forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota. It flows southwesterly and then southerly into the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis., 41.7 miles below the lower Northern Pacific Railway bridge, Minneapolis, Minn. The portion included in this improvement extends from the mouth to Taylors Falls, Minn., a distance of 51.8 miles. (See United States Geological Survey map of Minnesota, scale 1:500,000, for general location.) Existing project. This provides for the maintenance of a channel, 9 feet in depth and of suitable width from the mouth to Stillwater, Minn., 24.5 miles, created by the improvement of the upper Mississippi River; a channel 3 feet deep at mean low water, between Stillwater and Taylors Falls (27.3 miles); improvement of the harbor and waterfront at Still- water; and a small boat harbor at Hudson, Wis. The cost of completed new work is $150,410. The Hudson Harbor portion of the project is inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1958 and was esti- mated to be $134,600. The average annual cost of maintenance for that portion of the project between the mouth and Stillwater during the past 5 years was $4,702. The latest authorization (1954) for maintenance work on the reach between Stillwater and Taylor Falls is limited to an expenditure of not to exceed $5,000 per year. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18, 1878 Dredging, etc., for a3-foot channel between the mouth H. Ex. Doc. 75, pt. 6, 43d Cong. 2d and Taylors Falls. sess.; Annual Report 1875, p. 372. June 3, 1896 Harbor and waterfront at Stillwater. Jan. 21, 1927 A 6-foot channel to Stillwater--.------------------ H. Doc. 878, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 The 9-foot channel from the mouth to Stillwater ...- . H. Doc. 184, 72d Cong., 1st sess. May 17, 1950 Small-boat harbor at Hudson 1------ H. Doc. 184, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 Inactive. The latest published map is in House Document 462, 71st Congress, 2d session. TAGO 10070B RIVERS AND HARBORS - ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1253 Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the active portion. Terminal facilities. At Stillwater there is a concrete paved levee, 550 feet long and 40 feet wide, sloping from the top of the riverbank to the water. There is also a piling and timber trestle wharf on the right bank, of which 276 feet is dock and 96 feet approach. At other points along the river, landing may be made on the banks. Facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The Government pipeline dredge William A. Thompson removed 33,176 cubic yards of material at mile 6. An adjustment in costs will be made in July 1961. A total of 49 snags were removed in the reach above Stillwater, Minn., at a cost of $4,304. Total costs for the year were $4,440 all for maintenance by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. All new work was completed in 1930, except the subsequently authorized harbor at Hudson which has been reclassified as inactive. The United States owns 2.75 acres of land in fee at Taylors Falls and has easements on 7.57 acres of land at Bayport, Minn. The extension to provide a 9-foot channel from the mouth to Stillwater was completed on August 12, 1938, when full pool at dam No. 3 of the Mississippi River canalization project was reached. The mini- mum draft from Stillwater to Taylors Falls is about 1 foot at extreme low water, and from the mouth to Stillwater, 9 feet. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $150,410 for new work and $216,764 for main- tenance, a total of $367,174. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------......--. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---.... ....----------------------------------------------------------.......... $150,410 Cost______----------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 150,410 Maintenance: Appropriated--__...-- $6,084 $12,500 ------------------------ $9,800 222,124 Cost------------------- 6,572 10,562 $1,938 ------------- 4,440 216,764 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---------- --.---. ------------ 1 $134,600 1 Inactive. 21. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Date reconnaissance Name of project Cost during or condition survey fiscal year conducted ------------------------------------------- Eagle Harbor, Mich..________ $462 June 1961 Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, Mich__ -_____ -___ -________ 227 May-June 1961 Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich_______________ _________________ __--- 389 May-June 1961 Presque Isle Harbor, Mich_____________________________--- 430 June 1961 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn_-_ 514 June 1961 Warroad Harbor, Minn_. ----------_ .. ..---------- ------ 1,441 March-April 1961 Port Wing Harbor, Wis_ _ ------- 677 July-August 1960 Total cost during fiscal year_ ______ __-_-_____- ---- - 4,140 TAGO 10070B 1254 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last Estimated Cost full report amount estimated Name of project see Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and mainte- complete of revision) for- nance 1. Beaver Bay Harbor, Minn .- 1945 ...- .......-.......... _ 12 $373,000 1 $373,000 (1957) 2. Black River; Wis. 3 .__ _ . 1950 $67,585 -------------- 210,400 77,985 (1954) 3. Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale, 1959 125,629 ... ...... _ ----- ...--------- (4) Mich. 4. Eagle Harbor, Mich ...----------- 1959 5205,164 $9,455 -------------- (4) 5. Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, 1956 197,771 109,689 ............------------- (4) Mich. 6. Lake Traverse, Minn. and S. 1921 92 . Dak. 6 7 7. Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich ...-- 1960 8 269, 270 .......... 389 ------------- (4) 8. Lutsen Harbor, Minn--------- 1945 96,109 ------------ _ 210646,000 o '646,000 (1959) 9. Mississippi and Leech Rivers, 1929 277,615 40,251 -------------- (4) Minn. 6 10. Mississippi River between 1925 47,794 3,891 ..---- ------------- Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn.11 11. Red Lake and Red Lake River, 1923 9,070 -----........- ---------- (4) Minn. 6 12. Red River of the North, Minn. 1921 293,344 76,209 ..-------------- and N. Dak. 6 12 13. Warroad Harbor and River, 1958 83,805 438,690 -------------- (4) Minn. 14. Warroad Harbor and River, 1958 ---------------------------- 2 355,200 355,200 Minn. (1954) 15. Wisconsin River, Wis. 6 13a___ 1888 16. Zippel Bay Harbor, Minn. 7__ 1928 27,941 11,139 267,100 95,041 (1954) 1 Exclusive of $38,875 to be contributed by local interests. 2 Inactive. 3 Channels adequate for commerce. 4 Completed. 5 Exclusive of $27,800 contributed by local interests. 6 No commerce reported. 7 Abandonment recommended in 1915 (H. Doc. 439, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) and June 24, 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 8 Exclusive of $38,190 contributed by local interests. $13,729.90 revoked from new work funds in fiscal year 1961. 9 Preauthorization studies. 10Exclusive of $66,785 to be contributed by local interests. 11 Abandonment recommended June 24, 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 12 Abandonment recommended in 1915 (H. Doc. 1666, 63d Cong., 3d sess.) and June 24, 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 13Originally included in project "Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wis." Abandonment of improvement of Wisconsin River by channel contraction works recommended in 1886 and 1887 (H. Ex. Doc. 65, 49th Cong. 2d sess.). Expenditures included under "Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wis." No breakdown available. 23. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE AT HASTINGS, MINN. Location. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge crosses the Mississippi River at Hastings, Minn., 813.7 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project. Provides for replacement of the center pier and swing span of the existing bridge with a vertical lift span. The center pier and fenders of the existing bridge result in inadequate horizontal clearances which present a serious obstruction and hazard to navigation. The new lift span will provide a least vertical clearance in open position of 64 feet above flat pool of Dam No. 3 near Red Wing, Minn., and a horizontal clearance of 260 feet. The notice to alter the existing bridge was served on the owner on November 30, 1948 as authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940 as amended. TAGO 10070B AL'IERATION OF BRIDGES-ST. PAUL, M INN., DISTRICT 1255 The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $2,990,000. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $530,000. Local cooperation. The Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, provides that, upon notice to alter by the Secretary of War, the bridge owners shall (a) prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval, plans and specifications for the alteration of the bridge; (b) take bids for the altera- tion of the bridge in accordance with the approved plans; submit all bids to the Secretary together with a recommendation as to the most competent bid; submit a written guaranty that the total cost of the pro- ject will not exceed a stated sum; and, upon authorization by the Secre- tary, proceed with the work of alteration; (c) bear such part of the cost as determined by the Secretary to be attributable to the direct and special benefits which will accrue to the bridge owners as a result of the alteration, including the expectable savings in repair or maintenance costs; and that part of the cost attributable to the requirements of traffic by railroad or highway, or both, including an expenditure for increased carrying capacity of the bridge, and including such proportion of the actual capital cost of the old bridge or of such part of the old bridge as may be altered or changed or rebuilt, as the used service life of the whole or a part, as the case may be, bears to the total estimated service life of the whole or such part. In complying with the provisions of the Truman-Hobbs Act the bridge owners have completed the following actions: (a) Submitted on March 9, 1949, a project report and general plans and specifications; (b) submitted detailed plans and specifications on May 4, 1950 and an apportionment of cost. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Plans and specifications submitted by the railroad company in 1950 were reviewed after which work was sus- pended because of a critical economic situation. Construction has not been initiated. Federal costs amounting to $2,000 have been incurred for preauthorization studies. 24. HOUGHTON-HANCOCK BRIDGE, MICH. Location. The Houghton-Hancock bridge is a combination railroad and highway bridge crossing the Keweenaw Waterway between Hough- ton and Hancock on the upper peninsula of Michigan. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 944.) Existing project. Provides for a new combination railroad and high- way bridge to be constructed by the Michigan State Highway Depart- ment to replace an existing combination bridge completed in 1906. The center pier and fenders of the existing bridge result in inadequate hori- zontal clearances which present a serious obstruction and hazard to navi- gation. The new bridge will provide a vertical lift span with vertical clearances of 100 feet above high-water elevation 605.3 above mean tide of New York City and 250-foot horizontal clearance. The center of the new bridge will be located about 135 feet west of the center of the exist- ing bridge. The existing bridge will be removed. The notice to alter the existing bridge was served on the owner on August 9, 1955 as authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, as amended. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work, revised in 1961 is $4,150,000. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961 is $6,901,000. TAGO 10070B 1256 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, provides that, upon notice to alter by the Secretary of War, the bridge owners shall: (a) prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval, plans and specifications for the alteration of the bridge; (b) take bids for the altera- tion of the bridge in accordance with the approved plan; submit all bids to the Secretary together with a recommendation as to the most competent bid; submit a written guaranty that the total cost of the pro- ject will not exceed a stated sum; and, upon authorization by the Secre- tary, proceed with the work of alteration; (c) bear such part of the cost as determined by the Secretary to be attributable to the direct and special benefits which will accrue to the bridge owners as a result of the alteration, including the expectable savings in repair or maintenance costs; and that part of the cost attributable to the requirements of traffic by railroad or highway, or both, including an expenditure for increased carrying capacity of the bridge, and including such proportion of the actual capital cost of the old bridge or of such part of the old bridge as may be altered or changed or rebuilt, as the used service life of the whole or a part, as the case may be, bears to the total estimated service life of the whole or such part. In complying with the provisions of the Truman-Hobbs Act the bridge owners have completed the following actions: (a) accepted an apportion- ment of cost approved by the Secretary of the Army; (b) submitted a written guaranty that the total cost of the project will not exceed a cer- tain sum; (c) acquired necessary rights-of-way; and (d) prepared plans and specifications for and constructed a new bridge. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Contracts for approaches and general structure and for structural steel and machinery were com- pleted. The total Federal cost of the work for the fiscal year was $55,514, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the overall project initiated in December 1957 is physically completed. The navigation channel was cleared of all obstruction in May 1960. Final determina- tion of Federal participation in costs of the work must be made. The total Federal cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, was $4,100,378, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_ ----- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-......... $500,000 $36,000 $1,437,065 $2,375,000 -$200,600 $4,149,965 ------------------- Cost.. 2,719 315, 534 1,643,420 2,080,691 55,514 4,100,378 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......----------------------------------- $49,587 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- .- ---------------------------- 49,587 1Includes $2,500 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 25. BAD RIVER AT ODANAH, WIS. Location. The area under consideration is at and in the vicinity of the village of Odanah, Ashland County, Wis., about 4 miles above the mouth of Bad River. Bad River lies in north central Wisconsin and empties TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1257 into Lake Superior 10 miles east of Ashland, Wis. (For general location see the U.S. Geological Survey map of Wisconsin.) Existing project. Improvements proposed by the project docu- ment provide for flood protection to the village of Odanah by moving the village to high ground and raising the buildings of the St. Mary Indian School. A feasibility study has indicated the desirability of inclosing the school in a ring levee in lieu of raising the buildings. Under the modified plan and due to physical changes since authorization, 69 buildings will be moved an average of 1.1 miles to high ground, a levee with average height of 7.5 feet will be constructed around the school with riprap protection on the south side of the levee, an access road pro- vided over the levee, and necessary drainage facilities. Riprap protec- tion will be provided along the left bank of the river at a sharp bend. The Bureau of Indian Affairs will need to provide about 8,000 feet of streets and 11 wells for the new community. These improvements will materially reduce average annual damages from the standard project flood with a discharge of 41,700 second-feet. At the stage resulting from such a flood, the St. Mary Indian School will be isolated and por- tions of U. S. Highway 2 would be inundated. The proposed village location will be at least 4 feet above the flood elevation. The estimate of cost (1961) fot the United States for new work is $428,000 composed of $363,000 for construction by the Corps of Engineers and $65,000 for rights-of-way and construction of roads and utilities by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 165, 84th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to the condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) prescribe and enforce regulations that will prevent all future unde- sirable construction on the habitation of the lowlands in the vicinity of Odanah lying within the flood plain; and (e) provide the required altera- tions to the existing utilities at the St. Mary Indian School. No formal action with respect to compliance with the provisions has been started. Provision of a ring levee instead of raising school buildings will remove the necessity for alterations to existing school utilities. Operations and results'during fiscal year. Review of economic feasi- bility of the project in.view of a late April 1960 flood on the Bad River and a proposal for construction of a ring levee around the Indian School in lieu of raising the school buildings resulted in apparent economic feasibility. The project was reactivated and definite project studies were initiated. Costs for the year were $11,999 for new work by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Feasibility studies have been made and definite project studies initiated. Total cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was $42,379 for new work. TAGO 10070B 1258 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ......- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: -------- ------------ Appropriated....---------- -----------............ $7,798 $15,000 $47,798 Cost_----- . -------------------. ------------------------ 5,380 11,999 42,379 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------------------- $ 5,269 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- --- _------------__ ------- 5,269 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ ----------------------------- 315,202 1Includes $25,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 26. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH DRAINAGE BASIN, MINN., S. DAK., AND N. DAK. Location. The Red River of the North Basin, within the United States, includes the northeastern corner of South Dakota and much of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The Red River of the North, formed by the confluence of the Otter Tail and Bois de Sioux Rivers, flows northward through this region, forming the boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota. (For general location of the basin, see the U.S. Geological Survey maps of the States of Minnesota and North Dakota.) Previous projects. Other flood control projects on tributaries of the Red River of the North, coordinated with but not a part of this project, are as follows: Name of project Authorization Status Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River, S. Dak. and Minn....Flood Control Act Placed in operation approved June 22, in 1942. 1 1936. Lake Astabula and Baldhill Dam, Sheyenne River, N. Dak _ Flood Control Act Placed in operation approved Dec. 22, in 1951. 1 1944. Red Lake River, Minn., including Clearwater River, Minn_ .... do__ ____ ___. In operation. 1 Homme Reservoir and Dam (Park River), N. Dak ----...do.............. Placed in operation in 1951. 1 Pembina River Reservoir, N. Dak .----------------------- do-Do__. Planning suspended. 1. projs ...... Tongue River Reservoir, N. Dak ..... do... . . . Do. 1 Complete report on these projects may be found elsewhere in the report of this district. Improvements for navigation in the basin were authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 14, 1867 Dredging and removal of obstructions in the Red Inactive. Abandonment recom- River of the North from Breckenridge, Minn., to mended in 1915 (H. Doc. 1656-63- the international boundary. 3) and June 24,1926 (H. Doc. 467- 69-1). For last full report, see Annual Report for 1923. une 3, 1896 Aimends above act to include improvements on Red Inactive. For last full report, see Lake River between Red Lake and Thief River Annual Report for 1923. Falls, Minn. July 25, 1912 Improvement of Lake Traverse by construction of a Never undertaken. Abandonment channel between the upper and lower basins. recommended in 1915 (H. Doc. 439-64-1) and June 24, 1926 (H. Doec. 467-69-1). For last full re- port, see Annual Report for 1921. I Existing project. The project includes improvements for local protec- tion in the interests of flood control and major drainage to be accomplished by channel improvement, levees, etc., in addition to the construction of a multiple-purpose reservoir on Otter Tail River to con- TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1259 trol floods and, in conjunction with the previously authorized Federal reservoir project at Baldhill site of the Sheyenne River and at Red Lake, to increase low flows for water supply and pollution abatement. The active units in the comprehensive basin plan are as follows. Total esti- mated Name of unit State Type (1961) Fed- eral cost Orwell Reservoir (Otter Tail River) -- Minnesota------------. ------------ Reservoir __ $1,918,100 Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers...----------- -- do---------------- Channel improvement__ 417,600 Rush River---------- ..----------------. North Dakota d ...----------- o------------------- 246,300 Sand Hill River-------------------- Minnesota __------------_-- do ------------------- ...... 563,800 Mustinka River ---------- ---- do------------------------do. ------------------- 466,000 Otter Tail River..----------------------do ------------------ .. ... do------. ---- 177,200 Red River at Grand Forks ....------------ North Dakota....--------- Levees and floodwall ..- 2 971,000 Red River at Fargo ..... do----------------Channel improvement, ...------------------..... 1,533,000 levees. Total estimated cost--- ------------------------------------------------ 46,293,000 1 Includes $178,000 for lands and $1,000 for recreation facilities. The average annual maintenance cost for this unit the past five years was $20,126. 2Includes $67,900 for lands. 3 The Sheyenne River, N. Dak., unit of the project is to be restudied and is excluded from the cost esti- mate. The cost to date for this unit is $37,956. The total cost of this portion was last revised in 1955, and was estimated to be $996,000. 4 The following units of the project are considered to be inactive and are excluded from the estimate. The costs of these units were last revised in 1955 and their estimates along with the costs to date are as follows: Unit Estimated cost Cost to date East Grand Forks, Minn----------- ------------------------------ $1,890,000 $57,200 Maple River, N. Dak----------------------------------------------- 1,343,000 1,241 Moorhead, Minn ------------------------------------------------- 372,000 27,700 Wahpeton-Breckenridge, N. Dak. and Minn ........................------------------------------. 666,000 11,239 The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, which authorized the appropriation of funds for the partial accomplishment of the plan. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 authorized completion of the plan. The Public Works Appropria- tion Act, 1957, authorized the Chief of Engineers to acquire such lands as are beyond the legal authority of the city of Grand Forks to acquire, at a cost of not to exceed $100,000. The latest published map is in the project document (H. Doc. 185, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. The improvements, with the exception of the Orwell Reservoir on the Otter Tail River, are subject to the conditions that local interests will (1) 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; (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of those works; (3) maintain the channels after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (4) make at their own expense all necessary changes to utilities, highways, and bridges, includ- ing approaches. No local cooperation is required in connection with the reservoir on the Otter Tail River. Assurances of local cooperation hav-e been furnished as follows, with dates of approval indicated: Wild Rice-Marsh, December 30, 1949; Sand Hill, January 9, 1950; Mustinka, June 16, 1950; Otter Tail, Octo- ber 27, 1950; Grand Forks, July 23, 1953; Rush, August 13, 1954; and Fargo, November 21, 1957. Lands required for construction of these units have been furnished by local interests except for the modified levee alinement and floodwall at Grand Forks which have been acquired by the Government and transferred to local interests. A relocation agreement has been consummated by the Government with the Northern States Power Co. for inclusion of alteration of cooling TAGO 10070B 1260 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 water system intake and discharge lines in the Government general con- tract. Relocation of the existing dam required to be done by the city of Fargo is also included in that contract with funds for payment in both cases having been contributed by the respective owners. The completed Wild Rice River improvements were formally trans- ferred to local interests effective August 1, 1952; those for Marsh River August 2, 1954, those for the Otter Tail River August 15, 1954; those for the Rush River December 3, 1956; those for the Mustinka River April 9. 1958; those for Sand Hill July 3, 1958; and those for Grand Forks March 26, 1959. Formal transfer of Fargo improvements to the city was made effective 10 March 1961. City officials have withheld acceptance of the project pending construction of certain remedial measures. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous engineering was carried on for the Fargo and Grand Forks units by hired labor at a cost of $10,960. A feasibility study was made for the Sheyenne unit by hired labor at a cost of $5,000. Gravel surfacing a parking area at Orwell was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $1,000. A contract for im- provements at Fargo was brought to completion. Federal costs for this work for the year by contract were $324,772. The contractor also com- pleted installation of power company's intake and discharge lines and construction of a replacement dam which items were accomplished for local interests under the Government contract. Costs from funds con- tributed for this work amounted to $15,492. Interest on 0.75 acre of land acquired for the city of Grand Forks and 6.69 acres of land acquired for the city of Fargo was conveyed by quit- claim deeds to the respective cities in July 1960 and January 1959, respectively. Orwell Reservoir was operated according to plan throughout the year. At the beginning of the fiscal year the reservoir was at elevation 1058.3. The pool reached a low of 1054.05 on July 24, 1960, and by November 8, the pool was allowed to reach 1068.35 for the year's high. The pool was not raised to elevation 1070.0, full pool, because of the need for water downstream. The discharge from Orwell varied from 80 to 550 second- feet during the fiscal year with the minimum flow for the winter months being 140 second-feet. The winter flow was adequate for all downstream interests. The spring runoff was easily stored and then released. The pool at the end of the fiscal year was at elevation 1058.5. Costs for the year for the Grand Forks unit were $1,674 for new work, costs for the Fargo unit were $366,966 for new work, costs for the Sheyenne unit were $5,000 for new work, and costs for the Orwell unit were $1,000 for new work and $15,720 for operation and maintenance by hired labor. Total costs for the year for the entire project were $390,360. In addition, $15,492 was expended from funds contributed by local interests for work being done for them. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning for all active units has been completed. A total of 1,985 acres of land for the Orwell feature is owned in fee by the United States. Channel improvement on the Wild Rice River was started in August 1950 and completed in July 1952. The Orwell Reservoir feature was initiated in May 1951 and was completed in July 1953. Closure of the dam was made in August 1952 and the dam was placed in operation in the spring of 1953. Channel improvements on the Otter Tail River were initiated in January 1953 and completed in June 1954. Contracts for Marsh River Channel improvements were initiated in October 1953 and completed in June 1954. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL--ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1261 A contract for Rush River Channel improvement initiated in Novem- ber 1954 was completed in November 1956, a contract for Mustinka River improvements initiated in October 1953 was completed in Novem- ber 1956, a contract for improvements at Grand Forks initiated in March 1954 and a contract for channel improvement on the Sand Hill River initiated in July 1955 were both completed in May 1958. Minor relocation of a bridge on Sand Hill River was completed in October 1955. Work at Fargo, N. Dak., started in May 1959, was substantially com- pleted. The project as a whole is 99 percent completed. Work remaining to complete the project includes completion of mis- cellaneous work at Fargo, N. Dak. Total costs to June 30, 1961, for new work are as follows: Unit Costs Orwell Reservoir-------- ..... . .-.. ............----------------------------------------- $1,918,433 Wild Rice-Marsh Rivers_ _ _ -------------------- -- -------- ------------------- ----- 417,592 Rush River ..------ _-_-- ..-------------- ------------------------------------------------- 246,300 Sand Hill River...............................................................---------------------- 563,508 Mustinka River------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------- 466,004 Otter Tail River..---------........................---------------.........------.........----......- 177,147 Grand Forks..............----.........------------------------------------------------------------.......................... 971,000 Fargo--- .........----...................................------------------.................... 1,530,243 Total Red River of the North--------- - ----------------------------------- 1 6,290,227 1 Costs of the following deferred or inactive units are not included: East Grand Forks, $78,730; Maple River, $26,181; Moorhead, $32,190; Sheyenne, $57,226; Wahpeton-Breckenridge, $20,739. (Includes preau- thorization study costs.) Costs to June 30, 1961, for operation and maintenance of Orwell Dam are $153,322. Total costs for the project to date are $6,443,549. In addition $350,034 has been expended from contributed funds for work done for local interests. Cost and financial statement Total to June 30, Fiscal year .--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1s New work: $325,000 ..------------ Appropriated------......... $392,500 $490,000 $352,000 $6,507,830 611,085 Cost---.......--------............ $286,503 206,180 816,038 374,640 6,505,293 Maintenance: Appropriated........--- 21,922 40,000------------ 6,940 17,330 155,211 35,977 21,102 Cost-------------------................. 13,882 13,951 15,720 153,322 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.. $2,537 .......................----------------------------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ............................---------------- 2,537 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-_-- - - .- .-.-.--------- 1 Includes preauthorization studies costs for new work of $132,500 for active units. --- .--- (4) 2Includes costs of the following deferred or inactive units: East Grand Forks, $78,730; Maple River $26,181; Moorhead, $32,190; Sheyenne, $57,226; Wahpeton-Breckenridge, $20,739 (including preauthorization studies costs). 3 In addition $203,874 special deposit funds and $146,160 in other contributed funds have been expended for work done under Government contract paid for by local interests. 4 Does not include inactive or deferred units 27. RED LAKE RIVER, MINN., INCLUDING CLEARWATER RIVER, MINN. Location. The works covered by this project lie along the upper reach of the Red Lake River and also along the Clearwater River, a tributary of the Red Lake River, between a point near Plummer, Minn., and a point just above the mouth of Ruffy Brook. Red Lake River, the princi- pal tributary of the Red River of the North, has its source at the outlet TAGO 10070B 1262 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 of Lower Red Lake in the northwestern portion of Minnesota and has a total length of about 196 river miles. It flows in a westerly direction to its junction with the Red River of the North at East Grand Forks, Minn. The meandering length of the Clearwater River in its general westerly course from its source near Ebro, Minn., to its junction with the Red Lake River at Red Lake Falls, Minn., is about 205 miles. (For general location, see U. S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.). Existing project. The following features are included in the plan of improvement: Rectification and enlargement of 27.5 miles of channel of the Red Lake River so as to provide sufficient channel capacity through- out the reach between river mile 154.3 near High Landing, Minn., and a point 4.5 miles east of the west boundary of the Indian Reservation, at which point an 80-foot concrete overflow structure with a fixed crest at elevation 1166.0 has been constructed replacing an existing rock and brush dam to restore the marshes adjacent to the channel, and the reach from the outlet of Lower Red Lake to a point 3.2 miles westerly thereof. Modification of the existing stoplog structure, which was constructed at the outlet of Lower Red Lake by the Indian Service, so as to provide for the installation of three hand-operated lift gates, and one stoplog bay; raising 6.9 miles of highway at west end of Lower Red Lake to prevent overtopping; and rectification, clearing, and enlargement of 47.3 miles of the channel of the Clearwater River so as to provide sufficient channel capacity between river mile 31.8 at Plummer, Minn., and mile 79.1 upstream from the mouth of Ruffy Brook. The channel improvements eliminate a large percentage of the flood damages resulting from overflow of the rivers and provide adequate channels in Red Lake and Clearwater Rivers to carry the discharge from drainage ditches. Modification of the existing control works at the outlet of Lower Red Lake provides for a discharge capacity of 1,000 cubic feet per second through the structure when the lake is at normal elevation (1,174) and will insure the release of sufficient water to provide water supply and pollution-abatement bene- fits to municipalities along Red Lake River, and to assist in such provi- sion along the Red River of the North below the mouth of Red Lake River. The cost to the United States for the completed project is $2,840,077. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,207. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944., (H. Doc. 345, 78th Cong., 1st sess). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Estimated total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions amounts to $55,020. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Operation and maintenance of Red Lake Reservoir was accomplished by hired labor as necessary. At the beginning of the fiscal year the elevation of Red Lakes was approximately 1173.9. The minimum elevation was 1173.35 occurring in November 1960, evaporation accounting for most of the drop. The releases from Red Lake Dam varied from 6 to 225 second-feet during the year, and averaged 45 second-feet. The outflow of 6 second- feet was maintained from September 16 to 28, 1960 to facilitate placing riprap at the Reservation control weir 6 miles below Red Lake Dam. At the request of the sugar beet interests near Crookston the discharge from Red Lake was increased to 126 second-feet from 10 October to 25 November. In May 1961 the flow was increased to 225 second-feet for 3 days in order to dilute some D.D.T. which had been accidentally TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1263 dumped into the river. The highest lake elevation attained during the year was 1174.25 in June. The lake elevation at the end of the fiscal year was 1174.05. Costs for the year were $12,434 for operating and care. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1956. Replacement of the existing rock and brush dam with a concrete overflow structure, closure of spoil banks, and construction tieback dikes along both sides of the Red Lake River to restore marsh conditions in the area to better wildlife condition were completed in 1958. Construc- tion initiated in February 1948 on the Red Lake River and in October 1948 on the Clearwater River has been completed. Operation of the Red Lake Dam was taken over by the Department of the Army from the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, on April 1, 1951. Channels are in good condition and have indicated the effectiveness of the project as a flood control measure. Total cost of new work for the project to June 30, 1961, was $2,870,097, of which $2,840,077 were Federal funds and $30,020 were contributed funds. Cost of operation and care was $70,084. Total costs were $2,940,181. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---------- $83,000 -$20,000 $16,000 $46..------------$2,840,077 Cost__----- __---_ 44 7,813 71,143 46 ------------ 2,840,077 Maintenance: Appropriated...--------..... 7,818 11,000 4,800 7,560 $10,800 71,110 Cost.------------------ 6,597 7,359 7,845 6,799 12,434 70,084 1In addition $30,020 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 28. RUFFY BROOK AND LOST RIVER, MINN. Location. Ruffy Brook and Lost River, tributaries of the Clearwater River are located in Red Lake, Polk and Clearwater Counties in north- western Minnesota. (For general location, see U. S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. The project authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958, as modified by definite design studies provides for improvements on Lost River by clearing and snagging for the mouth to mile 20.25 (project distance) and channel deepening, widening or straightening from mile 20.25 to mile 43.33. Six side-ditch drop structures, nine side-ditch outlet structures, and six side-ditch transition sections will be built. Channel will be protected at four bridges and one 315-foot section of bank. There will be two gated-culvert ditch outlets and 12 bridges will require removal or alteration. Improvements to Ruffy Brook will include channel enlargement and straightening from the mouth to mile 3.7, construction of three channel-drop structures and alterations to two bridges. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1961) is $980,000 and $396,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 141, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that TAGO 10070B 1264 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construc- tion works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) make at their own expense all necessary changes to utilities, high- ways, and highway bridges, including approaches; (e) contribute in cash or equivalent construction work 15.3 percent and 32.3 percent of the gross Federal first cost of construction of the improvements for Ruffv Brook and Lost River. respectively; and (f) construct and maintain at their own expense the local drainage works required to utilize effectively the improved major outlets. Local interests were formally requested to furnish assurances on May 4, 1960 for Lost River and on April 18, 1961, for Ruffy Brook, respec- tively. The Red Lake Drainage and Conservancy District is proceeding with work leading to assurances of local cooperation and compliance therewith for both projects. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous engineering for both lost River and Ruffy Brook units was carried on by hired labor at a cost for the year of $8,072 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed designs are completed; the remainder of preconstruction planning has been deferred until assur- ances are received. Total cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was $155,725 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....... . 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: Appropriated .......... ............ ............ $90,000 $273,000 ........------------.. $406,000 Cost-__------- ---.---.-----------..---- 52,190 52,463 8,072 155, 725 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.__....... --- __......... __.............. _ $250,275 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ __ ----------- _ _ 250,275 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----.__-......------.-----.--...-- 574,000 1Includes $43,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 29. HOMME RESERVOIR AND DAM, N. DAK. Location. The dam site is located on the South Branch of the Park River, about 4 miles upstream from Park River, N. Dak., and 62.1 miles above the mouth of the Park River. South, Middle, and North Branches, the headwater streams of the Park River, rise in Cavalier County in northeastern North Dakota and flow in an easterly direction to an almost common confluence near Grafton, N. Dak., forming the main stream which flows easterly 35 miles to join the Red River of the North about 35 miles south of the international boundary. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of North Dakota.) Existing project. The following features are included in the plan of improvement: An earthfill dam, having a height of about 67 feet above the streambed and a length of 865 feet; a 5-foot inside diameter concrete conduit under the dam, with control gates located in tower at upstream end; and a spillway adjacent to the dam with 150-foot crest at an eleva- tion of 19 feet below the dam crest and a chute with a bottom width of 150 feet. Partial flood-control protection is afforded by the reservoir of 7,100 acre-feet capacity which is created by the dam, and the reservoir TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1265 storage capacity of 3,650 acre-feet below spillway (1,080) is used to pro- vide a flow of about 5 second-feet in the river to meet the water conserva- tion needs in the reach from the dam to Grafton, N. Dak. In addition, a 16-inch cast iron pipe water supply outlet through the dam has been provided at the request of local interests with payment by them. The estimate of cost (1961) to the United States for new work is $1,334,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $9,678. The project was authorized as "Park River Reservoir" by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, (S. Doc. 194, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) and was redesignated "Homme Reservoir and Dam" by Public Law 435, 80th Congress, 2d session, approved March 5, 1948. The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Estimated total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $62,800. In addition local interests contributed $16,220 for construction of a water supply outlet through the dam and incurred other costs amount- ing to $19,600. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on an access road into a recreation area was completed and the structure was operated and necessary repairs were made by hired labor. At the beginning of the fiscal year the pool was full at elevation 1080.0. Storage was released twice during the fiscal year for water supply needs at the city of Grafton. The pool was lowered to within 0.5 foot of the normal winter drawdown elevation by the latter part of January. Spring runoff was light, but was sufficient to fill the pool. At the end of the fiscal year the pool was at elevation 1079.5. Costs for the year for new work were $4,723 by hired labor. Costs of operation and maintenance were $9,144. Total costs for. the year were $13,867. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1956 except for additional recreational facilities which have been accom- plished intermittently since that time. Construction was initiated in April 1948 and major structures were completed in May 1951. Struc- tures are in good condition. The total cost of new work for the project to June 30, 1961, was $1,382,960, of which $1,326,740 was Federal funds and $56,220 was contributed funds. Cost of operation and maintenance was $138,458. Total cost for all work was $1,521,418. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- -..--. _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..----------.. $8,000 ------------------------ 5, 500 ------------ $1,326,797 Cost------------------- 1,963 $4,212 $1,825 720 $4,723 1,326,740 Maintenance: Appropriated ..--------- 8,310 9,000 9,210 12,470 10,100 139,778 Cost------------------ 8,128 9,554 9,204 12,361 9,144 138,458 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...---------------------------------- $ 57 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ._------- ---------------------- 57 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .----------------------------- 2 7, 203 1 In addition $56,220 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Recreation facilities. TAGO 10070B 1266 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 30. LAKE ASHTABULA AND BALDHILL DAM, SHEYENNE RIVER, N. DAK. Location. The Baldhill Dam site is located on the Sheyenne River, 16 miles upstream from Valley City, N. Dak., and about 271 miles above the mouth. The Sheyenne River rises in central North Dakota and flows 500 miles generally southeast to enter the Red River of the North about 10 miles north of Fargo, N. Dak. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of North Dakota.) Existing project. Provides for an earthfill dam, having a height of about 61 feet above the streambed and a total length of 1,650 feet, with a concrete spillway-controlled section consisting of a concrete gravity ogee section with overall length, including piers, of 140 feet. The crest is at elevation 1,252 and is surmounted by three standard design Tainter gates each 40 feet long and top elevation at 1,267. A gate-controlled 3- foot diameter conduit has been provided in each of the two center piers. The dam creates a reservoir of.70,700 acre-feet capacity and controls the runoff from an effective drainage area of 1,988 square miles, thereby providing a substantial degree of flood control to the cities, villages, and urban areas along the Sheyenne River and providing substantial water supply and pollution abatement for the section of the Sheyenne River below the dam and the section of the Red River of the North below the mouth of the Sheyenne River. In order that a part of the regulated flow may be available for water supply and pollution abatement in the Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak., the plan also provides for the con- struction of a low diversion dam in the Sheyenne River 35 miles above the mouth, and a short ditch leading thence to the existing Stanley Ditch, the latter to be cleared and deepened to the Red River of the North which it enters about 9 miles above Fargo. The estimated cost (1961) to the United States of new work is $2,731,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $24,979. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (S. Doc. 193, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. The reservoir above Baldhill Dam has been designated as Lake Ashtabula by Public Law 772, 81st Congress, 2d session, approved September 8, 1950. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to the condition that no funds shall be expended on construction of the project until local interests have contributed $208,000 towards the first cost of the reservoir and until responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (1) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (2) bear the expense of all necessary alterations of utilities, roads, highways, and bridges; (3) construct, operate, and maintain the Fargo division dam and diversion ditch improvements in accordance with plans and regulations to be approved by the Secretary of War; (4) maintain the channels below the reservoir in satisfactory condition for the flow of water released from storage, to include the prevention of encroachments on the carrying capacity of the channel which would unduly interfere with the conveyance of floodwater; and (5) establish and enforce suitable regula- tions to prevent pollution of the water of Sheyenne River. Provisions of local cooperation have been complied with except for construction of the Fargo diversion dam and ditch, assurances for TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1267 which, furnished by the city of Fargo, were approved by the Secretary of War on June 26, 1947. Plans for this feature have been prepared. Operations and results during fiscal year. Landscaping, shoreline improvement and other minor items of work were completed at public use areas by hired labor and a contract was awarded for construction of a picnic shelter for the main public use area. . Necessary repairs were made to structures as required, by hired labor. Baldhill Reservoir was at elevation 1266.1 or 0.1 foot above normal full pool at the beginning of the fiscal year. In general, the discharge throughout the fiscal year varied between 10 and 45 second-feet. The pool was lowered to elevation 1263.2, within 0.7 foot of normal winter drawdown elevation of 1262.5, and was filled to 1265.9 as a result of the spring runoff. The maximum release during the spring breakup was only 12 second-feet due to the near-drought conditions. Pool elevation at the end of the fiscal year was 1265.0 or 1 foot below normal full level. Costs for the year for new work were $1,274; for operation and main- tenance were $32,062. Total costs for the year were $33,336, all by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in March 1956 except for construction of recreational facilities, which is being accomplished intermittently. Land acquisition for the project included acquisition of 7,816.5 acres in fee and easements on 666.2 acres. Con- struction was initiated in July 1947 and major features were completed in November 1950. The dam was placed in emergency operation in April 1950 and in permanent operation in the spring of 1951. Structures are in good condition. Total costs of new work to June 30, 1961, were $2,892,552, being $2,684,552 Federal funds and $208,000 contributed funds. Total costs of operation and maintenance were $298,413. Total costs for all work were $3,190,965. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated_______-----__ ___ -- $30.-$30,500 $6,000 $2,689,278 _ Cost _______-____- --- -_ ______-- _ - _ 15,054 $15,446 1,274 2,684,552 Maintenance: Appropriated- __ _ _ _ $29,036 $21,000 $19,600 27,220 29,940 302,158 Cost 24,984 22,727 20,868 24,254 32,062 298,413 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _. _______--------_.-_. .. _______--- $ 406 ---- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___________________-_------------- 2 4,C0 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------------------------- 4,406 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _--..-------- _------.--------...... 237,722 1 In addition $208,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2Recreation facilities. 31. LAKE TRAVERSE AND BOIS DE SIOUX RIVERS, S. DAK. AND MINN. Location. The works covered by this project lie along Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River between the upper end of Lake Traverse at Browns Valley, Minn., and the mouth of Bois de Sioux River at Brecken- ridge, Minn. The lake drains through the river to the Red River of the North, and the two waters form a portion of the boundary between the State of Minnesota and the States of North and South Dakota. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) TAGO 10070B 1268 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. Provides for use of Lake Traverse as a flood-control and water-conservation reservoir and for channel improvement in the river below the lake. It includes a dam near White Rock, S. Dak., at the north end of Lake Traverse, a structure at the Reservation Highway crossing for control of the upper section of the reservoir, levees, and em- bankments necessary near Browns Valley, Minn., and channel improve- ment of approximately 24 miles of the Bois de Sioux River from the outlet of Lake Traverse northward toward Breckenridge, Minn. The dam near White Rock, S. Dak., consists of a control section with con- crete abutments, piers, and stilling basin and 3 Tainter gates, each 13 feet wide by 16 feet deep between 2 sections of rolled-fill embankment with a total length of approximately 14,550 feet from high ground on the Minnesota side to high ground on the South Dakota side. This dam supplemented by channel improvement of the Bois de Sioux River down- stream and an embankment approximately 5,000 feet long at the south end of Lake Traverse for the protection of Browns Valley, Minn., con- stitutes the flood-control feature of the project. The structure at Reser- vation Highway crossing consists of a stone-paved dike spillway with superimposed stoplog spans with total length of approximately 113 feet between steel-sheet pile abutment walls behind which compacted fill with soil-cement slab pavement connects with the existing highway, and is operated to maintain the water level in the upper section of the lake. The project, with reservoir capacity for flood control of 137,000 acre-feet, affords protection to about 42,000 acres of agricultural land from floods up to those which may be expected to occur once in 30 years and has restored Lake Traverse to its former natural condition as a habitat for an abundance of wildlife and fish. The cost of the completed project was $1,333,800. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $18,677. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. The project was operated according to plan and necessary repairs were made by hired labor. The Lake Traverse pool level at the beginning of the fiscal year was at elevation 976.2 or 0.2 foot above conservation pool. The only discharge from White Rock Dam for the entire fiscal year occurred 1-22 July 1960. As a result of evaporation Lake Traverse dropped to the low elevation 974.4 by November 1960. Due to the lack of precipitation the highest elevation obtained on Lake Traverse during the spring of 1961 was 975.5 in May. The lake elevation at the end of the fiscal year was 975.1. To prevent water from waves caused by winds from splashing over the dam at the 976.0 elevation, stoplogs have been placed in Reser- vation Dam to elevation 977.0 as requested by Representative Karl E. Mundt and others. Costs for the year were $21,141 for operation and maintenance. -end Condition at of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in June 1948. Fee title to 1,153.83 acres and easements on 6,155.35 acres of land have been acquired. The White Rock Dam and Reserva- tion control structures are in operation, and the structures and appur- tenances are in good condition. The roadways across structures are open to public travel. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $1,601,884, being $1,333,800 for new work and $268,084 for operation and maintenance. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1269 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----- ------------------------ -----------............ $1,600 ...........------------ $1,333,800 Cost ------------ ------------------------------------ 1,600 ------------ 1,333,800 Maintenance: Appropriated--.--....---.. $19,978 $20,000 $14,600 16,930 $17,910 269,139 Cost------------------ 17,842 19,040 17,526 17,837 21,141 268,084 32. LAC QUI PARLE RESERVOIR, MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. Location. The works covered by this project lie along Marsh and Lac qui Parle Lakes and the Minnesota River between the head of Marsh Lake and Granite Falls, Minn. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. Construction of the Lac qui Parle Reservoir was initiated as a Works Progress Administration project sponsored by the State of Minnesota, prior to its authorization as a Federal project by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The plan of improve- ment provides for completion and maintenance by the Department of the Army of the structures on Marsh and Lac qui Parle Lakes and the Chippewa River diversion works, substantially completed by the Works Progress Administration for use of Marsh and Lac qui Parle Lakes as flood-control and water-conservation reservoirs, and for channel improvement of the Minnesota River below the lakes. The project includes a main dam at the outlet of Lac qui Parle Lake, a structure be- tween Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle Lake, for control of the Marsh Lake Reservoir, a dam and diversion channel near Watson, Minn., for diverting floodwaters of the Chippewa River into the Lac qui Parle Reservoir, necessary alterations to highways, railroads, and bridges in the vicinity, and improvement of the channel of the Minnesota River at various locations between Lac qui Parle Lake and Granite Falls. The Lac qui Parle Dam, which carries a highway across the Minnesota River, consists of a control structure of 12 bridge spans incorporating sluice gates and fixed spillway weirs, a 2,500-foot emergency spillway, and sections of highway embankment connecting with high ground on either side of the valley. The Marsh Lake Dam consists of a 112-foot con- crete spillway, and two sections of dredged earthfill totaling approxi- mately 9,700 feet in length, including an auxiliary 90-foot grouted rip- rap overflow spillway. The Chippewa River flood-diversion dam consists of a concrete fixed crest structure supporting a highway bridge, and section of earthfill through which is provided a conduit for discharge of low water flow. The diversion channel for passing floozt~es- th Chippewa River into the Lac qui Parle Reservoir is 3,500 feet in length cut through a natural ridge separating the river and an arm of the lake and includes a 6-span concrete submerged weir, also supporting a bridge, which allows a reverse flow from the lake. A rolled-earthfill dike ex- tending along the lower south side of the channel is an extension of the diversion dam and serves also to protect the adjacent railroad tracks from being flooded. Completion of the project included improvements to Lac qui Parle Dam and spillway, improvements to Marsh Lake Dam, access roads, and dike, Great Northern bridge alterations, and construction of a Tainter gate at the Chippewa Dam, and stage-recorder houses. Improvement of the Minnesota River between Lac qui Parle Lake and Granite Falls consists of rock removal, snag removal, and TAGO 10070B 1270 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 cutoffs at various locations to provide for increasing the bank-full capacity of the channel. The project, with reservoir capacity of about 96,700 acre-feet for flood control above normal elevations of the 2 con- servation pools, provides protection for agricultural lands against sum- mer floods. Storage of 58,500 acre-feet for conservation purposes results in improved lake levels for recreation and game conservation in addition to providing for increased low waterflow downstream for agricultural interests and for sewage disposal at Granite Falls. The estimate of cost (1961) to the United States for completion of the project is $930,000 including about $377,500 for lands and dam- ages. The average annual maintenance costs during the past 5 years was $18,981. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Examination of abstracts relative to transfer of lands from the State of Minnesota to the United States was completed and miscellaneous work was accomplished by hired labor for new work at a cost of $944. At the beginning of the fiscal year the pool was at elevation 931.4, or 0.2 foot above conservation pool. Minimum and maximum discharges for the year were 15 and 925 second-feet, respectively. The spring runoff was light due to subnormal precipitation. The highest pool elevation attained during the year was 932.4 in May, and the elevation at the close of the fiscal year was 931.4. Costs for the year for new work were $944. A contract for resurfac- ing east access road at Marsh Lake Dam was awarded. Costs for opera- tion and maintenance were $17,251. Total costs were $18,195. Condition at end of fiscal year. Transfer of the project from the State of Minnesota to the United States was consummated on September 7, 1950. Previously operated by the State of Minnesota, the project has been operated by the Government according to the approved plan of operation since that time. Fee title to 516.3 acres and easements on 19,642.6 acres of land have been acquired and payment to the State of Minnesota for these lands was completed in 1961. Special easements on 37.8 acres of land and an additional 1 acre of land in fee have also been acquired. 60.0 acres were withdrawn from public lands for use of De- partment of the Army in 1957. Land acquisition is complete. Con- struction under the present plan of improvement was started in Septem- ber 1941 and was completed in December 1951. All structures are in good condition. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $1,228,548 of which $926,945 was for new work and $301,603 for opera- tion and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- -__- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------...... ----............ $300 -$7,000 _______ $931,350 Cost__- - ---- __-__ -- $916 $416 17 1,330 $944, 926,945 Maintenance: Appropriated---____ 14,186 20,000 17,400 28,578 16,880 307,942 Cost ___17,730 17,043 16,484 26,397 17,251 301,603 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---- --------.--------------....... $4,404 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------_ -------------------..4,404 TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1271 33. REDWOOD RIVER AT MARSHALL, MINN Location. The project is located at Marshall, in southwestern Minne- sota, on the Redwood River about 68 miles above its confluence with the Minnesota River. (For general location, see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for clearing and snagging the Redwood River between miles 73.8 and 70.7, constructing 2,135 feet of levee on the left bank near the upper limits of the improve- ment and constructing a flood diversion channel 2.7 miles long around the west and north sides of the city to rejoin the river just downstream from the northerly city limits. The project includes a diversion struc- ture, one drop structure, and six new highway and four new railroad bridges. Local interests will accomplish work on the six highway bridges. Improvements provided will carry a design discharge of 6,500 c.f.s., 5,000 in the diversion channel and 1,500 in the existing channel. The average recurrence frequency of the design discharge is estimated at once in 114 years. The estimate of cost (1961) to the United States for new work is $2,318,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960 (H. Doc 417, 86th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to the condition that responsible local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the con- struction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) make at their own expense all necessary changes to buildings, highway bridges and approaches, utilities includ- ing sewers, and related special facilities; and (e) prevent encroachments which would reduce the flood-carrying capacity of either the diversion channel, or the existing channel of Redwood River within the project limits. Local interests have not been formally requested to furnish assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was initiated. Costs for the year for new work by hired labor were $24,434. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed plans are about 15 percent complete. Completion of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $90,434, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_____ 1957 1958 1 19591 1960 1 1961 June 30,1961 2 New work: Appropriated_ ___---_ .. __ $25,000 $28,000 $13,000 $60,000 $126,000 . - -__-__- Cost--- - .___--- _ ___ 16,906 29,979 19,115 24,434 90,434 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------------------------------- $ 35,566 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _--------------------------------------144,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _------------ --.----------- 179,566 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 2,048,000 .--------------------------- ' Preauthorization studies costs. 2Includes $66,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070B 1272 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 34. MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO AND NORTH MANKATO, MINN. Location. The works covered by the project include improvements along the Minnesota River between mile 101.5 and 109.5 in the vicinity of Mankato and North Mankato, located on opposite banks of the river, in south central Minnesota. (For general location see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Previousprojects. There are no previously existing Corps of Engineers projects in the Mankato area, however, the Lac qui Parle Reservoir on the Minnesota River above Montevideo, authorized as a Federal project by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, provides partial pro- tection against summer floods for downstream agricultural lands, but has little effect upon the higher spring flood stages in the Mankato area. A complete report on Lac qui P'arle Reservoir may be found elsewhere in the report of this District. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for protection for all of North Mankato and that part of Mankato above B Street. Protection will be accomplished by channel improvement and a system of levees and appurtenant works. The channel improvement will extend about 9,500 feet below mile 107.2 and will have a bottom width of 300 feet and side slopes of 1 on 3. The Mankato levee will be effective for a continuous distance of 10,650 feet consisting of construction of two new sections totalling 3,150 feet in length with an intervening section of natural high ground serving as part of the levee system for a distance of 900 feet; raising and strengthening the existing levee for a distance of 4,275 feet; a flood barrier about 525 feet in length, consisting of a pump- ing station, a levee along the riverward side of a railroad spur, and a stoplog closure section for the spur track; about 600 feet of railroad embankment serving as a flood barrier; and the remaining 1,200 feet will be a tieback section of levee containing a sandbag closure section for the railroad tracks. The North Mankato levee will provide a flood barrier for a continuous distance of about 15,300 feet encircling the city except for the west side which is along the valley bluff. The improvements will consist of raising and strengthening the existing levee for a distance of about 14,570 feet, constructing a new levee about 150 feet in length, and constructing two floodwalls totaling 280 feet in length with an interven- ing sandbag closure section about 300 feet long. Provision will be made for installation and operation of facilities for interior drainage, and necessary modification to sewer systems will be made in both Mankato and North Mankato. The estimated cost to the United States for new work revised in 1961 is $2,390,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 437, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to conditions that responsible local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army (d) make at their own expense all necessary changes to utilities, highways, and highway bridges including approaches; (e) pre- scribe and enforce regulations for prevention of encroachment on pond- TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1273 ing areas and on the improved river channel; (f) make available for use in the Federal project, without cost to the United States, the three 8,000-gallon-per-minute pumps in the existing Indian Creek pumping station; (g) remove at their own expense the remaining portion of the concrete dam near the mouth of Blue Earth River; and (h) contribute in cash or equivalent construction work 1.9 percent of the gross Federal first cost, presently estimated to be $45,000. Local interest have not been formally requested to furnish assurances. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Preparation of detailed plans was continued at a cost for the year of $39,807 for new work by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed plans are about 98 percent complete. Completion of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961 were $227,508, all for new work. Cost and financialstatement Total to Fiscal year_-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated___ ------------------- $55,000 $81,500 $35,300 $229,800 Cost--. - - ____-___.____- -- -- 25,116 104,585 39,807 227,508 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---...........--..------------------------- $ 2,292 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.........---------------------------- 2,292 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------------------- 2,160,200 1 Includes $58,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 35. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL AND SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. Location. The project is located at St. Paul and South St. Paul, Minn., on the right bank of the Mississippi River between miles 843 and 832 above the mouth of the Ohio River. (For general location see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. The authorized project provides for protection of the West Side area of St. Paul, exclusive of the airport area, by means of levees, flood walls and interior-drainage facilities and for the protection of South St. Paul by means of raising and extending the existing flood barrier and providing additional facilities for interior drainage. The improvements will be designed with a freeboard of 3 feet to protect against a peak flood flow of 168,000 cubic feet per second. At the request of local interests, an additional area to be used as an industrial park will be protected with payment by the city. As modified, the flood barrier at St. Paul will extend about 3 miles, including about 12,700 feet of earth levee, 3,100 feet of flood wall, and appurtenant works, including eight closure structures and three pumping stations. At South St. Paul the flood barrier will be continuous for 2.5 miles, providing a complete enclosure for the meat packing plants and stockyards, consisting of 9,360 feet of earth levee, 3,670 feet of flood walls, interior-drainage facilities including three new pumping stations and conversion of the lower reach of the existing Wentworth Avenue sewer into a pressure conduit. The estimate of cost to the United States for new work at St. Paul revised in 1961 is $3,190,000 and $ 526,000 is to be contributed by local interests under the authorized project. The estimate of cost to the TA.1O .10070B 1274 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 United States for work at South St. Paul revised in 1961 is $3,380,000 and $65,000 is to be contributed by local interests. An additional amount of $193,000 has been contributed by the city of St. Paul to cover additional work requested by them. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 223, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. For each locality, responsible local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the improve- ments; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; (c) maintain and operate all the works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) make at their own expense all necessary changes to utilities, highways, and highway bridges including approaches; and (e) furnish in costs or equivalent construction work a contribution equal to 14.3 percent of the gross Federal first cost of the improvements at St. Paul and 1.89 percent of that at South St. Paul. Assurances of local cooperation for St. Paul were approved on Novem- ber 29, 1960. The city has furnished required contributed funds as well as funds to cover the additional work requested by them. Assurances for South St. Paul have not been formally requested. Operations and results during fiscal year. St. Paul: Preparation of detailed plans was brought to completion and a contract for stage I, ex- tending from the upper end of the project to Chester Street, was awarded. Contract plans and specifications for stage II, extending from Chester Street to the lower end of the project were being prepared. South St. Paul: Preparation of detailed plans was in progress. Costs for the year were $156,111 for St. Paul and $61,997 for South St. Paul for preconstruction planning, being a total of $218,108 for new work by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed plans were completed for St. Paul and in progress for South St. Paul. One stage of construction for St. Paul improvements was placed under contract, but no work has been done. Contract plans and specifications for the final stage of work at St. Paul are being prepared. Remainder of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Total cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was $511,018 for new work, being $371,827 for St. Paul and $139,191 for South St. Paul all for en- gineering and design. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year ..-------- 1957 1 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 2 New work: Appropriated...---------- $1, 543 $191,762 $155,500 $500,000 $924, 262 Cost_... -. 1,543- ______- .- 96,435 119,475 218,108 511,018 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ____-........... ................ ..... $ 11,660 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___________................_ _ .................... 682, 500 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..........................---------------------------. 694,160 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- -_-__......----------------------.. 4,963,238 1Preauthorization studies costs for new work. SIncludes $77,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1275 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year---.. _---- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------- --------------- ---------------------- $876,000 1 $876,000 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-.----...-------------------------- $876,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----------------- - - ----.. 876,000 1 Includes $220,000 for payment for work being done at request of city of St. Paul. 36. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MINN. Location. The area under consideration is located at Winona, Minn., in southeastern Minnesota on the right bank of the Mississippi River about 725 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. (For general loca- tion see U.S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the raising, strengthening, and extension to high ground of existing protection dikes and levees and provides for the installation and operation of facilities considered necessary for interior drainage. It is proposed to raise the existing lock and dam No. 5A dike about 2 feet for a distance of about 15,500 feet, to raise the existing Prairie Island dike about 4.5 feet for a distance of about 7,200 feet, to construct a new section of levee of about 3,000 feet in length, and to raise the Crooked Slough levee an average of about 3.5 feet for a distance of about 7,700 feet. The project will also include raising and extending the existing city-built levee downstream from the outlet of Lake Winona. The latter will include about 1,000 feet of new levee and the raising of about 2,285 feet of existing levee. Plans for handling the surface runoff and seepage from protected areas landward of the flood barriers include construction of two pumping stations and 3,540 feet of interceptor ditch and sewer in addition to alterations of several drainage structures. The estimate of cost (1961) to the United States for new work is $2,090,000 and $17,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 324, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The project is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction works; (c) maintain and operate the improvements (except the lock and dam No. 5A dike) after completion during the life of the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) make at their own expense all necessary changes to utilities, highways, and highway bridges, including approaches and including the proposed 24-inch drain near station 214+80 and the alterations to the existing sanitary sewer at Olmstead and Second Streets; (e) obtain appropriate legal control over pondage areas and prevent encroachment in such areas until substitute areas or necessary additional pump or outlet capacity has been provided without cost to the United States; and (f) contribute to the cost of the project in cash or equivalent work an amount equal to 0.8 percent of the Federal cost of the project, presently estimated at $17,000. Local interests have not been formally requested to furnish assurances. TAGO 10070B 1276 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of detailed plans was initiated. Costs for the year were $49,398 for preconstruction planning, new work, by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed plans were 20 percent com- plete. Remainder of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was $87,398 for engineering and design, new work. Cost and financial statement Total to ..---- Fiscal year--- _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: ------------------------------------------- Appropriated..........--- $80,000 $118,000 Cost---------------------------- . .......... .---------.....-------------------- 49,398 87,398 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................................---------------------------------.. $ 30,212 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962..................................-----------------------------------------. 82,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..........---------------------------. 112,212 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project........---------------------------- 1,890,000 1Includes $38,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 37. EAU GALLE RIVER, WIS. Location. The area under consideration is at and in the vicinity of Spring Valley, Wis., on the Eau Galle River 30 miles above its mouth at the Chippewa River and its tributaries, Mines and Burghardt Creeks, which flow through the village. Spring Valley is about 45 miles east of St. Paul, Minn., and 36 miles west of Eau Claire, Wis. (See U.S. Geo- logical Survey map for Wisconsin for general location.) Existing project. The authorized plan of improvement includes a retarding dam and reservoir located on the Eau Galle River immediately upstream from Spring Valley, enlargement of the Eau Galle River chan- nel from the dam to a point about 1.5 miles below Spring Valley. Remedial works on Mines and Burghardt Creeks including channel en- largements and low levees in conjunction with drop structures designed to reduce velocities prior to discharge into the Eau Galle River. The dam will be an earthfill structure with a maximum height of 96 feet, a top width of 20 feet, and top length of about 1,490 feet. The uncon- trolled outlet will be a circular conduit 11 feet 10 inches in diameter and about 176 feet in length with a morning glory intake and a tower trashrack. A spillway will be located in a natural saddle with a mini- mum width of 200 feet and with bottom elevation 24.5 feet below the crest of dam. The dam will create a permanent conservation pool at elevation 935.0, having a capacity of 350 acre-feet, flooding an area of about 83 acres. Between the conservation pool level and the spillway crest elevation, 25,100 acre-feet would be available for flood-control storage so that the standard project flood, about twice as large as the flood of record (1942), would be stored. An additional surcharge storage capacity of 14,900 acre-feet will be available. The reservoir will extend upstream about 4 miles. The peak outflow will be about 55,500 second- feet. The proposed Eau Galle River channel would have a general bottom width of 70 feet. Remedial works on Mines Creek consists of construction of about 2,400 feet of levee, 6 feet high, on the right bank extending upstream from a point about 1,270 feet above the mouth. Between a drop structure and the mouth, a distance of 1,200 feet, the channel would be enlarged to a standard 40-foot bottom width. Pro- posed improvements on Burghardt Creek include 220 feet of channel TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1277 realinement, with 30-foot bottom width, and about 430 feet of levee with maximum height of 10 feet. Two drop structures and improved chan- nels with varying widths are also included. The improvements would provide complete protection in the vicinity of Spring Valley for the standard project flood, and below that point in decreasing value in pro- portion to the distance from the reservoir. The permanent conserva- tion pool will serve a local need for a recreational area. The estimate of cost (1961) to the United States for new work is $8,250,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 52, 84th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The improvement is subject to the condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for construction of the projects; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction works; (c) make all necessary highway, bridge, and utility alterations; (d) maintain all channel improvement works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (e) establish and enforce flood-channel limits approved by the Secretary of the Army for the protection against further encroachments of the flood channels of the Eau Galle River and Mines and Burghardt Creeks within the extent of the proposed projects; (f) prevent dumping of waste material or the creation of fills within said flood-channel limits; and (g) regulate under approval of the Secretary of the Army the con- struction or reconstruction of bridges or other structures crossing the improved waterways. Local interests have not been requested to furnish assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of detailed plans was continued. These studies have indicated that work on the Eau Galle River channel below the proposed dam and on Mines Creek may not be required. Costs for the year for new work were $122,641 by hired labor and -$950 for contract work; a net total of $121,691. Condition at end of fiscal year. Detailed designs were 39 percent com- plete. Completion of preconstruction planning and construction of improvements remain to complete the project. Total cost to June 30, 1961, was $274,316 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated----------------------.......... .. ------------------ $74, 500 $244, 700 $399, 200 Cost...------------------------------------------------72,625 121,691 274,316 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961......................................-------------------------------- $ 122,143 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962----....-- --------------------------------- 247,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.-------------------------- 369,143 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------------- 7,603,800 1 Includes $80,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 38. UPPER IOWA RIVER, IOWA Location. The works covered by the project include improvement of the Upper Iowa River in the vicinity of its mouth with an outlet through the flood plain west of the Mississippi River, about 1.5 miles south of TAGO 10070B 1278 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 New Albin, in the extreme northeast corner of the State of Iowa. (For general location see the U.S. Geological Survey map of Iowa.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an adequate outlet for the Upper Iowa River and to improve the present channel above mile 0.2 by rectification of the existing channel from mile 4.2 to mile 0.2 and construction of a new outlet channel from the latter point to a point on Minnesota Slough opposite mile 671.5 on the Mississippi River, a distance of about 3 miles. The channel will accommodate a maximum discharge of 10,000 cubic feet per second. Spoil material would be placed in levees which would give agricultural lands maximum protection from the design flow. The plan also provides for riprap pro- tection at the railroad bridge and two highway bridges. The estimated cost to the United States for new work, revised in 1961, is $865,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved Sep- tember 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 375, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to about $53,000. Local interests have not accepted transfer of the project. Operations and results during fiscal year. Total costs for the year, all for new work for miscellaneous engineering by hired labor were $6,334. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in March 1957 and physically completed in May 1959. Project is completed except that a study will be completed to ascertain the merits of remedial work above the upstream end of the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $864,182 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.. $400,000 ...----------.. $325,000 $110,000- ___ _ - -$13,000 $865,000 Cost . _---------------- 160,783 505,361 173,705 $3,806 6,334 864,182 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....___.______________.. ____- -- ______.._ $818 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ ----------------------------- _ _ 818 39. DRY RUN, IOWA Location. In northeastern Iowa, on Dry Run, a tributary of the Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa. (See U.S. Geological Survey map Decorah quadrangle, Iowa.) Existing project. The project provides for diversion of Dry Run into the Upper Iowa River, a levee system along the Upper Iowa River in Decorah for protection of adjacent property against augmented high water flow, raising a section of railroad tracks and State Highway No. 9, and necessary alterations to bridges and protection to existing structures in the vicinity. The diversion is accomplished by an earth dike across Dry Run at a point about 1 mile southwest of Decorah and a diversion channel 3,200 feet in length from that point through high ground to the Upper Iowa River on the north. The project provides complete protec- tion to residential, industrial, and commercial areas totaling about 260 acres within the city limits of Decorah against the maximum probable TAGO 10070B FLOOD CONTROL-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1279 flood on Dry Run and against a flood on Upper Iowa River equivalent to about twice the maximum of record. The estimated cost to the United States for new work revised in 1961 is $1,741,900. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 22, 1936 Flood retention reservoir a id channel enlargement None. downstream for protection of Decorah, Iowa. Aug. 18, 1941 Modified the project to provide for diversion of Dry None. Run into the Upper Iowa River, a levee system along the Upper Iowa River and appurtenant work. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to about $161,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Planning for remedial work to correct a drainage problem was initiated. Costs for the year for new work by hired labor were $2,161. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1951. Structures and channels are in good condition. A minor drainage prob- lem exists that will be corrected with funds received for the purpose. Total cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was $1,709,061 Federal funds and $42,766 contributed funds, a total of $1,751,827. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: Appropriated-----.......---------------------..........--......-------------................-----............ $35,000 $1,741,900 Cost----------------------------............----------.....................-----------------2,161 1,709,061 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..--------.------------------------ $32, 839 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--..---...----------------------.. 32,839 1In addition $42,766 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 40. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last C t Estimated Cost full report amount estimated Name of project see Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and mainte- complete of revision) for- nance 1. Bad River at Mellen, Wis..__-- - 1960 1 $25,202-....--------- 2 $443,800 $469,000 (1959) 2. Mississippi River near Aitkin, 1957 1,672,535 _ ........--- ... _____ ....._ Completed Minn. 3. Pembina River Reservoir, N. 1950 50,000 -------------- 3 760,000 810,000 Dak. (1954) 4. Root River at Rushford, Minn_. 1959 <26,979 -------------- 1,003,000 1,030,000 (1960) 5. Tongue River Reservoir, N. Dak 1950 23,695 ..------------- 856,300 880,000 (1954) 6. Upper Mississippi River Basin 1950 ......--------------------------- 23,700,000 23,700,000 (St. Paul District), Black (1954) River Reservoir, Wis. 1 $2,000 expended in fiscal year 1961 for review of feasibility study. 2 Inactive due to lack of economic feasibility. 3 Further work deferred pending review of H. Doc. 565, 78th Cong., 2d sess. (inactive). < $1,979 expended in fiscal year 1961 for preliminary planning and public contact. 5 Local interests do not desire project (inactive). 6 Has not been selected for construction (inactive). TAGO 10070B 1280 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 41. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspections under this heading are made of completed flood control projects which have been transferred to local interests for operation and maintenance. The inspections are for the purpose of determining that the project channels are kept clean and unobstructed, dikes and revet- ment are in good condition, and structures are in good repair and operable. Inspections of 20 projects in this category were made during the year. Two projects were reported as having major deficiencies and minor deficiencies on a few projects were called to the attention of the local operating officials. The design deficiency at the Dry Run, Iowa, project will be corrected during the 1961 construction season. Costs for the year were $3,540. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $11,017. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated......---... $1,000 $3,000 $445 $3, 860 $1,440 $11,450 Cost--.......----------- 745 1,772 649 3,122 3,540 11,017 42. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributariesin the interests of flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act.) (PL 780, 88d Cong., Sept. 3, 1954) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Montreal River, Northwestern tip of (1) _--- ___._--___- --..- _ 2 5,000 Wis. and Mich. Michigan. 1Study only authorized. 2 Actual. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost Minnesota River at West Central Minne- (1) () _----- a $21,820 Montevideo, sota. Minn. Presque Isle River Northeastern Wiscon- (1) (2) -- _ $976 at Marinesco, Wis: sin. Trempealeau River West Central Wiscon- (1) () _ _------ $46,680 at Arcadia, Wis. sin. Yellow Medicine Southwestern Minne- (1) (2) ------ 3 27, 300 River at Minne- sota. ota, Minn. 1 Study only authorized. 2 Construction not authorized. 3Actual cost of study. TAGO 10070B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1281 Emergency flood-control activities-repair,flood-fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) Date Date of con- Date Federal Project Location authorized struction start completed cost 1 Advance prepara- -------- $5,447 tion. Flood emergency -.------- 4,266 operations. 1 Actual, fiscal year only. 43. SURVEYS Navigation studies were continued at a cost for the fiscal year of $26,356. The unexpended balance of $6,336 plus an additional $58,000, a total of $64,336, can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for survey reports for navigation at Cornucopia Harbor, Wis.; Duluth- Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis.; Headwaters Reservoirs, Minn.; and Pigs Eye Lake, Minn. Flood-control studies were continued at a cost for the fiscal year of $107,052. The unexpended balance of $7,545 at the end of the fiscal year, plus an additional $144,500, or a total of $152,405 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for survey reports for flood control at Clay and Norman Counties, Thief River, Rum River, Roseau River, Red Lake River at Crookston, and Zumbro River, all in Minnesota; at Devils Lake, Sheyenne River, and Souris River, all in North Dakota; at Sturgeon River, Mich.; and at Trempealeau River at Arcadia and Kickapoo River, Wisconsin. Special studies in coordination with the U.S. Soil Conservation Ser- vice on watershed studies and at Pembina River, N. Dak., were con- ducted at a cost for the fiscal year of $10,145. The unexpended balance was $150 at the end of the fiscal year. 44. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA The costs during the fiscal year for International Joint Commission activities for regulation of Lake of the Woods were $9,605. 45. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The costs during the fiscal year for streamflow data obtained by Corps of Engineers gaging beyond the cooperative stream-gaging program, for hydraulic laboratory work in the measurement and analysis of the sedi- ment load in streams, and for preparation of a report on investigations for high-lift locks, were $47,514. The unexpended balance was $1,045. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT This district comprises portions of western Illinois, southwestern Wisconsin, southern and southwestern Minnesota, eastern and cen- tral Iowa, and northeastern Missouri, embraced in the drainage basin of the Mississippi River and its eastern and western tributaries between mile 300 (above the mouth of the Ohio River) and mile 614, and of its eastern tributaries only, between Hamburg Bay, at mile 261, and mile 300. This district also includes the Illinois and Mississippi Canal and the drainage basin of Bureau Creek, Ill. That section of the Mississippi River between mile 300 and mile 614 is included in the report on the Mississippi River between Mis- souri River and Minneapolis, Minn. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Flood Control-Continued 1. Mississippi River between the 15. Green Bay Levee and Drain- Missouri River and Minne- age District No. 2, Iowa - 1302 apolis, Minn. (Rock Island 16. Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District) _ 1284 District No. 16, Iowa . 1303 2. Illinois and Mississippi 17. Henderson River, Ill....- 1304 Canal, Ill._____________ 1284 18. Coralville Reservoir, Upper 3. Mill Creek and South Slough Mississippi River Basin, at Milan, Ill._____________ 1288 Iowa _-- - --- - - - 1305 Alterations of Bridges 19. Muscatine Island Levee 4. Chicago, Burlington, and District and Muscatine- Quincy Railroad Company Louisa County Drainage Bridge across the Mississippi District No. 13, Iowa- .-... 1306 River at Quincy, Ill._ _____ 1289 20. Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage Union No. 1 and Bay Island Flood Control Drainage and Levee District 5. The Sny Basin, Ill.- 1291 No. 1, Ill. _ ______ 1307 6. Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo._ 1292 21. Drury Drainage District, Ill.__ 1308 7. South River Drainage 22. Muscatine, Iowa (Mad Creek)_ 1309 District, Mo._ 1293 23. Freeport on Pecatonica River, 8. Marion County Drainage Ill.-------------- 1310 District, Mo. - 1294 24. Campbells Island, Mississippi 9. Fabius River Drainage River, Ill. -__ ___ __ 1311 District, Mo._--------- 1295 25. Upper Mississippi River Basin, 10. Mississippi River at Canton, Rock Island District - 1312 Mo.------------ --- 1296 26. Other authorized flood-control 11. Hunt Drainage District and projects- - - - - - - - - 1313 Lima Lake Drainage District, I11.________-- __- 1297 27. Inspection of completed flood- control works 1314 12. Des Moines and Mississippi 1298 28. Flood-control work under Levee District No. 1, Mo.__ 13. Saylorville Reservoir, Des special authorization _.._ -- 1315 Moines River, Iowap . r. 1299 14. Red Rock Reservoir, Upper General Investigations Mississippi River Basin, 29. Surveys___--- __----------- 1317 Iowa --------------- 1300 30. Research and development -_ 1317 TAGO 10070-B 1283 1284 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT) For report on this improvement, see page 1319. 2. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL, ILL. Location. This canal connects the Illinois and the Mississippi Rivers, proceeding from a point on the Illinois River about 12 miles from La Salle across the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River. Existing project. This provides for the construction of a canal from the Illinois River, near Bureau, running westerly via the Bureau Creek Valley to Rock River, near Colona, thence in the bed of Rock River to the rapids near Milan, and thence to the Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River, at Rock Island, the length of the main line being 75 miles. The feeder, 29.3 miles in length, extends from Rock Falls on Rock River to the summit level of the canal, about 28 miles from the Illinois River. There are 32 locks in the main canal, described in the following tabulation. There is also a lock and controlling works at the head of the feeder at Rock Falls and a lock in Rock River at Rock Falls connecting the pool of the Government dam with the pool of the power company's dam below. This lock has dimensions similar to those in the main canal and cost $75,000. The cost of new work for the completed project was $7,605,143. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $102,923. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Document Sept. 19, 1890 Existing project adopted_-___.....---------------- - H. Ex. Does. 316 and 429, 51st Cong., 1st sess.; Annual Report, 1890, p. 263. Do-....... Estimate of cost for new work revised to $8,911,551.12_ H. Doc. 297, 57th Cong., 1st sess. June 26,1934 1 Operation and care of the works of improvement pro- vided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. July 3, 1930 For payment of $8,450.75 to the Mud Creek special H. Doc. 108, 70th Cong., 1st sess. drainage district for work accomplished by the said district. Do-....... Secretary of War authorized to expend from funds Specified in act. appropriated and available for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works the sum of $25,235 as a contribution toward the reloca- tion and reconstruction of the highway bridge across the Illinois and Mississippi Canal at Wyanet, Bureau County, Ill., known as bridge No. 10. 1Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. The latest published map is shown on page 2013 of Annual Report for 1908. The canal has become obsolete for present-day commercial navi- gation and in recent years had fallen into a state of disuse. The Corps of Engineers, therefore, on June 30, 1951, announced that the canal structures would no longer be operated or maintained for purposes of navigation, in accordance with the Corps' policy to suspend lock operation and maintenance of waterways affording little or no benefit to general commerce and navigation, and to eliminate nonessential maintenance expenditures. TAGO 10070-B H cj Table showing features of the Illinois and Mississippi canal 0 O O LOCKS -2 0 Location Locks n issip aa Tbesoingfaue fteIlni Dimensions Depth on miter sill Year 11 Name Distance - -- ---- "-' ----- - Character of opened to Total cost from Distance from nearest town or foundation navigation Missis- mouth of navigable tributary Greatest sippi Width of length River chamber available Lift Upper Lower for full width - - - I I -- -- I- --- 'i ---- _ II-----.. _I---*_--_---*I - Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Lock 1------.---..- 74.87 Illinois River, 2,000 feet west-.... 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and clay............. Oct. 24,1907 $41,305 Lock 2_............. At Bureau.................... 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand, clay, and gravel-.........do-....... 42,100 73.91 z M Lock 3............... 73.29 mile west of Bureau........-- 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Quicksand and gravel-..........do....... 39,172 Lock 4___........... 71.75 2% miles west of Bureau-....... 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel---------...........--.....do....... 39,357 Lock 5_............. 70.63 3% miles west of Bureau........ 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do-------------------.........................d 39,509 Lock 6_..---..----- 68.75 5 miles west of Bureau-.......... 35 143.08 10.0 8.17 7.0 Sand, hardpan,and gravel- ...... do ... ___ 41,928 Lock 7 .... _....___ __ 68.00 3 miles east of Tiskilwa ......... 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Loam and sand__.......... .....-----do....... 35,635 Lock 8............. 67.62 2 miles east of Tiskilwa.......... 35 149.75 8.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do-----------------........................do.. 36,274 Lock 9_____ ___._ ._ 66.80 1% miles east of Tiskilwa........ 35 149.75 8.0 8.17 7.0 Clay ....----------- d o..--do. 32,135 Lock 10 ___.... ..... 64.98 At Tiskilwa __..... . -_-____--- 35 149.75 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel__.......---....--do._.__. 36,114 Lock 11........ 64.13 1 mile west of Tiskilwa........ 35 149.75 9.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do .....-----------------................ do....... 36,710 C Lock 12.____________ 63.56 1 miles west of Tiskilwa__ .... 35 149.75 8.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do-------------------...........do....... 33,827 Lock 13............ 62.83 3 miles west of Tiskilwa ....... 35 146.75 10.0 8.17 7.0 Loam and clay...----------........---.....do__ 32,295 Lock 14.............. 64.02 3 miles east of Wyanet-.......... 35 149.75 10.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel__.......... ..---- do ..__ 31,525 Lock 15.............. 61.42 2% miles east of Wyanet -... - 35 149.75 10.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do---................ --..... do .... 29,974 Lock 16 ........ 61.23 2 miles east of Wyanet . ______ .. 35 149.75 11.0 8.17 8.0 Loam, clay and sand ------......--..... do....... 34,089 Lock 17............ 60.98 1% miles east of Wyanet .. .... 35 149.75 10.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel------......------do ..-- 32,576 Lock 18 ....... ... 59.90 1 mile east of Wyanet.......... 35 149.75 9.0 8.17 7.0 Clay and gravel...........--.....do...... 35,373 Lock 19_..... _.. 59.12 At Wyanet_-------------------- 35 149.75 10.0 8.17 7.0 Sand and gravel------ ..........----- do.. 34,239 C Lock 20.......... 58.09 1 mile west of Wyanet........... 35 149.75 11.0 8.17 7.0 Loam, clay and sand---....--.....do-...... 36,839 Lock 21.......... 57.83 1% miles west of Wyanet_ __... 35 149.75 11.0 8.17 8.0 ..... do-------------------.......................... 38,027 Guard lock-........ 29.20 29 miles north main-line canal 1__ 35 149.00 (2) 8.30 6.5 Limestone---.....- .......... __do...... 32,679 Rock River lock 3_- 29.20 At Rock Falls, Ill._...........__. 35 143.08 (2) 8.47 6.6 ..-.. do_------------------- 1913 75,605 01 Lock 22.__----- 46.32 13 miles west of Wyanet__....... 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Clay._____... Oct. 24,1907 42,459 Lock 23......- 37.12 10 miles east of Geneseo......... 35 143.08 11.0 8.17 7.0 ..... do---..-- -----------. -- do....... 41,778 Lock 24.... .-- 27.05 At Geneseo__------.-.-...-- 35 143.08 11.0 8.17 7.0 Clay and gravel........__ ----- . do ___.. 47,059 Lock 25.-.......... 21.56 5% miles west of Geneseo........ 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Sand...............--------------- ----..... do _.___ 40,492 See footnotes at end of table. Table showing features of the Illinois and Mississippi canal LOCKS-Continued Location Locks -CKS--onti- I Dimensions Depth on miter sill Year 0 Name Distance ,-1-, Character of opened to Total cost W - from Distance from nearest town or foundation navigation Missis- mouth of navigable tributary Greatest 0 sippi Width of length River chamber available Lift Upper Lower for full width -- I I -- - - - - - I--- I I -I- i i _i - - - -I_ I - - Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet O Lock 26.......... 20.46 5 miles east of Colona-........... 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Sand ... .... Oct. 24, 1907 $40,429 Lock 27--- ---------- 18.13 2Y miles east of Colona-........ 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Gravel.................... ..... do...... 39,091 Lock 28......... 15.70 At Colona............. 35 143.08 8.0 8.17 7.0 Rock..................---------------- --.. ..do....... 30,808 Lock 29............. 13.37 23 miles west of Colona......... 35 143.08 11.0 8.17 7.0 do __ ............. ..... do ...... 37,263 Lock 30-....---..... 4.62 1% miles east of Milan.......... 35 149.00 0 7.00 7.0 Rock, etc., hardpan ....... .. ..-do -.. 71,588 Lock 31............. 2.02 1 mile west of Milan........... 35 145.42 6.0 7.17 7.0 Clay and gravel ......... ..... do ...... 38,711 Lock 32.............. .15 3% miles west of Milan.......... 35 143.08 12.0 8.00 7.0 do ...... . . .. . ...do ... ..... 85,468 - -I I Total cost, c/I locks_....___ --...... 1,382,433 z ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Sterling Dam and dams at Milan, Ill..................._-- __._ -------- _____ ------ __--____________________________________________ 128,858 I- Bridges, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1,513,823 Culverts................-- -.. . . _. .. Culverts----------------------------------------------------------------- ._._.. ---------------------------------------------------------- . 410,198 41,9 Houses ---------------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------------------- 76,975 Surveys, flowage, and right-of-way--... ...................... ...----------------------------------------------------------..-------- 726,656 Excavations, embankments, clearing, fences, ec-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2,956,452________ Excvaios, mbnkens, lerigfenes etc____ .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... .. .. 2,956,452 Rock River pool-dredging, removing snags and stumps, etc........... ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... ---.... 152,439 Contribution to Mud Creek special drainage district-dredging....._________________________________________________________________ 8,451 Contributions to State of Illinois-relocation and reconstruction of highway bridge at Wyanet, Ill_ ..... __________ .............. _________________ ... . . 25,235 Miscellaneous .------ Miscellaneous---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----- ---- ------------------------- 223,623 22,2 Total additional features............___________________________..... 6,222,710 Total cost of project.......$7,605,143----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cost of project-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $7,605,143 H O Feeder section. Note. There are no dams except at the guard lock and lock 30. At the former 2 Variable. O locality there is a fixed dam across the Rock River, with a movable crest constructed 3 Rock River lock is on Rock River at Rock Falls, Ill. It is located in the south of wood, concrete, and steel; at lock 30 there are crib dams across the north and south 0 end of the Sterling Dam and about 600 feet below the guard lock of the Illinois and channels of Rock River. The north dam has a 60-foot opening and has been super- Mississippi Canal (feeder section). seded by a concrete power dam a short distance below; the south dam adjoining lock bd 30 has been reinforced with concrete laid in the water. RIVERS AND HARBORS - ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1287 In 1955, the State of Illinois expressed willingness to accept the canal properties from the United States for development as part of the State park system, providing certain modifications were first made to the project by the United States. In the River and Harbor Act of 1958, Congress authorized the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Illinois all right., title, and interest of the United States in and to the canal. The River and Harbor Act also authorized the Secretary of the Army to accomplish the prerequisites to the transfer stipulated by the State, including the acquisition on behalf of the United States of the fee simple title to certain lands over which the United States now holds only flowage rights or easements incident to operation of the canal, and the repair and modification of the canal for the purpose of placing it in proper condition for public recreational use other than through navigation. The sum of $2 million was authorized to be appropriated for carrying out these provisions. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. Minimum maintenance to prevent further deterioration of canal structures was performed by hired labor. Negotiations with representatives of the State of Illinois were carried on, and studies and cost estimates were pre- pared by hired labor, in order to reach agreement on the repair and modification program. Planning for repair and modification of the various canal facilities was initiated during the fiscal year by hired labor. The first construction under the repair and modification pro- gram was initiated in April 1961 on culvert rehabilitation along the feeder canal. The costs during the fiscal year were $152,055 in- cluding $97,883 for operation and care and $54,172 for repair and modification program under Public Law 85-500. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1918. Locks, dams, aqueducts, buildings, and other ap- purtenances are in fair-to-poor condition. Tabulation under para- graph "Existing project" gives data regarding the principal fea- tures of construction. Planning and construction under the repair and modification pro- gram prior to transfer of the canal to the State of Illinois has been initiated. The total costs to June 30, 1961, from regular funds were $11,316,060, of which $7,580,143 was for new work and $3,735,917 was for operation and care, including $68,167 under the project disposal authorization. The costs from emergency relief funds for removal of snags and stumps in Rock River Pool were $25,000, all new work. In addition, the sum of $4,143,282 was expended be- tween April 1895 and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. TAGO 10070-B 1288 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost andfinancial statement Total to Fiscal year ...- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..$----------------------------------------------------------- 7,605,143 Cost...--------- -------------------------------------------------------- 7,605,143 Maintenance: Appropriated--------..... $75,000 $77,000 $102,000 $98,100 $174,000 2 7,908,682 Cost------------------ 90,341 79,554 92,311 100,356 152,055 7,879,199 1 Includes $25,000 emergency relief funds. 2 Includes $4,143,282 for Operating and Care under the "Permanent Indefinite Appropriation." 3. MILL CREEK AND SOUTH SLOUGH AT MILAN, ILL. Location. Mill Creek empties into South Slough about 1 mile east of the town of Milan, Ill., and 6.5 miles above the mouth of South Slough, which empties into the Mississippi River. Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927. (For further details, see p. 1132, Annual Report for 1932, and p. 1081, Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project. This provides for flood gates in the walls of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal, or other devices for carrying the flood waters of Mill Creek across the canal right-of-way into Rock River; for the construction of a levee on the east bank of Mill Creek extend- ing from the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad to the canal embankment; for the construction of a levee on the west bank of Mill Creek and its extension in a westerly direction to a connection with Water Street at the point E, shown on map of project document; and for the removal of obstructions in Mill Creek and South Slough. The cost of new work for the completed project was $63,634. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $5,800. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. Hired labor forces performed channel clean-out operations on Mill Creek and South Slough and cut and burned brush and timber. The costs during the fiscal year were $12,883 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1932. The project was in fair condition at end of the fiscal year. The total costs under the previous project were $85 for new work, and under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $185,968, of which $63,634 was for new work and $122,334 was for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------... ------ -------------------------- -------------------- $63,719 Cost------------------ ------------ ----------------------------------------------- 63,719 Maintenance: Appropriated ....... $15,000- - ........ $14,700 $4,680 $14,400 123,980 Cost - ..........- 15,000 - - - - - -12,786 6,465 12,883 122,334 TAGO 10070-B ALTERATION OF BRIDGES--ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1289 4. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON, AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT QUINCY, ILL. Location. This bridge owned by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Co., spans the Mississippi River between Quincy, Ill., and West Quincy, Mo., 327.9 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project. The existing bridge at this location is a low- level, swing-span structure, the substructure having been built in 1867-1868, and the superstructure having been erected on the old piers in 1902. The bridge is obstructive to navigation of the Missis- sippi River because of restrictive horizontal clearance of the swing span, because of the high velocity of the current through the bridge, and because of the location of the swing span which forces river traffic to adopt a sinuous course in order to pass the structure. Following a public hearing held at Quincy, Ill., on October 16, 1952, a notice to alter the existing bridge was issued by the Secretary of the Army on August 1, 1955, as authorized by the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, as amended. In lieu of altering the existing bridge, the railroad company has elected to construct a new high-level fixed bridge, to be located about 500 feet upstream from the present structure, which will be removed. The new bridge will have a usable horizontal clearance of not less than 300 feet normal to the channel and a vertical clear- ance of not less than 63 feet above normal pool elevation. The bridge alteration project will permit a needed realinement of the 9-foot navigation channel of the Mississippi River between river miles 327.1 and 331.2, in pool No. 21 at Quincy. Several bends in the present channel which are necessary in order to pass river traffic through the swing span of the present bridge will be eliminated by excavating a straightened navigation channel along the Illinois shore. The new reach of channel will require approximately 445,000 cubic yards of hydraulic dredging, removal of 5,400 lineal feet of existing dams, and the placing of 23,000 cubic yards of riprap. Estimated costs (July 1961) are as follows: Bridge alteration, $9,581,000, including $2,384,000 Federal costs and $7,197,000 costs to the railroad company; and channel realinement, $936,000, to be borne entirely by the Federal Government. Local cooperation. The railroad company has previously com- plied with all the preliminary requirements of the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940. Operations and results during fiscal year. The railroad company continued construction of the new bridge during the fiscal year. Their contractor for the bridge substructure completed work in August 1960. The contractor for the bridge superstructure com- pleted work in December 1960. Traffic changeover to the new bridge was made on October 21, 1960. Work on removing the old bridge at the site and degrading the old piers is continuing. Channel realinement in pool No. 21, by Government plant and hired labor, was continued. The work consisted of dredging the new channel, placing fill and dressing slopes for the new dike, and sweeping the channel area. TAGO 10070-B 1.290 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The Federal costs incurred during the fiscal year were $927,259 for the new bridge, and $279,130 for channel realinement, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, in- cluding both the new bridge and the channel realinement, was started in May 1959. The new bridge is practically completed, and the channel realinement is about 55 percent completed. The total Federal costs to June 30, 1961, were $2,923,754 for new work, in- cluding $2,383,954 for the new bridge, and $539,800 for channel realinement. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated____ _ _._____ ____ ........ -_____. $470, 000 $2,012,000 $636,200 $3,153,200 Cost____ .... __-_ __ __-________ ___-_ -_ 263,310 1,419,055 1,206,389 2,923,754 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __..._....... _ __ $157,308 ___...........________... I Includes $35,000 as Federal share of preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1291 5. THE SNY BASIN, ILL. Location. This project is located in the basin of the Sny, a former bychannel of the Mississippi River, in Pike, Adams, and Calhoun Counties, Ill., approximately miles 260.9 to 315.4 above the mouth of the Ohio River. The major tributaries of the Sny are McCraney, Hadley, Kiser, Six Mile, and Bay Creeks. Several minor tributaries include Fall, Pigeon, Horton, and Dutch Creeks. (The entire Sny Basin is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:62,500, dated 1921-28.) Existing project. The plan of improvement now being considered for the prevention of interior flooding within the Sny bottom lands consists of construction of two retarding and desilting reservoirs for Pigeon Creek and for Horton-Dutch Creeks; construction of three diversion channels for McCraney-Hadley Creeks, Kiser Creek, and Six Mile-Bay Creeks to conduct the runoff from the uplands drainage area directly to the Mississippi River; improvement of certain reaches of the Sny channel to collect bottom-land runoff; construction of three pumping stations; construction of a closing levee to exclude backwater up the Sny; construction of aqueducts or culverts to pass drainage which would otherwise be blocked; and the construction of remedial works necessitated by the improvements. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $20,400,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment 713, 79th Congress, 2d session. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $2,380,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning for a number of features of the project, particularly the Kiser Creek diversion channel and the three pumping stations, was continued during the fiscal year. The work consisted of field surveys, founda- tion investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by contract with an architect-engineer and by hired labor. Construction of the first feature of work under this project, the Pigeon Creek retarding reservoir, by continuing contract, was con- tinued through the fiscal year. This feature is now practically completed, and Pigeon Creek is diverted through the reservoir basin. Contract has been awarded for construction of pumping station No. 1, but initiation of this work has been delayed because of wet ground conditions. The costs during the fiscal year were $371,256 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in August 1959. Preliminary planning is well advanced. The project is in its initial construction stage, with most features still to be started. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $1,589,573 for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1292 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated$--------- $6,000 $30,000 $476,850 $724,000 $1,400,000 $3,266,010 Cost------------------5,194 23,247 180,665 381,062 371,256 1,589,573 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...________________------------------- $1,291,997 1Includes $87,500 preauthorization studies for new work. 6. BEAR CREEK AT HANNIBAL, MO. Location. Bear Creek rises in Marion County, Mo., and flows easterly to its junction with the Mississippi River at a point 308.8 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. The creek has a basin about 11 miles long and averaging 4.6 miles in width. The lower 3 miles of the stream are within the southeastern part of the city of Hannibal. Much of Hannibal's manufacturing and business dis- tricts and more than 500 homes are located in the Mississippi River and Bear Creek floodplains. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1945, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement authorized by this project consists of construction of a dam and reservoir on Bear Creek, about 5.4 miles above its mouth, together with remedial and appurtenant works, for the reduction of flood damages in the city of Hannibal. The proposed reservoir would have an initial storage capacity of 7,500 acre-feet which is equivalent to 5.1 inches of water depth over the drainage area of 27.6 square miles above the dam. Bear Creek floods with an average expectancy of once in 100 years would be contained in the reservoir; however, the reservoir would provide no relief from Mississippi River floods alone. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,720,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 435, 83d Congress. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $255,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. All preliminary plan- ning for this project, including field surveys, foundation investiga- tions, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was substantially completed during the fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated in August 1960, is being performed under one continuing contract, exclusive of certain railroad relocation work which is being performed by the owning agents. During the fiscal year, the contractor stripped and cleared the site, excavated for the railroad relocation, placed earth embankment in the dam, and started concrete work on the spillway. Rock excavation was performed at the site of the outlet works. As features of the railroad relocation work, a new railroad bridge was constructed across Bear Creek, and a drainage system was installed along the railroad relocation. Con- TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1293 tracts have been entered into with the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company and with the Wabash Railroad Company for relocation work to be performed by those companies. During the fiscal year, both railroad companies were engaged in removal of old tracks in the reservoir area, and construction of new relocated trackage and signal system. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,125,002 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in August 1960. Preliminary planning is substantially completed. The project is about 86 percent completed. Work remaining on this project consists of completion of the dam, including the earth em- bankment section, the spillway, and outlet works, the completion of the railroad relocation work, and miscellaneous minor items. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $1,484,660 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---------....... $60,000 $90,000 $220,000 $939,000 $113,000 $1,511,106 Cost-__- ------- 60,615 96,522 79,417 37,714 1,125,002 1,484,660 1 Includes $39,100 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 7. SOUTH RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MO. Location. The South River Drainage District lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, several miles upstream from the city of Hannibal, 320.5 to 312.1 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Marion County, Mo. The district has a watershed area of 12,232 acres. The district is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Previous project. A project for raising and enlarging the existing levee system to improve protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. For further details, see page 1160 of Annual Report for 1941. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifi- cation of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the drainage district from floods on the South River and the Mississippi River. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $2,030,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests have not yet been requested to furnish assurances that the conditions of local cooperation will be met. After a firm project plan has been established, the drainage district commissioners will be formally advised of the local coopera- tion requirements and requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was initiated during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $28,832 for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1294 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning of the project is in progress. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $32,532 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: -------------------...............------------------------------ Appropriated......... $60,000 $63,700 Cost............ ...------------------.................. 28,832 32,532 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .............----------------------------------- $28,018 1Includes $3,700 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 8. MARION COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MO. Location. The Marion County Drainage District lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, opposite and several miles downstream from the city of Quincy, Ill., 323.5 to 320.7 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Marion County, Mo. The district has a water- shed area of 5,394 acres. The district is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the dis- trict from floods on the Fabius River, the Mississippi River, and the North River. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,150,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests have not yet been requested to furnish assurances that the conditions of local cooperation will be met. After a firm project plan has been established, the drainage district commissioners will be formally advised of the local coopera- tion requirements and requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $24,783 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning of the project is partially completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $58,996 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---------........---- ------------------------ $71,000 -$73 $73,227 Cost_ ------------------------ ------------ 31,913 24,783 58,996 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_-----------------.............. .. $14,231 1Includes $2,300 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1295 9. FABIUS RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MO. Location. The Fabius River Drainage District is located along the right bank of the Mississippi River, opposite the city of Quincy, Ill., 323.5 to 332.4 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Lewis and Marion Counties, Mo. The district has an area of 14,264 acres. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Previous projects. A previous project for improvement of the levee system of the district was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. For further details, see page 1160 of Annual Report for 1941. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of existing agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the district from Mississippi River floods. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,550,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of this project, under several contracts, was continued during the fiscal year. The principal work features consisted of clearing brush and weeds from existing levees, the placement of new levee fill, and dressing and seeding the improved levees. Stage I, consisting of improvement of the main-stem Mississippi River levee from the mouth of Durgans Creek to the new Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at river mile 327.9, and stage II, con- sisting of improvement of the levee along the south side of Durgans Creek, were completed during the fiscal year. Work was also in progress during the fiscal year on stage III, which consists of improvement of the reach of Mississippi River levee from the rail- road bridge to the downstream end of the district at the mouth of the Fabius River. Under a contract with the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, that company was engaged in raising the grade of their existing bridge across Durgans Creek. The costs during the fiscal year were $709,050 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in August 1959. Preliminary planning is substantially completed. The project is about 58 percent completed. Work necessary to complete the project consists of the remaining levee improvement on the main- stem Mississippi River levee, on the flank levee along the Fabius River, and of the railroad bridge raise across Durgans Creek. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $907,046 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--------- _$75,000 $35,000 $697,150 $455,000 $243,300 $1,511,950 Cost_- --.......----- 56,560 37,697 31,933 65,306 709,050 907,046 Other new work data: __ Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .... -------- .----- -------------------- _ . $57,031 1Includes $6,500 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1296 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 10. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CANTON, MO. Location. The work covered by this project is on the Mississippi River at the city of Canton, in Lewis County, Mo., 342.3 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project. The project provides for local flood protection at the city of Canton by means of diversion around the city, of Canton Creek and the runoff from the hills south of the creek, con- struction of levees and floodwalls with the necessary closure struc- tures, and construction of two pumping plants with necessary inter- cepting ditches for removal of interior drainage. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,580,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 107, 81st Congress, 1st session. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. In addition, the authorizing legislation provides that local interests shall be required to provide at their own expense all changes in highways and utilities, including bridges and incidental remedial measures. Public Law 85-863, approved Septem- ber 2, 1958, authorized the granting of a credit to the town of Canton in a sum equal to the total cost of the improvements contributing to the project which have already been constructed by the town of Canton, estimated to be $58,200. Assurances of local cooperation have been furnished by the town and were accepted by the district engineer on June 29, 1959. Acquisition of necessary right-of-way by the town has been delayed, however, pending passage of State legislation granting the power of eminent domain to specially chartered towns such as Canton. This legislation was passed in February 1961, and the town is now proceeding with acquisition of right-of-way. Operations and results during fiscal year. The principal items of work during the fiscal year were conferences by Corps' representa- tives with town officials of Canton in regard to the fulfillment of the requirements of local cooperation, and negotiations with the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company and with the Missouri Highway Commission to arrive at agreements on remedial works necessitated by the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $4,173 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning is practically completed. Construction will be initiated when final agreements on remedial works have been reached, and when the town of Canton has completed the acquisition of the necessary right-of-way. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $272,666 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated.....---------. $215,000 -$33,000 $94,000 $630,000 ------------- $960,993 Cost 53,274 18,605 72,092 82,944 $4,173 272,666 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------- -- -- --......... ........ ._ . $688,327 SIncludes $5,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1297 11. HUNT DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND LIMA LAKE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILL. Location. The Hunt Drainage District and the Lima Lake Drain- age District lie on the left bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from the city of Quincy, from mile 341.7 to mile 358.6 above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Hancock and Adams Counties, Ill. The two districts are contiguous and have interrelated drainage and flood-protection systems. The area of the two districts is 28,496 acres. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of the existing agricultural levee system in these districts to provide increased protection from Mississippi River floods. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $4,440,000 (July 1961). Th.e project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $249,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, was continued, particularly for the Rocky Run diversion ditch along the eastern boundary of the drain- age districts. During the summer of 1960, construction was initiated under two contracts, one for improvement of the main-stem Missis- sippi River levee within the Hunt Drainage District, and the other for the improvement of the main-stem Mississippi River levee within the Lima Lake Drainage District. The principal work features under both contracts consisted of clearing brush and weeds from existing levees, the placement of new levee fill, and dressing and seeding the improved levees. Both of the above contracts excluded any work in two crevassed reaches of the main-stem levee, caused by the high water of April 1960. Repairs were made in the two reaches under flood emergency repair authority, the emergency work being completed in November 1960. Improvement of the two crevassed reaches to bring them up to the grade and section of the remainder of the main-stem levees was initiated, under a third contract, in June 1961. Under a fourth contract, work was initiated in June 1961 on the improvement of the Bear Creek levee along the southern boundary of the Lima Lake Drainage District. The costs during the fiscal year were $691,218 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in July 1960. Except for the Rocky Run diversion ditch, preliminary planning is practically completed. The project is about 20 percent completed. Work remaining to complete the project consists of the remaining main-stem Mississippi River levees, the Bear Creek flank levee, the construction of relief wells, and the Rocky Run diversion ditch. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $886,663 for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1298 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-----.....--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ...--------- $92, 500 $58, 500 $8,900 $910,000 $565,000 $1,645,000 Cost. - - - 91,894 48,371 16,727 28,353 691,218 886,663 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_-- ..........___.. . -.-.. - -------...... $121,528 1Includes $10,100 preauthorization studies costs for new work. DES MOINES AND MISSISSIPPI LEVEE 12. DISTRICT NO. 1, MO. Location. The Des Moines and Mississippi Levee District No. 1 lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, immediately down- stream from the mouth of the Des Moines River, 359.8 to 357.1 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Clark County, Mo. The district has a watershed area of 18,140 acres and a pumped area of 5,500 acres. The district is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the district from floods on the Des Moines and the Mississippi Rivers. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,500,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. The levee district commissioners were formally advised of the local cooperation requirements on November 10, 1959, and were requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Right-of-way maps were furnished the levee district commissioners at the same time. Signed assurances have not as yet been received from the commissioners. Operations and results during fiscal year. A minor amount of preliminary planning, including revisions to design, estimates, plans and specifications was performed by hired labor during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $9,254 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary planning for the project is substantially completed; however, the conditions of local cooperation have not yet been fulfilled and construction has not been started. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $132,666 for new work. Cost and financial statement Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-- - -............ $343,672 ......................... I Includes $2,500 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1299 13. SAYLORVILLE RESERVOIR, DES MOINES RIVER, IOWA Location. The Saylorville Reservoir on the Des Moines River will be chiefly in Polk County, Iowa, but portions of the reservoir will extend into Dallas and Boone Counties. The dam will be located approximately 213.7 miles above the mouth of the Des Moines River, and about 5 miles upstream from the north limits of the city of Des Moines. The entire watershed is shown on aeronautical maps of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, scale 1:500,000 dated 1937-38, Des Moines and Dubuque sections. Existing project. The dam will be an earth embankment about 6,150 feet long at its crest elevation. The major length of the dam will have a height of about 105 feet. The outlet works will be a single circular concrete conduit, 22 feet in diameter, located at the toe of the west bluff. The control structure will be located at the upstream end of the conduit and will house three gates. A stilling basin will be provided to dissipate the energy of the discharge from the outlet conduit. The spillway will be located in the west bluff, the length of the weir to be 406 feet. Water flowing over the spillway weir will discharge into a paved chute and thence into a concrete stilling basin. The water will then travel through an excavated pilot channel to the river. Top of the spillway will be about 31 feet below the top of the earth embankment section, and flow over the weir will be uncontrolled when water in the reservoir reaches its crest. The spillway will seldom be used, its purpose being to provide a large, unobstructed outlet from the reservoir in times of extremely heavy flows, and thus prevent overtopping of the earth embankment section of the dam. The watershed area above the site of the dam is 5,823 square miles. With pool at spillway crest elevation, the reservoir area will be about 15,500 acres; the reservoir will contain approximately 600,000 acre- feet of water at that height, of which 525,000 acre-feet will be allotted to flood-control purposes, and the remaining 75,000 acre-feet will be used for a conservation pool which will maintain minimum flows at downstream points. The Saylorville Reservoir will supple- ment the capacity of the downstream Red Rock Reservoir at river mile 142.9. The two reservoirs will provide a large degree of flood protection to cities, towns, and agricultural lands in the lower Des Moines River Valley. Reaches along the Mississippi River down- stream from the mouth of the Des Moines River will also be benefited by the two reservoirs. The latest estimate of cost of the project is $49,500,000 (July 1961). The Saylorville Reservoir was authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1958, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document 9, 85th Congress. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning of the project, by hired labor, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and investigation of soils and con- crete materials, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. Drilling for subsurface investigation at the dam site is being accom- plished by contract. Photogrammetric mapping of the reservoir area TAGO 10070-B 1300 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 was completed, by contract, in December 1960. The costs during the fiscal year were $187,863 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning for the project is in progress. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $357,376 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated _____________________ _____ . $195,000 $165,000 $445,000 Cost-----___------------------------------- 84,513 187,863 357,376 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__________. __________ ...--------- ---------- $74,054 1 Includes $85,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 14. RED ROCK RESERVOIR, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, IOWA Location. The Red Rock Reservoir, on the Des Moines River, will be chiefly in Marion County, Iowa, but will extend into Jasper, Warren, and Polk Counties. The dam (Howell site) will be located approximately 142.9 miles above the mouth of the waterway which empties into the Mississippi River about 361.4 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. The Iowa capital city of Des Moines lies north- westerly from the site on the banks of the river approximately 60 miles upstream. The entire watershed is shown on aeronautical maps of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, scale 1:500,000, dated 1937-38, Des Moines and Dubuque sections. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a dam consisting of a rolled-earthfill embankment and a gravity-type concrete spillway with crest gates, located near the center of the valley, each end of which will be tied into the embank- ment by a gravity-type nonoverflow, concrete section. The dam, at crest elevation of 798 feet above mean sea level, will be approximately 6,260 feet long and of maximum height of 95 feet above the valley floor. The proposed gated spillway is to be of concrete founded on bed rock with crest at elevation 744. The full flood-control level (top of crest gates) will be at elevation 780. The spillway crest gates, eight in number, will be 37 feet high and 40 feet wide. The outlet works, consisting of eighteen 5-foot by 8-foot gated conduits will extend through the spillway section and will discharge into the spillway stilling basin. The nonoverflow concrete sections of the dam at each end of the spillway will be of the gravity type, firmly keyed into the foundation rock. The drainage area above the dam site is 12,250 square miles. With pool at full flood control elevation, the reservoir area will be about 68,000 acres; the reservoir will contain approximately 1,890,000 acre-feet of water at that height; 1,840,000 acre-feet of the reservoir will be allotted to flood-control purposes; the remaining 50,000 acre-feet will be used for a conserva- tion pool which will furnish a minimum downstream flow of 300 cubic feet per second. The impoundment of flood waters by the reservoir will result in materially reduced flood heights on the Des TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1301 Moines River below the dam, and will also provide substantial supplementary benefits by reducing Mississippi River floods. The latest estimate of cost of the project is $78,100,000 (July 1961). The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized to be appropriated certain moneys for prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, including the project for the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 651, 78th Congress, 2d session. The Red Rock project was made eligible for selection as a unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin under the aforementioned Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. The latest published map is in House Document 651, 78th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. Model tests of the spillway were conducted by the U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station at Vicksburg, Miss. Conferences and negotiations with owners of railroads, highways, county roads, and utilities were continued to reach agreements on the relocation and remedial works in the reservoir area. Under a contract with the Wabash Railroad Company, that company was engaged in planning of the relocated railroad line which will be used jointly by the Wabash and by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. Under contract with the Iowa State Highway Commis- sion, that agency was engaged in engineering and design for relocated State highways within the reservoir area. About 77,500 acres of land will be required for the project, and the land acquisition program was continued during the fiscal year. All right-of-way necessary for construction of the dam proper has been acquired, and the program is continuing in the area upstream from the dam site. The contractor for construction of stage I of the project, which consists of the placement of the embankment in the section of the dam from the spillway to the right abutment, and construction of a field office building and sanitary facilities, continued operations dur- ing the fiscal year. The site of the access road, the field office, and the dam foundation was cleared and grubbed. The Government field office building was constructed, and the access road and the parking area were graded and surfaced. Sanitary facilities, a well for drink- ing water, and a night-lighting system were provided. A well point system was installed. Placement of embankment fill in the dam and drilling and grouting for the cut-off trench were carried on during the fiscal year as weather conditions permitted. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,957,938 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in May 1960, and to date the major construction operation has been placement of earth fill in the embankment section of the dam. Preliminary planning is partially completed. The land ac- quisition program is in progress, 7,433 acres having been acquired in TAGO 10070-B 1302 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 fee, and flowage easements having been obtained for 413 acres. The project is about 8 percent completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $5,547,452 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..------... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------ ......---$100,000 $115,000 $175,000 $1,133,000 $3,270,000 $6,120,300 Cost_-------__---- - -91,543 126,476 130,179 914,016 2,957,938 5,547,452 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__-......_ _-....._---------------- $312,021 1Includes $32,000 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 15. GREEN BAY LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 2, IOWA Location. The Green Bay Levee and Drainage District No. 2 lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, several miles downstream from the city of Burlington, 396.0 to 386.6 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Lee County, Iowa. The district has a watershed area of 13,400 acres. The district is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Previous project. A project for raising and enlarging the existing levee system to improve protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. For further details, see page 1435 of Annual Report for 1949. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the district from floods on the Skunk River and the Mississippi River. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,570,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests have not yet been requested to furnish assurances that the conditions of local cooperation will be met. After a firm project plan has been established, the levee district commissioners will be formally advised of the local coopera- tion requirements and requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, and esti- mates, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $42,272 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning for the project is in progress. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $76,357 for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1303 Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1968 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New ,work: Appropriated ---------------------------------------- $73, 000 $45,000 $120,300 Cost ----------------------------------------------- 31,785 42,272 76,357 Other new work data: Unobligated balahice for year ending June 30, 1961....................---------------------------------- $43,943 1 Includes $2,300 preauthorization studies costs for new work. IOWA RIVER-FLINT CREEK LEVEE 16. DISTRICT NO. 16, IOWA Location. The Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District No. 16 lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, 434.5 to 405.7 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Louisa and Des Moines Counties, Iowa. The main-river levee of this district protects the village of Oakville, Iowa, in additioni.to agricultural lands of the Louisa-Des Moines County Drainage District No. 4 and of the Des Moines County Drainage Districts Nos. 7 and 8 from floods in the Mississippi River. The combined area of these districts is 54,277 acres. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of existing levees of the Iowa River-Flint Creek Levee District No. 16 to provide increased protection from Mississippi River floods. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $8,300,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests have not yet been requested to furnish assurances that the conditions of local cooperation will be met. After a firm project plan has been developed, the levee district commissioners will be formally advised of the local cooperation requirements and requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $63,983 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning for the project is under way. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $260,722 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30 ,1961 1 New work: Appropriated-------------------- $50,000 $150,000 $70,000 ....------------ $289,900 Cost ---------------------------- 1,103 58,955 66,781 $63,983 260,722 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------.......--...........--....----------..----------------............... $29,178 1Includes $19,900 preauthorization studies costs for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1304 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 17. HENDERSON RIVER, ILL. Location. The site of this project is on the Henderson River, which enters the Mississippi River opposite and 6 miles upstream from the city of Burlington, Iowa, in the northeast corner of Henderson County and the northwest corner of Warren County, Ill. The watershed is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1920-1935, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The existing project provides for flood pro- tection along the lower reaches of the Henderson River. The plan of improvement consists of the following features: (a) Diversion of the flood flow of the Henderson River to the Mississippi River by a diversion channel leaving the Henderson River at mile 21.2 and extending northerly about 5 miles through a sandy area of low value to join the Mississippi River at mile 422.7 above the Ohio River. Principal elements entailed include a diversion dam, a diversion channel, and an outlet structure and stilling basin; (b) a levee along the north bank of Henderson River from the lower crossing of Illinois Highway No. 94 at mile 21.9 to the upper crossing of the same highway at mile 24.8; (c) a straightened and leveed channel for the lower portion of Cedar Creek from its junction with the Henderson River (which for the straightened channel would be at mile 24.0) up to mile 38.2. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $2,350,000 (July 1961). The levee along the north bank of the Henderson River, described in (b) above, has been found to lack economic justification, is considered to be inactive, and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of the latter feature was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $260,000 at that time. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948 substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 245, 80th Congress, 1st session. The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Right-of-way maps for the Henderson River diversion unit were furnished the Henderson River Conservancy District in October 1959. Assurances covering local cooperation requirements for this unit of the project were submitted to the conservancy district in November 1960 for execution. The assurances will not be executed until the 1961 session of the Illinois State Legislature, which, it is expected, will appropriate funds to help the conservancy district meet the financial obligation in regard to local cooperation requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. A minor amount of preliminary planning, consisting principally of furnishing assistance to local interests in regard to the fulfillment of local cooperation requirements, was performed by hired labor during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $4,857 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started, pending fulfillment of the local cooperation requirements. Pre- liminary planning for the Henderson River diversion unit is sub- stantially completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, exclusive of $7,500 expended on study of the inactive Henderson River levee unit, were $112,906 for new work. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1305 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated----- ------------------------ $106,100 $433,000-- ___-----, $572,000 Cost---..- 34,674 40,475 $4,857 2112,906 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................................---------------------------------$459,094 1 Includes $14,900 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 2Excludes $7,500 expended on the inactive portion of the project. 18. CORALVILLE RESERVOIR, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, IOWA Location. This project is located on the Iowa River, several miles upstream from Iowa City, in Johnson County, Iowa, approximately 83 miles above the mouth of the Iowa River. Existing project. The plan of improvement provided for the con- struction of an earth-fill dam rising approximately 100 feet above the stream bed, a 500-foot uncontrolled spillway, outlet works to control the flow of the river to bank-full stage below the dam, and a reservoir providing for a controlled storage of 492,000 acre-feet, including a 17,000 acre-foot conservation pool. The Coralville Reser- voir is used to store Iowa River flows temporarily during flood periods. The project minimizes flood damages on the Iowa River from the dam to the mouth of the Cedar River, and provides a high degree of protection to lands along the Iowa River below the mouth of the Cedar River. The project also effects significant reduction of Mississippi River flows at Keokuk, Iowa, and reduction of flows at Cairo, Ill. Incidental benefits to conservation and recreation accrue from the project. Power is not developed. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 28, 1938 Existing project adopted--....--------.................-------------..... Flood Control Committee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 1960 Highway bridge across Coralville Reservoir at or None. near the Mehaffy site. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost is $15,531,000 (July 1961). This figure does not include the authorized project modifica- tion for construction of a highway bridge across the reservoir at or near the Mehaffy site, estimated to cost $1,320,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost since 1958, when the project was placed in operation, has been $110,295. Local cooperation. None required, except in connection with construction of the Mehaffy bridge. In the latter instance, the authorizing legislation provides that prior to the award of any contract for the construction of the bridge or the approach roads, local interests, acting through the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, shall contribute toward the cost of the construction of such bridge and approach roads such amounts as the Secretary TAGO 10070-B 1306 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of the Army shall determine to be equitable, and the United States shall pay all other costs of such bridge and approach roads. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Hired labor forces continued establishment of sedimentation and degrada- tion range stations. The costs for new work during the fiscal year were $18,220. Maintenance: Maintenance forces took daily readings and kept records of gages and gate settings, made weekly patrol of the reser- voir area, performed weekly check of telemetering stations, main- tained public recreational areas, repaired roads and trails, filled several old cisterns and wells on reservoir lands, cared for lawns, trees, and shrubbery, and serviced project machinery and equipment. The total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $152,257. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in July 1949. Major features of the project, including the earth-fill dam, the spillway, outlet works, the administration build- ing, and remedial and relocation items are completed and are in good condition. The land acquisition program has been completed: A total of 24,112 acres was acquired in fee, and flowage easements were obtained for 9,567 acres. The project has been in operation for flood control since February 1958. Uncompleted items consist of the new highway bridge across the reservoir at or near the Mehaffy site, work on which has not been initiated, and several minor items, including completion of sedimentation and degradation range sta- tions, the surfacing of several access roads, the provision of addi- tional public recreational facilities, and other incidental work. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $15,478,694 for new work and $441,474 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........ $2,550,000 $1,275,000 $79,900 $25,000 ............ $16,190,048 Cost----------------- 3,454,290 2,133,034 419,325 147,913 $18,220 15,478,694 Maintenance: Appropriated.--------- ------------ 23,500 123,700 144,110 152,460 443,770 ....... --- Cost--------- ...........------------ 16,094 113,928 159,195 152,257 441,474 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --------------------------------- $5,277 19. MUSCATINE ISLAND LEVEE DISTRICT AND MUSCATINE-LOUISA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 13, IOWA Location. The Muscatine Island Levee District and the Muscatine- Louisa County Drainage District No. 13 are located along the right bank of the Mississippi River, immediately downstream from the city of Muscatine, mile 434.8 to mile 454.8 above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Muscatine and Louisa Counties, Iowa. The two districts, together with the upper one-half mile of Louisa County Levee Dis- trict No. 15, form a joint drainage and flood-protection system. In addition, the main river levee of the Muscatine Island Levee District protects the downstream portion of the city of Muscatine from TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1307 Mississippi River floods. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Emisting project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of existing levees in the two districts to provide increased pro- tection to the area from Mississippi River floods. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $3,240,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $350,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, estimates, and plans and specifications, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. Construction, by contract, of stage I of the project, which consists of about 3 miles of the upstream portion of the Mississippi River levee, was completed in November 1960. Construc- tion, by contract, of stage II of the project, which consists of 5 miles of the middle portion of the Mississippi River levee, was continued during the fiscal year, the work consisting mainly of clearing opera- tions, the placement of levee fill, and dressing and seeding the improved levees. The costs during the fiscal year were $834,649 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was begun in August 1959. Preliminary planning for the project is well advanced. The project as a whole is about 46 percent completed. Work remaining consists of completion of the Mississippi River levee, construction of the south flank levee, and construction of a pumping plant. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $1,509,168 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated --------- $57,500 $42,500 $341,200 $783,000 $775,000 $2,006,500 Cost-----------..... . 49,553 38,083 41,530 538,053 834,649 1,509,168 Other new work data: Unobligated Ialance for year ending June 30, 1961.____ .......------------------- ....... $494,910 1 Includes $7,300 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 20. SUBDISTRICT NO. 1 OF DRAINAGE UNION NO. 1 AND BAY ISLAND DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 1, ILL. Location. Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage Union No. 1 and Bay Island Drainage and Levee District No. 1 lie on the left bank bf the Mississippi River, opposite and downstream from the city of Muscatine, Iowa, from mile 450.9 to mile 434.2 above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Ill. The two districts are contiguous and have interrelated drainage and flood- TAGO 10070-B 1308 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 protection systems. Their watershed area is 30,019 acres. The dis- tricts are shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of modifica- tion of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the districts from floods on the Mississippi River. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $4,380,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. Local interests have not yet been requested to furnish assurances that the conditions of local cooperation will be met. After a firm project plan has been established, the drainage district commissioners will be formally advised of the local coopera- tion requirements and requested to furnish the necessary assurances. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning, including field surveys, foundation investigations, design, and esti- mates, by hired labor, was continued during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $33,010 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning for the project is in progress. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $86,633 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated----- -----------------------------------.......... $53,000 $111,000 $174,400 Cost----------- ------------------------------------ 43,223 33,010 86,633 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------------------- $87,767 1Includes $10,400 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 21. DRURY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILL. Location. The Drury Drainage District lies on the left bank of the Mississippi River, from mile 459 to mile 451 above the mouth of the Ohio River, opposite the city of Muscatine, Iowa, in Rock Island County, Ill. The district has a watershed area of 7,500 acres. The district is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of improve- ment of agricultural levees to provide increased protection to the district from floods on the Mississippi River. The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $1,100,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document No. 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $124,000 (July 1961). TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1309 Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications, by hired labor, was completed during the fiscal year. Construction of the project, under two contracts, was initiated in June 1961. The costs during the fiscal year were $53,383 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in June 1961. Preliminary planning has been completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $126,306 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------ $80,000 $481,000 __------------ $564,800 Cost ----- ------------------------ 56,858 12,265 $53,383 126,306 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................. .............----------------------------------. 13,515 1Includes $3,800 preauthorization studies costs for new work. 22. MUSCATINE, IOWA (MAD CREEK) Location. The city of Muscatine lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, 455.4 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River, in Muscatine County, Iowa. Mad Creek is a small stream which flows through the city and enters the Mississippi River at mile 455.8. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Sur- vey, 1890-1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. An industrial section of Muscatine located to the west of Mad Creek is subject to flood damage, chiefly from back- water of Mississippi River floods. This area is in the lowland of the Mad Creek Valley. The plan of improvement authorized in this project consists of the construction of a system of floodwalls and levees beginning at Mulberry Street and extending for about 1,600 feet along the frontage on the Mississippi River, and thence up the right bank of Mad Creek for about 2,700 feet to high ground north of East 5th Street. Appurtenant works will include an intercepting sewer and a pumping plant. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. The total cost of the completed project is $1,167,374. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $32,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. The placing of asphalt paving on Front Street, incidental to the project, which had been deferred awaiting favorable weather conditions, was accomplished during July 1960, thus completing the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $13,289 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was begun in June 1958. The project was completed for beneficial use and turned over to the City of Muscatine for operation and mainte- TAGO 10070-B 1310 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 nance on December 30, 1959, and in July 1960, all work under the project was completed. On April 10, 1961, a portion of the 27-inch vitrified clay pipe sanitary sewer along Mad Creek, placed under this project, incurred structural failure. Replacement of this pipe, involving a reach approximately 350 feet in length, was initiated by the contractor in June 1961. On June 30, 1961, a flash flood occurred on Mad Creek, the result of a rainfall in excess of 6 inches in about four hours. High velocities in Mad Creek seriously eroded the channel and banks and considerably enlarged the creek prism. A large amount of sediment and debris was deposited in the Mississippi River at the mouth of the creek. High velocities undercut the foreshore creek bank ad- jacent to the project works in several locations. Scour along a section of the flood wall caused tilting of three monoliths and the complete failure of two monoliths, which fell into the creek. Reconstruction of this wall and other repairs, including channel clearing and stabili- zation, will be required to restore the project to its full protective capacity. An assessment of the damage incurred and an estimate of funds necessary for restoration will be made early in the next fiscal year. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $1,167,374 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_---..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ------- Appropriated......... $300,000 $245,000 $500,000 $60,000 $2,500 $1,167,500 Cost ------------------ 53,621 57,200 779,635 211,707 13,289 1,167,374 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .......................------------------------------------- $126 23. FREEPORT ON PECATONICA RIVER, ILL. Location. The city of Freeport is located on the Pecatonica River, about 59 miles above the mouth of that stream, in Stephenson County, Ill. Existing project. The existing project at Freeport provides for local flood protection by means of a system of levees and walls along the left bank of the Pecatonica River, dredging and straighten- ing of the river channel, a diversion ditch to change the course of Currier Creek, a small tributary, the alteration of certain bridges, and the provision of interior drainage facilities. In fiscal year 1952, after problems concerning local cooperation and economic justifica- tion became apparent, preliminary planning was discontinued, and the project was classified "Deferred for Restudy." The latest esti- mate of Federal cost (1952) was $1,096,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, applies. In addition, local interests would be required to contribute the cost of modifying existing structures. No action toward fulfilling the requirements of cooperation has been taken by local interests at this time. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1311 Operations and results during fical year. Local interests at Free- port have recently taken an active interest in coordinating a flood- control project with a major highway relocation under consideration by the Illinois Division of Highways. Under this plan, the Peca- tonica River would be diverted around the city along its northern edge, following the alignment of a proposed bypass of U.S. Highway No. 20, the highway embankment serving as a levee between the relo- cated channel and the urbanized flood plain. Funds were provided in fiscal year 1961 to make a study of the practicability of modifying the existing project to meet current desires of local interests. During the fiscal year, several conferences were held with local interests and with representatives of the Illinois Division of Highways. A pre- liminary study involving project design, costs, and benefits of the proposed plan was made during the fiscal year. A determination of the need for detailed studies will be made after the Illinois Division of Highways has completed 1 pending report on alternate bypass routes around Freeport. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,183 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been per- formed. Consideration is being given to modification of the existing project plan to meet current desires of local interests. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $51,258 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-- ...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ----------------------------------------------- $10,000 $58,075 Cost--------- ----------------------------------------------- 3,183 51,258 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .....-----------.........------------------------.... $6,817 24. CAMPBELLS ISLAND, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ILL. Location. Campbells Island is located in the Mississippi River opposite the upstream portion of the city of East Moline, in Rock Island County, Ill., the head of the island being 491.2 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. The island, which has an area of about 228 acres, is roughly oval in shape, the length being about 1.3 miles and the width about 0.4 mile. An unincorporated community, mainly of small homes and summer cottages, is located on the island. Access is provided by a concrete bridge from East Moline. The area is shown on topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1890- 1943, scale 1:62,500. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a local protection project for the island to protect against Mississippi River floods. Construction work will consist of a levee around nearly the entire perimeter of the island, with riprapping of the slopes where necessary to prevent wave-wash, and a pumping plant. Material for the levee fill will be obtained from a 20-acre borrow area in a low part of the island, and the borrow pit will be used subsequently as a ponding area for interior drainage. TAGO 10070-B 1312 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated Federal cost for construction of the project is $512,000 (July 1961). The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 281, 83d Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $85,000 (July 1960). Operations and results during fiscal year. A minor amount of preliminary planning, by hired labor, was performed during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $157 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preliminary planning for the project is completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $59,473 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--------........ $40,000 $19,000 ----------- -$1,000 $73 $59,473 Cost-. -------------- 33,477 22,135 $1,192 1,112 157 59,473 1 Includes $1,400 preauthorization study costs for new work. 25. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT Location. The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, exclusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the Rock Island District. Existing project. The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin described in Flood Control Committee Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood-protection works on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs and local protection projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act approved June 28, 1938, specifically provides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a system of levees located on the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set forth in House Document 604, 75th Congress, 3d session. The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $10,000,000 for prosecution of the comprehensive plan, includ- ing the Red Rock Reservoir on the Des Moines River. The Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946, authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $10,000,000, and the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $15,000,000, for prosecution of the comprehensive plan. The following individual projects located in the Rock Island District were considered in the comprehensive plan: TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1313 RESERVOIRS Total Name Tributary basin State estimated Federal cost Central City.--------------- Wapsipinicon------------............... Iowa__.-------------------- 1$9,490,000 Coralville 2___________________ Iowa....--------------------- do -__- - -_____ - 3 15,531,000 Rochester----------------Cedar ----------------- --- do.......------------------- 1 13,300,000 Red Rock 2-----Des Moines ---------------.................--..... do.....................------------------ 3 78,100,000 LEVEES Union Township 4 drainage -------------------- Missouri...... $109,621 district. 1Estimate revised in 1954. Project deferred for restudy. 2 See individual report for details of project. 3 Estimate revised in 1961. 4 Completed. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1947, p. 1420. Operations and results during fiscal year. None, except for work on the Coralville Reservoir project and the Red Rock Reservoir project as shown in individual reports. Conditions at end of fiscal year. The progress of work on reser- voir projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. No work has been performed in connec- tion with general studies for the development of the comprehensive basin plan. 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of Report Construction and complete revision) for- maintenance Carroll County Levee and Drainage District No. 1, Ill.-------------------- 1938 ......-----------------------............. (1) 13,200 (1931) Central City Reservoir, Upper Mis- sissippi River Basin, Iowa-..------ ----- -------------.------------- 9,490,000 9,490,000 (2) (1954) Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa_ 1950 4,519- - _------- _ 970,481 975,000 (2) (1961) Elkport, Turkey River, Iowa........... 1951 34,200 .----------------- (4) Fabius River Drainage District, Mo.... 1941 60,500 ..------------------------- (4) Galena, Galena River, Ill..----.------ 1952 844,100 -....................... (4) Green Bay Levee and Drainage District No. 2, Iowa------ ----------------- 1949 299,000 ...---- __ ---- (4) Green Island Levee and Drainage Dis- trict No. 1, Iowa-------------------1938 ....--------------------------..... () 931)68,000 (1931) Gregory Drainage District, Mo.----.--- 1940 77,100 ......... _ (4) Henderson County Drainage District No. 1, Ill.---------------------------------- 2,900 .....------------- 1,257,100 1,260,000 (5) (6) (1961) Henderson County Drainage District No. 2, Ill........---------------------------- 2,100------------- ............. 927,900 930,000 (5) (6) (1961) Henderson County Drainage District No. 3, Ill.._------------------------ 1949 42,700 .........-----------.........---------.....--. (4) Indian Grave Drainage District, Ill ..----- _---- - 13,500 .........----------- 5,686,500 5,700,000 (5) (1961) Janesville and Indian Ford Dams, Wis. 1938 _------------------------- (7) 103,000 (1954) See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1314 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS -Continued For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of Report Construction and complete revision) for- maintenance 1938 Keithsburg Drainage District, Ill....... ------------------------ (1) 11,000 (1931) Penny Slough, Rock River, Ill..........1940 85,800 __.--.- _------------ -(4) Rochester Reservoir, Upper Mississippi River Basin, Iowa..---------------- ----------------- --------- 13,300,000 13,300,000 (2) (1954) Rock River Agricultural Levees, Ill-----..... ---- 8.490,000 8,530,000 40,000 ....--------------......... (5) (a) (1961) Rock River, Ill. and Wis., at South Beloit, 1952 --------------------- Ill....-........................ 120,000 120,000 (2) (1954) Sabula, Mississippi River, Iowa-........ 1958 411,915 ............. (--)------------- Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill.. 1942 61,400 .......................... (4) Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill.......... 3,800-.-----.- 8,896,200 8,900,000 (5) (6) (1961) South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, Ill-...--.------------------- 1940 61,200 .............--------------....----.... (4) South Quincy Drainage and Levce District,Ill.....----- ----------------- 2,700 ------------- 1,157,300 1,160,000 (5) (4) (1961) South River Drainage District, Mo..... 1941 55,300 ... (4) Union Township Drainage District levee, Upper Mississippi River Basin, Mo.....--.-------------------------- 1947 109,621 .......................... (4) 1Inactive; lowlands of district acquired by United States in 1937. 2 To be restudied. 3 Deferred pending progress on Saylorville Reservoir project. 4 Completed. 5For preauthorization studies only. 6 Funds not presently available. 7Inactive; project not economically justified. 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Federal flood-control regulations (part 208 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations) provide that the structures and facilities con- structed by the United States for local flood protection shall be continuously maintained in such a manner and operated at such times and for such periods as may be necessary to obtain the maxi- mum benefits. Completed flood-control works in the Rock Island District which have been transferred to local interests for operation and maintenance were periodically inspected during the fiscal year to assure that these results were being obtained. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,261 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $1,500 $3,000 $600 $1,920 $2,970 $26,240 Cost_-------- 1,186 1,492 1,894 1,752 3,261 25,835 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1315 28. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION During the fiscal year, work under special continuing and emer- gency flood-control authorities was performed as follows: Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tritutariesin the interests of flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, PL 780, 83d Cong., Sept. 3, 1964) Project Location Date Date of con- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost 1 Mill Creek..............-...-.... Milan, Ill..Mar. 8, 1961... May 2, 1961...June 1961...... $12,742 Dry Creek, French Creek, Fort i688 Happy Hollow Creek and Penitentiary Creek. son, Madi- Iowa. 1 Actual. 2 For reconnaissance report only. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 686, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Project Location Date Date of con- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost 1 Hill streams in Gregory Drain- 2 $10, 685 Missouri---....---------................................... age District. Strate Branch in Marion County Missouri -..- ............................... -.............. 210,150 Drainage District. Unnamed Creek at Van Meter__ Iowa........ 2 8,772 -------------------..............---............... Mississippi River at Keithsburg_ Illinois----__ ---------- - ----------- --------------- 741 Volga River and Honey Creek Iowa----....------------ ------------------ -------------- 24,283 at Littleport. Iowa River at Marshalltown..... Iowa-------- ...................... ............................... 2 4,576 Mississippi River at Niota....... Illinois ...... .............. ................3963 ............... 1 Actual. 2 For detailed project only. 3 For reconnaissance report only. Emergency flood-control activities-Repair,flood fighting, and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation) Project Location Date Date ofcon- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost 1 Hunt and Lima Lake Drainage Apr. 12, 1960. Illinois .... Apr. 20, 1960__ April 1960-..... $151,013 Districts. June 8, 1960 May 5, 1960 Skunk River levee in Green Bay Iowa ...... May 4, 1960___ 4 Sept. 1960_... Oct. 19, 1960___ 27,853 Levee and Drainage District No. 2. Lone Star levee on Fox River ... Missouri_ _ Apr. 27, 1960__ June 6, 1960._ July 25, 1960__ 2,925 Louisa County Levee Districts Iowa...... May 4, 1960___ Aug. 8, 1960_- Oct. 1, 1960.... 76,296 Nos. 8 and 11 on Iowa River. July 13, 1960 Harvey and Tracey Island levees, Iowa...... May 4, 1960._ Aug. 29, 1960_ Oct. 12, 1960.__ 28,461 Des Moines River. Louisa County Levee District Iowa...... May 17, 1960 - July 11, 1960.. July 26, 1960.. 3,434 No. 14, Iowa River. Fox River and Honey Creek Missouri.- May 17, 1960_ - July 19, 1960_. Sept. 16, 1960.. 11,673 private levees. Old Canal levees Des Moines Iowa-...... May 17, 1960_. July 30, 1960_. Aug. 3, 1960_.. 503 River. Hoopes and Ziegenhorn levees, Iowa-...... May 17, 1960.. June 30, 1960_ - July 8, 1960.... 1,188 Cedar River. A. G. McKeown levee, Cedar Iowa-...... May 17, 1960.. July 8, 1960.... July 13, 1960-. 665 River. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1316 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Project Location Date Date of con- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost 1 Bay and Six Mile Creeks in Sny Illinois.. June 8, 1960_ -- July 26, 1960_. Aug. 6, 1960... $3,310 Island Levee Drainage District. Stoessel-Hite farm levees, Des Iowa...... June 8, 1960_ __ Aug. 16, 1960.. Aug. 23, 1960.. 1,718 Moines River. Gregory drainage district levee, Missouri - June 22, 1960_ Nov. 17, 1960.. Dec. 2, 1960.._ 13,244 Mississippi River. Des Moines and Mississippi Missouri. June 22, 1960. - Nov. 14, 1960.. 44,021 Levee District No. 1, Missis- sippi River. Aug. 24, 1960. Rex levee on Cedar River _...... Iowa_...... June 29, 1960_ - Aug. 8, 1960... Aug. 18, 1960__ 7,556 W. O. Weaver levee on Iowa Iowa...... June 29, 1960_ - Aug. 15, 1960_. 1,653 River. Belle Fountaine levee, Des Iowa...... July 6, 1960.... Sept. 13, 1960.. Oct. 7, 1960.... 12,423 Moines River. Muscatine County Levee Dis- Iowa...... July 7, 1960.... Aug. 16, 1960.. Aug. 26, 1960.__ 4,483 trict No. 17, Cedar River. Swinney-Rysdam-Hepker levees, Iowa...... July 7, 1960.... Aug. 24, 1960._ Sept. 3, 1960.__ 5,185 Des Moines River. Stumbo Bottom levees, Des Iowa...... July 15, 1960.. Aug. 24, 1960_.. Oct. 1, 1960...._ 24,309 Moines River. Union Township levees, Skunk Iowa...... Aug. 11, 1960__ Sept. 7, 1960__... Oct. 4, 1960 .... 26,480 River. Droll Brothers levees, Iowa River_ Iowa...... Sept. 14, 1960.. Oct. 28, 1960__. Nov. 4, 1960... 1,611 Mark Grimm levee, Iowa River. Iowa...... Sept. 14, 1960_ Oct. 14, 1960__. Oct. 26, 1960.-- 3,296 Peter Gaass levee, Des Moines Iowa...... Oct. 19, 1960___ Nov. 16, 1960_. Dec. 3, 1960_ - - 4,367 River. Water Works levee at Ottumwa, Iowa...... Oct. 18, 1960__. Nov. 17, 1960.. Nov. 29,.1960.. 3,022 Des Moines River. Riverview Addition levee at Iowa-...... May 1, 1961___ June 8, 1961k. 22,469 Waterloo, Cedar River. May 26, 1961 Hoopes and Ziegenhorn levees, Iowa ... . May 24, 1961 _ June 23, 1961.. June 27, 1961_.. 888 Cedar River. A. G. McKeown levee, Cedar Iowa...... May 24, 1961__ June 23, 1961_ June 29, 1961.. 1,804 River. Muscatine County levee District Iowa.._-_. May 24, 1961.. June 30, 1961.. I_____----_____ 503 No. 17, Cedar River. Rex levee on Cedar River........ Iowa...... May 24, 1961_. -.-------------- 405 Holcomb levee on Cedar River-- Iowa...... May 26, 1961_ June 28 1961... 244 W. O. Weaver levee on Iowa Iowa...... May 24 1961.. 558 River. June 20, 1961.. The Sny Basin_ __------------ Illinois.. - May 26, 1961.. 7,919 Mark Grimm levee, Iowa River. Iowa-...... June 27, 1961_ .---....-.......- 134 Louisa County levee Districts Iowa...... June 27, 1961_ .......-....-..-- 495 Nos. 8 and 11, Iowa River. Louisa County levee District Iowa-...... June 27, 1961_ 100 No. 14, Iowa River. 1Actual. Investigations of requests for aid in emergency levee repairs were made by hired labor at a cost of $5,052. Activities in connection with advance preparation for flood emer- gencies including revisions to the Rock Island District Flood Emer- gency Manual and inspection and overhaul of flood-emergency equipment were conducted during the fiscal year at a cost of minus $8,002, including $18,111 for sale of sandbags to local interests. During the fiscal year, flood fighting and rescue operations were conducted during flood periods on the Mississippi River and tributary streams. Preparation of postflood reports was in progress. The costs during the fiscal year were $41,810. TAGO 10070-B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1317 29. SURVEYS The costs and expenditures for surveys during the fiscal year were $146,091. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $11,670, plus an additional $85,000, a total of $96,670, can be profit- ably expended during fiscal year 1962 for the following survey reports: Navigation: Mississippi River Comprehensive Boat Harbor Report Commercial Harbor at Davenport, Iowa Flood Control: Mississippi River Urban Areas in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri Pecatonica River, Wisconsin, and Illinois Rockford, Illinois Iowa and Cedar Rivers, Iowa and Minnesota Des Moines River Final Report, Iowa Interim Report on Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa In addition, special reports will be made as required in coordina- tion with the Soil Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture under the provisions of The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (PL 566, 83d Cong.). 30. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Collection and study of hydrologic data, including storm and sedimentation studies were continued. Costs and expenditures for hydrologic studies during the fiscal year were $3,361. Civil works investigations on paint tests and corrosion mitigation studies were continued. Cost and expenditures for civil works investigations during the fiscal year were $48,251. TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The section of river covered in this report is divided into three reaches, under the supervision and direction of district engineers at St. Louis, Mo., Rock Island, Ill., and St. Paul, Minn. The section in the St. Louis District extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to mile 300 above the Ohio River, a distance of about 105 miles; the Rock Island District extends from mile 300 to mile 614, a distance of about 314 miles; and the St. Paul District extends from mile 614 to the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge, Minneapolis, a distance of about 244 miles. Location. The Mississippi River rises in the northern part of Minnesota, flows about 2,360 miles in a southerly direction, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report extends from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge, Minneapolis, a distance of about 663 miles. The latest map and profile showing this section of the river is published in House Document 669, 76th Congress, 3d session. A map showing Lake Pepin is published in House Document 511, 79th Congress, 2d session. A map of the section Minneapolis to Dubuque is published in House Document 515, 79th Congress, 2d session. A map showing location of drainage districts (Bellevue, Iowa, to Missouri River) is published in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document 34, 75th Congress, 1st session. Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872; June 18, 1878; August 18, 1894; February 9, 1905; March 3, 1905; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; September 22, 1922; March 3, 1925; January 21, 1927; and July 3,1930. For further details, see pages 1879, 1880, and 1887 of the Annual Report for 1915; pages 1106, 1107, and 1108 of the Annual Report for 1932; and page 1047 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This project provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and of adequate width between the mouth of the Missouri River (1,179 miles from the Gulf) and the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge at Minneapolis, by the construction of a system of locks and dams, supplemented by dredging. The project also provides for further improvements at St. Paul to provide a basin 9 feet deep, varying in width from 400 to 1,100 feet and extending downstream from the Robert Street Bridge for a distance of 2.7 miles, and at Minneapolis to provide adequate terminal fa- cilities, and for miscellaneous and other harbor improvements. Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams, harbors, etc., are given in table below. All dams are concrete. Three dams (St. Anthony Falls, 1 and 19) are fixed, the remainder are movable. TAGO 10070-B 1319 Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams Cc3 Location Lock dimensions Depth on Character of foundation 0 miter sill Percent M Upper com- Year Estimated Great- normal pleted opened cost of b Width est pool locks, to each lock Miles of length eleva- dams, navi- and dam, O above Distance from cham- avail- Lift tion 1 Upper Lower Lock Dam and gation including Ohio nearest town her able (feet) (feet) (feet) work work in pool River (feet) for full in pool width 0 3 (feet) H St. Anthony Falls, 853.9 In city of Minneap- 56 400 49.2 799.2 15.7 13.7 Some limestone, Limestone-....... 239-- 3$18,153,000 upper lock. olis, Minn. mainly sand- stone. No piles. St. Anthony Falls, 853.3 I-.....do ............. 56 400 526.9 750.0 13.7 510.3 Sandstone. No Sandstone-........ 100 1959 412,347,000 M lower lock and piles. dam. Lock and dam 1.. 847.6 Minneapolis-St. 56 400 5 35.9 725.1 5 13.5 10.1 Rock and piles in Piles in gravel-.... 100 1917 62,350,000 0 Paul. 56 400 35.9 712.5 7.6 gravel. Lock and dam 2... 815.2 1.3 miles above Hastings, Minn. 110 8 110 500 12.2 8600 12.2 687.2 16.0 22.2 15.1 13.0 Piles in sand, silt, Piles in sand, silt, and clay. and clay. 100 100 1930 1948 } 96,519,000 m Lock and dam 3-. 796.9 6.1 miles above Red 110 600 8.0 675.0 17.0 14.0 do..---------......... ....- Piles in sand-...... 89 1938 6,388,000 Wing, Minn. Lock and dam 4... 752.8 Alma, Wis.......... 110 600 7.0 667.0 17.0 13.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 90 1935 5,461,000 gravel. gravel. Lock and dam 5... 738.1 Minneiska, Minn_.. 110 600 9.0 660.0 18.0 12.0 ..... do..__--------- Piles in sand-----...... 90 1935 5,732,000 Lock and dam 5A_ 728.5 3 miles above Wi- 110 600 5.5 651.0 18.0 12.5 Piles in sand-... . ....do.............75 1936 6,320,000 nona, Minn. Lock and dam 6._. 714.3 Tremepaleau, Wis.- 110 600 6.5 645.5 17.0 12.5 Piles in sand, Piles in sand and 100 1936 4,916,000 gravel, and silt. clay. Lock and dam 7... 702.5 Dresbach, Minn --- 110 600 8.0 639.0 18.0 12.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand-...... 91 1937 6,269,000 gravel. Lock and dam 8.. 679.2 Genoa, Wis-------- 110 600 11.0 631.0 22.0 14.0 Piles in sand, Piles in sand and 90 1937 6,866,000 gravel, and gravel. broken rock. Lock and dam 9... 647.9 3.3 miles below 110 600 9.0 620.0 16.0 13.0 Piles in sand-...... Piles in sand-..... 89 1938 7,462,000 Lynxville, Wis. Lock and dam 10.. 615.1 Guttenberg, Iowa... 110 600 8.0 611.0 15.0 12.0 ..... ..... do......... do----.......--...... 87 1936 5,586,000 '3 Lock and dam 11.. 583.0 3.7 miles above Du- 110 600 11.0 603.0 18.5 12.5 Piles in sand, do------------ 99 1937 7,416,000 buque, Iowa. gravel, and silt. 5,553,000 . 0 Lock and dam 12.. 556.7 Bellevue, Iowa-...... 110 600 9.0 592.0 17.0 13.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 99 1938 o0 gravel. gravel. g Lock and dam 13.. 522.5 4.3 miles above 110 600 11.0 583.0 19.0 13.0 Piles in sand, clay, ..... do.......... 100 1938 7,553,000 Clinton, Iowa. and gravel. Lock and dam 14_. 493.3 3.7 miles below Le 110 600 11.0 572.0 20.5 13.5 Rock __----------. Rock.............. 98 1939 5,952,000 t Claire, Iowa. Le Claire Lock 493.1 3.9 miles below Le 80 320 11.0 17.6 10.9 ..... do-----................................-------------------- 100 1 1922 (10) H (Canal). Claire, Iowa. Foot of Arsenal Is- 110 600 16.0 561.0 1124.0 11.0 Lock and dam 15.. 482.9 land, Rock Island, 110 360 16.0 1117.0 11.0 .... Rock .............. do............. 95 1934 9,668,000 8 Ill. f 110 g Lock and dam 16._ 457.2 1.8 miles above 110 600 9.0 545.0 17.0 12.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 95 1937 8,151,000 Muscatine, Iowa. gravel. gravel. Q bd Lock and dam 17.. 437.1 4.2 miles above New 110 600 8.0 536.0 16.0 13.0 .... Piles in sand-...... do............. 99 1939 5,813,000 Boston, Ill. Lock and dam 18.. 410.5 6.5 miles above Bur- 110 600 9.8 528.0 16.5 13.7 Piles in sand...... Piles in sand and 90 1937 8,996,000 / lingron, Iowa. gravel. Lock and dam 19_ 364.2 Keokuk, Iowa-....... 1 110 358 S38.2 518.2l 14.0 9.2 Rock ............ Rock._.......... 100 1913 110 1,200 15.0 13.0 1395 1957 14,412,000 Lock and dam 20.. 343.2 0.9 miles above Can- 110 600 10.0 480.0 15.0 12.0.....do.............Rock and piles in 97 1936 6,135,000 - ton, Mo. sand and gravel. Lock and dam 21__ 324.9 2.1 miles below 110 600 10.5 470.0 16.5 12.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 95 1938 6,721,000 Quincy, Ill. gravel. gravel. Lock and dam 22.. 301.2 1.5 miles below Saverton, Mo. 110 600 10.2 459.5 18.0 13.8 Rock.............. Rock.............. 99 1938 5,253,000 l Lock and dam 24_. 273.4 Clarksville, Mo..... 110 110 600 15.0 449.0 19.0 12.0 Rock; piles in sand Piles in sand...... 89 1940 7,223,000 C Lock and dam 25_. 241.4 Cap Au Gris, Mo... 600 15.0 434.0 19.0 12.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 89 1939 9,286,000 gravel. gravel. Lock and dam 26 110 (Henry T. Piles in sand-..... Rainey Dam). J 202.9 Alton, Ill--------........... t 110 600 360 1324.0 1324.0 419.0 1119.0 .......-------- 16.0 14 10.0 1410.0 Piles in sand...... 100 1938 12,824,000 I - I I I I I - I --- I- --- -~1------- - I-- I- Total locks 215,325,000 OI and dams. • J 1 Elevations of pools 1 to 22 and at St. Anthony Falls are mean sea level 1912 ad- s Landward lock. justment; pools 24, 26 are mean sea level 1929 adjustment. 9In addition, $1,965,300 was expended from previous projects. 2Existing dam, owned by Northern States Power Co., is complete. 10oExisting Le Claire Canal lock is used as auxiliary to lock 14; previous project 3 Includes dredging above upper lock. (Federal cost only.) costs, $540,000. 4 Includes lower approach dredging and dredging between upper and lower locks. 11 Depth over upper poiree sill. Depth over upper miter sills is 27 feet, at lock 15. (Federal cost only.) 12Cost of $640,868 for first lock was reported by the Mississippi River Power Co., a Based on pool elevation of 723.1 in pool 1 which is crest of dam. Pool is normally transferred to Government free in lieu of improvements destroyed. (Annual Report, maintained at elevation 725.1 by flashboards. 1928, pp. 1118-1119). Present estimate includes $13,079,000 for main lock and ap- 6 In addition, $1,948,800 was expended from previous projects and $1,349,600 from purtenant work. O & C appropriation for first of twin locks. Does not include lock and dam re- 13Lift above pool to be created by future dam No. 27. Lift at extreme low water placement program. about 28.2 feet. 7 Old upper guard sill. 14Based on possible future pool to be created by future dam No. 27. z= Miscellaneous harbor improvements tJ to to Project Approximate size (feet) Actual or Name Miles above Location Type depth .___Percent estimated Ohio River (feet) complete cost i 2 Width Length O St. Paul Harbor, Minn.......... 836.5-839.2 In city of St. Paul, Minn. Channel Commercial................. 9 400-1,000 2.7 (mile) 100 $218,100 839.7 ----------------- 5 improvement. Small-boat harbor Small-boat.................. 0-300 400 100 233,400 M and channel enlargement. Hastings Harbor, Minn......... 813.2 Lower end of city of Hastings, Minn- ..... do----------------------....................... 5 200 500 100 80,000 Red Wing Harbor, Minn..-.... 791.4 In city of Red Wing, Minn---------.......... Commercial................. 9 300 1,200 0 3 204,000 Red Wing Harbor, Minn....... 791.1 In city of Red Wing, Minn......... Small-boat------------------.................. 5 450 800 100 9,200 Lake City Harbor, Minn .... 773.0 In city of Lake City, Minn......... Small-boat------------------.................. 5 400 600 100 97,300 and Commercial-----.......--..... 9 500 1,000 100 Wabasha Harbor, Minn ..... 760.0 Upper end of City of Wabasha, Small-boat ------------------ 5 175-400 800 100 43,200 Alma Harbor, Wis ............. 751.3 Minn. ---- Lower end of Alma, Wis.......... ..... do----.......-.- -- - 5 300 500 0 90,000 Winona Harbors, Minn......... 726.0 In city of Winona, Minn. Latsch ..... do-......... -5. 200 1,100 100 94,400 Island. 726.2 Crooked Slough...--- ...------- Commercial- __--.- --- - 9 200 6,000 100 94,700 Lansing Harbor, Iowa.......... 663.3 Upper end of town of Lansing, Iowa_ Small-boat--.-- ------- 5 170 500 100 97,600 Prairie du Chien Harbor, Wis_. 635.5 Upper end of city of Prairie du .. .. do.....................-. 5 400 800 100 86,700 CII Chien, Wis. 635.0 In Marais de St. Friol East channel Commercial----------------- 9 --.----.--. - 1,000 foot 100 101,700 between RR and Hwy bridges, frontage. Dubuque Harbor, Iowa......... 579.4 At Dubuque, Iowa ___ ----. ............... do-__-- ------...... 12 340 1,500 100 56,000 Davenport Harbor, Iowa 484.2 At Davenport___.........-----.......... Small-boat ----------------- 5 200 1,150 15 289,000 (Lindsay Park). Rock Island Harbor, Ill........ 479.8 At Rock Island---.------------- Entrance channel to small- 6 100 1,100 100 31,000 boat harbor. Muscatine Harbor, Iowa........ 455.5 At Muscatine_- Small-boat..----------------- .----.-.-- 5 150 950 100 455.6 --------.-----.-----.--.---..-.--.-.. Freight terminal approach 9 200 1,890 100 301,000 channel. Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa.... 383.7 At Fort Madison_-------.-...--.-. Small-boat.. -------------- 5 250 900 100 185,000 Hannibal Harbor, Mo-.......... 308.8 At Hannibal------...... --- do------------------ ..... 5 180-260 600 100 129,000 Total miscellaneous bar-- ..............---- --......................................-------------- ----------------- 2,441,300 bor improvements. 1Corps of Engineers costs, including preauthorization studies costs. estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1960 and was estimated to be 2 The freight terminal approach channel at mile 383.0, Fort Madison, Iowa is $306,000, including $27,000 preauthorization study costs. The "Small Boat Harbor inactive and is excluded from the cost estimate. The cost was last estimated in at Alton, Ill." portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from O July 1957 at $43,200. The "Harbor opposite Hamburg, Ill." portion of the project is the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1959 and was deferred and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion estimated to be $121,000, including $11,900 preauthorization study costs and $3,000 was last revised in 1960 and was estimated to be $116,000, including $5,200 preauthori- U.S. Coast Guard costs. o zation study costs and $2,000 U.S. Coast Guard costs. The "Commercial Harbor at 3 In addition, local interests will contribute $4,500. Alton, Ill." portion of the project is deferred and is excluded from the foregoing cost 4 Resiting being studied. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN. 1323 ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Facilities for public use, convenience, and safety- $879,000 Rectification of damages caused by seepage and backwater- .------ 5,670,000 Regulating works between lock and dam 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam) and the Missouri River (actual cost) - 1,207,000 Improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa for navigation ..... 200,000 M iscellaneous - -- -- - - ..- - - - - - - 625,500 Total additional features - --- - - - - 8,581,500 Total existing project_ --- - - -- ---- 226,004,800 1 Excludes $205,000 (1955) for Remedial Works in Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Illinois, to be restudied after completion of the Sny Basin flood-control project. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents River and Harbor Act of Dredging channels to landing places _-.... None. Sept. 22, 1922. River and Harbor Act of Project adopted from Illinois River to H. Doe. 290, 71st Cong., 2d sess. July 3,1930 as amended Minneapolis; Chief of Engineers granted by P. R. No. 10, Feb. discretionary authority to make such 24, 1932. modification in plan as may be deemed advisable. Permanent Appropria- Operation of snag boats and operation and None. tion Repeal Act, June care of locks and dams to be provided 26, 1934. for with funds from Department of the Army appropriations for rivers and harbors. River and Harbor Act of Missouri River established as lower limit H. Doc. 137, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935. of the project. River and Harbor Act of Extension of 9-foot channel above St. An- Do. Aug. 26, 1937. thony Falls, Minn., including adequate terminal facilities for Minneapolis, Minn. River and Harbor Act of St. Paul Harbor _........... .......... _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Aug. 30, 1935. Doc. 44, 74th Cong., 1st sess. River and Harbor Act of Determine damages to drainage and levee Rivers and Harbors Committee Aug. 26, 1937. districts caused by seepage and back- Doec. 34, 75th Cong., 1st sess. water, and cost of making rectification thereof. Flood Control Act of Public park and recreational facilities- _._ None. Dec. 22, 1944. River and Harbor Act of Red Wing, Minn., Harbor...._._ _.,.. H. Doc. 103, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945. Do............... . ... Remedial works to correct damages caused H. Doc. 137, 76th Cong., 1st sess. by seepage and backwater at Cochrane, Wis. Do..............----- Such changes or additions to the payments, None. remedial works, or land acquisitions authorized by the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 26, 1937 (River and Harbor Com- mittee Doc. 34, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), as the Chief of Engineers deems advisable. Do................. St. Paul, Minn., channel enlargements H. Doc. 547, 76th Cong., 3d sess. small boat harbor, and roadway. None__--_. ----- --- -- Vertical bridge clearance at Minneapolis S. Doc. 54, 77th Cong., 1st sess. to be 26 feet above the estimated stage for discharge of 40,000 c. f. s. River and Harbor Act of Winona, Minn., basin-------_---- - _ _ H. Doc. 263, 77th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945. D o ............ ....Future modification of lock and dam No. IL Doc. 432, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 2 for power development. Do._-......... . Provides for cash contribution by local H. Doc. 449, 78th Cong., 2d sess. interests in lieu of alteration of privately owned bridges and utilities for the St. Anthony Falls project. River and Harbor Act of Lake City, Minn., harbor _............... H. Doc. 511, 79th Cong., 2d sess. July 24, 1946. Do .-------- _. Wabasha, Minn., harbor ..------------ H. Doc. 514, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Do. _---------. Payment of damages caused by backwater H. Doc. 515, 79th Cong., 2d sess. and seepage, pools 3 to 11. Do.....-----------_-- Hastings, Minn., harbor _---__----------- H. Doc. 599, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Do----------------- Lansing, Iowa, harbor .-------------. S. Doc. 192, 79th Cong., 2d sess. River and Harbor Act of Fort Madison, Iowa, harbors-------------.. H. Doc. 661, 80th Cong., 2d sess. June 30, 1948. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1324 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents River and Harbor Act of Payment of damages caused by pool No. S. Doc. 197, 80th Cong., 2d sess. May 17, 1950. 14 at Clinton, Iowa. Do___-------- - Davenport, Iowa, harbor. ---------------- H. Doc. 642, 80th Cong., 2d sess. Do-----_-_---------- Muscatine, Iowa, harbors --------------- H. Doc. 733, 80th Cong., 2d sess. Do------------------- Alma, Wis., harbor__------ ____--- H. Doc. 66, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Do_-------------- Hannibal, Mo., harbor_-----------------H. Doc. 67, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Prairie du Chien, Wis., harbors ...---------- Do____.................. H. Doc. 71, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Do---------.........-----....... -H. Opposite Hamburg, Ill., harbor I--...-... Doc. 254, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Rock Island, Ill., harbor.---------------- Do................--------------- H. Doc. 258, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Do_--------------- Permits such change in location of the None. Winona, Minn., small boat basin author- ized by River and Harbor Act of Mar. 2, 1945 (H. Doc.263, 77th Cong., 1st sess.), as the Chief of Engineers deems advisable. River and Harbor Act of Construction of Crooked Slough Harbor H. Doc. 347, 83d Cong., 2d sess. Sept. 3, 1954. at Winona, Minn., In lieu of previously authorized commercial harbor. Payment of damages caused by pool No. Do---......-------......--...... H. Doc. 251, 82d Cong., 1st sess. 24 at Louisiana, Mo. River and Harbor Act of Permits modification of vertical bridge H. Doc. 33, 85th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1958. clearances and authorizes completion of the St. Anthony Falls project. River and Harbor Act of Small boat and commercial harbors at H. Doc. 136, 84th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1958. Alton, Ill. 2 River and Harbor Act of Payment of lump sum amounts for dam- H. Doc. 135, 84th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1958. ages to drainage and levee districts caused by operation of navigation pools. River and Harbor Act of Improvement and maintenance of Beaver H. Doc. 345, 84th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1958. Slough at Clinton, Iowa. River and Harbor Act of Construction of Industrial Harbor at Red H. Doe. 32, 86th Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 1960. Wing, Minn. 1 Deferred. 2 Inactive. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $226,004,800, which includes $30,500,000 for work upstream from the lower Northern Pacific Railway bridge at Minneapolis (St. Anthony Falls), but is exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. Also excluded from the estimate are the following: (1) "Harbor opposite Hamburg, Ill.," last revised in 1960 and estimated to be $116,000 including $5,200 for preauthorization study; (2) "Commericial Harbor at Alton, Ill.," last revised in 1960 and esti- mated to be $306,000 including $27,000 for preauthorization study; (3) "Small Boat Harbor at Alton, Ill.," last revised in 1959 and estimated to be $121,000 including $11,900 for preauthorization study; and (4) A cost of $205,000 (1955) for Remedial Works in Sny Island Levee Drainage District, Ill., to be restudied after com- pletion of the Sny Basin flood-control project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $4,809,461. See House Document 669, 76th Congress, 3d session, for a report of Chief of Engineers date February 27, 1940, containing a general plan for improvement of the Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam and the mouth of the Ohio River for purposes of navigation, power development, the control of floods, and the needs of irrigation. Local cooperation. a. Extension of the 9-foot channel above St. Anthony Falls is authorized subject to the conditions that local interests contribute $1,100,000 to the first cost of the improvement as a whole and provided that responsible local agencies furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will: (1) Make the necessary alterations to highway bridges and publicly owned utilities, (2) furnish free of cost to the United States all TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN. 1325 lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the channel and lock and dam construction, and (3) furnish at their own expense suitable spoil-disposal area for the new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required. Assurances of local cooperation were approved by the Secretary of War on October 2, 1945. The city of Minneapolis has made payment of the $1,100,000 cash con- tribution and has furnished all required land. b. The provision for a commercial harbor at Red Wing, Minn., is subject to the condition that local interests agree to contribute in cash 2.3 percent of the cost of construction, exclusive of lands and rights-of-way, facilities, and aids to navigation, and that such con- tribution be paid in a lump sum prior to commencement of construc- tion, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the construction of the project and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; to provide and maintain at local expense ade- quate public terminal and transfer facilities open to all on equal terms in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers; to accomplish without expense to the United States alterations as required for sewer, water supply, drainage and other utility facilities as well as their maintenance; and to hold and save the Umnited States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project. c. The provision of a small-boat harbor at Alma, Wis., is subject to the condition that local interests agree to provide all lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way, not now owned by the United States, for the construction and maintenance of the project; construct and maintain an adjacent parking area and an access road to the harbor site; and provide necessary mooring facilities, and utilities, including a public landing with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms. The conditions of local cooperation have not been met in whole or in part. Local interests have requested that the location of the harbor be changed. d. The provisions of the harbors at Prairie du Chien, Wis., is subject to the condition that local interests agree to furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and maintenance of each of the harbor improvements, when and as required; protect the upstream corner to the fill at the freight harbor with revetment or furnish funds for this work if accomplished by the United States, and maintain the fills at both harbors without cost to the United States; provide and maintain at local expense adequate public terminal and transfer facilities in connection with the commercial freight harbor, open to all on equal terms; and provide and maintain at the small-boat harbor, without cost to the United States adequate mooring facilities and utilities, including a public landing with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms. Assurances of local cooperation were approved by the Secretary of the Army on May 11, 1954. Local interests have acquired lands for both harbors. The small boat harbor project was accepted by local interests on September 27, 1960. e. The improvement of the commercial harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish without cost TAGO 10070-B 1326 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the improvement; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construc- tion and maintenance of the project; maintain without cost to the United States public terminal facilities, open to all on equal terms; accomplish all necessary alterations to sewers and other utilities, including aerial and submarine crossings, and their maintenance; and when needed, deepen and maintain berthing areas adjacent to docks, to the same depth as the harbor. The conditions of local cooperation have been fully complied with. Assurances executed by the city of Dubuque were accepted by the district engineer on March 7, 1961. f. The provision of a small-boat harbor at Davenport, Iowa, is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish without cost to the United States, all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for construction and maintenance of the improvements; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the works; and provide and maintain an access road, a parking area, and necessary mooring facilities and utilities, includ- ing a public landing with suitable servicing and supply facilities, and police and fire protection, open to all on equal terms. The conditions of local cooperation have been fully complied with. Assurances executed by the city of Davenport were accepted by the district engi- neer on January 23, 1961. g. The improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa, for navigation is subject to the conditions that local interests provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas required for the construction and maintenance of the project; hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from construction and maintenance of the project; maintain without cost to the United States adequate public terminal facilities open to all on equal terms; and accomplish without cost to the United States any necessary alterations to sewers and other facilities, including aerial and submarine crossings. The con- ditions of local cooperation have been fully complied with. Assur- ances executed by the city of Clinton were accepted by the district engineer on April 11, 1961. h. The provisions of local cooperation for the remedial works at Cochrane, Wis., for the improvement of the commercial harbor and enlargement of the existing small-boat basin at Lake City, Miinn., for the improvement of the channel at St. Paul and dredging of small boat harbor at the lower end of Harriet Island, and for the harbors at Hastings, Red Wing, Wabasha, and Winona, Minn., Lansing and Fort Madison, Iowa, Rock Island, Ill., Muscatine, Iowa, including freight terminal approach channel, and Hannibal, Mo., have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. A complete list of terminals is contained in the book titled "The Middle and Upper Mississippi River," revised to December 31, 1946. This book may be obtained from the District Engineer, Corps of Engineer, United States Army, St. Louis, Mo. Operations and results during fiscal year. St. Paul District, New Work. TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN 1327 Extension of channel above St. Anthony Falls: Designs by the railroad companies for alteration of the Great Northern stone-arch railroad bridge and for the upper Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad bridges were completed. A contract for alteration of the stone-arch bridge was awarded, and brought to about 14 percent completion. A companion contract for track and signal work by the railroad was negotiated. Negotiations for relocation contracts with the respective owners of the upper Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad bridges were substantially completed. Contracts were consummated with the Northern States Power Com- pany relative to relocation of utilities at the site of the upper lock and for relocation of a submarine cable in the upper pool. Work on the former was completed and on the submarine cable was initiated. Contractor continued work on the upper lock, completing the first stage of the training dike, removal of ledge limestone and existing dam, construction of diaphragms and construction of cofferdams 1 and 2. Concreting was started and about 80,000 cubic yards of struc- tural concrete was placed. Work on filling and emptying laterals was brought to about 60 percent completion and on discharge laterals to about 95 percent completion. The contract as a whole was brought from 9 percent to 53 percent completion during the year. Plans and specifications for the upper pool dredging were completed and a contract awarded. Contractor started work in June 1961 and re- moved about 32,000 cubic yards of material by pipeline dredge at a cost of $64,600. The contract was brought to about 8 percent com- pletion. Miscellaneous designs and construction were carried on by hired labor. Harbors: Preconstruction planning was initiated for the Red Wing, Minn., commercial harbor and a study to determine the feasibility of relocating the harbor at Alma, Wis., to a site above the city was initiated, both by hired labor. Construction of the Prairie du Chien, Wis., small-boat harbor was completed in July 1960 by contract. Various improvements for recreational facilities were carried on by hired labor in pools 3 and 10. Cost of work by classes; Design, engineering, etc., for St. Anthony Falls, $231,848 and for harbors, $8,660; lock and dam construction, $4,314,170; channel dredging, $117,821; harbor construction, $6,555; construction of recreation facilities, $4,479. Cost by hired labor, $243,517; by contract, $4,440,016. Total cost of new work, $4,683,533, Federal funds. Maintenance: Channel dredging to remove shoal areas was per- formed at 25 locations. The Government pipeline dredge William A. Thompson removed 532,637 cubic yards of material at a cost of $146,698. The Government derrick boat No. 767 removed 125,807 cubic yards of material at a cost of $125,867. Miscellaneous surveys, shore protection, reports and other work were carried on by hired labor at a cost of $295,620. Total cost of maintenance was $568,185. Operating and care: The locks and dams were operated as required and necessary repairs were made to those and appurtenant structures. Major rehabilitation included repainting miter gates and tainter and roller gates at No. 5A, installing traveling mooring bitts at Nos. 2, 7, TAGO 10070-B 1328 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 8, and 9 and repairing earth protection wall at No. 1. Total cost of operating and care, including repairs, was $1,567,935. Rock Island District: New work. Preliminary planning for public rest room facility at lock No. 19 was performed by hired labor, and construction of this feature, by contract, was initiated in June 1961. Construction of a small-boat harbor and freight terminal approach channel at Muscatine, Iowa, and of a small-boat harbor at Fort Madison, Iowa, by contract, were both completed in May 1961. Preliminary planning for a small-boat harbor at I)avenport (Lindsay Park), Iowa, was continued, and construction, by contract, was initiated in May 1961. Preliminary planning for the improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa, for navigation, was performed by hired labor. Con- struction, by contract, was initiated in May 1961. Preliminary planning for improvement of the commercial harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, was performed by hired labor. Dredging to improve the harbor, by contract, was initiated in May 1961 and completed in June 1961. Planning and construction of recreational facilities, consisting of boat-launching ramps, parking areas, picnic tables, access roads, and fireplaces were in progress during the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, construction of such facilities, by hired labor, was performed at four locations as follows: Pool No. River mile State 11 591.0 isconsin. W------------------- 13 531.0 -_ Illinois. 20 - 347.7 -_ -Missouri. 21 331.6 - - - Illinois. During the fiscal year, capitalized lump sum payments for dam- ages to drainage and levee districts caused by operation of Mississippi River navigation pools were made as provided for in the River and Harbor Act of 1958. These payments were as follows: Lump Drainage or levee district sum settle- Date paid ment Illinois: Meredosia Levee and Drainage District---------- --------------------- $354,840 Dec. 27, 1960 Drury Drainage District..------------------------------------------69,925 Jan. 5, 1961 Subdistrict No. 1 of Drainage Union No. 1 and Levee District No. 1-....... 270,360 Jan. 16, 1961 Henderson County Drainage District No. 3-......... '............------... 43,929 Feb. 28, 1961 Hunt Drainage District...-------------------------------------------58,981 Dec. 30, 1960 Lima Lake Drainage District ... --------------------------------------- - 79,431 Jan. 5, 1961 Indian Grave Drainage District . .-------------------------------------- 170,194 Mar. 10, 1961 South Quincy Drainage and Levee District ___ ---------------------------- 96,774 Mar. 7, 1961 Iowa: Muscatine-Louisa County Drainage District No. 13_--------------------- 267,326 Nov. 28, 1960 Louisa-Des Moines County Drainage District No. 4............--------------------. 245,270 Dec. 6, 1960 Des Moines County Drainage District No. 7_____________________________ 452,419 Jan. 16, 1961 Missouri: Union Township Drainage District ---------------------------------- 95,458 Jan. 10, 1961 Fabius River Drainage District----------------.--------------- ------- 65,519 June 2, 1961 Marion County Drainage District-----------------_-____ 836 June 29, 1961 South River Drainage District-_ .-------------------------- 101,159 Mar. 10, 1961 TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN. 1329 Cost of work by classes: New main lock 19, $12,317; small-boat harbor and freight terminal approach channel at Muscatine, Iowa, $167,011; small-boat harbor at Fort Madison, Iowa, $131,067; small- boat harbor at Davenport (Lindsay Park), Iowa, $32,489; improve- ment of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa, $24,360; improvement of the commercial harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, $52,868; recreational fa- cilities, $34,371; and payment of capitalized lump sum payments for damages to drainage and levee districts, $2,488,579. Total cost of new work, $2,943,062. Maintenance: Channel dredging was performed at 16 locations by U.S. pipeline dredge Thompson and hired labor forces, a total of 962,086 cubic yards of material having been removed at a cost of $209,335. Regulating work consisting of the repair and restoration of wing and closing dams was performed by hired labor at a cost of $40,669. Snagging and channel sweeping was performed by hired labor at a cost of $4,100. Lock No. 12 was dewatered during the non-navigation season and structure repairs and painting were per- formed by hired labor at a cost of $111,517. The costs of sand- blasting and painting roller and tainter gates of dams amounted to $22,165 at lock and dam No. 21. Service bridges were spot-blasted and painted by hired labor at a cost of $24,578 at lock and dam No. 13, and $19,973 at lock and dam No. 17. Repairs were made to fixed dike sections at lock and dam No. 13 at a cost of $17,388. Repaired bank erosion at Illiniwek Forest Preserve in pool No. 15 at a cost of $13,537. Entrance channel to Rock Island small-boat harbor was cleaned out at a cost of $1,707. Cleared levee (Lake Odessa) above lock and dam No. 17 at a cost of $13,306. Gregory Drainage District channel cleanout was performed at a cost of $18,710. Repairs were made to upper approach dike at lock and dam No. 22 at a cost of $18,447. Work on access road to lock No. 22 was under way at a cost of $13,344. Other minor maintenance was performed at a cost of $52,149. The total cost of maintenance was $580,925. Operating and care: The locks and dams were operated as re- quired and necessary repairs were made thereto and to appurtenant structures at a cost of $1,523,544. Income and credits to operation were minus $37,764. Total cost of operating and care, $1,485,780. Rehabilitation: Placement of a rock blanket of foundation pro- tection at lock and dam No. 11 was initiated, by contract, at a cost of $30,424. St. Louis District: New work. Costs incurred during the year were $23,520 paid to the Elsberry Drainage District for rectification of damages, $444 administration of payment, and $28 for supervision and administration. Total costs were $23,992. Maintenance: Costs incurred during the year were: $172,355 for dredging of 706,543 cubic yards, $42,119 for miter gates and tainter valve recess covers, $12,440 for replacement of electrical and mechani- cal equipment, $12,701 for repairs to Government structures, $59,024 for rehabilitation of locomotive cranes, $376 for rehabilitation of tow haulage units, and $11,835 for construction of new storage building at Lock No. 25. Total costs for the year were $310,850. Operating and care: The locks and dams were operated as re- quired and necessary repairs were made thereto, and to appurtenant structures, at a cost of $590,976. TAGO 10070-B 1330 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 St. Paul Rock Island St. Louis Total Costs: New work......_______________ .... .... ____________________ .. $4,683,533 $2,943,062 $23,992 $7,650,587 Maintenance___..................___________________________ 568,185 580,925 310,850 1,459,960 Operating and care___.____________________________ 1,567,935 1,485, 780 590,976 3,644,691 ............. Rehabilitation __________________________..... 30,424 -__ ___-_-_ 30,424 Total cost-.....-.....------ - __ __.......__ .. $6,819,653 $5,040,191 $925,818 $12,785,662 Condition at end of fiscal year. The 9-foot channel as a whole was about 90 percent complete. For information pertaining to locks and dams and harbors, see tables under paragraph "Existing Project." St. Paul District: Work completed: Locks and dams Nos. 1 and 10, inclusive, except for relatively minor appurtenant work; major im- provements of channels and harbors at St. Paul and Minneapolis; commercial harbors at Lake City and Winona, Minn., and Prairie du Chien, Wis.; small-boat harbors at St. Paul, Hastings, Red Wing, Wabasha, and Winona, Minn., Lansing, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien, Wis.: a remedial drainage ditch at Cochrane, Wis.; miscellaneous channel dredging and realignment; channel markers; pool clearing; and construction of various facilities for recreational use. Seepage damages totaling $90,027 have been paid to 210 claimants. Status of land and flowage acquisition: Approximately 50,540.39 acres of land in fee, including 47,877 acres used by the Department of the Interior in accordance with a cooperative agreement, and ease- ments on 15,300.14 acres of land were owned or controlled in pools 1 to 10, inclusive, at the end of the fiscal year. In addition, fee title to 12.46 acres and perpetual easements over about 43.85 acres of land for harbors and St. Anthony Falls have been obtained and the De- partment of the Army holds special rights over 62,874 acres owned by the Department of the Interior in pools Nos. 3 to 10, inclusive. Land acquisition is complete except those lands required for Alma and Red Wing Harbors. Work in progress: Preconstruction planning for Red Wing and Alma Harbors, construction of the St. Anthony Falls project initiated in October 1948 and about 63 percent complete, and con- struction of various facilities for recreational use. Work remaining to complete the portion of the project in the St. Paul District: Completion of construction presently in progress; construction of harbors at Red Wing, Minn., and Alma, Wis.; guide wall extensions at Nos. 3 to 10, inclusive, except No. 6; and realign- ment of channel at Wilds Bend. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1961, was such that con- trolling depths of 9 feet at low water and minimum widths for long- haul common-carrier service were available in all pools except St. Anthony Falls. Structures are in good condition. The total costs under the existing project (St. Paul District) to June 30, 1961, were as follows: TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN. 1331 Regular Public Emergency Total funds works funds relief funds Costs: - -- -- - - New work 13 ___ - - --____ __ - -- -- -- --_-- $45,029,071 $24,210,071 -- -- -- -- -- $9,071,214 $78,310,356 Maintenance 2 13,499,601 - - - - 13,499,601 Operating and care--------------------- 23,898,771 -------------------------- 23,898,771 Total costs_------------------------- $82,427,443 $24,210,071 $9,071,214 $115,708,728 1 Does not include $463,208 contributed funds. Does include $7,673expended in pool 11. 2 Includes $762,196 expended between 1930 and 1936 on the operating and care of the works of improve- ment under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. 3 Includes $375,100 for preauthorization studies. The above costs and expenditures for new work, regular funds, include $159,359 transferred from Rock Island District covering pro rata share of cost of derrick boat Hercules. Rock Island District: Work completed. Locks and dams Nos. 11 to 22, inclusive (except for appurtenant works at various localities) ; alterations to Eagle Point Bridge; rock excavation in pool No. 20; diversion of Henderson River; partial conglomerate dredging in pool No. 19; clearing in pools; partial removal of old lateral dam along Le Claire Canal; channel alinement in pools Nos. 14, 16, 18, and 21; addition to pump house and installation of machinery in Union Township drainage district, Mo.; seepage ditch and remedial works in Des Moines County drainage district No. 7, Iowa; remedial works in the Sny Island levee drainage district, Ill.; extensions to upper river walls at locks Nos. 11, 16, 18, 20, and 21; guide wall extension at lock No. 11; mooring levee at lock No. 20; upper approach dikes at locks Nos. 13, 17, and 22; compensation to the city of Clinton, Iowa, in the amount of $404,770 for damages caused by pool No. 14; small-boat harbor and freight terminal approach channel at Musca- tine, Iowa; small-boat harbors at Rock Island, Ill., Hannibal, Mo., and Fort Madison, Iowa; improvement of commercial harbor at Dubuque, Iowa; and lump sum damage payments to drainage and levee districts have been completed. Status of land and flowage acquisition: Acquisition of land in pools Nos. 11 to 22, inclusive, presently consisting of 93,756 acres in fee and 10,402 acres in flowage easement, has been completed. Work remaining to complete the portion of the project in the Rock Island district consists of the following items: Public restroom facility and upper approach improvements (removal of ice breaker) at No. 19; construction of guide wall extensions at Nos. 16, 18, and 21; mooring facilities at Nos. 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 22; upper approach dike at No. 20; removal of remainder of lateral dam in pool No. 14; rock and/or conglomerate excavation in pools Nos. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 21; completion of small-boat harbor at Davenport (Lindsay Park), Iowa; completion of improvement of Beaver Slough at Clinton, Iowa, for navigation; and construction of recreational facilities. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1961, was such that con- trolling depths of 9 feet at low water and widths suitable for long- haul common carrier service were being maintained in all pools. TAGO 10070-B 1332 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs under the existing project (Rock Island District) to 30 June 1961 were as follows: Regular Public Emergency Total funds works funds relief funds Costs: New work__ __.._ _.........................__ 1$58,871,273 $17,403,322 $11,338,865 $87,613,460 Maintenance-__ ............ 28,244, 655- ,------ - ... 8,244,655 Operating and care-....-____ - -______ _ 3 28,239,527 23,239,527 Rehabilitation .....- - .-------------- 30,424 30,424 Total costs__ - - ______ -___$__ ______ $95,385,879 $17,403,322 $11,338,865 $124,128,066 1 The sum of $687,709 was transferred to St. Louis District in fiscal year 1958, also includes $7,168 for preauthorization studies. 2 Costs subsequent to fiscal year 1953 included with operating and care. 3 Includes the sum of $395,442 expended between 1930 and 1936 on the operating and care of the works of improvement, under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. The above costs for new work, regular funds, exclude $201,167 transferred to the St. Paul and St. Louis Districts covering their pro rata shares of cost derrick boat Hercules. St. Louis District: Work completed. Locks and dams Nos. 24, 25, and 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam), except appurtenant works, have been completed. For information pertaining to locks and dams and harbors, see tables under "Existing project". Status of land and flowage acquisition: Acquisition of land in pools 24, 25, and 26, involving 41,451 acres of land in fee and flowage easements over 6,600 acres, has been completed. Work remaining to complete: The portion of the project in the St. Louis District consists of the following: Guide wall extensions at locks 24 and 25; rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts in pool 25; construction of facilities for public use; con- struction of 3,800 linear feet of dikes; and construction of 3,100 linear feet of revetment. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1961, was such that con- trolling depth of 9 feet at low water and generally suitable widths for long-haul common-carrier services were maintained in all pools and between lock and dam 26 and the Missouri River. At lock and dam 26, deficiencies in depth over the lower sill which imposed draft restrictions on vessels passing through the lock existed for 53 days during the periods December 4, 1958, and December 7, 1958, to January 27, 1959. The costs shown below for new work, regular funds, include $47,800 transferred from Rock Island District covering pro rate cost of derrick boat Hercules. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs: 1 2 New work ___________ $15,615,815 $10,282,566 $2,440,266 $28,338,647 Maintenance...... 8,332,352 _ 8,332,352 Operating and care_- 7,656,337 --------------------- 7,656,337 Total costs .... $31,604,504 $10,282,566 $2,440,266. $44,327,336 I Includes $687,709transferred from Rock Island District. 2 Includes preauthorization costs of $5,156 for Hamburg Harbor and $26,988 for Alton Commercial Harbor. TAGO 10070-B MISSISSIPPI RIVER-MISSOURI RIVER AND MINN. 1333 The total costs under existing projects to June 30, 1961, for the three districts in the project, were as follows: Regular Public Emergency Total funds works funds relief funds Costs: New work 1 2___________ _________________ $119,516,959 $51,895,959 $22,850,345 $194,262,463 Maintenance_ _ -------------------------- - -------------- 30,076,608 30,076,608 ..................------------......... Operating and care 3____ __.________ 59,794,635 ..............-----------------------............ 59,794,635 Rehabilitation-....------------------- - 30,424 ............................. 30,424 Total costs_----------__-- -___.._ $209,417,826 $51,895,959 $22,850,345 $284,164,130 1 Does not include $463,208 contributed funds. 2 Includes preauthorization studies in amount of $414,412. 3 Includes $1,567,638 expended between 1930 and 1936 on operating and care of the works of improvement under provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June q0 ,1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated.._...... $1,815,075 $2,145,533 $1,018,091 $3,103,741 $7,892,100 4$244,809,787 Cost__---- ________ 2,052,203 2,213,535 1,318,829 2,384,763 7,650,587 4243,275,108 Maintenance: Appropriated______......... 4,806,400 4,322,042 4,476,985 5,141,320 5,220,070 98,601,202 Cost__--- -------- 4,683,151 4,581,029 4,475,113 5,209,125 5,104,651 3 98,343,840 Rehabilitation: Appropriated......--------------------............ ........-----------------------....................... 60,000 60,000 Cost--------------------------------------------------...................... 30,424 30,424 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...................................---------------------------------. $218,590 1 Includes $49,012,646 for new work and $8,472,597 for maintenance of previous projects. 2 In addition $463,208 was expended for new work contributed funds. 3 Includes $3,840 expenditures for repair of damaged structures and other claims to be reimbursed. 4 Includes $7,169 preauthorization studies not previously reported. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated......... -- $1,392 ---------------------- --- $1,183,208 Cost------------------ 2,008 ------------ 463,208 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----...........----------------------------------- $19,988 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962__-----................-------................................. 4,500 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------------------------..............................-- 24,488 TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT This district comprises eastern Wisconsin, south central portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northeastern and central Illinois, and portions of northwestern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The area in Illinois, southeastern Wisconsin and northwestern Indiana is included in the drainage basin of the Illinois River above the south boundary of the Federal property at New La Grange lock and dam, exclusive of the basin of Bureau Creek, Ill. It also includes the western shore and the southern end of Lake Michigan and its tributary drainage basins from Peninsula Point, Mich. to the drain- age basin of the St. Joseph River, Mich., and the waterways connect- ing the Illinois River with the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Navigation-Continued 1. Menominee Harbor and 22. Other authorized navigation River, Mich. and Wis.. 1336 projects - 1392 2. Green Bay Harbor, Wis.. 1338 3. Fox River, Wis._____________ 1340 Flood Control 4. Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.__ 23. Little Calumet River and 1345 Tributaries, Ill. and Ind.. 1393 5. Kewaunee Harbor, Wis....... 1347 24. Farm Creek, Ill._____________ 1394 6. Two Rivers Harbor, Wis...... 1349 Mouth of Sangamon River, 7. Manitowoc Harbor, Wis... 1351 25. Ill.__ 1395 8. Sheboygan Harbor, Wis.. 1353 26. Beardstown, Illinois River, 9. Port Washington Harbor, Wis. 1355 Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - 1396 10. Milwaukee Harbor, Wis...... 1357 27. Other authorized flood-control 11. Racine Harbor, Wis.-___ 1360 1397 1362 projects -- - - - - - - - 12. Kenosha Harbor, Wis. 13. Waukegan Harbor, Ill........ 1364 28. Inspection of completed flood-control works ... 1398 14. Chicago River, Ill. 1366 29. Flood-control work under 15. Chicago Harbor, Ill.- 1367 16. Lake Calumet, Ill._ 1370 special authorization ... _ . 1399 17. Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind._ 1371 Shore Protection 18. Indiana Harbor, Ind.. 1375 30. Other authorized shore-protec- 19. Michigan City Harbor, Ind.. 1379 tion projects___________ 1400 20. Illinois Waterway, Ill. and Ind. -- - - - - - - - - - 1380 General Investigations 21. Navigation projects on which reconnaissance and condi- 31. Examinations and surveys ... 1401 tion surveys only were 32. Collection and study of basic conducted during the fiscal data _- and dv---pm-n--- 1401 year -_ ___ 1391 33. Research and development ... 1401 TAGO 10070-B 1335 1336 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. MENOMINEE HARBOR AND RIVER, MICH. AND WIS. Location. On the west shore of Green Bay, distant about 49 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor, and about 155 miles from Milwaukee via Sturgeon Bay Canal. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 723.) Previous projects. Prior to 1902 the harbor and river constituted two works. Harbor: River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, September 19, 1890, and March 3, 1899. River: River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, July 13, 1892, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 1933 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1424 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for protecting the mouth of the river by parallel piers 400 feet apart and about 1,870 and 2,681 feet in length for the north and south piers respectively; for an approach channel 26 feet deep by 600 feet in width to a point 400 feet inside the entrance piers; thence a depth of 24 feet by 300 feet wide to Ogden Street; thence a depth of 24 feet by 200 feet wide to the municipal wharf; for a turning basin to a depth of 21 feet; and a channel generally 90 feet wide and 12 feet deep for a distance of 2,500 feet above municipal wharf to the vicinity of the Marinette Yacht Club. Except for 168 feet of concrete caissons at outer end of south pier, the piers are formed of stone-filled pilling and timber cribs, the entire north pier and 2,156 feet of the south pier having been repaired with concrete superstructure. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressures, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated costs revised in 1961 are $957,000, Federal and $59,000 non-Federal, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,555. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 3, 1871 Entrance piers 1---------- Annual Report, 1867, p. 132. June 13, 1902 Consolidation of the project for the harbor and river, H. Doc. 419, 56th Cong., 1st sess. and for a channel 18 feet deep. Mar. 4, 1913 Partial restoration of the work above the bridge which had been eliminated by the act of Mar. 3, 1950. July 3, 1930 For 20-foot depth in the channel and 18-foot depth in H. Doc. 171, 70th Cong., 1st sess. the turning basin. Aug. 30, 1935 For 21-foot depth in the channel and the turning Rivers and Harbors Committee basin and enlargement of the turning basin. Doc. 28, 73d Cong., 2d sess.' Mar. 2, 1945 For extending channel 12 feet deep, to vicinity of H. Doc. 228, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Marinette Yacht Club. July 14, 1960 For deepening the existing approach channel to 26 H. D. 113, 76th Cong., 1st sess. feet, the entrance and river channels to 24 feet and enlargement of turning basin. I Completed under previous projects. 2Contains latest published map. RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1337 Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed work. For the July 14, 1960 Act, local interests are required to: (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of- way necessary for the construction of the project and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements; and (c) provide and maintain depths in berth- ing areas adjacent to the stone and coal docks commensurate with the depths in the Federal project area. A general assurance of local cooperation is contained in the joint brief submitted at the public hearing of 25 October 1955, by the cities of Menominee and Marinette. Terminal facilities. In addition to a car-ferry slip, there are 14 wharves for handling coal, building materials, and miscellaneous commodities. The city of Marinette has provided a public wharf. The facilities are considered fairly adequate for existing commerce, except that there is need for a public wharf owned by the city of Menominee, with warehouse and railway connection. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Condi- tion surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $4,386. No maintenance was performed but there was a credit of minus $86 for the year. Total maintenance costs were $4,300. Rehabilitation: Planning was done by hired labor at a cost of $30,546. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 2, 1945, was completed in 1938. No additional work was necessary under the modification of March 2, 1945, to provide a depth of 12 feet in the extension of the channel to the vicinity of the Marinette Yacht Club as project depth or more was available. The entrance piers were completed in 1884, and are in generally fair condition except for portions of the south pier which require repairs. Dredging of the channel below the Marinette municipal wharf, together with enlarging the turning basin to exist- ing project depth, was commenced in May 1938 and completed in November 1938. The inner 654 feet of the north pier is no longer essential for the preservation of the channel and is therefore main- tained for a length of about 1,216 feet. No work has been done on the 1960 R & H Act modification. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet in the channel to the Marinette municipal wharf and in the turning basin; thence 12 feet to a point 300 feet east of the upper limit of the project; thence 9.7 feet to project limit. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $159,505 for new work, $950,793 for maintenance and $30,546 for rehabilita- tion, a total of $1,140,844. TAGO 10070-B 1338 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: ........---------------------- Appropriated --------- ----------------............---------........ ----- 2 $471,928 Cost_------------ ----------- ----------- ----------------------- ----------- 2 471,928 Maintenance: Appropriated--------.. $5,800 $2,200 ------------.........$4,420 $4,078 986,987 Cost------------------ 6,076 2,200 ------------ 4,198 4,300 986,987 Rehabilitation: Appropriated------------------------------...----------...---------- 34,600 34,600 Cost--. -- ....----- ---------- .......------------------------------------ 30,546 30,546 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ --. - -.- $20,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ - -- - ---- 20,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -.............. - 777,000 1Includes $312,423 for new work and $36,194 for maintenance for previous projects. 2Includes $10,000 for preauthorization sutdy costs. 2. GREEN BAY HARBOR, WIS. Location. Located at the mouth of the Fox River, at the head of Green Bay, distant about 180 miles from Milwaukee, Wis., via Sturgeon Bay Canal, and about 49 miles southwesterly from Menominee Harbor, Mich., and Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 725.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1.866. This project was modified by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874; July 13, 1892; and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 1934 of Annual Report of 1915 and page 1431, Annual Report of 1938. Existing project. This provides for an outer channel in Green Bay about 10 miles long and 22 feet deep, from that depth in the bay at the mouth of Fox River, varying in width from 500 feet at the outer end to 300 feet at the river mouth, including widening of the bend outside of Tail Point Light; for protecting the portion through Grassy Island, about 700 feet long, on the east side by a stone-filled timber pile revetment capped with concrete super-structure; for straightening the channel from the inner end of Grassy Island to the river mouth; for widening the channel in Fox River through the city of Green Bay by the removal of shoals at the mouth of East River and between the two upper railroad bridges to a depth of 22 feet; for a turning basin 20 feet deep above the Chicago and North Western Railway bridge near the southern limits of the city of Green Bay; for an inner channel in the river 150 feet wide and 18 feet deep extending upstream about 31/2 miles from the latter turning basin to De Pere terminating in another turning basin 18 feet deep with sufficient area to accommodate 500-foot vessels. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure of about 21/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of new work for the completed portion of the project was $1,608,717 exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1339 and $70,000 contributed funds. The turning basin 22 feet deep at the mouth of East River portion of project is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1956 and estimated to be $192,000 (exclusive of $30,000 contributed funds). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $64,700. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23, 1866 Outer channel and revetment at Grassy Island 1 __ Annual Report, 1867, p. 70. July 13, 1892 Inner channel 1 . .............................. __ Unpublished report approved Aug. 3, 1892. June 26, 1910 Turning basin at De Pere_-------- H. Doc. 522, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8, 1917 Maintenance of the turning basin at De Pere .------ H. Doc. 1017, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Increasing depth of inner channel and turning basin II. Doc. 294, 68th Cong., 1st sess.2 to 18 feet. Aug. 30,19353 Deepening outer channel to 22 feet with widening Rivers and Harbors Committee and straightening inside of Tail Point Bend, widen- Doc. 40, 72d Cong., 1st sess. ing the channel in Fox River through the city of Green Bay to a depth of 22 feet. Aug. 26, 1937 Turning basin above the Chicago & North Western Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 Ry. bridge. Doc. 73, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 4 Mar. 2, 1945 Turning basin at mouth of East River_ -__ H. Doc. 95, 76th Cong., 1st sess. I Completed under previous projects. 2 Contain latest published maps. 3 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Jan. 3, 1934. 4 Modification deferred for restudy. Local cooperation. The act of March 2, 1945, provided that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance as required and contribute $30,000 toward the cost of dredging the turning basin at the mouth of East River. All prior requirements have been complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 33 wharves for the handling of coal, petroleum products, grain, pulpwood, and wood pulp, sulphur, cement, building materials, and miscellaneous commodities located on this waterway. Green Bay has provided a municipal wharf open to the public. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at cost of $7,615. United States dipper dredge Kewaunee and bucket dredge Winneconne operations in July and August 1960 and May and June 1961 removed 134,317 cubic yards of material at a cost of $92,429. Total maintenance costs were $100,044. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 2, 1945, was completed in 1938. No work has been done on the last modification of the project providing for a turning basin at the mouth of East River because the project is deferred for restudy. Deepening together with widening the outer channel in Green Bay, to existing project depth and width, was commenced in August 1934 and completed in November 1936. Dredging the channel in Fox River through the city of Green Bay was commenced in May 1935 and completed in November 1935. Dredging the turning basin above the Chicago & North Western TAGO 10070-B 1340 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Railway bridge was commenced in August 1938 and completed in September 1938. Dredging the inner channel and turning basin to existing project depth was commenced in June 1926 and completed in October 1926. The east revetment at Grassy Island, built in 1869, is in fair condition. The west revetment was entirely removed in July 1935. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 22 feet in the outer channel and 22 feet in the channel through the city of Green Bay, 20 feet in east half and 18 feet in west half of turning basin above railway bridge and 15 feet or more for practicable width in the inner channel and turn- ing basin at De Pere. The head of deep water navigation is at De Pere. The costs under the existing project were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds....................------------------------------------- $667,917 $1,515,056 $2, 182,973 Public works funds---------------------------------- 940,800---------------- 940,800 Total .--------------------------------------------$1,608,717 $1,515,056 $3,123,773 In addition $70,000 contributed funds were expended on new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year - -- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ----------- ------------------------------------------------ $2,005,691 Cost Maintenance: _ _.-------------- __------------ --------------------- ------------ 22,005,691 Appropriated -- . $27,900 $63,300 $65,499 $66,580 $105,600 1,529,593 Cost _ _--- 28,014 63,400 64,808 67,108 100,044 1,523,974 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ (3) __------------------------------- 1 Includes $396,974 for new work and $8,918 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition $70,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Funds in amount of $192,000 will be needed when project is reactivated. 3. FOX RIVER, WIS. Location. This river rises in Columbia County, Wis., and flows in a northerly direction into Green Bay. Its length is about 176 miles. The Wolf River, physically the main river but by designation a tributary of the Fox River, rises in the central part of Forest County, Wis., and flows in a southerly direction about 220 miles into the Fox River 10 miles above Oshkosh. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 726 for Lake Winnebago and lower Fox River.) Previous projects. As provided by special act of July 7, 1870, and River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872, the original project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. The improvement of the Wisconsin River was abandoned in 1887 (Annual Report for 1887, p. 2096). For further details see page 1940 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1434 of Annual Report for 1938. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1341 Existing project. This provides for deepening and widening the channel of Fox River from De Pere, 7 miles above the mouth to Portage, Wis., a total length of 156 miles, the depth between De Pere and Montello, 125 miles, to be 6 feet, with 9.6 feet in rock cut below De Pere lock and 7 feet in other rock cuts on the lower river below Menasha lock; and from Montello to Portage, 31 miles, the depth to be 4 feet; the width of channel from Lake Winnebago to Montello to be 100 feet, with necessary widening at bends, for the construction and reconstruction of 27 locks and 16 dams; for a concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna; for construction and maintenance of harbors having depths of 6 feet on Lake Winnebago; for widening Neenah Channel to 100 feet, with a 6-foot depth for a length of about 1 mile; and for dredging, snagging, and otherwise improving Wolf River from its mouth to New London, a distance of 47 miles, the depth to be 4 feet. All depths are referred to standard low water. Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of water level above and below mean stages on various parts of the improvement, due to floods and other causes, are about as follows: Ordinary fluctuations Extreme fluctuations Place Above mean Below mean Above mean Below mean stage (feet) stage (feet) stage (feet) stage (feet) Lower Fox River at De Pere Dam------------- 1.0 1.4 2.5 4.0 Lake Winnebago_------------------------------ 1.2 1.3 2.2 3.7 Upper Fox River at Berlin Dam ..-------------- 2.7 1.4 5.7 2.0 Wolf River at New London-------------__ --- 5.0 2.6 8.8 3.0 The cost of the completed portion of the project is $358,300 for the upper river and $513,400 for the lower river, a total of $871,700 exclusive of previous projects. The River and Harbor Act March 3, 1925, portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost extimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $2,886,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $295,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Aug. 5, 18861 Improvement of Fox River_ ---- . Annual Report, 1885, pp. 2041-2045 ...--------------- (plan of a board approved Dec. 10, 1884, as modified by Corps of Engineers, May 14, 1886). Sept. 19, 1890 Dredging Fond du Lac Harbor on Lake Winnebago__ H. Ex. Doc. 24, 51st Cong., lst sess., Annual Report, 1890, p. 2390. June 3, 1896 Improvement of Wolf River - -______--- No prior survey or estimate. ..---------- Do ..-- - Improvement of Stockbridge, of Calumet and Miller_ Do. June 13, 1902 Bay, and of Brothertown Harbors, on Lake Winne- Mar. 2, 1907 bago. Mar. 3, 19252 Increased depth in rock cuts on lower river, widening H. Doc. 294, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Neenah Channel, and for a concrete retaining wall at Kaukauna. June 26, 19343 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. I$2,600,000 inactive. 2 $286, 000 inactive. 3 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. The latest published maps are contained in H. Doc. 146, 67th Cong., 2d sess., and in H. Doc. 294, 68th Cong., 1st sess. TAGO 10070-B Locks and dams, Fox River, Wis. Name of lock or dam Dis- tance from Green 1Nearest town Dis- tance (miles) Clear width (feet) Avail- able length Lift (feet) Depth at nor- mal pool Breast wall 1 Lower miter Character of foundation Kind of dam Type of construction Date of com- Actual cost e+ C 0 Bay (feet) pletion (miles) (feet) sill H (feet) 0 De Pere lock 2_______________ 7.1 De Pere -- 36.0 146.0 8.9 10.3 12.0 Rock . ...-- Concrete ......--------- 1936 $229,308 De Pere Dam 2___________ 7.2 .....do ..... ...-do .......Fixed 3 4_ _ . .do .. ... ..... 1929 209,563 H Little Kaukauna lock 2...... 13.0 .....do .---- 6 36.0 146.0 7.2 8.0 9.5 Clay........ - -- do ........ ..... 1938 362,427 Little Kaukauna Dam 2.... 13.1 ----- do --- 6 Clay and Fixed 3 4 Piles and concrete__ 1926 179,398 gravel. O Rapide Croche lock 2....... 19.2 Wrightstown. 2 36.0 146.0 8.3 8.8 9.3 Rock . ---- Concrete----------.1934 228,738 Rapide Croche Dam 2_ 19.3 do ._- _ ..... 2 _-_ do --..-- Fixed 3 4- --d __ _do_ 1930 118,975 -= Kaukauna fifth lock 2_._ ___ 22.8 Kaukauna _ 35.6 144.0 9.1 6.7 7.4 do ---- -ix-e--3--- Com posite-... . .... 1898 513,310 © Kaukauna fourth lock 2_.._._ 23.1 36.6 144.1 10.2 6.9 6.0 - do ___ Stone masonry ---- 1879 37,536 Kaukauna third lock 2__.... 23.3 .---- do ...... 30.6 144.0 10.2 6.9 6.3 - _--do -.o .--do_ 1879 39,948 Kaukauna second lock 2.... 23.4 35.0 144.0 9.6 6.0 6.0 _-- do _-- - . . d o ............. 1903 24,313 n Kaukauna first lock 2___.... .. ..do . . . Kaukauna Dam 2_........... 23.6 35.1 144.4 11.0 6.9 6.0 --- do --...-- ___do ............. 1883 38,704 M 24.0 _ .. do ----- - do .. . Fixed 3 4__ Concrete------------ 1931 123,763 -... Kaukauna guard lock --...... 24.0 ... do . . . . 40.0 - --- 9.4 - - ..... do ------. ............ Stone masonry ---- 1891 12,630 z Little Chute combined lock: ---- do------, Lower 2-............... 25.4 Little Chute_ 35.4 146.5 10.9 6.0 8.6 .. d o ............. 1879 102,304 d oo Upper 2-- .. . . . . 25.4 do ..... 1 36.3 144.1 10.6 7.6 6.0 Hardpan ... .. ..do ..... ........ 1879 Little Chute second lock 2__. 26.4 ....do --.. 35.0 144.2 13.8 8.0 6.1 Rock ---- do -------------- 1881 48,555 . Little 2 Chute first (guard) 26.5 _.do -... 35.4 - - 6.6 . ... do .... ---- do 1904 5 7,817 lock. Little Chute Dam 2__________ 26.6 .-. do- _... --- - do Fixed 3 4__ Concrete ----------- - -.- 1932 82,554 J2 Cedars lock 2_. 27.3 ... do -...- 2 35.0 144.0 9.8 6.8 7.3 __do .--- Stone masonry --- 1888 34,972 Cedars Dam 2_______....__..___ 27.4 _...do ........ .--- do -- Fixed 3 __ Concrete---..----.---- 1933 84,873 Appleton fourth lock 2....... 30.7 Appleton .. 35.0 144.0 7.6 8.1 7.9 ..... do .. . Stone masonry- -.-- 1907 40,893 Appleton lower dam 2....... 30.9 --..-do ... .-- .--- do . --- Fixed 3 4__ Concrete---------- 1934 73,903 . 1... Appleton third lock 2________ 31.3 -- do - - 35.0 144.0 8.7 6.0 8.6 - ..-- d o ..... ............ Stone masonry .--- 1909 32,238 Appleton second lock 2...... 31.6 .....do -....... 35.1 144.6 9.6 6.9 6.0 Clay ... ___ ............ ----- do 1901 22,940 Appleton first lock 2_________ 31.9 do 35.0 144.7 10.0 6.6 6.0 Rock ---.... -- do .... - .....--- 1884 36,004 Appleton upper dam ---- -- 32.2 _. do -. . - -do -- Fixed 3 Concrete--------- 1940 151,558 Menasha lock 2____________ 37.0 Menasha .--- 35.4 144.0 8.5 7.2 8.0 Clay ....... Composite ------- 1890 519,326 Menasha Dam 2________ 37.8 ...d o .. . . Hardpan --- Fixed 3__ .__ Concrete-------- ---- 1937 84,686 Eureka lock-_________________ 81.0 Eureka . ------ 35.0 148.6 2.0 7.9 10.1 Sand -- ............ Stone masonry and 1876 51,128 concrete. 0 Eureka Dam____ 81.2 -_ .- do .. -..... 2 Earth ...... Fixed 3 .. Timber and plank__ 1877 10,276 Berlin lock___________ ____ 89.3 Berlin ....... - 2 34.8 148.6 1.3 7.4 9.2 Clay - Stone masonry-- -. - 1878 44,371 Berlin Dam_. __________ .... 89.4 Berlin .- -- 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Earth__ -.. Fixed . Timber cribs ----- 1894 14,747 0 White River lock--__.._____. 1878 58,710 99.3 Princeton ..... 6 34.5 148.5 1.9 7.2 10.7 Clay Stone masonry ----- White River Dam_________ 99.2 ...do -------- 6 Earth...... Fixed 4 Timber cribs ----- 1895 17,286 te Princeton lock_______________ 108.6 d o ....... ..... 3 34.9 148. 4 148.4 1.5 7.3 9.5 Sand ___ Stone masonry ---- 1878 51,578 Princeton Dam______..... 108.6 -__do______ .. 3 --.. do_ ___-- Fixed 4____ Timber cribs____. 1898 11,266 O Grand River lock.......__.. 129.2 Montello 3 34.7 148.3 1.4 6.4 9.8 Clay .....---________.... Stone masonry ... 1878 56,989 Grand River Dam________. 129.2 _ do ________ 3 --_ - -_ ----- . --. . ----- -.. --- --- Clay and Fixed 3 4__ Timber cribs_ 1898 8,447 O sand. 00 Montello lock 2__________ 132.5 _-_do-- 35.3 137.0 3.8 4.8 5.7 Sand________ ______. ... Composite --------- 1901 5 4,890 0 Montello Dam 2________ 132.6 do--- Governor Bend lock 2_______ 156.7 Portage_ __ Governor Bend Dam 2. --- 156.7 ---.do ------- 6 -... 35.0 137.0 3.8 67.0 5.2 --..-- .. do__-__.. Fixed 4____ Timber cribs _ -- -do--... ----- do - ...- . do ..... ._----- .- - Fixed - ---.. --... do . -.. - 1933 1931 1865 5 6,773 5 30,825 (7) Fort Winnebago lock 2_______ 160.9 __do- 2 34.7 137.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 Clay ---------- - -Composite_ -- - - - - 1936 5 21,515 Portage lock 2 __ _ 163.1 - do --- - - -- 35.2 146.0 2.3 10.5 8.2 Sand- Concrete _-_ 1928 179,605 1 Depth shown is on breast wall, which is controlling depth for upper pool. 4 Flash boards used. 2 Original structure built prior to assumption of control by the United States on 5 Partially rebuilt. Sept. 18, 1872. 3 Provided with sluices. 6 Depth is on upper sill, which is controlling depth. 7 Unknown. z O C) C) C C C) C4 4 1344 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Recommended modifications of project. Legislation authorizing the abandonment of that part of the improvement of Wolf River above Fremont and the upper Fox River from the mouth of the Wolf to the Wisconsin River has been recommended in House Document 146, 67th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. The wharf and landing facilities are in general, adequate for the accommodation of existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Conditions surveys, discharge observations and inspections and reports were conducted by hired labor at a cost of $11,171. The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made to the structures at a cost of $420,865 which includes required rehabilitation of locks and dams on the upper Fox River system under agreement with the State of Wisconsin (PL 85-500). The total maintenance costs were $432,036. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 44 percent complete (upper river, 25 percent; lower, 83 percent). Twenty-two original locks and nine original dams have been rebuilt; five additional locks and dams have been built by the United States. (See existing project for years of completion of each.) The struc- tures and the dredging in pools have increased the original depths generally about 2 feet. The controlling depths at standard low water at the close of the fiscal year were as follows: Feet Fox River: De Pere to mouth of Wolf River ---- --- 6.0 Thence to Eureka lock___ ----- _ - 4.0 Wolf River: Mouth to 1 mile below Partridge Crop Lake - 4.0 Thence to New London - - 2.0 Harbors on Lake Winnebago: Stockbridge Harbor - - ------ 5.5 Brothertown Harbor_ 1.0 Calumet Harbor _ - - - 6.0 Fond du Lac Harbor_ 1.5 The practicable drafts of vessels are about one-half foot less than the controlling depths which prevail throughout the year except when the rivers are frozen, usually from December 1 to April 1. As commerce no longer existed on the upper Fox River from the Wolf River to the Wisconsin River, Federal expenditures for con- tinuing the operation of the nine locks on this portion of the project were no longer justified. Accordingly the operation of these struc- tures was discontinued in July 1951. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging in the upper Fox River and the upper portion of the Wolf River, and rock removal and deepening Neenah Channel on lower Fox River, which are no longer considered necessary. Except for Menasha lock, which should be rebuilt, the existing locks and dams are in generally fair to good condition. The costs under the existing project were $871,724 for new work and $7,981,937 operation and maintenance, a total of $8,853,661. In addition, the sum of $3,706,187 was expended between July 5, 1884 and June 30, 1935, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent in- definite appropriation for such purposes. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1345 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------------------------------------------------------------$4,111,634 Cost------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 4,111,634 Maintenance: Appropriated - -_ $241,400 $246,500 $327,200 $258,270 $404,670 11,780,695 Cost...----------------- 241,480 247,026 268,523 286,066 432,036 11,777,433 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project___ . .___._____ ________________ .. (2) 1Includes $3,239,910 for new work and $89,309 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Does not include inactive portion of the project estimated to cost $2,886,000. 4. STURGEON BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, WIS. Location. This improvement is on the west shore of Lake Michi- gan, distant about 52 miles northeasterly from Green Bay and about 128 miles northerly from Milwaukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 728.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, and June 14, 1880. The United States assumed possession of the canal April 25, 1893, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The original project for the canal was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, modified by River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details, see page 1935 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1441 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin protected by two converging breakwaters, each 1,344 feet in length, extending from the shore on either side of the easterly or Lake Michigan end of the canal; for a revetted canal 7,200 feet in length, varying in width from 160 to 250 feet; for a channel 23 feet deep in rock cut, extending from that depth in Lake Michigan to about 800 feet west of the east entrance of the revetted canal, a length of about 0.6 mile; thence a channel 22 feet deep through an additional 6,400 feet of revetted canal and through Sturgeon Bay to the vicinity of Sherwood Point, a length of about 8 miles, the total length of channel being about 8.6 miles; the width of channel being 600 feet in Lake Michigan, reducing to 200 feet through the harbor and 130 to 220 feet through the revetted canal, thence 250 feet through Sturgeon Bay to a point 5,400 feet northwest of the railroad bridge in the city of Sturgeon Bay and thence 500 feet to the vicinity of Sherwood Point; for a turning basin 20 feet deep, on the southwesterly side of the channel, southeasterly of the highway bridge, between the city and the Bushman wharves; and that the turning basin immediately west of the revetted canal be eliminated from the project. The break- waters are formed of stone-filled piling and timber cribs and have been provided with concrete superstructures. The revetments are formed of timber and steel sheet piling. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half TAGO 10070-B 1346 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work for the completed project was $736,303, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $130,900. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 3, 1873 Breakwaters _ 1----------- -............ ____. . __ H. Ex. Doc. 34, 42d Cong., 2d sess.,. Annual Report, 1872, p. 171. July 13, 1892 Acquisition of the canal.... ..------------------------ H. Ex. Doc. 106, 49th Cong., 2d sess. June 13, 1902 Canal revetments and consolidation of the canal and H. Doc. 117, 56th Cong., 2d sess. harbor works. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of the channels and elimi- Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 nation of turning basin immediately west of the Doc. 9, 74th Cong., 1st sess. revetted canal. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Turning basin between the city and the Bushman H. Doc. 421, 78th Cong., 2d sess. wharves. 1 Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. As the canal and connecting channel is a through waterway, the only terminal facilities are in the city of Sturgeon Bay, 4 miles from the west end of the revetted portion of the canal. These facilities consist of two coal wharves, four ship- building yards, and one package-freight wharf. The city of Sturgeon Bay has provided a public wharf. There is also a large inactive stone wharf located about 5 miles northwesterly from the city of Sturgeon Bay. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operation and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $6,878. Miscellaneous steel for 560 lineal feet of revetment was purchased at a cost of $22,651. Total maintenance costs were $29,529. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1946. The breakwaters were completed in 1880, and the canal revetments in 1903. Dredging and rock removal at the easterly entrance to the canal and dredging in the westerly section of the canal, to existing project depth, were commenced in May 1940 and completed in September 1940. Deepening and widening the middle section of the canal to existing project depth and width was com- menced in May 1942 and completed in August 1942. Dredging of the turning basin was commenced in June 1946 and completed in July 1946. The breakwaters are in good condition. The canal revet- ments require repairs and backfilling. The controlling depths for practicable widths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21.2 feet in the entrance channel, 22 feet in the revetted canal, 21.5 feet in the channel in Sturgeon Bay, and 18.6 feet in the turning basin. The costs of the existing project were $736,303 for new work and $2,88,063, for maintenance, a total of $3,624,366. In addition, the sum of $235,940 was expended between April 25, 1893 and June 30, 1917, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1347 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- -..- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- . __ . _ ------------ Approprated------------- . . . ------------ -------- . ---- . ------ ... --- $1,059,722 $,572 Cost_------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------- 1,059,722 Maintenance: Appropriated -- $125,360 $168,700 $131,337 $148,860 $8,781 3,107,793 Cost______________ 144,847 164,788 123,854 191,588 29,530 3,107,793 1 Includes $323,419 for new work and $219,730 for maintenance for previous projects. 5. KEWAUNEE HARBOR, WIS. Location. On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 105 miles northerly from Milwaukee and about 78 miles from Green Bay, via Sturgeon Bay Canal. The harbor is at the mouth of the Kewaunee River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 73.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details, see page 1936 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1447 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a converging north break- water and shore connection about 3,130 feet long, removal of about 1,400 feet of the total length of about 1,850 feet of the north pier, a south pier about 1,850 feet long, an entrance channel, about 2,800 feet long and 200 feet deep, leading to an interior turning basin of the same depth, the entrance channel to have a general width, of 505 feet for a distance of about 1,500 feet through the outer basin, de- creasing thence to about 156 feet between the piers to the turning basin; enlarging the existing turning basin by removing the southerly 100 feet of Fishermans' Point to a depth of 20 feet and extending the existing project into the north basin by dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 20 feet deep for a distance of 620 feet; and increasing the depth of the north basin to 20 feet at a maximum width of 500 feet. The parallel piers are formed of stone-filled piling and are capped with concrete super-structure, except for 216 feet of the south pier which consists of steel sheet piling. The north breakwater is formed of concrete caissons and the north-shore con- nection is a rubble mound. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated costs revised in 1961 are $548,100, Federal, and $9,000 non-Federal, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The uncompleted portion of the August 30, 1935 River and Harbor Act is considered to be inactive, as is the turning basin portion of the July 14, 1960 Act. The cost of the 1935 Act portion was $668,000 (1954), and the cost of the 1960 Act portion was $29,000 (1961). They are excluded from the present cost estimate. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $72,600. TAGO 10070-B 1348 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1881 Entrance piers 1---------- Annual Report, 1881, p. 2082. June 25, 1910 Turning basin...------------------------------- H. Doc. 324, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,1935 4 North breakwater, removal of old north pier, widen- Rivers and Harbors Committee s ing and deepening entrance channel and turning Doc. 43, 72d Cong., 1st sess. basin to 20 feet, and removal of outer south shoal. July 14, 1960 b Enlarge existing turning basin, extend the existing S. D. 19, 86th Cong., 1st sess. project into the north basin, and increase the depth of the north basin to 20 feet at a maximum width of 500 feet and eliminate removal of outer shoal. I Completed under previous projects. 2Included in the emergency relief program, May 28, 1935. 3 Contains latest published map. 4Inactive portion; removal of 700 linear feet of the north pier, and widening of the inner 700 feet of the channel through the outer basin, and closing the gap in the north-shore connection of the breakwater. b Turning Basin portion inactive. Local cooperation. For the 1960 River and Harbor Act portion local interests will furnish without cost to the United States all additional lands necessary for construction of the improvement and provide assurances to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improve- ments. An assurance that the local cooperation would be provided was given by the major of Kewaunee at the publc hearing on September 11, 1956. Terminal facilities. Besides two car-ferry slips, there is a coal wharf, a petroleum tank farm, an Engineer Base, a grain wharf, a shipbuilding yard, and several fishing wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preparation of Design Memo was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of 3,939. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $3,720. Repairs to the breakwater were made by hired labor in October 1960, by placement of 968 tons of stone at a cost of $7,298. U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee operations in April 1961 re- moved 33,747 cubic yards of material at a cost of $23,582. Total maintenance costs were $34,600. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 91 percent complete. The uncompleted portion of the project consists of extending the existing project into the north basin and increasing the depth of the north basin to 20 feet at a maximum width of 500 feet. The piers were completed in 1897 and are in generally good condition except that the south pier requires repairs. Construction of the north breakwater and shore connection, except for a gap of 150 feet about 830 feet from the shoreward end and the removal of the outer 706.5 linear feet of the north pier, were commenced in September 1935 and completed in June 1937. Dredging the entrance channel and interior basin to existing project depth was commenced in April 1938 and completed in October 1938. The controlling depth at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 20 feet or more in the entrance channel, for a mid-channel width of 40 feet between the piers, and over an area 400 by 500 feet in the interior turning basin. The Kewaunee River is navigable for a distance of about 61/2 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1349 miles above the mouth for craft drawing not more than 4 feet. The costs to 30 June 1961 for the existing project were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds__-------------------------------------- $77,996 $812,098 $890,094 Emergehcy relief funds------------------------------- 420,000 ---------------- 420,000 Total_-..... ___. . - -_._.___ ____._._---- $497,996 $812,098 $1,310,094 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------......--. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 ' New work: Appropriated--------------. 4,000 2 $647,369 $------------------------------- Cost------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 3,939 2647,308 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- $116,100 $107,000 $3,763 $41,750 34,600 900,462 Cost----__-- -------- 128,669 154,611 2,497 42,579 34,600 900,462 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -_.-.----- _----------- ------------------ $61 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-- -------------------------------------- 50,043 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- _ ___.-...----- ------------- 50,104 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .....---------------- -------------- (3) 1 Includes $149,312 for new work and $88,364 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 3 Does not include the inactive portion of the project estimated to cost $697,000. 6. TWO RIVERS HARBOR, WIS. Location. This harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 82 miles northerly from Milwaukee and about 101 miles from Green Bay via Sturgeon Bay Canal. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 73.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871. For further details, see page 1936 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1450 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for two entrance piers at the mouth of Twin Rivers, 245 feet apart at the outer ends and 750 feet apart at the shore line, having lengths of about 1,642 feet and 1,720 feet for the north and south piers, respectively; for a channel 2,600 feet long and 18 feet deep extending from that depth in the lake to an inner basin of the same depth at the confluence of the East and West Twin Rivers, the channel varying in width from 500 feet at the outer end to 200 feet between the piers; an extension of the chan- nel in West Twin River for a distance of 300 feet at a depth of 18 feet, channel limits to be parallel to adjoining dock; an extension of the channel in East Twin River from 16th Street bridge to 22nd Street bridge at a width of 100 feet and a depth of 10 feet; for a revetment about 450 feet long on the north side at the inner end of the channel and for a small stilling basin beyond the shoreline on the north side of the channel. The piers are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, and have been provided with concrete super- structure; the pile revetment on north side of channel is also pro- vided with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The TAGO 10070-B 1350 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of the completed work is $150,463, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The August 30, 1935, River and Harbor Act portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $14,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $59,700. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1871 South pier, 750 feet of north pier, and about 44 feet Annual Report, 1871, p. 123 (as of north revetment.' modified by the Chief of Engi- neers Feb. 27, 1897). Mar. 2, 1907 Remainder of north pier and stilling basin- ----- - -- H. Doc. 730, 59th Cong., 1st sess. (Modification of plan A.) Aug. 30,1935 3 Deepening entrance channel and inner basin to 18 Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 feet. Doc. 25, 73d Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1958 Extension of the existing project in West Twin River H. Doc. 362, 84th Cong., 2d sess. to 18 feet in depth and in East Twin River to 10 feet in depth to 22d Street Bridge. 1Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published map. 3 Inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. These consists of a coal wharf and several fishing wharves. The city has provided a wharf for receipt of petroleum products and public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Dredging was accomplished under contract No. 60-162; 11,258 cubic yards of material were removed at a cost of $32,329. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $4,202. Repairs to the piers were made in October 1960 by hired labor, by placement of 1,064 tons of stone at a cost of $8,188. U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee operations in April and May 1961 removed 47,462 yards of material at a cost of $10,958. Total mainte- nance costs were $53,348. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete except for the inactive portion of the project which consists of dredging a 10-foot width along each side of the lakeward portion of the entrance channel between the piers. This dredging was omitted to avoid removal of necessary riprap along the entrance piers. The present width of channel is considered adequate for present and reasonably prospective commerce. The south pier was completed in 1883 and is in generally good condition. The north pier was com- pleted in 1908. The north revetment, completed in 1917, is in need of repair. Dredging of the entrance channel and inner basin to existing project depth was commenced in March 1937 and sub- stantially completed in May 1937. The controlling depths except for minor scattered shoaling, were 18 feet or more in the entrance channel, in the channel between the piers, and in the inner basin, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1351 and 10 feet or more in the East Twin River to 22nd Street. East and West Twin Rivers are navigable for about 3 and 7 miles, re- spectively, from the harbor piers for craft drawing not more than 4 feet. The costs of the existing project were $150,463 for new work and $1,148,009 for maintenance, a total of $1,298,472. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: - - Appropriated_ .._ _. - ....... ...... -. . _ $80,000 -$7, 259 2 $363,320 Cost --_ _- - _ 40,412 32,329 2 363,320 Maintenance: Appropriated _ $81,700 $62,300 $34,462 63,600 53,440 1, 181,214 Cost_ - - - 35,022 111,880 34,462 63,600 53,348 1,181,122 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- _ _- (3) 1 Includes $212,857 for new work and $33,113 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $3,000 preauthorization study costs. 3 Does not include the inactive portion of the project estimated to cost $14,000. 7. MANITOWOC HARBOR, WIS. Location. This harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distance about 79 miles northerly from Milwaukee and about 106 miles from Green Bay via Sturgeon Bay Canal. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 735.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted in 1854, the first appropriation for the improvement having been made by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852. The project was modified by subsequent River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1937 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1453 of Annual Report 'for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin formed by two breakwaters extending from the shore on either side of the mouth of the Manitowoc River 425 feet apart at their outer ends and diverging to a distance of about, 2,325 feet apart at their inner ends, having lengths of 2,540 feet and 2,290 feet for the north and south breakwaters, respectively; for a channel 21 feet deep, extending from that depth in the lake through the outer harbor to the mouth of the river, a total length of about 2,500 feet, with a width of about 650; for a channel 21 feet deep in Manitowoc River from the river mouth to the second railway bridge, a distance of approximately 1.7 miles, with widths of 180 feet at the mouth, reduc- ing to 150 feet at the upper end, with intermediate reductions and enlargements; for removal of old north stub pier at the river entrance; and for dredging in the outer harbor an approach channel 21 feet deep to a proposed city terminal on the lake front south of the shore end of the south breakwater. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, and capped with concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half TAGO 10070-B 1352 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of the completed portion of the project is $436,752, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The August 26, 1937 River and Harbor Act portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $292,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $54,100. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 Breakwaters..... -------------------------------- H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., as modified by Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 1 Present project dimensions of channel through outer Rivers and Harbors Committee basin, removal of old north stub pier, and approach Doc. 39, 73d Cong., 2d sess. channel to a proposed city terminal south of shore end of the south breakwater. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel in the river.....---------------------------Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 80, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (con- tains latest published map). 1 Inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 3 car ferry slips, 2 grain elevators, 2 shipbuilding yards, and several wharves used for handling coal, building materials, cement, and miscellaneous commodities. While these facilities are considered fairly adequate for existing commerce, it is believed the city should provide a suitable wharf with warehouse and railway connection, which should be open to the general public. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $1,476. U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee operations in April 1961 removed 5,602 cubic yards of material at a cost of $2,947. Repair to 148 feet, section F, of south breakwater were made by hired labor at a cost of $93,577. Total maintenance costs were $98,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. The inactive portion of the project consists of dredging the approach channel in the outer harbor, which is not now desired by local interests. The breakwaters, completed in 1910, are in generally good condition, except at the outer ends which require repairs. The dredging of the channel through the outer basin to existing project depth, and the removal of a portion of the old north stub pier at the river entrance, were commenced in May 1937, and completed in December 1937. Dredging of the river channel was commenced in June 1939 and completed in July 1942. The controlling depths for practicable widths at low water datum were 21 feet or more in the channel through the outer basin and in the river to the first railroad bridge; thence about 20.4 feet or more to the upsteam limit of the project. The costs of the existing project were $436,752 for new work and $1,130,767 for maintenance, a total of $1,567,519. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1353 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --...--------- - - - -- $836,878 Cost --- -- 836,878 Maintenance: Appropriated _ ----- $2,800 $38,500 $49,145 $81,770 $98,000 1,185,055 Cost_ -- - 2,874 38,659 48,497 82,259 98,000 1,185,055 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_---------------- -------------- (2) 1 Includes $400,126 for new work and $54,288 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Does not include the inactive portion of the project estimated to cost $292,000. 8. SHEBOYGAN HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 26 miles south from Manitowoc and about 55 miles north of Milwaukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 735.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881, August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1937 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1456 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an outer harbor or stilling basin formed by a breakwater extending from the shore about 2,100 feet north of the remaining 456 feet of the pier and revetment on the north side of the channel at the mouth of the Sheboygan River for a total length of 3,829 feet, and a south pier 2,750 feet long extending into the lake about normal to the shore on the south side of the mouth of the river, and for a turning basin 900 feet wide and 20 feet deep in the outer harbor with an entrance channel about 3,500 feet long through the south side of the basin, the depth being 25 feet from the lakeward end to a point 500 feet shoreward of the end of the north breakwater, decreasing to 21 feet in the next 300 feet and continuing at the latter depth to the inner end of the improved channel, the widths to be 400 feet at the lakeward end and 500 feet through the turning basin, decreasing to 200 feet at the river mouth. The north breakwater is formed of stone-filled timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, all of which is capped with con- crete superstructure. The south pier and north stub pier and revet- ment are formed of timber cribs and piling, all of which have also been provided with concrete superstructure. The recent authoriza- tion adds the following: Provide for a width of 450 feet at the lake- ward end of the entrance channel, extension of the 25-foot channel to a point 700 feet shoreward of the outer end of the north break- water, depths decreasing from 25 to 21 feet in a farther shoreward distance of 300 feet, extension of the 21-foot project channel upstream to the south side of Maryland Avenue with a general width of about 165 feet and maximum width of 370 feet, and a channel 15 feet deep with general width of 100 feet, extending from the south side of Maryland Avenue to the north side of Jefferson Avenue, with no dredging to be done by the Federal Government within 25 feet of any wharf or bulkhead. TAGO 10070-B 1354 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature due to wind and barometric pressure of about 11/2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of new work for project as completed was $648,271, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $20,300. The existing project was authorized by the following: Atcs Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 North breakwater___ __ ____ __ ___ . Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Preserving south pier as part of project, providing H. Doc. 475, 68th Cong., 2d sess. turning basin, and elimination of proposed south breakwaters. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channel__ __ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 47, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Widen and deepen the outer harbor entrance channel H. Doc. 554, 82d Cong., 2d sess. to 450 feet, widen and deepen the river channel from (contains latest published map). present project limit to north side of Jefferson Ave. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. These consist of four wharves used for handling coal, building material, petroleum products, fish, and mis- cellaneous commodities. The city has provided a public wharf. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Condi- tion surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $4,424. Repairs to breakwater were made in July and August 1960 by hired labor, by placement of 1,884 tons of stone at a cost of $17,623. Total main- tenance costs were $22,047. Rehabilitation: Planning by hired labor was accomplished at a cost of $28,821. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in December 1956. The south pier was completed in 1904. Construction of the north breakwater was commenced in October 1913 and completed in October 1915. Dredging of the turning basin was commenced in October 1928 and completed in September 1931. Dredging of the entrance channel to existing project depth was commenced in June 1938 and completed in July 1938. The piers and breakwaters are in generally good condition except that the concrete superstructure on the north shore connection is disintegrat- ing and requires repairs. The inner 260 feet of the south pier has been replaced with a revetment by private interests under permit granted July 16, 1931 by the Secretary of War. The pier is therefore maintained only for a length of about 2,490 feet. The controlling depths at low water datum were about 23 feet in the entrance channel, 20.3 feet or more in the basin and channel between the piers; thence, about 19 feet to Maryland Avenue, and 15 feet to Jefferson Avenue the upper limits of the project. Sheboygan River is navigable for a distance of about 2.4 miles above its mouth for craft drawing not more than 2 feet. The costs of the existing project were $648,271 for new work, $944,582 for maintenance and $28,821 for rehabilita- tion, a total of $1,621,674. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1355 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....... 1957, 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-. . $16,500 $1,136,088 Cost_ 192,390 _ 1,136,088 Maintenance: Appropriated ------- _ 28,200 $20,000 $18,192 $12,370 $23,000 1,032,666 Cost_ -- 28,777 20,000 16,871 13,809 22,047 1,031,713 Rehabilitation: Appropriated - -- - - - - 32,000 32,000 Cost - - -- - - - -28,821 28,821 1Includes $487,817 for new work and $87,131 for maintenance for previous projects. 9. PORT WASHINGTON HARBOR, WIS. Location. On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 53 miles south from Manitowoc and about 29 miles north from Mil- waukee. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 74.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and was modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876. For further details, see page 1938 of Anual Report for 1915, and page 1459 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a north breakwater 2,537 feet long; extending a privately owned south breakwater about 456 feet to form an entrance about 350 feet in width; an outer turning basin 750 feet wide and 21 feet deep; an entrance channel 2,400 feet long and 21 feet deep through the south side of the basin; a west inner basin 140 feet wide and 490 feet long and a north inner basin 190 feet wide and 750 feet long, both basins, 18 feet deep. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work for the completed project was $810,709, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The July 3, 1.958 River and Harbor Act portion is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing costs. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1960 and was estimated at $2,750,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $10,800. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 11, 1870 North pier and south basin I_ - .... _................ H. Ex. Doc. 28, 41st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1879, p. 119. Aug. 14, 1876 North basin 1_ -___ - _-_ _ __ __ ______----------- Annual Report, 1876, pt. 2, p. 379. Aug. 30,19352 North breakwater, removal of 650 feet of north pier, H. Doc. 168, 72d Cong., 1st sess., outer turning basin, present project dimensions and Rivers and Harbors Com- of channel and basin and extension of south break- mittee Doc. 41, 74th Cong., 1st water. sess.3 July 3, 1958 4 Extending and raising of north breakwater and H. Doc. 446, 83d Cong.. 2d sess. placing rubble along sides; removing 456 feet of south breakwater and dredging in outer basin. I Completed under previous projects. 2 Work recommended in H. Doc. 168, 72d Cong., 1st sess., included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 3 Contains latest published map. 4 Inactive. TAGO 10070-B 1356 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one coal wharf and several fishing wharves. The city has provided a wharf which is open to public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $2,350. Repairs to breakwater in July 1960 were made by hired labor by placement of 1,987 tons of stone at a cost of $10,707. U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee operations in July 1960, removed 21,000 cubic yards of material at a cost of $17,160. Total maintenance costs were $30,217. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1936, except for the inactive portion of the July 3, 1958 modification. Construction of the north breakwater and the removal of the outer portion of the north pier were commenced in April 1934 and completed in December 1934. Dredging of the entrance channel, outer turning basin, and the interior basins to existing project depth, was commenced in July 1934 and completed in December 1934. Construction of the south breakwater was commenced in July 1936 and completed in October 1936. The breakwaters and the north stub pier are in good condition. The original south pier, completed in 1893, was entirely removed in 1932 by private interests under permit granted October 25, 1930, by Secretary of War and replaced with coal wharf. A south rubble-mound breakwater about 500 feet long was constructed in 1934 by private interests as an extension of their coal wharf in accordance with local cooperation requirements of House Document 168, 72d Congress, 1st sess. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet in the entrance channel and 21.0 feet in the turning basin. The interior basins had controlling depths of 14.3 feet in the west basin and 18.9 feet in the north basin. The area between the south line of the Government entrance channel and the harbor face of the private coal wharf, which is maintained by private interests, had a control- ling depth of about 22 feet. The costs under the existing project are as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_------_ -------------------- $268,314 $307,951 $576,265 Public works funds--------------------_- - 602,995 - .602,995 Total --------------------------------------- $871,309 $307,951 $1,179,260 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .. ---------- ... --------------- -------- ----------- ------------ 2 $1,059,804 Cost------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 1,059,804 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- $21,100 $1,700 - $294 $1,540 $29, 700 323,074 Cost...----------------- 20,021 2,485 ------------.. 1,022 30,218 323,074 I Includes $188,495 for new work and $15,123 for maintenance for previous projects. 2Includes $60,600 for preauthorization study costs. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1357 10. MILWAUKEE HARBOR, WIS. Location. On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 85 miles northerly from Chicago and about 83 miles west of Grand Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 743.) Previous projects. The original project for improvement of Mil- waukee Harbor was adopted by act of March 3, 1843, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, April 10, 1869, and March 3, 1899. The original project of the harbor of refuge was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. The project of June 13, 1902, consolidating the harbor and harbor of refuge was modified by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905. For further details, see page 1938 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1462 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a north breakwater 9,954 feet long and a south breakwater of 9,671 feet, more or less, in length extending to the shore, thereby forming a protected basin in which is being developed a commercial harbor by the city of Milwaukee, the width of entrance between the two breakwaters being about 500 feet. It further provides for the protection of the river mouth by two piers, 358 feet apart at the outer ends and 552 feet apart at the shoreline, 1,656 and 1,608 feet in length for the north and south piers, respectively; for a channel 21 feet deep, extending from that depth in the lake to the mouth of the river, a total length of about 2,850 feet, the width of channel outside the piers to be 600 feet; for dredg- ing channels 21 feet deep in the rivers from the inner ends of the entrance piers to the Buffalo Street Bridge on the Milwaukee River, to a point 100 feet west of the west line of North 25th Street extended, on the Menomonee River and to the South Kinnickinnic Avenue Bridge on the Kinnickinnic River; for a channel in the South Menomonee Canal 21 feet deep and 75 to 130 feet wide for a distance of about 4,350 feet from its mouth at the Menomonee River; and a channel in the Burnham Canal 21 feet deep and generally 75 feet wide for a distance of about 1,320 feet from the juncture at the South Menomonee Canal, to 100 feet east of the east line of South 11th Street; for dredging to 21 feet a portion of the outer harbor between East Wisconsin Avenue extended and East Bay Street ex- tended and easterly of a line 50 feet lakeward of the pier head line; and the abandonment of so much of the previous project as related to dredging inside the shoreline for the formation of turning basins and widening channels. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and concrete caissons, and capped with concrete super- structure. The inner entrance piers are formed of concrete caissons, stone-filled timber cribs, and piling and are 'also provided with con- crete superstructures. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11/ feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated costs revised in 1961 are $4,853,000, Federal and $1,394,000, non-Federal, exclusive of the amount expended on pre- vious projects. The uncompleted portion of the March 2, 1945 River TAGO 10070-B 1358 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 and Harbor Act is considered inactive and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1960, and was estimated to be $225,000. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $279,400. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1852 North pier I_ -- _ _ S. Doc. 175, 25th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1883 - - Inner 7,600 feet of north breakwater 1. Annual Report, 1881, p. 2122. Mar. 2, 1907 South pier. Extending north breakwater 1,000 feet_ Annual Report, 1906, p. 1752. (No prior survey or estimate affecting the breakwater extension.) Sept. 22, 1922 Extending north breakwater, for a south breakwater, H. Doe. 804, 66th Cong., 2d sess. for present project dimensions of the inner entrance channel. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging a portion of the outer harbor to 21-foot H. Doc. 289, 72d Cong., 1st sess. depth. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Dredging river channels to 21-foot depth _........._ S. Doc. 29, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 3 July 14, 1960 Deepen So. Menomonee Canal and Burnham Canal H. Doc. 285, 86th Cong., 2d sess. to 21-foot depth. 1 Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published map. 3 Uncompleted portion inactive (dredging Milwaukee River from Buffalo St. Bridge to North Humboldt Ave. Bridge). Local cooperation. The act of August 30, 1935 provided that the original dredging of the outer harbor area be done by the city of Milwaukee and the city of Milwaukee be reimbursed at actual cost but not to exceed 10 cents per cubic yard, place measurement, for original dredging done subsequent to the authorization of the work by Congress. Agreement covering the dredging was executed by the Secretary of War February 23, 1934, after this work was originally authorized as part of the Public Works program. The city has been reimbursed for 6 percent of the dredging. The act of March 2, 1945 required that no dredging shall be done by the United States until local interests have released the Govern- ment, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, from all liability for damages to lands, revetments, structures, and subaqueous installations attributable to the dredging operations. Local interests were notified in April 1945, of the required conditions and requested to furnish assurances, that they will be met. The common council of the city of Milwaukee, on October 15, 1945, adopted a resolution (No. 82734) releasing the Government from all liability as required. This assurance was accepted and approved by the Secretary of War on April 8, 1946. All requirements for the completed work have been complied with. The uncompleted portion is inactive. The act of July 14, 1960 required that local interests hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and provide and maintain in berthing areas adjacent to docks, depths commensurate with those provided in the project areas. Responsible local interests have indi- cated a willingness and ability to comply with requirements of local interests. Terminal facilities. There are four car-ferry slips, and 57 other wharves, private and municipal, used for the handling of coal, grain, building materials, cement, petroleum products, and miscellaneous commodities. As the facilities in the inner harbor are considered in- TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1359 adequate for existing commerce, the Milwaukee Harbor Commission is engaged in building an outer harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: The city of Milwaukee was reimbursed at the rate of 100 per yard for about 70,000 cubic yards of original dredging within the project area in the outer harbor north of the river entrance, as provided under the project, a total cost of $7,000. Maintenance: Condition surveys were performed by hired labor at a cost of $9,194. Repair of portions of the breakwater by place- ment of 2715 tons of stone protection was accomplished by govern- ment plant and hired labor at a cost of $17,991. U.S. dipper dredge Kewaunee during July 1960 removed 30,435 cubic yards of material from the river channels at a cost of $29,930. Total maintenance costs were $57,115. Rehabilitation: Advance planning was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $49,361. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work was initiated on the modifi- cation approved March 2, 1945 for dredging in the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers in June 1957, the dredging being completed in the Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers to the upstream limits of the project, and in the Milwaukee River to the East Buffalo Street bridge. The existing project is about 93 percent complete. The north breakwater was completed for a length of 8,210 feet in 1909. Construction of 1,744 feet in extension of the north breakwater was commenced in May 1924 and completed in August 1925, making the total length 9,954 feet. The north pier was completed in 1905 and construction of the south pier was com- menced in April 1909 and completed in November 1910. Construc- tion of the south breakwater and shore connection was commenced in May 1925 and completed in October 1929, except for placing addi- tional riprap and rebuilding about 756 feet of the breakwater dam- aged by a storm in October 1929. Rebuilding the damaged section of the south breakwater and placing of additional riprap were com- menced in April 1931 and completed in August 1932. Dredging for deepening and widening the entrance channel to existing project depth and width, was commenced in May 1929 and completed in September 1930. Placing additional small stone around the caisson breakwaters to chink the voids in the large riprap was commenced in 1930 and completed in 1934. Prior to the modification of August 30, 1935, the city of Milwaukee dredged most of the area in the outer harbor south of the inner entrance piers and lakeward of the pier- head line to more than 21 feet below datum without cost to the United States. The city of Milwaukee has also dredged a portion of the area in the outer harbor north of the inner entrance piers to provide an approach channel to the passenger and Auto Pier opposite East Clybourn Street. The concrete superstructure and the timber crib sections of the north breakwater and the harbor piers are showing disintegration and require repairs. The south breakwater and shore connections are in generally good condition. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet and more in the entrance channel through the outer basin and between the inner piers; 21 feet in the Milwaukee River to Buffalo Street Bridge, and TAGO 10070-B 1360 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 18 feet to head of project; 21 feet in Kinnickinnic River to head of project east of the Kinnickinnic Avenue Bridge; and 21 feet in the Menomonee River to 1500 feet east of the upper end of the project, and thence reducing to 18 feet. The costs of the existing project were $4,690,404 for new work, $3,697,707 for maintenance, and $49,361 for rehabilitation, a total of $8,437,472. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------........ $130,000 ------------ -$408 ...------------ $7,000 2$5,983,624 Cost ---------------- 1,200 $128,372 ------------------------ 7,000 25,983,624 Maintenance: ........ Appropriated-_______ 350,900 325,000 140,396 $128,680 52,300 4,157,462 Cost----------------- 421,224 399,679 331,046 190,881 57,115 4,157,012 Rehabilitation: Appropriated_ ...... ......... .. .. .. Approriatd--------------------------------- ------------ ..... 67,900 6790 67,900 6,0 Cost . -_________ .____. . ..------------------- 49,361 49,361 1 Includes $1,293,220 for new work and $459,305 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes preauthorization study costs in the amount of $16,000. 11. RACINE HARBOR, WIS. Location. On the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 26 miles southerly from Milwaukee and about 64 miles northerly from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 745.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the citizens of Racine about 1842 or 1843. This citizens' project was modified by acts of June 23, 1866, March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1939 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1465 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a north breakwater 2,640 feet long extending from shore at a point about 1,350 feet north of the remaining 180 feet of pier on the north side of the channel at the mouth of Root River, and for a south breakwater 2,652 feet long extending from the city rubblemound about 1,650 feet south of the remaining 22.5 feet or pier on the south side of the channel at the mouth of the river. It further provides for a channel, through the outer basin, 23 feet deep from that depth in the lake to a point about 400 feet inside the entrance, thence 21 feet to a point about 750 feet westward of the outer end of the north stub pier, with widths of 350 feet at the entrance, increasing to 1,000 feet through the outer harbor and decreasing to 190 feet in the river to a point about 750 feet west- ward of the outer end of the north stub pier, the total length of channel being about 2,300 feet; thence a channel 19 feet deep in Root River to a point about 195 feet below the north line of Bridge Street extended, a distance of about 2,900 feet, with widths of 190 feet at the lower end reducing to 95 feet at the upper end, with intermediate reductions and enlargements; and removal of shoals about one-half mile lakeward of the harbor entrance to a minimum depth of 25 feet. The breakwaters and south stub pier are formed of stone-filled timber cribs, concrete caissons, and piling, all being capped with con- crete superstructure. The north stub pier is formed of stone-filled steel-sheet piling. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1361 The project depth is referred to low water datum or Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work for project as completed was $777,775, exclusive of the amonts expended on previous projects and exclusive of inner 300 linear feet or pile pier and 450 linear feet of rubble- mound, originally part of south breakwater but no longer considered necessary. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $27,800. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 Breakwaters_ fH. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., June 25, 1910 j -------------------------------------- - and Annual Report, 1909, p. 1973. Aug. 26, 1937 Removal of shoals lakeward of harbor entrance, en- Rivers and Harbors Committee largement of 19-foot channel through outer basin Doc. 46, 75th Cong., 1st sess. and 19-foot channel in river. Mar. 2, 1945 Present project dimensions of channel through outer H. Doc. 816, 77th Cong., 2d sess., basin and in river, and H. Doc. 255, 78th Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest published maps). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. These consist of six wharves used for han- dling of coal and fish. The city has provided a public wharf with warehouse. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $2155. Repairs to breakwaters were made in July 1960 by hired labor by placement of 991 tons of stone at a cost of $6461. Total maintenance costs were $8616. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was sub- stantially completed in 1946. Construction of the north breakwater and shore connection was completed in November 1918. Removal of the old north pier was completed in 1913. Construction of the south breakwater and shore connection and the removal of the old south pier were commenced in June 1916 and completed in December 1924. Removal of the outer shoals, widening and deepening the channel through the outer basin to existing project depth and width, and dredging of the river channel were commenced in July 1946 and com- pleted in November 1946. The concrete superstructure on portions of the north breakwater and shore connection is disintegrating and requires repairs. The south breakwater and shore connection and stub piers are in generally good condition. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 22.5 feet or more in the entrance channel, 21 feet through the outer basin and for a distance of about 400 feet in the river; thence 19 feet to Main Street Bridge, 16 feet to State Street Bridge and 11 feet to upper limits of proect. The costs of the existing project were $777,775 for new work and $800,759 for maintenance, a total of $1,578,534. TAGO 10070-B 1362 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ____ __ _ __ _ ____ __ _- ___-_____- $1,205,015 Cost_ ----- 1,205,015 Maintenance- Appropriated______. $11,500 $52,500 $42,896 $23,690 $9,185 880,980 Cost- _ 11,469 52,531 32,276 34,195 8,616 880,296 1Includes $427,240 for new work and $79, 537 for maintenance for previous projects. 12. KENOSHA HARBOR, WIS. Location. On the west shore of Lake Michigan distant about 35 miles southerly from Milwaukee and about 54 miles northerly from Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 74.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866, September 19, 1890, March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1939 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1468 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a detached breakwater 796 feet long, and for 2 parallel piers about 250 feet apart, 1,077 feet and 1.872 feet in length for the north and south piers, respectively. It further provides for an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 21 feet deep, from that depth in the lake a distance of 2,750 feet to an interior basin 21 feet deep; and for a channel 21 feet deep and generally 70 feet wide, extending 475 feet northwesterly from the northwest corner of the interior basin to within 35 feet of the 50th Street Bridge. The breakwater is formed of stone-filled timber cribs; the piers are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and pilings. The entire north pier, 1,175 feet of the south pier, and the entire breakwater are capped with concrete superstructure. The inner 697 feet of the south pier has been provided with a steel sheet pile face. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of the completed project is $93,130, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and excluding $3,000 to be contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $19,300. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Parallel piers and 600 feet of breakwater 1 .--------- H. Doc. 328, 54th Cong., 2d sess.; Annual Report, 1897, p. 2772; H. Doc. 164, 55th Cong., 3d sess., Annual Report, 1899, p. 2817. Mar. 2, 1907 Extending breakwater 200 feet ..............------ H. Doe. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess. See footnotes at end of table, page 00. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1363 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,19352 Present project dimensions of entrance channel and Rivers and Harbors Committee basin. Doc. 19, 74th Cong., 1st sess. May 17, 1950 Channel northwesterly from basin__ H. Doc. 750, 80th Cong., 2d sess.3 1 Completed under previous projects. 2 Included in the emergency relief program May 28, 1835. 3 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are four wharves used for handling coal, building materials, and miscellaneous commodities, and also several fishing wharves. While these facilities are considered gen- erally adequate for existing commerce, more efficient use of existing terminals and utilization of available frontage for development of additional terminals should be made. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $1,100. No mainte- nance was performed, but an adjustment of $44 was made during the year. Total maintenance costs were $1,144. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in August 1959. The project existing prior to the modification of May 17, 1950, was completed 1936. The north and south piers completed in 1900, and the breakwater completed in 1909, are in generally good condition. The controlling depths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet or more in the entrance channel, 21.0 feet in the channel between the piers, and 20.0 feet in the inner basin. The costs under the existing project were as follows: New work Maintenance Total - .__ - ___ Regular funds__ - _ - ---------- $65,472 $700,882 $766,354 Emergency relief funds_ __ _ ____ __.-..........._ 27,658 - 27,658 Total _ -_ - - - - $93,130 $700,882 $794,012 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 I New work: Appropriated [--------- $27,000 --------- -$2,082 _--- - .... $546,969 ------ Cost _____-- - .- 8,187 $772 15,959 ---------- 546,969 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- $44,656 _------------ 19,797 31,670 $1,144 722,700 Cost------------------ 44,741------------ 20,056 31,670 1,144 722,700 1 Includes $453,839 fornew work and $21,818 for maintenance for previous projects. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year - - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $3,000 _---------------------------------- $3,000 Cost---------------- --------------- $2,622 _2,622 Other new work data: .............------------------------------- tJnobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----- $378 TAGO 10070-B 1364 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 13. WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. Location. This harbor is on the west shore of Lake Michigan, distant about 51 miles south of Milwaukee and about 38 miles north of Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 74.) Previous project. An appropriation was made by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852, for a breakwater. This work was abandoned. The original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, and modified by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. For further details, see page 1940 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1508 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for: a. A northerly exterior breakwater, about 1,900 feet long extend- ing easterly from the shore 1,030 feet, and thence southeasterly 870 feet to the outer end, forming a protected outer harbor. b. Parallel piers from the outer harbor to an inner basin, about 240 feet apart and 1,613 and 3,212 feet long for the north and south piers, respectively, the inshore end of the south pier diverging southward opposite the inner basin. c. An entrance channel 300 feet wide and 22 feet deep, extending from that depth in the lake to the outer end of the north pier, reducing to a channel between piers 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep to the inner basin,, an inner basin 18 feet deep, about 13 acres, protected in the east side by a revetment 882 feet long, and an anchorage area 8 feet deep, about 6 acres, in the southwest corner of the inner basin. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of several feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of the completed portion of the project is $536,758, exclu- sive of the amount expended on previous projects. The portion authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, is to be restudied. The latest (1956) estimate for this portion is $67,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $69,100. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14, 1880 Parallel piers and basin 1_ _ Annual Report, 1880, p. 1942. __--------_-_ .------ Aug. 2, 1882 Modified location of harbor entrance 1- ____ _ Annual Report, 1882, pp. 277, 2163. June 13, 1902 Detached breakwater, extension of piers, increasing H. Doc. 313, 56th Cong., 1st sess. width of harbor at inner end of north pier, and dredging channel and basin to existing project depth. July 3, 1930 Extension of breakwater to shore, dredging near the Rivers and Harbors Committee outer end of the north pier, and enlarging the inner Doc. 27, 71st Cong., 2d sess. basin. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Dredging an entrance channel to existing project H. Doc. 116, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 3 dimensions from the outer end of the north pier to the project depth in the lake, and dredging an anchorage area in the southwest corner of the inner basin to the existing project depth. Abandonment of dredging the triangular area in the southwest corner of the inner basin to a depth of 18 feet. 1Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published map. 3 The anchorage area in the southwest crner of the inner basin is to be restudied. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1365 Local cooperation. The act of March 2, 1945, provided that dredg- ing of the anchorage basin shall not be commenced until local interests furnish assurances to the Secretary of War that they will remove the abandoned water intake pipes; construct an adequate bulkhead in front of the city park and in front of the adjacent United States property; furnish free of cost to the United States, the land necessary for the anchorage area; release the United States from all claims for damages resulting from the improvement, and provide and maintain adequate mooring facilities. Local interests were informed of requirements on July 1, 1946. Permit authorizing construction of the required bulkhead was issued by the Department of the Army on August '25, 1948, but construction of bulkhead and fulfillment of remaining requirements have not been completed. Terminal facilities. There are two commercial docks which receive coal and limestone. In addition, there are two publicly owned docks, one which is owned by the city and is used for fishing, and the other is owned by the United States Government and used exclusively by the Corps of Engineers. The city dock is considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $4,759. U.S. hopper dredge Hains operations in May 1961 removed 39,900 cubic yards of material at a cost of $27,110. Work on repair of the west 445 feet of the north pier by Government plant and hired labor was commenced on 24 May 1961 and was about 35 percent complete as of 30 June 1961; costs on this work were $96,037. Total maintenance costs were $127,906. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete except for the dredging to provide an anchorage area in the south- west corner of the inner basin, which is being restudied. The north pier, completed in 1904, is in good condition, except for about the west 445 feet, which is being repaired. The south pier, completed in 1903, is in good condition. The outer 600 feet of breakwater, com- pleted in 1904, and the shore-arm extension, completed in 1931, are in good condition. The controlling depths for practicable widths at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 21.8 feet in the entrance channel to the outer end of the north pier, 18 feet in the channel between the piers and 18 feet in the east half of the inner basin and about 16 feet in the west half of the inner basin. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $2,047,184 of which $536,758 were for new work and $1,510,426 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- .-----_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ...... -_ ------ __.$----------- $754,991 Cost----------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------- 754,991 Maintenance: Appropriated ---- $63,000 $89,500 $40,694 $17,400 $134,700 1,532,931 Cost-----------------.. 72,122 89,523 40,694 17,400 127,906 1,526,137 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --------- ----------------------- (2) 1Includes $218,233 for new work and $15,711 for maintenance on previous projects. 2 Does not include the portion of the project to be restudied, estimated in 1956 to cost $67,000. TAGO 10070-B 1366 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 14. CHICAGO RIVER, ILL. Location. Cook and Lake Counties, Ill., the navigable portions being wholly in Cook County and the city of Chicago. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 752.) For description, see page 1467 of Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, modified by acts of March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1942 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1513 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for maintenance dredging to a depth of 21 feet of the main river from Rush Street to the junction of the North and South Branches (0.7 mile), the North Branch from the junction to North Avenue (2.22 miles), the North Branch Canal (1.04 miles), and the North Branch turning basin; the channels and turning basins to be maintained to project depth to within 20 feet of existing docks. It also provides for dredging a channel 9 feet deep to within 30 feet of existing bulkheads and river banks, from North Avenue to Belmont Avenue, thence 9 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Addison Street. The width of channel in the main river varies from 200 to 300 feet, in North Branch from 50 to 150 feet, and in North Branch Canal from 70 to 110 feet. All depths are referred to normal pool, elevation 577.9 feet above mean tide at New York, or 0.6 foot below low water datum for Lake Michigan. The cost of the completed portion of the project is $547,679, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects. The portion of the project authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946 is in the "Deferred for Restudy" category. The latest (1960) estimate -or this portion is $65,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $186,600. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 For project depth of 21 feet in lieu of that fixed by act Specified in act. of June 3, 1896. June 13, 1902 Turning basins ......---------------------------------- Do. Mar. 2, 1907 Interpreted by Chief of Engineers, Apr. 11, 1908, as H. Doc. 95, 56th Cong., 1st sess, adopting the new work of the then existing project (Annual Report, 1900, p. 3863, for 21-foot depth. and Annual Report, 1909, p. 709.) Mar. 2, 1919 Eliminated all work, except maintenance of the main H. Doc. 1294, 64th Cong., 1st sess. river, North Branch, North Branch Canal, and turning basin. 2 July 24, 1946 Dredging channel 9 feet deep to within 30 feet of exist- H. Doc. 767, 78th Cong., 2d sess. a ing bulkheads and river banks from North Ave. to Belmont Ave., thence 9 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Addison St. 1 The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, opposite p. 2928. 2 Contains latest published map of the North Branch above North Ave. 3 Deferred for restudy. Local cooperation. The act of July 24, 1946, provided that the improvement of the channel is subject to the condition that local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will hold and save the United States free from damages which may result from construction and maintenance of the improvement. The above requirement has not been complied with. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - -CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1367 Terminal facilities. There are 28 docks handling lake vessel and river barge cargoes. The most important cargoes handled are sand and gravel, coal, salt, cement, and petroleum products. There are three boatyards, two of which are used for servicing recreational craft and one engaged in constructing and servicing small craft as well as small Navy vessels. The city of Chicago owns two docks which are not used for commercial purposes at this time. The United States Government has two docks which are used by the Corps of Engineers exclusively. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made by hired labor and use of Government plant at a cost of $12,892. Channel dredging was performed by contract, a total of 421,395 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $667,747. Total maintenance costs were $680,639. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for the work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946. The controlling midchannel depths below normal pool are as follows: In the main river, 21.0 feet; in the North Branch to the turning basin, 21.0 feet; in the North Avenue turning basin 21 feet; North Avenue to Addison Street, 10 feet; and in the North Branch Canal, 18 feet. The water level in the Chicago River is controlled, the level being maintained at an elevation lower than that of Lake Michigan, except during excessive storm runoff into the river. The heads of naviga- tion for deep-draft vessels are Belmont Avenue on the North Branch, and Leavitt Street on the west fork of the South Branch, 5.97 and 5.52 miles, respectively, from Michigan Avenue Bridge. The head of navigation for barge traffic is near Touhy Avenue on the North Shore Channel, about 11 miles from the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $2,888,072, of which $547,679 was for new work and $2,340,393 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- .... - _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ... ......... --------- ------------ ..------------.------------------------ 2 $1,503,565 Cost .---.. ..------------ ----------------------------------------- ----.... 2 1,503,565 Maintenance: Appropriated -------- $235,000 ------------ 635,050 $---------- $63,500 2,450,395 Cost----------------- 234,931 $9 $60 17,372 680,639 2,449,856 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.................------------------------------ (3) 1 Includes $955,886 for new work and $109,463 for maintenance for pervious projects. 2 Includes preauthorization study costs of $3,000. 3 Does not include the portion of the project to be restudied, estimated in 1960 to cost $65,000. 15. CHICAGO HARBOR, ILL. Location. Northeastern Illinois, near the southern end of Lake Michigan; 85 miles in a southerly direction from Milwaukee, Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 752.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1883, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866, March 2, 1867, July 1, 1868, and April 10, 1869. Work was continued TAGO 10070-B 1368 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 under these projects until 1870. (For further details, see p. 1941 of Annual Report for 1915, and p. 1510 of Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project. This provides for the following work: a. An inner breakwater, all of timber cribs, enclosing an inner basin of about 224 acres in extent, the breakwater being in two sections, as follows: The main inner breakwater 4,036 feet long with 300 feet of shore return on north end; a southerly extension 2,550 feet long. b. An exterior breakwater enclosing an outer basin of about 900 acres in extent, the breakwater being in three sections, exclusive of gaps as follows: The shore extension at north end built of timber cribs and 2,250 feet long; the main exterior breakwater, built of timber cribs and 5,413 feet long; and the southerly extension, built of rubble mound and concrete caissons and 5,000 feet long, exclusive of the harbor entrance gap of 500 feet. c. Maintenance dredging to a depth of 21 feet of that part of the inner basin lying north of a line drawn eastwardly perpendicular to the eastern boundary of Grant Park, from the northern end of said boundary, and also of the entrance to Chicago River from lake to Rush Street over a width varying from 470 to 190 feet. d. Maintenance of that section of the north pier, 900 feet long, located east of the entrance to Ogden slip. Depths in the north part of the inner basin and entrance channel to Chicago River west of the lock and controlling works of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago are referred to normal pool elevation 577.9 feet above mean tide at New York; east or lakeward of the lock, the depth in the entrance channel is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan elevation 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Seasonal fluctuations is mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in barometric pressure, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The cost for new work for the completed project was $3,409,844, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average anual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $141,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 11, 1870 Inner breakwaters and inner basin-__---------_ A. Ex. Doc. 114, 41st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1879, pp. 1562-1567. June 14, 1880 Exterior breakwater __.- --.-.-- _ -- Annual Report, 1879, pp. 1562-1567. Mar. 3, 1899 Present project depth in the basin, and entrance to Annual Report, 1897, pp. 2790-2791. Chicago River. July 25, 1912 Shore-arm and southerly extension of the exterior H. Doc. 710, 62d Cong., 2d sess. breakwater. Mar. 2, 1919 Modification of the area to be dredged in the inner H. Doc. 1303, 64th Cong., 1st sess. basin. Mar. 3, 1931 Shore-arm extension of the exterior breakwater trans- Public 797, 71st Cong. ferred to Lincoln Park Commissioners. Mar. 2, 1945 Resumption of jurisdiction over the shore-arm ex- Public 14, 79th Cong. tension breakwater and over certain navigable waters in Lake Michigan which lie in the north- western part of the outer harbor. The latest published map of this harbor is in the Annual Report for 1914, opposite page 2,924. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1369 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 20 docks for handling various types of cargo. The most important cargoes handled are coal, overseas package freight, and newsprint. Passenger excursion steamers are served by six of these 20 docks. There is one privately owned marine service mooring and two yacht club docks. The city of Chicago owns five docks, one of which is used for commercial purposes at the present time. The United States Government has six docks; two are used by the Coast Guard, two by the Navy, and two by the Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made at a cost of $4. Maintenance dredging was accomplished by contract, a total of 8,699 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $13,245. Total maintenance costs were $13,249. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1923. The entrance to Chicago River has been improved by the construction of parallel entrance piers, and dredging of a channel 190 to 470 feet in width, and a depth of 21 feet. The northerly arm of the inner breakwater (timber 4,034 feet, with 304 feet of shore return on the north end, completed in 1875; concrete superstructure completed in 1934) is in good condition. The southerly arm (timber 2,544 feet, completed in 1880; concrete super- structure completed in 1930) is in good condition. The exterior breakwater (timber cribs 5,418 feet, completed in 1889; concrete superstructure completed in 1930) is deteriorated under water and requires repair. The southerly extension (rubble mound 2,227 feet, completed in 1917), and the south arm (rubble mound 1,532 feet, completed in 1920; and concrete caisson 1,185 feet completed in 1922) are in good condition. The shore-arm extension (timber cribs 2,250 feet, completed in 1917; the inner 1,050 feet capped with concrete superstructure 1951; the next adjoining 1,000 feet capped with stone blocks 1956; the outer 200 feet capped with concrete superstructure 1952) is in good condition. The north pier (concrete superstructure, 975 feet, completed in 1908 and repaired in 1949) is in good condition. The controlling depth at the close of the fiscal year from the west end of the lock near the mouth of the Chicago River to the Michigan Avenue Bridge was 21 feet and more below normal pool; and east of the lock to the breakwater entrance gap over a width of 470 feet was 21 feet below low-water datum. The water level landward of the lock is controlled, the level being maintained at an elevation lower than that of Lake Michigan except during excessive storm runoff. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1960, were $7,097,849 of which $3,409,844 was for new work and $3,688,005 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_-- -.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--......--------...--------- ------------------------------ ------------ $3,855,849 Cost....----......--------------........-------------- ---------------------------------- 3,855,849 Maintenance: Appropriated .. ._ $266,961 $357,700 $61,218 $18,920 .........------------.. 3,688,005 Cost-----------.. ------ 233,343 385,335 67,024 6,700 $13,249 3,688,005 1Includes $446,005 for new work for previous projects. TAGO 10070-B 1370 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 16. LAKE CALUMET, ILL. Location. Northeastern Illinois (Cook County), within the south- easterly limits of the city of Chicago, just west of and connected by a short channel with turning basin 5, the landward limit of the project known as Calumet Harbor and River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 755.) Eisting project. This provides for dredging areas A and B in the south end of Lake Calumet, including an entrance channel 300 feet in width from turning basin 5, to a depth of 21 feet. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Fluctuations in stage of the lake are practically those resulting from changes of water level in Lake Michigan. On Lake Michigan seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in barometric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The cost of new work for the completed project was $405,012. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $96,700. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. (H. Doc. 180, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the Illinois Waterway is in House Document 145, 76th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one privately owned dock which handles domestic and small foreign ocean vessels and barge cargoes of package freight and iron from steel products. The recently organized Chicago Regional Port District initiated in the fiscal year 1956 an extensive construction program, consisting of the following: Three transit sheds-Transit shed No. 1 is 1,440 feet long with a berthing space of 1,800 feet and is leased by North Pier Terminal Co., Transit shed No. 2 is 590 feet long with a berthing space of 740 feet and is leased by Packers Terminal Warehouse Corp., Transit shed No. 3 is 590 feet long with a berthing space of 760 feet and is leased by Overseas Shipping Inc.; and two grain elevators each with a capacity of 6,500,000 bushels. Elevator No. 1 is operated by Illinois Grain Corp. and Elevator No. 2 is operated by Rice Powell Grain Co. Foreign and domestic cargoes are being received and shipped through these facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $1,300. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. The controlling depth at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 21 feet, except in the north half of the turning area at the west end of the dredged channel where depths gradually reduce to about 19 feet near the north channel line. The Chicago Regional Port District has commenced construction of addi- tional port facilities including channel and slips north of the dredged channel and has temporarily closed off water access to that area by construction of a dike. The total cost of the work to June 30, 1961 was $900,238, of which $405,$12 was for new work and $495,226 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1371 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .- -- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...-------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- $405,012 Cost------------.------------ - ----------------- ------------ 405,012 Maintenance: Appropriated _ _ $235,000 $60,400 $176,246 $10,440 $1,300 495,226 Cost----------------- 104,498 190,898 77,988 108,702 1,300 495,226 17. CALUMET HARBOR ANDI) RIVER ILL. AND IND. Location. Northeastern Illinois (Cook County), near the southert end of Lake Michigan, 121/2 miles south of Chicago Harbor, and known on the Great Lakes as South Chicago Harbor, it being in the southerly part of and within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago, except for a part of the breakwaters and of the anchorage behind same, which are in Indiana. The Calumet River is within the Chicago city limits. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 755.) For description, see page 1471 of Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects. The original project for Calumet Harbor was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified August 11, 1888. Work was continued under these projects until 1896. The original project for Calumet River was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, and modified August 5, 1886. For further details, see page 1943 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1515 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following work: a. For an outer harbor protected by a breakwater extending east- ward from the shore about 4,400 feet and thence southeasterly about 8,100 feet to the harbor entrance. b. For an approach channel 3,200 feet wide and 29 feet deep through the shoals outside the breakwater. c. For an outer harbor channel and anchorage area 3,000 feet wide and 28 feet deep. d. For an entrance channel to the river 350 feet wide and 27 feet deep to the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway bridge. e. For a channel in Calumet River of 200-foot minimum width, 25 feet deep to the Semet-Solvay wharf near 111th Street, thence 23 feet deep through the rock section to near 114th Street, thence 21 feet deep to 122d Street, and then 21.5 feet deep to and including turning basin No. 5. f. For widening and straightening the river channel, except through the rock cut, to within 20 feet of bulkhead lines now or hereafter established. g. For five turning basins spaced along the river channel, of suit- able size for turning the largest lake cargo vessels, and each of the same depth as the adjacent channel. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.8 feet above mean tide at New York. Fluctuations in stage of the river are practically those resulting from changes of water level in Lake Michigan. On Lake Michigan, seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high TAGO 10070-B 1372 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in baro- metric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infre- quent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in (1961) is $19,897,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $304,500. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents (Annual Report, 1896, pp. 2584, et Mar. 3,1899 Outer harbor rotected by brekwater--------------- seq., and H. Doc. 277, 54th Cong., June 13, 1902 u r proece y reawaer 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1905 5 turning basins__________________________ H. Doc. 172, 58th Cong., 2d sess. June 25, 1910 Provided for shape and dimensions of turning basins_ H. Doc. 349, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 22, 1922 Consolidated the 2 projects for Calumet Harbor and Calumet River. Aug. 30,19351 Detached breakwater; dredging the outer harbor to H. Doc. 494, 72d Cong., 2d sess. existing project depth and dimensions; deepening river-entrance channel and river to existing project depths; widening and straightening the river chan- nel; deepening the 5 turning basins to the same depth as the adjacent channel. Mar. 2, 1945 Provide an approach channel to the harbor 3,200 feet H. Doc. 233, 76th Cong., 1st sess.3 wide and 28 feet deep through the shoals outside the breakwater and for closing the existing gap between the breakwaters. 2 July 14, 1960 Provides for a depth of 29 feet in lake approach; 28 H. Doc. 149, 86th Cong., 1st sess. feet in the outer harbor; and 27 feet in the river entrance up to the E. J. & E. Ry. Bridge. 1 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1943, and Dec. 16, 1933. 2 Contains latest published map of the harbor. 3 Contains latest published maps of the river. Local cooperation. The act of March 3, 1905, required as a condi- tion precedent to Federal expenditures upon any one of the five turning basins, the donation to the United States of the land neces- sary for that turning basin. As a result, the land needed for turning basins 1, 3, and 5 was conveyed to the United States. The total area thus conveyed is 17.8 acres, and the value of the land at the time of its conveyance was approximately $35,700. The act of August 30, 1935, provided that the widening of the channel at any locality, or the future excavation of a turning basin, shall not be commenced until local interests have furnished, free of cost to the United States, the lands or easements necessary for such widening or excavation, and have either provided any necessary bulk- heads, or have released the United States from all damages to ad- jacent lands by reason of the excavation. The act of July 14, 1960, provided that local interests agree to: (a) hold and save the United States free from damage due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (b) provide and maintain depths in berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore and stone docks commensurate with the depths provided in the project area. The Republic Steel Corp. has dredged a new turning basin on the east side of the Calumet River just north of 122d Street, to replace the original turning basin 3, and has constructed a bulkhead along the channel side of the original basin 3, and reclaimed the area to provide land for plant expansion. The corporation has also built a bulkhead along two portions of the east side of the river between a point opposite the Semet-Solvay slip and the new turning basin 3, and has widened and deepened the east side of the rock section TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1373 between the United States east channel line and its bulkhead. The United States has widened and deepened 3 portions on the east side of the river, and 2 portions on the west side of the river between 100th Street and turning basin No. 3. Local interests donated the necessary land for the widening. Terminal facilities. There are 41 docks handling foreign overseas, lake vessels, and river barge cargoes. The most important cargoes handled are iron ore, grain, coal, limestone, sand and gravel, iron and steel products, and miscellaneous package freight. There are two boatyards, one for repairs to large lake vessels (this yard has two large drydocks), and the other boatyard has one floating dry- dock for repairing and building commercial river craft. The United States Government owns one dock which is used by the Corps of Engineers only. There are no other publicly owned docks on the Calumet River, except for the one reserved for the exclusive use of the city of Chicago fireboat. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engineering and design was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $37,135. Dredging to widen the channel of the Calumet River adjacent to Cargill Inc. dock, was accomplished by contract, a total of 87,550 cubic yards of material being moved at a cost of $157,665. Total new work costs were $194,800. Maintenance: Conditions surveys and flue dust investigations were made by hired labor at a cost of $25,030. Contract dredging, Dec. 1960 to Feb. 1961, removed 25,159 cubic yards of material at a cost of $39,155. Repairs to breakwaters were made by hired labor by placement of 13,930 tons of stone at a cost of $100,170. Total maintenance costs were $164,355. Private dredging in Calumet Harbor was commenced in June 1961 and completed early in July 1961 by the United States Steel Corpora- tion as a result of*tlue dust investigations in navigable waters. This corporation removed about 41,317 cubic yards from the project in the entrance channel leading to the Calumet River. Private dredging was also perfomed by the Interlake Iron Corporation for removal of deposits of steel mill origin contiguous to their lock dock on the east bank of the Calumet River. A total of about 7,357 cubic yards was removed in June 1961 between the Federal project channel line and their dock. A decree by the United States District Court, favorable to the United States, in litigation to fix the responsibility for illegal deposition in navigable waters of a portion of the Calumet River was entered June 24, 1957 (United States of America, Plaintiff v. Republic Steel Corporation, International Harvester Company and Interlake Iron Corporation, defendants (54-C-1608)). The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a decision dated January 22, 1959 reversed the decree of the United States District Court (No. 12248-49-50). On May 16, 1960 the United States Supreme Court reversed the United States Court of Appeals and remanded the case to it for further proceedings in conformity with the opinion (No. 56-October Term, 1959). On the questions of law considered, this action sustained the District Court decree. In decree of 17 February 1961, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concurred with the United States Supreme Court on the questions of law involved but reversed the decree of the District TAGO 10070-B 1374 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Court on the question of quantity for which the defendants are responsible. The case has been remanded to the District Court for a new trial on the matter of allocation of responsibility. The pro- hibitory injunction portion of the District Court decree was upheld. Rehabilitation: Preparation of Design Memo was accomplished by hired labor, at a cost of $25,043. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 38 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of the construction of turning basins 2 and 4; deepen- ing the outer harbor; deepening and completing the widening and straightening the Calumet River; dredging an approach channel to the harbor through the shoals outside the detached breakwater; and closing the gap between the breakwaters. The timber crib break- water (6,712 feet, completed in 1904; concrete superstructure com- pleted in 1924) is in fair condition. The cellular type steel-sheet pile breakwater (5,007 feet, completed in 1935) is in fair condition. Under permit from the Secretary of War, the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. and its predecessors have removed all of the south pier (completed in 1897) and replaced it with a concrete dock wall 2,961 feet in length and 50 feet southerly of the pier's original location. Under permits from the department, the Defense Plant Corporation built two sections of bulkhead on the east side of the river between a point opposite the Semet-Solvay slip and the new turning basin 3 at mile 4.7. The United States has widened and deepened the channel adjoining the new bulkhead except through the rock section, where the widening was done by the corporation. Depths in the outer harbor vary from 23 to 26 feet. Controlling midchannel depth in the entrance channel is 26 feet. The controlling midchannel depth in the river to 106th Street is 21 feet, thence about 18.5 feet to 117th Street, and thence 21 feet to and including turning basin No. 5 Depths are based on soundings taken in Nov. and Dec. 1960 and Jan. and Feb. 1961, and are referred to low water datum. The head of navigation for deep-draft vessels in the river is at turning basin No. 5 near 130th Street. The total costs, all funds, to June 30, 1961 were $11,226,716 of which $8,190,113 were regular funds and $3,036,603 were public work funds; $6,258,221 being for new work and $4,943,452 for main- tenance, and $25,043 for rehabilitation. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ....- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated..--------_ -$2,820 --------------------------------- $295,000 2 $7,214,394 Cost-..-------------- 104,569 ------------ --------- ------------ 194, 800 27,114,194 Maintenance: Appropriated . ._ 223,678 $366,300 $482,290 $269,430 161,000 4,989,385 Cost...----------------- 237,101 165,718 655,392 300,178 164,355 4,988,682 Rehabilitation: Appropriated--------------- ----------------------- ------------ 31,000 31,000 Cost ..------...... ------------- ....................... 25,043 25,043 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __......... ._ _................... $100,160 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ ------------ 864,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ 964,160 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ -- -11,818,606 1Includes $855,973 for new work and $45,230 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $90,000 for preauthorization study costs. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1375 18. INDIANA HARBOR, IND. Location. Northwestern Indiana (Lake County), on southwest shore of Lake Michigan, 18 miles southeast of Chicago Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 755.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details, see page 1943 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1520 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for: a. A northerly rubblemound breakwater, 2,520 feet long, an easterly reinforced concrete-caisson breakwater 1,507 feet long, an extension of this latter breakwater about 2,300 feet to the north, and the construction and placing of a lighthouse crib. b. An outer harbor entrance channel generally 800 feet wide with a depth of 29 feet. c. Dredging an outer harbor basin to a depth of 28 feet, and a canal entrance channel to a depth of 27 feet. d. Widening the main stem of the Indiana Harbor Canal to a bottom width of 260 feet with a depth of 22 feet from the outer harbor to The Forks, and dredging the Calumet River Branch from The Forks to 141st Street to the same width and depth. e. A channel 22 feet deep and 160 feet wide in the Lake George Branch from The Forks to White Oak Avenue. f. The maintenance of a channel 20 feet deep and 80 feet wide in the remainder of the Calumet River Branch south of the north line of 141st Street, except the removal of sewage deposits and other city refuse, after completion and acceptance from private parties. g. The construction of a turning basin at The Forks 22 feet deep. That part of the Calumet River Branch Channel from the north line of 141st Street to the Grand Calumet River has not as yet been completed by local interests or accepted for maintenance by the United States. The project depths are referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and temporary fluctuations of 0.1 to 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in baro- metric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infre- quent intervals. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961 is $6,088,000 Federal and $1,296,000 non-Federal, exclusive of amount expended in previous project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $72,600. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Outer harbor and maintenance of inner harbor H. Doc. 1113, 60th Cong., 2d sess. channel. Mar. 4, 1913 Breakwaters________.___________.______. - -__-------- H. Doc. 690, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1919 Lighthouse crib, present length and alinement of the Rivers and Harbors Committee easterly and northerly breakwaters. Doc. 6, 65th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 20, 1922 Modified the length of channel to be maintained in Public 176, 67th Cong. extension to Lake George. Mar. 3, 1925 Authorized the Secretary of War to modify the proj- ect so far as relates to length and alinement of breakwaters and to sell to Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. approximately 1,180 linear feet of shore- ward end of the existing north breakwater. TAGO 10070-B 1376 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Atcs Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Existing project channel width and depth in the Rivers and Harbors Committee Lake George Branch, turning basin at The Forks. Doc. 21, 71st Cong., 2d sess. June 30, 1932 Authorized the Secretary of War to sell to the Inland Public No. 219, 72d Cong. Steel Co. approximately 1,903 linear feet of the southerly end of the existing east breakwater. Aug. 30,19351 Extension to easterly breakwater, dredging entrance Rivers and Harbors Committee channel and outer harbor, deepening channel Doc. 29, 72d Cong., 1st sess. between bulkhead fills, widening the main stem of the canal and the portion of the Calumet River Branch to 141st St. Aug. 26, 1937 Modified conditions of local cooperation required Rivers and Harbors Committee before enlargement of the Indiana Harbor Canal Doc. 13, 75th Cong., 1st sess.2 is undertaken by the United States. July 14, 1960 Increases authorized depths to 29 feet in the outer H. Doc. 195, 86th Cong., 1st sess. harbor entrance channel; 28 feet in the outer harbor; and 27 feet in the canal entrance channel to the first E. J. & E. Ry. Bridge. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933, and July 25, 1934. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The act of August 26, 1937, provides that the enlargement of the Indiana Harbor Canal shall not be undertaken until local interests have furnished a right-of-way 300 feet wide and have constructed substantial bulkheads along the channel on the established lines shown on the map accompanying Rivers and Harbors Committee Document 13, 75th Congress, 1st session, pro- vided that the improvement on one side may proceed in any section on fulfillment of the conditions for that side of the section, and provided further, that south of the turning basin at The Forks (beginning 450 feet south of the intersection of the present Calumet Branch and mainstem bulkhead lines), widening and deepening by the United States shall be done only as the rights-of-way and bulk- heads on at least one side of the channel are continuously provided southward from the above limit of the turning basin at The Forks. To provide for the 300-foot channel, a parcel of land (of about 4.6 acres), generally 100 feet wide, lying on the east side of the Calumet River Branch, commencing at the north side of 141st Street and extending northward toward The Forks for a distance of about 2,107 feet, hasbeen conveyed to and accepted by the United States. Local interests have also constructed about 1,350 feet of bulkhead along the east side of the Calumet River Branch, and have reconstructed the bulkhead on the west side from The Forks to 141st Street. The Defense Plant Corporation has built a bulkhead along the east side of the Canal between the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s bridge and Dickey Place Bridge; the United States has widened and deepened the east side of this portion of the widening. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. has constructed a bulkhead along the west side of the canal between the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.'s bridge and the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s bridge, and the United States has widened and deepened the west side of this portion of the widening. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 18 docks handling lake and river cargoes. The most important cargoes handled are iron ore, petroleum products, limestone, iron and steel products, sand and gravel, and coal. There are no public docks in this harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work. Work on Design Memorandum for the 1960 Modification was started by hired TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1377 labor at a cost of $5,904. There was an adjustment of $71 in the contributed funds account. Maintenance. Condition surveys and flue dust investigations were made by hired labor at a cost of $27,404. Contract dredging was started in May 1961 with removal of 81,052 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $135,470. Total maintenance costs were $162,874. As a result of flue dust investigations in navigable waters, the United States Steel Corporation, based on commitments from time to time, had paid to the United States various sums equal to 93 percent of the contract price for removal by dredging of material, mostly of steel mill origin, from the Calumet River Branch of the Indiana Harbor Canal. On 1 April 1959 the United States Steel Corporation was again requested to submit a commitment to pay to the United States an amount equal to 93 percent of the contract price for dredging an estimated 75,000 cubic yards of material, mostly of steel mill origin, from the same location. In view of the status of pending litigation relative to removal of illegal deposits (United States vs. Republic Steel Corporation, et al.) the company on 15 May 1959 refused to be so committed. On 16 May 1960 the United States Supreme Court reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and remanded the case to it for further proceedings in conformity with the opinion. On the questions of law considered, this action sustained the United State District Court decree favorable to the United States. A more detailed state- ment regarding this litigation is contained in report on the Calumet Harbor and River, Illinois and Indiana project. In the spring of 1961 the shoaling in the Calumet River Branch of the Indiana Harbor Canal had increased to approximately 135,000 cubic yards and was seriously interfering with navigation by preventing the full loading of oil tankers and bulk cargo vessels at adjacent docks. It was therefore necessary for the Government to award a contract for this dredging in May 1961. The United States Steel Corporation is conducting studies of its discharges of steel mill wastes through its sewers from its Gary, Indiana mills into the Grand Calumet River and of their transport thence by the flow into the channel of the Indiana Harbor Canal, and there are indications that this company will agree to pay some part yet undetermined of the cost of this dredging. Private dredging also attributed to flue dust investiga- tions was commenced in June 1961 and completed early in July 1961 by Inland Steel Company and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com- pany for removal of deposits of steel mill origin, about 68,851 cubic yards being removed from the outer harbor basin by the Inland Steel Company; about 56,298 cubic yards from the entrance channel and about 10,113 cubic yards from the Indian Harbor Canal between the five railroad bridges and Dickey Place by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company and the Inland Steel Company, jointly. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 69 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of deepening the outer entrance channel, outer harbor basin, and canal entrance channel; completing the widening of the main stem of the Indiana Harbor Canal to a bottom width of 260 feet with a depth of 22 feet from the outer harbor to The Forks; completing the widening of the Calumet River Branch TAGO 10070-B 1378 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 from The Forks to 141st Street to the same width and depth; and completing the deepening and widening to full project dimensions of the upper 3,440 feet of the Lake George Branch. The north break- water (rubble mound, 2,520 feet, completed in 1922) is in good con- dition. The east breakwater (concrete caisson, 1,507 feet, completed in 1926) and northerly extension (rubble mound, 2,324 feet, com- pleted in 1935) are in good condition. The controlling midchannel depths are as follows: 26 to 28 feet in the entrance channel parallel to the rubble mound breakwater and generally 23 to 26 feet in the outer harbor, 25 feet between the bulkheads of the steel companies to the 5 bridges, 21 feet from the 5 bridges to the turning basin at The Forks, from 20 feet at the entrance to 15 feet at a point 50 feet from the inner end of the turning basin east of Canal Street, 22 feet in the turning basin at The Forks, 22.0 feet from the turning basin at The Forks to 1,700 feet below the 141st Street Bridge and thence 13 feet to 200 feet below the 141st Street Bridge, and 22.0 feet from the turning basin to 750 feet above the Indianapolis Boulevard bridge on the Lake George Branch. Depths are referred to low-water datum. The head of navigation for commercial vessels is at the Baltimore and Ohio Terminal Railroad Bridge on the Lake George Branch about 3 miles from the outer harbor and at a point about 2,200 feet from The Forks on the Calumet River Branch about 2.5 miles from the outer harbor. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961, were $6,392,312, of which $4,749,913 were regular funds, $1,618,044 Public Works funds, and $12,355 contributed funds; $3,710,335 being for new work and $2,681,977 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .. ... __ -$2,912 ... _..._.... .... . .. . $25,000 ....------------ 2$3,777,744 Cost------------- ----- 41,588-_ ---- __-...- ........ _..--. 5,904 23,758,648 Maintenance: Appropriated...------- -26,300 $127,000 $32,978 $24,770 361, 400 2,883,012 Cost-----------------... 15,334 37,607 122,454 24,770 162,874 2,684,486 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-------.......--.....--------------.....------------ $19,096 Appropriatedfor year ending June 30, 1962_------- --------------------- ----------- 273,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_- - --------- - - - - - - - --- 292,096 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--_ - - ------------------------ 2,097,924 1Includes $60,668 for new work and $2,509 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes preauthorization study costs of $21,300. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year...-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- ------------------------------------------------------------ $12,500 Cost------------------$2,518 ----------- $2, 493 -------- $71 12,355 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------------------- $145 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1379 19. MICHIGAN CITY HARBOR, IND. Location. Northwestern Indiana (in La Porte County), on the southeasterly shore of Lake Michigan, 38 miles in a southeasterly direction from Chicago Harbor. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 75.) For descriptions, see page 1482 of Annual Report for 1932. Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836, and work was continued under this project until 1870. For further details, see page 1944 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1524 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for- a. A detached breakwater, east and west entrance piers, and a dredged channel, 120 to 150 feet wide and 18 feet deep, from Lake Michigan to the upper of two turning basins, which are also to have a depth of 18 feet. b. The repair and restoration of the westerly 1,000 feet of the old east breakwater. c. Dredging an anchorage shoreward of the restored section to a depth of 12 feet in the northerly portion and 8 feet in the southerly portion. d. Enlarging the entrance to this basin through the east pier to a width of 66 feet. The project depth is referred to low water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Seasonal fluctuations in mean stage from low water in winter to high water in summer average about 1.2 feet. Local and tem- porary fluctuations of 0.1 and 0.5 foot, due to wind and difference in barometric pressures, occur daily. Seiches of 3 to 4 feet occur at infrequent intervals. The cost for new work for the completed project was $1,212,385, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $46,300. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents East breakwater and old east pier enclosing the outer Recommendation of a Board of basin. Engineers, Annual Report, 1870, p. 123. Extension of east pier....................------------------------- Reports of Boards of Engineers, Annual Report, 1881, pp. 2187- 2189; Annual Report, 1882, pp. 2664-2266. Mar. 3, 1899 Extension of east pier and construction of detached Annual Report, 1897, pp. 2903-2904. breakwater. Mar. 3, 1905 Lower turning basin. Rebuilding of the west pier as at present located. Joint resolution of Congress ap- Present project dimensions of entrance channel. proved May 13, 1908, Public 23. Jan. 21, 1927 Existing project depth in channel, and in lower and H. Doc. 279, 69th Cong., 1st sess. middle turning basins, elimination of the improve- ment of Trail Creek above the middle turning basin and of the uncompleted portion of the de- tached breakwater, abandonment of east break- water and old east pier enclosing the outer basin. Aug. 30, 1935 Restoration and repair of westerly 1,000 feet of east Rivers and Harbors Committee breakwater, dredging outer basin, and enlarging Doc. 34, 74th Cong., 1st sess. the entrance to the basin through the east pier. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are four fish docks, one city dock, and one grain elevator in this harbor. The commodities handled at this harbor are grain, salt, and fresh fish. There are two small boat- TAGO 10070-B 1380 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 yards, which repair and construct recreational craft only. The one public dock is owned by the city and has not been used for commercial purposes to date. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were performed by hired labor at a cost of $2,049. Preliminary plans for dredging were accomplished at a cost of $510. The total maintenance costs for the fiscal year were $2,559. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in December 1936. Concrete superstructure, 1,304 feet, on the detached breakwater, completed in 1925 is in fair condition, and the entrance piers, completed in 1931 are in good condition. Under permit from the Secretary of War, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has removed 615 feet of the inner end of the west pier and about 719 feet of the bulkhead south of the pier, and has re- placed them with a steel sheet pile bulkhead located landward of the former dock line. The area channelward of the new bulkhead was dredged by the permittee to 18 feet. The controlling depth at low water datum at the close of the fiscal year was 17 feet along the midchannel sailing line in the entrance channel and through the outer basin with shallower depths along the sides 18 feet in mid- channel between the piers to Franklin Street Bridge. Between the Franklin Street Bridge and the turning basin at the head of the project, the depths vary from 1 to 15 feet in a channel about 60 feet wide, except in the draws of the Michigan Central Railroad Co's. bridge where the width is about 40 feet. The turning basin at the head of the project has shoaled above datum. Available anchorage depths in the basin are 12 feet in the northerly portion and 8 feet in the southerly portion. Depths are referred to low water datum. The head of navigation for commercial vessels is the turning basin at the head of the project, 1.04 miles above the outer end of the west pier. Above this point, depths are only sufficient for small launches. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961 were $2,899,199 of which $1,212,385 was for new work and $1,686,814 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ....- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .------------------------------------- _---- $1,499,774 Cost--------- ----------------------------------------------- ------------ 1,499,774 Maintenance: Appropriated___-------- $103,800 $62,200 $60,000 $4,000 $39,400 1,724,794 Cost----------------- 103,796 63,023 59,180 2,861 2,559 1,686,814 1 Includes $287,389 for new work for previous project. 20. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. AND IND. Location. The Illinois River (entirely within the State of Illi- nois), formed by the confluence of the Kankakee and the Des Plaines Rivers, flows in a southwesterly direction and enters the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill., about 38 miles above St. Louis. The Illinois Waterway comprises the Illinois River from its mouth to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers, a distance TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1381 of 273 miles; the Des Plaines River to Lockport, a distance of 18.1 miles, and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and to the south branch of the Chicago River to Lake Street, Chicago, a distance of 34.5 miles. Also from a point 12.4 miles above Lockport, Ill., the waterway comprises the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Little Calu- met and Calumet Rivers to turning basin 5, near the entrance to Lake Calumet, a distance of 23.8 miles; and the Grand Calumet River from the junction to 141st street, deep (lake) draft naviga- tion, a distance of 9 miles, and to Clark Street, Gary, Ind., a distance of 4.2 miles. Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, April 10, 1869, July 11, 1870, June 14, 1880, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see page 1945 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1172 of Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of nine locks and six dams; dredging a navigation channel with least dimensions of 9 feet in depth and 300 feet in width from the mouth of Waterway at Grafton, Ill., to Lockport, Ill., a distance of 291.1 miles; a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet of the present width, from Lockport to the controlling works, a distance of 2 miles; a channel with usable depth of 9 feet and width of 225 from the con- trolling works to its junction with the Calumet-Sag Channel, a distance of 10.4 miles; thence in the Calumet-Sag Channel to the present lock in Blue Island, Ill., a distance of 16 miles; a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers, from the lock in Blue Island to turning basin 5, a distance of 7.8 miles. Also a channel with usable depth of 9 feet and a width of 225 feet along the general route of the Grand Calumet River from its junction with the Little Calumet River to and in the Indiana Harbor Canal to 141st Street, East Chicago, Ind., a distance of 9 miles. Also from the junction of the Indiana Harbor Canal and the Grand Calumet River, a channel in that river of usable depth of 9 feet and a width of 160 feet to Clark Street in Gary, Ind., with a turning basin at Clark Street, a distance of 4.2 miles. Also, the removal of the controlling lock at Blue Island, Ill., and construction of a controlling works in Calumet River near its head, and similar structures in the proposed Grand Calumet Channel west of the Indiana Harbor Canal; alteration or elimination of railroad bridges across these channels lakeward of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, or the construction of new railroad bridges, to provide suitable clearances, with apportionment of the costs between the bridge owners and the United States, in general accordance with the pro- visions of section 6 of Public Law 647, 76th Congress; and making at the expense of the United States all fixed span bridges across the waterway, between McDonough Street, in Joliet. and turning basin 5, capable of conversion to lift bridges having vertical clearance of not less than 40 feet. The project also provides for a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet of the present width from the Calumet-Sag Junction to Lake Street, Chicago, via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and south branch of the Chicago River, a distance of 22.1 miles. Provision is also made for a small boat harbor in the vicinity of Peoria, Ill., by construction of a basin 510 TAGO 10070-B 1382 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AGMY, 1961 by 250 feet, dredged to a depth of 7 feet and protected by an earth embankment riprapped on the lakeside. The total length of the project from the mouth to Lake Street, Chicago, is 325.7 miles, to turning basin 5, is 327.5 miles, to 141st Street, is 334.7 miles, and to Clark Street in Gary, Ind., is 336.5 miles. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $179,447,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,978,400. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 Channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from mouth of Rivers and Harbors Committee Illinois River to Utica. 231 miles, modification of Doec. 4, 69th Cong., 1st sess., and the 2 United States locks and dams, removal of the S. Doe. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 State dams. (Act authorized appropriation of not to exceed $3,500,000 for carrying on the work.) July 3, 1930 Channel depth of 9 feet from Utica, Ill., to the heads S. Doc. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess. of the present Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers, distances of 94.6 miles to Lake St. and 96.3 miles to turning basin 5, respectively, to be secured by means of completed dams, locks, lateral canals, and dredging begun by the State of Illinois in general accordance with the present plans of the State for that work. The act in adopting the project authorized the appropriation of not to exceed $7,500,000 for carrying on the work. June26,19341 Operation and care of the locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropria- tions for rivers and harbors. 2 Aug. 30, 1935 2 Construction of modern locks and dams at La Grange H. Doc. 184, 73d Cong., 2d sess. and Peoria and for a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide below Lockport, the exact location and details of design of all structures to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, and, for the time being, that no change be made in the water authorized for navigation of the Illinois River by act of July 3, 1930. Aug. 30,1935 3 This act also provides for 3 passing places along the H. Doc. 180, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Sag Channel and the authorized channel in the Calumet-Sag route to turning basin 5, and dredging at entrance of Lake Calumet. June 14, 1937 Realinement of portion of Calumet River and aban- Rivers and Harbors Committee (Pub. Res. donment of bypassed section of the Calumet River. Doc. 19, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 42) June 20, 1938 Modifies requirements of "local cooperation" in act PL 685, 75th Cong., 3d sess. of Aug. 30, 1935. Oct. 23, 1943 Payment of damages to levee and drainage districts H. Doc. 711, 77th Cong ,.2d sess. due to seepage and other factors, amount not to exceed $303,500. Mar. 2, 1945 Enlarge the Calumet-Sag Channel to a width of 160 H. Doe. 145, 76th Cong., 1st sess. feet and to a usable depth of 9 feet. Dredge a barge channel 160 feet in width with a usable depth of 9 feet in the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet River branch of the Indiana Harbor Canal to deep (lake) draft through 141st St., East Chicago, Ind. Construct in the Little Calumet River a lock of suitable dimensions for barge navigation. Rebuild or otherwise alter at Federal expense all obstructive railroad bridges across the Calumet-Sag Channel, Little Calumet River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, and Indiana Harbor Canal, so as to provide suitable clearance, except that no Fed- eral funds shall be expended for removal or altera- tion of the Illinois Central R. R. bridge at mile 11.20 of the Little Calumet River. July 24, 1946 Substitute the following work for that authorized by H. Doc. 677, 79th Cong., 2d sess. act of Mar. 2, 1945: Replacement of emergency dam in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; enlarge- ment of that canal thence to Sag Junction and of Calumet-Sag Channel to afford channels 225 feet wide with usable depth of 9 feet; construction along the general route of Grand Calumet River of a channel with usable depth of 9 feet, 225 feet wide between Little Calumet River and the junction See footnotes at end of table, page 00. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1383 Acts Work authorized Documents with the Indiana harbor Canal and 160 feet wide thence to Clark St., Gary, Ind., with a turning basin at Clark St.; enlargement of the Indiana Harbor Canal to a width of 225 feet and usable depth of 9 feet between Grand Calumet River and the vicinity of 141st St., inclusive; removal of Blue Island lock and construction of a lock and control works in Calumet River near its head. and of similar structures in the proposed Grand Calu- met Channel west of the Indiana Harbor Canal; alteration or elimination of railroad bridges across these channels lakeward of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, or the construction of new railroad bridges, to provide suitable clearances. July 24, 1946 Provide for a small boat harbor in the vicinity of H. Doc. 698, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Peoria, Ill., by construction of a basin 510 by 250 feet, dredged to a depth of 7 feet. July 17, 1953 Authorizes $48,933 to reimburse Nutwood drainage H. Doc. 144, 82d Cong., 1st sess. and levee district for additional pumping opera- tions: supplementing $58,750 authorized in the Oct. 23, 1943 Act. July 3, 1958 Authorized Federal participation in the alteration H. Doc. 45, 85th Cong., 1st Sess. of highway bridges, which constitute unreasonable obstructions to navigation, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 647, 76th Cong., as amended. I Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 2 Contains latest published map of Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers. 3 Included, in part, in the Public Works Administration program, Oct. 31, 1934, and Feb. 28, 1935. The latest published map and profile of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers are contained in House Document 184, 73d Congress, 2d session, and a map of the Calumet-Sag Channel is printed in House Document 145, 76th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, modified the existing project subject to the condition that the State of Illinois transfer to the United States without cost all rights and titles in the two State-owned dams on the Illinois River, and that local interests furnish the United States without cost all necessary areas for the disposal of materials dredged in creating and main- taining the channel authorized (S. Doc. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). By deed dated March 28, 1928, the State of Illinois transferred these locks and dams to the United States. Permission has been granted by many riparian landowners for use of their lands for the disposal of dredged material. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the existing project subject to the following provisions: That the project thus adopted shall be in all its parts a navigable waterway of the United States, forever free to the public use of all, unencumbered by any tolls or restrictions of any kind whatsoever except such as may be imposed by Congress; that the State of Illinois shall proceed, sub- ject to the supervision and approval of all expenditures and obli- gations by the Secretary of the Army, to construct the highway bridges at Brandon Road and Marseilles Canal, to make the neces- sary alterations in other highway bridges across the Illinois Water- way, to make the necessary arrangements and agreements for the alterations of the railroad bridges across said waterway, and to do such other work on said waterway as the Secretary of the Army shall direct and the available funds of the State make possible, the bridges mentioned not to become the property of the United States, and no TAGO 10070-B 1384 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 obligations to be incurred by the United States to maintain, operate, or replace them; and that no claim shall lie against the United States because of any contractual obligations which have been or may be entered into by the State of Illinois as regards the construction of a waterway between Utica and Lake Michigan (S. Doc. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The State of Illinois appropriated $20,000,000 for the construc- tion of a waterway providing minimum 8-foot depths in channels not less than 150 feet wide, from the upper end of the Federal project on the Illinois River, to Lockport. The lock and dam at Starved Rock was about 95 percent complete, the Marseilles lock was about 95 percent, the Marseilles Canal 98 percent, Dresden Island lock and dam about 20 percent, Brandon Road lock and dam about 70 percent, and the Lockport lock about 95 percent complete, before the passage of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, as modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides that local interests furnish to the United States, free of cost, all necessary land to effect the improvements recommended in House Document 180, 73d Con- gress, 2d session, and install operating machinery and place in operat- ing condition the three drawbridges across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between its junction with the Calumet-Sag Channel and Lockport when directed by the Secretary of the Army. All require- ments have been met except for the installation of operating ma- chinery in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge at Lemont, Ill. The River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, superseded the pro- visions of River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, and provided that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas neces- sary for the new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required, including the alteration of utilities as necessary, with the exception of such land needed for the waterway as is now occupied by abutments or railroad tracks at the approaches to railroad bridges; and agree to remove at their own expense, or satisfactorily alter, the highway bridges across Des Plaines River at McDonough and Cass Streets (Joliet) across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at 16th Street (Lockport), Romeo Road, and Lemont Road, and all highway and street bridges across the channels included in the project lakeward of Sag Junction which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army, constitute unreasonable obstructions to navi- gation; construct all necessary new highway, street, or foot bridges across these channels; agree to provide near Clark Street, Gary, Ind., an adequate public barge-rail-truck terminal open to all on equal terms; and that the several sections of the proposed channel may be improved as separate units when considered advisable by the Secre- tary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers after local interests have provided, or furnished assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide the cooperation required for any unit. The city of Chicago has supplied informal assurances that it will furnish the lands between 130th and 138th Streets for the Calumet River lock site and appurtenances. The following formal assur- ances have been accepted: TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1385 a. Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Metro- politan Sanitary District of Chicago on May 9, 1955, furnishing assurance that easements would be granted through its lands on the south side of the channel from 96th Avenue to the controlling works foot bridge east of Blue Island and also an easement through the right-of-way on the north side of said channel in the vicinity of Blue Island; also the Sanitary District would use its efforts and offices to effect relocation of all utility lines from 96th Avenue to the foot bridge east of Blue Island and remove the bridges at Kean Avenue, 86th Avenue, Homan Avenue and Francisco Avenue. b. Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Metro- politan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago on May 31, 1956, furnishing assurance that it will furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas necessary for the widening, construction and for subsequent maintenance of the Calumet-Sag Channel. The Sanitary District is presently engaged in the acquisi- tion of the privately owned land required for spoil disposal and the funds appropriated are adequate to complete the recommended incre- ment of the project. c. By letter dated May 4, 1955, from Hon. Daniel Ryan, president of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Ill. assurance was given that the Board of Commissioners will adopt a resolution pledging that Cook County will fulfill its obligation for the follow- ing bridges: Kean Avenue, 86th Avenue, Harlem Avenue, Ridge- land Avenue, 127th Street, Kedzie Avenue, and Western Avenue. Formal resolution was adopted by the Board in July 1956. d. By letter dated March 14, 1955, (accepted July 29, 1955) from Governor William G. Stratton of Illinois, assurances were given as follows: "The Sanitary District of Chicago has agreed to provide necessary easements for right-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, to require alteration of utilities and to remove such bridges as are owned by the Sanitary District and which will no longer be needed. The Board of Commissioners of Cook County have programed four bridges and Mr. Ryan assured me that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County would take care of the bridges at Ridgeland Avenue and Francisco Avenue. The city of Chicago has agreed to rebuild the bridge at Indiana Avenue. "Assurances have also been received from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to provide easements and spoil areas for that portion of the channel traversing forest preserve district property. "The State desires to cooperate to the fullest extent in advancing and promoting the Calumet-Sag project. The State will rebuild the bridge across the channel on 96th Avenue and will alter the bridge at Cicero Avenue to clearances required by the Corps of Engineers. The State will also support legislation to acquire approx- imately three hundred acres needed for spoil-disposal area now owned by private interests and assures the Federal Government that work required by local interests, including the bridges in B!ue Island, will be performed within say a period of 5 years after an initial Federal appropriation is granted." Local cooperation required for the small boat harbor at Peoria, Ill., authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, has been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Of the 13 principal cities and towns along the Illinois River, about five own dock frontage, more or less im- proved for boat landings; four own dock frontage with no improve- ments; and four own no frontage except at street ends. At Peoria, the largest city on the river, there is a $400,000 modern river-rail municipal public terminal having an available frontage TAGO 10070-B 1386 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of 1,100 feet; 205 feet are occupied by a dock house and 190 feet by an open dock. The dock house is served by a wharf boat 45 feet by 230 feet, and an escalator capable of handling 1,000 tons a day This terminal is served by the equivalent of a beltline railroad. Grain ele- vators are available at 28 points between Grafton and Joliet. Private coal loading terminals are located at Frederick, Havana, Liverpool, Copperas Creek, and Kingston Lake. Coal-unloading terminals are located at Havana, at the mouth of the Vermilion River near La Salle, and at Joliet; and a cement loading plant is located at the mouth of the Vermilion River near La Salle, and one at Peru. Bulk- petroleum terminals are located at Havana, Kingston Mines, Peoria, Peru, Seneca, and Joliet. Sand and gravel plants are located at Kingston Lake, Chillicothe, Henry, Ottawa, Morris, Joliet, and Lockport. A barge construction yard, launching ways, and shipyard are located at Seneca. From the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, sand, gravel, oil, grain, and gasoline are shipped from Lockport, and petroleum products and stone from Lemont. Two grain elevators are located at Lockport. Bulk-petroleum terminals are located at Argo and Forest View, Ill., and at California Avenue, Cicero Avenue, and Kedzie Avenue, Chicago; and a liquid industrial-chemicals terminal is located at Cicero Avenue in Stickney, Ill. Private coal-unloading terminals are located at Ridgeland Avenue, Crawford Avenue, Loomis Street, Fisk Street, and Addison Street, Chicago. At Western Avenue, Chicago, bulk and package sugar are handled through the American Sugar Refiining Co. The State of Illinois barge terminal, including a 1,500,000-bushel grain elevator, is lo- cated at Damen Avenue, Chicago, on the South Branch of the Chicago River. Two sand and gravel distribution yards are located on the Calumet-Sag Channel. A petroleum unloading terminal is located on the Little Calumet River at Riverdale, just upstream from the junction with the Sag Channel; and two petroleum terminals are located at Homan Avenue in Blue Island. Plans for further terminals and docks between Grafton and Chicago are underway. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Main stem modifications. No work was performed on this portion of the water- way. Calumet-Sag Modification: Work of widening and deepening the first 3 miles (sec. 1) was completed in March 1958, with costs during the fiscal year of $46,100. Widening and deepening Section No. 4 was started in July 1959 by continuing contract, with 796,500 yards of material removed at a fiscal year cost of $649,500. Widening and deepening Acme Bend, Part 1, was started on 17 July 1958 by continuing contract, was completed with 15,000 cubic yards of ma- terial removed, at a fiscal year cost of $4,600. Channel widening at Michigan Central RR Bridge site was com- pleted; 28,078 cubic yards of material was removed, 1,798 cubic yards of riprap was removed and 400 existing piling were removed at a cost of $104,600. Railroad Relocations: Reconstruction of G.M. & O. RR bridge was continued by continuing contract, was about 82 percent complete, with costs during the fiscal year of $475,900. TAGO 10070-B Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams are given in the following table: Lock Location Name Dimensions Depth on mi iter sills at low wa ter 1 '---- -- '----- -- --- --------- Miles Width of Available Lift at low above Nearest town chamber length for water 1 Lower Upper mouth full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet La Grange............-------------------------- 80.2 7.8 miles below Beardstown, Ill ....... 110 600 10.0 13.0 15.5 Peoria ..... 4.1 miles below Peoria, Ill....---.----- ..------------------------------ 157.7 110 600 11.0 12.0 15.5 Starved Rock.......... ........ 231.0 Utica, Ill_ ...------------------------- 110 600 18.5 14.0 16.8 Marseilles .. -- _--------------------_-------244.6 M arseilles, Ill_..- .--- -- .--- - .-- ..- ..-- . 110 600 24.25 14.0 18.6 Dresden Island .......------------------------ 271.5 M orris, Ill .. - - . . --...... 110 600 21.75 12.25 16.85 Brandon Road __ ...-------------------------- 286.0 Joliet, Ill ... .. . . .. . . ........... 110 600 34.0 13.8 17.85 0 Lockport .-.---------------------------- 291.1 Lockport, Ill __.....---------------------- 110 600 2 30.5-39.5 15.0 211.5-22.0 d C alum et 3 ...----------- ----------- .... 326.4 Chicago, Ill .. ... ..----------------------- 110 1,000 ----.----------- 14.0 14.0 C/ Grand Calumet 3.__.----------------------- 329.5 Hammond, Ind . . -------------- ..------ 110 1,000 ----...-..-------- 14.0 14.0 Lock-Continued Dam Percent- EIstimated i - - - -- - _ -- - age of Year of cos t to United Name comple- comple- Styates under Type of con- Character of Kind Type of construction Character of tion tion existing O struction foundation foundation project - I - - - - i i Illinois River, mouth to Utica; .100 $2,773,499 r channel improvement by dredg- ing in the Illinois River below Starved Rock, modification of two United States locks and dams, and for the removal of the two State dams. 42,744,592 La Grange-..-.. - Concrete-.... Movable (wicket type Concrete and timber- ... Piles in sand- Piles in sand_ 1939 and weir with A 01 framecrest). Hj Peoria..........------------------------......-- .do........ .... do-......... M ovable (wicket type)- ....do...................-. .....do......... 100 1939 43,381,030 Starved Rock.........-------------------- Rock-....-..... Movable (Tainter gates)_ Concrete and structural Rock .......... 100 1933 4885,315 .do- ...... steel. Marseilles------------------...................---.....-..-. .do......... do-------.........---.....do ..... ..--........... .... do..................... ..... do......... 100 1933 41,853,725 Dresden Island__..-................-.. ..... ..-........... .....do ................... do.......--------.--.....do ... do......... 100 100 1933 42,503,376 -3 00o See footnotes at end of table, page 00. Lock-Continued Dam Percent- Estimated age of Year of cost to United Name comple- comple- States under Type of con- Character of Kind Type of construction Character of tion tion existing struction foundation foundation project Brandon Road.........-------------------do--------......... --... do--------........do........................-----------------do...-------------------do ........ 0 100 1933 4 $2,031,683 Lockport ... ___ ----- do__......... ... do-..... Movable (sector gates)5-.....do- _ _ --...--.......... do--......... 100 1933 4133,608 Proposed lock in Calumet River.. Concrete and Piles in clay. Fixed 6______________ Concrete and sheet piling Piles in clay------------------.........-- 6,960, 800 H sheet piling. Proposed lock in Grand Calumet ..... do.... ........ do...-......._ _do _ do.........-------------- ----- do--------........------------------- ...... 7,756,000 Channel. Proposed replacement of emer- _ _-_____...... ......... (Movable vertical lift Structural steel_........___ Rock---- ...... __...-.----__ - 1,280,000 0 gency dam. type.) Lock and dam equipment.......----------- -------------------------------------- ........ -------------------------- -------------- ----------------.......... 1,250,304 Total, locks and dams__.-----.............. __. -- ........-.......... ............................ .-- 33,553,932 cc3 H ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Dredging: S Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers----------------...........................---...........................................................---------------------------------------------------------------------------..... 42,135,358 Calumet-Sag, 3 passing places.....................................................................................................................----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 813,418 Starved Rock to Lockport................................................................................................................------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,464,370............................. Starved Rock to Grafton.........................................................................................................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3,292,572...... Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal....................................................................------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... ... .... ........................................ 14,560,000 z Calumet-Sag Channel.....................................................................................................................---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20,333,000............ Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal...................................................................................................-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. Peoria small-boat harbor... ...................................................................................................---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,660,000z 24,937....... 24,937 Protection piers at all locks................................................................................................................---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77,613 0 Calumet-Sag modification advance planning engineering and design and preauthorization studies.... _ ---------------------------------------------------- 5,092,000 Calumet-Sag modification, supervision and administration ...... ----------------------------------------------.. -------.-----.-----..---------.. 7,815,000 Rebuild highway bridges......................................................................13500----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14,353,000.............. Rebuilding Railway bridges: Calumet-Sag Channel........................................ 22,797,000---------------------- 22,797,000 Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers.........................................171----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...................... 17,149,000 Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal .................................... 00000----------------------- ....... Removal of Blue Island lock .................................................................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 139,200............................ 139,200 St. Louis, Mo., District........................................................1600----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,081,600 1,081,600................................ Total additional features..................................................... 145,893,068 183068--------------------------- Total existing project.................................................................................................$179,447,00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$179,447,000........ I Lifts and depths on miter sills are those obtained with flat pools. 2 Variation in lift and depth on upper miter sill at Lockport is due to fluctuation of 4Actual cost. 5 6 dams completed by Corps of Engineers; the 48-foot bear trap at Lockport com- water surface in the sanitary district canal. pleted by the State of Illinois. s Proposed. 6 Control works. RIVERS AND HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1389 Torrence Avenue Overpass was physically completed in prior fiscal year with refund in this fiscal year of - $23,400. Reconstruc- tion of Michigan Central (N.Y.C.) RR bridge was completed by continuing contract, with fiscal year cost of $36,100. Reconstruction of Wabash RR bridge was continued by continuing contract was about 95 percent complete with fiscal year costs of $198,300. Recon- struction of C.R.I. &P. RR bridges and trackwork was continued, by continuing contract, was about 54 percent complete, with fiscal year costs of $1,909,700. Reconstruction of Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal RR bridge and trackwork was started by continuing contract 20 July 1959, was about 40 percent complete with fiscal year costs of $1,356,600. Western Avenue Detour: Work began in April 1961 and was completed in June 1961 with fiscal year costs of $37,900. Reconstruction of Grand Trunk Western RR bridge and track- work was continued by contract with fiscal year costs of $585,400. The G.T.W. RR Co. completed the reconstruction of 139th Street Viaduct over the G.T.W. RR and the I.H.B. RR tracks in March 1961 with fiscal year costs of $419,600. Indiana Harbor Belt RR Co., under their continuing contract for trackwork, started preliminary administrative work in September 1959. Minor trackwork was accomplished at costs of $6,300 in the fiscal year. The State of Illinois continued reconstruction of Rte. No. 83 Over- pass, over the G.M. & O. RR tracks by continuing contract, the work was 91 percent complete, with fiscal year costs of $465,100. Construction of T. J. O'Brien Lock and Dam was completed in October 1960 with fiscal year costs of $335,900. Acquisition of rights-of-way and Utility Relocations were con- tinued on the following items: G.M. & O. RR, Rte. No. 83 Overpass, Michigan Central RR bridge, Blue Island bridges, Wabash RR bridge, with fiscal year costs of $199,400. Miscellaneous hired labor work, including supervision and ad- ministration by the Project Office was accomplished at a fiscal year cost of $682,912. Total costs for new work were $7,490,512. Maintenance: Alton Pool. Miscellaneous costs by hired labor were: condition and operation studies, $22,984; inspection and re- ports, $1,015; supervision and administration, $1,433; dredging to remove 433,930 cubic yards of material was performed at a cost of $153,298. There was a $25 credit from sale of Government property; with a total cost for the fiscal year of $178,705. All pools above Alton Pool. Condition and operation studies were conducted by hired labor at a cost of $243,304, U.S. Derrickboats No. 1 and No. 3 removed silt, obstructions, snags, and other debris from forebays of locks and sluice gates at dams to maintain operation of navigable structures as well as assisting in the rehabilitation of locks and dams at a cost of $164,342. Maintenance dredging was completed by contract for widening at Michigan Central RR bridge site, Calumet-Sag Project at a cost of $88,775 with 43,191 cubic yards being removed. Operation and care of lock and dams: The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to appurtenant structures at a cost of $1,526,762. TAGO 10070-B 1390 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Rehabilitation: (Minor) Hired labor repairs to face of Tainter Gate Piers at Dresden Island Lock and Dam were completed at a cost of $38,114. Contract was awarded for reconstruction of Tainter Gates counterweights and resurfacing top and face of lock walls at Dresden Island Lock, work was started og 15 June 1961, with no expenditures in fiscal year. The total cost for the fiscal year was $9,730,574 of which $7,490,572 was for new work, and $2,201,888 for operation and maintenance of locks, dams, and canals, and $38,174 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project, exclusive of the Calumet-Sag modification, is 96 percent complete. The project as a whole, including the Calumet-Sag modification is 37 percent complete. Seven locks and 6 dams have been completed, and there is a channel 300 feet wide and 9 feet deep between Grafton and Lockport, Ill., with the exception of Marseilles Canal which is 200 feet wide. The three passing places in the Calumet-Sag Channel, and dredging to widen the channel in the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers are complete. A small-boat harbor has been provided at Peoria, Ill. A navigable channel now exists connecting the Missis- sippi River at Grafton, Ill., with Lake Michigan, via the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers. The controlling depth of the river as it prevails is 9 feet during extreme low water. The limiting bridge clearance in the reach from Grafton to Utica, Ill., is 114 feet. The limiting horizontal clearance which occurs at bridges between Utica and Lockport, Ill., is 110 feet. The limiting horizontal clearance which occurs between Lockport and Lake Michigan via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Chicago River is 80 feet at the Emergency (Butterfly) Dam, mile 293.1. The limiting horizontal clearance which occurs at bridges between Lockport and Turning Basin 5 in the Calumet River, via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Calumet-Sag Channel, Little Calumet and the Calumet River is 49.3 feet. The following work remains to be done. Preliminary surveys, planning and design, dredging to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with adequate widening at critical points and bends from Grafton, Ill., to Lockport Lock; and improvement of the Calumet-Sag Channel as follows: (1) replacement of the emergency (Butterfly) dam in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; (2) enlargement of the canal to Sag Junction, and of the Calumet-Sag Channel, to afford channels 225 feet wide with usable depth of 9 feet; (3) construction along the general route of the Grand Calumet River of a channel with usable depth of 9 feet, 225 feet wide between Little Calumet River and the Junction with the Indiana Harbor Canal, and 160 feet wide thence to Clark Street, Gary, Ind., with a turning basin at Clark Street; (4) enlargement of the Indiana Harbor Canal to a width of 225 feet and usable depth of 9 feet between Grand Calumet River and the vicinity of 141st Street, inclusive; (5) removal of Blue Island Lock and construction of a lock and control works in Calumet River near its head and of similar structures in the proposed Grand Calumet Channel west of the Indiana Harbor Canal; (6) alteration or elimi- nation of restrictive highway bridges and railroad bridges across these channels lakeward of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS ANE HARBORS - CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1391 or the construction of new bridges to provide suitable clearances, with apportionment of the costs between the bridge owners and the United States in accordance with the principles set forth in agreement dated February 23, 1945. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 is as follows: New work Maintenance Rehabilitation Total Regular funds----- ------------------ $59,742,908 $35,343,386 $38,174 $95,124,558 Public works funds---------------. - 3,960,735- ._------------- 3.960,735 Emergency relief funds....--------------- 1,858,936 ------------------------------ 1.858,936 Total-------------------------... $65,562,669 $35,343,3868,174 $100,944,229 The above includes the sums of $1,735,890 expended between 1927 and 1936 on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes, and preauthorization study costs in the sum of $135,000. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year---....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30,1961 1 New work: cAppropriated-- .. ~$6,349,679 $4,290,000 $7,056,900 $7,540,000 $6,940,000 2$69,174,246 Cost---- 3,546,689 5,827,871 8,473,499 9,997,604 7,490,512 2 68, 131,771 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ 1,846,300 1,955,500 1,886,400 1,890,950 2,324,350 36,597,014 Cost---- - 1,827,192 2,047,130 1,929,867 1,885,864 2,201,888 36,371,854 Rehabilitation: Appropriasted ---.. 250,000 250,000 -- -----. Cost Cot--------------------- -.-.-. ------------ ------------ - 38,174 38,174 38,174 38,174 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30,1961---------------------------------...................................... $198,885 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------...................................-------......... 4,550,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30,1962- ----............-........ 4,748,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......---...-----------------.................----... 108,291,856 I Includes $2,569,102 for new work and $1,028,468 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes preauthorization study costs in the amount of $135,000. 21. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAIS- SANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Name of project Cost during Date reconnaissance or fiscal year condition survey conducted Algoma Harbor, Wis .......................------------------------------- $1,733 September-October-December 1960. Big Suamieo River, Wis.------------------------------ -11 April 1961. Oconto Harbor, Wis...-----------------..---------------- 867 September 1960. Pensaukee Harbor, Wis.. ------------------------------- .. 719 September 1960. Harbors at Washington Island, Wis .--------------------- 113 April-May 1961. Total------....- -------------------------------- $3421 TAGO 10070-B 1392 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last full Cost to June 30, 1961 Name of project report Estimated Cost estimate see amount (last date Annual Operation required to of revision) Report Construction and complete for- maintenance I 1. Algoma Harbor, Wis. 1958 *$292,010 $293,894 ... (2) 2. Big Suamico River, Wis.' ....... __ 1958 20,243 29,450 (2) 3. Cedar River Harbor, Mich.' 3__ .. 1896 28,464 $409,536 $438,000 (1954) 4. Gladstone Harbor, Mich.' 3 ...-.. 1912 7,281 252 -------------. (2) 5. Harbors at Washington Island, Wis.'_ 1950 62,838 1,256 71,162 134,000 (1954) 6. New Buffalo Harbor, Mich. ___. 1885 83,000 ---------- (2) 7. Oconto Harbor, Wis.l............ 1958 *130,754 100,122 ------------ (2) 8, Pensaukee Harbor, Wis._.. ___.....__ 1951 34,035 23,179 ...------. (2) 9. South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis.35s5_ 1906 5,000 ---- 578,000 583,000 (1954) Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Completed. 3 Abandonment recommended in 1926 (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Abandonment recommended in 1898. b No commerce reported. * Includes costs for previous projects. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1393 23. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ILL. AND IND. Location. The Little Calumet River rises in the northwestern part of La Porte County about 6 miles south of Michigan City, Ind., and flows generally westerly about 56 miles to its junction with the Calumet-Sag Channel at Calumet Park, Ill. Existing project. The existing project provides for enlargement of the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch and some of its connections to provide an adequate outlet to the Little Calumet River. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved Septem- ber 3, 1954, and described in the House Document 153, 82d Congress 1st session. The estimated cost, revised in 1959, is $751,000 Federal costs; non-Federal costs are: lands and damages $231,000, highway bridge modifications $996,000, and powerline relocations $53,000, totaling $1,280,000, total costs, $2,031,000. The plan provides for channel capacity to carry the design flow which ranges from 650 c.f.s. in the upper reaches to 2000 c.f.s. at the mouth and has a frequency of occurrence of once in 50 years. It would eliminate damages, which result from floods caused by overflow of channels of the existing Calumet Union Drainage System in Harvey, Ill. and the neighboring communities of Hazel Crest, Markham, Phoenix, Dixmoor, and Posen. Local cooperation. The requisite local cooperation consists of: a. Modification of all highway and foot bridges and relocation of all utilities. b. Provision without cost to the United States, of all lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for the con- struction of the project. c. Hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from the construction works. d. Establish and enforce regulations satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army designed to prevent encroachments on the improved channel. e. Maintenance and operation of the project works after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Local interests have not furnished complete assurances of requisite cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance Engineering was accomplished at a cost of $1,343. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been started. The work remaining to be accomplished consists of: (a) enlargement of Calumet Union Drainage Ditch and some of its connections, (b) modification of five railroad bridges, four highway bridges, nine road culverts, one farm bridge, one foot bridge, and (c) relocation of 3 miles of powerlines. TAGO 10070-B 1394 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------....... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------..... $24,000- . $12,019- -...... $18,600 ' $68,719 Cost ...-.............. 5,858 $2,687 24,540 15,381 $1,343 '63,909 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30. 1961 -__________.... -... ---------.. ------------- $4,810 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______-_____ ______.--.------------------------- 4,810 ' Includes preauthorization study costs in amount of $14,100. 24. FARM CREEK, ILL. Location. The Farm Creek watershed in Tazewell County, Ill., is 60 square miles in extent. The stream empties into the Illinois Waterway at mile 162 above the mouth. Existing project. The project completed on September 16, 1954, involves the construction of two compacted-earth flood-detention dams, the Fondulac Dam on Fondulac Creek, Tazewell County, Ill., approximately 1.5 miles easterly of East Peroria, Ill., and Farmdale Dam on Farm Creek, Tazewell County, Ill., approximately 2.5 miles easterly of East Peoria, Ill., and improvements to Farm Creek, Cole Creek, and Kerfoot Creek Channels in East Peoria, Ill. The Fondulac Dam has a maximum height of 67 feet above the riverbed and a reservoir capacity of 3,780 acre-feet. The Farmdale Dam has a maximum height of 80 feet above the riverbed and a reservoir capacity of 15,500 acre-feet. Linear feet of channel improvements are: Farm Creek, 12,000 feet; Cole Creek, 1,875 feet; Kerfoot Creek, 900 feet. The project provides complete protection to the residential, business, and highly developed industrial areas of East Peoria, Ill., against design flows in Farm, Cole, Kerfoot, and Dempsey Creeks having expected frequency of occurrence of once in about 100 years. The Federal costs of the completed project were $9,870,294, and contributed funds were $161,813, a total cost of $10,032,107. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $21,100. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 802, 78th Cong., 2d Sess.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Maintenance: Maintenance of remedial works at Fondulac and Farmdale Dams was continued by hired labor at a cost of $22,702. Total cost for the fiscal year was $22,702. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is completed, except for final settlement of the 5-year agreement with the Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad for special maintenance. Construction was initiated in August 1947, with completion in September 1955. The total costs to June 30, 1961 were $10,229,993 of which $10,032,107, including $161,813 contributed funds, was for new work and $197,886 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1395 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-- ----.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_--------- $11,257 ------------ $27,000 ------- ------------ 2 $9,883,810 Cost-- ...---------------- 18,424 $210 23,382 __-$4,362 I 29,870,294 Maintenance: Appropriated- __ 20,000 20,600 20,800 $21,350 22,770 197,960 Cost_--------------- --- 13,494 26,354 21,789 21,344 22,702 197,886 1 In addition $161,813for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes preauthorization study costs in amount of $14,000. 25. MOUTH OF SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location. The mouth of the Sangamon River is 98 miles above the mouth and on the east bank of the Illinois River, 9.4 miles above the Beardstown Highway Bridge. This project extends for several miles upstream from the mouth of the river. This portion of the Sangamon River forms the boundary line between Mason County on the northwest and Cass County on the southwest. Existing project. This project provides for the excavation of a new outlet channel for the Sangamon River approximately 6.7 miles long and 200 feet wide extending from Hager Slough on the Illinois River to mile 6.7 above the mouth of the Sangamon River, and a diversion channel and remedial works necessary for the maintenance of a highwater table in adjacent wild gamie reseves. The cost of the completed project is $776,212, including $15,122 contributed funds; lands and damages, non-Federal costs, $20,000; total, $796,212. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $5,700. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and described in House Document 186, 72d Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Local interests, however, provided all rights- of-way for the project in order that additional channel work could be accomplished, and contributed $15,122 for the purpose. Operations and results during fiscal year. No construction work was accomplished as the project is completed. Litigation was con- tinued on claims pending in the courts, as a result of construction of the project. Costs for continuing this litigation during the fiscal year were $4,384. Hired labor operations to clear channels of debris were completed at a cost of $12,429. Total maintenance costs were $16,813. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction is completed. The total costs to June 30, 1961, were $934,687 of which $761,090 was for new work, $158,475 for maintenance and $15,122 contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--.__- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ------------------------------------------------------- $761,090 Cost--------------------- ------------------------------------------------ 761,090 Maintenance: Appropriated .- -$302 $15,000 -$3,500 $1,950 $15,840 159,388 Cost - 2,868 3,241 5,455 16,813 158,475 TAGO 10070-B 1396 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year.-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: .. Appropriated-- ------------ ------------ ------------------------ ------------ $15,122 Cost_----------------- $465 $5,939 __ 15,122 26. BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location. Beardstown is located in Cass County, Ill., on the south bank of the Illinois River at river mile 89, about 70 miles below Peoria, Ill. Existing project. The project provides for construction of a new section of floodwall to replace that lost or damaged, and for raising, strengthening, and extending the remaining portion of the floodwall and adjacent levees, and the modification of existing levees in the adjacent Lost Creek, South of Beardstown, and Valley drainage and levee districts. The project when completed will afford flood protec- tion to the city of Beardstown and adjacent land against the maxi- mum flood of record, having an expectancy of once in 80 years. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (see H. Doc. 332, 81st Cong.). The estimated cost, revised in 1961, is $5,530,000 Federal costs; lands and damages, $103,000 non- Federal costs; total $5,633,000. Local cooperation. Local interests must furnish assurance satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of- way necessary for the construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction; and (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accord- ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Local interests have furnished all rights-of-way, including required borrow and disposal areas for the flood wall and for construction of al downstream levees. Lands and easements required for Upstream Beardstown and Lost Creek levees below County Highway No. 7 Bridge have been furnished. Local interests are prepared to furnish any additional land or easements for that portion of the work above County Highway No. 7 Bridge, when requirements are determined. Local interests are prepared to furnish rights-of-way required for the agricultural pumping plants, when such requirements are determined. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on Contract No. 61-21, awarded to S. W. Hardwick for reconstruction of Sta. 138 + 00 to 744 +40 of the Downstream Beardstown, South Beards- town and Valley District Levees was initiated. Contract costs during fiscal year were $76,558. Miscellaneous hired labor work, including supervision and admin- istration by the Project Office and engineering and design was accomplished at a cost of $98,244. Total costs of new work were $174,802. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 45 percent complete. Construction of the floodwall was completed in 1956. Work on TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1397 Downstream Beardstown, South Beardstown and Valley District Levees, Sta. 0 to 138 was completed in 1960. Work on Sta. 138 to 744 +40 was started in fiscal year 1961 and will be completed in fiscal year 1964. Work on Upstream Beardstown and Lost Creek D&D.L Levees will be started in fiscal year 1962 and completed in fiscal year 1963. Total costs to June 30, 1961, were $2,513,698, all new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year --- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _-- $926,000 _ -$3,000 $626,000 $550,000 1$3,450,000 Cost_____________.. .. ___ 128,126 78, 686 645,187 208,888 174, 802 1 2,513,698 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961________________________________ $112,861 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ________________________________ ______________ 637,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_-- . _ _.............. 749,861 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---..-.-..._ ...---.. __. 1,443,000 1 Includes preauthorization study costs in amount of $17,000. 27. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to Ju ne 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of Report Construction and complete revision) for- maintenance ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. 1. Banner special drainage and levee district-..._-. ____ _ . - _- 1943 $274,822 - - - - -- - - - -(-- - 1) 2. Big Lake drainage and levee district_ 1943 144,910 -- - (I) (1) 3. Big Prairie drainage and levee district_ (2) 6 177,000 $177,000(1954) 4. Coal Creek drainage and levee district..---- ___ ...---------- .-- 1954 1,923,145 - - (1) 5. Crane Creek drainage and levee district-------------- __-_- 1941 68,898 (1) 6. East Liverpool drainage and levee district___ -- --- -- ----- ----- 1941 207,826 -- - - ---- - - ---- -- (1) 7. East Peoria drainage and levee district_- _ --....-- ...-- ...- . 1946 279,963 - - -(1) - - - - -- --- -- - - (1) 8. Hennepin drainage and levee district_ 1940 109,593 9. Kelly Lake drainage and levee district. .-- . .- _ __ - --...- .-.- 1947 13,153 61,056,847 1,070,000 (1954) 10. Lacey Langellier, West Matanzas and Kerton Valley drainage and levee districts________ __ _____ 1954 3 1,290,000 11. Liverpool drainage and levee district_ 1943 117,731 ---- (1) -- ----- -------- (1) 12. Lost Creek drainage and levee district 4_ -- -- _ 1938 13. Perkin LaMarsh drainage and levee ---- - ---- - - - - - - - - - (1) district -------------------- 1955 168,383 14. Rocky Ford drainage and levee district--------------------- 1941 108,797 (1) -.. ................. (1) 15. Seahorn drainage and levee district__ 1945 32,281 ..... .......... .. (1) 16. South Beardstown and Valley drainage and levee districts _____ 1943 220,729 17. South Beardstown drainage and -- - --............-- .... (1) levee district_______----------- 1942 171,839 18. Spring Lake drainage and levee district--------------------- 1941 185,890 ... -- 5------- ( 14 0....0. 19. Thompson Lake drainage and levee district __ - 1952 9,465 ....... -----. 1,040,535 1,050,000 (1954) See footnotes at end of table, page 00. TAGO 10070-B 1398 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS -Continued For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of Report Construction and complete revision) for- maintenance KANKAKEE RIVER ILL. AND IND. 20. Levee between Shelby Bridge and Baum's Bridge in Ind .... ------------- 1938 ,130,000 1,130,000 (1954) SAGAMON RIVER, ILL. 21. Bell drainage district.......-------------- 1946 1,112 168,888 170,000 (1954) 22. ----------------- Clear Lake levee..... 1940 2,680 ----- ___-_- 279,320 282,000(1954) 23. East of Chandlerville ------------- 1959 30,588 -------- _- 1,139,412 1,170,000 (1954) 24. Farmers Levee and drainage district_ 1942 155,562 - - - -(1) 25. Mason and Menard drainage district_ 1940 93,808 ------------------- (1) 26. Near Springfield on Sagamon River, 1941 97,743 (1) Ill. 27. Oakford special drainage district ..- 1940 38,417------------------(1) 28. Panther Creek levee -------------- __ 1938- .----------- -------- 229,000 229,000 (1954) 29. Sangamon River and Salt Creek, I1l._ 1938 ------------- _------------ 51,000 51,000 (1954) 30. Sangamon River, from mouth of Salt Creek to Roby, Ill................ 1938 - -- _-_ -_ 2,510,000 2,510,000 (1954) 31. Tar Creek levee----------------- 1946 1,425 -------------- 280,575 282,000 (1954) SALT CREEK, ILL. 32. Donovan levee......------------------ 1945 1,821 113,179 115,000 (1954) 33. East of Hubly Bridge ......------------- 1945 572 -72,428 73,000 (1954) 34. Lussenhop levee_...-----------------_ 1945 116 -- ..----------- 43,884 44,000 (1954) 35. Salt Creek in vincinity of Middle- town, Ill............... ...--------------------- 1940 48- -__-______- 218,952 219,000 (1954) 36. Swiger Whitney, Young, Hoblit levee......... ...------------------------ 1945 399---- - 541,601 42,000(1954) 37. Watts levee.......--------------------- 1945 1,031-- -- -- _ s 138,969 140,000(1954) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ILL. 38. Chandlerville No. 2 Reservoir- .... 1955 ------------------------- 45,300,000 45,300,000 (1954) 1 Completed. 2 Never activated. 3 Settlement ofclaim in Nov. 1958 ($4,250) increased cost to $1,290,000. 4 Reported previously by St. Louis District as completed under provisions of Section 6 of Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928. 5 Deferred for restudy. Recommended for deauthorization in pending comprehensive flood-control report for Illinois River and tributaries. 28. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD- CONTROL WORKS Purpose of inspection. Annual inspections are made with local interests of all projects improved or extensively repaired at Federal expense in order to determine compliance of local interests with assurances given to the United Sates regarding maintenance of the projects, to determine physical condition of the levees and appurte- nances and to receive necessary information for use in flood emergencies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Inspection of 28 levees was made in the Chicago District involving approximately 177 miles of embankment. The cost of work during the year amounted to $9,526. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1399 Cost and financial statement 29. FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL ANTHORIZATION Emergency flood-control activities-repair,flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st Seas. and antecedent legislation) Date of Project-location Date authorized construction Date completed Federal cost start Advance preparation and Flood C on trol Em ergencies _____-----.... _____- . -.. . __ _____. ___ _-... .. . $ 30,705 Proctor & Eskridge Levee Spoon River, Ill .........-----------------------------------.........----------------....---------------- 16,390 Clear Lake Levee, Sangamon River __ ______----_ -- .. __ ...... __.___.__ ___........ 3,569 Deushane, Parkinson, Burrows Spoon River, Ill. --------------------------------------------------- .......---------------- 18,280 East of Chandlerville-Levees, Sanga- mon River -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 2,478 Deushane Levee----------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1,422 Zemple-Evans Levee Spoon River, Ill.---__-___________ - 7,419 -_____________ Pekin La Marsh Levee Illinois River, Ill. -------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- 10,870 Ingersol Levee Spoon River, Ill._-_-.--.-------- . .-------------------------. . 10,903 Little John Levees Spoon River, Ill.---__ __ ________..______ ----------------. .... .... 3,131 Total --------------------- --------------------------------------------- $105,167 Snagging and Clearing of Navigable Streams and Tributaries in the interests of Flood Control (Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, PL 780, 83d Cong., Sept. 3, 1954) Date of Project-location Date authorized construction Date completed Federal cost start Buckhart Creek, Sangamon River, Ill._ Nov. 16, 1960__ November 1960_------------ ---- $828 So. Fork Sangamon River, Ill....... _ Feb. 9, 1961___ March 1961___._ ..----------------. 154 Total--------------------------------------------------------------------- $982 TAGO 10070-B 1400 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 30. OTHER ANTHORIZED SHORE-PROTECTION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date of Report Construction and complete revision) for- maintenance 1. Chicago, Cook County, Ill ........ (1) 240,000 $1,280,000 $1,320,000 (1961) 2. Evanston, Cook County, Ill. ------ (1) 2 4,000 294,000 298,000 (1959) 3. Kenilworth, Cook County, Ill. -- (I) 46,200 5,800 12,000 (1961) 4. Lake Bluff, Lake County, Ill .------ (1) 21,500 21,500 23,000 (1961) 5. Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. ... (1) 21,500 17,500 19,000 (1961) 6. Shore of Manitowoc County, Wis. - (3) 21,400 61,600 63,000 (1961) 7. Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. .. (1) 21,000 9,000 10,000 (1961) 1 Authorized by River and Harbor Aft of Sept. 3, 1954. 2 Authorization study costs. 3 Authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. 4 Includes preauthorjzation study costs of $1,000 and reimbursement in amount of $5,200 to Kenilworth in fiscal year 1961. TAGO 10070-B GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1401 31. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Navigation studies were continued during the year at a cost of $30,542 by Chicago District. The unexpended balance of $19,142 at end of fiscal year, plus an additional $28,000 a total of $47,142 can be profitably expended in the fiscal year 1962 for initiation of survey report on Illinois Waterway, Brandon Road to Sag Junction, Ill.; continuing on survey reports on Burns Waterway, Ind. Cedar River Harbor, Mich., Escanaba Harbor, Mich., Fox River, Wis., Kenosha Harbor, Wis., Little Bay de Noc, Gladstone Harbor and Kipling, Mich., Michigan City Harbor, Ind., New Buffalo Harbor, Mich., Waukegan Harbor, Ill., Wilmette Harbor, Ill. Flood-control studies were continued at a cost of $53,929 by Chicago District. The unexpended balance of $17,123 at end of fiscal year, plus $104,700 a total of $121,823, can be profitably expended in fiscal year 1962 for initiation of study on Milwaukee River and Tributaries, Wis., and for continuing studies on Fox River, Ill. and Wis., Illinois River in vicinity of Lemont, Romeo, and Lockport, Ill., Kankakee River Basin, Ill. and Ind., Little Calumet River, Ill. and Ind. The beach erosion study was completed in fiscal year 1961. There was no unexpended balance. Special studies were continued during the year at a cost of $64,383 by Chicago District, $61,809 by North Central Division Office, and $2,839 for coordination studies with Soil Conservation Service. The unexpended balance of $19,915 at end of fiscal year in the Chicago District and the North Central Division Office plus an additional $133,500 for the entire Division, a total of $153,415 can be profitably expended in the fiscal year 1962 for continuing studies on the Great Lakes Harbors, Water Levels of the Great Lakes, and Soil Conservation Service. 32. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA The costs during the fiscal year by the North Ceneral Division were $17,670 for International Water Studies under collection and study of basic data. There was an unexpended balance of $108 at the end of the fiscal year. 33. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The cost for hydrologic studies during the fiscal year was $7,435 by the Chicago District. The unexpended balance as of June 30, 1961 was $21. An additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for studies by the Chicago District. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT This district comprises the eastern half of the Upper and all of the Lower peninsula of Michigan except a small area in the southwestern corner; northwestern Ohio; and a small part of northern Indiana. It embraces the Michigan waters of Lake Michigan; the United States waters of eastern Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and western Lake Erie; and their tributary.watersheds from Au Train Bay, exclusive, in Lake Superior, Peninsular Point and St. Joseph River in Lake Michi- gan, to Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, exclusive. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Navigation-Continued 1. St. Marys River, Mich ----- 1404 31. Navigation projects on which 2. Channels in Straits of project condition surveys Mackinac, Mich. -____ 1409 only were conducted during 3. 4. St. Clair River, Mich.-----.. Channels in Lake St. Clair, 1410 the fiscal year---------_ 32. Other authorized navigation 1462 Mich 1414 projects---- ---- 1462 5. Detroit River, Mich. -.-- 1415 6. Little Lake Harbor, Mich. - 1420 A Iteration of Bridges 7. Grand Marais Harbor, Mich.__ 1421 33. Removal of Bridge Island, 8. Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich_ 1422 South Canal, St. Marys 9. Manistique Harbor, Mich. -.. 1423 River, Mich.____ _ 1463 10. St. Joseph Harbor, Mich. -__ 1424 11. South Haven Harbor, Mich. _ 1427 Flood Control 12. Saugatuck Harbor and Kalamazoo River, Mich..-.. 1428 34. Sebewaing, Sebewaing River, Mich. - 1-------------- 1464 13. Holland Harbor, Mich. __-.- 1430 1465 14. Grand Haven Harbor and 35. Saginaw River, Mich. - - -.. Grand River, Mich........ 1432 36. Grand River at Lansing, Mich.----------------- - 1467 15. Muskegon Harbor, Mich. -. 1435 16. Pentwater Harbor, Mich...-. 1437 37. Battle Creek, Kalamazoo River, Mich.-------------- 1468 17. Ludington Harbor, Mich. -. 1438 38. Kalamazoo River at 18. Manistee Harbor, Mich. --- 1440 Kalamazoo, Mich.......... 1471 19. Frankfort Harbor, Mich. -. 1442 20. Charlevoix Harbor, Mich. - 1444 39. Other authorized flood- control projects_ -- 1472 21. Petoskey Harbor, Mich. --- 1445 40. Inspection of completed 22. Mackinac Harbor, Mich. -. 1446 flood-control works -- . 1473 23. Hammond Bay Harbor, Mich._ 1447 41. Flood-control work under 24. Au Sable Harbor at Au Sable 25. River (Oscoda), Mich. - Saginaw River, Mich._._.... - 1449 1450 special authorization-...... 1473 Shore Protection 26. Harbor of Refuge at Harbor Beach, Lake Huron, Mich. 1452 42. St. Joseph Shore, Berrien 27. Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich.. 1454 County, Mich. ------------ 1474 28. Rouge River, Mich. _ 1455 29. Monroe Harbor, Mich. . -- 1458 General Investigations 30. Toledo Harbor, Ohio __..... 1459 43. Surveys------------ -------- 1476 TAGO 10070-B 1403 1404 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 1. ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. Location. The St. Marys River, a Great Lakes connecting channel, is about 63 miles long, and flows in a southeasterly direction between the State of Michigan and the Province of Ontario, Canada, from the eastern end of Lake Superior into the northern end of Lake Huron. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart Nos. 61, 62, and 63.) At Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., about 14 miles downstream from Lake Superior, there are 4 parallel locks and a hydroelectric powerplant. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 11, 1870 Weitzel lock (replaced in 1943 by MacArthur lock), Report by Maj. O. M. Poe, Corps widening and deepening existing State Canal.'.... of Engineers, not published. Aug. 5, 1886 Poe Lock '.I . . . . . . .,. . . . . . . . . . . .... H. Ex. Doc. 72, 49th Cong., 2d sess. July 13, 1892 Dredging through shoals above the falls and the H. Ex. Doc. 207, 51st Cong., 2d shoals below the falls between the lower end of the sess, and Annual Report 1891, canal and the upper entrance channel into Lake p. 2810. Nicolet (formerly Hay Lake). June 13, 1902 Enlarging the old channel_._ __ _ ............... H. Does, 128, 56th Cong., 2d sess., Mar. 2, 1905 and 215, 58th Cong., 3d sess. June 13, 1902 Lake Nicolet and Neebish Channels work in that H. Doc. 128, 56th Cong., 2d sess. section of the river below the locks. Mar. 3, 1907 Davis lock second canal, and emergency dam-........ H. Doc. 333, 59th Cong., 2d sess. (plan 3). Mar. 3, 1909 Lease of waterpower at the falls. Lease entered into with Michigan Northern Power Co. Provided for the construction of remedial and compensating works. July 25, 1912 Fourth lock (renamed "Sabin" lock in 1943)....-.... H. Doc. 64, 62d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 4, 1915 Deepening tailrace of the power plant. Sept.22,1922 Widening upper approach to the canals through District Engineer report, Oct. 29, Vidal Shoals, extension of anchorage and maneu- 1920. ver area below the locks. Jan. 21, 1927 Removal of Round Island, middle ground, extension H. Doc. 270, 69th Cong., 1st sess. of Northwest Canal pier, and widening channels Middle Neebish route. July 3, 1930 Deepening channels throughout the downbound H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess. route. June 26, 1934 3 Operation and care of canal and locks provided for from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening Brush Point turn and the channel from River and Harbor Committee Doc. Brush Point to Point Louise. 53, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 7, 1942 Construction of new (MacArthur) lock on site of H. Doc. 218, 77th Cong., 1st sess. (P.L. 490, former Weitzel lock, deepening the approach chan- sec. 17.) 4 nels to 27 feet, and reconstruction of approach piers. June 15, 1943 This act named the "MacArthur" lock and changed (P.L. 72, the name of "Fourth" lock to "Sabin" lock. 78th Cong., 1stsess.) Mar. 2, 1945 Removal of Bridge Island and construction of a new H. Doc. 679, 78th Cong., 2d sess. (P.L. 14, hydroelectric powerplant. and H. Doc. 339, 77th Cong., 1st 79th Cong., sess. 1st sess.) July 24, 1946 Replacement of Poe lock at St. Marys Falls Canal H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st sess. (P.L. 525, with a new structure 800 feet long, 100 feet wide, 79th Cong., and 32 feet deep, with necessary reconstruction of 2d sess.) nose and center piers; and widening and deepen- ing the channel across Point Iroquois Shoals to a maximum width of 1,500 to 5,300 feet, with a depth of 27 feet, and in Lake Nicolet to a maximum width of 1,000 feet, with a depth of 26.5 feet, when the governing lakes are at datum, to provide wider anchora e andl manvlr ara in t Marvs River Mar. 21, 1956 Deepening to provide a project safe draft of 25.5 feet S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st sess.' (P.L. 434, over the full width of the downbound and 2-way 84th Cong., channels (including the anchorage areas) and over 2d sess). the westerly 300-foot width of the upbound Middle Neebish Channel, when the levels of Lake Superior andHuron and at their respective low water datums. July 9. 1956 Repeal the authorization of the bridge as a part of (P.L. 663, the project; authorize alteration with cost to be 84th Cong., apportioned by sec. 6, Truman Hobbs Act, June 2d sess.)_ 21, 1940. ' Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published maps. 3Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 4 Dimensions of lock authorized or specified in the act as "about 800 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 30 feet deep." TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1405 Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of July 8, 1856, July 11, 1870, June 14, 1880, August 2, 1882, and August 5, 1886. For further details, see page 1955, Annual Report for 1915; and page 1529, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for: channels permitting 25.5-foot draft navigation in the St. Marys River and in the Lake Superior and Lake Huron approaches thereto; constructing and operating 4 locks and 2 canals; constructing a hydroelectric plant of 14,000-kilowatt capacity (45,000-kw ultimate capacity); constructing anchorage areas in the river above and below the locks; and constructing various other works in conjunction with the project. The Poe lock was operated and main- tained under the permanent indefinite appropriation from August 3, 1896, the Davis lock from October 21, 1914 and the Sabin lock from September 18, 1919, to the end of the fiscal year 1935. The original State locks were operated and maintained under the same appropriation from June 9, 1881, to November 2, 1886, after which they were destroyed by excavation for the present Poe lock. The Weitzel lock, destroyed in 1942 by excavation for the MacArthur lock, was operated and main- tained under the same appropriation from September 1, 1881 to the end of the fiscal year 1935. Details of the existing project are presented in the accompanying tables. Lock Principal features Poe Davis Sabin MacArthur Miles above mouth__-------------- 47------------- 47 ...----------- 47------------- 47. Clear width of chamber--.feet -- 95___--------- 80--------- 80-------------80. 80 Length between miter sills-----do.-- 704---------- 1,350.--------- 1,350--------- 800. Lift ----------------------- .. do ..... 21.7----------- 21.7--------- 21.7.--------- 21.7. Depth on upper breast wall '___do .-. 21.8---------- 24.3- -------- 24.3---------- 31. Depth of lower breast wall II- do____ 16.6----------- R 23.1- 23.1k......... 31. c-------- Foundation____.---------------------. Rock.--------. Rock .-..---. Rock -________ Rock. Type of construction_----------------- Masonry .--- Concrete-..._. Concrete .---- Concrete. Estimated cost -------------------- ___ $4,738,865 2 . _ $6,200,000 3___ $3,275,000 4.. $12,909,440. Actual cost ..----------------------- $2,837,337 5 -- $2,200,000 6__ $1,750,000 7 . $12,718,806 8 Completed (open to commerce)..-------.. Aug. 3, 1896___ Oct. 21, 1914__ Sept. 18, 1919__ July 11, 1943. Emergency dam for- Principal features South Canal North Canal Miles above mouth ____... 47_....------------------------- 47. Estimated cost.........-----------... (10)------------------------------ $300,000. Type Steel stoplogs recessed into lock ......------------------- Removable trusses, revolving wickets, masonry. and steel stoplogs. Cost, completed----------- (10).......--------. $269,224.9 Years completed ----------.. 1943 and 1945 __.. ___--------- 1922. 1 At low water, 601.1 above and 579.4 below. 2 Includes cost of deepening and enlarging South Canal. 3 Includes cost of North Canal. 4 Includes cost of canal excavations to provide necessary approaches to lock, canal walls, and piers, and emergency dam. 5 Excludes cost of deepening and enlarging South Canal, $1,653,378. 6 Excludes cost of North Canal, $2,572,611. ? Excludes cost of canal excavations to provide necessary approaches ta lock, canal walls, and piers, and emergency dam, $662,919. 8 Excluding cost of lower guard gates which were never installed. 9 Including engineering office, and inspection. 10 Not separable from cost of locks. Note. The limiting draft to the locks is determined by the depth over the breast walls. Project depths are referred to low-water datum corresponding to the sloping surface of the river as follows: TAGO 10070-B 1406 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Above the locks: When the water surface of Lake Superior is at eleva- tion 601.6 feet and at the upstream side of the locks is 601.1 feet above mean tide at New York. Below the locks: When the water surface at the downstream side of the locks is elevation 579.4 feet and Lake Huron is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Each year the St. Marys River rises and falls about 1 foot as measured by monthly mean levels. During the navigation season the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean levels above the locks, since 1871, has been about 4 feet, and below the locks, since 1913, about 4.3 feet. In addition to these changes in level, occasionally a consider- able oscillation takes place within 2 or 3 hours, which is somewhat in the nature of a seiche; such changes amounting to over 5 feet have been known to occur within 3 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $137,366,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, and includes $3,550,- 000 for construction of new lift bridge which is discussed under separate project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $2,050,016. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. This improvement serves the through commerce between Lake Superior and the lower lakes and has not materially in- fluenced the terminal facilities at the localities along its route. Three docks at Sault Ste. Marie receive coal, limestone, and petroleum products. Limestone is shipped from a dock at Drummond Island. Vessel refueling stations are located at Lime Island and the village of Detour; they receive coal and petroleum products. Present terminals satisfy current traffic requirements. Presented in the following table are other characteristic features of the channel improvements belonging to the existing project. Distance Used by Project datum Name of channel Length of from upbound or Project Project planes above channel mouth of downbound width depth s mean tide at river vessels New York Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet Gros Cap Shoal..----------3,600 63 Both..._.._ 2,000 30 601.5 Point Iroquois Shoal-... 16,000 59 . do ... 2,000 30 601.5 Anchorage area at Point Iroquois Shoal---------.. 16,000 59 ---------- 250-4,300 29 601.5 Lower Birch Point Range 3,400 57 Both- 3,775 30 601.5 Brush Point Course ___ 13,500 54 ..... do .... 1,250 30 601.5 Point Louise to Brush Point----.------.------- 9,000 52- .. do _.... 1,200-1,250 28 601.4 .......... Vidal Shoals------------- 8,100 48 -.. do __... 1,000-1,500 28 601.2 South Canal:........-------------. 8,300 47- .do West approach to MacArthur lock..-------------------.......--... -------------- 304 28 601.1 MacArthur lock .-----------.........----..... ------------ -------------- 80 31 579.4 West approach to Poelock ... ---------- ------------ ...--------- .. -------------- .. 304 28 601.1 Poe lock (new) 1 _-----------._--___------ 100 32 579.4 East approach to MacArthur lock---- ------------ -------------- ....---------- 362 27.5 579.4 East approach to Poe lock .... ------- ---------- 362 27.5 579.4 North Canal: 7,915 47 Both.. West approach ..-------------------------------------.. ---- 280 24 601.1 ... Davis lock..--- ------------------------------------------ 80 223.1 579.4 Sabin lock --.. ... ....------------------------------------ 80 2 23.1 579.4 East approach .. - . ................ 312 24.5 579.4 See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1407 Distance Used by Project datum Name of channel Length of from upbound or Project Project planes above channel mouth of downbound width depth 5 mean tide at river vessels New York Course 1, Bayfeld Chan- nel, anchorage area Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet maneuver area---------.... 7,700 45 Both-........1,300-1,890 28 579.3 Angle, courses I and 2.... 4,890 44 ... do....... 1,300-600 28.5 579.2 Little Rapids, courses 2 and 3-----------------................... 20, 840 40 ..... do..... 600 27 579.2-578.9 Lake Nicolet----......... 22,000 36 ..... do..._._ 1,500 29 578.8 Lake Nicolet anchorage area.....------------------- 5,500 38-...do ... 1.000 28 578.8 Middle Neebish (up- bound route): Course 5, at lower end of Lake Nico- let----------------- 23,076 33 Up........ 3500 27 578.8 Course 6, dike--------........ 16,918 30 ..... do..... 3 500 427-28 578.7-578.6 Course 7, Munus- cong Channel_-- 16,686 27 ..... do....... 500 3 27 578.6 Course 8--............. 5,893 25 ..... do....... 4500 27-28 578.5 Course 9, Sailors En- campment Chan- nel---------------- 19,400 21 ..... do....... 3500 427-28 578.5 Course 10...-------------............. 14,400 20 .-....do....... 500 27 578.5 West Neebish (down- bound route): Course 4 at lower end of Lake Nicolet.... 10,762 34 Down....... 300 27.5 578.8 Course 5 at lower end of Lake Nicolet_..... 21,696 30 do 300 27.5 578.8 Angle, courses 5 and 6___ _____ 3,348 29 ..... do....... 300 28.5 578.8-578.7 Course 6, rock cut.... 9,863 27 ..... do....... 300 28.5 578.7-578.6 Angle, courses 6 and 7__------------ ---- 5,054 25 Down-..... 300 28.5 578.6-578.5 Course 7-............. 10,746 24 ..... do .... 300 28.5 578.5 Course 8, Moon Is- land--------------................ 12,600 21 ..... do ... 300 27.5 578.5 Lake Munuscong, course 8 to Lime Island-...... 33,460 11 Both-...... 1,000 28 578.5 Crab Island Shoal.....-------- 1,300 ................ do...... 1,000 30 578.5 5 For new Poe lock which has been authorized but not constructed. For existing Poe lock, see tabulation under "Condition at end of fiscal year" 2 Refers to datum plane 579.4; project depth at datum plane in effect at time of construction was 24.5 feet. 3 For westerly 300-feet width of channel, easterly 200-foot width has project depth of 21 feet. 4 For soft bottom areas, 27 feet; for hard bottom areas, 28 feet. 5 Project depth includes allowance for clearance and squat. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Channels. Surveys, plans and specifications were completed and contracts awarded for deepening the west approach of the South Canal at the locks and Course 1, Bayfield Channel. Surveys, plans, and specifications were partially completed for deepening Point Iroquois Shoal Channel and anchorage area, and Crab Island Shoal. Channel deepening work under six contracts was completed in channels near Brush Point, Vidal Shoals Channel, west approach to South Canal in vicinity of Bridge Island, Angle Courses 1 and 2, Course 4, Lake Nicolet Channel and anchorage area, and Courses 4 and 5, West Neebish Channel. Dredging work by hired labor and the U.S. derrickboat Merganser was completed in the east approach to the South Canal at the locks and by the U.S. hydraulic dredge Rock Island in Lake Munuscong from Moon Island to Lime Island. Dredging work under four contracts was partially com- pleted in the lower end of Birch Point Course and Brush Point Course, Course 1, Bayfield Channel, Courses 2 and 3, Little Rapids Channel, and Angle Courses 5 and 6, Courses 6 and 7, West Neebish Channel. Chan- nel deepening project work was in progress twelve months of the year. Hydraulic dredges excavated clay, sand, gravel, boulders, and broken stone. Dipper, bucket, and dragline dredges excavated clay, sand, TAGO 10070-B 1408 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 gravel, boulders, broken rock, and blasted rock. Costs for the year were $12,492,382. New second lock. Contract for first stage construction of the new lock was awarded in the amount of $4,947,950. Work under this contract started in February 1961 and is continuing. Costs during the year were $1,101,105. The total cost of new work for the fiscal year, including surveys, supervision, and administration was $13,593,487. Maintenance: Operation and care. Locks. The canals and four locks were operated as required, and necessary repairs and improve- ments were made thereto and to the appurtenant structures and equip- ment. The canal was open to navigation 256 days, from July 1, 1960, to December 19, 1960, and from April 8, 1961, to June 30, 1961. During that period, a total of 14,082 vessels, aggregating 74,073,616 short tons of freight and 149,824 passengers, passed through the MacArthur, Davis, and Sabin locks in 18,362 lockages. There were no lockages through the Poe lock. Cost during the fiscal year was $1,398,155, all hired labor. Powerhouse and equipment. The new powerhouse and unit No. 10 were operated and maintained. Costs during the fiscal year were $140,963 for hired labor, less a deduction of $16,420 for interdepart- mental electricity sold. Other operation and care items. Buildings and grounds were main- tained; security measures were enforced; condition and operation studies, inspections, and reports were made or compiled as required, all by hired labor. Cost during the fiscal year was $252,482. Rehabilitation: Locks. Work continued during the fiscal year on repairs to the concrete masonry walls of the Sabin lock; rebuilding of the west wall of the Poe lock building basement; the renewing of steam and air lines between the Davis and Sabin locks. Work continued on the widening of walkways across west operating gates of the Davis and Sabin locks. Cost during the fiscal year was $231,316. Channels and canals. Repairs to the guide walls of Course 6, West Neebish Channel Rock Cut, were completed under contract work in October 1960. The cost during the year was $193,175. St. Marys River channels and canal approaches were examined by sweeping. Re- moval of shoals in the St. Marys River channels and canal approaches was accomplished by hired labor and the U.S. derrickboat Merganser. The cost during the year was $47,377. Total costs for this fiscal year, chargeable to maintenance, were $2,247,048 all of which was from regular funds. Total costs this fiscal year for new work and maintenance were $15,840,535. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 21, 1956, is complete with the exception of the installation of steel guard gates at the MacArthur lock, replacement of Poe lock and widening the channel across Point Iroquois Shoals. Work authorized by the modification of March 21, 1956, to provide a safe draft of 25.5 feet for both upbound and downbound traffic is in progress. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1409 The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: N ew w ork - - _ _- -------- ------------------------. $104,842,437 Maintenance_ 34,427,948 T otal- -.-- - - - --.... 139,270,385 Public works funds: New work_ - 158,401 Total, all funds $139,428,786 In addition, the sum of $7,028,127 was expended between 1881 and June 30, 1936, on operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: - Appropriated ........ 1$1,162,000 2$7,804,375 $11,610,793 $12,995,173 $10,942,320 3 4$110,286,349 Cost----------------' 296,133 29,003,711 10,540,7019,037,37013, 593,487 3 107,905,645 Maintenance: Appropriated -_____-- 2,020,000 2,066,000 1,941,000 2,206,210 2,038,060 41,496,149 Cost---__--. -.... 1,876,695 2,102,323 1,973,686 2,052,507 2,247,048 41,456,075 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__ __-__ __ -_________ ________$_ $260,385 1 Incl udes $338,000.00 allotment and $555 costs incurred in fiscal year 1956, which have been transferred to project "Removal of Bridge Island, South Canal, St. Marys River, Michigan". 2 Includes $40,751.10 allotment and costs incurred prior to fiscal year 1953, which have been transferred to project "Removal of Bridge Island, South Canal, St. Marys River, Michigan". 3 Includes $2,904,807 for new work for previous projects. 4 Includes $361,700 for preauthorization studies. 2. CHANNELS IN THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC, MICH. Location. This waterway, a Great Lakes connecting channel, joins Lakes Michigan and Huron at "their upper ends and is about 7 miles northeasterly from Mackinaw City, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 60). Existing project. This provides for a channel between Mackinac Island and Round Island, Mich., 1,250 feet wide, 30 feet deep and 3,500 feet long; and for removal of Poe Reef Shoal to a depth of 30 feet over an area of about 120,000 square yards to permit navigation through the Straits of Mackinac by vessels drawing 25.5 feet at low-water datum. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lakes Huron and Michigan which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $3,449,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging channel between Round Island and R. and H. Comm. Doc. No. 2, 72d Mackinac Island, 1,250 feet wide, 27 feet deep, and Cong., 1st sess. 3,250 feet long.' Removal of Poe Reef Shoal to a depth of 27 feet over R. and H. Comm. Doc. No. 53, an area of about 22,000 square yards. 74th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Mar. 21, 1956 Deepening channel between Round Island and S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st sess. (Public Mackinac Island and removing Poe Reef Shoal Law 434, to depths of 30 feet. 84th Cong., 2d sess.) ' Including the Public Works Administration Program, September 6, 1933. 2 Contains latest published maps. TAGO 10070-B 1410 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Surveys, plans, and specifications were completed and a contract awarded for deepening the channel between Mackinac Island and Round Island to the 30-foot project depth. Surveys are complete and plans and specifications partially complete for deepening Poe Reef Shoal. Costs for the year were $92,872. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 21, 1956 was completed in 1935 for the channel between Round and Mackinac Islands and in 1937 for the removal of Poe Reef Shoal. The controlling depth is 27 feet. Regular funds: New work $--------------149,583 Maintenance- - 7,831 Total-------------------- - --- 157,414 Public works funds-new work_ - --- - 419,400 Total, all funds_---- $576,814 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . - - - $15,000 $8,700 $379, 967 1 $856,111 Cost ____________ 12, 605 11,062 92, 872 568,983 Maintenance: Appropriated ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7,831 Cost ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,831 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------------------- $37,095 1 Includes $3,500 preauthorization studies. 3. ST. CLAIR RIVER, MICH. Location. This river, a section of the Great Lakes connecting channels, is 40 miles long and flows in a southerly direction from Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 43.) Existing project. This provides for channels through the St. Clair River, which, at low-water datum, are suitable for vessels drawing 25.5 feet. The project also provides for compensating works, consisting of a number (estimated at 31) of submerged rock sills, with crests 31 feet below datum. Project depths are referred to low-water datums for Lakes Huron and St. Clair, which are 578.5 and 573.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The water level of the river fluctuates with the levels of the lakes above and below it, which during the course of each year are subject to a consistent seasonal rise and fall, the lowest stages prevailing during the winter months and the highest during the summer months. The water at the head of St. Clair River, as measured by monthly mean levels may rise and fall each year during the navigation season as much as 1.3 feet. Since 1900 the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level has been about 4.5 feet. Winds of high velocity occasionally cause water surface fluctuations of as much as 3.5 feet in 6 hours. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1411 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13, 1892 20-foot channel in the river--------------------- H. Doc. 207, 51st Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 Deepening of channel to 25 and 26 feet, and compen- H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess. sating works. Mar. 2, 1945 Widening channel at Southeast Bend to 700 feet-..._ H. Doc. 309, 77th Cong., 1st sess. July 24, 1946 Widening and deepening the Southeast Bend and H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st sess. improvement of the outlet of the North Channel, St. Clair River. Mar. 21, 1956 Deepening and further improving the channels in S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st sess.t (PL 434, St. Clair River to depth of 27.1 to 30.0 feet to pro- 84th Cong., vide safe navigation by vessels with drafts of 25.5 2d sess.) feet. Provide a cutoff channel in Canada at South- east Bend. 1 Contains latest published map. The River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, approved the modification of the project to provide for widening and deepening the Southeast Bend and improvement of the North Channel outlet, St. Clair River, in general accordance with the following descriptions: (a) That the two-way channel at Southeast Bend, St. Clair River, from light 12 to St. Clair Flats Canal, be widened from 700 to 800 feet, with a depth of 26 feet for 24-foot navigation; (b) that the North Channel outlet at the mouth of the St. Clair River be widened to provide a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep from lower St. Clair River to Lake St. Clair, for small craft apart from the regular ship channels. The following table shows the characteristic features of the existing project: Distance Used by Project datum Name of channel Length of from upbound or project Project planes above channel mouth of downbound width depth mean tide at river vessels New York Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet Channel at foot of Lake 38,000 40.0 Both........ 800 30.0 578.5-578.3 Huron. Port Huron to Marys- 23,000 33.2 .... do--....... 1,000-1,400 27.4 577.3-576.9 ville. Marysville to Stag Island. 8,000 31.0 ___ do_ ____. 1,000 27.4 576.8-576.6 Stag Island-East Chan- 15,000 31.0 Upbound 800 20.0 576.6-576.3 nel.' auxilliary. Stag Island to St. Clair 32,000 27.0 Both_ ___.-- 1,000 27.3 576.5-575.9 (including widening at upper and lower ends of Stag Island). St. Clair to head of Rus- 25,000 11.0 ..... do ...... 1,000 27.3 575.8-574.6 sell Island. Head of Russell Island to 21,000 -- ....-- - do__. 700-1,000 27.2 574.6-574.0 Southwest Bend.2 Southeast Bend: C.S. 324+00 to C.S. 7,400--------------...do....... 800 27.1 574.0-573.9 250+00. C.S. 250+00 to C.S. 25,000 _-- .... do....... 800 27.1 573.9-573.5 0+00. North Channel outlet.... 8,000 ----------- Small craft.. 100 10.0 573.5 1Channel west of Stag Island will be used for both upbound and downbound deep draft traffic upon completion of the modification authorized by the Act approved March 21, 1956 for the channel from Stag Island to St. Clair. 2 Cutoff channel is being constructed in Canada and the existing Southeast Bend Channel from C.S. 249+69.05 to C.S. 0+00 will be abandoned upon completion of the cutoff channel. The Act approved March 21, 1956, provides for a project safe draft of 25.5 feet over the full width of the downbound and two-way channels when the levels of Lakes Huron and St. Clair are at their respective low-water datums; except that a cutoff channel may be constructed in TAGO 10070-B 1412 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Canada at Southeast Bend, generally in accordance with the alternate plan of the district engineer and with such modification thereof as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers is advisable, in lieu of further im- provement along the existing alinement. Accomplishment of the cutoff channel was found to be feasible and therefore the existing project for Southeast Bend is to provide the cutoff channel in accordance with the alternate plan of the district engineer for that section. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $26,069,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $11,863. The project feature for construction of the compensating works, consisting of submerged rock sills, was previously considered inactive. During fiscal year 1960, the portion of the rock sills necessary to comn- pensate for deepening of the connecting channels (presently estimated at four) was reclassified in the active category. The estimated cost for these four sills, revised in 1961, is $6,430,000. This cost is included in the foregoing estimated cost of new work. No expense of mainte- nance will probably be required for submerged sills. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. This improvement serves the through commerce between the upper and lower Great Lakes, and has not materially in- fluenced the terminal facilities along its route. At Port Huron, Mich., there are nine privately owned docks for receiving coal, limestone, petroleum products, and wood pulp. A new terminal has been estab- lished for receiving and shipping general cargo. At Marysville, Mich., there are two privately owned docks, one for receiving coal and the other for shipping salt. At St. Clair, Mich., there are two privately owned docks for receiving coal, and at Marine City, Mich., there is one privately owned dock for receiving coal and limestone. These installa- tions satisfy present commerce requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Planning for various features of work authorized by the latest modification was con- tinued during the fiscal year at a cost of $196,473. This planning included completion and approval of the design memorandum for the Stag Island to Southeast Bend section of the river, continuation of hydraulic studies for the compensating works, and preparation of plans and specifications for portions of the work now being accomplished and yet to be accomplished. There were two contracts awarded in the amount of $523,900 and $549,990 which were for deepening the channel from Stag Island to Marine City and from Algonac to the Southeast Bend reach, respectively. The contract work for deepening the foot of Lake Huron Channel to a project depth of 30 feet was completed. The costs for dredging 330,656 cubic yards of clay with a clamshell and hydraulic dredges were $261,265. The channel from Port Huron to Stag Island was deepened to the project depth of 27.4 feet. The costs of dredging 42,354 cubic yards and 377,100 square yards of gravel and clay with a clamshell dredge were $1,281,738. The hired labor costs for predredging operations for the U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins were $22,221. The channel at Stag Island was deepened to the project depth of 27.3 feet. The work was divided between hired labor and contract dredging. The contract costs for dredging 697,425 cubic yards of clay and sand with a hydraulic dredge were $809,013. The hired labor costs for dredging 27,720 cubic yards of clay with the U.S. dipper dredge Gaillardwere $157,999. Hired labor shoal removal was performed from TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1413 Russel Island to the Southeast Bend Cut-off Channel to depths of 27.2 and 27.1 feet. This work was performed by the U.S. hopper dredge Hains which removed 143,000 cubic yards of sand at a cost of $66,563. Con- tract work for deepening the Southeast Bend Cut-off Channel was con- tinued during the fiscal year. The contract costs for dredging 13,360,204 cubic yards of sand and clay with a hydraulic dredge were $2,912,314. Hired labor costs for dredging with.the U.S. hopper dredge Hains, were $12,977. Real estate costs in connection with disposal areas were $2,336. An adjustment for preauthorization costs amounted to -$3,300, and cost for supervision and administration amounted to $345,928. The total cost for new work during the fiscal year was $6,065,527. Maintenance: Condition and operation studies were made over the entire project at a cost of $10,214. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $2,758. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $93. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $1,912. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $14,977. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of July 24, 1946 and March 21, 1956 has been completed except for construction of the submerged rock sills. The percentage of completion of various channels now under contract is as follows: Foot-of-Lake Huron Channel, 100 percent; from Port Huron to Stag Island Channel, 100 percent; Stag Island Channel and channel west of Stag Island, 87 percent; the channel from Stag Island to Southeast Bend Cut-off Channel, 22 percent; and the Southeast Bend Cut-off Channel, 55 percent. Contracts for the channel between Stag Island and South- east Bend Cut-off Channel were awarded, but no work was initiated. The controlling depth from Lake St. Clair to Stag Island is 21 feet for the upbound and 25 feet for the downbound channels. In the Stag Island to Port Huron Channel and the Foot-of-Lake Huron Channel, controlling depths are 27.3 feet and 30 feet respectively. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work _ 12, 159,735 $_ Maintenance _ _ _ 1,789,161 Total ------------- - 13,948,896 Public works funds, new work------- 1,671,660 Emergency Relief Act funds, new work -------------- 49,419 Total, all funds ----- --- ---- ---------- $15,669,975 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- $150,000 $81,561 $764,313 $6,030,2752$5,392,706 1$15,636,003 Cost----------------- 137,958 93,384 590,714 3,776,083 26,065,527 113,880,814 Maintenance: Appropriated --- 107,000 52,000 6,500 28,550 1 14,964 1,789,744 Cost----------------- 89,419 68,626 6,950 29,343 14,977 1,789,161 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 . -------... ----------- -------- $9,426 1Includes $44,500 preauthorization studies. 2 Includes -$3,300 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 1414 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 4. CHANNELS IN LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICH. Location. Lake St. Clair, a section of the Great Lakes connecting channels, is an expansive shallow basin having a steamer track length of 18 miles from the mouth of the St. Clair River to the head of the Detroit River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 42.) Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 2, 1867, and March 3, 1878. For further details, see page 2882, Annual Report for 1896; pages 1957-1958, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1539, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an improved channel 700 feet wide from the mouth of the South Channel of the St. Clair River to the open channel in Lake St. Clair, thence widening gradually to 800 feet in a distance of about 2 miles and maintaining that width to the head of the Detroit River, all to a depth of 27.5 feet. Also provided is a stone riprapped earth dike, 7,221 feet long, on the east side of the mouth of the south channel of the St. Clair River. On completion of the Southeast Bend Cut-off Channel, St. Clair River, the section from the mouth of the south channel of the St. Clair River to the open channel in Lake St. Clair will be abandoned. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake St. Clair, which is 573.5 feet above mean tide at New York. As measured by monthly mean levels, the water may rise and fall during the navigation season each year as much as 1.4 feet. Since 1860 the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level during the navigation season has been about 4.5 feet. Occasional fluctuations due to winds of high velocity may be as much as 1 foot in 6 hours. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961 is $7,137,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 2 dikes ______ ______________--_____------------ -. ---- Annual Report, 1885, p. 2159. July 13, 1892 Deepening the canal and dredging the channel at H. Doc. 207, 51st Cong., 2d sess. Grosse Pointe. June 13, 1902 Second canal for downbound vessels ---- H. Doc. 234, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1919 21-foot depth in Grosse Pointe Channel for length of H. Doc. 188, 65th Cong., 1st sess. about 5% miles. July 3, 1930 25-foot depth through the canals and the channel H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess. through Lake St. Clair. Aug 30,19351 Removal of center dike and widening the channel Rivers and Harbors Committee to 700 feet. Doc. 3, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 2 Mar. 21, 1956 Deepening the channel to 27.5 feet----------------- S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st sess. (Public Law 434, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) 1Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 2Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preconstruction planning for the latest project modification was completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $116,880. This included completion of the design memorandum and the plans and specifications for the work. A contract was awarded in the amount of $2,877,667 for deepening the Lake St. Clair channels. The contract cost for mobilization and demobilization was $180,000. No dredging was performed. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1415 Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 21, 1956, was completed in 1936. No work has been done on the last modification, which provides for deepening the channels to 27.5 feet. Construction of the easterly dike was completed in 1892, the removal of the center dike in 1934, and the dredging of the present channel in 1936. The controlling depth throughout the project is 25.0 feet. The east dike is in very poor condition. The costs have been as follows: Regular funds: New work $2,729,672 Maintenance - 1,141,167 Total_- $3,870,839 Public works funds-new work _ 1,008,595 Total, all funds_- $4,879,434 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-. - -. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . _ $50,000 -$26,519 $1,000 $39,051 $1,211,133 2$5,497,447 Cost---_ - 22,779 291 930 30,665 116,880 24,394,327 Maintenance: Appropriated . --. --8 I 1,376,513 Cost- - -_ 1,223 - _-_1,376,513 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- --- --- --- _ _-__ $6,353 1Includes $656,060 for new work and $235,346 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $30,000 for preauthorization studies. 5. DETROIT RIVER, MICH. Location. This river is one of the Great Lakes connecting channels. It is 31 miles long and flows south from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 41.) Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1889. For further details see page 1958 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1541 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for: improving the Detroit River main channels to provide for 25.5-foot draft navigation; improving certain auxiliary and side channels; and for construction of various water-level and cross-current control structures. Details of the existing project are presented in the accompanying tables. Project depths are referred to local low-water datum planes which correspond to low-water datum for Lakes St. Clair and Erie and are at 573.5 and 570.5 feet, respectively, above mean tide at New York. Each year during the navigation season the river rises and falls about 2 feet as measured by the monthly mean levels. Since 1906 the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level during the naviga- tion season has been about 4.0 feet. Occasional fluctuations in depths of several feet, produced by high easterly or westerly winds, respectively, raise or lower the water level at the west end of Lake Erie, and similarly effect the level of the lower Detroit River; such changes have been as much as 6 feet within 8 hours. TAGO 10070-B 1416 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 Amherstburg Channel and removal of Grosse Ile H. Does. 712, 56th Cong., 1st ses S., Mar. 3, 1905 shoal. and 40, 58th Cong., 3d sess. June 25, 1910 Mar. 4, 1913 Fighting Island Channel___________________________ H. Doc. 17, 62d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1907 (H. Does. 266, 59th Cong., 2d ses:s.; June 25, 1910 .... Livingstone Channel--- 676, 61st Cong., 2d sess.; and 3222, Mar. 2, 1919 65th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Channel depths of 26 and 25 feet_ ----------------- H. Doc. 253, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug.30,19352 Channel to Wyandotte 21 feet deep and 300 feet Rivers and Harbors Committ l ee wide through the Middle Ground opposite the Doc. 1, 72d Cong., 1st sess. head of Fighting Island. Aug. 26, 1937 Trenton Channel and turning basin (west of Grosse IH. Doc. 205, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Ile). Mar. 2, 1945 American Channel north of Belle Isle between H. Doc. 734, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Windmill Point and Fairway Slip, Detroit. July 24, 1946 Deepening the westerly 300 feet of Amherstburg H. Doc. 335, 80th Cong., 1st sess. Channel and Ballards Reef Channel below Liv- ingstone Channel to 27 feet to provide depths ade- quate for 24-foot draft navigation when the gov- erning lakes are at datum, with necessary widening at approaches and bends and construction of necessary compensating works, Detroit River. May 17, 1950 Extending turning basin in Trenton Channel 600 S. Doc. 30, 81st Cong., 1st sess.' feet, dredging through east draw of lower Grosse Ile Bridge, and extending 300-foot width of chan- nel north of lower Grosse Ile Bridge. Mar. 21, 1956 Channel depth of 28.5 feet throughout the down- S. Doc. 71, 84th Cong., 1st sess.' (PL 434, bound and two-way channels, except in the upper 84th Cong., (27.7-foot depth) and lower (29-foot depth) Living- 2d sess.) stone Channel; and in the upbound channel, 27.5- foot depth in Ballards Reef Channel below the junction with Livingston Channel, 27.5 foot depth in the westerly 300-foot width of the Limekiln Crossing and Amherstburg Reaches, and 28.5-foot depth in the westerly 300-foot width of Hackett Reach; with necessary compensation works. Also 28.5-foot depth in Lake Erie from Detroit River to Pelee Passage Shoal, inclusive. July 14, 1960 Trenton Channel: deepen to 27 feet, where necessary, H. Doc. 319, 86th Cong., 2d sess. I the Wyandotte Reach from the Detroit River to upper Grosse Ile Bridge, about 5.5 miles; deepen to 28 feet and widen to 300 feet below upper Grosse Ile Bridge to and including a turning basin 28 feet deep and 15 acres in area outside the project limits. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $81,884,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $88,663. The following table shows the characteristic features of the existing project: Distance Used by Project datum Length of from upbound or Project Project planes above Name of channel channel mouth of downbound width depth mean tide at river vessels New York Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet Channel north of Belle (2) 23 Both .------ 200 21.0 573.0 Isle.' Channel at head of De- 37,000 23 ... do ...... 800 28.5 573.3-572.8 troit River. Miscellaneous shoals and 43,000 16 ..... do_ .-- 800 28.5 572.8-571.7 obstructions, Belle Isle to Fighting Island. Fighting Island Channel_ 24,800 11 -.. do -. - 800 28.5 571.7 Ballards Reef Channel 13,000 8 ... do _ -- 600 28.5 571.25 north of junction with Livingstone Channel. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1417 Distance Used by Project datum Name of channel Length of from upbound or Project Project planes above channel mouth of downbound width depth mean tide at river vessels New York Feet Miles Feet Feet Feet Livingstone Channel, 26,000 1 Down _.... 450 27.7 571.25 upper. Livingstone Channel, lower: C,S. 260+00 to C.S. 10,000 ........-------------- do 450-800 29.0 570.5 360+00. C.S. 360+00 to C.S. 13,100 ----------- Both--- 800-1,200 29.0 570.5 491+00. East Outer Channel, ._ 45,000 ....--do. 1,200 28.5 570.5 Misc. shoals and obstruc- ----- --- .... _- .do -....- -28.5 570.5 tions, Detroit River to Pelee Passage, Pelee Passage Shoal--------------- ..----------- do-------------------- 28.5 570.5 Amherstburg Channel: Upper section, Bal- 5,700 7 Up . 600 27.5 571.25-571.0 lards Reef Channel. Middle section- .... 12,000 . .... do 600 3 21-27.5 571.0-570.6 Lower section, Hack- 24,000 ....... do 600 421-28.5 570.6-570.5 ett Range. Channel passing west of 21,000 ------------ Down 800 22.0 570.5 Detroit River Light. Wyandotte Channel..... 2,400 15 Local .... 300 27.0 571.8 Crosse Ile Shoal-----...----.... 600 13 _-_do ......-. __. 20.0 571.8 Trenton Channel (West 19,400 6 -____do -.. .- 300 28.0 571.7-571.1 of Grosse Ile). s This is a side channel. 2 Extends from deep water near Windmill Point to a point opposite Fairview Slip, approximately 3,000 feet. 3 Project depth 21 feet in easterly 300-foot width of channel and 27.5 feet in westerly 300-foot width. 4 Project depth 21 feet in easterly 300-foot width of channel and 28.5 feet in westerly 300-foot width. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed portions of the project. For the American Channel north of Belle Isle as authorized by the act of 1945, local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and sub- sequent maintenance when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improve- ment. For the Trenton Channel modification approved May 17, 1950, responsible local agencies are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will furnish 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; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the works. For the Trenton Channel modification approved July 14, 1960 re- sponsible local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvement; (b) when and where needed, provide and maintain depths in berthing areas and access channels serving the terminals commensu- rate with the depths provided in the related project areas; and (c) ac- complish alterations to the submarine pipelines, cable crossings, and utilities as required by the improvement. No local cooperation is required in connection with the modifications authorized by the acts of July 24, 1946 and March 21, 1956. Terminalfacilities. Within the limits of the Port of Detroit, excluding the Rouge River, there are 41 active commercial docks used for handling coal, iron ore, limestone, steel products, petroleum products, and other TAGO 10070-B 1418 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 items such as oversea general cargo. These terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Planning for the work authorized by the March 21, 1956 Act, consisting of preparation of plans and specifications for a number of the river reaches, was continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $336,101. Costs for pre- authorization studies amounted to $25,000. Three new contracts were awarded totaling $2,512,716. Work was started on these contracts as well as 3 others which were awarded previously. Construction on the reaches of the Great Lakes Connecting Channels were as follows: (a) Detroit River Channel: The project on this cha inel was from the head of the Detroit River to the Fighting Island Channel. The project was divided between hired labor and contract dredging. The contract costs for dredging 529,933 cubic yards and 643,000 square yards of clay with a dipper dredge were $3,552,812. The costs of hired labor for dredging 66,500 square yards of clay with the U.S. dipper dredge Gaillard were $112,410. (b) Fighting Island Channel: The project was approximately for dredging the complete channel. The project was divided between hired labor and contract dredging. The contract costs for dredging 269 cubic yards and 830,126 square yards of clay with a clamshell dredge were $1,846,909. The costs of hired labor for dredging 1,179,445 square yards of clay with the U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins were $410,604. (c) Ballards Reef Channel: The project was for dredging from Fighting Island Channel to the upper Livingstone Channel Light. The contract costs for dredging 42,200 square yards of sand and gravel with a bucket dredge were $77,600. (d) Livingstone Channel: The project was for dredging the entire channel. It was divided between hired labor and contract dredging. The contract costs for dredging 298,680 cubic yards of clay and rock with a dipper dredge were $2,150,000. The costs of hired labor for dredging 273,388 square yards of rock with the U.S. bucket dredges Huron and McCauley were $86,406. (e) East Outer Channel: The project was divided between hired labor and contract dredging. The contract cost for dredging 386,000 cubic yards of silty sand with a hydraulic dredge was $389,358. The costs of hired labor for dredging 2,571,858 cubic yards of silt with the U.S. hopper dredge Markham were $747,744. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for disposal areas and other related real estate activities were $985. The net change inundistributed value of construction facilities was -- $26,929, and costs of supervision, inspection, and administration were $621,281. The total costs for new work were $10,330,281. Maintenance: Condition and operation studies were made over the entire project during the 1961 fiscal year at a cost of $17,984. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $4,596. Costs incurred in obtaining easements and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $1,237. The location and removal of obstructions above 21-foot depth in Amherstburg Channel and above 26-foot depth in Livingstone Channel were accomplished with Government plant and hired labor during August 1960 at a cost of $1,368. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $1,927. All work performed by Government plant and hired labor. Total costs for maintenance were $27,112. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The Detroit River project is 65 percent complete. The East Outer Channel is 90 percent complete. The TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1419 Livingstone Channel is 50 percent complete. Ballards Reef Channel is 5 percent complete. Fighting Island Channel is 88 percent complete. The channel from Fighting Island Channel to Lake St. Clair is 58 percent complete. Detroit River Light to Pelee Passage is 70 percent complete. The Amherstburg Channel including the compensating dikes was com- pleted in August 1959. The project in effect prior to the modification of March 21, 1956, with the exception of the channel north of Belle Isle, deepening the westerly 300 feet of the Amherstburg Channel and the Ballards Reef Channel (south of its junction with the Livingstone Channel), and extending the turning basin in Trenton Channel, was completed in 1941. The work done consists of dredging, rock excavation, and the construction of dikes and compensating works. The dikes are generally in good condition. The Sugar Island compensating dike still shows signs of erosion and weathering. The following table gives pertinent data concerning the several chan- nels covered by the project at the close of the fiscal year: Name of channel Length of Minimum Project Controlling Date of channel width depth depth completion i ! I I I- Feet Feet Feet Feet Channel north of Belle Isle 1-..-..... (2) 200 21 Channel at head of Detroit River_ _____ 37,000 800 28.5 3 25.0 Miscellaneous shoals and obstructions, Belle Isle to Fighting Island----... 43,000 28.5 -- - -- ----------- Fighting Island Channel .............. 24,800 800 28.5 326.0 ------- Ballards Reef Channel north of junc- tion with Livingstone Channel...... 13,000 600 28.5 26.0 Livingstone Channel-upper ..-. __. 26,000 450 27.7 326.0 - Livingstone Channel-lower C.S. 260+00 to C.S. 360+00 .-- _--- 10,000 450-800 29.0 4 26.0 C.S. 360+00 to C.S. 491+00 -........ 13,100 800-1200 29.0 426.0 East Outer Channel-_---------- 45,000 1200 28.5 S26.0 Miscellaneous shoals and obstructions, Detroit River to Pelee Passage ...... 628.5-29.5 Pelee Passage shoal ....------ 29.5 Amherstburg Channel: Upper Channel Ballards Reef Chan- nel...-_-_-------------------...- 5,700 600 27.5 27.5 1960 Middle section- _..... - _ 12,000 600 '21-27.5 721-27.5 1960 Lower Section Hackett Range .-. 24,000 600 8 21-28.5 8 21-28.5 1960 Channel Passing West of Detroit River Light.. __ 21,000 800 22 20.1 1929 Wyandotte Channel 1__ 2,400 300 27 21.0 (9) Grosse Ile shoal 1-___- ______ ___ 600 20 19.5 1904 Trenton Channel (west of Grosse Ile) 1__ 19,400 300 28 21.0 (9) 1 This is an auxiliary channel. 2 Extends from deep water near Windmill Point to a point opposite Fairview slip, approximately 3,000 feet. 3 Deepening to project depth under contract. 4 Deepening to project depth over Canadian portion of lower Livingstone Channel under contract. 5 Under construction. 6 Project depth 29.5 feet over rock shoals and 28.5 feet over other than rock shoals. 7 Project depth 21 feet in easterly 300-foot width of channel and 27.5 feet in westerly 300-foot width. 8 Project depth 21 feet in easterly 300-foot width of channel and 28.5 feet in westerly 300-foot width. 9 Preconstruction planning in progress. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work ....- ...... $57,000,392 Maintenance_ 2,969,624 Total -- - - 59,970,016 Public works funds, new work- 1,530,688 Total, all funds -_- - ------ ---------- - $61,500,704 TAGO 10070-B 1420 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total ti Fiscal year .. . 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ _--ot $3,100,000 $8,249,832 $12,250,894 $5,863,801 l $10,959,574 1 2 $64,404,831 Cost__________________ 1,115,719 10,234,820 12,248,473 2,723,694 310,330,281 1 2 60,628,334 Maintenance: Appropriated-.-__I 150,000 156,000 56,499 51,270 26,772 2,969,624 Cost_----------------- 151,414 146,383 64,104 54,304 27,112 2,969,624 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_________________________________ _________- $18,052 1 Includes $2,097,254 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $235,300 for preauthorization studies. 3 Includes $25,000 for preauthorization studies. 6. LITTLE LAKE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Superior 21 miles west of Whitefish Point and 30 miles east of Grand Marais, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 92.) Existing project. This provides for a small-craft harbor of refuge by dredging an entrance channel 12 feet deep from Lake Superior into Little Lake, suitably protected by breakwaters and revetments. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, was $836,000, excluding $57,700 to be contributed by local interests. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1960, is $92,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). That document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. The required assurances were furnished by the Michigan State Waterways Commission and were approved by the Secretary of Army on March 22, 1948. Terminalfacilities. There are no terminal facilities at the project site. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: preliminary work on preparation of plans and specifications was performed at a cost of $1,658. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction work has not been started on this project. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_- -- $24,234 Maintenance Total-- $24,234 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --...... _ _$1,500 $30,000 -$5,000 -$1,000 I $25,500 Cost...._____________ ____________ 1,500 15,997 5,079 1,658 '24,234 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...- .... -... . ...............- - .... . $1,266 1 Includes $1,500 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1421 7. GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, 93 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 92.) Existing project. This provides for parallel timber crib and cellular steel-sheet piling piers 500 feet apart which have an aggregate length of 4,407 feet and extend out to the 22-foot depth contour in the lake; for closing the natural entrance channel by a pile dike 5,770 feet long; and for dredging a channel 300 feet wide and 18 feet deep between the piers, and 500 feet wide and 20 feet deep in the lake approach. Project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. Seasonal water-level variations extend from zero to 1 foot above low-water datum. Temporary fluctua- tions vary from 1 foot above to 1 foot below prevailing lake levels. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, was $1,023,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14, 1880 Existing project, except for pile dike_ -__ _ Specified in Act, Annual Report 1881, p. 2050. June 14, 1880 For pile dike---.--------------------------- Annual Report 1895, p. 351. May 17, 1950 800-foot extension of west pier ------------------- H. Doc. 751, 80th Cong., 2d sess. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Several small piers and a U.S. Coast Guard Station provide facilities adequate for present traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Contract con- struction of the 800-foot steel piling cell and rock breakwater was parti- ally completed. Costs during the year were $256,140. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 80 percent com- plete. Parallel piers were built 500 feet apart, 1,912 and 1,695 feet long, respectively, including 100 and 250 feet of pile revetment at the inner end of the west and east piers respectively; a channel 250 feet wide and 18 feet deep was dredged between the piers from the lake to the bay; and a pile dike was built in 1895-97 to close the natural entrance 5,770 feet in width. The west pier is in poor condition and requires repairs. The superstructure of the outer 744 feet of the east pier has been rebuilt in concrete and the balance of this pier is in fair condition but needs some timber decking and stone cover. The timber portion of the pile dike is in poor condition and the stone protection has settled. Some portions of the dike have been entirely destroyed by wave action. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 12 feet deep in the lake approach and 17 feet in the channel. To complete the project there remains to construct the 800 linear feet of extension to the existing west pier now in progress and dredging to widen the inner portion of the channel from 250 feet to the project width of 300 feet. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work _ $_ $633,679 M aintenance __..... ..... _ ..... .... ... 818,986 Total .... ._ . ._ _----------- - - $1,452,665 TAGO 10070-B 1422 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financialstatement Total to Fiscal year- _ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- -- ----------------------------------- $273,000 $389,040 1$1,024,925 Cost------------------------------------- ---- 14,654 256,140 1633,679 Maintenance: Appropriated_ -- ------------ ------------------------ ---- 818,986 Cost ..-- 818,936 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----- --- ---------- $61,159 1 Includes $7,000 preauthorization studies. 8. WHITEFISH POINT HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the south shore of Lake Superior 40 miles northwesterly from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and 49 miles easterly from Grand Marais, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 92.) Existing project. This provides for two converging breakwaters 140 feet apart at their outer ends, having lengths of 587 feet and 507 feet for the north and south breakwaters, respectively; and for a harbor basin within the breakwaters 12 feet deep with a maximum width of 230 feet and a length of 625 feet. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to 2 feet above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a tempo- rary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, was $640,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). That document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one privately owned fishing wharf and a small boat dock and launching ramp built by the State of Michigan. Those facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Dredging of the harbor to the 12-foot project depth was completed. A wind and wave study to test the effectiveness of the completed project was started and partially completed. Total costs during the year were $63,289. Condition at end of fiscal year. The northerly end of the harbor has less than 12-foot project depth because of shifting shoals. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work- -- $636,571 Maintenance Total ___ _ $636,571 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -- - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - $100,000 $130,000 $374,800 $585 $24,100 $610,405 Cost - 34,741 5,903 223,540 298,178 63,289 636,571 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--. . - . .....--------------- --------- $3,158 1 Includes $2,000 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1423 9. MANISTIQUE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the north shore of Lake Michigan, 135 miles northeasterly from Green Bay Harbor, Wis. and 220 miles northerly from Milwaukee, Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 701.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details, see page 1933 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1422 of Anuual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for 2 breakwaters extending from the shore on either side of the mouth of the Manistique River, 1,744 feet and 1,480 feet in length for the east and west breakwaters, respectively, and for a pier 375 feet long on the west side at the river mouth. It further provides for an entrance channel 19 feet deep from that depth in the lake to a point about 300 feet landward of the harbor entrance, thence 18 feet to a point 1,150 feet upstream from the mouth of the river, and thence 18 feet, except where rock is encountered at less depth, for a further distance of 500 feet, with widths of 246 feet at the break- water entrance, increasing to 475 feet through the outer basin, decreasing to 215 feet to the river mouth, thence varying from 180 feet to 300 feet at the upper limit; the total length of channel being 4,100 feet. The breakwaters are formed of stone-filled piling and timber cribs, capped with concrete superstructure. The west pier is formed of stone-filled plank cribs. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, was $1,296,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $86,359. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 Breakwaters and outer harbor-__ __-_-------_ H. Doc. 429, 58th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1907 Present location of west breakwater and pier at river Annual Report, 1908, p. 648, and mouth. unpublished report of Mar. 13, 1908, approved by Secretary of War, Apr. 3, 1908 May 17, 1950 Present project dimensions of channel._ -------- H. Doc. 721, 80th Cong., 2d sess.' 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. In addition to a car-ferry slip there are two coal and building-material wharves, two fishing wharves, and numerous lumberyard slips. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Deepening of the harbor to existing project depth was completed by hired labor and Government plant. Costs for the year were $854,705. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel at a cost of $10,239. The U.S. bucket dredge Winneconne performed maintenance dredging during April and May 1961, removing TAGO 10070-B 1424 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 3,168 cubic yards, place measure, of shoal material at a cost of $11,492. Two thousand and six hundred tons of riprap stone was placed on the west breakwater by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $13,381. Cost incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $256. Cost of super- vision and administration of the project was $404. Total costs for main- tenance this fiscal year were $35,772. Conditon at end of fiscal year. Construction of the new work was com- pleted. The project in effect prior to the modification of May 17, 1950, was completed in 1917. Construction of the breakwaters inclosing the basin was commenced in May 1911, and completed in November 1914. Con- struction of the plank-crib pier was commenced in May 1909, and completed in October 1909. Dredging of the channel to 18 feet over practically all the area below the car-ferry slip was commenced in June 1915 and completed in July 1915. Dredging of the channel above the slip to ledge rock was commenced in July 1917, and completed in August 1917. The breakwaters are in generally good condition. Contract for placing of fill stone in cells of structure from angle to shoreline of east breakwater was completed in June 1957. Stone protection along both sides and across outer end of east breakwater and from angle to outer end was accomplished under contract completed in November 1958. The plank-crib pier is in a very dilapidated condition and should be rebuilt. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were as provided by the project. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work - $------------$1,298,295 Maintenance----------- 829,434 Total---- $2,127,729 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: . Appropriated---- ....- $120,000 $338,000 .. $535,860 ..------------ 12 $1,307,567 Cost_--------------------------- 17,724 1,925 $114,189 854,705 1 2 1,302,250 Maintenance: Appropriated---------....... $51,000 304,500 -8,499 49,344 35,000 829,442 Cost---------------- - 50,740 36,579 257,855 50,848 35,772 829,431 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.. ___ _______..................______ $5,317 I Includes $3,955 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $2,500 for preauthorization studies. 10. ST. JOSEPH HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 60 miles easterly from Chicago, Ill., and 24 miles southerly from South Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 758.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1866, March 3, 1875, June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1945 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1470 of Annual Report for 1938. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1425 Existing project. This provides for protecting the mouth of the St. Joseph River by 2 piers, 250 to 325 feet apart at their inner and outer ends, respectively, having lengths of 2,854 feet on the north side and 2,603 feet on the south side. It further provides for a channel 21 feet deep from Lake Michigan to the mouth of the Benton Harbor Canal, a length of about 6,900 feet, with widths of 265 feet at the outer end of the piers, 190 feet at the inner end of the piers and revetments, thence generally 215 feet to the lower end of the turning basin, increasing to 250 feet above the turning basin to the mouth of the Paw Paw River, thence generally 110 feet in the Paw Paw River to the mouth of the Benton Harbor Canal; for dredging the channel in the Benton Harbor Canal up to the west line of Ninth Street, a length of about 2,800 feet, to a depth of 18 feet and width of 80 feet; for dredging a turning basin 18 feet deep on the north side of channel above the mouth of the Morrison Channel; and for a turning basin 18 feet deep near the mouth of the Paw Paw River. The piers and revetments are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, capped with a concrete superstructure. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 3, 1875 Interior revetment 2__________________________________ H. Ex. Doc. 160, 43d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1875, pt. 1, p. 263. June 14, 1880 Benton Harbor Canal 2______________________________ Annual Report, 1880, pp. 2030, 2031, and 2049-2055. Mar. 3, 1899 For present project dimensions of the piers and for a H. Doc. 307, 55th Cong., 2d sess., turning basin. and Annual Report, 1898, p. 2496. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of the channel and turn- Rivers and Harbors Committee ing basin, near mouth of Paw Paw River. Doc. 52, 74th Cong., 1st sess. June 2, 1937 3 Abandonment of the easterly 1,000 feet of the canal above the west line of 9th St. Mar. 2, 1945 Turning basin, above mouth of Morrison Channel H. Doc. 129, 76th Cong., 1st sess. and elimination of turning basin near mouth of Paw Paw River. July 3, 1958 Maintenance of turning basin near mouth of Paw S. Doc. 95, 84th Cong., 2d sess.' Paw River. 1 Contains latest published map. 2 Completed under previous projects. 3 PL 130, 75th Cong., 1st sess. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1Y2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of completed new work is $483,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $90,388. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are several commercial wharves used for handling coal, building materials, petroleum products, and miscellaneous commodities. A package-freight terminal is also available. Facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Rehabilitation: Preconstruction planning for major rehabilitation of the revetments was initiated and continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $45,887. TAGO 10070-B 1426 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during April 1961 at a cost of $2,612. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $919. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging over the entire project during April and May 1961, removing 41,851 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $28,055. Reconstruction of 948 linear feet of the north revetment with steel sheet piling and concrete, in progress at the close of fiscal year, cost $232,943. Preconstruction planning for repairs to 550 linear feet of the north pier, including field surveys, plans and specifications, was initiated and completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $2Q-;778. Work for the repairs was advertised and con- tracted in the amount of $274,500. Construction was not initiated and no costs were incurred under the contract during the fiscal year. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other perti- nent real estate charges amount to $1,239. An adjustment was made in the cost for rip-rapping the north and south piers by Government plant and hired labor, completed in fiscal year 1960 and involved a reduction of costs of $548. Cost of supervision and administration of the project was $263. Total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $286,261. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1956. The piers and revetments completed in 1904 are generally in good con- dition except for those portions of the north and south piers which are scheduled to be repaired under the major rehabilitation program. Dredg- ing of the channel to existing project depth was commenced in August 1938 and completed in October 1938. The new turning basin was completed in December 1956. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 24 feet in the entrance channel; thence 20 feet in the channel between the piers to Benton Harbor Canal; 16 feet in Benton Harbor Canal decreasing to 11 feet at Ninth Street; and 16 feet in the new turning basin. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_ $473,371 Maintenance _ --------- 1,738,310 Rehabilitation - 45,887 Total_ $2,257,568 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ------ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- _------- -$9,312 ........- ...-............-... . - $976,484 Cost.....----------------- $97,661----------...------------....------------....------------ 1976,484 Maintenance: Appropriated ......... 33,000 24, 938 $34,001 $443,854 $296,095 2,121,949 Cost-------------_ ---- 36,390 25,532 31,033 72,723 286,261 1,738,310 Rehabilitation: Appropriated--- ------------ ------------ ---------............--..........------------. 48,200 48,200 Cost_ • .... _ .. ...... . .... ... . ......... 45,887 45,887 1 Includes $503,113 for new work for previous projects. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1427 11. SOUTH HAVEN HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 77 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 24 miles northerly from St. Joseph, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 76.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, August 2, 1882, and August 11, 1888. For further details, see page 1947 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1473 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for protecting the mouth of Black River by 2 piers and revetments, 190 to 166 feet apart with lengths of 2,143 feet and 2,182 feet for the north and south sides respectively; for an entrance channel 21 feet deep to the shoreline; thence a channel 19 feet deep and 130 feet wide, extending up the river to a turning basin 440 feet wide and 19 feet deep, located immediately below the Dyckman Avenue Bridge. The length of entrance channel to the inner end of the piers is 2,700 feet and in the river to the bridge 2,400 feet. The piers and revetments are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and piling and are capped with concrete. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or beloy the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 11 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost of new work revised in 1960, is $274,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $31,746. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 11, 1888 Channel from inner end of piers to highway bridge 1 Nor prior survey or estimate. Mar. 3, 1905 Present dimension of piers and for a turning basin _- H. Doc. 119, 58th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channel and turning Rivers and Harbors Committee basin. Doc. 9, 73d Cong., 1st sess.2 and unpublished review report of Chief of Engineers, dated Dec. 21, 1934. 1 Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are several wharves used for handling coal, building materials, woodpulp, fish, and miscellaneous commodities; two have warehouses. Facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Enlargement of the turning basin was completed. The cost for excavation of 52,025 cubic yards with a land operated dragline amounted to $47,863. Rehabilitation: Preconstruction planning for major rehabilitation of the piers and revetments was initiated and continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $31,328. Costs for supervision and administration amounted to $5,198. Total costs for new work were $84,389. TAGO 10070-B 1428 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the entire project in April 1961 at a cost of $1,500. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $460. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging in the entrance channel during April 1961, removing 43,671 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $33,296. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $21. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $213. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $35,490. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1960. The new turning basin was completed in September 1960. The piers and revetments were completed in 1913. Dredging of the channel and the old turning basin to project depth was completed in June 1938. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet in the entrance channel and 19 feet in the channel between the piers and in the turning basin. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work _-_ -- --- - $265,193 Maintenance -1,152,461 Rehabilitation_ - - -- 31,328 Total_---- $1,448, 92 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ----- - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---- Cost-.. - -_--------- ------------ ----------....... ------------ _---___--_ _ $96,000 8,085 -$25,000 53,061 1$462,280 I 452,426 Maintenance: Appropriated. - $3,000 $37,000 $33,721 40,130 37,000 1,285,233 Cost ____ _ 11,158 34,145 35,810 42,125 35,490 1,23,700 Rehabilitation: Appropriated----------------- --------------- ---------..... -....... 42,800 42,800 Cost---------- ----------------------------------------------- 31,328 31,328 Other new work data: ------------------------------------ Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...................... $3,621 1Includes $187,233 for new work and $131,239 for maintenance for previous projects. 12. SAUGATUCK HARBOR AND KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 90 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 22 miles northerly from South Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 76.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1868, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870. For further details, see page 1947 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1475 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel between parallel piers, 200 feet apart, having lengths of 2,778 and 2,514 feet for the north and south piers, respectively, and for a channel 16 feet deep and 100 feet wide, extending from that depth in Lake Michigan to the mouth of the river, thence 14 feet deep, 90 feet wide, in the Kalamazoo River up to Saugatuck, a distance of 9,000 feet. The piers are formed of stone-filled timber cribs and piling and are capped with concrete except for the inner 276 feet of the north revetment. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1429 The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 12 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work for the completed project was $274,295 exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $74,888. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 Entrance channel, piers, and revetments- _-.. - ....-- H. Doc. 192, 54th Cong., 1st sess., Annual Report, 1896, vol. 2, pt. 5, p. 2739. Mar. 2, 1907 Deepening entrance to 16 feet ------------------- Annual Report, 1907, p. 646. June 25, 1910 Deepening channel in river to 14 feet---___--_________ H. Doc. 635, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Note. The latest map published is in H. Doc. 608, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project. Legislation authorizing the abandonment of the project has been recommended in House Document 292, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities At the village of Sangatuck there are several landing places for recreatonal craft and one for small commercial vessels. At the village of Douglas there is a landing pier. Facilities are considered adequate for present traffic. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the project during February and May 1961 at a cost of $3,171. Dredging operations by the U.S. bucket dredge Winneconne, in progress at the close of the fiscal year, resulted in the removal of 5,590 cubic yards, scow measure, of shoal material at a cost of $13,160. The hired labor job for riprapping the breakwaters and placing stone fill in revetments was completed in fiscal year 1960, however, residual costs of $83 are applicable to fiscal year 1961. Supervision and administration costs of the project were $171. Total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $16,585. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1911. The damaged portion of the south revetment was repaired in 1959. The piers and revetments are in generally good condition. The controlling depths at the close of fiscal year were 16 feet in the entrance channel; 14 feet in channel between piers and in river to Saugatuck. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_- $274,295 Maintenance 1,007,918 Total_ 1,282,213 $------ TAGO 10070-B 1430 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year..-.. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated.------------------------------------------------------------$364,527 Cost_--------------------------------------------------------------------- 364,527 Maintenance: Appropriated .. .... -- $867 $22,000 $292,000 $49,000 $30,930 1,144, 639 Cost_--------------- --- 323 12, 866 173,869 171,444 16,585 1,125,472 1 Includes $90,232 for new work and $117,554 for maintenance for previous projects. 13. HOLLAND HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan 95 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 23 miles southerly from Grand Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 763.) Previous project. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1852, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866, March 3, 1873, March 3, 1879, July 5, 1884, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1948 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1478 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for protecting the outlet of the channel from Lake Macatawa by 2 converging breakwaters having lengths of 752 and 801 feet for the north and south breakwaters, respectively, and with widths between them of 300 feet at the outer end and 740 feet at the inner end; for the inner piers and revetments along the channel from Lake Macatawa, about 180 feet apart for a distance of 614 feet from the outer end, thence flaring to 285 feet abreast the angle in the north revetment and thence converging to about 200 feet apart at the inner end; with lengths of 1,765 and 1,634 feet for the north and south piers, respectively, for dredging a channel 23 feet deep from that depth in Lake Michigan to a point 400 feet inside the entrance between the break- waters, thence decreasing to 21 feet at the outer end of the inner piers and through Lake Macatawa to the upper end of the project, in Black River; the width of the channel is 300 feet through the outer harbor, thence reducing to 140 feet at the outer end of the inner piers, thence 140 feet to the angle in the south pier, thence flaring to 235 feet abreast the angle in the north pier, thence converging to 150 feet in the channel in Lake Macatawa to the angle in the project channel opposite the wharves at Holland, and thence 110 feet for a distance of 2,600 feet to the end of the project, with suitable widening opposite the angle in the project channel at Holland; and for a turning basin abreast the angle in the project channel at Holland, 750 feet wide and 18 feet deep, extending upstream to join the channel in Black River. The improved channel is 6 miles long; one mile of it lies in the east end of Lake Macatawa and 3.5 miles lies in the west end and in the Black River. The existing break- waters, piers and revetments are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, and are capped with concrete. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1/2 feet above or below the lake level prevailing at that time. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1431 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1852 Artificial channel1 between Lake Macatawa and S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st sess., Lake Michigan. p. 84. Mar. 2, 1867 Piers and revetments 1........_____________________________ Annual Report, 1866, p. 106. Mar. 3, 1899 Extending inner piers...------------------------- H. Doc. 272, 54th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1897, p. 2950. Mar. 3, 1905 Converging breakwaters____________________________ Annual Report, 1905, p. 2176. July 3, 1930 Channel to Holland and turning basin at Holland____ H. Doc. 588, 69th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channels and turning Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 basin. Doo. 48, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Sept. 3, 1954 (a) Widening bend in revetted entrance channel into H. Doc. 282, 83d Cong., 2d sess. Lake Macatawa; and (b) dredging channel in Black River; and widening and extending turn- ing basin. 1 Completed under previous project. 2 Contains latest published map. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1957, idE79,000 exclusive of amount expended on previous project and $60,0: ontributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during t 5 years was $77,111. Widening of the bend of the entrance hainel into Lake .th4- Macatawa is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion of the project, revised in 1956, was estimated to be $449,500. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed portions of the project including cash contribution of $60,000. The work authorized by the act of September 3, 1954, is subject to the condition that work on either or both of the proposed modifications may be undertaken by the United States provided local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish free of cost to the United States all lands except the 1.5 acres of Federal lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) remove buildings and other structures, except the existing revetments, from lands to be furnished; (c) hold and have the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project. Terminal facilities. Wharves are located at the inner end of Lake Macatawa, and are used for handling coal, building materials, petroleum products, and miscellaneous commodities. Two shipbuilding yards are located on the south shore of the lake. Holland has provided a public wharf for small craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during May 1961 at a cost of $3,342. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $460. Costs of $21 are applicable to the emergency refill of structures with stone which was completed in fiscal year 1960. Riprapping the north and south breakwaters with 4,815 tons of stone was performed by hired labor and Government plant during April 1961 at a cost of $35,222. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging over the entire project during May 1961 removing 43,304 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $28,700. Costs incurred in ob- taining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pitinent real estate charges amount to $87. Costs of supervision and a4inistration of the TAGO 10070-B 1432 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 project were $286. All work was done by hired labor and use of Govern- ment plant. Total costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $68,118. Condition at end of fiscal year. The construction contract for dredging a channel in the Black River and widening its junction at the turning basin was completed in August 1957. The existing project with the exception of the modifications authorized by the act of September 39, 1954, was completed in 1938. The breakwaters, piers, and revetments, completed in 1910, are in good condition. Repairs to 337 linear feet of north pier, including a new semicircular pierhead with steel-sheet piling, stone fill, and concrete cap using Government plant and hired labor began in September 1958 and completed in May 1959. Dredging of the entrance channel to existing project depth, and the channel and turning basin in Lake Macatawa was completed in 1938. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 21 feet in the channel to Lake Macatawa, 20 feet in the inner channel in Lake Macatawa to the docks at Holland, and 18 feet in the turning basin. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work: United States funds__________________ $559,516 Contributed funds____ 35,705 Total, new work - - - 595,221 Maintenance: United States funds_ 1,355,705 Total ccst, all funds___________________________________ $1,950,926 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ___... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- ...... $135,000 -$27,886 _ ----------------------------------- 2 2$771,841 Cost_----------------- 109,610 -2,496 ..- . 2771,841 Maintenance: Appropriated .- - 21,000 36,500 $196,000 $69,200 $67,500 1,488,033 Cost------------------ 19,940 37,840 163,828 95,829 68,118 1,483,303 1 Includes $176,620 for new work and $127,598 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $35,705 contributed funds for existing project. 14. GRAND HAVEN HARBOR AND GRAND RIVER, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 108 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 23 miles northerly from Holland, Mich. The river rises in Jackson County, Mich., and flows in a westerly direction into Lake Michigan. It has a total length of 260 miles. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 765, and U.S. Geological Survey Grand Rapids quadrangle.) Previous projects. The original project for the river was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. A new project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, and was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1949 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1481 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for protecting the mouth of the river by piers and revetments, 415 feet apart at the entrance diminishing to TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1433 390 feet inside, 3,569 and 5,549 feet in length for the north and south sides, respectively, and for a channel 23 feet deep and 300 feet wide and 1,500 feet long from that depth in the lake to a point about 1,000 feet inside the pier ends; thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide and 11% miles long to the car-ferry slip, with an enlargement at the upper end; thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide and 11 miles long from the carferry slip to the Grand Trunk Railway bridge at Ferrysburg; with a turning basin 18 feet deep on the south side of the channel just below that bridge; thence a channel 18 feet deep and 100 feet wide to deep water in Spring Lake, a distance of 1,350 feet in the river and 1,750 feet up the outlet from Spring Lake; and for a channel in Grand River 8 feet deep at low-water datum, 100 feet wide and 14% miles long to Bass River, the total length of river channel being 17% miles. The piers and revetments are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, and are capped with concrete. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level in the harbor are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure of about 1 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1954, is $964,800, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The dredging on the north- erly side of the inner channel is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing estimate. The cost of this portion of the project, revised in 1954, was estimated to be $38,600. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $312,419. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23, 1866 Piers and revetments....------------------------ June 14, 1880 ..-. do-------------- ----------------------- S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st Sept. 19, 1890 .. do.. ....----------------......... ................ sess., pp. 89, 91. July 13, 1892 .... do...----------------...-------------------- July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of the harbor channel to S. Doc. 88, 71st Cong., 2d sess.) Grand Trunk car-ferry slip and the river channel; eliminating all of that portion of Grand River above Bass River; consolidation 2 of the projects for the harbor and river. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel to Spring Lake ---------------- ___-------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' Mar. 2, 1945 Present project dimensions of harbor channel from H. Doc. 661, 76th Cong., 3d sess.' car-ferry slip to Grand Trunk Ry. bridge and the turning basin. 1 Contain latest published maps. 2The dredging on the northerly side of the inner channel is considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are several wharves used for handling coal, limestone, sand and gravel, petroleum products, fish and miscellaneous commodities. There is also a car-ferry slip which is inactive. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Rehabilitation: Preconstruc- tion planning for major rehabilitation of the piers and revetments was initiated and continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $27,963. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during March 1961 at a cost of $15,229. After dredging survey was made in Grand River during July 1960 at a cost of $384. Revisory. TAGO 1007C-B 1434 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $919. The cooperative stream-gaging program was accomplished at a cost of $1,150. Reconstruction of 318 linear feet of the south pier with steel sheet piling, initiated in fiscal year 1960, was completed in September 1960 at a cost of $58,825. Stone riprap of south pier head was performed during June 1961 at a cost of $9,963. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging over the entrance channel during December 1960 and June 1961 removing 150,867 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $55,647. The U.S. hydraulic dredge Depoe Bay performed maintenance dredging in Grand River during May 1961, removing 31,953 cubic yards, place measure, of shoal material at a cost of $27,212. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $1,425. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $957. All work was performed by hired labor and use of Government plant. Total Government costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $171,711. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete except for a small amount of dredging on the northerly side of the inner channel at the point of land 1,350 feet upstream from the inner end of the north revetment. This dredging cannot be done without revetting the bank or endangering private cottages. The present channel past this site, having at least width of 240 feet, is considered adequate for present and reasonably prospective commerce. The piers and revetments were com- pleted in 1893 and are in fair condition. Repairs to 318 linear feet of the south pier were started in September 1959 and completed in Septem- ber 1960. Repairs to the south pier head were started in July 1959 and completed in August 1959. Dredging of that portion of the channel between the car-ferry slip and the Grand Trunk Western Railway bridge to width of 200 feet was completed in October 1930. Dredging of the river above the railway bridge to Bass River to existing project depth was completed in June 1931. Dredging the channel into Spring Lake was completed in November 1938. Widening of the channel between the car-ferry slip and the Grand Trunk Railway bridge to 300 feet and dredging the turning basin on the south side of the channel just below that bridge were completed in September 1949. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 23 feet at the entrance; 21 feet between the piers and in the river to the Grand Trunk Railway bridge, and 18 feet in the turning basin, and 8 feet to Bass River and 17 feet in the outlet from Spring Lake. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work ------------ $962,851 $------------- Maintenance_---- 5,124,343 Rehabilitation - - - --- 27,963 Total_- - - $6,117,157 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... ....----------------------- $1,276,180 Cost--------...... --.- - ---.------ . .......... - - - - 1,276,180 See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1435 Cost and financial statement-Continued Total to Fiscal year-________ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 Maintenance: Appropriated-.. . _ $440,000 $402,255 $197,881 $254, 892 $175, 500 15,141,559 Cost ----------------- 287,050 596,611 212,708 294,016 171,711 15,137,770 Rehabilitation: Appropriated __-----_ ____ __ __---------- 35,000 35,000 Cost --------- ------------------------------------------------ 27,963 27,963 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.........----------------------------- (2) 1 Includes $311,329 for new work and $13,427 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Does not include $38,600 for the inactive portion of the project. 15. MUSKEGON HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 114 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 80 miles easterly from Mil- waukee, Wis. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 767.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, June 23, 1874, August 2, 1882, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, March 3, 1899, and June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1950 of Annual Report for 1915; page 1399, Annual Report for 1924; and page 1484; Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two arrowhead breakwaters, the south 1,514 feet and the north 1,404 feet long, 500 feet apart at the outer ends diverging at an angle of about 90 ° , the inner ends connected with the shore by suitable structures, 1,660 feet and 1,561 feet long on the north and south sides, respectively; for the removal of 1,003 feet of the existing north pier and 1,106 feet of the existing south pier; for repairing and maintaining the revetment around the old car-ferry slip on the south side of the entrance channel; for dredging a channel 380 feet wide at the entrance, thence increasing to 650 feet wide at a point 300 feet inside the entrance, thence decreasing toward the new pierheads to 500 feet wide and 240 feet wide between the piers, with depths varying from 24 feet at the harbor entrance to 21 feet at the shoreline and in the inner channel to Muskegon Lake, 6,050 feet from the harbor entrance. The south breakwater and shore connection are built of concrete caissons and piling capped with concrete; the north breakwater is rubblemound; the inner piers and revetments are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, and are capped with concrete. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,900,922, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $22,103. TAGO 10070-B 1436 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 Piers and revetments......... -------------------------- H. Doe. 104, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Breakwaters and present project dimensions of H. Doc. 494, 67th Cong., 4th sess. channel. Aug. 30, 1935 Repairing revetment around car-ferry slip....----------. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 64, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest published map). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminalfacilities. The main terminals are at the inner end of Muske- gon Lake. They include a car-ferry slip; a large privately owned wharf equipped with warehouse, transient shed, and cold-storage plant; and several wharves used for handling coal, petroleum products, building materials, and miscellaneous commodities. There is a sand wharf at the west end of Muskegon Lake south of the inner end of the improved chan- nel. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results duringfiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project during April 1961 at a cost of $1,113. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $1,379. Resi- dual costs of $8,797 are applicable to the hopper dredging operations which were performed in the project during fiscal year 1960. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other perti- nent real estate charges amount to $255. Cost of supervision and administration of the project were $189. Total costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $11,733. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1938. Construction of the south breakwater and shore connection was commenced in May 1928 and completed in December 1930. The construction of the north breakwater and shore connection and the re- moval of portions of the old pier were commenced in June 1930 and com- pleted in December 1931. Deepening and widening of the entrance channel to existing project depth and width were commenced and com- pleted in June 1932. Repairs to the south revetment around the old car-ferry slip were commenced in May 1938, and completed in October 1938. The outer 54 feet of the south breakwater were removed in 1939, which increased the width between the outer ends of the breakwaters to 555 feet. The south breakwater is therefore maintained for only a length of 1,460 feet. The breakwaters and shore connections are in generally good condition except for the outer end of the north breakwater. The inner piers and revetments are in fair condition. The controlling depths at low-water datum at the close of the fiscal year were 24 to 21 feet in the channel through the outer harbor and 21 feet in the channel to Muskegon Lake. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_ -_ $1,900,922 Maintenance - ----- 851,095 Total ----------------------------- 2,75,17 $2,752,017------------ TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1437 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated------ --------- ----------------- ------------------------ $2,514,330 Cost--_ _ ---------------- ----------------------------------------------- 2,514,330 Maintenance: Appropriated--------.. 17,000 $18,000 $26,600 $36,768 $12,500 1,299,615 Cost------------------18,600 19,248 16,489 44,444 11,733 1,297,278 1Includes $613,408 for new work and $446,183 for maintenance for previous projects. 16. PENTWATER HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 146 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 14 miles southerly from Ludington, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 77.) Existing project. This provides for widening the old entrance channel to 150 feet between parallel piers and revetments, the channel to extend from Lake Michigan to Pentwater Lake, with a depth of 16 feet. The piers and revetments are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling and are provided with a concrete superstructure. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1Y2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1954, is $179,000. The 200-foot extension to the south pier portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $65,100. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $44,765. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1867 1 Mar. 3, 1873 (Piers and revetments; dredging.......------------------ H. Ex. Doc.70, 39th Cong., 2d sess. July 5, 1884 July 13, 1892 1 Mar. 2, 1907 Present project depth of channel ----------------- H. Doc. 181, 59th Cong., 2d sess. 1The 200-footextension to the south pier is considered to be inactive. Note. The latest published map is in H. Doc.303, 66th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modification of project. The project was recommended for abandonment in House Documents 429, 64th Congress, 1st session, and 467, 69th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. A number of small privately owned wharves are grouped at the west end of Pentwater Lake. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operatio:ns and results during fiscal year. None. An adjustment was made in the fiscal year 1960 costs, in the amount of -$177. TAGO 10070-B 1438 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1959. The north pier and revetment were completed in 1885 for a length of 2,226 feet, and the south pier and revetment in 1889 for a length of 1,847 feet. The present length of the north pier and revetment is 2,022 feet; 204 feet were removed in 1931. Channel dredging was com- pleted in 1907. The piers and revetments are in fair condition. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 9 feet in the entrance channel and 8 feet in the channel between the piers to Pentwater Lake. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work --------------------------------------------- $179,899 Maintenance - -- - _---------------- 772,597 Total- - - _ ---- - - - $952,496 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-..... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--.........------------------------------------------------------------ $179,899 Cost---------........... .. ------------------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 179,899 Maintenance: Appropriated-_ ... $41,000 $45,000 $140,000 -$2,025 -$177 772,597 . Cost-----------------...40,393 39,941 27,971 115,698 -177 772,597 1 Does not include $65,100for the inactive portion of the project. 17. LUDINGTON HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 156 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 67 miles northerly from Grand Haven, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 774.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of August 5, 1886, August 11, 1888, and March 3, 1899. For further details, see page 1951 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1491 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two breakwaters, each with main arm 1,800 feet long, 400 feet apart at the outer ends, diverging at an angle of 90 °, with shore connections, 1,103 feet and 2,004 feet in length for north and south breakwaters, respectively; for the removal of the outer ends of the inner piers; for dredging the exterior basin to a depth of 18 feet; and for an inner channel 2,000 feet long connecting Pere Marquette Lake and Lake Michigan, the minimum navigable width being 150 feet and depth of 18 feet. The breakwaters and inner piers and revetments are built of stone- filled timber cribs and piling, all of which are capped with concrete superstructure, except for the inner 350 linear feet of the south revetment which consists of steel-sheet piling. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 12 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1439 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1867 Entrance piers-------------------------------......... Annual Report, 1867, p. 114. Mar. 3, 1899 Pier extension reconstruction and, repairs to exist- H. Doc. 273, 54th Cong., 2d sess., ing structures, and present project dimensions of and Annual Report, 1897, p. channel. 2951. Mar. 2, 1907 Breakwaters, shore connections, and removal of H. Doc. 62, 59th Cong., 1st sess., outer ends of the 2 inside piers. and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 3, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Note. The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1914, p. 2974. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,036,086, exclu- sive of amounts expended on the previous project. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $280,538. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. In addition to the main terminal of the Pere Marquette Railway Co., consisting of three car-ferry slips, a wharf, and warehouses, there are three wharves which handle coal, limestone, and miscellaneous commodities. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project during October 1960 and May 1961 at a cost of $2,990. Revisory surveys were made by the U.S. Lake Survey at a cost of $460. Reconstruction to 830 linear feet of south breakwater by contract with stone protection, in progress at the close of fiscal year 1960, was completed during September 1960 at a cost of $191,495. Rip- rapping a portion of the north breakwater with 4,925 tons of stone was performed in May 1961 by hired labor and Government plant at a cost of $34,515. Repairs to approximately 500 linear feet of the south pier, by contract, with steel sheet piling, initiated in fiscal year 1960, were com- pleted June 1961 and the cost for the year was $333,884. Residual costs of $168 are applicable to the hopper dredging operations which were performed in the project during fiscal year 1960. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for disposal area and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $171. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $249. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $563,932. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1918; the breakwaters in 1911; the shore connections in 1914; the dredging in 1917; and the placing of additional stone as riprap in 1918. The breakwaters and shore connections and the inner piers and revetments are in good condition. Additional stone protection was placed along 884 linear feet of the south breakwater in 1957. The north pier was reinforced with 183 linear feet of steel sheet piling and concrete in October 1958. Repairs to 500 feet of the south pier with steel sheet piling and concrete were completed in June 1961. The outer 100 feet of the south breakwater was removed by private interests in 1939, by authority of the Chief of Engineers dated June 2, 1939, thereby, increasing the width between the outer ends of the breakwaters to 475 feet. The south breakwater is therefore maintained for a length of 1,700 feet. The con- trolling depth at the close of the fiscal year was 24 feet at harbor entrance, thence decreasing through the outer basin to 19 feet at the lakeward end of the inner piers and in the channel between the inner piers and revet- ments to Pere Marquette Lake. TAGO 10070-B 1440 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work_ ---------------------------------------- 1,036,086 $------ Maintenance------------------- - - ------- 3,254,564 Total -4,290,650 $------------------ Cost and financial statement Total to .... Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated-- ------------------------------------------------------- $1,527,502 Cost------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 1,527,502 Maintenance: .. Appropriated------- -- $331,000 $165,000 $381,800 $314,706 $209,070 3,381,624 .16,707 Cost------------------ 381,590 115,351 325,112 563,932 3,381,015 1Includes $491,416 for new work and $126,451 for maintenance for previous projects. 18. MANISTEE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 179 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 26 miles northerly from Ludington, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 776.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867; June 10, 1872; March 3, 1873; March 3, 1875; August 14, 1876; September 19, 1890; July 13, 1892; March 2, 1907; and June 25, 1910. For further details, see page 1952 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1493 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel in Lake Michi- gan 25 feet deep, 570 feet wide, 1,600 feet to the outer end of the south pier; thence a channel in the river with suitable widening at bends 23 feet deep, 250 to 220 feet wide, and 2,000 feet long; thence with a mini- mum width of 100 feet and depth of 23 feet from the inner end of the north revetment to Manistee Lake, a distance of about 6,400 feet; for a south breakwater having a main arm 1,300 feet long and a shore connection 1,185 feet long; for a north pier and revetment 2,797 feet long; for a south pier and revetment 770 feet long; and for Federal participation in the cost of replacing the Maple Street Bridge over Manistee River providing clearance for a channel 100 feet wide, with apportionment of the cost between the bridge owner and the United States in accordance with the principles of section 6, Public Law 647, 76th Congress, as amended. The breakwater, shore connection, and north pier are built of stone- filled timber cribs and piling and are capped with concrete. The south pier and revetment consist of steel-sheet piling with stone fill. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are season changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage. Occasionally extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature may occur. They are usually due to wind and barometric pres- sure and measure about 12 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $2,606,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $78,281. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1441 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1867 Entrance piers.........................-------------------------------Annual Report, 1867, p. 115. Sept. 19, 1890 Extending the channel 8,000 feet to connect with Annual Report, 1891, p. 2678. Manistee Lake, and further pier extension. July 25, 1912 Depth of 20 feet in the outer harbor, 570 feet wide to H. Doc. 599, 62d Cong., 2d sess. outer end of south pier and 18 feet deep in the river: south breakwater with shore connection; and ex- tension of north pier if required. July 3, 1930 23-foot depths in entrance channel and 21-foot depths S. Doc. 131, 71st Cong., 2d sess. in river channel. Mar. 2, 1945 Removal of old south revetment; construction of new H. Doc. 380, 77th Cong., 1st sess. south pier and revetment; and widening river entrance channel. July 14, 1960 Present project dimensions of the channel through H. Doc. 358, 86th Cong., 2d sess.' outer basin and river, and Federal participation in cost of replacing Maple Street Bridge. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The act of July 3, 1930 provided, "that no work shall be undertaken on the section of the river through and above the bridges until they have been modified in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War". The Smith Street Bridge and the railroad bridge have been rebuilt, however, the Maple Street Bridge has not been modi- fied as required. All other requirements for completed portions of the project have been complied with. The act of July 14, 1960, modified the existing project to provide for Federal participation in the cost of replacing the Maple Street Bridge in accordance with the provisions of Section 6, Public Law 647, 76th Congress, as amended. The work authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is subject to the con- dition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction and maintenance of the improvement. The required assur- ances were furnished by the Michigan State Waterways Commission and accepted bythe District Engineer, Detroit District, on April 11, 1961. Terminal facilities. Docks are located on both sides of the river and on Manistee Lake. Commerce handled includes coal, sand, salt, and general cargo. In addition, there is a Government wharf and a city- owned recreational craft pier which is open to the public. These facilities satisfy current commerce requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preconstruction planning for the latest project modification was initiated and continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $11,888. This planning consisted of field surveys, negotiations for a bridge design contract with the City of Manistee, and preparation of the general design memorandum. Pre- authorization studies amounted to $12,000. Total costs for new work were $23,888. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during February and May 1961 at a cost of $4,127. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $460. After- dredging surveys were made over the project channel in July 1960 at a cost of $574. A contract, initiated in fiscal year 1960, for the recon- TAGO 10070-B 1442 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 struction of 650 linear feet of the north revetment with steel sheet piling was completed in December 1960 at a cost of $226,722. Riprapping a portion of the south breakwater with 3,717 tons of stone was performed by hired labor and Government plant during May 1961 at a cost of $30,288. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $242. Costs of super- vision and administration of the project were $265. Total costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $262,678. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete except for dredging the river to project dimensions from 800 feet below Maple Street Highway Bridge to Manistee Lake. This cannot be done until Maple Street Bridge is rebuilt or replaced and until a large part of the river bank is revetted by private interests. The north pier and revet- ment was completed in 1893, the south breakwater and shore connections in 1920, and the south pier and revetment in 1950; all are in good condi- tion. Pile clusters are needed along the north pier. Dredging of the outer basin and the river channel to a point 800 feet below Maple Street Bridge to existing project depth was completed in May 1940. Removal of the old south revetment, construction of a new south pier and revet- ment, and widening of the river entrance channel were completed in June 1950. Six hundred and fifty linear feet of the north revetment were reinforced with steel sheet piling and concrete in 1960. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 23.5 feet in the outer basin and in the channel between the piers, and 18 feet in the river to Manistee Lake. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_--- $769,662 Maintenance------ 1,340,977 Total-- $2,110,639 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--------- ....--------....... ------------ ...... ..........------ --------- .........-- 2 $87,000 2$1,187,773 ------------------------------------------------............ Cost.............------- 223,888 2 1,124,661 Maintenance: Appropriated------_. $20,000 $33,000 $19,001 $263,420 63,000 1,499,649 ... Cost-----------------.. 19,496 34,227 1,490 73,516 262,678 1,491,887 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -------------------------------------. $62,430 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962----------------------------------------- ..... 300,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- - - - - -------.............. 362,430 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -----------__ __ _ _---------_ 1,473,226 1 Includes $354,999 for new work and $150,910 for maintenance for previous project. 2 Includes $12,000 for preauthorization studies. 19. FRANKFORT HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 204 miles northeasterly from Chicago and 28 miles northerly from Manistee, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 77.) Existing project. This provides for an exterior basin in Lake Michigan, formed by two breakwaters, 450 feet apart at the outer ends, diverging TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1443 at an angle of about 90° , the main arm and the shore connection on the north breakwater being 972 and 1,000 feet in length, respectively, and the main arm and the shore connection of the south breakwater being 1,188 and 1,400 feet in length, respectively; for the removal of 801 feet of the north and 1,172 feet of the south pier; dredging the basin 20 feet deep and 800 feet wide at the entrance, decreasing toward the new pier heads to 600 feet wide; dredging the channel between the piers 18 feet deep to Lake Betsie (Aux Becs Seies); and dredging to a depth of 18 feet, to within 50 feet of existing structures, that area in Lake Betsie west of the east boundary of Fifth Street extended. The breakwaters and shore connections are built of concrete caissons and piling capped with con- crete. The inner piers and revetments are built of stone-filled timber cribs and piling, all having been capped with concrete, except for 251 feet of the south revetment which consists of steel-sheet piling. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigan, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1 2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23, 1866 1 A new outlet of 12 feet deep protected by piers and H. Doc. 482, 55th Cong., 2d sess. revetments. Mar. 3, 1925 Exterior breakwaters, removal of portions of piers, H. Doc. 208, 68th Cong., 1st sess. and for present project dimensions of channel. Aug. 26, 1937 Dredging the area in Lake Bestie __---------------- H. Doc. 511, 74th Cong., 2d sess.2 1 Amended 1868, 1879, and 1892. L .J11611 u lvv t.... d map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,741,827. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $85,141. Terminal facilities. A railroad terminal, consisting of two car-ferry slips, is on the south side at the inner end of the entrance channel. There are also several fishing wharves. The city has constructed a wharf on the north side of Lake Betsie suitable for boats of shallow draft. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were made during July 1960 and February 1961 at a cost of $3,118. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $460. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for disposal area and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $209. A contract initiated in fiscal year 1960 for the reconstruction of 603 linear feet of the north pier with steel sheet piling was completed during May 1961 at a cost of $117,645 for fiscal year 1961. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $221. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $121,653. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. Construction of the south breakwater and shore connection, removal of a portion of the south pier, and dredging of the south half of the channel to project depth were finished in October 1931. The north breakwater and shore connections, removal of a portion of the north pier, and dredging the remainder of the channel, to project depth, were com- TAGO 10070-B 1444 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 pleted in October 1932. Dredging of the area in Lake Betsie was com- pleted in July 1939. The breakwaters, shore connections, and revetments are in good condition; the inner piers require repairs. Six hundred and three linear feet of the north pier was reinforced with steel sheet piling and concrete in 1960 and 1961. Eleven hundred and eighty-eight linear feet of the south breakwater was riprapped in 1957. Two hundred and one linear feet of the north pier was reconstructed with steel sheet piling in 1958. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 22 feet at harbor entrance, thence decreasing through the outer basin to 20 feet at lakeward end of the inner piers and thence 18 feet in the channel between the inner piers and revetments to Lake Betsie. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work _ -- $1,741,827 Maintenance 1,139,585 Total -__-__ - $2,881,412 Cost and financial statement Total t Fiscal year-------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ _ ------------------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ $1,741,827 Cost..--------------------------------------------------------- ----------- 1,741,827 Maintenance: Appropriated _ $88,500 $140,000 -$33,500 $209,646 $24,000 1,144,201 Cost------------------ 54,122 67,809 72,893 109,229 121,653 1,139,585 20. CHARLEVOIX HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is situated on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 276 miles northeasterly from Chicago, Ill., and 75 miles northerly from Frankfort, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 789.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 18 feet deep from that depth in Lake Michigan to that depth in Lake Charlevoix protected where needed by piers and revetments. The piers at the entrance are formed by stone-filled timber cribs and rubble stone, and are 781 and 452 feet long on the north and south sides, respectively. The entire south pier and the outer 303 feet of the north pier have been provided with con- crete superstructure. The revetments are built of piling and are capped with concrete. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Michigal, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 1Y2 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost of new work for the completed prbject was $82,223. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $6,348. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 14, 1876 Channel from Lake Michigan to Round Lake pro- S. Ex. Doc. 16, 44th Cong., 1st sess., tected where needed by piers and revetments. and Annual Report, 1876, p. 523. Aug. 2, 1882 Channel from Round Lake to Lake Charlovoix- ... No prior survey or estimate. June 13, 1902 Project depth increased to 15 feet -----------------. Do. June 20, 1938 Project depth increased to 18 feet ...... -- S. Doc. 163, 75th Cong., 2d sess.' 1Contains latest published map. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1445 Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. These consist of several small landing places in Round Lake at Charlevoix which are used for handling fish and miscel- laneous commodities. Charlevoix has provided a public wharf south of the inner end of the lower south revetment. A wharf for receipt of petro- leum products is located at the west end of Lake Charlevoix. There are coal wharves at Advance and Boyne City at the inner end of the lake. Boyne City has provided a public wharf for small craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys were accomplished during July 1960 and March 1961 for a cost of $2,564. Revisory surveys were accomplished by U.S. Lake Survey during October 1960 at a cost of $460. Repairs with Government plant and hired labor to 478 feet of the north rubblemound pier with 290 tons of riprap stone were made at a cost of $11,330. Costs of supervision and administration were $231. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $14,585. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The north pier and revetment of the lower channel were com- pleted in 1880, and the south pier and revetment in 1889. The upper channel revetments were completed in 1885. Dredging of both channels to existing project depth was started and completed in August 1939. The north revetment of the upper channel has been entirely removed, part in 1928 and the remainder in 1930. The piers and revetments of the lower channel and the south revetment of the upper channel are in good condition. The controlling depths at the close of the fiscal year were 18 feet in the lower channel to Round Lake and in the upper channel to Lake Charlevoix. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work_ ----------- - $82,223 Maintenance _-_--------- ----- 512,779 Total---_ $-------------- Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year .....--------. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-- ----------------------------------------- ------------------ $82,3 Cost---------------------------------------------- ------------------------ 82,223 Maintenance: Appropriated -- $379 $11,000 $2,000 $3,848 $16,000 514,194 Cost-....-________---- . 309 9,986 2,500 4,362 14,585 512,779 21. PETOSKEY HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the east shore of Lake Michigan about 50 miles south of the Straits of Mackinac. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 706.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1954 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1547 of Annual Report for 1931, and page 2024 of Annual Report for 1949. TAGO 10070-B 1446 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. This provides for a breakwater extending from shore 1,345 feet long of stone-filled timber crib, concrete capped, and rubble- stone construction which protects the municipal pier. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage, and extreme fluctuations of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric pressure, of about 12 feet above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The cost for new work was $118,239, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years is $2,465. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 18, 1894 Breakwaters according to larger of two projects... - -- Annual Report 1890. p. 2673 and Annual Report 1895, p. 2819. June 13, 1902 Removal of north breakwater and extension of west The latest published map is in breakwater if cost did not exceed $170,000. Annual Report 1896, p. 2722. Local cooperation. None required. Terminalfacilities. There is a municipal pier which is about 635 feet long plus several recreational craft piers. These installations satisfy current commerce and traffic requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. Approximately 2,000 tons of riprap stone was placed in rubblemound breakwater by hired labor and use of Government plant during June 1961, at a cost of $12,277. Super- vision and administration costs of the project were $46. Total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $12,323. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1911. The breakwater, constructed during the period 1895-1908, is in generally good condition. The controlling depth at the close of the fiscal year was 11 feet at the end of Municipal Wharf. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work_ - $118,239 Maintenance_- 103,989 Total ------------------------------------------------ $222,228 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ..- - - 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..------------------------------------------------------------- $118,239 Cost-- -----.......--...--------------------------------------------------------- 118,239 Maintenance: Appropriated.....-------------------------------------------------$26,500 118,166 Cost-------......--------------------------------------------------12,323 103,989 22. MACKINAC HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the southeast side of Mackinac Island which lies just east of the Straits of Mackinac, the connecting waterway between Lakes Michigan and Huron. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 60.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of 2 breakwaters 700 and 1,300 feet long, from Mission and Biddle Points respectively. The breakwaters are of rubblemound construction. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1447 Project depths are referred to low water datum for Lakes Michigan and Huron which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The fluctuations of water level are seasonal changes of about one-half foot above or below the annual mean stage. Occasionally extreme fluctua- tions of a temporary nature may occur. They are usually due to wind and barometric pressure and measure about 12 feet above or below the mean lake level pervailing at the time. The total cost of the completed project was $77,982. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 646, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in House Document 274, 63d Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are two private piers which are used by small commercial vessels and light-draft ferry boats. There are several recreational docks including a state-owned pier which is open to all on equal terms. These facilities satisfy current traffic requirements how- ever they are usually hard pressed during the annual, Chicago to Macki- nac-Port Huron to Mackinac, sailboat races. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction planning for repairs to east and west rubble mound with 3,400 tons of riprap stone was initiated and completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $16. The reconstruction work is scheduled to commence in July 1961. Costs for supervision and administration of the project were $27. Total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $43. Condition at end of fiscal year. The stone rubble mound breakwaters forming this harbor were constructed in 1914 and it has been necessary to periodically replenish and replace stone in the structures since that time. These breakwaters were last partially repaired during the fiscal year 1946 and as a result of neglect they are in a very deteriorated condition. The costs have been as follows: Regular funds: New work ___ - - 77,982 Maintenance_ ------ 31,666 Total __- _ $109,648 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--..- -_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------------- ---------------- -------------- $77,982 Cost---------- -------------------------------------------------------- 77,982 Maintenance: Appropriated- . _ ... ------------------------ $30,000 61,623 Cost ----------------------------------------------------------- 43 31,666 23. HAMMOND BAY HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the northwest shore of Lake Huron, 35 miles southeast of the Straits of Mackinac. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 60.) Existing project. This provides for a harbor of refuge, protected by breakwater structures extending to the 12-foot contour in Hammond Bay and for dredging a harbor basin to a depth of 10 feet. TAGO 10070-B 1448 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $1,270,000 excluding $89,400 to be contributed by local interests. The estimated total cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $117,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. For latest published maps see House Docu- ment 446, 78th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. The act of March 2, 1945 is subject to the condi- tion that responsible local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: a. Contribute $89,400 in cash toward the cost of the protective struc- tures and dredging. b. Provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, and in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, a suitable and adequate public wharf for the accommodation of transient vessels. c. Establish a competent and properly constituted public body em- powered to regulate the use, growth, and free development of harbor facilities with the understanding that harbor facilities shall be open to all on equal and reasonable terms. d. Hold and save the United States free from damage due to con- struction and maintenance of the works. e. Provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project, including suitable spoil-disposal areas when and as required. It is further provided that no work shall be done by the United States at this harbor until the prescribed requirements for local cooperation have also been complied with at the following additional projects for harbors of refuge in this area: Au Sable Harbor (Oscoda), Mich.; and Harrisville, Mich. Local cooperation at these harbors has been fully complied with and the harbors are complete. The required assurances were furnished by the Michigan State Water- ways Commission and were approved by the Secretary of the Army on March 22, 1948. Additional assurances for an alternate considered site were furnished by the Michigan State Waterways Commission on March 13, 1961 and approved on May 8, 1961. Terminal facilities. Public facilities are being planned by State and local agencies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preconstruction planning, including field surveys and preparation of a general design memorandum, was re-initiated and continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $10,190. Preconstruction planning was re-initiated upon receipt of authority to consider an alternate site requested by local interests and upon receipt of assurances of local cooperation for the alternate site identical with the assurance previously received for the site authorized in the project document. The harbor at the site set forth in the project document is incompatible with the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lamprey eel research laboratory now occupying the site. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been started on this project. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1449 The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work-------_ ----------------- -------------------- 42,940 Maintenance Total ---------- ------------- ----------------------- $42,940 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---------------------------------------- $20,000 $200,000 1$243,233 Cost------------_---------------- 9,517 10,190 142,940 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------------------------------------- $200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ _......------- --------- 200,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..........- ....-------- - -- 1,026,767 1 Includes $3,400 preauthorization costs. 24. AU SABLE HARBOR AND HARBOR OF REFUGE AT AU SABLE RIVER (OSCODA), MICH. Location. The Au Sable River and the village of Oscoda, Mich., are on the west shore of Lake Huron, 8 miles north of Au Sable Point at the entrance to Saginaw Bay. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 52.) Previous project. The previous project was authorized in 1866 and modified in 1879. For further details, see pages 336 and 2453 of the Annual Report for 1892. Existing project. This provides for riprapping the outer 200 feet of the existing north pier at the mouth of the Au Sable River, dredging an entrance channel 12 feet deep and dredging between the piers and up- stream to the State Highway Bridge to a depth of 10 feet. The project depths are referred to low-water datum in Lake Huron, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1956, is $170,000 excluding $16,400 contributed by local interests. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $94,424. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). This docu- ment contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Seven small timber-pile docks are used primarily as fishing terminals by their owners. A state-owned recreational craft dock is open to the general public. These facilities satisfy current traffic needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Residual costs in connection with termination of contract in fiscal year 1960, were $493. Maintenance: Condition surveys were conducted over the project during October 1960 and May 1961 at a cost of $1,852. The U.S. bucket dredge Tompkins performed maintenance dredging in the project during June 1961, removing 9,330 yards, place measure, of sandy material from the outer bar and inner channel at a cost of $36,440. Costs incurred in connection real estate activities were $20. Costs of supervision and administration were $102. Total costs during the fiscal year for main- tenance were $38,414. TAGO 10070-B 1450 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project is 74 percent complete. Studies are presently being made to determine sources of shoaling material and methods for correcting this situation. Controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 8 feet over the outer bar and 5 feet in the entrance channel to the highway bridge. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work: U.S. funds__ _ -- - $67,321 Contributed funds_- - 16,400 Total new work _ 83,721 Maintenance _ 631,698 Total $------------------$715,41f9 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- _ 10,000 $160,000 -$100,000 .- $2,779 I $198, 507 Cost_____ ....... ___ . . 1,133 9,326 35,577 $20,692 493 i 198,507 Maintenance: Appropriated 225,000 29,000 25,417 40,000 633,284 Cost_ .----. --- 187,005 219,701 27,002 ------------ 38,414 631,698 1Includes $114,786 for new work for previous projects and $16,400 for contributed funds. 25. SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. Location. This river, formed by the union of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee Rivers, is 22 miles long, and flows northerly into the extreme inner end of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. The cities of Saginaw and Bay City are located on the river. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 524.) Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866; June 23, 1874; June 18, 1878; March 3, 1879; August 2, 1882; and August 5, 1886. For further details, see page 1957 of Annual Rep zrt for 1915, and page 1550 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a new entrance channel 24 feet deep and 350 feet wide from the 24-foot contour in Saginaw Bay to the mouth of Saginaw River, generally along a straight line from Gravelly Point Shoal Light to the river mouth; thence a channel 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Detroit and Mackinac Railway bridge at Bay City; thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Sixth Street Bridge in Sagi- naw, thence 16V feet deep to its head, a distance of 29 miles; for 3 turning basins, one 20 feet deep, at Essexville, 11.5 acres in extent, generally semicircular in shape with a radius of 660 feet and maximum length of 1,350 feet; one 20 feet deep, at Carrollton, 4 acres in extent, 900 feet long and 100 to 300 feet wide; and one 15 feet deep by 360 feet wide, varying from 690 feet to 420 feet in length, adjacent to the east side of the existing channel between the Court Street and Bristol Street Bridges; and for elimination from the authorized project, of the existing entrance channel in Saginaw Bay upon completion of the new entrance channel. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Due to storms, the level of the river at its mouth rises and falls about 3 feet. Spring freshets TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1451 and excessive rains have caused an abnormal rise of as much as 14 feet at Saginaw. Occasionally a considerable change may take place within a few hours, caused by the raising or lowering of Saginaw Bay by violent winds. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $7,882,000. The average annual main- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $109,115. The existing project was authorized by the following: Ates Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 200 feet wide, with depths of 18% feet in the H. Doe. 740, 61st Cong., 2d sess. bay and 1612 feet in the river. July 3, 1930 Project depth of 18% feet extended up the river to Rivers and Harbors Committee Saginaw. Doc. 30, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Turning basin___ ------------------------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 Doc. 21, 75th Cong., 1st sess. June 20, 1938 Present project channel dimensions from the bay to H. Doe. 576, 75th Cong., 3d sess. the Sixth Street Bridge in Saginaw. Sept. 3, 1954 New channel in bay, 350 feet wide and 24 feet deep H. Doc. 500, 83d Cong., 2d sess. from 24-foot contour to mouth of river; project depth of 24 feet in river channel up to Detroit & Machinac Railway bridge project depth of 22 feet in river channel up to Sixth Street Bridge; turn- ing basins at Essexville and Carrolton, and elimi- nation of present channel in Bay. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed portions of the project. The modification approved September 3, 1954, is subject to the condition that local interests agree to: (a) provide free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) hold. and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and (c) accomplish without expense to the United States, alteration as required in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utility facilities, including commercial cable and pipeline crossings. The Michigan State Waterways Commission furnished the required written assurances of local cooperation by resolution dated May 31, 1960. The assurances were approved by the district engineer on July 1, 1960. Terminalfacilities. Terminals are centered at Bay City and Saginaw, Mich. At Bay City, including Essexville, there are 17 active terminals which handle coal, limestone, petroleum products, and general cargo. At Saginaw, including Zilwaukee and Carrollton, there are 11 active commercial docks which handle coal, limestone, steel products, sand and gravel, grain, and general cargo. There are several docks for small craft. Present terminals satisfy current traffic requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preconstruction planning for the latest project modification was completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $21,337. This planning included the completion of plans and specifications for deepening the Saginaw River from the Detroit and Mackinac Railway bridge in Bay City downstream to the bay and for a new entrance channel for the Saginaw River. A contract was awarded for this work with construction costs amounting to $959,775 for the hydraulic dredging of 1,495,309 cubic yards of sand. Costs for supervision and administration amounted to $37,257. Cost incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas amounted to $1,044. An TAGO 10070-B 1452 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 adjustment for preauthorization costs amounted to -$2,200. Total costs during the fiscal year for new work were $1,017,213. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made in the channel between Sixth Street and Court Street, in the city of Saginaw, during October 1960 and in Saginaw Bay during June 1961 at a cost of $17,699. Re- visory survey costs applied to United States Lake Survey operations were $919. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging in Saginaw Bay during July 1960, removing 38,549 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $41,356. Dredging operations, by contract, resulted in the removal of 166,480 cubic yards of shoal material from the channel between the Court Street Bridge and the Sixth Street Bridge at a cost of $138,552. Cost incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $168. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $1,046. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $199,740. Condition at end of fiscal year. Condition of the existing project is 15 percent complete. The present controlling depth between the Mackinac Railway Bridge and the Sixth Street Bridge is 20.0 feet; thence 18.0 feet to the Court Street Bridge including the turning basin; thence 8.0 feet in the upper portion of the river above Court Street. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work _----_ - $3,227,359 Maintenance----- _ -- 2,675,167 Total- -- ----- $5,902,526 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ........ $50,000 $304,000 .... ... ....----------- 3 $762,000 2 $4,194,336 Cost......_________ 36,899 44,823 $1,515 $8,929 31,017,213 124,189,915 Maintenance: Appropriated-------_ 59,000 61,000 156,200 174,350 85,000 2,678,927 __________ Cost_---__-- 60,075 73,695 155,324 56,743 199,740 2,675,167 Other new work data: U nobligated balan ce for y ear en d in g Ju ne 30, 1961 ........... . -..........-.---- ........ . $4,378 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_______ _____ _ .__________-.------------------ 1,700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ __ _------_ ______ - 1,704,378 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_--------_ __---- -_ -- 2,950,220 1Includes $962,556 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $34,200 for preauthorization studies. 26. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT HARBOR BEACH, LAKE HURON, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the west shore of Lake Huron about 60 miles north of Port Huron, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 51.) Existing project. This provides for the formation of a harbor of refuge by stone filled timber crib breakwaters; the main breakwater 4,716 feet long, the north 1,204 feet long and the south 1,956 feet long; the original north entrance, 304 feet wide, reopened to a depth of 10 feet; for dredging the main entrance 600 feet wide and 23 feet deep; and for dredging an TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1453 anchorage area within the breakwaters 3,000 feet long and 1,200 feet wide to depth of 21 feet. Project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Each year the water level is subject to a seasonal rise and fall, low stages prevailing during the winter and high stages during the summer. Since 1875 the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level during the navigation season has been about 5 feet. Occasional fluctuations due to winds of high velocity and variations in barometric pressure may amount to several feet in a few hours. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,200,598. The average annual, maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $9,746. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1871 Adopted the site and made provision for the harbor.. Annual Report, 1873, p. 292. Aug. 8, 1917 Closing the north entrance and dredging the main H. Doc. 1700, 64th Cong., 2d sess. entrance and anchorage area. (contains latest published map). Jan. 21, 1927 Removal of portion of breakwater in the interest of sanitation. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Coal and limestone are received at a private wharf. In addition there is a public recreational craft pier, a Coast Guard pier, and several small installations engaged in docking and servicing light-draft commercial and recreational vessels. These facili- ties satisfy current commerce and traffic requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made of the breakwaters during August and September 1960 at a cost of $1,827. Riprapping the north end of the south breakwater with 4,000 tons of stone was completed by contract at a cost of $46,785. Costs for supervision and adminisb~ation were $116. Total costs for the fiscal year were $48,728. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1928. The work consisted of the construction of 3 breakwaters, and dredging an entrance channel and an anchorage area 72 acres in extent, protected by the breakwaters. The breakwaters were originally con- structed in 1885. Since then, they have been capped with concrete and about 6,170 feet of the outer face has been riprapped for additional protection. The north entrance was closed by a rubblemound in 1920 and reopened to a 10-foot depth in 1928. Dredging was completed in 1922. The sounding survey of 1950 shows a controlling depth of 19.5 feet in the entrance channel and 18 feet in the anchorage area. The fendering on the main breakwater was replaced in 1950. The north and main breakwaters are in fair condition except for several major cracks in the main breakwall and the riprapping on the lake side of the wall is in need of repair. The north end of the south breakwater was damaged in November 1959. About 4,500 tons of riprap were placed around the damaged section in May 1961. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work----- ---------------------------------------- $1,200,598 Maintenance----------------- ----------------------------- 1,545,251 Total--------------------------------------------- $2,745,849 TAGO 10070-B 1454 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...------------------------------------------------------------$1,200,598 Cost-------------------------------------------------------------------1,200,598 Maintenance: Appropriated-... ------------------------------------------------ 48, 728 1,545,251 Cost .--------------------------------------------------- 48,728 1,545,251 27. PORT SANILAC HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is located on the southwest shore of Lake Huron, 30 miles north of Port Huron, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 51.) Existing project. This provides for a harbor of refuge protected by breakwater structures extending to the 12-foot depth contour in the lake; for dredging a harbor basin, 10 feet deep, and for dredging an entrance channel 12 feet deep. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Huron, which is 578.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The cost of new work for the completed project was $538,650, excluding $130,100 contributed by local interests. The average annual cost of maintenance during the past 5 years was $2,034. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. For latest published map, see House Docu- ment 446, 78th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one privately owned dock used princi- pally as a fishing terminal by the owner. There is a municipally owned pier for recreational craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project during July and August 1960 at a cost of $3,345. A contract for dredging 48,000 cubic yards, place measure, of shoal material was initiated at a cost of $2,480. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $2,283. Costs of supervision and administra- tion of the project were $175. Total costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $8,283. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1951. The breakwaters are in good condition. Ten-foot depths are available throughout the entrance channel and 7-foot depths in the anchorage area. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work: United States funds --------------------- 538,650 $-------------- Contributed by the State of Michigan --------------------- 130,100 Total--------- --------------- ------------------- 668,750 Maintenance----------------------- ,12,133 Total, all funds- --------------- -680,883 $------- TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1455 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--_ ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ I $668,750 Cost.......-----------.._----------_-------------_---------------------------------. 668,750 Maintenance: Appropriated --------------------... ... . ------------ $499 $876 $46,536 50,386 Cost-------------------........... $151 $340 253 1,142 8,283 12,133 1 Includes $130,100 cost for new work from contributed funds. 28. ROUGE RIVER, MICH. Location. This river rises in Oakland and Washtenaw Counties, Mich., is 30 miles long, flows southeasterly through Wayne County, and joins the Detroit River at the westerly limit of the city of Detroit. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 415.) Previous projects. Authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888 (Annual Report for 1887, pp. 2275-2278); joint resolution of April 11, 1898 (H. Doc. 138, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 2605), and the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. 289, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). For further details, see page 1530 of Annual Report for 1932, and page 1558 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for: (a) Main channel-A channel 21 feet deep from that depth in the Detroit River through the short cut canal, 400 feet wide at the entrance, tapering to 200 feet in a distance of 2,000 feet, thence 200 feet to 2,300 feet above the Dix Road Bridge, in- cluding a turning basin 21 feet deep near the upper end of the project. (b) Old channel-A channel 25 feet deep from that depth in the Detroit River through the mouth of the old channel upstream for a dis- tance of 1,300 feet, with a width of 240 feet at the mouth, tapering to 100 feet at a distance of 800 feet from the mouth, thence 18 feet deep and 100 feet wide for a distance of 1,425 feet, thence 17 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad bridge, a distance of 1,550 feet, thence 21 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the junction of the old channel with the short cut canal and widened to 150 feet at 2 bends and flared at its junction with the short cut canal. The distance from the Detroit River to the head of the project, 2,300 feet above the Dix Road Bridge, is 3 miles via the short cut canal, and about 4 miles via the old channel. The project depths are referred to local low-water datum in the Detroit River at the mouth of the Rouge River, which is 572.2 feet above mean tide at New York. The level of this river, except during floods, changes with the level of the Detroit River, which fluctuates about 1.5 feet during the navigation season. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1960, is $800,000 (excluding $210,000 to be contributed by local interests) exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. Except for dredging of the 25-foot channel 1,150 feet upstream from the mouth of the old channel, the work author- ized in the act of August 30, 1935, is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of the inactive portion, revised in 1958, was estimated to be $255,000. It has been rec- ommended that the work authorized by the act of July 3, 1958 be placed in the category "Deferred for Restudy". The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $153,191. TAGO 10070-B 1456 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 8, 1917 21-foot channel via the short cut canal.-------------- H. Doc. 2063, 64th Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 30, 1935 25-foot channel at mouth of the old channel, the 2$ 18-foot channel, 1,425 feet in length and adjacent to the latter, and the 21-foot channel extending from the junction of the old channel and short cut canal into the old channel to the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton R.R. bridge. July 3, 1958 Old channel; 100 feet wide from Peerless Cement H. Doc. 135, 85th Cong., 1st sess. Corp. to junction with the short cut canal, widened to 150 feet at 2 bends. 1 Contains latest published maps. See also map with Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 19, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 2 Including Emergency Relief Administration work authorized May 28, 1935. 3 Except for dredging of the 25-foot channel to a distance 1,150 feet upstream of the mouth in the old chan- nel, the work authorized in this act is considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. The act approved August 30, 1935, provided that no Federal expenditures should be made on the improvements in the old channel until local interests had provided, without cost to the United States, all necessary rights-of-way and had furnished guarantees, satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army, protecting the United States against all damages to adjacent lands and property which may result from dredg- ing operations. Except for the guarantees protecting the United States against damages to adjacent lands and property along the 25-foot channel, this requirement has not been complied with. The act approved July 3, 1958 is subject to the condition that "local interests agree to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for con- struction of the project and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction works; (c) make a cash contribution equal to 50 percent of the first cost of dredging; (d) dredge and maintain the area between the Federal channel and the wharves along the channel to the depth necessary for mooring vessels; and (e) provide and maintain a steel-sheet pile bulk- head to protect facilities of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation." Except for the guarantees protecting the United States against damages to adjacent lands and property along the 25-foot channel, this require- ment has not been complied with. Terminalfacilities. There is an iron-ore dock near the river's mouth equipped with unloading machinery. At the head of the improvement the Ford Motor Co. receives iron ore, coal, limestone, and petroleum products and ships pig iron, autos, and coal tar. Between those two terminals there are 23 commercial docks which handle coal, limestone, petroleum products, steel, pulpwood, and general cargo. There are a number of smaller docks for recreational craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during November 1960 and January 1961 at a cost of $12,569. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $1,379. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging over the entire project during November and December 1960 removing 164,416 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a Federal cost of $89,149. This cost was exclusive of the financial participation in the cost of dredging by industries (obtained as TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1457 a result of studies on illegal deposit of industrial waste), in the following amounts: Ford Motor Co., $11,251; Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., $3,488; Scott Paper Co., $822; and Peerless Cement Corp., $3,500. Total financial participation by industries during the fiscal year was $19,061. The construction of an earth retention dike in the lower Detroit River opposite the city of Wyandotte, Michigan, initiated in fiscal year 1960, was completed in December 1960 at a cost of $122,823. Costs of $92,775 were incurred during the fiscal year for the work con- sisting of a riprapped perimeter dike and a cross dike filled to an elevation of 8.0 feet. All work was done by hired labor and use of Government plant. Costs incurred in connection with real estate charges amounted to $87. Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $2,168. Total costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $320,950 Condition at end of fiscal' year. Main channel: The channel from the Detroit River via the Short Cut Canal to the turning basin at the upper limit of the improvement was completed to the project depths in 1923. Project depth is available along the center half of the channel and in the turning basin except along the banks. The head of naviga- tion is determined by a fixed bridge 2,600 feet above the upper limit of improvement. Old Channel: The channel at the mouth of the Old Channel was im- proved to the project depth of 25 feet for a distance of 1,150 feet up- stream from its mouth in 1935. All other work provided for in the Acts of 1935 and 1958 relative to the improvement of the Old Channel is held in abeyance until local interests have complied with the terms of local cooperation. The 25 foot project depth section has authorized depth except along the channel banks. The controlling depth of the Old Channel from its intersection with the Short Cut Canal to the Detroit- Toledo and Ironton Railroad Co. bridge is 18 feet, and from that bridge to the 25 foot-depth section the controlling depth is 17 feet. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work --------------------------------------------- 581,846 Maintenance ------------------------------------------ 2,358,126 Total_ ---------------------------------------------- 2,939,972 New work, Emergency Relief Act funds ---------------------------- 29,563 Total, all funds -------------------------------------- $2,969,535 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year----_ ---_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated---..- ------------ ------------ ------------ $12,000 332,400 $2,400 2 $661,492 Cost------------........__ ----------- ------------ ------------ 12,000 2661,492 Maintenance: Appropriated--------__ $76,000 $74,500 $80,095 222,950 320,000 2,423,596 Cost------------------77,217 74,673 79,975 213,138 320,950 2,414,734 I Includes $50,083 for new work and $56,608 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $8,200 for preauthorization studies. a Preauthorization costs. TAGO 10070-B 1458 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 29. MONROE HARBOR, MICH. Location. This harbor is on the lower reach of the Raisin River, which empties into Lake Erie and is 36 miles south of Detroit, Mich. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 376). Existing project. This provides for a channel 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Lake Erie, a distance of 15,800 feet; thence 21 feet deep and 200 feet wide, with necessary additional widths at bends, in the Raisin River, for a distance of 8,200 feet; thence 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the lower wharves at Monroe, a distance of 3,800 feet. The project also provides for riprapping of protecting dikes on each side of the channel extending lakeward for a distance of 1,200 feet; and for a turning basin with an area of 22 acres and depth of 18 feet. 1'he project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York. The level of the river varies with that of Lake Erie, which fluctuates irregularly from year to year. The greatest annual fluctuation was about 2.75 feet and the least about 0.90 of a foot, measured by monthly mean levels. Since 1860, the difference between the highest and lowest monthly mean level during the navigation season has been about 4.9 feet. The cost for completed new work is $687,340, excluding $300,000 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $211,701 excluding contributions by local interests. The project feature for riprapping the protecting dikes is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this feature, revised in 1954, was estimated to be $90,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Feb. 24, 18351 9-foot channel, protected revetments and piers-_ Annual Report, 1872, p. 237. July 3, 1930 21-foot channel, dikes and turning basin 2---.. ___ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 22, 71st Cong., 2d sess. July 14, 19323 Modified conditions of local cooperation imposed Rivers and Harbors Committee Aug. 26, 1937 f by act of July 3, 1930. Doc. 12, 72d Cong., 1st sess. and Rivers and Harbors Committee 4 Doc. 45, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Modified by act of June 10, 1872. 2 Riprapping of protecting dikes portion of the project is inactive. 3 War Department appropriations act. 4 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are several privately owned docks and a municipally owned terminal at this harbor. These docks are open to all vessels on equal terms. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Condition surveys were made over the entire project channel during August 1960 and May 1961 at a cost of $4,657. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $1,379. The U.S. hopper dredge Hains performed maintenance dredging in the project during August 1960, removing 99,111 cubic yards of shoal material, bin measure, at a cost of $36,468. The contract for dredging channel in Raisin River and Lake Erie was com- pleted in fiscal year 1960, however, residual costs of $130 are applicable to fiscal year 1961. Costs incurred in obtaining easements for spoil disposal areas and other pertinent real estate charges amount to $858. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1459 Costs of supervision and administration of the project were $415. Total costs for maintenance this fiscal year were $43,907. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1936, except for riprapping of protecting dikes on each side of the channel, which is not considered necessary at the present time. Due to the combined effect of severe storms and continued high water, the dikes have largely disappeared. The controlling depth from Lake Erie to lower end of turning basin is 18 feet and 16 feet in the turning basin. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work: United States funds -------------------------------------- $687,340 Contributed by port commission of Monroe_-------- - - 300,000 Total ------------------------------------------------ 987,340 Maintenance: United States funds ------------------------------------- 1,552,649 Contributed by Consolidated Paper Co------_ -- ------- 115,000 Contributed by River Raisin Paper Co------------------_ 41,667 Total ---------------------------------------------- 1,709,316 Total cost, all funds $2,696,656 ---------------------------------- Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year----...-- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- ---------------- ------------------------ ----------- $687,340 ------------ Cost_---------__------------------------------------------------ 687,340 Maintenance: Appropriated...--------_ $40,000 $61,000 $851,999 $65,572 $41,000 1,554,742 Cost.---------------- 37,443 62,015 203,540 716,601 38,907 1,552,649 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year.-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------------------------------------ $300,000 Cost.--------- --------- ----- -------------------- 300,000 Maintenance: Appropriated .-------- _ $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 156,667 Cost....------------------16,659 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 156,667 Note. Contributed by: New work-Port Commission of Monroe...-------------------------------- --------------- $300,000 Maint. -Consolidated Paper Co.................--------------------------------------...------.... 115,000 Maint. -River Raisin Paper Co ....--..------------- ---------------------------- 41,667 $456,667 30. TOLEDO HARBOR, OHIO Location. This harbor comprises the lower 7 miles of the Maumee River and the channel through Maumee Bay to Lake Erie. The Maumee River has its source in northern Indiana and empties into Lake Erie. The harbor is located at the westerly end of Lake Erie, 99 miles westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 374.) TAGO 10070-B 1460 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Previous projects. Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1866, June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. For further details, see page 1959 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1565 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 28 feet deep and 500 feet wide from deep water in Lake Erie to the mouth of the Maumee River, a distance of about 18 miles; including a widening of 22.4 acres opposite the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and Lakefront Terminal Co. docks; a channel in the river 27 feet deep and 400 feet wide from mile 0 (river mouth) to mile 3.0; thence 27 feet deep from mile 3.0 to mile 6.0 (just below the New York Central Railroad bridge) over the center 200 feet and 25 feet deep over the remainder of the 400-foot width; thence 25 feet deep and 400 feet wide to mile 6.3; thence a channel 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the upper limit of the project, mile 7.0; for a turning basin opposite the American Shipbuilding Co. docks (mile 2.7) 750 feet wide, 800 feet long, and 20 feet deep; for a turning basin just down- stream from the Anthony Wayne Bridge (mile 5.5) 725 feet wide, 900 feet long, and 27 feet deep; and for a turning basin 18 feet deep and 8.25 acres in area at the upper project limit. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 4 feet above to 2 feet below low-water datum. Extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and barometric changes range from 9 feet above to 7.6 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961 is $23,654,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average an- nual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $537,883. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Auxiliary channel above Fassett St. Bridge, and H. Doc. 198, 55th Cong., 2d sess. dike in Maumee Bay Channel. June 25, 1910 _ _H. ------------------ Channel 21 feet deep _-_ Doc. 865, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Deepening channel to 25 feet, construct new turning Rivers and Harbors Committee, basin at upper project limit and eliminate auxiliary Doc. 21, 72d Cong., 1st sess. channel above Fassett St. Bridge. May 17, 1950 Widening at bend at mouth of river opposite Chesa- H. Doc. 189, 81st Cong., 1st sess. peake & Ohio Ry. dock. Sept. 3, 1954 Removal of dike in Maumee Bay Channel---------... H. Doc. 620, 81st Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1958 Enlargement of widening at bend opposite Chesa- H. Doc. 436, 84th Cong., 2d sess. peake & Ohio dock and turning basin opposite American Shipbuilding Co. dock. July 14, 1960 Deepen bay channel including widenings to 28 feet, H. Doc. 153, 86th Cong., 1st sess. deepen river channel to N. Y. Central RR bridge to 27 feet and construct new turning basin below Anthony Wayne Bridge. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for completed portions of the project. Terminal facilities. There are 27 active terminals at this harbor. Commodities handled include coal, iron ore, sand and gravel, grain, cement, sugar, petroleum products, and package freight. These installa- tions satisfy current commerce requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Preconstruction planning for the latest authorized project modification was initiated and continued during this fiscal year. This planning included subsurface TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1461 investigations and sounding surveys for the outer bay channel (harbor light to the 28-foot contour) and work on the general design memoran- dum. Preauthorization studies amounted to $34,100. Total cost for preconstruction planning for this fiscal year amounted to $91,960. Maintenance: Condition surveys were made over the river and bay channels during July-September 1960 and March 1961 at a cost of $19,424. Revisory survey costs applied to U.S. Lake Survey operations were $919. The cooperative stream gaging program and hydroclimatic network studies were accomplished at a cost of $2,209. Acquisition of pipe, including all related work necessary for delivery, to be used in con- nection with the construction of the pump-out station for shore disposal of dredged materials was completed at a cost of $124,696. Costs of miscellaneous inspections and reports, including supervision and adminis- tration of project and custody of the harbor, were $13,069. Dredging operations by U.S. hopper dredges Hains, Hoffman, Lyman and Markham resulted in the removal of 2,287,734 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoal material at a cost of $894,070. Total costs for maintenance were $1,054,387. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project in effect prior to the modi- fication authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960, with the exception of widening the channel opposite the Chesapeake & Ohio and Lakefront Terminal docks and constructing the turning basin oppo- site the American Ship Building Co., was completed in 1957. The con- trolling depth in the bay channel at the end of the fiscal year was 23 feet and 16.5 feet in the turning basin. Full project depth of 25 feet was restored over the entire river channel during fiscal year 1961. No construction was initiated on the latest project modification. The costs of the project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work and maintenance prior to 1903 (not separable) .. - - $2,066,087 Maintenance since 1903 ---------------------------------- 8,734,955 Total ----------------------------------------- 10,801,042 Public works funds-new work--------------------------------3,690,000 Total, all funds ------------------------------------- $14,491,042 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year------......--. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ....... Appropriated-------- $380,000 $132,026 -..-----------.......... $41,438 2$94,100 1 $7,382,922 Cost------------------ 3,594 476,665 $1,545 71,660 2 91,960 17,380,782 Maintenance: Appropriated__--.....--... 381,400 378,000 434,999 440,500 1,053,127 8,735,073 Cost----------------- 381,874 378,854 434,505 439,793 1,054,387 8,734,955 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -...............-----....---------....----------------...........--------..... $30,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......-----................... 30,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .... ..--------...........-- ........ 17.865,723 1 Includes $1,624,695 for new work for previous projects, and $44,500 for preauthorization studies. 2 Includes $34,100 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 1462 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 31. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Name of project Cost during Date of reconnaissance fiscal year or condition survey Michigan: 1. Alpena JIarbor__--------.............--...............__......... $1,053 August 1960. 2. Cheboygan Harbor__ ________ ____________-_ _____ __ 1,913 September 1960. 3. Clinton River-...... -- ___ 84 February 1961. -- -_____________.___.____.. 4. Grand Marais Harbor_- ________ --- ________-_____- - 1,300 October-November 1960. 5. Harrisville Harbor_____----------____ ------- ____ __--_ 802 August 1960. 6. Lake St. Clair______________-------_____---------_ 125 August 1960. 7. Pentwater Harbor_____________------------------------------------- 973 July-October-May 1960-61. 8. Port Austin Harbor__________.............._______------_____......__.________ 209 July 1960. 9. St. Joseph River_ _______----------------------------- 340 July 1960. 10. The Inland Route ____------------------------------------- 654 October 1960. 11. White Lake Harbor- - - - _____-____-___443 - - - --.... May 1961. 12. U.S.L.S. Revisory Surveys_-------__ ___ ---- ---- __----- 17,400 Total-Michigan ------------------------------ $25,128 Ohio: 1. Port Clinton Harbor---............................ - -- $28 July 1960. 2. Put-in-Bay Harbor---............................. - -- 100 July 1960. Total-Ohio ------------------------------..................................------...- $128 Total, all funds--------------------------------..................................... $25,000 32. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last full re- Cost to June 30, 1961 Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual required to (last date Report Construction Maintenance complete of revision) for- Michigan: 1. Alpena Harbor_______________ 1960 $328,451 $138,456 (2) 2. Arcadia Harbor 1 __ __ 1920 63,000 (2) (3) 3. Belle River, Marine City...-------- 1907 24,301 857 (2) (4) 4. Black River.______________.- 1956 140,323 392,517 s $194,000 1954 5. Cheboygan Harbor____________ 1959 6 430,552 206,018 (2) 6. Clinton River________________ 1960 60,046 135,350 (2) 7. Grays Reef Passage 1---- 8. Harrisville Harbor.........------------- 1937 1960 109,521 ------------- 8 1,447,459------------- (2) (2) 9. Leland Harbor ____- __-____ 1959 64,181 87,232 (2) 10. Pine River, St. Clair City 1-__ 11. Point Lookout Harbor 7.......... _ -. 1907 13,647 1,031 (2) 1951 94,820------------ 8 1,460,000 1958 12. Portage Lake Harbor 1 2- 1958 256,129 493,923 . . 13. Port Austin Harbor ------------- _ 1960 8 959,234-- (2) 14. Rogers City Harbor 110-lo_ __--__ . 1926 5,666 193 (11) (12) 15. Sebewaing Harbor and River 1___ 1912 50,573 8,427 (2) 16. St. James Harbor, Beaver -- Island_ 1957 8 41,671 (2) 17. St. Joseph River 1 __________ 1923 4,555 5,195 (2) 18. The Inland Route__....__________. 1960 8 349,931 77,940 (2) 19. Traverse City Harbor-........ . 1955 239,557 2,485 (2) 20. White Lake Harbor----_ 1960 207,862 795,154 (2) Ohio: 1. Maumee River, above Toledo 1410 1873 7,000-______ -____ (3) (12) 2. Port Clinton Harbor 1--......-- 1951 71,950 92,591 (2) 3. Put-in-Bay Harbor 1 - - - 1951 51,747 1,512 (2) 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Completed. 3 Abandonment recommended in 1916 by H. Doc. 668, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 4 No commerce reported. 5 Does not include $194,000 to be contributed by local interests. 6 Includes $8,000 for preauthorization studies. ? Assurances of local cooperation approved on March 22, 1948. 8 Does not include contributed funds, respectively as follows: Point Lookout Harbor, Mich., $104,500; St. James Harbor, Beaver Island, Mich., $7,500; Harrisville Harbor, Mich., $129,500; The Inland Route, Mich., $85,000; Port Austin Harbor, Mich., $172,100. 9 Includes $2,300 for preauthorization studies. 10Abandonment recommended in 1926 in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 11Project 65 percent complete. 12Not available. TAGO 10070-B ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1463 33. REMOVAL OF BRIDGE ISLAND, SOUTH CANAL, ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. Location. The South Canal is the upper approach to the MacArthur and Poe locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., about 14 miles downstream from Lake Superior. Bridge Island is about 2,000 feet upstream from the lock entrance. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 63). Existing project. This provides for construction of a new vertical lift railroad bridge and subsequent removal of Bridge Island on which the old swing bridge pivoted. The island dimensions are 1,000 by 80 feet with elevation of 606.27 feet above mean tide in New York. The island is to be removed 27 feet below low-water datum. The new structure is on the same alinement, maintaining top of rail elevation, as the old bridge. It is a through-truss, single track, vertical-lift span, about 369 feet long having two nonidentical towers, each 177 feet high. It is designed for a Cooper's E-35.0 loading. A two-story operator's house is located at the north tower. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $4,159,000 for the new lift bridge and for removal of Bridge Island, excluding $250,400 to be contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1945 Construct new lift bridge and remove Bridge Island__ H. Doc. 679, 78th Cong., 2d sese. July 9, 1956 Repeal the authorization of the bridge as a part of (Public of the project; authorize alteration with cost to be Law 663, apportioned by sec. 6, Truman-Hobbs Act, June 84th Cong., 21, 1940. 2d sess.). Local cooperation. None required. Under the act of July 9, 1956, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to accomplish replacement of the existing swing bridge under an agreement with the bridge owners. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Federal share of the contract costs of the bridge construction was $4,045. The total cost for the fiscal year incliding supervision and administration was $4,671. Removal of Bridge Island was completed September 15, 1960. Costs for the fiscal year were $86,016. The total cost of new work for the fiscal year was $90,687. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the bridge and removal of Bridge Island are complete. The costs of the existing project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work--------- ------------------- ---------------- $3,976,173 Maintenance ---------------------------------------- Total--------- -------------------------------- $3,976,173 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year -------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30 ,1961 New work: Appropriated--_ 1$338,000 2 $333,751 $2,163,000 $1,500,000 -$105,000 3 $4,234,751 Cost ----------------- 3,304 2375,826 2,439,314 1,062,042 90,687 33, 976,173 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------------------- $189,232 1 Includes allotment of $338,000 and $555 castincurrel in fiscal year 1956 which have been transferred from Project "St. Marys River, Michigan". 2 Includest llotment and costs of $40,751.10 incurred in St. Marys River, prior to fiscal year 1953, which have been transferred. 3 Includes $5,000 preauthorization costs. TAGO 10070-B 1464 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 34. SEBEWAING, SEBEWAING RIVER, MICH. Location. The Sebewaing River drains an area of 105 square miles in Huron and Tuscola Counties on the westerly side of the Thumb area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and discharges into Saginaw Bay, an arm of Lake Huron, 20 miles northeast from the mouth of Saginaw River. The village of Sebewaing is located near the mouth of the river. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 52). Existing project. This provides for enlarging the present channel of the Sebewaing River through the village of Sebewaing, Mich., to a capacity of 7,500 cubic feet per second from the junction of the Columbia and State drains to a point 4,500 feet lakeward from the railroad bridge near the mouth; for altering the railroad bridge and three highway bridges to permit free passage of ice; and for removal of the present dike on the south side of the channel lakeward from the railroad bridge. The project is designed to provide protection for the village of Sebe- waing from floods with a frequency of occurrence of once in 15 years and with a magnitude greater than the maximum flood of record. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1951, is $380,500. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $23,677. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 286, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Except for the furnishing of easements and rights- of-way for the removal of the remaining portion of the dike on the south side of the channel lakeward from the railroad bridge, all requirements of local cooperation have been complied with. Operations an' ,esults during fiscal year. The removal of ice jams was accomplished during March 1961 at a cost of $1,007. Condition Survey operation studies were made at a cost of $2,376. Costs of supervision and administration were $309. Total costs for maintenance for this fiscal year were $3,692. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1948 except for removal of the rest of the old earth dike which is located on the south side of the channel lakeward from the railroad bridge. All items of the project are in good condition. Costs of the existing project have been as follows: New work ------------------------------------------------ $365,642 Maintenance ----------------------------------------------- 138,607 Total- ----------------------------------------------- $504,249 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year_.-----_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---......... ....... ...-------------....-------------------------------- ------------ 365,642 Cost.....----------------------------------...---------------------------------........................365,642 Maintenance: Appropriated -- Cost---_-------------1,287 I_ $2,500 $106,000 10,900 $1,200 98,315 $5,270 4,193 $1,980 3,692 138,607 138,607 Other new work data: __...... ------ Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ----..........-------............... $14,900 TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1465 35. SAGINAW RIVER, MICH. Location. This river including its tributaries, the Tittabawassee, Shiawassee, Flint, and Cass Rivers, drains an area of 6,260 square miles in east-central Michigan and empties into Saginaw Bay, an arm of Lake Huron. Bay City, near the mouth of the river, and Saginaw, 22 miles upstream from the mouth, are located on the federally improved deep- draft Saginaw River navigation channel. (See U.S. Geological Survey Saginaw and Flint quadrangles and U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 524.) Existing project. This provides for improvements in the Saginaw River basin for flood control and other purposes as follows: (a) At Middle Branch and South Branch, Cass River, to provide for major drainage improvements by channel improvements on Middle Branch, and South Branch, including a short reach of East Branch, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1960) to the United States for construction of $1,440,000 for Middle Branch and South Branch; provided local interests contribute in cash 42 percent of the first cost of the major drainage project on Middle Branch, and 38 percent of the first cost of the major drainage project on South Branch, exclusive of the cost of rights-of-way and other work required as local cooperation, and give assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they will construct and main- tain the local drainage work required to fully and effectively utilize the improvements to be provided under the Federal projects. (b) At Vassar on Cass River, to provide for flood protection of areas on the north and south sides of the river by channel improvement, levee construction, floodwalls, modification of Moore Drain, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1960) to the United States for construction of $1,680,000. (c) At Frankenmuth on Cass River, to provide for flood protection of areas on the north side of the river by channel improvement, levee con- struction, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1961) to the United States for construction of $174,000. (d) At Flint on Flint River, to provide for flood protection of areas on both sides of the main stem of Flint River and its tributaries, Swartz and Thread Creeks, by channel improvement, bridge alterations, flood- wall and levee construction, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1961) to the United States of $2,720,000 for construction; pro- vided local interests contribute in cash 1 percent of the first cost of the project, exclusive of costs of rights-of-way and other work required as local cooperation. (e) At Corunna on Shiawassee River, to provide for flood protection by channel improvement, levee construction, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1960) to the United States of $55,000 for con- struction; provided local interests modify the spillway of the mill dam at Corunna at their own expense, substantially in accordance with the plan of the district engineer and subject to the approval of the Chief of Engineers, or, in lieu thereof, contribute to the United States the actual cost of the modification to be performed by the United States. (f) At Owosso on Shiawassee River, to provide for flood protection by channel improvement at an estimated cost (July 1, 1960) to the United States of $350,000 for construction. (g) At Midland on Tittabawassee River, to provide for flood pro- tection by channel improvement, levee construction, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1960) to the United States of $1,590,000 TAGO 10070-B 1466 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 for construction; provided local interests contribute in cash 2 percent of the first cost of the project, exclusive of costs of rights-of-way and other work required as local cooperation. (h) At Shiawassee Flats along the lower reaches of the four principal tributaries of Saginaw River, to provide for flood protection, including fish and wildlife areas, by channel improvement, levees, lateral reser- voirs with control structures, and related work, at an estimated cost (July 1, 1961) to the United States of $13,360,000 for new work of which $11,905,000 is allocated to flood control and $1,455,000 to fish and wild- life purposes; provided local interests contribute in cash 5 percent of the portion of the total first cost of the project allocated to flood control, exclusive of the cost of rights-of-way for flood control and other work required as local cooperation, and furnish one-half of the land required for fish and wildlife areas provided that the Federal allocation for con- servation does not exceed the amount obtained by taking 28 percent of the project cost for the Shiawassee Flats unit and subtracting there- from one-half the cost of the lands for conservation; and provided further that prior to initiation of the works for flood control at Shiawassee Flats, the Chief of Engineers and the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shall prepare a plan mutually acceptable to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior for the operation of the fish and wildlife areas to provide the required degree of controlled storage of floodwaters while preserving the maximum fish and wildlife benefits. The total estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $16,254,000 excluding $546,000 to be contributed by local interests. The total estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $4,102,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 346, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). That document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Responsible local interests are required to furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) Make the cash contributions as called for above; (2) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, in- cluding removal of buildings, necessary for construction of the project; (3) hold and save the United States free from damage due to the con- struction work; (4) maintain and operate all works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (5) establish and enforce regulations, satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army, designed to prevent encroachments on the improved channels; and (6) bear the expense of constructing highway relocations and high- way bridges, altering bridge approaches and existing highway bridges (except underpinning and bridge raising), and altering utilities. The required assurances have not been received. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: During the fiscal year the general design memorandum was completed and detailed preconstruction planning was initiated for the Flint and Frankenmuth areas. In view of the lack of local interest and the indication that assurances of local cooperation will not be forthcoming, the Sanilac Flats, Vassar, Corunna, Midland and Owosso units of the project were reclassified from the active category to an inactive category. Detailed preconstruction planning for the Shiawassee Flats improvements was postponed until some assurance is obtained that the local cooperation TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1467 requirements will be met. Costs during the year were $268,263, includ- ing $225,000 for preauthorization studies. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not started. The costs of the project have been as follows: Regular funds: New work $--------------- Maintenance------------------------------------------------- - Total_----------------------------------------------- $283,663 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-.... .- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------------------............ --------------- ............ $98,000 1 $225,000 i $323,000 Cost....-----------------------------------------------........... 15,400 '1268,263 '283,663 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961............................................ --------------------------------- $20,152 1 Includes $225,000 preauthorization studies. 36. GRAND RIVER AT LANSING, MICH. Location. This river rises in south-central Michigan and flows north- erly to Lansing, thence northwesterly and westerly to Lake Michigan. Grand Haven, a federally improved deep-draft harbor is located at the mouth of the Grand River. The river drains an area of 5,572 square miles. Lansing, the State capitol, lies about 150 miles upstream from the river mouth and at the junction of the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers. (See U.S. Geological Survey Lansing quadrangle). Existing project. This provides for flood protection at and in the vicinity of Lansing to consist generally of: Enlarging the channel of Red Cedar River from Upper College Dam in East Lansing to its mouth, a distance of about 5 miles; cleaning and straightening Sycamore Creek, a tributary of the Red Cedar River, within the city limits; constructing a 6-mile cutoff channel for the Grand River between Millett and Delta Mills, with appurtenant diversion dam and two drop structures; enlarg- ing the channel of Grand River from the mouth of the Red Cedar River downstream about 6 miles; making necessary changes in railroad cross- ings and alterations to substructures of highway bridges; and constructing necessary channel protection works. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $12,500,000 excluding $372,000 to be contributed by local interests. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $3,890,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 132, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). That docu- ment contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The act of July 3, 1958, provides that no money shall be expended by the United States until responsible local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the con- struction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion, TAGO 10070-B 1468 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 including the maintenance and operation of the Moores Park and North Lansing Dams on Grand River at Lansing, in accordance with regula- tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) prescribe and enforce regulations, satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army, designed to prevent encroachment on the rights-of-way and improved channels; (e) construct new highway bridges and highway grade channel crossings; and (f) make all necessary changes and additions to streets, highway bridges and approaches, storm and sanitary sewers, waterlines, electric powerlines, and other miscellaneous utilities; and contribute in cash 2.9 percent of the estimated first cost of work for which the United States would be responsible, a contribution presently estimated at $372,000. Operationsand results during fiscal year. The project was authorized on July 3, 1958. No funds have been allocated to this project to com- mence work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project has not been started. The cost of the existing project has been $50,921, all for pre- authorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30 ,1961 New work: ..........---------------------........................---------........... Appropriated------------------------------- $50,921 Cost--------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,921 1 Includes $50,921 for preauthorization costs. 37. BATTLE CREEK, KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH. Location. This river drains an area of 1,980 square miles in Hillsdale, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton, Barry, Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Allegan, Kent, and Ottawa Counties in southwestern Michigan, and discharges into Lake Michigan 2 miles downstream from the village of Saugatuck. The city of Battle Creek is 108 miles upstream from the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 76.) Existing project. This provides for flood protection along the Kala- mazoo River at, and in the vicinity of, Battle Creek, Mich., to consist generally of excavation and clearing of the Battle Creek Channel to provide for an enlarged channel within the city of Battle Creek extending from above the Union Street Bridge downstream to its junction with the Kalamazoo River; rerouting the Kalamazoo River Channel in the vicinity of Liberty Street and Washington Avenue to bypass the con- stricted existing channel through the heart of the city; excavation and straightening the Kalamazoo River Channel downstream from the confluence of Battle Creek and the new rerouted Kalamazoo River Channel to below the Fort Custer Waterworks Bridge; riprapping or paving channels at critical locations in the new enlarged channels where the velocity of floodflows might be high enough to cause damage; con- structing new and reinforcing existing highway and railroad bridges as required, and constructing levees. The project is designed to provide protection for the city of Battle Creek from such peak-flood discharges in the channels which would produce, when combined, a discharge of approximately 11,000 cubic TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL--DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1469 feet per second below the confluence of Battle Creek and the Kalamazoo River. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $6,200,000, ex- cluding $154,000 to be contributed by local interests. The estimated cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $3,087,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved September 3, 1954 (S. Doc. 98, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). This document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The Act of September 3, 1954, provides that no money shall be expended on the construction by the United States until responsible local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion, including supervision of maintenance and operation of the existing Monroe Street Dam and headrace on the Kalamazoo River, in accordance with regulation prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) prescribe and enforce regulations designed to prevent encroachments on the rights-of-way and improved channels; (e) construct new highway bridges across the new Kalamazoo River cutoff; (f) make all changes and additions to streets, water mains, electric powerlines, sewers, and other utilities necessitated by the improve- ments; and (g) contribute toward the project in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Army; and provided further that construction of the initial stage of the project as defined in the District Engineer's report may be undertaken whenever funds are available and the prescribed local cooperation has been provided and whenever, in addition, local interests have agreed to remove, at their own expense concurrently with construction of the first stage improve- ment, such buildings from the Battle Creek Channel as in the opinion of the district engineer may jeopardize the effectiveness of that improve- ment. At the time of authorization of the improvement the Secretary of the Army recommended in the project document that a cash contribu- tion of $93,000, at report price levels, should be made by non-Federal interests. Assurances of local cooperation were furnished by the city of Battle Creek and were formally accepted by the United States December 10, 1956. Local interests have made a cash contribution of $125,000 and they have been allowed credit for channel construction and bridge removal work accomplished by them at the existing confluence of Kala- mazoo River and Battle Creek channels. The cash contribution re- ceived, credits allowed for the work accomplished by local interests and anticipated savings in Federal construction costs due to the reduced capacity of a portion of Battle Creek Channel from abandonment of the headrace, partially offset by the increased cost of the cutoff channel due to increased capacity are collectively considered sufficient for ex- penditure of funds for completion of the first stage of the project. Ad- justment of the cash contributions required from local interests will be computed after contracting for the remainder of the first stage of the project. An additional cash contribution will be required prior to initiating the final stage of the project. TAGO 10070-B 1470 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Rights-of-way with necessary disposal easements have been acquired for the Kalamazoo River Channel in the area from the downstream end of the project to the new confluence of the Kalamazoo River Cutoff channel and Battle Creek, for the cutoff channel, and for the Battle Creek portion of the project from the existing confluence to the new confluence. Local interests have completed the required four new highway bridges (Washington-Ravine Street, Hamblin Avenue, Capitol Avenue, and South McCamly Street) over the cutoff channel. Local interests have also completed all utility alterations necessary for construction of the flood-control channel in the Kalamazoo River downstream from the cutoff channel and for the cutoff channel. All building removal neces- sary during the first stage of the project has been accomplished. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: During the fiscal year work was continued under the cost reimbursable contracts with the New York Central System and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad for relocation of their facilities and construction of two new bridges over the Kalamazoo River Cutoff Channel. Fiscal year costs for this contract work amounted to $664,294. Work was continued under the contract for Sections "A" and "C" of the Cutoff Channel at a cost of $438,775. A contract in the amount of $474,833 was awarded for Section" B" of the Cutoff Channel. Fiscal year costs for this contract work amounted to $76,001. Work was initiated under the contract for channel paving through the Washington Avenue Bridge with fiscal year costs amounting to $53,728. A contract was awarded in the amount of $102,320, for construction of the design channel between the confluence of the Cutoff Channel and the existing confluence of the Kalamazoo River and Battle Creek. This contract included scour protection for the New York Central Railroad Bridge (Lower). Costs under this contract for this fiscal year amounted to $119,615. Costs for supervision and administration for this fiscal year were $61,619. Planning, including completion of the plans and specifications for Section "B" of the Cutoff Channel and the section of the Battle Creek Channel from the existing confluence to the new confluence was continued at a cost of $40,244. Total cost during the fiscal year was $1,454,276. Condition at end of fiscal year. The Kalamazoo River Channel down- stream from the Cutoff Channel has been completed and transferred to the local interests for operation and maintenance except for the replace- ment of bridges at 20th Street and Stringham Road. Local interests have constructed four new highway bridges over the Cutoff Channel and have made the utility relocations necessary for the Cutoff Channel construction. Local interests have also cleared the Cutoff Channel right-of-way. Work under the cost reimbursable contracts for reloca- tion of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and the New York Central System facilities over the Cutoff Channel are complete with only final contract payments remaining to be made. Work under the initial Cutoff Channel contract has beenl completed while work under the final channel contract is 16 percent complete. The overall Cutoff Channel construction is 58 percent complete. Paving protection through the Washington Avenue Bridge over the Battle Creek Channel was completed. Construction of the design channel between the con- fluence of the Cutoff Channel and the existing confluence of the Kala- mazoo River and Battle Creek, including placement of riprap scour TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1471 protection through the New York Central Railroad Bridge (Lower), has been completed. Additional work on the Battle Creek portion of the project has been accomplished by local interests and includes bridge removal, bridge construction and channel work at the site of the existing confluence of the Kalamazoo River and Battle Creek. Local interests have also removed the buildings extending over the Battle Creek Channel which were in poor condition and presented a danger to the project. The costs of the project have been as follows: New work: United States funds ------ ------------------------------ $3,922,883 Contributed funds ---------------------------------------- 102,055 Total $---------------- Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year__--------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------- 500,000 $1,380,000 $958,000 $1,200,000 $250,000 I $4,448,000 -___. Cost----.....___ 186,182 567,780 1,393,691 243,078 1,454,276 '3,922,883 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__-...............-................... - $81,773 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- .....__..- .......... .. 81,773 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project... _ _-........._._-........... . 1,752,000 1Includes $75,000 for preauthorization studies. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: -------- Appropriated........ $20,000 --------------------------------------------- $125,000 Cost--------------- --- 4,083 $10,609 $5 ------------------------ 102,055 Other new work data: ............. Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.......------------..........---------------------....... $22,945 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ ___............................... 22,945 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---.---_..---.--.-.--------.-_ __ 29,000 38. KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICH., KALAMAZOO AND VICINITY Location. This river rises in the southern part of the Lower peninsula of Michigan, flows northwesterly 185 miles, and empties into Lake Michigan 2 miles downstream from the village of Saugatuck. It drains an area of 1,980 square miles. The city of Kalamazoo lies 75 miles up- stream from the mouth of the river. (See U.S. Geological Survey Kalamazoo quadrangle.) Existing project. This provides for flood protection at and in the vicinity of Kalamazoo to consist generally of: widening, deepening, and straightening the river channel from immediately above Comstock to the vicinity of Cooper, a distance of about 10 miles. The plan would include riprapping the channel where necessary to prevent erosion at critical locations; reconstruction and reinforcement of railroad and highway bridges as required; and necessary alterations to existing build- ings and utilities. TAGO 10070-B 1472 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $7,120,000 excluding $372,000 to be contributed by local interests. The estimate of cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $996,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 53, 84th Cong., 1st sess.). That document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The act of July 3, 1958, provides that no money shall be expended by the United States until responsible local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) prescribe and enforce regula- tions designed to prevent encroachments on the rights-of-way and im- proved channels; (e) raise all buildings and roadways in the disposal areas as necessary to meet the proposed grades; and (f) make all utility changes necessitated by the improvements; and provided further that Federal construction shall not be started until the abatement of pollution of the Kalamazoo River at and in the vicinity of Kalamazoo has been initiated by local interests to an extent satisfactory to the State of Michigan; and contribute in cash 5 percent of the estimated first cost of work for which the United States would be responsible; a contribution presently estimated at $372,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. The project was authorized on July 3, 1958. No funds have been allocated to this project to com- mence work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project has not been started. The cost of the existing project has been $34,000, all for pre- authorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30 ,1961 New work: Appropriated--- --------------- ..-------- - ------------------- .....------------.. I$34,000 Cost------ -----------.................. --------------------------------------------- 34,000 1Includes $34,000 for preauthorization costs. 39. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Cost Name of project port see amount estimate Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Mount Clemens, Clinton River, Mich.---------- --- . _......... 1953 t $1,136,008 ------------- . -_ -- --- (2) 2. Red Run, Clinton River, Mich-...... 1956 3 1,311,384 ------------- _----------- (2) 3. Reno Beach-Howard Farms Area, Lucas, County, Ohio 4 _ - 1953 5 6,467 ------------ 6 677,000 1959 1 Includes $202,996 contributed funds. 2 Completed. 3 Includes $360,966 contributed funds. SAwaiting the appropriation of funds. * Includes $2,000 for preauthorization studies. 6 Does not include required local contribution in amount of $225,000. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL--DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1473 40. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspection of the completed local protection flood-control projects were made as required at a cost of $1,977. Costs of supervision and administration were $25. The total costs have been $2,002. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated ------------------------ $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,460 $1,980 $9,240 Cost ---------------------------------- 968 1,125 1,150 1,438 2,002 9,240 41. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Emergency flood-control activities--repair,flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation). Date Date of Date Federal cost Project Location authorized construction completed fiscal year start 1961 Advance preparation...------------------ Detroit...----------------------------------...................... $11,300 Advance preparation for flood emergencies District. Flood emergency operations----.......- . Detroit---.... --------------------- ------------ 5,188 District. Repair and restoration.....---------------- Detroit ....------------ ------------------------ 53,088 District. Total ------------------------------------------------------------------- $69,576 TAGO 10070-B 1474 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 42. ST. JOSEPH SHORE, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. Location. Berrien County, Mich., is located on the east shore of Lake Michigan in the extreme southwestern portion of the State. The section of shoreline authorized for improvement is located at St. Joseph, 30 miles north of the Michigan-Indiana State line. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart Nos. 75 and 758.) Existing project. This provides for, subject to certain conditions in the first and periodic nourishment costs of a plan for protection of the shore of the city of St. Joseph, Mich., from Elm Street to the southern extremity of the State protective works, comprising direct placement of suitable sand to form a protective beach with berm elevation 10 feet above low-water datum at the base of bluffs and 50 feet in width at elevation 8 feet. The plan contemplates initiation of periodic nourish- ment at the earliest practicable date to prevent material reduction of width of the protective beach. Federal assistance would entail con- tribution of funds in amount of 22.6 percent of the initial construction costs of the protective beach and of the costs of periodic nourishment for a period of 10 years after the year of completion of the initial con- struction. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961 is $389,000. The estimate of cost to local interests, revised in 1961, is $1,301,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved July 3, 1958, (H. Doc. 336, 85th Cong., 2d sess.). That docu- ment contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The act of July 3, 1958, provides that no money shall be expended by the United States until responsible local interests have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commence- ment of work, of detailed plans and specifications for the project and also of the arrangements for prosecuting the work. (b) Provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way. (c) Furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) Provide periodic nourishment of the protective beach during its economic life, as may be required to serve its intended purpose. (2) Prevent water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers. (3) Maintain continued public ownership of the public shore upon which a part of the recommended Federal participation is based, and its administration for public use during the economic life of the project, and continued availability for public use of the private shore for which the recommended Federal participation is based on such public use. Operationsand resultsduring the fiscal year. The project was authorized on July 3, 1958. No funds have been allocated to this project to com- mence work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the project has not been started. The cost of the existing project has been $14,200, all for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-DETROIT, MICH., DISTRICT 1475 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscalyear........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------------------------------------------------- $14,200 Cost..--------------------------------------------------------------------- 114,200 1 Includes $14,200 for preauthorization studies. TAGO 10070-B 1476 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 43. SURVEYS Navigation studies were continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $57,315. The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year of $13,957, plus an additional $65,600, a total of $79,557, can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for survey reports for navigation at Shore of Lake Huron, Cross Village-Good Hart Harbor, Holland Harbor, Inland Route Water Levels and Tittabawassee River. Flood control studies were continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $102,495. The unexpended balance of $1,950, plus an additional $138,700 a total of $140,650 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for survey reports for flood control at Maumee River Basin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio; Grand River, Kawkawlin River, Huron River, Clinton River, Au Gres River, and the Detroit Metropolitan Area, in Michigan. Beach erosion control studies were continued during the fiscal year at a cost of $251. Special studies were continued during the fiscal year on the Great Lakes Harbors Study and for coordination with the U.S. Soil Conserva- tion Service on watershed studies, at a cost of $31,829. The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year was $2,011. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BUFFALO, N. Y., DISTRICT The district comprises a portion of northeastern Ohio, north- western Pennsylvania, and western and northern New York, embrac- ing the United States waters of Lake Erie, exclusive of the western end, Lake Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River, with their tributary drainage basins from and including Sandusky Bay, Ohio, to the international boundary line east of Frontier, N.Y. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Alteration of Bridges 1. Sandusky Harbor, Ohio ..... 1477 23. Ohio Street Bridge, Buffalo, 2. Huron Harbor, Ohio_ 1480 N.Y.--- 1535 3. Lorain Harbor, Ohio ___... 1483 4. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio ..... 1487 Flood Control 5. 6. Fairport Harbor, Ohio ------- Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio ..... 1493 24. Mt. Morris Reservoir, 1496 Genesee River, N.Y....... 1537 7. Conneaut Harbor, Ohio ..... 1500 25. Owasco Outlet, tributary of 8. Erie Harbor, Pa._ 1502 Oswego River, at Auburn, 9. Barcelona Harbor, N.Y....... 1506 N.Y.--------------------- 1538 10. Dunkirk Harbor, N.Y....... 1507 26. Other authorized flood-control 11. Buffalo Harbor, N.Y.. 1509 projects_ 1539 12. Black Rock Channel and 27. Inspection of completed Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y._ 1514 flood-control works ....... 1539 13. Niagara Remedial Works, 28. Flood-control work under N.Y.------------------- 1518 special authorization _.... 1540 14. Wilson Harbor, N.Y.. 1520 15. Olcott Harbor, N.Y. 1521 Shore Protection 16. Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, 29. Selkirk Shores State Park, N.Y. -- - - - - - - - - 1522 Lake Ontario, N.Y.a 1541 17. Irondequoit Bay, N.Y.--- 1525 30. Other authorized shore-pro- 18. Great Sodus Bay Harbor, tection projects_-------- 1543 N.Y.-------------------- 1526 19. Oswego Harbor, N.Y ........ 1528 General Investigations 20. Ogdensburg Harbor, N.Y.. - - 1532 21. Navigation projects on which 31. Surveys-------------- - 1544 reconnaissance and condi- 32. Collection and study of basic tion surveys only were data------------------- 1544 conducted during the fiscal year------------------ 1533 Miscellaneous Activities 22. Other authorized navigation 33. St. Lawrence Seaway Develop- projects-_------------- 1533 ment Corporation-_ ------- 1545 1. SANDUSKY HARBOR, OHIO Location. This harbor is located in the southeasterly portion of Sandusky Bay, 55 miles westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 365.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 11, 1844; June 23, 1866; March 3, 1873; July 5, 1884; August 11, 1888; and August 18, 1894. For further details, see page 1960 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1574 of Annual Report for 1938. TAGO 10070-B 1477 1478 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. This provides for the following: a. Outer Bar channel 400 feet wide and 26 feet deep from deep water in Lake Erie to the outer (northerly) end of the Straight channel, a total distance of 2 miles, with widening at the junction of the Outer Bar and Straight channels. b. Straight channel 400 feet wide and 25 feet deep from its junc- tion with the Outer Bar channel to its junction with the Bay channel, a distance of one mile; thence 400 feet wide and 21 feet deep to its terminus at the Dock channel adjacent to the city waterfront docks, a distance of 4,100 feet. c. Dock channel along the waterfront 5,700 feet long, 300 feet wide and 22 feet deep ending at the easterly limit of the turning basin. d. A dike constructed with the excavated rock on the north side of the channel and a portion of the turning basin. e. Turning basin, irregularly shaped about 46 acres in area, 24 feet deep in soft material and 25 feet deep in hard material. f. Bay channel extending 1,300 feet northward along the Pennsyl- vania Railroad coal wharf from the northerly limit of the turning basin, 350 feet wide, 24 feet deep in soft material and 25 feet in hard material, thence 25 feet deep, 400 feet wide for 1,100 feet, thence turning northeastward through Sandusky Bay for 7,950 feet to a junction with the Straight channel, 300 feet wide and 25 feet deep, no dredging to be done within 50 feet of the face of the wharf. g. Protection works consisting of a stone jetty on the easterly side of the channel, extending northeasterly from Cedar Point, a distance of 6,000 feet, with suitable pierhead; a short stone spur at Cedar Point;. and revetment of the slope adjacent to the channel in the vicinity of the inner front light, with a brush-and-stone mattress. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 6 feet above to 2.5 feet below that plane. The estimated cost of new work is $9,067,000 (1961), excluding $325,000 contributed by local interests and amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $140,800. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Construction of channel protection works......---------- H. Doc. 362, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report ,1898, p. 2708. June 13, 1902 Widening of straight and dock channels and deepen- H. Doc. 120, 56th Cong., 2d sess. ing to 19 feet. Mar. 2, 1919 Extension of east jetty to total length of 6,000 feet, H. Doc. 982, 64th Cong., 1st sess. with pierhead on outer end; deepening of the outer, straight, and easterly portion of dock channels to 21 feet, and westerly portion of dock channel to 20 feet. Jan. 21, 1927 Deepening of dock channel to 22 feet---------------- H. Doc. 584, 69th Cong., 2d sess. Aug.30,19351 Enlargement of turning basin and construction of Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 rock dike. Doc. 2, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Maintenance of bay channel to 22 feet; and elimina- H. Doc. 328, 76th Cong., 1st sess.2 tion from project of portion of turning basin and rock dike. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1479 Acts Work authorized Documents July 14, 1960 Extending Outer Bar Channel and deepening that H. Doc. 144, 86th Cong., 1st sess. channel and the outer end of Straight Channel to 26 feet, from deep water in the lake to the vicinity of Cedar Point dock; widening the bend at the junction of the Outer Bar and Straight Channels and deepening to 26 feet; deepening the Straight Channel to 25 feet from the vicinity of Cedar Point dock to junction with Bay Channel; deepening the Bay Channel from junction with the Straight Channel to the outer end of the Pennsylvania coal dock No. 3 to 25 feet, thence from outer end of the coal dock to the turning basin to 24 feet in soft ma- terial and 25 feet in hard, with no Federal dredging within 50 feet of the dock; arid enlarging the turn- ing basin, including removal of approximately 300 feet of the rock dike, and deepening to 24 feet in soft material and 25 feet in hard. 1Included in Public Works Administration program, Nov. 15, 1933. 2 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) furnish without costs to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas necessary for construction of and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from dam- ages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and (c) deepen to project depth and maintain the areas adjacent to the coal docks and access thereto from the Federal improvement. The assurances have been submitted and were accepted by the district engineer on June 8, 1961. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $805,000 (July 1961). Terminal .facilities. There is an extensive coal terminal, consisting of three docks, adjacent to the turning basin at the westerly end of the dock channel open to shippers of coal. Located on the dock channel are 10 private terminals for the handling of sand and gravel, fish, miscellaneous freight, and passengers. The city of Sandusky owns a pier and two small boat basins. A yacht club dock and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recrea- tional and other small craft. Two docks for passenger boats are located at Cedar Point. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 4, revised 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Precon- struction planning, by hired labor, for deepening of channels and enlarging turning basin as authorized by the 1960 Act was initiated at a total cost for the year of $56,523. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $11,898, including revisory surveys in the vicinity accom- plished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $740. The U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman (H.L.) removed 360,753 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over a length of 1.5 miles of the bay channel, and approximately 100,000 square yards of the turning basin and dock channel, 30,000 square yards of the outer bar channel and 150,000 square yards of the straight channel for restoration of TAGO 10070-B 1480 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 improved depths of 21 and 22 feet at a cost of $121,744. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $8,315. The total cost was $198,480, of which $56,523 was for new work and $141,957 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 29 percent complete. The harbor structures are generally in poor con- dition. The entire length of the 6,000 feet long east jetty protection works, completed in 1922, paralleling the outer harbor entrance channel has settled from its original elevation of 4.3 feet above to 1 or 2 feet above low-water datum and in many places has settled below low-water datum. Approximately 1,400 linear feet of the rock dike paralleling the dock channel was rebuilt in 1956. Approxi- mately 500 linear feet of remaining 2,500 linear feet of the dike has settled and disintegrated in many places. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the Outer Bar, Straight and Bay Channels, and deepening and enlarging the turning basin, all as authorized by the 1960 Act. The controlling depth in the straight, outer bar, and bay channels is 21 feet and in the dock channel 18 feet and the turniing basin 20 feet at low-water datum as of June 1961. The total costs of the existing project were $4,878,443, of which $2,653,781, including $599,500 public works funds, were for new work and $2,224,662 for maintenance. In addition, $325,000 were expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30 ,1961 New work: Appropriated---- --------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Cost..-----------------............----....------------------------------------ $62,000 56,523 1 2 $3,153,407 12 3,147,930 Maintenance: _______ Appropriated ..... $335,000 $55,682 $47,369 $124,002 141,957 2,224,662 Cost-................ 329,064 60,998 47,949 124,059 141,957 2,224,662 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------...............--- __ __ _......... _ $ 5,477 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.---- - ----- ____ ____ ---- 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ .._...._ 405,477 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .. ... _ __.. ...... .... _ . 5,990,742 I In addition, $325,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 2 Includes $477,149 for new work for previous projects and $17,000 for preauthorization study costs for the remaining work for the existing project. 2. HURON HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Huron River, 47 miles westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 363.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of May 20, 1826, and September 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1961 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1576 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a pier 3,170 feet long on the west side of the entrance channel, the shoreward 1,970 feet consisting of timber cribs with concrete superstructure and the remaining 1,200 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1481 feet of rubblemound construction, with a timber-crib concrete super- structure pierhead at its outer end; for a rubblemound east break- water 1,450 feet long, with a concrete light foundation as its outer end, founded on the rubblemound; for a steel-sheet pile shore protec- tion extending 200 feet westerly from near the shoreward end of the west pier; for a channel with a depth of 26 feet in hard material and 25 feet in soft material extending from deep water in the lake to the south side of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co.'s slip 1, at the entrance of the river, the channel to be 400 feet wide in the lake and 300 feet wide inward of the outer pierhead, narrowing to 250 feet at the head of the channel; and for the enlarge- ment but not maintenance of the turning basin, 19 feet deep, opposite the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co.'s ore dock. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes are from 5.5 feet above to 2.5 feet below that plane. The actual cost of new work was $1,034,350, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $85,000. The existing project was authorized by the follownng: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 Extension of west pier; construction of east break- H. Doc. 122, 58th Cong., 2d sess. water; removal of part of old east pier; deepening of channel to 19 feet; and dredging of sheltered area. Mar. 2, 1919 Widening of river to 200 feet; removal of remainder of H. Doc. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess. old east pier; construction of new spur pier; en- largement of sheltered area; and closure of breach at shore end of west pier. Aug. 30,19351 Extension of west pier with pierhead at its outer end; H. Doc. 478, 72d Cong., 2d sess. removal of outer end of east breakwater and con- (contains latest published map). structing pierhead on new outer end; widening and deepening of channel to present project dimen- sions; enlargement of turning basin at head of chan- nel; shore protection west of west pier; and elimina- tion from the project construction of spur pier and, dredging of sheltered area outside of channel limits. 1 Partially included in Public Works Administration program, Nov. 15, 1933. Recommended modification of project. The Great Lakes Harbors Study, Interim Report on Huron Harbor, Ohio, as submitted to Congress on May 8, 1961, recommends modification of the existing project to provide for a depth of 29 feet in the approach channel, varying in width from 400 feet at the outer end to 300 feet at the inner end, from deep water in the lake to a point opposite the outer end of east breakwater with the outer end deflected 30 degress to the west at a point 1,500 feet lakeward of the outer and of the west pier and additional width in that bend; depth of 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in hard material in the entrance channel, varying in width from 300 feet at the outer end to 150 feet at the inner end, from the outer end of the east breakwater to the southerly side of slip No. 1 of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad (Com- pany; depth of 27 feet in soft and 28 feet in hard material in the river channel, varying in width from 120 feet at the outer end to TAGO 10070-B 1482 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 350 feet at the inner end adjacent to the turning basin, from the southerly side of slip No. 1 of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company upstream to the southerly end of the turning basin; a turning basin in Huron River at the upstream limit of deep-draft navigation, with a least width of 750 feet, and a depth, westerly of the river channel, of 21 feet in soft and 22 feet in hard material; detached breakwater 1,575 feet in length approximately 2,000 feet lakeward of the outer end of west pier; and abandonment of the lakeward end of the existing approach channel not included in the plan; all at an estimated cost to the United States of $8,557,000 for construction and $59,500 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required. All estimated costs are on August 1959 price levels. The recommended modification is contained in House I)ocu- ment No. 165, 87th Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (W. & L.E. Dist.) has deepened and maintained the channel above the limits of the Federal improvement. This company has a dock with a frontage of over 1 mile, which affords facilities for handling iron ore, stone and coal. The Eastern States Farmers Exchange, Inc., has a dock with a frontage of approximately 800 feet, adjacent to the ore dock for handling grain and molasses. Three fish docks are private. A number of privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recreational and other small craft. The town of Huron owns a dock at the foot of South Street, which is open to the public. The facilities are regarded as adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 4, revised 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous inspec- tion services and condition surveys were accomplished by Govern- ment plant and hired labor at atcost of $8,248, including revisory surveys in the vicinity of Huron accomplished by U.S. Lake Survey at a cost of $926. The U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman (H.L.) removed 166,851 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over approxi- mately 75,000 square yards of the entrance channel for restoration of project depth of 25 feet at a cost of $36,079. Snagging and clear- ing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $1,206. The total cost for maintenance was $45,533. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was coin- pleted in 1940 at a cost of $1,034,350. the harbor structures are generally in poor condition. Throughout a length of approximately 1,400 linear feet of the west pier the timber crib has failed and the concrete superstructure cracked and settled. Many sections of the east breakwater have settled and the crests are below low-water datum resulting in less effective navigation protection. The control- ling depth in thle channel is 25 feet at low-water datum as of June 1961. The total costs of the existing project were $2,555,460, of which $1,034,350, including $561,262 public works funds, was for new work and $1,521,110 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1483 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--..----- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .....----------------------------------- ------------------------ 1$1,304,139 Cost--- ----------------------------------------- 11,304,139 Maintenance: Appropriated- ..------ $197,000 $32, 502 $63,761 $31,239 $45,533 1,521,111 Cost----------------- 242,928 40,185 65,154 31,296 45,533 1,521,111 1 Includes $269,789 for new work for previous projects. 3. LORAIN HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River, 28 miles westerly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 357.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of May 23, 1828. For further details, see page 1961 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1580 of Anual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. Detached breakwaters lakeward of the harbor entrance, the east detached breakwater 2,200 feet long and the west detached breakwater 400 feet long, with a clear opening of 800 feet. b. An outer harbor about 60 acres in area formed by converging rubblemound breakwaters with an aggregate length of 8,450 feet and having a clear channel width of 600 feet between the lakeward ends. c. Two piers at the mouth of the river 300 feet apart, the west pier of timber cribs with concrete superstructure 1,003 feet long, and the east pier 775 feet long of timber cribs with concrete super- structure. d. Lake approach channel with a depth of 29 feet in soft material and 30 feet in hard material, from the 600-foot width at the entrance in the breakwater system flaring to deep water within the protection of the detached breakwaters. e. A depth of 28 feet in soft material and 29 feet in hard material for a width of 800 feet through the outer harbor to a point opposite the west pier light, then narrowing to a width of about 250 feet at a point 1,000 feet above the west pier light, then a channel of that width to a point 2,200 feet above the west pier light. f. An approach channel 16 feet deep extending from the outer harbor to the municipal pier. g. A depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in the remaining portions of the outer harbor. h. A channel in Black River with a depth of 27 feet in soft material and 28 feet in hard material from a point 2,200 feet above the west pier light to a point 500 feet above the upstream limit of the Federal project, and a depth of 24 feet in soft material and 25 feet in hard material in the remaining 500-foot portion of the river channel. The river channel suitably widened at bends and with additional widening through the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge to provide a clear channel width of 200 feet, with no dredging to be done closer than 50 feet to existing and future docks or bulkheads, except at bends. TAGO 10070-B 1484 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 i. A lower turning basin 650 feet wide and 20 feet deep in the bend of the Black River immediately upstream from the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coal dock. j. An upper turning basin approximately 690 feet wide and 17 feet deep opposite the National Tube Company dock with an en- larged portion immediately downstream 21 feet deep. k. Replacement of the existing New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad swing bridge with a vertical lift bridge to provide a clear horizontal width between fenders of about 205 feet normal to the channel and a vertical clearance of 100 feet above low-water datum. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, producted by wind and other causes, are from 5 feet above to 2 feet below that plane. The estimated cost of new work is $24,346,000 (1961) excluding $3,000 contributed by local interests, and amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $108,400. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Breakwaters and extensions of piers to present di- H. Doc. 131, 55th Cong., 2d sess. mensions. and Annual Report, 1898, p. 2718. Mar. 2, 1907 Extension of 18-foot channel from inner end of piers H. Doc. 560, 60th Cong., 1st sess. to Erie Avenue Bridge. June 25, 1910 Extension of breakwaters and dredging to depth of H. Doc. 644, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 19 feet in outer harbor. Aug. 8, 1917 Extension of breakwaters to present project dimen- H. Doc. 980, 64th Cong., 1st sess. sions. Do......----- Deepening of outer harbor and river channel to Erie H. Doc. 985, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Avenue Bridge to a depth of 20 feet. July 3, 1930 Extension of 20-foot channel to the American Ship- H. Doc. 587, 69th Cong., 2d sess. building Co. drydock 2. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening of 2 bends in river and enlargement of turn- H. Doc. 469, 72d Cong., 2d sess.2 ing basin opposite National Tube Co. dock.' Do....... Approach channel to municipal pier------------- Senate committee 2 print, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Do....... Deepening outer harbor and river channel to Ameri- Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 can Shipbuilding Co. drydock 2 to present project Doc. 51, 74th Cong., 1st sess. dimensions and extensions of river channel to upper end of National Tube Co. dock with turning basin opposite that dock. Maintenance dredging in Black River from American Shipbuilding Co. dry- dock 2 to upper end of the National Tube Co. dock was authorized Apr. 7, 1934, by the Public Works Administration. (3) Enlarging turning basin opposite National Tube Co. Specified in act. dock to present project dimensions. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Turning basin in the bend of Black River immedi- H. Doc. 161, 77th Cong., 1st sess. ately upstream from the Baltimore & Ohio RR. coal dock. July 14, 1960 Replacement of New York, Chicago and St. Louis H. Doc. 166 86th Cong., 1st sess. Railroad swing bridge with a vertical lift bridge; construction of two detached arrowhead break- waters lakeward of the existing breakwaters; con- struct extension of east breakwater to shore; re- moval of 300 feet of lakeward end of west break- water; removal of the outer 1,100 feet of the east pier; deepening of: lake approach to 29 feet, the 800- foot wide outer harbor channel to 28 feet, the south- westerly portion of outer harbor to 25 feet, and the river channel to 27 feet; widening the river channel at bends; and construction of a new turning basin 21 feet deep near upstream limit of existing project. ' Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 2 Contains latest published maps. 3 First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1944, approved Dec. 23, 1943. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1485 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands easements and rights-of-way necessary for construc- tion and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; (c) when and where necessary provide and maintain depths between the new channel limits and terminal facilities commensurate with related project depths; (d) make all necessary changes in docks and bulkheads, except for any required in connection with railroad bridge replacement; (e) where necessary, construct terminal facilities to serve the prospective com- merce of new industries; and (f) accomplish alterations as required in sewer water supply, power, and communication lines, and other utility facilities, except those included in the railroad bridge altera- tion. Under an agreement with the United States, the bridge owner of the railroad bridge to be relocated is to accomplish the construc- tion with the United States participating in actual construction costs as contemplated in the principles as set forth in section 6 of Public Law 647, 76th Congress, as amended. The assurances have been sub- mitted and were accepted by the district engineer on April 21, 1961. All other conditions fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorizations amount to $3,433,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. One iron ore terminal and 1 coal dock are open to the public. Extensive docks of the U.S. Steel Corp. (National Tube Div.) handle iron ore, limestone, iron and steel, fuel oil, and sand, and are not open to the public. Three sand, one slag, one gypsum, and four fish docks are privately owned. The American Shipbuilding Co. has drydocks and facilities for building and repair- ing the largest lake vessels. A yacht club dock and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recreational and other small craft. The city of Lorain owns two docks without rail connections which are open to the public. The facilities are regarded as adequate for existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 4, revised 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New Work: Precon- struction planning, by hired labor, for construction of breakwaters, deepening of harbor areas and river channels and replacement of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad bridge all as au- thorized by the 1960 Act, was initiated at a total cost for the year of $77,979. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $12,668, including revisory surveys in the vicinity accom- plished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $1,851. The U.S. hopper dredge Hoffman (H.L.) removed 161,202 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over approximately 0.5 mile of the Black River Channel, 18,000 square yards of the turning basin and 15,000 square yards of the outer harbor, for restoration of improved depths of 24 and 25 feet, at a cost of $56,752. The UT.S. derrickboat Tonawanda (H.L.) repaired approximately 180 linear feet of the breakwater at a cost of $39,018. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor TAGO 10070-B 1486 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 at a cost of $2,251. The total cost was $188,668, of which $77,979 was for new work and $110,689 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 12 percent7complete. An outer harbor has been provided by construct- ing breakwaters and pierheads completed in 1915, except the exten- sion of the west breakwater to shore, which was completed in 1921. A channel through the outer harbor to the entrance to Black River was deepened to 25 feet in 1937, also a channel 16 feet deep to the municipal pier was provided in 1936. i)eepening the outer harbor was completed in 1946. The entrance to the river has been improved by the construction of parallel piers completed in 1909. Widening of two bends in the river was completed in 1934. The river channel and upstream turning basin opposite the National Tube Co. dock were deepened to project depth in 1937 and 1938 and the turning basin widened in 1944. Deepening of the downstream turning basin in the bend of Black River immediately upstream of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad coal dock to project depth of 20 feet was completed in 1951. The protection works are generally in poor condition. The shore- ward section of the west breakwater, completed in 1921 has dis- integrated and settled and in places is below low-water datum. At various locations on the lake face of the lakeward section of the west breakwater stones have shifted leaving holes in the wall, and in many sections of the east breakwater the stones above water have deterio- rated and shifted. Severe cracks and shifting have developed in the superstructure of both the east and west breakwater pierhead. The east pier, completed in 1905, is in various stages of disrepair. The concrete superstructure supported by timber cribs has cracked and settled throughout a length of 1,700 feet. The controlling depth is 25 feet in the channel through the outer harbor, 24 feet in the river channel to the upper end of the National Tube Co. dock, 16 feet in the outer harbor channel to the municipal pier, 17 feet in the upstream turning basin opposite the National Tube Co. dock, and 20 feet in the downstream turning basin upstream of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad coal dock all at low-water datum as of June 1960. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of preconstruction planning for and construction of de- tached breakwaters, deepening of harbor areas and river channels, widening at bends, enlarging the Upper Turning Basin and replace- ment of the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad bridge, all as authorized by the 1960 Act. The total costs of the existing project were $5,659,993, of which $2,875,492, including $165,000 public works funds, was for new work and $2,784,501 including $76,300 public works funds, was for mainte- nance. In addition, $3,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1487 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year....-------- 1957 1958 19509 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---------- - ---------------- ------------- $288,500 1 2 $3,378,216 Cost ..ce:------------------------------- -- - 77,979 1 23,167,695 Maintenance: Appropriated--_- $109,000 $109,000 $120,895 $90,302 110,689 2,784,501 Cost --------------- 108,105 109,382 123,297 90,357 110,689 2,784,501 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961__.......................... .......... $174,204 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.....--------------------------------------- 118,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ ___ ---------- __---_ -292,204 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------............ _-- ........ _ . 21,141,987 1Includes $292,203 for new work for previous projects and $52,000 for preauthorization study costs for the remaining work for the existing project. 2 In addition, $3,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 4. CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of Cuyahoga River, 176 miles westerly from Buffalo, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 354.) Previous projects. Adopted by acts of March 3, 1825, June 23, 1866, March 3, 1875, August 5, 1886, and August 11, 1888. For further details, see page 1962 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1585 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. A breakwater-protected outer harbor area of about 1,300 acres, 5 miles long and 1,600 to 2,400 feet wide, enclosed by a breakwater system comprising an east breakwater 21,270 feet long, with a pier- head at its easterly end, of which 3,300 feet is of timber-crib sub- structure with stone superstructure and 17,970 feet of rubblemound construction, and a west breakwater connected with the shore 6,048 feet long, of timber cribs with concrete superstructure with a gap of 201 feet about 662 feet from the shore end. b. A rubblemound spur breakwater 400 feet long to protect the gap in the west breakwater shore arm. c. A 29-foot depth in the lake approach channel to the main entrance flaring from deep water in the lake to a clear channel width of 600 feet between the outer ends of the arrowhead breakwaters, then continuing between the arrowhead breakwaters for 1,250 feet to a width of 750 feet between the opening of the main breakwaters. d. An entrance channel 28 feet deep from the inner end of the lake approach through the outer harbor to the lakeward ends of the piers at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, varying from 750 to 220 feet in width. e. A depth of 28 feet in the west basin over an area bounded by project limits of 100 feet from the west breakwater and on the landward side generally by a line 75 feet lakeward of and parallel to the harbor line. f. The outer harbor basin easterly of the entrance channel to varying depths as follows: a depth of 28 feet easterly of the entrance channel for about 800 feet to a line drawn perpendicular to the east main breakwater; easterly from this perpendicular line a 25-foot deep channel generally 500 feet wide and 10,800 feet long; and, a TAGO 10070-B 1488 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 depth of 19 feet, with provisional dredging to 23 feet in the re- mainder of the east basin. g. Two parallel stone-filled timber-crib piers with concrete super- structure, 325 feet apart, at the mouth of Cuyahoga River; the east pier 1,602 feet long and the west pier 1,440 feet long. h. A depth of 27 feet in the lower Cuyahoga River from the lake- ward ends of the piers to immediately above the junction with Old River. i. Improvement of the channel in the remainder of Cuyahoga River to the vicinity of mile 5.8 to a depth of 23 feet, suitably widened at bends, with a turning basin in Cuyahoga River to a depth of 18 feet in the vicinity of mile 4.8. J. Improvement of the channel in Old River to the head of the Sand Products Corporation dock to a depth of 27 feet and the balance of Old River to a depth of 21 feet, with suitable widening at bends. k. Replacement of seven railroad bridges over Cuyahoga River, and replacement of one railroad bridge and one highway bridge over Old River. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations produced by wind and other causes are from 4.5 feet above to 1 foot below that plane. The estimated cost of new work is $45,084,000 (1961). The remain- ing work authorized by the March 2, 1945 River and Harbor Act, consisting of dredging the (left side) Cuyahoga River channel ex- tension is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the fore- going cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1961, and was estimated to be $141,000. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $1,086,600. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1875 West breakwater I _........_... ......... Annual Report, 1876, p. 558. H. Ex. Doe. 116, 48th Cong., 2d Aug. 5, 1886 Part of east breakwater 1_............ _. sess., and Annual Report, 1886, p. 1865. Aug. 11, 1888 Extension of east breakwater 1 ..................... H. Ex. Doec. 189, 50th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1888, p. 2005. June 3, 1896 Reconstruction of piers..........-----------------------................... H. Doe. 326, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1896, p. 2949. Mar. 3, 1899 Dredging of channel between piers and outer harbor H. Doe. 156, 55th Cong., 3d sess., June 13, 1902 to a depth of 19 feet; dredging to depth of 23 feet in and Annual Report, 1899, pp. any portion of harbor in the discretion of Secretary 3075 and 3078. of War. June 13, 1902 Arrowhead breakwater and extension of east break- H. Doec. 118, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1907 water. June 25, 1910 Removal of deflecting arm of old east breakwater No printed report. and closure of gap between old and new east breakwaters. July 27, 1916 Pierhead at easterly end of east breakwater-.......-------- H. Doe. 891, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8, 1917 Maintenance and improvement of channels in Cuya- H. Doec. 707, 63d Cong., 2d sess., Aug. 29, 1937 hoga and Old Rivers to a depth of 21 feet to a and Rivers and Harbors Com- point 2,000 feet upstream from Clark Ave. viaduct mittee Doec. 84,2 74th Cong., 2d and 18-foot turning basin. sess. Aug. 30, 19353 Deepening of outer harbor and channel between piers H. Doec. 477, 72d Cong., 2d sess. to present project dimensions, construction of 400- foot spur breakwater at the gap in the shore arm of west breakwater; removal of easterly 150 feet of west main breakwater; elimination from project of a 298-foot southerly extension of the west pier; and abandonment of inner 932 feet of shore arm of west breakwater. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1489 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,19354 Maintenance dredging in Cuyahoga and Old Rivers Rivers and Harbors Committee for 1 year as an emergency measure. Doc. 39, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (5) Maintenance of the extension of the Cuyahoga River Specified in act. channel. 2 Mar. 2, 1945 Extension, maintenance, and improvement to a H. Doc. 95, 79th Cong., 1st sess. depth of 21 feet of Cuyahoga River channel to present project limit." 7 2 July 24, 1946 Improvement of Cuyahoga and Old Rivers to a H. Doc. 629, 79th Cong., 2d sess. depth of 23 feet and replacement or pier construc- tion of 7 railroad bridges. 2 July 3, 1958 Deepening a channel 25 feet deep through the east H. Doc. 107, 85th Cong., 1st sess. basin of the outer harbor; replacement of Erie Railroad bridge over the Cuyahoga River at mile 4.1 and widening of channel at that point, with elimination of the reconstruction of the east pier of the bridge as previously authorized; and re- placement of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge over Old River near its mouth and the Willow Avenue Highway Bridge about 800 feet above the mouth and widening of the channel at four locations along the lower 2,000 feet of the river. July 14, 1960 Depth of 29 feet in the lake approach to the main H. Doc. 152, 86th Cong., 1st sess. entrance; 28 feet in the entrance channel to the lake- ward ends of the piers at the mouth of the Cuya- hoga River; 27 feet in the river to a point just above its junction with Old River, and in Old River to the upstream limit of the present 23-foot project; 28 feet in the west basin within the existing project limits as modified to eliminate a triangular area at the west end and to extend the limits to a line parallel to and 75 feet from the harbor line; and 28 feet in the westerly 800 feet of the east basin. 1 Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published map. 3 Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 4 Previously authorized by Public Works Administration. 3 First Deficiency Appropriation Act approved Apr. 1, 1944. 6 Authorized by the Defense Plant Corporation, May 19, 1942. 7 Deepening of left-half of channel extension considered inactive. Local cooperation. Assurances required for the improvements au- thorized by the July 24, 1946 Act were received and approved on May 3, 1949, by the Assistant Secretary of the Army. Portions of the required lands, easements, and rights-of-way have been fur- nished and negotiations are underway by the city of Cleveland to secure the remainder. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent mainte- nance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements; (c) provide and maintain depths in areas between the channel limits and terminals commensurate with depths provided in the adjacent project areas; (d) construct or strengthen bulkheads where necessary; and (e) accomplish alterations as required in sewer, water supply, and other utility facilities. The assurances have been furnished and accepted by the district engineer on May 5, 1961. The completion of the left half of the channel extension as au- thorized by the March 2, 1945 Act is dependent upon construction of bulkheads by local interests. There is no reasonable prospect that the required local cooperation will be forthcoming and the work remaining to complete this modification has been classified as inactive. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the active project authorizations amount to $18,026,000 (July 1961). TAGO 10070-B 1490 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. There are approximately 48 terminals for the handling of various types of cargoes, the most important of which are iron ore, steel products, coal scrap, cement, sand and gravel, stone, grain, petroleum products, automobiles, newsprint paper, salt, sulfur, coke, coal tar, and fish. In general, the terminals operated by the railroads, which include two of the iron ore and a coal terminal, are open to shippers of the commodities handled. The city of Cleveland owns five terminals, one of which is leased for a miscellaneous freight and automobile terminal, one leased for a miscellaneous freight and passenger terminal, one leased for a miscellaneous freight terminal, one leased for passengers only, and one used for unloading salt. The Corps of Engineers owns a wharf at the foot of East Ninth Street which is private. Several yacht club docks and numerous other privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recreational and other small craft. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 3, revised 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Contract operations for widening and deepening Cuyahoga River at Cut No. 10, as authorized by the 1946 Act, were initiated on November 8, 1960 and completed on April 8, 1961. Approximately 23,596 cubic yards of material were removed by clamshell type dredge at a cost for the year of $90,629. For other work authorized by the 1946 Act, the final cost apportionment between the Federal Government and the bridge owner for replacement of railroad bridge No. 1 is outstanding. Finalization of the apportionment 'f cost was made for the pre- viously completed replacement of railroad bridge No. 15. The fiscal year expenditures for these two structures were $50,852. Preconstruction planning, by hired labor, for deepening of the east basin of the outer harbor, replacement of bridges Nos. 19, 32 and 33 and widening of Cuyahoga and Old River channels at five locations, as authorized by the 1958 Act, was initiated at a cost for the year of $30,495. Preconstruction planning, by hired labor, for deepening the lake approach, entrance channel, lower Cuyahoga River channel, Old River channel and the west and east basins of the outer harbor, all as authorized by the 1960 Act, was initiated at a cost for the year of $14,910. Total cost of new work was $186,886. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $33,828, including revisory surveys in the vicinity accon- plished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $11,107. The U. hopper dredges Lyman, Hoffman and Markham (H.L.) removed\a total of 630,306 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material ove " an area of approximately 400,000 square yards of the outer harboP\ and entrance channel for restoration of improved depths of 23 feet and 25 feet at a cost of $143,871. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $27,904. Maintenance of the Cuyahoga and Old River to 23-foot project depth, by continuing contract, employing clam- shell bucket dredge, was continued and approximately 557,000 cubic yards, scow measure, of shoaled material were removed at a cost of TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1491 $619,572. Advance dredging in the upper Cuyahoga Channel, by continuing contract, employing clamshell bucket dredge was accom- plished and approximately 186,000 cubic yards, scow measure, of shoaled material were removed to approximately 26 feet below low- water datum at a cost of $235,000. The U.S. derrickboats Tonawanda and McCauley repaired a total of 400 linear feet of the east break- water at a cost of $99,941. Rehabilitation: Preconstruction planning, by hired labor, for major rehabilitation of 1,000 linear feet, of the west breakwater, and 1,770 linear feet of the east breakwater, was initiated at a cost for the year of $7,372. The total cost was $1,354,374, of which $186,886 were for new work, $1,160,116 for maintenance and $7,372 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 55 percent complete. The river entrance channel has been improved by the construction of parallel piers 325 feet apart, and dredging to a depth of 25 feet at low-water datum up to the New York Central Railroad bridge. The piers were completed in 1900 and the dredging in 1935. An outer harbor, about 1,300 acres in extent, has been formed by the construction of an aggregate length of about 30,000 feet of breakwater, including converging arms, completed in 1915. The main entrance has been widened to 700 feet and protected by converging arms extending lakeward from the east and west break- waters, completed in 1908. The outer harbor was deepened, 1933 to 1935, to 25 feet at low-water datum throughout the west basin, in the entrance channel, and over a portion of the east basin adjacent to the entrance channel; over the remaining portion of the east basin a depth of 23 feet at low-water datum has generally been secured. Portions of the channel in Cuyahoga River were widened each year from 1939 to 1942 and in 1958. Removal of 150 feet of easterly end of west breakwater and construction of 400 feet of spur breakwater to protect the gap in the west breakwater shore arm were completed in 1935. A concrete base for a light tower was constructed at the east end of east breakwater in 1917 in lieu of the east-end pierhead. Providing a 1,300-foot extension of the Cuyahoga River channel to the present project limit was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, and partially completed with Defense Plant Corporation funds during 1942 and the remaining portion has been classified as inactive. Old River to the Sand Products Corp. dock was deepened to 23 feet in 1952. Replacement of New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge No. 25 was completed during April 1953. Replacement of the New York Central Railroad bridge No. 8 was completed during December 1953. Replacement of New York Central Railroad bridge No. 9 was completed during June 1956 and the channel in the vicinity of the structure widened during 1957. Replacement of the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 1 was completed in January 1957. Replacement of the New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad bridge No. 15 was completed in March 1959. Replacement of Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road bridge No. 3 was compleed in October 1957. Widening in the vicinity of New York Central Railroad bridge No. 1 was com- pleted in September 1957. Widening in the vicinity of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge No. 3; and in the vicinity of New York, TAGO 10070-B 1492 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge No. 15 and deepening Cuyahoga River were completed in July 1958. Widening Cuyahoga River at the upstream portion of cut No. 4 was completed in October 1959. Widening and deepening Cuyahoga River at Cut No. 10 were com- pleted in April 1961. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of: (a) completion of finalization of apportionment of costs for railroad bridge No. 1 and widening Cuyahoga River at down- stream portion of Cut No. 4, all as authorized by the 1946 Act; (b) completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the east basin of the outer harbor, replacement of bridges Nos. 19, 32, and 33 and widening of Cuyahoga and Old River channels, all as authorized by the 1958 Act; (c) completion of preconstruction plan- ning for and deepening of the lake approach, entrance channel, lower Cuyahoga River channel, Old River channel and the west and east basins of the outer harbor, all as authorized by the 1960 Act; and (d) completion of the inactive portion of the work authorized by the 1945 Act the widening of the remainder of the channel extension. Repairs to the east and west breakwaters remain to be done under the major rehabilitation program. The controlling depth in the main entrance channel, through the west basin and between the piers, was 25 feet, and in the channel through the east basin, 23 feet. Depths elsewhere in the east basin within the project area range from 10 to 28 feet. The controlling depth in the Cuyahoga River was 23 feet; in Old River to Sand Products Corp. dock, 23 feet; in remainder of Old River, 21 feet; and in the turning basin, 18 feet. The total costs of the existing project were $42,144,274, of which $24,757,189, including $616,767 public works funds was for new work and $17,379,713, including $125,000 public works funds, for mainte- nance. In addition $50,000 were expended from contributed funds for maintenance, and $7,372 for rehabilitation. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......--------1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---........$1,700,000 -$150,000 ............ $390,000 $285,512 1$26,619,154 Cost...---------------1,921,663 840,077 $584,812 474,365 186,886 126,321,343 Maintenance: Appropriated ... . .. 945,450 Cost..-------------1,028,180 1,009,000 969,212 1,243,863 1,118,648 979,092 1,156,961 1,192,008 1,160,116 2 17,419,115 2 17,379,713 Rehabilitation: Appropriated---...............------------ -----------.. ... ... ------------ .....------------.. 15,000 15,000 Cost-............---------------------------------- 7,372 7,372 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------------------- _ . $141,425 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............----------------------------------------... 684,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- .- ....-.--------- .... --- 825,425 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------------- 3 19,486,000 1 Includes $1,564,154 for new work for previous projects and $83,000 for preauthorization study costs. 2In addition $50,000 was expended for maintenance from contributed funds. 3 Includes $140,000 for the inactive portion of the project, the deepening of the remainder of the Cuyahoga River channel extension. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1493 5. FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Grand River, 33 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 346.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1825, and May 20, 1826. For further details, see page 1963 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1590 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An outer harbor about 360 acres in area formed by a system of breakwaters comprising a west breakwater, 3,878 feet long, con- nected with the shore, consisting of 825 feet of timber-crib sub- structure with stone superstructure and sea slope, 2,553 feet of rubble- mound construction, and 500 feet of cellular steel-sheet piling with concrete caps; and an east breakwater 6,750 feet long, of rubble- mound construction. b. A west breakwater pierhead of steel-sheet piling with concrete cap and an east breakwater pierhead of timber-crib substructure with concrete superstructure. c. An east river pier 1,252 feet long, 578 feet of timber-crib sub- structure with concrete superstructure. d. Removal of the old west pier and construction of cellular steel- sheet pile bulkhead 500 feet long and 300 feet west of the westerly face of the east pier. e. A depth of 29 feet in a lake approach channel flaring from deep water in the lake to the 600-foot wide opening between the lakeward ends of the west and east breakwaters. f. A depth of 28 feet in the outer harbor in a channel generally 800 feet wide 'from the lake approach channel to the mouth of Grand River. g. Depths of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in the remaining authorized portions of the outer harbor. h. A depth of 27 feet in soft material and 28 feet in hard material in Grand River from its mouth to the upstream project limit at the end of the stone receiving terminal of the Diamond Alkali Co., a total distance of 7,700 feet, generally 200 feet wide except at the turning basin where increased to 350 feet and at the upstream end of the project where reduced to 100 feet. i. A turning basin 21 feet deep of about 10 acres in area, located west of the river channel and about 5,100 feet above the mouth of the River. j. A channel in Grand River 8 feet deep at the upper end of and adjacent to the west side of the 27-foot project channel, no dredging to be done closer than 20 feet from the westerly dock lines. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 feet below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below that plane. The estimated cost of new work is $5,550,000 (1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $191,200. TAGO 10070-B 1494 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents - ! Mar. 3, 18251 Construction of piers______________.. Annual Report, 1889, pp. 2147-2153. June 3, 1896 Breakwaters and dredging outer harbor to a depth of H. Doc. 347, 54th Cong., 1st sess., Mar. 3, 1905J 18 feet. and Annual Reports, 1896, p. 2956; 1903, p. 2084; 1905, p. 2349. Mar. 2, 1919 1,400-foot extension of east breakwater, present proj- H. Doc. 206, 63d Cong., 1st sess. ect dimension of east pier; and deepening of harbor to 19 feet. Jan. 21, 19271 4,000 foot extension of east breakwater at limit of cost H. Doc. 592, 69th Cong., 2d sess., July 3, 1930) to the Unitejd States of $715,000. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 13, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,1935 2 Deepening of outer harbor and entrance channel to H. Doc. 472, 72d Cong., 2d sess. present project dimensions; extending the west breakwater to present project dimensions with pierhead at its outer end; removal of west pier; and construction of bulkhead on west side of river channel. Aug. 26, 1937 Dredging of 21- and 24-foot river channels and turn- Rivers and Harbors Committee ing basin in Grand River to present project dimen- Doc. 79, 74th Cong., 2d sess.' sions. 3 July 24, 1946 Dredging of 8-foot river channel___________________ H. Doc. 706, 79th Cong., 2d sess. July 14, 1960 Depth of 29 feet in the approach channel from the H. Doc. 347, 86th Cong., 2d sess. lake; a depth of 28 feet over a width of 800 feet in the outer harbor; a depth of 27 feet in soft and 28 feet in hard material in Grand River, over a width of 200 feet to the upstream limit of the turning basin, with suitable widening at the bends, thence over widths reducing from 200 to 100 feet to the upstream limit of the existing Federal project, except in the 8-foot channel; enlargement of the turning basin, including deepening of the entire basin to 21 feet; and, minor modification of the existing project limits in the outer harbor. 1 Modified 1830, 1881, and 1890. New work completed under previous projects. 2 Partly included in Public Works Administration program, Nov. 15, 1933. 3 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 required local interests to contribute $304,000 toward the cost of extending the breakwater 4,000 feet, and dredge the channel of ap- proach to their proposed terminal at their own expense. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, waived the condition requir- ing local interests to contribute to the cost of the breakwater exten- sion. The proposed terminal has not been built nor has the required dredging been done. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from dam- ages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements; (c) when and where necessary, make all changes in docks, bulkheads and other structures; (d) when and where necessary, provide and maintain depths between the new channel limits and terminal fa- cilities commensurate with related project depths; and (e) accom- plish alterations as required in sewer, water supply, power and com- munication lines, and other utilitiy facilities. Assurances have not been furnished. Local interests favor the improvement and it is expected that assurances will be furnished during the ensuing year. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $3,741,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. One coal dock does a general public busi- ness. Three limestone docks, three limestone and sand and gravel TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1495 docks, one vegetable oil dock, one salt dock, four fish docks, a yacht club dock and one dock equipped with a derrick for handling small pleasure craft, are privately owned. There are no publicly owned terminals. The facilities are regarded as adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 2, 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous inspection services and. condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $10,384, including revisory surveys in the vicinity accomplished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $1,481. The U.S. hopper dredges Lyman and Hoffman (H.L.) re- moved a total of 493,717 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an area of 170,000 square yards of the outer harbor and ap- proximately 1.2 miles of the Grand River Channel for restoration of improved depths of 21, 24 and 25 feet at a cost of $127,988. The U.S. derrickboat Tonawanda repaired 195 linear feet of the east rubblemound breakwater at a cost of $43,136. Snagging and clearing in project channels was accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $3,427. The total cost for maintenance was $184,936. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 45 percent complete. Lengths of 400 and 275 linear feet of the east pier were repaired with steel-sheet piling and sand filled, in 1949 and 1958, respectively. The other end of the structure requires extensive repairs. The river entrance has been improved by the construction of an east pier completed in 1904, and the removal of the old west pier and construction of the bulkhead, completed in 1939. The east breakwater was completed in 1931 and the west breakwater in 1935. The river channel was deepened to project depths, and the turning basin was excavated in 1939. The outer harbor was deepened and the river channel was widened at its mouth in 1940. Deepening the 8-foot depth channel in Grand River at the upper end of and adjacent to the west side of the 21-foot project channel, was completed in 1956. The harbor structures require repairs. The concrete cap of several cells of the cellular section of the west breakwater requires replace- ment. At several places along the remainder of the west breakwater, the slope stone has disintegrated and settled. The 6,700-foot long, rubblemound east breakwater, built in 1932, is in various stages of disrepair throughout its entire length. At several locations of the structure, totalling approximately 1,500 linear feet, the slope stone has disintegrated and settled and the core stone washed out, leaving large areas of the structure only slightly above low-water datum. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of preconstruction planning for, and deepening of the lake approach channel, the 800-foot wide channel through outer harbor, the channel in Grand River, and enlargement of the turning basin, all as author- ized by the 1960 Act. The controlling depth is 25 feet in the outer harbor, 24 feet in the river channel for 3,700 feet upstream from the outer end of the east pier, thence 21 feet in the river channel upstream to the project limit, 18 feet in the turning basin, and 8 feet in project area at upper end of Grand River. All depths are referred to low- water datum. The total costs of the existing project were $5,406,421, of which TAGO 10070-B 1496 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 $2,525,000, including $187,772 public works funds, was for new work and $2,881,421 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated...------------ ------------------------ ------------ ----------- $2,916,940 Cost-------------- ----- ---------------------------------- 12,916,940 Maintenance: -------- Appropriated......... 243,500 $182,047 $215,850 $128,204 $186,743 2,883,228 Cost_-__---------_ -112,956 305,381 224,529 128,260 184,936 2,881,421 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------ ---------------------- $67,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....----------- --................------------. 2,940,000 1Includes $368,940 for new work for previous projects and $23,000 preauthorization study costs for the woi k remaining to be done to complete the existing project. 6. ASHTABULA HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Ashtabula River, 59 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 342.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of May 20, 1826, March 3, 1829, July 3, 1832, March 2, 1867, June 10, 1872, and March 3, 1881, and modified by the Secretary of Army July 8, 1890. For further details, see page 1963 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1593 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An outer harbor about 185 acres in area protected by break- waters, the west breakwater 7,780 feet long, and the east breakwater 4,400 feet long, all of rubblemound construction, except 430 feet of the west breakwater, which consists of timber-crib substructure and stone superstructure. b. A west pierhead of timber-crib substructure and concrete super- structure. c. An east light foundation located 600 feet easterly from the west pierhead, consisting of a concrete superstructure founded on the outer end of the rubblemound east breakwater. d. The removal of 250 feet of the old inner east breakwater and of such additional lengths as may be necessary. e. An entrance channel from deep water in Lake Erie to a point just inside the outer ends of the breakwaters, 29 feet deep in soft material and 30 feet in hard material. f. A channel generally 1,100 feet wide through the outer harbor, parallel to and 100 feet from the the west breakwater, extending from the entrance channel to just opposite the inner breakwater, 28 feet deep in soft material and 29 feet in hard material. g. A channel extending from inside the inner breakwater to the New York Central Railroad Company's Minnesota slip and also to a point 2,000 feet upstream from the mouth of Ashtabula River, to depths of 27 feet in soft material and 28 feet in hard material with no Federal dredging to be done within 50 feet of the docks. h. Deepening and enlarging of the turning basin in the easterly portion of the outer harbor to depths of 22 feet in soft material and 23 feet in hard material; this enlargement provides an irregu- larly shaped area, about 1,200 feet by 1,300 feet. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1497 i. A modified approach channel to the N.Y.C. Railroad Company's Minnesota slip at such time as the authorized conditional removal of 250 feet of the inner breakwater is accomplished; the modified approach provides for deepening to 28 feet in soft material and 29 feet in hard material, the triangular-shaped area portion of the en- larged turning basin and a rectangular shaped area in the vicinity of the portion of the inner breakwater so removed. j. In the outer harbor a 700-foot wide access channel leading south- eastward from the harbor channel and terminating in a basin having a width of 1,200 feet and a length of 1,500 feet, all dredged to a depth of 25 feet in earth and 26 feet in rock. k. A channel in Ashtabula River upstream of the terminus of the lower 27-foot deep river channel, to a depth of 18 feet (except where ledge rock may be encountered) with a bottom width of 160 feet decreasing to 100 feet and suitably widened at the southerly end, to the upper car-ferry slip; thence a channel 16 feet deep (except where ledge rock may be encountered) with a bottom width of 100 feet suitably widened at bends and in the turning basin, to the southerly end of the turning basin; thence a channel 16 feet deep with a bottom width of 100 feet to a point 1,550 feet upstream of the turning basin. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by the winds or other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below low-water datum. The estimated cost of new work is $10,985,000 (1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. A portion of the project, as authorized by the 1937 Act, consisting of the removal of 250 feet of the east inner breakwater is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $128,000. The portion of the project, as authorized by the 1960 Act, which consists of deepening a tri- angular-shaped area, in the harbor adjacent to the inner breakwater, is to be restudied and is also excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1961 and was estimated to be $430,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $95,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896} Construction of breakwater --..............----------......... Annual Report, 1895, p. 2132. Mar. 3, 1905J June 25, 1910 Enlargement of outer harbor by extension of west H. Doc. 654, 61st Cong., 2d sess. breakwater and construction of new east break- water; pierheads on lakeward ends of breakwaters; and removal of part of old east breakwater. Mar. 2, 1919 Extension of west breakwater to shore; dredging H. Doc. 997, 64th Cong., 1st sess. outer harbor to a depth of 20 feet. Aug.30,1935' Removal of a portion of east breakwater, extension H. Doc. 43, 73d Cong., 1st sess. of breakwaters to present project dimensions, and removal of dredging restrictions in portion of west basin. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1498 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 Dredging of channel through the outer harbor, chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 nel of approach to New York Central RR. Co.'s Doc. 78, 74th Cong., 2d sess. slip, channel in Ashtabula River, to and in turning basin, all to present project dimensions; removal of portion of old east inner breakwater; and mainte- nance to 24-foot depth of portion of outer harbor. Mar. 2, 1945 Extension of river channel to the present project H. Doc. 321, 77th Cong., 1st sess. limit. Sept. 3, 1954 Dredging approach channel and turning basin in H. Doc. 486, 83d Cong., 2d sess.3 east outer harbor to 25-foot depth. 4 July 14, 1960 Provide for a depth of 29 feet in soft and 30 feet in hard H. Doc. 148, 86th Cong., 1st sess. material in the entrance channel to a point just inside the outer ends of the breakwaters; thence 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in hard material in a channel to the inner breakwater; thence 27 feet in soft and 28 feet in hard material in a channel extending to the New York Central Railroad Company's slip and extending 2,000 feet up the Ashtabula River; 22 feet in soft and 23 feet in hard material in the turning area; and 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in hard material in areas adjacent to the 250-foot section of the inner breakwater when that section is removed as now authorized. 1Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 2 The removal of 250feet of the inner east breakwater is to be restudied. 3 Contains latest published map. 4 Deepening of triangular-shaped area in the harbor adjacent to the inner breakwater is to be restudied Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960, requires local interests to: (a) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (b) provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, access channels and berthing areas adjacent to piers and docks to depths commensurate with the depth of the Federal project; and provided further, that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of any wharf, dock, bulkhead, or other structure. The assurances have been furnished and were ac- cepted by the district engineer on March 17, 1961. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the active project authorizations amount to $5,696,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. There are three iron-ore and two coal ter- minals with an aggregate developed dock frontage of 18,500 feet, all open to the public. There are three privately owned fish docks, one. privately owned limestone dock, one limestone and sand and gravel dock, one dock for sand, gravel, salt and silicon ore, a large shipyard and drydock, and an inactive car-ferry terminal. A yacht club dock and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recreational and other small craft. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 2, 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Deepening the Ashtabula Riverl upstream from the turning basin to 16-foot project depth as authorized by the 1945 Act, was completed in July 1960. A total of 3,700 square yards of shale bottom channel was dredged to 17 feet below low-water datumn by contractor, utilizing a derrickboat clamshell dredge. The cost for the year was $25,535. Finalization of costs for the completed harbor deepening work authorized by the 1954 Act resulted in a cost for the year of $756. Preconstruction plalning, by Iired labor, for deepening tile en- trance channel, hiarbor areas, and river chlannels, all as authorized by the 1960 Act was initiated at a cost for the year of $41,296. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1499 Total cost for the year for new work was $67,587. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $18,841. The U.S. hopper dredges Lyman and Hoffman removed 191,302 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an area of approximately 45,000 square yards of the outer harbor and over the entire length of the Ashtabula River channel for re- storation of 18, 24 and 25-foot project depths at a cost of $58,404. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $3,425. Total cost for maintenance was $80,670. Total cost was $148,257, of which $67,587 was for new work and $80,67() for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing p)roject is about 63 percent complete. The west breakwater was completed in 1915 except 580 feet of the inner end which was completed in 1923, and 600 feet of the outer end which was completed in 1935. The east breakwater was completed in 1915; 800 feet of the westerly end was removed and a lakeward extension of 700 feet was completed in 1935. The old inner east breakwater 1,200 feet long was completed in 1909, and the westerly 600 feet was removed in 1913 and 350 feet in 1935. The 18- and 16-foot sections of the river channel and the turning basin were deepened to project depth in 1939. The channel through the outer harbor, the approach channel to the New York Central Railroad Co.'s slip, and the channel in Ashtabula River to a point 2,000 feet upstream from its mouth, were deepened to project depths in 1940. The 150-foot wide approach channel through the east outer harbor to the new dock was completed in 1956 and deepening of the remainder of the east outer harbor and turning basin was com- pleted in 1960. Deepening the upper 1,550 feet of the river channel commenced in March 1960 and was completed in July 1960. The harbor structures require repairs. Portions of both the east breakwater and the west breakwater, where the slope stone has pulled away, the core stone has washed away, and the deck stones have dropped, require major repairs. The east breakwater light foundation has become tilted, due to displacement of rubblemound protection, and needs repairs. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the entrance channel, harbor areas, and river channel, all as authorized by the 1960 Act. In addition, the removal of 250 feet of the inner breakwater, as authorized by the 1937 Act, and the deepening of the triangular-shaped harbor area adjacent thereto, as authorized by the 1960 Act, are to be restudied. The controlling depth is 25 feet in the east outer harbor and the channel through the outer harbor lakeward of the inner breakwater, 24 feet shoreward thereof, 20 feet in the east basin, 24 feet in the approach channel to the New York Central Railroad Co.'s slip, and in the Ashtabula River channel to a point 2,000 feet upstream from its mouth, 18 feet to the upper car-ferry slip, and 16 feet up to and including the turning basin. Controlling depth in the east outer harbor is 25 feet. The total costs of the existing project were $9,383,676 of which $7,296,211, including $536,648 public works funds, was for new work, and $2,087,465 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B 1500 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---_ ---- $1,532,000 $1,350,000 $998,578 $185,000 -$14,037 1$7,865,107 Cost- l __-____- 1,251,777 581,127 758,862 1,393,895 67,587 I 7,861,403 Maintenance: Appiropriated . .45,500 130,000 82,350 136,143 80,670 2,087,465 Cost-_---------- 37,371 135,558 85,363 136,189 80,670 2,087,465 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --- ___ ____- ------------------ ------ $3, 704 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_--___-_ _ ____-__-__-- - ____----400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- __ ___.............- 403,704 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .------ ---------------- ---- 2 3,844,500 1 Includes $565,192 for new work for previous projects and $20,500 preauthorization study costs for the remaining work for the active portion of the existing project. 2 Includes $427,500 for "Deferred for Restudy" portion of 1960 R&H Act and $128,000 for "Deferred for Restudy" portion of 1937 R&H Act. 7. CONNEAUT HARBOR, OHIO Location. On the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Conneaut River, 73 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 33.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1829, July 13, 1892, February 24, 1893, and June 3, 1896. For further details, see page 1964 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1597 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An outer harbor, the deepened portion of which is about 142 acres in area formed by a system of breakwaters comprising a west breakwater 5,965 feet long, connected with the shore, with a 100-foot gap, 1,670 feet from shore, all of rubblemound construction, and an east breakwater 3,675 feet long, 2,625 feet of which is rubblemound construction and 1,050 feet of timber-cribs with concrete super- structure. b. A west breakwater pierhead of timber-crib substructure with concrete superstructure. c. An east breakwater light foundation of concrete superstructure founded on the outer end of the rubblemound. d. An entrance 600 feet wide between the west breakwater pierhead and the east breakwater light foundation. e. An east pier, 1,008 feet long, of timber-crib substructure and concrete superstructure. f. A depth of 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material in the eastern portion of the outer harbor, and for a depth of 20 feet in the remainder of the outer harbor, consisting of a triangular area with its apex about 900 feet southerly from the west breakwater pierhead, its southeasterly angle 800 feet westerly from the west pier, its southwesterly 'angle 100 feet from the west breakwater. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, which is 570.5 feet above the mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 feet below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 4 feet above to 1 foot below low-water datum. The estimate of cost for new work is $5,708,000 (1961), exclusive TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1501 of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $123,500. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Extension of east breakwater, construction of new H. Doc. 653, 61st Cong., 2d sess. west breakwater; removal of portion of old west breakwater; and dredging of outer harbor to 19 feet. Aug. 8, 1917 Realinement of west breakwater; removal of remain- H. Doc. 983, 64th Cong., 1st sess. der of old west breakwater, and deepening outer harbor to 20 feet. (2) Removal of Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Co. of inner 635 feet of the west pier. t Aug. 30, 19353 Removal of a portion of west breakwater; extension H. Doc. 48, 73d Cong., 1st sess. of breakwaters to present project dimensions; con- struction of pierheads on outer ends of break- waters; deepening outer harbor to present project dimensions; removal of portions of river pier, and elimination from project of a 255-foot shoreward extension of the west breakwater. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Permit of the Secretary of War, Aug. 5, 1927. 3 Partially authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Local interests maintain the river channel to provide access to terminals in the river comprising one coal ter- minal which is open to shippers of coal, one iron ore, one stone, and one steel-products terminal, which are private. The city of Conneaut owns a terminal and a small-boat lagoon on the outer harbor which are open to the public. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 2, 1950, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous inspec- tion services and condition surveys were accomplished by Govern- ment plant and hired labor at a cost of $9,399, including revisory surveys in the vicinity, accomplished by the U.S. Lake Survey .and costing $2,036. The U.S. hopper dredge Hoff man (H.L.) removed 44,437 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an area of approximately 70,000 square yards of the outer harbor for res- toration of project depth of 25 feet at a cost of $10,924. The U.S. derrickboat Tonawcanda repaired 100 linear feet of the west rubble- mound breakwater at a cost of $17,209. The total cost for mainte- nance was $37,532. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 58 percent complete. Under the existing project a length of 4,445 feet of the new west breakwater was completed in 1916; the old east breakwater, 1,050 feet long, was extended shoreward 800 feet (completed 1911) and lakeward 900 feet (completed 1923). The 1,670-foot shore arm to the west breakwater was completed in 1934. Extension of the west breakwater 830 feet lakeward, the east break- water 925 feet lakeward, and removal of the lake arm of the west breakwater were completed in 1935; 642 feet of the old west break- water was removed in 1916, and the remaining 600 feet in 1925. Two piers have been constructed at the mouth of the Conneaut River. Removal of west pier and 459 feet of east pier were completed in 1934. The east pier is now 1,008 feet long. A channel through the outer harbor was deepened to 25 and 26 feet in 1938. TAGO 10070-B 1502 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The inner 1,200 feet of the west breakwater was rebuilt to its original elevation during 1941 to 1952 and is in fair condition. At several places along the remainder of the west breakwater and along the east breakwater, the slope stone along the lakeside is disintegrat- ing and pulling away and the deck stone is settling. Other harbor structures are generally in fair condition. The controlling depth in the channel through the outer harbor is 25 feet below low-water datum as of June 1961. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is to deepen a 320-foot wide strip on the westerly side of the deepened channel through the outer harbor, to 25 feet in soft material and 26 feet in hard material, and to deepen the remainder of the outer harbor to 20 feet. The total costs for the existing project were $5,445,506, of which $3,276,447, including $1,010,500 public works funds, was for new work and $2,169,059 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....--. 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated__ __------------------------------------ ------------ _ ----------- 1$4,081,719 Cost------......... ------------ .... ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 4,081,719 Maintenance: _ Appropriated------........ $166,500 $94,500 $154,683 $137,629 $37,532 22,208,843 Cost----------------- 149,037 131,459 140,064 159,286 37,532 22,208,843 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ ____ -------------------------- $2,431,553 1 Includes $805,272 for new work for previous projects and $6,000 for preauthorization study costs for the remaining work for the existing project. 2 Includes $39,784 for maintenance for previous proejcts. 8. ERIE HARBOR, PA. Location. On the southerly side of the bay formed by Presque Isle Peninsula, on the south shore of Lake Erie, 78 miles westerly from Buffalo, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 332.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of May 26, 1824, and modifications were subsequently made by approval of the report of a board of engineers in 1855 and in 1865; by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867; by approval of the report of a board of engineers in 1870; and by River and Harbor Acts of August 5, 1886, and September 19, 1890. For further details see page 1965 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1600 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An entrance channel 29 feet deep, from the 29-foot contour in Lake Erie to a point opposite the inner end of the north pier, 500 feet wide lakeward of the piers and 300 feet wide between the piers, and within the harbor 28 feet deep in soft material and 29 feet in hard material, 300 feet wide, from the inner end of the north pier to the 28-foot deep harbor area at the easterly ore dock. b. A harbor area adjacent to the easterly ore dock, irregularly shaped, 28 feet deep in soft material and 29 feet deep in hard material, generally 1,500 feet wide, extending from the entrance channel to a line 50 feet outside of the U.S. harbor line at the ore terminal. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1503 c. Adjacent to the southwesterly limit of the 28-foot harbor area and opposite the Port of Erie Authority dock, a small triangular- shaped area 25 feet deep. d. A harbor area 21 feet deep, immediately adjacent to the 28-foot deep harbor area, extending westerly therefrom 1,200 feet to a line perpendicular to the harbor line 200 feet west of the city dock, and extending southerly of the 23-foot deep harbor channel, to a line 50 feet from the U.S. harbor line at the city dock. 3 e. An additional harbor area 18 feet deep, of about 35 acres, extending westerly from tb 21-foot area and northerly from the harbor line off the public dock, to natural deep water in the bay. f. An approach channel, 23 feet deep and 300 feet wide, from the 28-foot deep harbor area to and including a turning basin adjacent to the westerly docks, 23 feet deep, 1,200 feet long and 1,000 feet wide. g. Harbor entrance piers 360 to 450 feet apart of the timber-crib type with concrete superstructure, extending to the 14-foot contour in the lake, the north pier to have a length of about 3,248 feet and the south pier to have a length of about 2,215 feet, further extension lakeward of the north pier to be made when required to meet advance of said contour. h. A timber-crib breakwater 1,200 feet long (original length, 2,530 feet) with stone superstructure, extending from the inner end of the south pier toward the mainland, to maintain a closure at the eastern end of the harbor and for plant growth and emergency protection work on the peninsula. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuation, produced by wind and other causes, are from 5.9 feet above to 2.7 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work is $2,649,000 (July 1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The extension of the north pier portion of the project as authorized by the 1899 Act is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1955, and was estimated to be $1,071,000. In addition, the entire project modifica- tion authorized by the March 2, 1945 River and Harbor Act provid- ing for the deepening of the channel and basin, both 23 feet deep, to the Pennsylvania Railroad coal docks at the westerly end of the harbor, is considered to be inactive and is also excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this modification was last revised in July 1960, and was estimated to be $1,840,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $52,200. The existing project was authorized ly the following: Acts Work authorized Documents May 26, 1824 Breakwaters and piers; dredging entrance channel; Annual Report, 1915, p. 1965. and brushwood protection of beach of Presque Isle Peninsula.' Mar. 3, 1899 Deepening channel and harbor basin to 18 feet; repair H. Doc. 70, 55th Cong., 1st sess. and extension of piers; and plant growth and emer- and Annual Report 1897, p. 3237.2 gency protection work on peninsula. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1504 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents June 15, 1910 Deepening channel and part of harbor to 20 feet-...... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 26, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Nov. 28,19223 Reconveyed Presque Isle Peninsula to the State of Pennsylvania for park purposes. Aug. 30, 1935 Deepening, widening, and straightening entrance H. Doc. 52, 73d Cong., 1st sess. channel, dredging channel at easterly end of harbor (contains the latest published basin, deepening a portion of harbor basin, all to map). present project dimensions; elimination of north breakwater from project; and limitation of south breakwater to a length of 1,200 feet. 4 Mar. 2, 1945 Approach channel and turning basin to the westerly H. Doc. 735, 79th Cong., 2d sess. docks. Do....... Protection of the peninsula south of the waterworks Specified in act. settling basin. Sept. 3, 1954 Widen 25-foot deep approach channel to ore dock.... H. Doc. 345, 83d Cong., 2d sess. July 14, 1960 Depth of 29 feet in the entrance channel to a point H. Doc. 199, 86th Cong., 1st sess. opposite the inner end of the north pier; thence 28 feet in soft and 29 feet in hard material in the re- mainder of the entrance channel, within the general limits of the 25-foot basin and inner channel oppo- site the ore dock except as modified to eliminate from the project a triangular area along the easterly side; and a depth of 28 feet over a 300-foot westward extension of the 25-foot basin. 1Completed under previous projects. 2The extension of the north pier portion of this modification is to be restudied. 3 Public 366. Local cooperation. The March 2, 1945 River and Harbor Act which authorized an approach channel 23 feet deep, including a turning basin, to the westerly docks, required local interests to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: Provide and maintain a coal dumper and slip so that full utilization can be made of the improvement; lower the waterworks intake line where necessary; and hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages incidental to the work or maintenance thereof. These conditions have not been complied with and the authorized work has been classified as inactive. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; and (b) maintain, without cost to the United States, depths in the approach and berthing areas adjacent to the iron ore dock commensurate with depths provided in the related project area. The assurances have been furnished and were accepted by the district engineer on April 10, 1961. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the active project authorizations amount to $51,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. The developed waterfront has a length of about 2 miles. Two groups of terminals have been established along this harbor frontage. The westerly group consists of three piers, one of which is used for sand and stone, one for petroleum products, and one for sand and petroleum products. The easterly group consists of one terminal for iron ore, limestone, and coal; one for petroleum; one for coal; one for sand, stone, and petroleum; one grain elevator; and one municipal pier used as a passenger terminal. The Erie Port Commission owns and operates a miscellaneous freight terminal and warehouse. There are two small-boat basins in which there are docks for fish, marine repair work, and small pleasure craft. The facilities TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1505 are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 1, 1951 Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Precon- struction planning, by hired labor, for deepening of the channels and harbor basin area, as authorized by the 1960 Act was initiated at a cost for the year of $22,700. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $8,628, including revisory surveys in the vicinity, accom- plished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $1,666. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) removed 126,377 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over approximately 0.8 mile of the entrance channel, and an area of 110,000 square yards of the ap- proach channel and turning basin for restoration of improved depths of 25 and 23 feet at a cost of $51,045. The total cost was $82,373, of which $22,700 was for new work and $59,673 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 17 percent complete. The breakwater and piers were completed in 1915. A 3,050-foot section of rubblemound protection work on the peninsula was completed in 1921, 5,281 feet of steel-sheet piling protection work with stone facing were completed in 1930, and two experimental 300-foot stone groins and about 1,385 feet of stone-protection work at beach 2 were completed in 1943. The construction of 2,750 feet of stone-protection work, just north of the Kelso groin, was com- pleted in 1944. The 18-foot harbor basin was deepened in 1900. Widening and straightening of the entrance channel was completed in 1936. The deepening of the entrance channel and approach channel to the easterly docks to 25 feet, except for small triangular areas along the southeasterly and southwesterly limits of the ap- proach channel, was completed in 1939. The 21-foot harbor basin was deepened in 1940. The harbor structures are generally in poor condition. Widening of the approach channel to the easterly ore dock was completed in August 1958. The concrete superstructure of the north and south piers completed in 1909, has disintegrated, broken, and dropped in various sections, due to timber crib failure at these sections. In the outer 200-foot section of the south breakwater, the slope stone on the channel side has pulled away and dropped. A length of 40 linear feet of the south pier and 1,141 linear feet of the north pier has been reinforced and repaired with steel-sheet piling and concrete. Ap- proximately 1,400 linear feet of the steel-sheet piling bulkhead with stone facing adjacent to the mainland, Presque Isle protection works, constructed in 1930, in which the stone facing has settled has been completely covered with sandfill as provided in the shore protection project authorized for Presque Isle Peninsula. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of: (a) completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the channels and the harbor basin at the easterly docks as authorized by the 1960 Act; (b) deepening of the channel and basin at the westerly end of the harbor as authorized by the 1945 Act which is considered as inactive, and; (c) the conditional extension of the North Pier as authorized by the 1899 Act which is to be restudied. TAGO 10070-B 15C6 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 There is a controlling depth of 25 feet at low-water datum in the entrance channel and in the approach channel to the docks at the easterly end of the harbor, 15 feet to docks at the westerly end, and 21 feet to the public docks, foot of State Street, as of June 1960. The total costs of the existing project were $4,975,895 of which $983,834 was for new work and $3,992,061 for maintenance. In addition there was a cost and expenditure of $154,500 from con- tributed funds for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated - ..... _ _............ $179,500 -$4,945 - _$27,000 1 $1,725,101 ___......... Cost----------____.... 153,582 20,973 -------- 22,700 11,720,801 Maintenance: Appropriated .-_____- $36,500 60,000 46,445 $56,673 59,673 23 4,096,961 Cost -----------------.... 37,694 60,415 46,592 56,729 59,673 2 4,096,961 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-__ -__- . _ __.........._ __-...... ----- $4,300 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......---------------------------------------- 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------- .. -- _._.--- 404,300 Estimated additional amount needed to complete proje---, ....... _----------... 4 4,174,800 I Includes $736,967 for new work for previous projects and $18,500 preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes $104,900 for maintenance for previous projects. 3 In addition, $154,500 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. 4 Includes estimated cost of $1,071,000 for "Deferred for Restudy" R&H Act of 1899 and $1,840,000 for "Inactive" R&H Act of 1945. 9. BARCELONA HARBOR, N.Y. Location. This harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Erie about 17 miles southwesterly of Dunkirk, N.Y., and 29 miles north- easterly of Erie, Pa. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 32.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836. Only information available is in the index to the report of the Chief of Engineers under the project title "Portland Harbor, N.Y." Existing project. This provides for a harbor formed by: An east breakwater 693 feet long and a west breakwater 790 feet long with a shore arm 175 feet long, both breakwaters are cellular steel-sheet pile, stone filled and concrete capped; an opening 200 feet wide at the outer (lakeward) end between the breakwaters; an entrance channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep, extending from deep water in the lake to a point 200 feet from the outer end of the east breakwater; and a harbor basin 8 feet deep, 800 feet long, varying from 125 to 350 feet in width; with such modifications as in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers may be desirable. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for. Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum and extreme fluctuations, produced by wind and other causes, are from 5.9 feet above to 2.7 feet below that plane. The actual cost of new work was $1,134,286 excluding $7,500 contributed by local'interests, and exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 446, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1507 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions amount to $60,000 (July 1960). " Terminal facilities. There is a privately owned commercial fishing dock and a small-boat livery. A public dock, adjacent to the project, for recreational and other small craft is owned by the town of West- field. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was completed by continuing contract on August 17, 1960. The total cost for the year was $5,902. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was initiated in August 1958 and was completed on August 17, 1960. No work remains to be done. The total cost of the project was $1,134,286. In addition $7,500 were expended for new work from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year.. ..-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---------... $200,000 $210,000 $188,000 $513,000 -$2,314 1 2 $1,190,902 Cost _ -- ------ 23,136 225,333 230,836 623,479 5,902 1 1,190,902 1 Includes $56,616 for new work for previous projects and $10,000 for preauthorization study costs for the existing project. 2 In addition, $7,500 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 10. DUNKIRK HARBOR, N.Y. Location. This harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Erie, 37 miles southwesterly from Buffalo, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 32.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1827, and was modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867 by approval November 30, 1870, of the report of the Board of Engineers and by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details of previous projects, see page 1966 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1604 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an outer entrance channel with depths of 17 feet in earth and 18 feet in rock, with a least width of 190 feet just inside the harbor structures, flaring to a width of 320 feet about 600 feet lakeward thereof, and extending to deep water; an inner entrance channel and basin to a depth of 16 feet, the west channel limit to be a prolongation landward of the west limit of the outer entrance channel to a point about 635 feet landward of the centerline of the west pier, thence extending to a point about 200 feet west of the west face of the city dock on a line parallel to and 25 feet south of the face of the city dock, thence extending eastward to a point about 420 feet east of the east face of the city dock, thence northerly about 270 feet meeting a line parallel to and 50 feet from the channel arm of the east breakwater; removal of a rock shoal on the west side of the inner entrance channel to a depth of 17 feet; for a pier 1,410 feet in length on the west side of the entrance channel, TAGO 10070-B 1508 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 extending to shore 1,037 feet of timber cribs with concrete super- structure 151/2 feet with stone superstructure, and 357 feet of the shore end not maintained; and for a detached breakwater extending eastward from the entrance channel, 2,814 feet in length, 987 feet of timber cribs with concrete superstructure, and 1,827 feet with stone superstructure. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water level are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations produced by wind and other causes are from 6 feet above to 3 feet below that plane. The cost of new work for the completed project was $429,174, including $11,000 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $15,300. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 18271 Construction of west pier 1 2 __._ _.---_---_---- ---- S. Ex. Doc. 42, 35th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1866, pt. IV, p. 155. Mar. 2, 1867 Breakwater 2 and excavation of entrance channel to Annual Report, 1871, p. 214. 13 feet. June 3, 1896 Deepening of entrance channel and harbor basin 2 to H. Doc. 63, 54th Cong., 1st sess. a depth suitable for vessels of 16-foot draft. June 25, 1910 Removal of rock reef bordering the inner entrance H. Doc. 720, 61st Cong., 2d sess. channel. June 30, 1948 Deepening outer entrance channel to present project H. Doc. 632, 80th Cong., 2d sess. depths; removal of rock shoal on the west side of (contains latest published map). the entrance channel to a depth of 17 feet, and changed limits of the inner entrance channel and basin to present project dimensions. 1 Modified 1828 and 1852. 2 Complete under previous projects. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. A dock owned by the city of Dunkirk is de- signed for commercial use by large lake vessels. The terminal has been leased to private parties, but is open to all on equal terms under the terms of the lease. A yacht club dock and a privately owned marine service dock are for recreational and other small craft. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous inspec- tion services and condition surveys were accomplished by Govern- ment plant and hired labor at a cost of $3,438. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) removed a total of 17,466 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an area of 17,000 square yards of the inner 16-foot harbor area and the outer 17-foot entrance channel for restoration of project depths at a cost of $14,058. The total cost for maintenance was $17,496. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1951 at a cost of $418,174 (excluding $11,000 contributed by local interests). The project structures are generally in good condition. Approximately 800 linear feet of the lake side of the west pier completed in 1921, has been reinforced with stone riprap, and repairs to additional areas where the concrete superstructure has cracked and settled are necessary. The controlling depth in the outer TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1509 channel is 15 feet, due to rapid shoaling, and the inner channel and turning basin are 16 feet at low-water datum as of June 1961. The total costs of the existing project were $1,255,286, of which $418,174 was for new work and $837,112 for maintenance. In addi- tion, $11,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-.-_--- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_----- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- 1 2 $1,229,424 Cost------------------------- _ _ ------------ ----------- ---------------------- 121,229,424 Maintenance: Appropriated--------_ $12,900 $8,000 $19,598 $18,420 $17,496 3 1,013,632 Cost------------------ 12,951 7,527 20,152 18,475 17,496 31,013,632 1 Includes $811,250 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, $11,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 3 Includes $176,520 for maintenance for previous projects. 11. BUFFALO HARBOR, N.Y. Location. At the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of Niagara River, 176 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 3 and 314.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of May 20, 1826, with modifications by River and Harbor Acts of July 7, 1838, June 23, 1866, June 23, 1874, June 3, 1896, March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1967 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1606 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An outer harbor about 41/2 miles long and 1,600 feet wide, formed by a breakwater system, approximately parallel to the lake shore extending from Stony Point to the head of Niagara River, and having a total length of 22,718 feet, with entrances near the north and south ends, and consisting of the Stony Point breakwater (including the south entrance arm) 3,603 feet long; the south break- water 10,289 feet long; the old breakwater 6,622.3 feet long after removal of the portion required for the relocated north entrance channel; the north breakwater 2,203.5 feet long; a south entrance 550 feet wide; a centrally located circulation gap about 150 feet wide and natural depth of 20 feet; and a north entrance 800 feet wide. The types of construction are as follows: 9550 linear feet of rubblemound, 13,168 linear feet of timber-crib substructure surmounted with 8,127 linear feet of concrete, 370.5 linear feet of stone, and 4,670.5 linear feet of stone-concrete super- structure. b. A south pier at the entrance to the inner harbor (Buffalo River), 1,700 feet long, consisting of 1,400 feet of riprap seaslope and 300 feet of steel sheet pile cellular bulkhead. c. A depth of 28 feet in the portion of the outer harbor south of a line perpendicular to and 2,000 feet north of the southerly end of the south breakwater; and a depth of 23 feet north of that line, with the westerly project limit 150 feet from the axes of the breakwaters and the easterly project limit 50 feet from the United States harbor line. TAGO 10070-B 1510 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 d. Removal of two shoal areas in Lake Erie located about 31/4 miles from the South Pierhead light, to depth of 27 feet; and deepening to 30 feet the shoals located on the approach to the south entrance channel on the navigation course, 11,000 feet from the south entrance, in an area 1,000 feet by 2,800 feet. e. South entrance channel consisting of: an outer channel 30 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, from deep water in the lake to a point just lake- ward of the south pierhead light; an inner channel 29 feet deep from the outer area limit flaring to between the 500-foot wide opening between the end of the south breakwater and the angle junction point of the south entrance and Stony Point breakwaters; the inner area channel then joining the 28-foot south outer harbor. f. A north entrance channel, 800 feet wide with a depth of 25 feet in earth and 26 feet in rock, from deep water in the lake to the outer harbor. g. A depth of 22 feet in earth and 23 feet in rock in the Buffalo River entrance channel from the outer harbor to the junction of Buffalo River and Buffalo Ship Canal, with widening of the entrance channel at its southerly junction with the outer harbor. In this widened portion the southerly project limit of the entrance channel is 10 feet from the bulkhead and the remainder of the southerly project limit is 5 feet from the south pier and the northerly project limit 40 feet from the dock of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Company. h. West detached rubblemound breakwater, 1,800 feet in length located in Lake Erie 2,475 feet westerly of the north entrance chan- nel opening in the existing breakwater. i. Channels with depths of 22 feet in earth and 23 feet in rock in Buffalo River to the upper Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Co. bridge and in Buffalo Ship Canal a distance of about one mile upstream from its confluence with Buffalo River, with widths generally of 150 and 125 feet, respectively, without dredging closer than 25 feet to dock lines except at bends, and with the rock ledge just above the Ohio Street Bridge cut back approximately 13 feet. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and extreme fluctuations due to wind and other causes are about 9 feet above and 3.5 feet below that plane. The estimate of cost for new work is $17,615,000 (1961), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $469,200. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents May 20, 1826 Construction of south pier (extended in 1868) 1....... Annual Report, 1868, pp. 222 and 232. June 23, 1866 Construction of old breakwater I------.................... Annual Report, 1868, pp. 232-236. June 23, 1874 Extension of old breakwater 1_ _-- --- -------- - Annual Report, 1876, pt. 2, pp. 569 and 573. June 3, 1896 Stony Point and south breakwater -- --- Annual Report 1895, p. 3153. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1511 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 North breakwater.................-------------------------- fH. Doc. 72, 55th Cong., 1st sess., Mar. 3, 1909 \ and Annual Report, 1897, p. 3245. June 6, 1900 Deepening entrance channel to inner harbor and re- Specified in acts. June 13, 1902 moving rock shoal therein. Mar. 2, 1907 Dredging at entrance to canals at South Buffalo in Specified in act. outer harbor.' Mar. 2,19072 South entrance breakwater ------- H. Doc. 240, 59th Cong., 1st sess. June 25, 1910 Extension of Federal project to Commercial St. and H. Doc. 298, Rivers and Harbors removal of Watson elevator site.t Committee Doc. 2, 61st Cong., 2d sess. July 25, 1912 Deepening areas A, B, and D in outer harbor to 21 H. Doc. 550, 62d Cong., 2d sess. feet, and area C in north entrance to 23 feet. Mar. 2, 1919 Deepening areas F and G in outer harbor to 21 feet_. H. Doc. 1139, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Removal of shoal between entrance channel to H. Doc. 481, 68th Cong., 2d sess. Buffalo River and Erie Basin to 21 feet. July 3, 1930 Deepening areas H, I, and K in outer harbor to 21 Rivers and Harbors Committee feet. Doc. 1, 71st Cong., 1st sess. 4 Aug. 30,19353 Extension of south entrance and south breakwaters, H. Doc. 46, 73d Cong., 1st sess. deepening outer harbor to present project dimen- sions, and removal of shoals on approach to south entrance. Aug. 30, 1935 Maintenance of channels in Buffalo River and Rivers and Harbors Committee Buffalo Ship Canal to 21 feet, in cooperation with. Doc. 54, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' the city of Buffalo. 4 Mar. 2, 1945 Deepening the North and Buffalo River entrance H. Doc. 352, 78th Cong., 1st sess. channels, and deepening and maintaining the Buf- falo River and Buffalo Ship Canal to present project dimensions. July 14, 1960 Deepening approach to south entrance channel to 30 H. Doc. 151, 86th Cong., 1st sess.' feet; deepen to 30 feet in the outer area and to 29 feet in the inner area of the south entrance channel; and deepen to 28 feet the southerly part of the outer harbor. 1Completed under previous projects. 2 Also Sundry Civil Act of Mar. 3, 1905. s Authorized in part by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 4 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements, and (b) provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, depths at docksides, and access thereto, commensurate with depths provided in the related project area. The required assurances have been furnished and were accepted by the district engineer on January 17, 1961. All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorizations amount to $8,427,800 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. There are approximately 50 terminals for the handling of all types of cargoes. The most important cargoes handled are iron ore, coal, grain, limestone, sand and gravel, steel products, scrap, petroleum products, automobiles, cement, and. sulfur. In general, the terminals operated by the railroads and lake trans- portation companies and most of the grain elevators are open to the public. The Niagara Frontier Port Authority owns three wharves which are leased for miscellaneous freight. The American Ship- building Co. has a drydock and facilities for repairing lake vessels. There are also several privately owned marine service, mooring, and supply docks for lake vessels and smaller boats. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 1, revised 1951, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: The im- provement of Buffalo Harbor north entrance channel as authorized TAGO 10070-B 1512 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 by the 1945 Act was continued. Stage II, which comprises dredging the remainder of the north entrance channel, widening the southerly portion of Buffalo River entrance at the U.S. Coast Guard and re- location of the U.S. Coast Guard facilities, construction of a detached breakwater, removal of a portion of the existing breakwater and construction of pierheads, is being accomplished by a continuing contract which is 68 percent complete. Work during the fiscal year consisted of dredging about 300,000 cubic yards of material by dipper dredge from the entrance channel; removals of the old breakwater and the U.S. Coast Guard point at the junction of Buffalo River and the outer harbor; and continued construction on the detached break- water, closure cells, gage house and cellular bulkhead. This work was accomplished at a cost for the year of $1,955,840. Preconstruction planning, by hired labor, for deepening the ap- proach to the South entrance, the south entrance channel and the southerly part of the outer harbor, all as authorized by the 1960 Act, was initiated at a cost for the new year of $15,396. Total cost of new work for the fiscal year was $1,971,236. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $31,353. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) re- moved a total of 517,869 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled ma- terial over an area of approximately 90,000 square yards of the Buffalo River Entrance Channel and 850,000 square yards of the 23 and 25-foot deep areas of the outer harbor for restoration of im- proved depths of 23 and 25 feet at a cost of $145,458. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $30,239. The U.S. derrickboat Niagara repaired 100 linear feet of the south breakwater at a cost of $31,219. Removal of shoals in the Buffalo River and Ship Canal was accom- plished by contract, employing derrickboat type dredges with 12- cubic yard clamshell bucket, and 122,000 cubic yards, scow measure, of material was removed for restoration of project depth of 22 feet at a cost of $195,076. The U.S. derrickboat McCauley with rented equipment completed repairs of approximately 300 feet of the south pier at a cost of $78,141, of which $28,136 was deferred maintenance funds. The total cost was $2,482,722, of which $1,971,236 was for new work and $511,486, including $28,136 deferred maintenance funds, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 75 percent complete. The Stony Point breakwater was completed in 1899, a 1,000-foot extension was completed in 1914, 1,200 feet of the shore end were sold to the Lackawanna Steel Co. in 1918, and another 1,000-foot extension was completed in 1935. The south breakwater was completed in 1903, and a 300-foot extension was completed in 1935. The north breakwater was completed in 1901, the old break- water in 1893, and the south pier in 1869. Removal of three shoals to 27 feet, on the direct approach to the south entrance channel was completed in 1954. Deepening of the 25-foot project area in the south entrance channel was completed in 1954. Deepening of the 25-foot project area in the southerly part of the outer harbor was completed in 1956. During 1955 and 1956, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1513 the Buffalo River Channel was deepened to the project depth of 22 feet, the Buffalo River entrance channel was deepened to the project depth of 23 feet, and Ship Canal was deepened to project depth of 22 feet. Deepening of the 23-foot project area in the outer harbor was completed in 1956 except for strips 50 feet wide along the harbor line and 180 feet wide between the Merchants Refrigerating Co.'s piers and the south end of the city dike. Widening the Buffalo River Channel at the Ohio Street Bridge was completed in July 1959. The harbor structures are generally in good condition except at various points of the south breakwater completed in 1902, and old breakwater, completed in 1889, where the slope stone on the lakeside has been displaced, portions of the stone banquette on the harbor side of the old breakwater have dropped, and the riprap protection along the lakeside of the northerly 1,200 feet of the old breakwater has settled. Repair of the collapsed 1,400-foot-long south pier was commenced in December 1959 and is 92 percent completed. The controlling depth in the completed portion of the northerly part of the outer harbor is 22 feet; in the north entrance channel is 21 feet; in the south entrance channel, and the southerly outer harbor is 25 feet; 22 feet in the Buffalo River entrance channel and in Buffalo River; and 22 feet in the Buffalo Ship Canal; all at low- water datum. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of: (a) deepeinmg the North Entrance Channel to 25 feet in earth and 26 feet in rock, construction of the detached rubble- mound breakwater, and widening of the southerly portion of the Buffalo River Eitrance Channel, all as authorized by the 1945 Act; (b) deepening: the remaining strip in the 23-foot harbor area, as authorized by the 1935 Act; and (c) completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the approach to the south entrance, the south entrance channel, and the southerly part of the outer harbor, all as authorized by the 1960 Act. The total costs of the existing project were $20,735,226 of which $13,205,804, including $665,500 public works funds, was for new work; $7,529,422 for maintenance. In addition $390,000 was ex- pended from contributed funds for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: .--... _ Appropriated---_ --- $58,620 $1,880,000 $1,956,000 $1,666,314 I $18,331,988 Cost--. ------------ $700,306 65,999 670,814 2,038,888 1,971,236 117,501,890 Maintenance: Appropriated---------........ 376,000 502,000 273,516 673,821 515,216 3 2 9,458,421 404,2360 Cost---__--------3- 403,697 331,694 695,068 511,486 t3 9,413,069 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_....------- ------------------.-------- $818,191 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 _ __ Estimated additional amount needed to complete ------------------- _--------------- _.----- - 950,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .. ---------------- -------- 1,768,191 project-.....--------------- ----------- 2,610,423 1 Includes $4,277,586 for new work for previous projects and $32,500 preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes $1,883,647 for maintenance for previous projects. In addition, $390,000 was expended for maintenance from contributed funds. TAGO 10070-B 1514 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 12. BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND TONAWANDA HARBOR, N.Y. Location. This improvement is essentially that of the upper 131/2 miles of the Niagara River from its head at Lake Erie, Buffalo, N.Y., to and including Tonawanda Harbor, N.Y. It comprises the improvements formerly designated by three titles; viz, Lake Erie entrance to Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, N.Y., Black Rock Harbor and Channel, New York, and Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 312.) Previous projects. Lake Erie section, none. The original project for Black Rock Harbor and Channel was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1829. The original project for Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details, see items 5 and 7, page 1970 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1612 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 21 feet deep from Buffalo Harbor north entrance channel, to opposite Sixth Avenue, North Tonawanda, total l]ength 131/2 miles, as follows: From Buffalo north entrance channel to the foot of Maryland Street, Buffalo, a distance of about 4,200 feet, about 1,000 to 500 feet wide, with a short branch channel leading to Erie Basin; thence 350 feet wide, narrowing to 200 feet wide, 500 feet northwest; thence generally 200 feet wide through Black Rock Channel to the ship lock at the foot of Bridge Street, a distance of 3.3 miles, widening at the curve opposite the foot of Porter Avenue and at the angle immediately south of the International Bridge. From the lock the channel is 400 feet wide in the Niagara River to the natural deepwater pool at the upstream end of Rattlesnake Island, a distance of 3.4 miles; thence through natural deepwater to the downstream end of the deep-water pool at the Tonawanda waterworks intake crib, a distance of about 4.7 miles, widened to 500 feet opposite the Colorado Iron & Fuel Corp.'s plant, by the removal of 200 feet of the westerly end of Rattlesnake Island Shoal; thence 400 feet wide to the foot of Tona- wanda Island opposite Second Avenue, North Tonawanda, a distance of 5,000 feet, ending in a turning basin about 1,230 feet long and 1,250 feet wide extending to a point opposite Sixth Avenue. The project also provides for the removal of rock shoals from the Lake Erie entrance to the canal, and in the canal south of Ferry Street Bridge, to a depth of 22 feet; for a channel 6,800 feet long, and generally 400 feet wide in Tonawanda inner harbor the lower 1,500 feet to be 21 feet deep and the remainder 16 feet deep; for a channel 16 feet deep, 1,400 feet long, and generally 800 feet wide in Tona- wanda Creek; for a ship lock at Bridge Street, Buffalo; for the repair and 800-foot extension of Bird Island pier; for the improve- ment and extension of the guide pier; and for the repair of the towpath wall. The project depth in the canal is referred to low-water datum in Lake Erie, elevation 570.5 feet above mean tide at New York City. The project depth in the river is referred to the river surface when Lake Erie is at low-water datum. Ordinary fluctuations of water level above the lock are from 3.5 feet above to 0.5-foot below low- water datum, and extreme fluctuations produced by winds and other TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1515 causes, are about 9 feet above to 31 feet below that plane. River fluctuations gradually decrease to about 70 percent of fluctuations above the lock when they reach North Tonawanda. The estimate of cost for new work is $10,456,000 (1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The improvement of guide pier at the Black Rock Lock, as authorized by the 1935 Act, is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $931,000. The 1954 Act which authorized the en- larging of the existing 21-foot turning basin and deepening lower 1,500 feet of Tonawanda inner harbor from 16 feet to 21 feet is to be restudied and is also excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1961, and" is estimated to be $342,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $292,500, including costs for operation and care of Black Rock Lock. Description of Black Rock Lock Location: Foot of Bridge St., Buffalo, N. Y. (in city limits). Dimensions: Length between miter sills------------------------- feet 650 Available length for full width _do__ 625 Width in clear (between fenders)_ do- 68 Depth on miter sills at low water - do__ 21.6 Lift----------------------------------------------do 5 Foundation (lock): Bedrock. Dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Lock: Concrete walls; steel mitering gates. Dam: The dam consists of Squaw Island dike and Bird Island pier lying between the canal and Niagara River. The pier was built of timber cribs filled with stone in 1822-34, chiefly by State of New York, cost is unknown. Cost of lock ------------------------------- $1,037,213.20 Approach walls and office storehouse_ - -- 526,842.53 Total - - $1,564,055.73 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents i------------ ------- Aug. 11 1881 Dredging channel through Horseshoe Reef at outlet H. Ex. Doc. 83, 50th Cong., 1st June 3, 1896J of Lake Erie and Tonawanda Inner Harbor, to sess., Annual Report 1888, p. 16 feet 2066, and Annual Report, 1897, pp. 3116-3120. June 13, 1902 Deepening Tonawanda Creek to 16 feet ............ H. Doc. 143, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1900, p. 4152. June 13, 19021 Dredging channel from Buffalo outer harbor to foot H. Doe. 125, 56th Cong., 2d sess., Aug. 8, 1917J of Maryland St., Buffalo, to 21 feet. and Annual Report, 1901, p. 3343. Mar. 3, 1905 Dredging channel from foot of Maryland St., Buffalo, H. Doc. 428, 58th Cong., 2d sess. to natural deepwater pool upstream from Tona- wanda Harbor to 21 feet; construction of ship lock and bridge; and repair of Bird Island pier and towpath wall. July 27, 1916 Dredging channel along Tonawanda Island, with H. Doc. 658, 63d Cong., 2d sess. turning basin at its downstream end at the foot of the Island, to 21 feet. Mar. 2, 1919' Dredging triangular area at junction with Buffalo H. Doc. 1004, 65th Cong., 2d sess., Mar. 2, 1945] north entrance channel. and H. Doc. 92, 79th Cong., 1st sess. See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1516 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22, 1922 Widening channel at foot of Maryland St., Buffalo___ H. Doc. 981, 66th Cong., 3d sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Widening canal south of International Bridge and H. Doc. 289, 68th Cong., 1st sess. removal of westerly end of Rattlesnake Island shoal. June 26,19341 Operation and care of improvements provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 3 Aug.30,19352 Removal of rock shoals in Lake Erie entrance to H. Doc. 28, 73d Cong., 1st sess. canal, and in canal south of Ferry Street Bridge, to 22 feet; enlargement of North Tonawanda turning basin; extension of Bird Island pier; improvement of guide pier at the lock; and elimination of upper 150 feet of Tonawanda Creek channel from the project. 4 Mar. 2, 1945 Widening Lake Erie entrance to canal...-------------- . Doc. 92, 79th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Deepen lower 1,500 feet of Tonawanda inner harbor H. Doc. 423, 83d Cong., 2d sess 4 5 and enlarge turning basin. i Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 2 Authorized May 28, 1935, by Emergency Relief Administration Act of 1935. 3 Improvement of guide pier at the Black Rock lock is considered to be inactive. 4 Contains latest published map. 5 To be restudied Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorizations amount to $1,540,000 (July 1961). Teminal facilities. There are no freight terminals along the chan- nel above the Black Rock Lock. Along the upstream end of the channel there are two small-boat harbors, one unused seaplane terminal, one naval militia dock, two yacht club docks, and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks for recreational and other small craft. The Niagara Frontier Port Authority owns two terminals and warehouse at Erie Basin, which are leased for miscellaneous freight. Below the Black Rock Lock and at Tonawanda Harbor, there are eight terminals for petroleum products, two for iron ore, stone, and pig iron, two for coal, one for molasses, four for sand and gravel, one for lumber, and one for pulpwood, all of which are private. There are also two State-owned barge canal terminals at Tonawanda, N.Y. There are several marine service and supply docks for recreational and other small craft. The Corps of Engineers owns a wharf adjacent to the Black Rock Lock, which is private. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (See Lake Series No. 1, revised 1951, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Mis- cellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accom- plished by Government plant and hired labor. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) removed 89,186 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material from Black Rock Canal, Niagara River Channel and Tonawanda Harbor for restoration of project depth of 21 feet. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor. One hundred linear feet of the lower guide pier were repaired by contract.. Operation and Care: Black Rock Lock: The lock was in con- tinuous operation 275 days and closed for the winter season January 1 through April 1, 1961, inclusive. Ordinary maintenance and repair of the structures and grounds were accomplished throughout the year by Government plant and hired labor. The Signal Station, TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1517 located in the Canal at the foot of West Genesee Street, was in continuous operation 258 days during the navigation season. The total cost for maintenance was distributed as follows: Operation of lock and signal station----------------- $142,000 Ordinary maintenance and repair--- ------------------ 33,000 Lock, guards and maintenance of grounds---------.. 23,000 Miscellaneous inspection and condition survey ------- 42,488 $240,488 Repair and dredging: Removal of shoals from project channels (H.L.)_.. $44,043 Snagging and clearing in project channels (H.L.)-------- 23,457 Repairs, by contract, 100 linear feet of the Black Rock Lock Lower Guide Pier_________________________ *38,741 $106,241 Total cost of all work for maintenance ---------- _ - $346,729 *Includes $30,682 deferred maintenance funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 98 percent complete. The channel from Buffalo Harbor north entrance to opposite Sixth Avenue, North Tonawanda, is complete. The different sections of this channel were completed to project depth as follows: Lake Erie section in 1909; Black Rock Canal section in 1915; Niagara River section from lock to deepwater pool above Tonawanda, in 1913; and Tonawanda section, including turning basin, 1921. The channel was further widened as follows: The tri- angular area at Lake Erie entrance to the canal was completed in 1922 and transferred from Buffalo Harbor project in 1945; Lake Erie section was widened at the bend opposite foot of Georgia Street, Buffalo, in 1924; Black Rock Canal section, just south of the Inter- national Bridge at Buffalo, in 1928, and opposite the foot of Mary- land Street, Buffalo, in 1930; and Niagara River section in the vicinity of the westerly end of the Rattlesnake Island shoal in 1928. Rock shoals extending above a depth of 21.4 feet were removed from the Lake Erie entrance to the canal and in the canal south of Ferry Street Bridge, in 1937. Rock shoals extending above a depth of 22 feet were removed from the Lake Erie entrance to the canal, in Black Rock Canal, and in the Niagara River portion of the canal in 1948- 1949. Widening Lake Erie entrance to canal was completed in 1958. The Tonawanda Creek Channel was completed in 1902. Tona- wanda Inner Harbor Channel was completed in 1904. The enlarge- ment of the Tonawanda turning basin and the extension of Bird Island pier, were completed in 1936. The lock, including wing walls and retaining walls above the lock, was completed in 1914, and the 100-foot east wing wall extension in 1927. The guide pier connecting with the west lower wing wall was completed in 1916, except for the 200-foot northerly extension and construction of concrete platform in the angle. The upstream 300 linear feet of the lower West Guide pier has been repaired during the period 1951 through 1959. The bridge at Ferry Street, operated and maintained by the city of Buffalo since 1954, was completed in 1914, and the lock-operating houses in 1924. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of improvement and extension of the guide pier, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, and deepening of the TAGO 10070-B 1518 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 lower 1,500 feet of the Tonawanda Inner Harbor which is to be restudied. All structures are in poor condition. Both the towpath wall and Bird Island pier are badly deteriorated and require considerable annual maintenance. Several sections of the towpath wall and Bird Island Pier fail yearly, requiring removal of stone and debris from the channel and repair of the structure. The operating equipment and controls for the Black Rock Lock are antiquated and inefficient. The east channel face of the lock wall was repaired in 1953, and the west channel face in 1954. The upper wing wall of the lock has shifted laterally approximately 2 feet at the maximum point, and the concrete superstructure on the lower guide pier is badly cracked, indicating a possible failure of the timber-crib. The controlling depths at low-water datum are Black Rock Chan- nel 21 feet, 20 feet in the Niagara River section of the channel and in the Tonawanda turning basin, Tonawanda Inner Harbor 14 feet, and Tonawanda Creek Channel 12 feet. The costs of the existing project were $17,358,379, of which $10,460,093, including $1,764,922 emergency relief funds, were for new work; $2,387,713 for maintenance; and $4,510,573 for operating and care. In addition, the sum of $1,356,007 was expended between July 9, 1914, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent in- definite appropriation for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ...-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..--------- $6,000 $390,000 -$5 ---------............ I $10,518,120 Cost--........______. . 4,714 4,149 387,132 --,--------------- 1 110,518,120 Maintenance: Appropriated_______ _ 229,600 260,000 368,679 $289,420 $306,670 2 8,254,491 Cost--_____-___- _ 226, 696 221, 473 272, 970 394,421 346,728 28,254,292 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project....................------------------------- 3 $1,268,407 1 Includes $58,027 for new work for previous projects and $3,000 preauthorization study costs for the remaining active portion of the existing project. 2 Includes $4,921.94 of emergency relief authority administrative costs transferred from new work to maintenance upon conversion to programming and budgeting system 1 July 1953 by direction of Office, Chief of Engineers. 3 Includes $931,000 for the inactive portion of the project, the improvement of the westerly guidewall downstream of Black Rock Lock and $337,407 for the deferred portion of the project, the deepening of Tonawanda Inner Harbor. 13. NIAGARA REMEDIAL WORKS, N.Y. Location. The improvement is located in the Niagara River adjacent to the cities of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 312 and 31.) Previous project. Authorized by Senate executive resolution dated November 27, 1941, ratifying Executive G, 77th Congress. For further details, see pages 2189 and 2190 of the Annual Report for 1949. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the following: (1) Chippawa-Grass Island Pool control structure ex- tending 1,550 feet from the Canadian shore out into the Niagara TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1519 River parallel to the existing submerged weir and about 300 feet downstream therefrom. With the exception of an approach fill adjacent to the Canadian shore, the structure will consist entirely of piers and 1 movable control gates; (2) excavation in the Horse- shoe Cascades lying immediately upstream from the Canadian flank of the Horseshoe Falls and a crest fill on that flank about 100 feet long; (3) .excavation in the Horseshoe Cascades lying immediately upstream from the Goat Island flank of the Horseshoe Falls and a crest fill on that flank about 300 feet long. Construction of the Chippawa-Grass Island Pool control structure and excavation in the Horseshoe Cascades on the Canadian flank will be accomplished by the Government of Canada. Excavation in the Horseshoe Cascades on the Goat Island flank will be accomplished by the Government of the United States. The estimate of cost for new work is $12,440,000 (1957) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. In accordance with article II of 1950 treaty, costs will be divided equally between the Governments of United States and Canada. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 4 years was $53,900. The existing project was authorized by a treaty concerning the uses of the waters of the Niagara River between the United States and Canada as signed at Washington, D.C., on February 27, 1950, approved by the Canadian Parliament on June 14, 1950, consented to by the U.S. Senate on August 9, 1950, and put into force by an exchange of ratifications at Ottawa on October 10, 1950. By letter dated July 14, 1953 from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Army, the Department of the Army was designated as the agency of the United States to perform its obligations with respect to planning, supervision, and construction of the remedial works, to obtain the appropriation of funds necessary to carry on the work connected with the whole project, and to disburse such funds in connection with the performance of the work. By letter dated July 28, 1953, the Secretary of the Army accepted the arrange- ments and designated the Chief of Engineers to supervise the neces- sary planning and construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: (1) Cana- dian operations: None. (2) United States operation: Preparation of final reports, per- taining to the completed construction of the project and the final allocation of costs between United States and Canada, were com- pleted at a cost for the year to the United States of $4,098. Operations and Maintenance: Operations and ordinary mainte- nance of the remedial works consisting of labor, supplies, services, and materials; stream gaging and recalibration of gages accom- plished by Canada and the United States. For this work payments were made to Canada in the amount of $50,050. United States costs incurred were $7,681 and reimbursements were received from Canada in the amount of $1,832. The total net costs for the year to the United States for mainte- nance were $55,900. Condition at end of fiscal year. Excavation and crestfill on both the United States and Canadian flanks of the Horseshoe Falls were TAGO 10070-B 1520 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 completed in October 1955 and November 1955, respectively. Con- struction of a gage house above the falls on the United States main- land was completed during April 1955. Construction of a gage house below the falls on the United States mainland was completed during June 1957. Construction of the control house and landscaping the area adjacent to the structure were completed during September 1957. No construction work remains to be done. Final allocation of costs between the governments of United States and Canada was made in 1961. Operation and maintenance of structures are continued annually. The total net costs of the existing project to the United States were $6,285,075, of which $6,069,395 was for new work and $215,680 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year--.-- -- SI 1957 1958 1959 1960 I 1961 I Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------...... .....------------ $500,000---------------------.. $3384 1 $6,760,480 Cost--------------- _ 1,038,685 $90, 188 $51 -$177,188 4,098 '6,433,259 Maintenance: _ Appropriated-__----- --- ---- -. 47,500 66,000 48,250 55,000 2 229,087 Cost........--------------- ------------ 45,816 61,509 52,454 55,900 2228,017 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------------...................................-------..------------... $327,221 1 Includes $363, 864 for the cost of submerged weir, Niagara River, N.Y. 2 Includes $12,337 for maintenance of submerged weir, Niagara River, N.Y. 14. WILSON HARBOR, N.Y. Location. The harbor is located at the mouth of the east branch of Twelve Mile Creek, which enters Lake Ontario 12 miles easterly of the mouth of the Niagara River, and 67 miles westerly of Rochester Harbor. N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 25.) Previous project. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875. For further details, see Annual Report for 1889, page 2395 and Annual Report for 1905, page 628. Existing project. This provides for the restoration of the east and west parallel piers which were originally 850 feet and 832 feet in length, respectively, and for an entrance channel 80 feet wide and 8 feet deep between the piers. The existing project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 679, 76th Cong., 3d sess.) The cost of new work for the completed project was $329,977. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $16,000. In addition, local interests incurred costs of $4,000 for maintenance dredging in the project channels. Terminal facilities. One fish dock and a number of recreational boating facilities are all privately owned and suitable only for small TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1521 craft. One small craft dock, owned by the village of Wilson, is open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans and specifications by hired labor, for the maintenance dredging of the entrance channel were completed at a cost for the year for maintenance of $2,432. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1950 at a cost of $329,977. The east and west piers are in good condition. The controlling depth in the entrance channel is 4 feet at low-water datum as of June 1961. The total costs of the existing project were $359,750 of which $329,977 were for new work and $29,774 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---------------------------------------------------------- $387,319 Cost---- -------------------------------------------------------------- 387,319 Maintenance: Appropriated------------------------- 29,862 1 74,118 Cost--------- ------------------------------------------------ 2,432 146,688 1 Includes $57,342 for new work and $16,914 for maintenance for previous projects. 15. OLCOTT HARBOR, N.Y. Location. On the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of Eighteen Mile Creek, about 118 miles east of the mouth of Niagara River and 63 miles by water west of Rochester, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 25.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by approval of the Chief of Engineers June 18, 1891. For further details see page 1971 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 1621 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel, 12 feet deep and 140 feet wide, from Lake Ontario to the inner ends of the piers. The piers are parallel timber-crib piers with concrete superstructure, about 200 feet apart, the west pier 873 feet long and the east pier 850 feet long. Project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York. Ordinary fluctua- tions of water level are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum and fluctuations due to wind are small. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,500 exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects, all of which was contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 4 years was $3,800. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1867 Dredging a channel 11 feet deep between parallel Annual Reports, 1866, pt. III, p. 15 piers.' and pt. IV, p. 158. Mar. 4, 1913 Deepening channel to 12 feet and maintenance of H. Doc. 780, 62d Cong., 2d sess.- west pier. 1Completed under previous project. 2 Contains latest published map. TAGO 10070-B 1522 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Local interests have expended about $10,000 since August 1925, replacing old timber superstructure on east pier with concrete, and dredging in the chan- nel. The sum of $5,000 was contributed in 1928 by local interests toward the cost of replacing old timber superstructure on west pier with concrete. Terminal facilities. The facilities consist of private docks for recreational craft, one tour boat dock and privately owned servicing and stoiage facilities for recreational and other small craft. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract plans and specifications, by hired labor, for dredging the entrance channel were completed at a cost for the year for maintenance of $2,087. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1918 at a cost of $1,500, all contributed by local interests. The wooden superstructure has been replaced with concrete in 614.6 linear feet of the west pier. A length of 800 linear feet of the east pier has been reinforced and repaired with steel sheet piling and concrete. Approximately 700 linear feet of the west pier are in need of repairs. The controlling depth in the channel is 4 feet at low- water datum as of June 1961. The total cost for maintenance of the existing project was $260,073. In addition, $5,000 was expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ......-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . ---------- - . ------------ - ---------------- ------------------- 2 $140,210 Cost--- ------------------------------------------------------ ---- 12140,210 Maintenance: _ Appropriated -------------------- $13,246 ------------------------ 49,000 12 345,945 Cost--_--------------- ------- - 13,246----2,087 2 299,032 I Includes $140,210 for new work and $38,959 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $1,500 for new work and $5,000 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. 16. ROCHESTER (CHARLOTTE) HARBOR, N.Y. Location. On the south shore of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Genesee River, 59 miles westerly from Oswego, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2 and 238.) Previousprojects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1829, August 2, 1882, and by authority of the Chief of Engineers on July 18, 1896, and March 2, 1897. For further details, see page 1971 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1623 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. Approach channel 24 feet deep, 300 feet wide, from deep water in the lake to opposite the outer end of the west pier, about 1,900 feet long. b. Entrance channel 23 feet deep, 200 feet wide between the piers flaring to a turning basin of the same depth, 600 feet in width, opposite the Rochester-Monroe County Port Authority dock, thence reducing to 270 feet in width to the downstream side of the New York Central Railroad bridge. c. Channel in Genesee River 21 feet deep suitably widened at bends, varying in width from 270 to 150 feet, except 300 feet wide TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1523 adjacent to the upper turning basin, from the downstream side of the New York Central Railroad bridge to the upstream Federal project limit, a distance of about 11,800 feet. d. Upper turning basin, adjacent to the river channel, 21 feet deep irregularly shaped, 650 feet wide and about 10 acres in area. e. Two turning dolphins located at the angle points on the south side of the upstream turning basin. f. Parallel piers of the timber-crib type with concrete super- structure, about 450 feet apart, from the lake to the pool at the mouth of the Genesee River, the west pier 3,036 feet long and the east pier 2,699 feet long. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to winds are small. The estimated cost of new work is $2,649,000 (1961) exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual main- nance cost during the past 5 years was $133,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1829 Construction of piers i------. -..--------- Annual Report, 1874, p. 247. Aug. 2, 1882 Extension of piers to 15 foot contour in the lake 1..... Annual Report, 1881, p. 2437. Concrete superstructure on piers 1----................. Annual Report, 1905, p. 2393. June 25, 1910 Deepening channel to 20 feet-.......---- _ ___H. __._ Doc. 342, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 19352 Dredging of the entrance channel and turning basin, H. Doc. 484, 72d Cong., 2d sess.3 and the elimination of the inner ends of the east and west piers, all to present project dimensions. Mar. 2, 1945 Maintenance of the existing channel upstream of the H. Doc. 139, 76th Cong., 1st sess. New York Central RR. bridge. 3 July 14, 1960 Depth of 24 feet in the channel from the lake to the H. Doc. 409, 86th Cong., 2d sess. west pier; a depth of 23 feet between the piers and in the lower river to the New York Central Railroad bridge, including the existing turning basin; a depth of 21 feet from the bridge to the upstream project limit, with suitable widening at the bends; and, an upstream turning basin 21 feet deep and 650 feet wide adjacent to the improved channel, with two mooring dolphins. 1 Completed under previous projects. s Authorized May 28, 1935, by Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. 3 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960 requires local interests to: (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construc- tion, and maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and main- tenance of the improvements; (c) accomplish without cost to the United States, when and as required, all necessary alterations to existing structures and utility facilities; (d) strengthen the east abutment of the New York Central Railroad bridge; (e) when and where necessary, provide and maintain depths between the channel limits and terminal facilities commensurate with related project depths; and (f) provide adequate coal loading and other terminal facilities as needed to serve the prospective commerce. The assur- ances have been furnished and were accepted by the district engineer on February 24, 1961. TAGO 10070-B 1524 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 All other conditions are fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorizations amount to $2,170,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. There is one coal terminal, one inactive car- ferry terminal, one cement terminal, and one municipal passenger and miscellaneous freight terminal, all open to the public. Two yacht club docks, and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks, are for recreational and other small craft. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Precon- struction planning, by hired labor, for deepening the entrance and river channels, the deepening and enlarging of the turning basin and construction of two mooring dolphins, all as authorized by the 1960 Act, was initiated at a cost for the year of $32,048. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition sur- veys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $48,697, including inshore soundings in the vicinity of Rochester accomplished by U.S. Lake Survey and costing $33,830. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman removed 519,343 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over the entire area of the entrance channel and turning basin and approximately 2.5 miles of the Gene- see River Channel for restoration of improved depths of 20 feet at a cost of $141,050. Snagging and clearing in project channels were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $10,739. The total cost was $232,534, of which $32,048 was for new work and $200,486 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 4 percent complete. A length of 1,265 linear feet of the west pier has been reinforced with steel-sheet piling and concrete. An additional 1,080 feet of the west pier and the lakeward 700 feet of the east pier crib and superstructure are failing, the crib-filling stone has escaped and the concrete is badly cracked. A length of 550 linear feet of the east pier was reinforced and repaired with steel-sheet piling and concrete during 1954 and 1955. The present channel was completed in 1935. The channel is unstable and requires annual dredging to maintain project depth. The controlling depth in the river channel and the turning basin is 20 feet at low-water datum as of June 1961. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of preconstruction planning for and deepening of the entrance and river channels, the deepening and enlarging of the turning basin, and construction of two mooring dolphins, all as authorized by the 1960 Act. The total costs of the existing project were $2,651,405, of which $133,662 was for new work and $2,517,743 for maintenance. These costs include emergency relief funds in the amount of $57,284 of which $56,806 was for new work and $478 for maintenance. TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1525 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------- --------------------- -------------- --------- $38,000 '$387,408 Cost---- --------------------------------------------------- 32,048 381,456 Maintenance: Appropriated...--------- $156,000 $70,000 $107,398 $131,041 200,486 2 33,135,272 Cost--...--------------- 148,308 70,798 114,350 131,096 200,486 23 3,135,272 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.....................................$----------------------------------- 5, 952 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962--......-------.. --. ---------.. _-. - 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..-........................... -- -- 405,952 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project...--- 2,109,386 ...............--------------------------- 1 Includes $247,794 for new work for previous projects and $23,000 preauthorization study costs for re- maining work for existing projects. 2 Includes $617,529 for maintenance for previous projects. 3 Includes $478 emergency relief authority administrative costs transferred from new work to maintenance upon conversion to programming and budgeting system 1 July 1953, by direction of Office, Chief of Engi- neers. 17. IRONDEQUOIT BAY, N.Y. Location. On the south shore of Lake Ontario, 4 miles east of Rochester, N.Y., at the mouth of Genesee River, in Monroe County, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 2, 23 and 238.) Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An entrance channel at the northeasterly end of the bay, 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide, extending from the 8-foot depth in Lake Ontario to a point immediately within the bay, an overall length of about 1,000 feet. b. An inner channel about 6,700 feet long, 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide, leading to a mooring basin and a public wharf, and thence to deep water in the bay. c. Parallel steel-sheet pile wall jetties extending into the lake to protect the entrance channel, 180 feet apart and each about 480 feet long. d. A mooring basin, 6 feet deep and about 3 acres in extent, adjacent to the public wharf. e. A movable railroad bridge across the new channel. f. Filling of the existing opening between the lake and bay and removal of the existing railroad bridge. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario which is 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to winds are small. The estimated Federal cost of new work is $2,020,000 (1961), excluding cash contribution by local interests of 42 percent of the first cost for jetties and dredging. This contribution is estimated at $490,000 (1961). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 332, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Assurances of local cooperation were sub- mitted by the Monroe County Board of Supervisors on June 24, 1959, and were accepted by the district engineer, Buffalo District on August 12, 1959. The New York State Department of Public Works furnished assurances for replacement of the existing highway bridge TAGO 10070-B 1526 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 but on June 7, 1960 advised that they are proceeding with a new highway rerouting plan that will eliminate the need for replacing the bridge. The New York Central Railroad Company requested deviations in the principles for allocation of bridge replacement costs which were disapproved and negotiations were suspended. In June 1961 the New York Central Railroad requested resumption of the negotiations for replacement of their existing bridge. Terminal facilities. The facilities consist of private docks for recreational craft and privately owned servicing and storage fa- cilities for recreational and other small craft. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and preliminary negotiations with the New York Central Railroad for an architect-engineer service contract for relocation of their bridge, were suspended in July 1960 pending consummation of a satisfactory agreement with the railroad for allocation of costs for the proposed replacement of their bridge. The bridge owner, during June 1961, requested resumption of negotiations for the replacement of the bridge. The cost of new work for the year was $390. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been initiated. The work remaining to be done consists of completion of preconstruc- tion planning for and construction of the project. The total cost of the existing project was $33,708 all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year- ...... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--..-- ...... ------------ ------------ 2 $113,000 -$70,000 - - -_-_-_-1 2 $61,600 Cost-------------------------------------- 9,335 5,383 $390 133,708 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ------------------- __ ----------------- $2,892 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .. - ......................... -- 2,892 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--_ --------------------------- 1,958,400 1 Includes $18,600 for "preauthorization study" costs. 2 Includes $25,000 impounded by OCE from Congressional appropriation. 18. GREAT SODUS BAY HARBOR, N.Y. Location. On Sodus Bay, which is a nearly landlocked indentation of the south shore of Lake Ontario, 29 miles westerly from Oswego, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 234.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1829, and June 23, 1866. For further details, see page 1972 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1626 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel parallel to the entrance piers, extending from deep water in the lake to deep water in the bay, 22 feet deep and 300 feet wide to just lakeward of the pierheads, thence narrowing to 200-foot width with 20-foot depth between the piers, widening to 300-foot width with 20-foot depth to deep water in Great Sodus Bay; for parallel piers, 450 feet apart, of timber cribs with concrete superstructure, the west pier 1,580 feet long and the east pier 1,294 feet long; for an east breakwater, 1,653 feet long, of timber cribs with concrete superstructure, extending from the inner end of the east pier to Charles Point; and for a west TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1527 breakwater, 2,200 feet long, to stone-filled timber cribs, extending from the inner end of the west pier to Sodus Point, not maintained. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The cost of new work for the completed project was $249,187, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 year was $83,100. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1829 Construction of piers and breakwater 1_ __ Annual Report, 1876, pt. II, p. 589. Aug. 2, 1882 Extension of piers to 15-foot contour in the lake...... Annual Report 1881, p. 2442. Mar. 3, 1925 Deepening and widening of channel to 18-foot depth H. Doc. 192, 68th Cong., 1st sess.2 and 150-foot width. July 3, 1930 Widening channel lakeward of the piers to 250 feet.l Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 17, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging channel to present project dimensions..... Rivers and Harbors Committee 2 Doc. 23, 72d Cong., 1st sess. I Completed under previous projects. 2 Contains latest published maps. Recommended modification of project. The Great Lakes Harbors Study, Interim Report on Great Sodus Bay Harbor, New York, as submitted to Congress on April 13, 1961 recommends modification of the existing project to provide for a depth of 25 feet over a width of 300 feet in the approach channel from the lake to the piers; depth of 24 feet over a width of 200 feet between piers, thence over a width of 450 feet to deep water bayward of the piers; and a channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from deep water in the bay to the turning basin at the coal dock; at an estimated cost to the United States of $765,000 for construction dredging and $15,000 annually for mainte- nance in addition to that now required. All estimated costs are on July 1959 price levels. The recommended modification is contained in House Document No. 138, 87th Congress. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one coal terminal which is open to shippers of coal and one fish dock which is private. A yacht club dock and several other privately owned servicing and storage docks are for recreational and other small craft. These terminals are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Maintenance: Mis- cellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accom- plished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $20,270 including inshore soundings in the vicinity of Great Sodus Bay Harbor, accomplished by the U.S. Lake Survey and costing $13,789. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) removed 32,387 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over approximately 15,000 square yards of the entrance channel for restoration of improved depths of 20 and 22 feet, at a cost of $26,712. Snagging and clearing, in project channels, accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $2,215. In addition, $32,276, were expended by the dis- trict office for final payment in connection with contractor's claim TAGO 10070-B 1528 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 for additional payments for work done on repairs to the west pier completed April through October 1958. The total cost for mainte- nance was $81,473. Rehabilitation: Preconstruction planning, by hired labor, for major rehabilitation of portions of the West and East piers, was initiated at a cost for the year of $31,166. The total cost was $112,639, of which $81,473 were for maintenance and $31,166 for rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1940 at a cost of $249,187. The piers, completed in 1919, are generally in poor condition. The superstructure has disintegrated and cracked in two 440-foot sections of the east pier. Five hundred linear feet of the west pier were reinforced with steel-sheet piling and concrete in 1958. An adjacent 550-linear foot section of the pier is disintegrating rapidly and in need of repairs. Repairs to the east and west piers remain to be done under the major rehabilitation program. The controlling depths are 22 feet in the entrance channel, and 20 feet in the channel between the piers as of June 1961. The total costs of existing project were $1,463,261, of which $249,187 were for new work, $1,182,908 for maintenance, and $31,166 for rehabilitation. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--- ------------.----------------------------------------------- 1 $610, 959 Cost--------....... . Maintenance: ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 1610,959 Appropriated-------. $213,100 $46,696 $23,599 $50,275 $81,191 1,182,908 Cost....------------------ 43,081 100,314 139,457 51,147 81,473 1,182,908 Rehabilitation: Appropriated-------------- ------------------------------------ 37,000 37,000 Cost--------- ----------------------------------------------- 31,166 31,166 1 Includes $361,772 for new work for previous projects. 19. OSWEGO HARBOR, N.Y. Location. On the south shore of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Oswego River, 59 miles easterly from Rochester, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 225.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1827, March 2, 1831, June 23, 1866, July 25, 1868, July 11, 1870, March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, the Sundry Civil Act of March 3, 1893, and River and Harbor Acts of August 18, 1894, June 3, 1896, March 2, 1907, and March 2, 1919. For further details, see page 1973 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1630 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. An outer harbor, about 280 acres in area, formed by a system of breakwater comprising an outer west breakwater 4,478 feet long connected with the shore, consisting of 4,359 feet of stone-filled timber cribs with concrete superstructure and 119 feet of rubble- mound construction; a west arrowhead rubblemound breakwater 2,700 feet long; and east arrowhead rubblemound breakwater about 1,180 TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1529 feet long; and an outer east rubblemound breakwater about 4,900 feet long, connected with the shore. b. A depth of 21 feet in soft material and 22 feet in hard material in the west outer harbor west of the east side of the Lackawanna coal dock; a depth of 21 feet in the outer harbor between the arrow- head breakwaters, in the west outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal dock, and between the harbor lines in the Oswego River north of the north line of Seneca Street; no dredging to be done within 100 feet of the breakwaters nor within 50 feet of the established harbor lines, except in the river. c. A channel 250 feet wide in the east outer harbor, and an irregu- larly shaped basin the easterly end, with depths of 18 feet in soft material and 19 feet in hard material. d. Maintenance of 145 feet of the west inner breakwater. e. A detached breakwater 850 feet long at the harbor entrance and the removal of shoals to a depth of 25 feet below low-water datum in the approach to the entrance. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Ontario, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below low-water datum, and fluctuations due to wind are small. The estimate of cost for new work is $8,454,000 (1961). The re- maining work authorized by the July 3, 1930 River and Harbor Act consisting of the deepening of a 200-foot strip along the harbor line east of the mouth of the Oswego River is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1957, and was estimated to be $246,000. In addition, the entire modification authorized by the June 30, 1948 River and Harbor Act providing for the construction of the east ouiter harbor, is also considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this modification was last revised in 1957 and was estimated to be $13,100,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $66,500. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 11, 1870 Construction of outer west breakwater 1....-........ Annual Report, 1870, pp. 54, 220, and 221. Mar. 2, 1907 Repair of outer west breakwater under plan (A) 1.... H. Doe. 55, 58th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 Construction of arrowhead breakwaters; deepening Rivers and Harbors Committee outer harbor between the arrowhead breakwaters, Doc. 24, 71st Cong., 2d sess.3 the west outer harbor east of Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western coal dock, and Oswego River north of Seneca St., to 21 feet; and deepening west outer harbor, west of Delaware, 3 Lackawanna & Western coal dock, to 16 feet. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening of channel to harbor lines in Oswego River Rivers and Harbors Committee north of Seneca St. Doc. 7, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Oct. 17, 1940 Closing the gap in the west breakwater; deepening H. Doc. 96, 76th Cong., 1st sess. the west outer harbor, west of the east line of the Lackawanna coal dock, to project depth. June 30, 1948 Construction of east outer breakwater; removal of H. Doc. 722, 80th Cong., 2d sess.' inner end of east arrowhead breakwater; and dredging channel and basin in east outer harbor.' 2 Sept. 3, 1954 Construction of detached breakwater at the harbor H. Doc. 487, 81st Cong., 2d sess. entrance and the removal of shoalS in the approach to the harbor entrance to a deptl of 25 feet. 1 Completed under previous projects. 3 3 Contains latest published map. Deepening a 200-foot strip along the harbor line east of the mouth of Oswego River is considered to be inactive. 4 Modification is considered to be inactive. TAGO 10070-B 1530 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. The modification authorized by the act of June 30, 1948, which is considered to be inactive, provides for con- struction of the east outer harbor, provided local interests give as- surances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project and subsequent maintenance, as and when required; hold and save the United States free from damage due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project; construct a wharf about 1,300 feet long, including the necessary extension of the water-intake line, in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, and construct handling and storage facilities of such design and capacity as to insure expeditious handling and adequate storage for the wood pulp required by paper mills in the vicinity, and for prospective commerce in soybeans; dredge and maintain the area between the. project limit and wharf face to project depth; and agree to receive, handle and store, at reasonable and equal terms to all, the wood pulp requirements of paper mills in the vicinity. Assurances of local cooperation were furnished and submitted for approval. The assurances were returned without action because they were not in strict accordance with the requirements. All prior conditions have been complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation for the inactive project authorizations amount to $2,149,000 (July 1957) and for the active project authorization amount to $553,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. One coal terminal is open to the public. Two terminals for coal, one for petroleum products, one for cement, one for wood pulp, and one for fish are private. The Oswego Port Authority owns a public terminal, which includes a grain elevator and warehouse for miscellaneous freight. A dock owned by the State Naval Militia is private. The State of New York owns a river terminal which is used for mooring vessels. The city of Oswego owns shore facilities for recreational craft. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Finaliza- tion of cost for the completed contract for construction of the 850- foot long detached rubblemound breakwater at the harbor entrance, was completed in September 1960 at a cost for the year of $11,672. Maintenance: Miscellaneous inspection services and condition surveys were accomplished by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $9,577. The U.S. hopper dredge Lyman (H.L.) removed a total of 94,446 cubic yards, bin measure, of shoaled material over an area of approximately 82,000 square yards of the outer harbor and river entrance channel for restoration of improved depth of 21 feet at a cost of $31,878. The U.S. derrickboat Niagara repaired 218 linear feet of the west arrowhead rubblemound breakwater at a cost of $24,443. Snagging and clearing was accomplished by Government plant and hired labor, in project channels, at a cost of $12,299. The total cost was $89,869 of which $11,672 was new work and $78,197 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 20 percent complete. The west outer breakwater was completed in TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1531 1882, and was originally 6,032 feet long with a 119-foot gap near the westerly end, but was reduced to 4,359 feet in 1931, and the gap was closed in 1942. The west arrowhead breakwater was completed in 1931, and the east arrowhead breakwater in 1932. The old lighthouse pier, a part of the west inner breakwater, and the upper and lower islands in Oswego River, were removed in 1931. A depth of 21 feet was obtained in Oswego River to within 50 feet of the harbor line and in the outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal dock, except a strip about 200 feet wide along the harbor line east of the mouth of the river, in 1932. The channel in Oswego River was widened to the harbor lines in 1937. A channel, 16 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with a turning basin at its westerly end, was dredged in 1932 in the outer harbor west of the Lackawanna coal dock. The channel was widened to 250 feet and deepened to 21 feet below low-water datum in 1948. The removal of shoals to 25 feet in the approach to the entrance channel was completed in 1957. Contract for construction of 850- foot long detached breakwater at this harbor entrance was initiated in May 1957 and completed June 1960. The breakwaters are generally in fair. condition except that the riprap protection along the lake side of the outer west breakwater for a length of approximately 1,500 feet has settled, and a 400-foot portion of the concrete section has disintegrated and broken; slope stone in portions of the west arrowhead breakwater has disintegrated and settled and the core stone in a 1,500-foot section of the west arrowhead breakwater has settled in many places. A depth of 21 feet at low-water datum is available in the Oswego River to the north line of Seneca Street, and in the outer harbor east of the Lackawanna coal dock, except in a 200-foot wide strip along the harbor line east of the mouth of the Oswego River which has a controlling depth of 18 feet. The 250-foot channel in the outer harbor west of the Lackawanna coal dock and the turning basin have a controlling depth of 21 feet at low-water datum. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the deepening of the 200-foot strip along the harbor line east of the Oswego River, deepening the remainder of the outer harbor west of the Lackawanna coal dock and construction of the east outer harbor. The total costs of the existing project were $7,637,059, of which $6,398,426 was for new work and $1,238,633 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year ....-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------- $410,000 $306, 200 $939, 800 $471,000 -$80,629 1 $7,586,403 Cost---__________--- 185,435 176,576 949,758 732,071 11,672 17,586,403 Maintenance: Appropriated __--- _. 49,400 62, 000 59,581 112,060 47,695 22,184,317 Cost- -- 50,056 60,184 62,253 81,614 78,197 22,184,317 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _---------- ---------------- 3 $15,401,574 1 Includes $1,187,977 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $945,684 for maintenance for previous projects. 3 Includes $13,100,000 for the work authorized by the 1948 modification and $246,000 for the work author- ized by the 1930 modification, both of which are classified inactive. TAGO 10070-B 1532 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 20. OGDENSBURG HARBOR, N.Y. Location. This harbor is located on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, 62 miles by water from Lake Ontario. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 13.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, August 2, 1882, and September 19, 1890, by authority of the Chief of Engineers dated February 27, 1897; and by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899. For further details of previous projects, see page 1975 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1635 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an upper entrance channel 400 feet wide, a city waterfront channel 350 feet wide, and for a lower-entrance channel 250 feet wide, all suitably widened at entrances to, and at angles in channels and all 19 feet deep; and for a lower basin 2,400 to 3,500 feet wide and 21 feet deep, extending from deep water in the river to within 50 feet of the existing dock lines. The project depths are referred to the river surface when Lake Ontario is at low-water datum, elevation 244 feet above mean tide at New York City. Ordinary seasonal fluctuations of water surface are from 4 feet above to 0.5 foot below- low-water datum. Other fluctuations due to wind and other causes are small. The estimate of cost for new work is $375,000 (1954), exclusive of the removal of remaining hard-material shoals from the lower basin portion of the project which is considered to be inactive. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $183,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past five years was $6,600. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Deepening the several channels to 19 feet-....----- H. Doc. 920, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1919 Widening upper entrance channel to 400 feet, and H. Doc. 663, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 1 city front to 350 feet. 2 Aug. 30,1935 Enlarging and deepening lower basin to 21 feet, and H. Doe. 266, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 3 removal of old elevator wharf. t Authorized by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 2Contains latest published map. 3 Removal of remaining hard-material shoals in lower basin is considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Two terminals for coal, six for l)etroleuml p)roducts, one for pulpwood, one grain elevator, one builders supply dock, and one for sand, are l)rivate. There is a car-ferry terminal, and a terminal for a passenger and automobile ferry. The city of Ogdensburg owns a terminal which is used by large passenger vessels, and is open to the public. Tile facilities are considered ade- quate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Hydroclimatic net- work measurements in Ogdensburg and vicinity were accomplished by the U.S. Weather Bureau and the cost for tile year was $95(). Condition at end of fi.cal year. The existing project is compllete except for the inactive portion. The channels were deepened to TAGO 10070-B RIVERS AND HARBORS - BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1533 19 feet in 1913. The upper entrance channel was widened to 400 feet in 1920 and to 700 feet in 1935. Removal of the elevator wharf and deepening of the lower basin were completed in 1935, except for the removal of hard-material shoals, which remain to be done to complete the project. There is a controlling depth of 17 feet in the channel and a depth of 19 feet in the lower basin, at low-water datum as of June 1961. The total costs of the existing project were $837,258 of which $375,086 including $174,549 public works fund, were for new work and $462,172 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------- ----- Cost....---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------......... ---------------------------------------------------------- 1$646,466 646,466 Maintenance: Appropriated--...-.-.. $6,100 $1,000 -$1,217 $25,934 $950 2 592,684 Cost------------------ 6,078 96 ............------------ 25,934 950 2 592,684 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................................. 3$183,000 1 Includes $271,380 for new work for previous projects. 2 Includes $130,512 for maintenance for previous projects. 3 For inactive portion of existing project. 21. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost Date Name of project during reconnaissance fiscal or condition year survey conducted New York: Cape Vincent Harbor---..-- -----------------------------------. $1,090 May 1961 Olcott Harbor..---------- -------------------------------------------- 370 February 1961 Wilson Harbor-------.................................----------------------------------------....... 170 February 1961 Niagara River .-------------------------------------------------------- 4,191 May 1961 Little River------...................--------------------------------------------55 May 1961 Ohio: Rocky River--------------------------..........................................................----------------------- 620 July 1961 Total cost during fiscal year 1961-----....................................------------------------- $6,496 22. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30 1961 full report Estimated Cost esti- Name of project see amount mate (last Annual Operation required to date of Report Construction and main- complete revision) for- tenance 1. Big (Cunningham) Creek, Ohio 1....... (2) a $19,763 2. Black River Harbor, N.Y.4............ s (2) s 42,401 3. Cape Vincent Harbor, N.Y. ........... 1951 275,082 $36,254 $159,200 July 1954 6 4. Cattaraugus Creek, N.Y. s ... .------ (2) 57,410 . . -- - -- - 5. G rand V ie w B ay , N .Y . _. . . . . . . . . 1948 1,524 . . - - -- - - 424,600 July 1954 6. Grasse River (Massena) N.Y.4 s........ 1891 3 9,000 . . -- - -- - ............. 7. Little River, at Cayuga Island, Niagara Falls, N.Y....-------------------- 1957 1646,804 ..... ------ (0) 8. Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N.Y......... 1958 301,394 657,375 () 9. Morristown Harbor, N.Y.............. 1949 6,221 9,106 (') See footnotes at end of table. TAGO 10070-B 1534 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS-Continued For last Cost to June 30 1961 full report _ Estimated Cost esti- Name of project see amount mate (last Annual Operation required to date of Report Construction and main- complete revision) for- tenance 10. Niagara River, N.Y._ ----------------- 5- -- - 1958 18531,894 109,403 192,887,000 July 1954 11. Oak Orchard Harbor, N.Y. ........ 1947 214,110 10624,500 ....------------- July 1954 12. Port Bay, N.Y.s_- _ _____---------_ 737,000 July 1954 _---------------------------------__ 13. Port Ontario Harbor, N.Y.----------- 13 1949 56,904 _ -- --- 1- 961,100 July 1954 14. Pultneyville Harbor, N.Y. ...------ _--_ 1934 68,219 20,087 15. Rocky River Harbor, 1Ohio.------------ 1953 83,971 59,364 (9) 16. Sackets Harbor, N.Y. 4------ ----- __ 1948 25,010 379,000 July 1954 17. Sandusky River, Ohio 4r_____i----- _ 1894 3 58,000 - 18. Vermilion Harbor, Ohio 20 1949 149, 778 60,581 17559,500 July 1959 19. Waddington Harbor, N.Y.-----------..1932 3 35,500 ------------- 1520,000 July 1954 1 No commerce reported. 2 Only information available is in index to the reports of the Chief of Engineers 3 Amount includes maintenance; not separable. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 5 To be restudied. 6 Abandonment recommended in Ex. Doc. 16, 35th Cong., 1st sess. 7 Local interests required to contribute $79,300 additional. 8 Channel improved by local interests. 9 Completed. 10Local interests required to contribute $170,700 additional. 11Local interests required to contribute $200,000 additional. 12Local interests required to contribute $211,300 additional. 13Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 375, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 14Inactive. Completion not warranted by present navigation traffic. 15Local interests required to contribute $28,000 additional. Project is inactive as uncompleted portion is not required by local interests. Existing conditions will be altered by the St. Lawrence Seaway project. 16Includes local interests contribution $25,742. 17Modification of project in H. Doc. 231, 85th Cong., 1st sess. authorized July 3, 1958 provides a new breakwater protected entrance and extension of river channel about 2,250 feet upstream to project depth of 8 feet. In addition, local interests are required to contribute in cash 42 percent of the initial cost or $405,000. 18In addition local interests contributed $27,563. 19Inactive portion of project for construction of compensating works. 20Inactive. Local cooperation not forthcoming. TAGO 10070-B ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1535 23. OHIO STREET BRIDGE, BUFFALO, N.Y. Location. The Ohio Street Bridge crosses the Buffalo River about 1.3 miles above the mouth of the river at Lake Erie. Buffalo River is in the city of Buffalo which is located at the eastern end of Lake Erie, in Erie County, N.Y. (See U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 314). Existing project. Provides for the removal of the Ohio Street Bridge consisting of a movable span and a fixed span. The movable span with a horizontal clearance of 138 feet is a single-leaf bascule, 2-lane highway type, affordig a vertical clearance when closed of 14.5 feet at low-water datum. The fixed span has a horizontal clearance of 85 feet. The existing bridge to be replaced by a 4-lane highway bridge with a movable (vertical lift) span affording a horizontal clearance of 250 feet and a vertical clearance when closed of 18.5 feet at low-water datum. In accordance with the provisions of the act of June 21, 1940 (Truman-Hobbs), as amended, the Secretary of the Army on June 11, 1957, ordered the Commissioner of Public Works, City of Buffalo, to make necessary alterations to the Ohio Street Bridge as the bridge unreasonably obstructed navigation in the Buffalo River by vessels 500 feet or over in length. The estimated Federal share of the cost of new work is $2,760,000 (July 1961). The estimated non-Federal share of the cost is $1,240,000 (July 1961). Local cooperation. The bridge owner, the city of Buffalo, has complied with all of the requirements of the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, as amended. The memorandum of agreement between the United States and the city of Buffalo concerning the alteration of the Ohio Street Bridge was entered into on November 27, 1957. The Order of Apportionment between the United States and the city of Buffalo was approved by the Secretary of the Army on November 16, 1959 and accepted by the Commissioner of Public Works, city of Buffalo on November 27, 1959. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract operations for the substructure and approaches, which were initiated in July 1959, were completed during April 1961. Contract operations for the superstructure were initiated during May 1961 and are 40 percent complete. The total Federal cost of the work for the fiscal year was $1,211,860 all for new work. Of this amount, $1,172,232 was for reimbursement to the bridge owner for the estimated Federal share of the construction cost. Condition at end of fiscal year. On July 27, 1956 the city of Buffalo awarded an architect-engineer contract for outline plans, specifica- tions and construction cost estimates. A contract for the construction plans, specifications, and inspections was awarded to an architect- engineer by the city, on December 23, 1957. The contract for the demolition of the Ohio Street Bridge was awarded on December 15, 1958 and the work was completed during March 1959. The city of Buffalo awarded two separate contracts on June 23, 1959 for con- struction of the substructure and the superstructure of the new bridge. Construction of the substructure, by contract, was initiated in July 1959 and completed during April 1961. Construction of the superstructure, by contract, was initiated in May 1961 and is 40 TAGO 10070-B 1536 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 percent complete. Completion of construction of superstructure re- mains to be done to complete the project. The total Federal cost of the existing project was $1,573,265 all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........---------- --------- ------------ --------- $1,510,000 $800,000 1$2,320,000 Cost.........--......... ------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 351,405 1,211,860 11,573,265 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...--........--------.............----........ $ 52,829 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-----------------...........................................----------------------...... 440,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----................................ --------------- 492, 829 1 Includes $10,000 for preauthorization study costs. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1537 24. MOUNT MORRIS RESERVOIR, GENESEE RIVER, N.Y. Location. The damsite is on the Genesee River 66.9 miles above the mouth of the river and approximately 32 miles southwesterly of Rochester, N.Y. The reservoir area is in Livingston and Wyoming Counties, N.Y. (See U.S. Geological Survey maps of Nunda and Portage, N.Y.) Existing project. This provides for a reservoir at Mount Morris for flood control and other purposes. Present plans provide for the construction of a concrete gravity dam rising about 210 feet above the riverbed with an uncontrolled overflow spillway and gate- controlled outlet sluices through the overflow section of the dam, and a reservoir with a storage capacity of 337,000 acre-feet at spill- way crest. Provisions for the future development of power at the site will consist of two penstocks through the dam near the left abutment. The reservoir will be operated for the protection of the city of Rochester, the Genesee River flats from Rochester to Mount Morris, and the lower Canaseraga Valley. The costs for new work of the completed project were $23,365,559. In addition, $5,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $57,800. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 615, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations and mainte- nance: Operation and ordinary maintenance of dam, reservoir and service facilities and condition and operation studies were accom- plished by hired labor at a cost of $55,546, including cooperative stream gaging program accomplished by U.S. Geological Survey and costing $11,400. Replacement of water line supplying fresh water to the dam and appurtenant works was commenced by contract and repairs to sump pump alarm system were accomplished by hired labor at a total cost of $4,516 for the year. The total cost for main- tenance was $60,062. Condition at end of f.scal year. The existing project is complete. Construction of the concrete gravity-type dam was initiated by con- tract March 26, 1948, and completed May 16, 1952. Clearing of the reservoir area and construction of all appurtenances have been com- pleted. Operations and maintenance of the dam, reservoir, and appurtenances are continued annually. The total cost of the existing project was $23,830,790, of which $23,365,559 was for new work and $465,241 for maintenance. In addition, $5,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. TAGO 10070-B 1538 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-------_ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------- __ _ __ ----------------------------------------------- _ $23,365,559 Cost------------------------------------------------------- Maintenance: 123,365,559 Appropriated ........ $51,000 $56,000 $58,000 $65,660 $58,810 466,070 Cost----------------- 46,400 49,584 61,997 70,851 60,062 465,241 1In addition, $5,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 25. OWASCO OUTLET, TRIBUTARY OF OSWEGO RIVER AT AUBURN, N.Y. Location. The project is located on Owasco Outlet, in the Oswego River Basin at Auburn, N.Y., in the towns of Fleming and Owasco, Cayuga County, N.Y. (See U.S. Geological Survey map of Auburn, N.Y.) Existing project. Provides for: (a) Cleaning and straightening the outlet channel from Owasco Lake to the State Dam, a distance of about 1.8 miles, and (b) For underpinning pile bents of the Island Park bridge immediately north of Owasco Lake. The estimated Federal cost for construction is $373,000 (1960). The estimated local cost is $77,000 (1960) for lands and relocations. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 (S. Doc. 133, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Construction of the project is subject to the condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) Furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) rehabilitate the existing State Dam; (c) make the necessary alterations to the pipeline bridge and other utilities; (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and operation of the project; (e) maintain and operate the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (f) prescribe and en- force regulations (1) to prevent encroachment on the improved channel, (2) to prevent further encroachment on the unimproved channel through Auburn, (3) to insure that Owasco Lake is preserved and improved in the future as a flood-control basin to be operated in accordance with the plans for the proposed improvement, and (4) to require removal of obstructive or hazardous structures along the outlet whenever they become obsolete, and to prevent their replace- ment. Assurances of local cooperation have been submitted and were accepted by the district engineer on August 1, 1960. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preconstruction plan- ning, by hired labor, was completed during the year and operations, consisting of widening and deepening 1.8 miles of Owasco Outlet channel from State I)am upstream to Owasco Lake, were initiated on December 6, 1961. The total costs for the year were $289,111. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 83 percent complete. Completion of the work underway by contract remains to be done to complete the project. TAGO 10070-B FLOOD CONTROL-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1539 The total cost of the existing project was $327,224 all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year-_ -__... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated--------- ----------- --------...................------------ $27,000 $348,500 I $392,000 Cost----------------- ---------------------------- 21,613 289,111 1327,224 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..............................---------------------------------- $25,306 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- - - - - - - -............. ....... 25,306 1Includes $16,500 preauthorization study costs. 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS I I For last Cost to June 30 1961 full report Estimated Cost esti- Name of project see amount mate (last Annual Operation required to date of Report Construction and main- complete revision) for- tenance -i i 1. Batavia and vicinity, Tonawanda Creek, N.Y .................... 1957 $335,385 __ (1) 2. Caledonia, Genesee River, N.Y. ....... 1950 $46,000 July 1954 3. Chittenango Creek and tributaries, N.Y.4................................ 1948 12,464 ---- --- - 4 3 633,600 July 1954 4. Dansville and vicinity, Genesee River, N.Y.4~ ..____ _- ... ___-_-- _ _- 1956 12,800 - 383,300 June 1955 5. Hammondsport, 2 Oswego River Basin, N.Y. ................................ 1951 5 20,691 ------- 917,300 July 1959 6. Ithaca, N.Y. Cayuga Inlet .--- ------ (8) 933,000 - - 1o4,327,000 July 1961 7. Ithaca, Oswego River Basin, N.Y.: Deferred-Cascadilla Creek 2........ 1950 510,159 485,800 July 1959 Deferred-Fall Creek 2._ ... 1950 12,300 542,700 July 1954 8. Lackawanna, N.Y. Smokes Creek _-. (8) 9 67, 000 112,263,000 July 1961 9. Lancaster, Cayuga Creek, N.Y ....... 1954 797,300 (1) 10. Montour Falls, Oswego River Basin, N.Y._ --- __ -- _ -__ - - 1954 1,681,785 (1) 11. Owasco Outlet and Inlet, Montville and Dry Creek, 6State Ditch and Crane Brook, N.Y. ................. 1950 281,559 6 33,500 July 1954 12. Syracuse, Oswego River Basin, N.Y.... 1954 3,349,248 (1) 13. Watkins Glen, Oswego River Basin, N .Y . ... .... .............. ....... 1958 748, 182 . .... ._ ... _ 1,361,818 July 1958 14. Wellsville, Genesee River Basin, N.Y.__ 1960 121,060,302 (') 1 Completed. 2 To be restudied. 3 Local interests required to contribute $25,000 additional. 4 Project is considered as not.economically justified and is inactive. 5 Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 6 Inactive. Portion of the work for State Ditch has been done by local interests, and work on Crane Brook has been deferred at the request of local interests. 7 Includes $5,000 preauthorization study costs. 8 Authorized by the 1960 Flood Control Act. 9 Preauthorization study costs. to Excludes cash contribution by local interests of $94,000. 11Excludes cash contribution by local interests of $32,000. 12Includes $50,000 contributed by local interests. 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETEI) FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspections of the completed flood-control works in the Buffalo District were made during the year at a cost of $1,112. TAGO 10070-B 1540 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year----.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated .. $400 $500 $500 $490 $990 $4,830 Cost----...------------- 226 518 457 528 1,112 4,776 28. FLOOD)-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interests of flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d Cong., September 3, 1954) Date of Date completed Federal Project-location Date authorized construction cost start ---------- Owasco Outlet, Pt. Byron, N.Y............ November 1959_ May 1960.. November 1960_ $48,616 Small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) Date of Date completed Federal Project-location Date authorized construction cost start Dutch Hollow Brook, Cayuga County, N.Y._ (-) Keuka Lake Outlet, Penn Yan, N.Y.....-... July 13, 1959 2 (2) ---- -2 $20,878 ------------- Oatka Creek, Warsaw, N.Y................. Jan. 6, 1961 3 (3) Onondaga Creek, Nedrow, N.Y .---------- Sept. 21, 1960 4 (4) Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio...... (1)---------- -I----------. I Reconnaissance report only, preparation of report is underway. 2 Detailed Project Report approved on August 18, 1960 determined no work economically justified and no project was recommended. 3 On basis of a favorable reconnaissance report submitted on November 18, 1960, preparation of a Detailed Project Report was authorized on January 6, 1961. Preparation of report is underway. 4 On basis of a favorable reconnaissance report submitted on August 23, 1960, preparation of a Detailed Project Report was authorized on September 21, 1960. Draft of report was submitted for review, final report will be prepared after completion of review. Emergency flood-control activities. Repair and flood fighting and rescue work (Public Latw 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) Advance preparation--required revisions of the Buffalo District Flood Emergency Manual were completed and advance preparation for flood emergencies consisting of testing, by means of exercises, the efficiency and adequacy of the district organization and procedures to cope with flood emergencies and standard operating procedures for disaster recovery program, were conducted at a total cost for the year of $3,560. Flood emergency operations-costs for reconnaissance and ac- cumulation of hydraulic data during flood stages and accumulation of additional data after floods have receded (post flood reports) in numerous creek and watershed areas of the Buffalo District amounted to $1,379. TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1541 SELKIRK SHORES STATE PARK, 29. LAKE ONTARIO, N.Y. Location. Selkirk Shores State Park is located in the Town of Richmond, Oswego County, N.Y., at the southeast corner of Lake Ontario, approximately 35 miles north of Syracuse, N.Y. and an equal distance southwest of Watertown, N.Y. (See United States Lake Survey Chart No. 22.) Existing project. The project authorizes Federal participation in the amount of one-third of the first cost of the restoration and protective measures for Selkirk Shores State Park, N.Y., comprising: a. Construction of an outlet structure at Grindstone Creek; b. Restoration and protection of approximately 900 feet of beach north of the creek by direct placement of fill, groin construction and alteration, and; c. Construction of approximately 4,400 feet of stone revetment north of the beach area. The estimated total project construction cost is $350,000 (1961) of which the Federal cost is $118,000 and the non-Federal cost is $232,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 343, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Federal participation is subject to the con- ditions that local interests: a. Adopt the plan of restoration and protection; b. Submit for approval by the Chief of Engineers, detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecuting the work on the project prior to the commencement of such work; c. Provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way for accomplishment of the work; d. Assure maintenance of the protective and improvement meas- ures during their useful life as may be required to serve the intended purpose; e. Hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during or after prosecution of the work; f. Assure that water pollution, that would endanger the health of bathers, will not be permitted; and g. Maintain continued public ownership of the beach and its ad- ministration for public use only. By agreement, entered into on September 29, 1955, by and between the United States of America, represented by the Corps of Engineers, and the Conservation Department, Division of Parks, a State of New York agency, the Federal Government shall assist the cooperating agency in initiating and prosecuting to completion the construction and/or improvement of Selkirk Shores State Park as authorized, by making contributions of Federal funds and the cooperating agency agreed to fulfill the requirements of local cooperation as established by the authorization act. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Reimburse- ment to the State of New York was made for the Federal one-third share of the work completed by the State of New York in 1953 and 1954. Plans and specifications for this work were subsequently approved by the Chief of Engineers on February 16, 1956. This TAGO 10070-B 1542 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 completed work consisted of a stone groin, 160 feet of stone revetment and beach replenishment (sandfill) in the easterly beach area. Federal funds in the amount of $18,641 were expended during the year, all for reimbursement to the State of New York. In addition $412 were expended by hired labor for engineering in connection with the project, all of which was from advanced funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work: In addition to the work completed in 1953 and 1954 other work has been completed. During April and May 1961 the State of New York has completed construction of other portions of the authorized project, based on plans and specifications for the concerned areas, as approved by the Chief of Engineers on August 12, 1960 and May 19, 1961. This work consists of two additional sections of stone revetment 2,351 feet and 1,399 feet in length and additional beach replenishment (sandfill) in the easterly beach area. The work remaining to be done by the State of New York to complete the authorized project consists of: 490 feet of stone revetment; construction of the Grindstone Creek outlet structure; and beach replenishment (sandfill) in the westerly beach area. No Federal funds are available for reimbursement to the State of New York for the work completed in 1961. Total Federal costs of the existing project were $22,141 of which $3,500 is for preauthorization studies. In addition planning by hired labor was $5,000, all of which were expended from advanced funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year--------........ 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-...--------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ $18, 641 1$22, 141 Cost---------------------------------------------------------18,641 1 22,141 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project - --.... -- .... -..--.............. $95,859 1 Includes $3,500 preauthorization study costs. ADVANCE FUNDS Total to Fiscal year-------- 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: . . . . ....$5,000.... Advanced....------------ ... ... ...... - $5,000 ----- Cost---- 977 $3,255 $308 $48 $412 5,000 TAGO 10070-B SHORE PROTECTION-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1543 30. OTHER AUTHORIZED SHORE- PROTECTION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30 1961 fullreport Estimated Cost esti- Name of project see amount mate (last Annual Operation required to date of Report Construction and main- complete revision) for- tenance Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio: Edgewater Park 3 - - - - - 14,881,000 July 1959 White City Park 3 -- --- 1 219,000 July 1955 Fair Haven Beach State Park, Lake Ontario, N.Y._______________ __________ 6,000 5 434,000 July 1961 - -___- Hamlin Beach State Park, Lake Ontario, N.Y. ... ....- 4 7,000 -5 1,543,000 July 1961 Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa._ --- 1957 2 7817,091 6 1,895,000 July 1961 Vermillion to Sheffield Lake Village, Ohio 3__ ___________________ 1 645,000 July 1957 1 Federal share is one-third of this amount. Project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954. 2 Completed. Federal cost only, in addition non-Federal costs were $1,634,180. 3 To be restudied. 4 Preauthorization study costs. One-half to be reimbursed by State of New York when project con- struction is initiated. 5 Federal share is one-third of this amount. Project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. 6 Federal share is one-third of this amount. Project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960. 7 Excludes $5,619 expended in fiscal year 1961 all from funds contributed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. TAGO 10070-B 1544 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 31. SURVEYS The total cost of navigation studies during the fiscal year was $20,670. The unexpended balance of $36,930 plus an additional $48,400, a total of $85,330, can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for completion of a preliminary evaluation report on the Lake Erie-Lake Ontario Waterway, completion of a survey report of Cattaraugus Creek Harbor, N.Y., and resumption of a survey report of the Lake Erie Coast, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Flood control studies continued at a total cost for the year of $103,565. The unexpended balance of $43,997 plus an additional $47,700, a total of $91,697, can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1962 for completion of survey reports for flood control at Cazenovia and Cayuga Creeks, N.Y., Chagrin River, Ohio, and Sandusky River, Ohio, and initiation of a survey report at Canaseraga Creek, Genesse River Basin, N.Y. The beach erosion cooperative study with the State of Ohio for the protection of the lake frontage at Sheffield Lake Village Community Park, Ohio, was completed at a cost for the year of $1,243. The total cost of special studies during the fiscal year was $56,927. Of this amount, $55,333 were expended for continuation of the Great Lakes Harbors Report; $1,094 for coordination with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service on watershed studies; and $500 for the Great Lakes Water Levels Study. The unexpended balance of $7,813 plus an additional $43,500, a total of $51,313 can be profitably expended for completion of the Buffalo District portion of the overall Great Lakes Harbor Report; continuation of coordination with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service on watershed studies; and resumption of work assigned to the Buffalo District for continuation of the Great Lakes Water Levels study. 32. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA The total cost for the year was $4,517 for work in connection with the International Niagara Working Committee of the International Niagara Board of Control. The unexpended balance was $76 at the end of the year. TAGO 10070-B MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES-BUFFALO, N.Y., DISTRICT 1545 33. ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Constitution and duties. The St. Lawrence Seaway Developinent Corporation was created by Public Law 358, 83d Congress, 2d session, approved on May 13, 1954. The Corporation was authorized to construct, in United States territory, deepwater navigation works substantially in accordance with the "Controlled single stage project, 238-242" (with a controlling depth of 27 feet in channels and canals and locks at least 800 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 30 feet over the sills), designated as "works solely for navigation" in the joint report dated January 3, 1941, of the Canadian Temporary Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin Committee and the United States St. Lawrence Advisory Committee, in the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence River together with necessary dredging in the Thousand Islands section; and to operate and maintain such works in coordina- tion with the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada. Responsibility of the Corps of Engineers. The St. Lawrence Sea- way Development Corporation by letterf to the Secretary of the Army, dated September 17, 1954, designated the Corps of Engineers to represent the Corporation as agent for design and construction of the project. Location. The St. Lawrence River is part of a system which comprises all of the five Great Lakes with their drainage area and connecting waterways, and the St. Lawrence River proper from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with it tributaries. Project. The features of the project assigned to the Corps of Engineers as construction agent includes the construction of naviga- tion facilities in the reach of the St. Lawrence River that is between the United States and Canada, and coordination thereof with the power facilities to be constructed concurrently by others. The project has been divided into three sections, namely; Thousand Islands, Long Sault Canal, and Cornwall Island. In the Thousand Islands section only channel dredging is required; in the Long Sault Canal section a channel, two lock structures, highway tunnel, access roads, mainte- nance and operation facilities, and miscellaneous appurtenant works; and, in the Cornwall Island section channel dredging, training dikes, removal of the existing high-level bridge and construction of a new International high-level bridge with necessary relocated access roads thereto. In addition, general purpose facilities are required consist- ing of navigation aids and related facilities; a Marine base and other maintenance facilities and an operational building for the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation at Massena, N.Y. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging operations by hired labor and U.S. dipper dredges Paraisoand Gaillard in sections "B" and "E" of the Cornwall Island portion of the project were completed in November 1960. This completes the Corps of Engineers construction responsibility for the project. The contract claim by the Dutcher Construction Corporation, contractors for the Snell Lock excavation was settled during the year. a. Thousand Island Section. All work for this section was com- pleted in December 1958. b. Long Sault Section. All work for this section was completed in May 1960. TAGO 10070-B 1546 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 c. Cornwall Island Section. All work for this section was com- pleted in November 1960. d. General purpose facilities. All work was completed in July 1960. Condition at end of fiscal year. The contracting authority of Corps of Engineers was terminated on December 31, 1958. The Corps continued supervision of contract operations until they were completed in December 1959 and completed dredging operations in the Cornwall portion of the project in November 1960. Two con- tractor claims are outstanding. It is anticipated that these claims will be settled during fiscal year 1962. The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation has operated the waterway for 27-foot navigation since the formal dedication on June 26 and 27, 1959. TAGO 10070-B UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY This district embraces the United States portion of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River drainage basin, Lake Champlain, the lakes and other naturally navigable waters of the New York canal system, and the Minnesota-Ontario border lakes. In addition, contiguous Canadian areas are included where essential to the integrity of chart- ing and other activities. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation 1. Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes-_ -_ __1547 General Investigations 2. Examinations and surveys____ ______-1 556 1. SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES Location. The region thus covered, in which operations are con- ducted for the benefit of navigation and other interests, lies within the States of Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The Great Lakes portion alone covers 61,000 square miles of United States waters and 4,000 miles of United States coast line. The Lake Champlain portion covers 430 square miles and 560 miles of coast line of that lake. The additional New York State portion stretches 62 miles along the canalized waters of the State from the south end of Lake Champlain along the Hudson River to the head of tidewater at Albany and 333 miles westward from Troy at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers along the Erie Canal to Lyons, along the Oswego Canal to Oswego, and along the Cayuga and Seneca Canals into the Finger Lakes. The Minnesota-Ontario border lakes portion reaches about 300 miles from Lake Superior to and including Lake of the Woods in the Hudson Bay drainage basin. Previous projects. In the region described, previous projects of the Lake Survey have specified provision of complete navigation charts designed to suit the needs of existing use of the waters. These projects, in addition to hydrographic and topographic surveys, con- templated the establishment of the requisite horizontal and vertical control where not already in existence, and the measurement and analysis of other factors pertaining to navigation. The most recent comprehensive statement concerning prior projects on the Great Lakes, and formulation of "a general project covering to completion the operations of the Survey" appeared in the Annual Report for 1907, pages 844 to 850. TAGO 10070-B 1547 1548 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The Sundry Civil Act of March 4, 1911, extended the charting responsibility to include the lakes and other naturally navigable waters of the New York canals. The project extension contemplated compilation of navigation charts of the added waters from all exist- ing survey data pertaining thereto, supplemented by such additional surveys as might be required. The scope of responsibility was again extended by the Sundry Civil Act of June 23, 1913, to include Lake Champlain, and again by the Sundry Civil Act of August 1, 1914, to include the Minnesota- Ontario boundary waters from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods. Here, as in the extension to the New York canals, the project exten- sions contemplated compilation of charts from existing surveys, supplemented by additional surveys as required. Responsibilities of the United States Lake Survey in the Great Lakes portion of the region covered, apart from the charting and navigational aspects, consist of those pertaining to lake levels, hydrology, and hydraulics of the connecting and outflow rivers. The 1907 Annual Report, referred to above in connection with the chart- ing and navigational portions of the project, also discussed prior and existing responsibilities in these respects. A board appointed by the Division Engineer, Great Lakes Division, to study and clarify United States Lake Survey activities in this second category formulated a report which included definite recom- mendations. The board report was presented to the Chief of Engi- neers and approved on Januray 21, 1935, as the basic description of such responsibilities. Thus the report is the foundation for the continuing activities of the United States Lake Survey relating to lake levels, hydrology, and hydraulics. It is to be noted that these activities do not included the waters separate from the Great Lakes, which were added for charting only. Existing project. That portion of the existing project concerned with charting provides for general maintenance of chart coverage. Various classes of charts are issued, consisting essentially of general charts employing small scales, suitable for the needs of open-lake navigation; coastal, river, and sectional charts employing medium scales affording greater detail for closer navigation in the areas covered; harbor and confined locality charts employing large scales showing details pertinent to the restricted navigation involved; and special charts such as those of the Minnesota-Ontario border lakes employing scales suitable to the purposes intended. The number of charts and individual chart scales and coverages are not fixed. Changing requirements of navigation render existing charts inade- quate, alter coverage and scale requirements, and make new charts desirable. Within the region assigned for charting, the project is flexible in permitting alterations to keep abreast of changing needs. Closely related to charting, but pertinent to lake levels and hy- draulics as well, is the portion of the project relating to horizontal and vertical control. The original control was established under the early projects in connection with the initial surveys by the United States Lake Survey on the Great Lakes and by other Government agencies in the other areas of the district. The original control has been preserved wherever possible; where destroyed, it has been re- placed as needed, and where necessary, it has been augmented by TAGO 10070-B UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY 1549 additional control for use in connection with later surveys and other Corps of Engineers work. Present efforts are directed toward preser- vation of both horizontal and vertical control by periodic recovery of monuments, replacement when they are found destroyed or dam- aged, determination of correctness of elevations by instrumental means and water transfers, and augmentation where required for United States Lake Survey and North Central Division activities. In the same connection, necessary readjustments are made as in- dicated to correlate United States Lake Survey horizontal control with nation wide horizontal control networks of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The project includes publications of information for the benefit of navigation, in addition to that provided by the charts. These consist primarily of the Great Lakes Pilot and the supplements thereto. The Pilot, issued annually, supplies full descriptions of physical con- ditions of the waters charted and the particulars of constantly chang- ing conditions not adapted to adequate or prompt representation on the charts. The supplements, issued monthly during the navigation season, provide corrections and additions to the Pilot text occasioned by constantly changing conditions in the navigational areas. Re- visory material for the annual editions of the Pilot and material for the supplements are collected by United States Lake Survey sections operating in the field, the various Corps of Engineers districts having jurisdiction over the waters concerned, and by other United States and Canadian governmental organizations. Other data collected and disseminated to navigation, or included in the project for future collection and dissemination, consist of such features as lake and river bottom characteristics, water temperatures, etc. This phase of activity often requires field determination, analysis of data, and publication of results. Since 1859, lake level gages installed and operated by the United States Lake Survey have provided a continuous record of stages of the Great Lakes and their connecting rivers. These records have interest in both the navigational and hydraulic aspects of the work. The present project provides for continued operation of sufficient gages for these purposes and includes reduction of the records ob- tained, tabulation and study of the data, use in other studies such as that of movement of the earth's crust, and publication of the results in various forms. In the field of hydraulics, the present project provides for con- tinuing studies of all phases relating to the connecting and outflow rivers to affirm the fundamental laws of flow or to determine the changed relationships resulting from changes in river regimen. In addition to the operation of stage recorders, as discussed above, periodic and special measurements of current velocities and river discharges are involved. The fundamental flow relationships deter- mined and the equations derived enter into such studies as lake level regulation, compensations for increases in river capacity caused by channel improvements, diversions for sanitary purposes and power, changes in river capacity resulting from marine construction, wrecks, commercial sand and gravel dredging, and problems of like nature. The hydrology of the lakes included in the present project, in addition to factors discussed above, deals with precipitation over the TAGO 10070-B 1550 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 lake basins, runoff, evaporation from the lake surfaces, ice retarda- tions and effects, and similar phenomena. The work involves com- pilation of data, supplied primarily by other organizations, in form to be used in studies and problems discussed above. The overall responsibility of the United States Lake Survey, in- volving the measurement of lake and river levels, hydraulics, and hydrology, presented as part of the present project in the foregoing paragraphs, is concerned with the preservation of levels of the Great Lakes, and with the establishment and maintenance of datum planes which are used for control of Corps of Engineers river and harbor work and as planes of reference for navigation charts. Operations and results during fiscal year. Offshore soundings in Lake Ontario were completed, thus bringing to an end the 8-year program of deep-water sounding on all of the Great Lakes to supple- ment the former soundings and give adequate coverage using modern methods and electronic equipment to meet the needs of changing conditions and the increased use of the Great Lakes waterways for navigation. Sounding lines now extend across each of the Great Lakes, spaced no more than one and one-half miles apart, and cover the entire 95,000 square miles of water surface comprising the Great Lakes. Inshore soundings were accomplished on Lake Ontario from Nine Mile Point east of Oswego to Port Bay midway between Fair Haven and Sodus Point, Anchor Bay on Lake St. Clair, and on the west end of Lake Erie from Detroit River to Monroe. Revisory surveys were conducted along the Minnesota-Ontario Border Lakes, in certain of the harbors and other critical areas of Lakes Superior, Huron and St. Clair, and the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers. Similar surveys were made in selected harbors on Lake Erie. Maintenance of the vertical control network was accomplished coinci- dent with the revisory survey program. First-order levels were run from Lake Huron to Lake Superior along the St. Marys River, along the Fox River from Green Bay to De Pere, and at selected United States harbors. Eleven special water level gages, which were in- stalled late in fiscal year 1960, were maintained and operated for the first 3 months and nine similar gages were installed in May and operated during June in selected harbors on Lakes Erie and Ontario for verifying vertical control. The following is a detailed description of the aggregate accom- plishments in the field during the fiscal year, consolidated according to geographical position: Minnesota-Ontario Border Lakes: Revisory surveys were accom- plished. Lake Superior: The five special water level gages installed late in fiscal year 1960 were operated during the first 3 months of the current year. Revisory surveys were accomplished at all United States harbors except Duluth-Superior, and first-order levels were run at Duluth, Minn.; Ashland, Wisc.; Keweenaw Upper Entry, Copper Harbor, and Marquette, Mich. St. Marys River: First-order levels were run along the United States side of the river from Pt. Iroquois to De Tour, and revisory surveys were accomplished. TAGO '10070-B UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY 1551 Lake Michigan: First-order levels were run along the Fox River from Green Bay to De Pere, at Milwaukee and Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. and at Escanaba, Traverse City, Ludington, and Muskegon, Mich. The special water level gage installed in the latter part of fiscal year 1960 was operated during the first three months of fiscal year 1961. Special island precipitation gages in northern Lake Michigan were inspected in cooperation with the U.S. Weather Bureau; and a wire sweep survey of Manistee Lake was accomplished to verify the re- moval of several underwater obstructions. Lake Huron: Revisory surveys begun in 1959 were completed. Sweeping operations were completed on a disposal area in lower Lake Huron 21/ miles northeast of the lightship. The four special water level gages installed in fiscal year 1960 were operated for 3 months. St. Clair River: Reduction of flow measurement of the St. Clair River was completed and compensation studies were made. Revisory surveys and maintenance of the vertical control network were accomplished. A report was made to the Detroit District on the effect of deepening the river to the 25 and 27-foot projects. Lake St. Clair: Work was finished on the horizontal control survey using a tellurometer, and inshore surveys were started in the northern part of the lake. Detroit River: Discharge measurements were made in the main channel of the river and in each of the many channels in the lower section of the river. Reduction of these discharge measurements was started. Sweeping operations to determine the need for further dredging in connection with the connecting channels project were conducted from Fighting Island to Belle Isle. Improvements were made to the water level gage on the Detroit River Light which is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in connection with the Lake Carriers' Association low water warnings to navigation. Lake Erie: Inshore soundings were accomplished from Detroit River to Monroe, Michigan. Revisory surveys were made in United States harbors from Detroit River to Erie, Pa. Horizontal control stations to be used in hydrographic surveys were established in the area between the Detroit River and Toledo, Ohio, and on the Maumee River to the Perrysburg Bridge. The seasonal gage installed in May 1960 was operated during the first three months of fiscal year 1961, and six were installed in selected harbors in May and operated during June. An agreement was reached on the real estate requirements for installation of a water level gaging station at the west end of the lake near Monroe, Mich., and a contract was let to construct the gage house and intake pipe. Lake Ontario: Inshore sounding which was started in 1959 was continued during July and August. Over 5,000 miles of deep-water soundings were made to complete the program of deep-water sound- ing on all of the Great Lakes. Three special water level gages were installed in May and operated during June. St. Lawrence River: Discharge measurements at Massena Point were made in cooperation with the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada, and a report on these measurements was prepared. TAGO 10070-B 1552 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 In addition to the operations listed above, hydraulic and hydro- logic activities included inspection and maintenance of water level gages of the Great Lakes and the outflow rivers; reduction, tabula- tion, and dissemination of data relating to lake and river levels; computation and tabulation of riverflows, diversions, precipitation, and other hydraulic and hydrologic factors; and study and prepara- tion of numerous reports on hydraulic studies in connection with such matters as the St. Lawrence Seaway, the deepening of the connecting channels, the redevelopment of power on the Niagara River, the joint United States-Canadian study of Great Lakes basic hydraulic and hydrologic data, and the survey report on water levels of the Great Lakes. Forty-seven gaging sites were maintained, of which 45 were equipped with recording instruments. Eleven special water level gages, which were installed late in fiscal year 1960, were operated during July, August, and September, and 9 gages were installed in May and operated during June. The recorded data were reduced and tabulated. Water temperatures and other meteorological observations were made in connection with the hydrographic survey operations. Data collected by U.S. Lake Survey field sections, supplemented by information from numerous sources, were compiled for production of 51 revised chart editions, 3 new charts and 1 new chart volume, and 12 chart reprints. Modification in aids to navigation and other critical chart data was made by hand on 163,020 copies of the stock of printed charts to maintain it currently accurate to the date of issue or sale. This undertaking involved 1,978,299 separate opera- tions consisting of deletion of changed chart features and addition of the new features. Revised editions of 42 charts, and 11 reprints were processed and printed during the year. In addition to charts, 1,113 hydrographs of lake levels and 17,000 chart catalogs supplemented by 25,000 in- dividual lake outline sheets were printed. Chart sales for the year amounted to 103,308 copies. The proceeds of sales amounted to $99,843.00. An additional 20,075 charts were issued for official use. The 1961 edition of the Great Lakes Pilot was prepared, the copy was forwarded to the Government Printing Office for reproduction, and the publication became available in April 1961. Supplements Nos. 3 through 7 to the 1960 Pilot were prepared and the copy was provided to the printing contractor monthly from July through November 1960. Supplements Nos. 1 and 2 to the 1961 Pilot were prepared in a similar manner in May and June 1961. The U.S. Lake Survey, as agent for the Superintendent of Documents, sold 439 copies of the 1960 Great Lakes Pilot, during the fiscal year, and transmitted $1,097.50 to that official for such sales. An additional 42 copies of that issue of the publication were issued for official use. The 1961 edition of the Pilot is now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Engineer District Lake Survey. Sales of this edition of the Pilot amounted to 2,571 copies or $8,998.50. An additional 488 copies of that edition of the publication were issued for official use. Sales of supplements to the 1961 Pilot amounted to 429 sets, realizing $321.75 in sales proceeds. All Pilots which were issued were each complemented by a set of supplements. A total of TAGO 10070-B UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY 1553 $963.80 was realized from the sale of 930 Waterborne Commerce statistics publications, Parts 1-4. Proceeds of sale of 206 Part 5 and supplements thereto, Waterborne Commerce statistics publica- tions, or a total of $56.20 was transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents, An additional 605 copies of these publications were issued for official use. In addition to the above publications, a monthly lake level bulletin and tabulations of other hydraulic and hydrologic factors of the Great Lakes were sent to individuals, newspapers, vessel interests, industrial interests, and government agencies in both the United States and Canada to which the information is of concern. The monthly bulletin mentioned above was sent regularly to over 3,200 official and private recipients. Tabulations of river discharges, precipitation, stages at specific locations, and other data were also dispatched regularly to 250 additional receivers, these being primarily official. The foregoing operations were all maintenance. The total cost for the year was $723,276. Reimbursable printing work amounted to $107,489, of which $19,582 were received for reproducing project and other special maps for Corps of Engineers districts and the re- mainder was received for Army Map Service ground maps. The cost of printing navigation charts amounted to $26,652 and was charged against the revolving fund, these costs to be realized through the sale of charts to the public. To include the costs of revisory surveys and adjacent inshore soundings in the operations and maintenance budget for each project, direct allotments are not made to the U.S. Lake Survey for those purposes, but reimbursements for the work are made by the districts concerned. Reimbursable work under this cate- gory during the fiscal year 1961 amounted to $51,800 for inshore soundings and $99,000 for revisory surveys. Other reimbursable work accomplished by the Lake Survey for other district offices amounted to $89,098 during the fiscal year. The following work was accomplished during the fiscal year in connection with various international boards and committees: INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION The District Engineer and a member of his staff attended the semiannual appearances of the Great Lakes boards before the Inter- national Joint Commission in Ottawa and in Washington. INTERNATIONAL LAKE SUPERIOR BOARI) OF CONTROL Regular and systematic reports of pertinent water levels and recommendations regarding the regulation of Lake Superior as in- dicated by the current rule curve were furnished to the Board. INTERNATIONAL NIAGARA BOARI) OF CONTROL AND WORKING COMMITTEE The District Engineer and a member of his staff attended meetings of the Board in Ottawa and Washington. TAGO 10070-B 1554 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 INTERNATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL AND WORKING COMMITTEE The I)istrict Engineer and members of his staff attended 13 meet- ings of the Board and Working Committee: in Montreal three; Ottawa two; Toronto two; Detroit two; and in Cornwall, Chicago, New York, and Washington, one each. (1) Working Commivttee. The District Engineer, as Chairman of the United States Section of the Working Committee, initiated studies for the Board for the amelioration of low flow conditions in Montreal that resulted from regulation of Lake Ontario under Plan 1958-A. (2) Work Group of the Working Committee. The Lake Survey representative serving as a member of the United States Section of the Work Group attended three meetings of the Group, two meetings of the Working Committee, and one meeting of the Board. The Work Group is preparing a plan of regulation to ameliorate the low flows in Montreal Harbor which resulted under regulation in accord- ance with Plan 1958-A. (3) Committee on Levels and Flows. The District Engineer is the United States member of this Committee. The Committee held no formal meetings during the year. Two studies were made to determine the effects of probable future water supplies to Lake Ontario, and the reports thereon were made to the Board. The Com- mittee studied the effects on Lake Ontario levels and outflows of interim corrections to the Barnhart Powerhouse ratings and made reports to the Board. The computation of Lake Ontario preproject levels and outflows was continued. (4) Field Representatives. The l)istrict Engineer is the United States Field Representative. A supplementary design brief by the Power Entities pertaining to ice boom installation was reviewed and a report made to the Board. Reports on the peaking operations at the powerhouse were reviewed. A second brief by the Power Entities on the minimum profile resulting under Plan 1958-A was reviewed for the Board. (5) Regulation Representatives. The I)istrict Engineer is the United States Regulation Representative. In this capacity the re- sponsibility of computing each Wednesday (this was changed to Thursday on 20 May 1961) the regulated flow for the ensuing week in accordance with Plan 1958-A, of coordinating with Canada, and informing the Power Authority of the State of New York of the value, was continued. Collaboration with Canada in the collection of Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River data needed for the Lake Ontario regulation was continued. The Representative attended five formal meetings with the Operations Advisory Group (Group estab- lished in December 1960 to advise the Regulation Representative), and was on the site during anticipated ice forming periods. The Representatives reviewed one request of the Operations Advisory Group and one request from the Power Authority State of New York for deviation from Plan 1958-A, and made recommendations to the Board regarding the request. TAGO 10070-B UNITED STATES LAKE SURVEY 1555 ST. LAWRENCE JOINT WORKING COMMITTEE ON RIVER GAGING The District Engineer is Chairman of the United States Section. He and members of his staff attended one meeting of the Committee in Toronto during the year. An inspection of the St. Lawrence River water level gages was made, and monthly random checks were made of the water level record reductions of the Power Entities. Two field inspections were made with the Water Resources Branch, I)epart- ment of Northern Affairs and National Resources, of the procedures for the determination of the flow through the structures in the St. Lawrence Power Pool below Iroquois Dam. Random checks of the daily flow from Lake St. Lawrence through the several structures were made each month, and the checks were coordinated with the Water Resources Branch. The twelfth and thirteenth progress re- ports of the Committee were prepared and lpresented to the Inter- national St. Lawrance River Board of Control and the St. Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers. A complete study, including dis- charge measurements, of the powerhouse ratings was made and a report submitted thereon to the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control. COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON GREAT LAKES BASIC HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC DATA ANI) SUBCOMMITTEES The Chief Technical Assistant of the Lake Survey serves as a member of the United States Section of this Committee. Two meet- ings of the Committee were held during the year, in Ottawa and in Detroit. In addition to the Chief Technical Assistant, members of the Lake Survey staff that comprise the United States Sections of the Subcommittees attended these meetings. A Committee report en- titled "International Great Lakes DIatum, (1955)", prepared by one of its subcommittees, was approved and is being prepared for publication. (1) Lake Levels Subcommittee. The United States member of the Subcommittee attended three Subcommittee meetings, all in Detroit. A report entitled "Adjustment of Water Level Record to International Great Lakes DIatum (1955) " was prepared and sub- mitted to the Coordinating Committee. Work continued on the re- port to the Coordinating Committee entitled, "History of Water Level Gages in the Great Lakes Area." tUnited (2) River Flow Subcommittee. A report on Niagara River flows 1860-1925 was prepared by the States member and submitted to the Canadian members for their consideration. (3) Vertical Control Subcommittee. The United States member of the Subcommittee attended three meetings of the Subcommittee in Detroit. A report extending Interontional Great Lakes Datum (1955) throughout the Great Lakes was prepared and submitted to the Coordinating Committee. (4) Physical Data Subcommittee. Two reports indicating the progress of the Subcommittee studies were submitted to the Coordi- nating Committee. The Subcommittee agreed upon values of mean depth and the volume of water in Lake Ontario. Work was done on TAGO 10070-B 1556 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the determination of the Lakes Huron and Erie basin divide lines, and the determination of the drainage basin area on these lakes. Condition at end of fiscal year. All new work under the various )rojects has been completed. Work under the existing project is composed solely of maintenance. The total cost of new work under all projects since the inauguration of the survey in 1841 amounted to $6,729,811. New work under the existing project cost $2,755,914, and maintenance thereunder to June 30, 1961, cost $10,682,148, amounting to a total for the present p)roject during its 55 years of existence of $13,438,062. At the end of the fiscal year, Lake Survey publications available for issue to official users and for sale to the general public consisted of 114 charts of the Great Lakes and connecting rivers (including a volume of 13 sheets of the Michigan Inland Route), 5 charts of Lake Champlain, 3 charts (and a volume of 60 small charts) of the New York canals, 17 charts of the Minnesota-Ontario border lakes, the 1961 Great Lakes Pilot, and the supplements to the Pilot. In addi- tion, a hydrograph of mean monthly lake levels is published for free distribution and monthly bulletins of lake levels showing current elevations, comparisons with past levels, and forecasts of future levels are mailed to approximately 3,200 official and private re- cipients. Tabulations of river discharges, precipitation, and stages at specific locations on the lakes are also dispatched regularly to 250 additional receivers, the latter being primarily official. Numerous other tabulations and compilations of data in the charting, geodetic, hydraulic, and hydrologic fields are posted currently for use in answering the large number of inquiries for such data received each year. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year----.... 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ............ Appropriated----------------------------------------------------- ----- $6,729,811 Cost.........----------.......---------------------.........------------------............-----................-----------.. 16,729,811 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ $603,000 $618,500 $652,000 $660,350 $670,000 10,698,490 Cost-----------------........... .. 606,316 606,459 645,884 614,539 723,276 10,682,148 I Includes $3,973,897 for new work for previous projects. 2. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The cost of work during the year for collection and study of basic data in connection with International Water Studies was $12,000. TAGO 10070-B IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT This district comprises those drainage basins tributary to the Pacific Ocean that are in California between the Mexican bound- ary and Cape San Martin (about 265 miles north of the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor); the entire Colorado River drainage basin, which is in southeastern California, southeastern Nevada, southern and eastern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, western Colorado, western New Mexico, and Arizona; that part of the Great Basin that is in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, and southeastern California; and the United States parts of those small drainage basins in southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico west of the Continental Divide that drain southward into Mexico. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Page 15. San Antonio and Chino Creeks 1. Morro Bay Harbor, Calif. ....... 1558 channel, Santa Ana River 2. Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif.1560 basin (and Orange Coun- 3. Port Hueneme Harbor, Calif.1562 ty), Calif. .......................... 1613 4. Playa del Rey inlet and ba- 16. Prado Dam, Santa Ana River sin, Venice, Calif ................ 1565 basin (and Orange Coun- 5. Los Angeles and Long Beach ty), Calif ....................... 1614 Harbors, Calif. .................... 1569 17. Carbon Canyon Dam and 6. Navigation projects on which channel, Santa Ana River reconnaissance and condi- basin (and Orange Coun- tion surveys only were con- ty), Calif ............................ 1615 ducted during the fiscal year1574 18. Fullerton Dam, Santa Ana Other authorized navigation River basin (and Orange projects .............................. 1574 County), Calif. .................. 1616 19. Brea Dam, Santa Ana River Alteration of Bridges basin (and Orange Coun- ty), Calif .................. ........... 1617 8. Other authorized projects for 20. Santa Ana River basin, Calif.1618 alteration of bridges ....... 1575 21. Mill Creek levees, Santa Ana River basin, Calif. .............. 619 Flood Control 22. Devil, East Twin, and Warm 9. Santa Maria Valley levees, Creeks channel improve- Santa Maria River basin, ments and Lytle Creek Calif . .................... ........... 1576 levee, Santa Ana River ba- 10. Santa Clara River levee and sin, Calif. ........ 1...................1620 23. San Jacinto River levee and channel improvements, San- Bautista Creek channel, ta Clara River basin, Calif.1578 Santa Ana River basin, 11. Stewart Canyon debris basin Calif.......................... 1623 and channel, Ventura River 24. San Diego River basin, Calif.1624 basin, Calif ................ .......... 1579 25. West Fork Reservoir, Mojave 12. Los Angeles County drainage River basin, Calif ............ 1625 area, Calif ........................ 1580 26. Tahchevah Creek detention Project estimates .......... 1582 reservoir and channel im- Los Angeles River basin..1581 provements, Whitewater San Gabriel River basin..1592 River basin, Calif. ............. 1626 Rio Hondo basin ............. 1598 27. Alamo Reservoir, Bill Wil- Ballona Creek basin........1602 liams River, Ariz. ......... 1627 Authorizing acts ..............1605 28. Middle Gila River channel im- Project costs .................... 1606 provements, upper Safford 13. Santa Ana River basin (and Valley to Buttes Reservoir Orange County), Calif. ...... 1610 site, Gila River basin, Ariz.1628 14. San Antonio Dam, Santa Ana 29. Gila and Salt Rivers levee River basin (and Orange and channel improvements, County), Calif. ................... 1612 Gila River basin, Ariz. ...... 1630 1557 1558 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Flood Control--Continued Page Page 30. Tucson diversion channel, 39. Scheduling of flood-control Gila River basin, Ariz. ...... 1632 reservoir operations ............ 1643 31. Painted Rock Reservoir, Gila River basin, Ariz. .............. 1634 Shore Protection 32. Mathews Canyon Reservoir, 40. Anaheim Bay Harbor, Colorado River basin, Nev...1635 33. Pine Canyon Reservoir, Colo- Orange County, Calif., beach-erosion control ..........-1644 rado River basin, Nev.......1636 41. Doheny Beach State Park, 34. Diversion levees, detention ba- sins, and outlet channels on Orange County, protective beach and groins, Calif. .... 1645 tributaries of Las Vegas 42. Oceanside, San Diego County, Wash., Colorado River ba- Calif., beach-erosion controll1646 sin, Nev- ...................--------------.... 1637 35. Whitlow Ranch Reservoir, 43. Imperial Beach, San Diego Queen Creek, Gila River County, Calif., beach-ero- basin, Ariz ...-------...............----...-- sion control-..........................1648 1640 44. Other authorized 36. Other authorized flood-control shore-pro- projects ...................---------------- 1641 tection projects ................... 1650 37. Inspection of completed flood- control works ----....-----..--............-- 642 General Investigations 38. Flood-control work under spe- 45. Examinations and surveys .... 1651 cial authorization ............ 1642 46. Research and development .... 1652 1. MORRO BAY HARBOR, CALIF. Location. Morro Bay is on the Pacific coast, 110 miles south of Monterey Bay, 120 miles northwest of Santa Barbara Harbor, and nearly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5387.) Existing project. The project-document plan of improvement provides for 2 randomstone breakwaters, the upcoast breakwater extending 1,800 feet south by west from Morro Rock, and the downcoast breakwater extending west from the sandspit 1,399 feet, thence northwest 433 feet, a total distance of 1,832 feet; an entrance channel 16 feet deep and 350 feet wide; the Navy chan- nel 16 feet deep, ranging in width from 350 feet to 800 feet from the entrance channel to the town of Morro; Morro channel from the town of Morro to the lower bay, 12 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide; a stone dike extending from Morro Rock to the mainland, a distance of 1,600 feet; and a quarry-waste revetment levee extending for a distance of 6,930 feet along the waterfront at Morro, to retain marginal fills. A modified plan, to replace the project-document plan, was tentatively approved on March 15, 1961. The modified plan as tentatively approved provides for restoring deteriorated struc- tures and channels to substantially the dimensions existing at the completion of the original construction-except that the reconstructed breakwater would be 100 feet bayward of the original alinement and would have flatter side slopes and heavier armor stone. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 4.7 feet. The extreme range is about 8.5 feet. The Federal first cost for new work for the completed project was $2,612,093 from Navy funds. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $94,368. No maintenance work has been performed since 1958. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1559 The existing project, which was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, authorized (a) improvements as set forth in House Document 283, 77th Congress, 1st session; and (b) further harbor development as desired by the Navy Depart- ment in accordance with the plans on file in the office of the Chief of Engineers. A map of the modified plan as tentatively approved is contained in "Design Memorandum, General Design for Rehabilitation of North Breakwater and Continuing Main- tenance of Morro Bay Harbor, near Morro Bay, California," pre- pared by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Corps of Engineers, under date of December 1960. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The total first cost (paid by San Luis Obispo County) for required items of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization was $33,000; comprising $10,000 for an access road, $20,000 for a pier, and $3,000 for two floating docks. San Luis Obispo County also spent almost $150,000 during fiscal years 1960 and 1961 for harbor development and more than $9,000 for park development at the harbor. Prior to 1959, private interests had spent $60,960 for constructing mooring facilities on property leased from the county and about $150,000 for constructing mooring facilities on private property. Since that time, private interests have spent an additional $1,530,000 for harbor development, including shoreside facilities. The Wild- life Conservation Board has allocated $21,500 to the county for the construction of the 'Morro Bay small-boat center. Terminal facilities. Facilities, which are adequate for existing commerce, comprise 640 feet of existing piers constructed by the Navy, 550 feet of piers and 100 feet of floating docks constructed by San Luis Obispo County, 263 feet of floating docks con- structed by the California Division of Beaches and Parks, 1,100 feet of privately owned piers, and 4,762 feet of privately owned floating docks. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition and opera- tion studies were accomplished, and the modified plan was com- pleted except for minor revisions in design still under considera- tion. Costs were $15,480 from regular maintenance funds for reconnaissance and condition surveys, comprising $1,070 for work performed by contract and $14,410 for work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1946. The downcoast breakwater and the stone dike connecting Morro Rock and the mainland were completed in 1942; the retaining levee, the marginal fills along the waterfront, and the channel to the lower bay, in 1944; and the upcoast (Morro) breakwater, in 1946. Morro breakwater, which is sub- ject to pounding by heavy seas, is rapidly deteriorating; and the south breakwater is in need of minor repairs. The navigation channels were dredged to project dimensions in August 1956. Work remaining consists of harbor rehabilitation in accordance with the modified plan now being completed. The project was in usable condition at the end of the fiscal year. 1560 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Controlling depths were as follows: 1Feet Date ascertained Entrance channel 13 February 1961. Navy channel ...... 16 Do. Morrow channel .... .............. 12 August 1956. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total I Regular funds.................................................................. $1,243,839 $1,243,839 Navy funds ...................................... $2,612,093 307,945 2,920,038 Total, Federal funds ..... ............................ 2,612,093 1,551,784 4,163,877 Other funds ........ ....................................... ............. ..................... Total, all funds .............................................. $2,612,093 $1,551,784 $4,163,877 1Construction completed. Cost and financial statement Total to 1 Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ......................................... .................. ........ 2 $2,612,093 Cost .. ............................................ ..... .. ....................... 2 2,612,093 Maintenance: Appropriated .......... $439,466 $8,807 .......................... ............. 1,551,227 Cost 462,478 9,364 ............................ ....... 1,551,784 1 Construction completed. - Navy funds. : Includes $307,945 of Navy funds. 2. SANTA BARBARA HARBOR, CALIF. Location. Santa Barbara Harbor is on the Pacific coast, 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles Harbor and 320 miles southeast of San Francisco Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5261.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for main- tenance by dredging of depths existing in 1934 in the harbor formed by the breakwater constructed by local interests and permits the maintenance of the harbor by means of a fixed sand- intercepting plant to be provided and operated by and at the expense of local interests; the United States to make available for the operation of the plant an amount not exceeding $30,000 annually, whenever funds are allotted for such purpose, provided that there shall be deducted from such funds the actual cost of harbor maintenance found necessary if and when the intercepting plant has been installed. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.4 feet. The extreme range is about 10 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1561 The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $30,906. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 Maintenance by dredging of the present Senate Committee print, 73d depths into the harbor formed by the break- Cong., 2d sess. water constructed by local interests. Mar. 2, 1945 Permits maintenance by means of a fixed H. Ioc. 348, 77th Cong., 1st sand-intercepting plant to be provided and sess. (contains latest pub- operated by and at the expense of local lished map). interests, the United States to contribute to operating expense an amount not to exceed $30,000 annually, whenever funds are allotted therefor, the funds thus con- tributed to be reduced by actual cost of harbor maintenance if and when the inter- cepting plant has been installed. Prior to adoption by Congress, the work was authorized by the Public Works Administration. Local cooperation. No snecific local cooperation is required. However, $462,986 of non-Federal funds made available by local interests have been spent as follows: $450,322 to cover excess cost of depositing dredged material on the beach, over the esti- mated cost of similar dredging with disposal at sea; and $12,664 for dredging in the vicinity of the pier formerly owned by the Navy. In addition to the above, the city of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County have exnended for harbor imDrovements a total of $2,651.452, which includes a private donation to the city of about $450.000 for (a) the construction of that part of the existing breakwater that was constructed as a detached break- water; (b) the purchase of a hydraulic dredge and a dredge pipe- line; (c) the operation of the dredge; and (d) the construction of boat slips. Private local interests have expended $495,000 for miscellaneous harbor work. The city of Santa Barbara has entered into a contract with the United States to substitute, in lieu of the fixed sand-intercepting plant, a movable dredge to work within the protected area to shape the shoal resulting from the travel of sand around the breakwater so as to provide added protection within the harbor and to pump the surplus sand and future accretions from the harbor area to the downcoast beaches. The city will provide and operate a dredge of sufficient capacity to maintain an entrance channel into the harbor with a minimum depth of 15 feet and a minimum width of 300 feet. Subject to the availability of opera- tion and maintenance funds, the United States will reimburse the city on or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the sum not to exceed $30,000 toward the actual cost of condition surveys and operation of the dredge. This contract, dated March 6, 1956, was executed March 22, 1956, to be effective as of July 1, 1956. Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities consist of a wharf 2,200 feet long, a pier 335 feet long, a landing float, an open mooring and slip anchorage for small craft, and a launching ramp for small craft. The wharf, which is equipped with warehouse, 1562 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 loading facilities, and facilities for small-craft repair, is used for general cargo and for servicing fishing and oil-exploration boats. The pier, which was constructed by the Navy, is now operated by the city of Santa Barbara and is used for servicing pleasure craft and light commercial boats. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Condition surveys and maintenance-dredging reports submitted by the city of Santa Barbara were audited, condition surveys were made to confirm those submitted by the city of Santa Barbara, and the city of Santa Barbara was reimbursed under the terms of the main- tenance-dredging contract. The costs, all from regular funds, were $30,063, comprising $30,000 for maintenance performed by contract and $63 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The city of Santa Barbara has submitted evidence that it has maintained an adequate entrance channel into the harbor. Controlling depths were as follows: Feet Date ascertained Entrance channel ............. ......... .. .. ....... ..-----.......... ....... 15 June 1961. North anchorage ......... ................ -----.......... .................. 10 March 1959. South anchorage ......... ..........--- .. -------- -------------------------- 14 Do. Navy channel .. Do. 15.Do..................................--..... 15 Stearns wharf ........... ...... ....................................... 18 Do. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Re'ular funds ...........................-- ...-- ---- ....------------- $ 796,374 .---------------------------... $ 796,374 Public works funds ................... .................. ................................ 29,198 29,198 W orking funds 1 --... ........................................... 11,000 11,000 Total, Federal funds ........................................... 836,572 836,572 Other contributed funds 2 ................. 462,986 462,986 Total, all funds ............................. ......... $1,299,558 $1,299,558 1 Represents work performed with Federal funds in addition to funds for existing project. 2 Non-Federal funds spent by the Corps for maintenance-dredging betterments desired by local interests. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 Maintenance: Appropriated .... $30,600 $30,566 $31,400 $31,911 $30,304 $836,832 Cost ................ 30,605 30,620 31,273 31,969 30,063 836,572 1 Includes $29,198 public works funds; includes $11,000 working funds for work performed in addition to existing project. Does not include $462,986 of non-Federal funds (other contrib- uted funds) spent by the Corps for maintenance-dredging betterments desired by local interests. 3. PORT HUENEME HARBOR, CALIF. Location. Port Hueneme Harbor is on the coast of California, 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles Harbor and 345 miles south of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1563 5007 and 5202.) The harbor is locally known as Ventura County Harbor. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for es- tablishment of a harbor for light-draft vessels on the coast of southern California about a mile northwest of the existing harbor of Port Hueneme and for construction of shore-protection works. Ventura County, the sponsor of the project, requested modifica- tion of the document plan of harbor improvement to utilize more land now unimproved and less subdivided land and submitted a modified plan that was adopted and approved by the district engineer. This plan, which provides facilities for berthing and servicing about 500 small craft and commercial fishing boats at approxi- mately the same site as that under the document plan, provides for an entrance channel 20 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and about 1,650 feet long-protected by two parallel jetties about 1,300 feet long; an entrance basin 20 feet deep, 300 to 750 feet wide, and about 1,750 feet long; an inner basin 10 feet deep, 900 to 1,400 feet wide, and 1,200 to 2,000 feet long; and a side basin 10 feet deep, 100 to 250 feet wide, and 900 feet long. The dredged material, amounting to 6,238,000 cubic yards from the entrance channel, interior basins, and sandtrap was deposited in the feeder beach area to restore the downcoast shoreline. The plan also provides for the construction of a 2,300-foot-long offshore break- water placed to form a sandtrap in conjunction with the jetties about 1,000 feet seaward from the offshore ends of the jetties and normal to them. About 1,600,000 cubic yards of material are to be dredged each biennium from the sandtrap formed by the jetties and the breakwater. This material will also be deposited to restore the downcoast shoreline as long as Federal ownership of lands and improvements necessitates such protection. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The mean tidal range in this area is 3.7 feet; the diurnal range is 5.4 feet; and the extreme range, about 10.5 feet. The latest (1960) approved estimate of Federal first cost of new work on the project as modified is $6,430,000 (including $29,500 for preauthorization studies and $1,220,000 of Navy funds but not including a cost to the Coast Guard for installation of aids to navigation). The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 362, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). A map of the modified plan is contained in "Design Memorandum No. 1, General Design for Harbor and Shore Protection Works near Port Hueneme, California," prepared by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, under date of May 1957. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands and rights-of-way properly cleared, access roads, and relocation of utilities neces- sary for construction and maintenance of the improvement; to provide adequate facilities for berthing, servicing, and maintain- ing small craft, open to all on equal terms; to establish a public body empowered to regulate the use and development of the 1564 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 harbor facilities; to acquire and hold in the public interest lands bordering the harbor to a width sufficient for proper utilization of the harbor; to maintain and operate all necessary harbor facili- ties except those parts of the project that are constructed by the United States; to eliminate and prohibit pollution of the bathing beaches affected; to hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction and maintenance of the im- provement; and to make fish-cannery sites available and to encourage the construction of canneries by private interests. The authorizing act also provides that the biennial dredging and bypassing of beach material be continued at Federal expense only so long as Federal ownership or use of the lands and im- provements necessitates such protection. Ventura County Board of Supervisors supplied the required assurances by resolution dated July 24, 1956, which was accepted by the district engineer on July 31, 1956. Action taken by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors toward compliance with requirements of local cooperation is as follows: (a) developed, through hired consulting engineers, a master plan that indicates phasing of harbor facilities as required and provides for future development of more harbor area as needed; (b) initiated action in acquiring some 282 lots and 2 acreage parcels; (c) relocated existing water-company wells; and (d) acquired, by gift, a 110- acre parcel, with an appraised value of $240,000. Ventura County has expended, to date, a total of $2,200,000 (including $7,000 for a master-plan report) for items of local cooperation. No funds have been expended by private interests. The latest (1960) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for required items of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization is $3,880,000. Terminal facilities. No existing terminal facilities are at the site of the authorized harbor. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging operations were continued. Work on the detached breakwater was com- pleted. Costs were $2,675,364 from regular funds, comprising $2,658,359 for new work performed by contract and $17,005 for new work performed by hired labor; $204,287 from other con- tributed funds, comprising $199,374 for new work performed by contract and $4,913 for new work performed by hired labor; and $373,159 from Navy funds, comprising $359,719 for new work performed by contract and $13,440 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started on February 25, 1959. Construction of the north and south jetties was completed in June 1959 and September 1959, respectively. Construction of the detached breakwater was completed in Octo- ber 1960. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the dredging, which is now about 90 percent complete. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS - -LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1565 Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .............................-............................. $4,904,534 ....................... $4,904,534 Navy funds ........................... ..... ...... 1,104,605 ...................... 1,104,605 6,009,19 Total, Federal funds.......................6,009,139................................ ................ 6,009,139 Other contributed funds 1......................................... 206,976 ....... 206,976 Total, all funds ......................................... $6,216,115 ..... .......... $6,216,115 1 This amount plus $320,395 still on deposit is included in non-Federal costs of $2,200,000. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ............................................ $690,000 $2,163,800 $2,222,000 $5,164,300 Cost .................. $9,286 $657 219,021 1,921,781 2,675,364 1 4,904,534 1 Not including $1,104,605 of Navy funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........ ................... $82,616 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................. 82,616 OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ......................... 205,000 $........... $ 8,000 $213,000 Cost ..... .................................... 2,689 204,287 206,976 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 50, 1961 ............................................. $6,024 4. PLAYA DEL REY INLET AND BASIN, VENICE, CALIF. Location. Playa del Rey is on Santa Monica Bay on the coast of California, 20 miles northwest of Los Angeles Harbor and 410 miles southeast of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 5101 and 5144.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for es- tablishment of a harbor for light-draft vessels at Playa del Rey, on the coast of southern California. Los Angeles County, the sponsor of the project, requested modification of the document plan because the county believes that the large central water area uses a larger part of the Marina site than is necessary for navi- gation; that the side basins have narrow entrances that will re- tard water circulation, causing fouling of water in the basins; that greater use of the area available is economically desirable owing to high cost of acquisition; that the central entrance chan- nel isolates a large section of beach between it and Ballona Creek; and that several schools and colleges in the tributary area are interested in shell racing and no straight stretch of water of the required length is provided. The modified plan, which replaces the document plan, was approved by the Chief of Engineers on June 29, 1956. 1566 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 This modified plan, with certain further modifications in accord- ance with the 1959 master plan of local interests, provides for protected berthing facilities for about 7,000 small craft and facilities for parking 2,500 trailer-mounted craft. The improve- ment would include an entrance and main channel, 700 to 1,000 feet wide, having a combined length of about 10,000 feet and dredged to depths of 20, 15, and 10 feet below mean lower low water. From the outer ends of the jetties inland for about 5,100 feet, the project depth would be 20 feet; thence, for about 2,300 feet to a point opposite the middle of mole 2, the project depth would be 15 feet; and thence, for about 2,600 feet to the north end of the main channel, the project depth would be 10 feet. An additional 2 feet for advance maintenance is added to the 10-foot depth. The existing north Ballona Creek jetty would be extended 760 feet to function as the south jetty of the entrance channel and as a barrier between the flood channel and entrance channel; and a new jetty about 2,000 feet long would be constructed at the north side of the entrance channel. The improvement would also include eight 600-foot-wide side basins ranging in length from about 1,200 feet to 2,400 feet, with intervening moles about 350 feet wide. All basins would be dredged to a depth of 10 feet, except in basins A and B, where the east ends would be dredged to 15 feet to accommodate large boats. The dredged material, amounting to about 12,500,000 cubic yards, is to be utilized for construction of the moles and for deposition on adjacent lowlands and beaches. Federal participation is limited by the authorizing act to 50 percent of the cost of the entrance jetties and of the entrance and main channel. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The mean tidal range is 3.7 feet, the diurnal range is 5.6 feet, and the extreme range is about 10.5 feet. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost of new work on the project as modified is $2,350,000 (including $30,000 for Coast Guard costs). The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 389, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). A map of the modified plan is contained in addendum No. 1 to "Design Memoranidum No. 1, General Design for Playa Del Rey Inlet and Harbor, Venice, Calif.," prepared by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, under date of November 1956. This modified plan is now further modified to conforrr to the 1959 master plan of local interests. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) con- tribute 50 percent of the cost of constructing the entrance jetties, dredging the entrance and main channels, and revetting the banks adjoining the entrance channel-all of which work is to be performed by the United States; (b) provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way necessary for construction and maintenance of the improvement and supply suitable spoil- disposal areas for initial work and subsequent maintenance when and as required; (c) secure and hold in the public interest the lands bordering on the proposed development to a width sufficient for proper functioning of the harbor; (d) remove and relocate all interfering facilities, including oil wells, and relocate and con- RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1567 struct public utilities as required; (e) construct bulkheads or stone revetments on the side and end slopes of the basins and moles; (f) provide for vacating or relocating roads and high- ways; (g) clear all structures and improvements from the rights- of-way required for the proposed construction by the United States; (h) relocate the tide gates, which connect the main Venice canal with the Ballona Creek flood-control channel, from the right bank of the flood-control channel to the north bank of the entrance channel; (i) provide adequate berthing facilities and other facilities for small craft; (j) provide adequate park- ing areas, access roads, and landscaping; (k) establish a public body to regulate the use and development of all harbor facilities, which shall be open to all on equal terms; (1) dredge or bear the actual cost of dredging the side basins; (m) maintain and oper- ate the entire project except the aids-to-navigation, the entrance jetties, the stone revetments constructed by the United States, and the project depths in the entrance and main channels; (n) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvement; (o) agree that construction of a project as recommended shall not relieve local interests of responsibility for stabilization of the beach fill at Santa Monica (see Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 2d sess., approved Sept. 3, 1954; and H. Doc. 277, 83d Cong., 2d sess., titled "Ap- pendix II, Coast of California, Point Mugu to San Pedro Break- water, Beach Erosion Control Study") ; (p) relocate that part of the Venice sewer that crosses the proposed harbor site as soon as possible, to prevent unreasonable delay in the completion of the project; and (q) adopt a precise finalized plan of alternative schematic plan No. 2. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, by resolution adopted October 30, 1956, has assured the United States that Los Angeles County will fulfill all the items of local cooperation required by law. This resolution was accepted by the district engineer and approved by the Chief of Engineers on November 7, 1957. Action taken by local interests toward compliance with requirements of local cooperation are as follows: (a) supplied all necessary rights-of-way for construction of the entire project; (b) contributed its share of the cost of constructing the jetties and of dredging; (c) removed buildings, oil wells and derricks, utilities, and other interfering facilities in sufficient time so as not to interfere with construction; and (d) continued negotiations for the relocation of the pressure sewerline crossing the project. To date, Los Angeles County has expended or contracted to ex- pend $21,588,000 for the Playa del Rey project. No funds have been expended by local private interests. However, Los Angeles County has awarded leases to local private interests subject to their spending at least $700,000 for miscellaneous structures. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for required items of local cooperation is $21,200,000, including required contributed funds of $2,280,000. Terminal facilities. No terminal facilities exist at the site. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging was con- tinued. Costs were $394,230 from regular funds, comprising 1568 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 $387,374 for new work performed by contract and $6,856 for new work performed by hired labor; $770,875 from required contributed funds for new work performed by contract; and $1,109,523 from other contributed funds, comprising $1,089,587 for new work performed by contract and $19,936 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started on February 10, 1958. Construction of the jetties, which are in good condition, was completed in November 1958; and construction of the bases for navigation aids was completed in September 1959. Dredging is about 75 percent complete. Work remaining consists of completing the dredging and the revetment. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ....................................... $1,791,893 ............................ $1,791,893 Total, Federal funds ............................. 1,791,893 ....................... 1,791,893 Required contributed funds ...................... 1,913,263 ...................... 1,913,263 Other contributed funds 1 ..................... ........ .. 1,218,291 ........................... 1,218,291 Total, all funds ................ .............. ....... $4,923,447 ........................... $4,923,447 1 An additional $631,709 of other contributed funds is on deposit. To date, local interests have paid or contracted to pay a total of $21,588,000 for the project. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $280,000 $360,000 $935,000 .................. $154,000 $1,796,000 Cost .............. 40,984 446,279 379,249 $481,658 394,230 1,791,893 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961................................... .............. $ 3,688 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.......................................... ....... 524,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962................... 527,688 REQUIRED CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $380,000 $824,000 ..................... $1,254,500 ............. $2,458,500 Cost ....................................... 142,383 $612,589 387,416 $770,875 1,913,263 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......................... ......... ........ $264,038 OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .................................. $297,250 RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1569 5. LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS, CALIF. Location. Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors are on the Pacific coast, 410 miles southeast of San Francisco Harbor and 96 miles northwest of San Diego Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5147.) Previous projects. Los Angeles Harbor. There was no proj- ect for the outer harbor prior to the existing project. Original project for the inner harbor was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, August 2, 1882, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, July 18, 1918, and March 3, 1925. Long Beach Harbor. There was no previous project. For further details, see page 1977 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1646 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a stone breakwater 11,152 feet long (San Pedro breakwater) ex- tending eastward from Point Fermin; for a stone-and-earth detached breakwater 18,500 feet long (middle breakwater) ; for a stone-and-earth detached breakwater 13,350 feet long (Long Beach breakwater) ; for maintenance of the original Long Beach breakwater south of the outer end of pier A (now an integral part of pier A as extended) ; for an entrance channel 1,000 feet wide and 40 feet deep to outer Los Angeles Harbor, with a turn- ing basin 3,500 feet long and 1,500 feet wide of the same depth opposite the end of pier 1, and enlargement of the entrance to the inner harbor by dredging to a depth of 35 feet a triangular area at the junction of the inner harbor with this turning basin; for irregular anchorage areas (areas A and B) 40 feet deep adja- cent to the 40-foot-depth entrance channel; for an inner-harbor channel (Los Angeles channel) 35 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide, with a turning basin at its north extremity 35 feet deep; for a channel (East Basin channel) 35 feet deep and 650 feet wide ex- tending from the turning basin to slip No. 5; for a channel (Cer- ritos channel) 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from slip No. 5 to a turning basin in Long Beach inner harbor; for a turning basin 35 feet deep in Long Beach inner harbor; for an entrance channel to Long Beach inner harbor 35 feet deep and 300 to 500 feet wide; for a settling basin at the mouth of the Los Angeles River diversion channel, the dredged material to be deposited on the beaches eastward therefrom to Belmont pier; for a silt-diversion channel (Los Angeles River) for the protection of Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors; and for maintenance of the entire project except the silt-diversion channel. Dredging in East Basin was authorized as a modification of the existing project by act approved September 3, 1954. Local in- terests have dredged about 1,290,000 cubic yards of material from the basin by using their own funds for which they were re- imbursed by the Federal Government. Approximately 700,000 yards of material remain to be dredged by the Federal Govern- ment. Dredging in West Basin to a depth of 35 feet was authorized as a modification of the existing project by act approved July 14, 1960. 1570 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.5 feet. The extreme range is about 10 feet. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost of new work for the existing project is $33,124,000, including $966,000 and $1,790,000 for dredging in East Basin and West Basin, respectively, as modifications of the existing project, and $4,000 for the Coast Guard. The estimate does not include the cost of constructing 6,000 feet of the middle breakwater by the Navy Department. Except for reconnaissance and condition surveys, no maintenance has been accomplished since April 1946 when maintenance dredging was accomplished at a cost of about $183,200. Rehabilitation of the 12,500-foot middle-breakwater section constructed by the Corps of Engineers was accomplished in December 1947 at a cost of about $786,690. Local cooperation. Seven of the acts authorizing the project require local cooperation. (See next page for all authorizing acts.) The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, requires that local interests (a) assume responsibility for all losses and dam- age claims, (b) provide necessary rights-of-way, (c) defray the cost of accessory roads and bridges, and (d) maintain the im- provement after its completion. The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, requires local interests to supply assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that channel No. 3 and turning basin in Long Beach Harbor will be deepened to 30 feet without cost to the United States. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, requires that local interests take the following action: (a) cede to the United States, in lieu of that part of the military reservation at Reservation Point that will be required for widening the main enitrance chan- nel, an equivalent area to the east, adjoining the present Federal holding; and (b) dredge, at local expense, a portion 200 feet in width for the proposed 30-foot channel along the eastern, north- ern, and western sides of West Basin. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, requires local interests to give satisfactory assurances that the dredging of East channel to a satisfactory depth will be carried out coincident with the work of the Federal Government. The River and Harbor Act of October 17, 1940, requires no local cooperation except that, if local interests desire to use dredged material to reclaim land or to build up beaches in addi- tion to that recommended therein, the cost in excess of the cheap- est dredging and disposal methods should be borne by local interests. The River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, requires local interests to (a) provide, without cost to the United States, all rights-of-way; (b) provide and maintain adequate public termi- nal and transfer facilities; (c) accomplish, without expense to the United States, alterations required in sewer, water-supply, drainage, and other utility facilities, as well as their maintenance; (d) dredge slip "Y" in West Basin; and (e) remove and relocate existing small-boat facilities in East Basin. RIVERS AND HARBORS - LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1571 The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 breakwater 8,500 feet long, easterly of A S. Doc. 18, 55th Cong., 1st Point Fermin. sess. June 25, 1910 Extension of said breakwater to shore, mak- H. Doc. 969, 60th Cong., 1st ing a total length of 11,152 feet from sess. Point Fermin. July 25, '1912 Dredging in Los Angeles outer harbor west of Rivers and Harbors Committee the entrance channel. Doc. 8, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8, 1917 For the slit-diversion works Rivers and Harbors Committee .................................. Doc. 9, 64th Cong., 2d sess. Sept. 22, 1922 Triangular area approach to Los Angeles in- H. Doc. 1013, 66th Cong., 3d ner harbor entrance channel. sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Dredging the Los Angeles Harbor main H. Doc. 349, 68th Cong., 1st channel and entrance 35 feet deep and sess. 1,000 feet wide, dredging the inner harbor turning basin 35 feet deep, and for rec- lamation of Reservation Point. July 3, 1930 A detached breakwater 12,500 feet long in Rivers and Harbors Committee prolongation of the existing breakwater Doc. 33, 71st Cong., 2d sess. (authorized by act of June 3, 1896). Widening the fairway on the easterly side of Do ............ S. Doc. 130, 71st Cong., 2d the entrance to Los Angeles inner harbor, sess. dredging a channel 35 feet deep and 650 feet wide in the east basin from the turn- ing basin to United States station 406; dredging 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide in Cerritos channel from United States sta- tion 406 to the Long Beach turning basin; a turning basin 35 feet deep at Long Beach; for the entrance channel to Long Beach Harbor, 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide and for maintenance of the Long Beach breakwater south of the outer end pier A. This act provides that in no case shall dredging be done within 50 feet of established pierhead lines or existing piers and wharves. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging the 1,000-foot-wide entrance chan- Senate Committee print, 74th nel to Los Angeles outer harbor to 40-foot Cong., 1st sess. depth and for a turning basin, 3,500 feet long and 1,500 feet wide to the same depth and enlargement of the entrance to the inner harbor by dredging to 35-foot depth a triangular area at its junction with the turning basin. Oct. 17, 1940 Dredging to a depth of 40 feet, areas A and H. Doc. 843, 76th Cong., 3d B adjacent to the 40-foot-depth entrance sess. channel: the construction and maintenance of a rubblemoun breakwater of the com- posite type about 21,000 feet long in an easterly direction from the northeast end of the existing detached breakwater; dredg- ing about 4,000,000 cubic yards initially for a settling basin at the mouth of the Los Angeles River diversion channel, and de- positing the material on the beaches east- ward therefrom to Belmont pier; mainte- nance dredging of areas A and B, and at the mouth of the Los Angeles River diver- sion channel; all subject to such modifica- tions as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable to meet the requirements of the Navy. Sept. 3, 1954 Dredging to a depth of 35 feet in East Basin H. Doc. 161, 83d Cong., 1st as a modification of the existing project. sess. (contains latest pub- This act provides "That The Secretary of lished map). the Army is hereby authorized to reimburse local interests for such work as they may have done upon this project prior to July 1, 1953, at actual cost to local interests so far as the same shall be approved by the Chief of Engineers and found to have been done in accordance with the project hereby adopted: Provided further, That such re- imbursement shall be subject to appropria- tions applicable thereto or funds available therefor and shall not take precedence over other pending projects of higher priority for harbor improvements: And provided further, That such payments shall not ex- ceed the sum of $500,000." July 14, 1960 Dredging to a depth of 35 feet in West Basin H. Doc. 401, 86th Cong., 2d as a modification of the existing project. sess. (contains latest pub- lished map). I a 1572 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The River and Harbor Act of July 14, 1960, requires local interests to (a) provide without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable disposal areas necessary for initial dredging and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to initial dredging work and subsequent main- tenance; (c) provide and maintain at local expense adequate public terminal and transfer facilities open to all on equal terms; and (d) accomplish without expense to the United States, all required alterations in sewer and other utility facilities. Except for items of local cooperation required under the terms of the act of July 14, 1960, all items of local cooperation required under the terms of the authorizing acts have been fully complied with. For all items of local cooperation-both required and not required--the city of Los Angeles has expended to date (1961) a total of $116,438,907, and the city of Long Beach has expended to date (1961) a total of $137,000,000, including $63,924 supplied to the Federal Government to pay the cost of non-Federal dredg- ing required under the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, and $335,575 supplied to the Federal Government to pay the increased cost 9o depositing dredged material at the desired loca- tion, in accordance with the River and Harbor Act of October 17, 1940. As of June 30, 1961, local private interests had ex- pended a total of $38,517,309 in Los Angeles Harbor and $105,000,000 in Long Beach Harbor for harbor improvements. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for all items of local cooperation required under the authorizing acts is $546,000, including $100,000 for East Basin and $110,000 for West Basin. Terminal facilities. In Los Angeles Harbor, there are 76,292 linear feet of wharves, of which 68,631 linear feet are owned by the city and 7,661 linear feet are owned by private interests. In addition to the above, the city has 1,435 linear feet of wharves under contract. In Long Beach Harbor, there are 56,180 linear feet of wharves and bulkheads. The city owns 32,613 linear feet (26,627 linear feet developed and 5,986 linear feet under development). Private interests own 5,217 linear feet of developed wharves and bulk- heads and 2,880 not suitable for berthing. The Federal Govern- ment owns 15,470 linear feet of developed wharves and bulkheads. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were performed. Condition at end of fiscal year. The 11,152-foot San Pedro breakwater was completed in 1912; the silt-diversion works, in 1923; the Los Angeles inner-harbor channels and turning basin, in 1931; the Long Beach entrance channel, in 1932; the Los An- geles Harbor entrance channel, in 1937; and the outer-harbor turning basin, in 1939. The 18,500-foot (middle) breakwater, comprising 12,500 feet built by the Corps of Engineers and 6,000 feet built by the Navy, was completed in 1942. The 13,350-foot (Long Beach) breakwater was completed in 1949. Dredging from the settling basin at the mouth of the Los Angeles River diversion channel was completed in 1946. Dredging of areas A and B was RIVERS AND HARBORS - -LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1573 completed in February 1949. The East Basin dredging desired by the city of Los Angeles was completed by the city in July 1953. Reimbursement was made to the city for this dredging in January 1957. About 700,000 cubic yards of material remain to be re- moved by the Federal Government. No work has been done on dredging West Basin. The existing project as a whole is about 90 percent complete. Controlling depths were as follows: Feet Date ascertained Los Angeles Harbor: Entrance channel ........ .................... ............................. 40 July 1949. West anchorage area (outer harbor) ....... ................... 40 Do. East anchorage area (outer harbor) ...................................... 40 Do. Turning basin (outer harbor) ............................................... .. .. 40 Do. Main channel ...........................................................- 35 Do. Turning basin (inner harbor) .............................- .... 35 Do. East Basin channel and Cerritos channel from slip 5 to Los Angeles-Long Beach city boundary .................................. 32 May 1953. Long Beach Harbor: Entrance channel ................................................. .... ......... ..... 40 February 1956.* Turning basin ......................................... . . .... 51 January 1958.* Cerritos channel from Los Angeles-Long Beach city boundary to Long Beach turning basin ............... . ....... ...... 50 December 1957.* Settling basin at mouth of Los Angeles River diversion 25 April 1946. channel ... ................ ......................... * Survey by Long Beach Harbor Department. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds 1 ......... ............... . $28,288,809 $2,701,175 $30,989,984 Public works funds ........................... .......... 1,593,667 ........ ........... 1,593,667 Emergency relief funds ......................... 996,792 ....... ................... 996,792 Total, Federal funds ................. ......... 30,879,268 2,701,175 33,580,443 Other contributed funds 2 ............... .... 335,575 87,120 422,695 Total, all funds ............................................. $31,214,843 $2,788,295 $34,003,138 I Includes $22,000 for preauthorization studies for the West Basin modification. 2 Non-Federal funds spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests. Note. Does not include Federal funds spent by the Navy for new work on the middle breakwater. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ...--. $485,000 ................................................. $22,000 ................ $33,066,315 Cost ..... ..... 485,00 ............................................ 22,000 ........................ 33,066,315 Maintenance: Appropriated .. 9,040 $5,300 $286 ............................................. 2,840,522 Cost ................. 8,998 5,658 ............. ............. 2,840,522 I Includes $2,187,047 for new work and $139,347 for maintenance for previous projects. Does not include $422,695 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests: i.e., $335,575 for new work and $87,120 for maintenance. Includes $22,000 for preauthorization studies for the West Basin modification. Does not include Federal funds spent by the Navy for new work on the middle breakwater. Note. New work includes $1,593,667 public works funds, a credit of $33,050 from transfer of land at Reservation Point, and $996,792 emergency relief funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................................... $2,245,000 1574 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 6. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Date reconnaissance Name of project Cost during and condition fiscal year surveys conducted Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif. ................. $10,279 Fiscal year 1961. Morro Bay Harbor, Calif. .............................. 15,480 Do. Newport Bay Harbor, Calif. ............. .. 225 Do. San Diego Harbor, Calif. ........................... 2,278 Do. $28,262 Total cost during fiscal year ................................. 1 Including the cost of preparing a project plan for rehabilitation of the harbor. 7. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Federal cost Federal For last full to June 30, 1961 Estimated Federal report Federal estiate see C-eration amount (last date Name of project Annual and required to of Report Construction te- complete for- for ma nte- revision) nance Newport Bay Harbor, Calif .... 1958 Redondo Beach Harbor, Calif .. San Diego Harbor, Calif. .......... 1958 1958 3 1 $ 797,997 3,890,645 e 9,264,401 $126,243 4 714 292,908 $1,014,003 None 435,599 2 $1,812,000 b 4,200,000 2 9,700,000 San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif. ............ 1960 ' 9,792,127 1,356 None 8 10,100,000 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif .............. .... 1937 ....................... 568,417 54,715 None 9568,417 1 Does not include $796,897 of non-Federal funds (required contributed funds) for new work for which local interests were required to contribute one-half of the cost. 2 Revised 1959. 3Includes minor completion costs of $12,348 ($11,593 for work done by contract and $755 for work done by hired labor) in fiscalyear 1960; and $1,992 ($1,910 for work done by contract and $82 for work done by hired labor) in fiscalyear 1961. 4 Comprises $525 for fiscalyear 1961 and $189 not previously reported for fiscal year 1960. 5 Construction completed. 6 Does not include $4,441 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) for betterments desired by local interests and $254,795 of Navy funds to reimburse the Corps of Engineers for dredging the entrance channel in fiscal year 1961 to a depth of 42 feet MLLW (or 2 feet below project depth). 7 Does not include $557,832 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) for betterments desired by local interests. Includes minor completion costs of $9,798 ($8,596 for work done by contract and $1,202 for work done by hired labor) in fiscal year 1961. 8 Construction completed. However, project is being held open pending a model study that has been requested to investigate surge in the east anchorage (Quivera Basin) during heavy seas outside. Estimate revised 1958. 9 Construction completed. Study authorized for modification of existing project. ALTERATION OF BRIDGES-LOS ANGELES, 1575 CALIF., DISTRICT 8. OTHER AUTHORIZED PROJECTS FOR ALTERATION OF BRIDGES Federal cost For last to June 30, 1961 Estimated Federal full report Federal cost Name of project seeamount estimate Annual Operation ou (last date Report Construction and required to of for- mainte- complete revision) nance Removal of West Basin bridge, Los Angeles Harbor, Calif. .... 1958 $119,495 None........ None........ 1 $119,495 1 1959 estimate reflecting revocation of funds in the amount of $505. 1576 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 9. SANTA MARIA VALLEY LEVEES, SANTA MARIA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. Santa Maria Valley levees would be located along the Santa Maria River and Bradley Canyon in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Calif., about 60 miles northwest of the city of Santa Barbara. The improvements along the Santa Maria River would extend for about 21.9 miles from Fugler Point (at the junction of the Cuyama and Sisquoc Rivers) to the Pacific Ocean. The improvements along Bradley Canyon would extend from the canyon mouth to the Santa Maria River. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for levee and channel improvements along the Santa Maria River and along Bradley Canyon. The principal features of that plan include: (a) Constructing about 17 miles of revetted levee along the left bank of the Santa Maria River from Fugler Point to State High- way No. 1 bridge at Guadalupe, about 5 miles of revetted levee along the right bank of the Santa Maria River from a point about 11/4 miles downstream from U.S. Highway No. 101 to a point about 11/2 miles upstream from the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, and about 1.8 miles of channel and revetted levee from the mouth of Bradley Canyon to the Santa Maria River; (b) clear- ing about 21.9 miles of channel along the Santa Maria River from Fugler Point to the Pacific Ocean; and (c) raising the existing Southern Pacific Railroad bridge. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $5,280,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954. The levees would be a part of a compre- hensive improvement, including the multiple-purpose Twitchell Reservoir that was completed in 1958 on the Cuyama River by the Bureau of Reclamation. (See H. Doc. 400, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Responsible local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; (c) pay for all necessary railroad, high- way, and utility relocations except for railroad bridges and ap- proaches; (d) maintain and operate all the works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (e) agree to adjust all water-rights claims result- ing from operation of the improvements; and (f) keep the flood channel below Twitchell Dam free from encroachment. Local interests were notified of the required conditions on March 1, 1957. The Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County, by Resolution 16597, adopted March 25, 1957, supplied assurances that the required conditions would be met. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation is $1,110,000. Santa Barbara County has expended, to date, a total of about $1,105,557 for the requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. No funds have been expended by local private interests. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1577 Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of part 2 (512 miles of levee and channel improvement along the Santa Maria River downstream from part 1) was completed; contract plans and specifications for part 3 (the balance of the levee and channel improvement along the Santa Maria River upstream from Guadalupe and along upper Bradley Canyon) and for part 4 (the channel clearing between Guadalupe and the Pacific Ocean) were completed; and construction of part 3 was initiated in April 1961 under a continuing contract. Preparation of the operation and maintenance manual was continued. Costs were $1,825,268 from regular funds, comprising $1,754,772 for new work performed by contract and $70,496 for new work performed by hired labor; and $34,194 from other contributed funds, comprising $17,274 for new work performed by contract and $16,920 for new work per- formed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of part 1 was initiated in June 1959 and completed in January 1960; construc- tion of part 2 was initiated in April 1960 and completed in April 1961; and construction of part 3 was initiated in April 1961 and is about 15 percent complete. Preparation of the operation and maintenance manual is about 90 percent complete. Work remain- ing consists of completion of construction of levees along part 3 of the Santa Maria River and along part 3 of upper Bradley Canyon; channel clearing in part 4; and completion of the opera- tion and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New w )rk Maintenance Total Regular funds ..........................- 3,353,525 $3,353,525..................... Total, Federal funds .................................. $3,353,525 3,353,525 Other contributed funds 1.... ....... 35,224 ....... 35,224 Total, all funds .............. .......................... $3,388,749 $3,388,749 ..... ........... 1 This amount plus $91,896 on deposit with the Corps of Engineers but not yet spent as of June 30, 1961, is included in non-Federal costs of $1,105,557 for required items of local cooper- ation under terms of the project authorization. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $62,000 $63,000 $355,000 $1,723,700 $1,085,000 $3,387,700 56,356 Cost .................. 54,667 179,277 1,138,957 1.825,268 3,353,525 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ... $............. 4,016 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................ 1,922,000 1,926,016 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................. 1578 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...................................................... ................ $20,520 $106,6 00 $127,120 Cost .... ................................................................. ..... 1,030 34,194 35,224 Other new work data: . Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .....-------------...... --------------..................$3,895 10. SANTA CLARA RIVER LEVEE AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, SANTA CLARA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvement is along the lower Santa Clara River in Ventura County, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement for the Santa Clara River and its tributaries, Santa Clara River basin, Calif., provides for an active unit and an inactive unit. The active unit, which is described here, is an improvement for the protection of the Oxnard Plain, the city of Oxnard, and an important naval base at Port Hueneme by: (a) The construction of a paved levee along the left side of the Santa Clara River from the west end of South Mountain to U.S. Highway No. 101 bridge, a distance of approximately 4.7 miles; (b) bank protection downstream from the highway bridge to the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge; (c) protection of railroad-bridge piers; and (d) channel clearing and rectification. The latest (1960) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $2,140,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. (See H. Doc. 443, 80th Cong., 1st sess.) Perti- nent information on the inactive unit is given in a subsequent tabulation, "Other Authorized Flood-Control Projects." Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish with- out cost to the United States the necessary rights-of-way and bear the cost of all utility relocations, hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, adjust all claims concerning water rights arising from the improvement, perform any work necessitated by the effect of flood control on stream regimen, and maintain and operate the works after com- pletion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Army. The latest (1960) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation is $920,000. Ventura County has expended to June 30, 1960, a total of about $914,000 for the requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. No funds have been expended by local private interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the project was completed, and preparation of the operation and maintenance manual was continued. Costs were $466,952 from regular funds, comprising $462,580 for new work performed by contract and $4,372 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, which was initiated in June 1959, was completed in April 1961. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1579 Preparation of the operation and maintenance manual is about 90 percent complete. Work remaining consists of completion of the operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ...............-....................................-- -...-- ..--. $2,165,753 $2,165,753 Total, Federal funds ...................... .. 2,165,753 2.165,753 O ther funds t................ ......................... ........... Total, all funds ......................-------------------------- $2,165,753 $2,165,7'53 Note. Not including non-Federal costs of $913,650 paid direct by local interests for re- quired items of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- $38,000 $62,000 $422,000 $1,268,000 $330,753 $2,165,753 Cost .- 30,998 52,630 128,666 1,441,657 1466,802 2,165,753 1 Includes pending adjustments of -$150 not reflected under "Operations and Results Dur- ing Fiscal Year." 11. STEWART CANYON DEBRIS BASIN AND CHANNEL, VENTURA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvement is in Ventura County on a tributary of the Ventura River and extends from the mouth of Stewart Canyon through the city of Ojai, approximately 14 miles above the mouth of the Ventura River. Existing project. This plan of improvement provides protec- tion for the city of Ojai, Calif., by construction of a debris basin at the mouth of Stewart Canyon and a rectangular concrete channel and a covered conduit extending through the city of Ojai, Calif., to a natural channel of adequate capacity. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $870,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 323, 77th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) furnish all' necessary rights-of-way; (b) assume responsibility for all damage claims; (c) pay the cost of all necessary highway, bridge, and utility alterations; (d) maintain the improvements after completion; and (e) pay the difference between the cost of an open channel and a covered conduit. Local interests were notified of required conditions (a), (b), (c), and (d) on March 9, 1960. The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County by Resolution No. FC-1010, adopted March 15, 1960, supplied assurances that those required conditions would be met. Local interests were notified of required condition (e) on March 17, 1961. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for required items of local cooperation is $280,000, including 1580 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 required contributed funds that are presently estimated at $130,000 for the difference between the cost of an open channel and a covered conduit. Ventura County has expended, to June 30, 1961, a total of $1,100 for the requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. No funds have been expended by local private interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of the project plan was completed. Costs were $5,904 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project plan is complete. Work remaining consists of preparation of the contract plans and specifications, construction of the project, and preparation of operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .......................----------------------------------. $114,339 ................. $114,339 Total, Federal funds ..........................-----------------------.. 114,339 .................. . 114,339 Other funds .......................................................... Total, all funds .........................---------------------------. $114,339 ....... $114,339 Note. Not including non-Federal costs of $1,100 for required items of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization and non-Federal costs of $8,500 for local cooperation in connection with a previous emergency project. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated------------ ..................... --------------- $30,000 $60,000 ....... $148,242 Cost ......... ......... ... ............. 15,724 34,469 $5,904 114,339 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................... $ 33,903 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...............-------------------...... 33,903 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............................ 721,758 12. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvement is along the Los Ange- les and San Gabriel Rivers, the Rio Hondo, and Ballona Creek, and tributaries thereof in Los Angeles County, Calif. Previous project. Prior to the authorization of the existing project, flood-control improvements in the Los Angeles metro- politan area were undertaken as emergency relief projects. For further details, see detailed report on pages 1768 to 1772, in- clusive, of the Annual Report for 1941, together with supple- mental cost information on page 1602 of the Annual Report for 1942; on page 1535 of the Annual Report for 1943; and in foot- note 3 of cost and financial summary for Los Angeles County drainage area, California, Federal funds, on a following page of this Annual Report. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1581 The general plan of improvement of the existing project. The plan of improvement (usually referred to as the general compre- hensive plan of improvement) provides for improvements in four stream basins in Los Angeles County, Calif., as follows. The Los Angeles River basin, the San Gabriel River basin, the Rio Hondo basin, and the Ballona Creek basin. Additional information is presented on following pages, in the following order: (a) The estimated Federal and non-Federal costs for all units of improvement under the comprehensive plan of the existing project are listed in the table on the following page; (b) Under subsequent center subheadings for each of the four stream basins, pertinent information on the existing project, the local cooperation, the operations and results during fiscal year, and the condition at the end of fiscal year is given for each unit of improvement in that stream basin; (c) Pertinent information on the authorizing acts for the existing project is given in a table following the discussions of the four stream basins; and (d) Total costs and cost and financial summaries for the existing project are given in tables following the information on the authorizing acts. LOS ANGELES RIVER BASIN Existing project. For the Los Angeles River basin, the plan (as amended by pertinent data in approved general design memo- randums and in as-constructed drawings) provides for the Sepul- veda, Hansen, and Lopez flood-control reservoirs; debris basins at the mouths of 15 tributary canyons; improvement of 47.9 miles of main channel and 53.2 miles of tributary channels; and recon- struction of more than 100 bridges. In general, standard proj- ect floods are used as channel-design floods and reservoir-design floods. All units of improvement in the Los Angeles River basin are described in following paragraphs. a. Blanchard Canyon. The plan of improvement provides for a debris basin at the mouth of the canyon and for an open, rectangular concrete channel to Verdugo Wash channel (a dis- tance of 0.73 mile). b. Blue Gum Canyon. The plan of improvement provides for a debris basin at the mouth of the canyon and for an open, rectangular concrete channel to Haines Canyon channel (a dis- tance of 0.44 mile). c. Burbank-Eastern system. The plan of improvement pro- vides for four debris basins (Sunset, Elmwood, Childs, and Hill- crest) and 5.97 miles of rectangular concrete channel. The plan of improvement provides for utilizing an existing debris basin in Brand Canyon. Each of the debris basins is to be connected by tributary channels to the main channel of the Burbank-Eastern system, which extends to the Los Angeles River near Flower Street in the city of Glendale. Because most of the alinement is restricted to existing streets, practically all of the channel is covered. 1582 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Latest approved estimated cost 1961 Project unit Federal Local 1 Total UNITS IN $70,000,000 PROJECT Los Angeles River basin: Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. $2,510,500 storm drain Haines Canyon............................................------------------------------- Hansen flood-control reservoir .............................. $2,510,500 524,300 11,337,700 ------------------------ ------------------------ 524,800 11,337,700 Los Angeles River channel: Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd. Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Blvd.. 41,843,200 34,200 I............ ------------------------ ------------------------ 41,843,200 34,200 S e pu l ved a fl oo d- c o n t r o l r es er v o i r . . . . _-.... . .__ -- ......... 6,655,600 ------------------------ 23,500 ------------------------ 6,655,6.00 23,500 Sycamore Wash Verdugo Wash, Concord St. to upper Canada bridge 835,600 ------------------------ 835,600 San Gabriel River basin: San Gabriel River channel: San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir - ... 2,023,300 2,023,300 Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Walnut Creek ..... 32,300 32,300 Santa Fe flood-control reservoir.......................... 12,647,100 12,647,100 Rio Hondo basin: Alahambra Wash: ............................ 1,150,600 ..---- .....-. 1,150,600 Ballona Creek basin: Ballona Creek channel and jetties .................... 1,670,600 ............ 1,670,600 Subtotal -......... ......... 81,288,500 ..................... 81,288,500 +~ UNITS OUTSIDE $70,000,000 PROJECT Los Angeles River basin: Blanchard Canyon . 362,800 $88,000 450,800 Blue Gum Canyon ...........................- 226,100 59,000 285,100 Burbank-Eastern system 6,817,800 413,000 7,230,800 Burbank-Western system (lower) ........................... 1,278,800 286,000 1,564,800 Burbank-Western system (upper).............. 4,989,300 2,900,000 7,889,300 Caballero Creek ......-... 1,381,400 670,000 2,051,400 Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. storm drain 148,300 ----------------------- 148,300 Compton Creek, Hooper Ave. storm drain to Main St. . ......--------- ----------------------- --------------- 1,166,500 454,000 1,620,500 Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Blvd. channel .......... 492,500 250,000 742,500 Lopez Canyon diversion 722,500 650,000 1,372,500 Lopez Canyon flood-control reservoir............ 728,800 ----------------------- 728,800 Los Angeles River channel: Owensmouth Ave. to Lankershim Blvd.. 16,999,600 4,200,000 21,199,600 Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd.. 9,742,500 ----------------------- 9,742,500 Stewart and Gray Rd. to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge ......... . . . 5,935,800 54,300 5,990,100 Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean 22,373,700 10,500,000 32,873,700 Pacoima Wash channel .-. 3,178,100 1,300,000 4,478,100 Tujunga Wash channel 7,359,400 2,532,000 9,891,400 Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris basin 944,100 31,500 975,600 Wilson Canyon and Mansfield St. channel ........-- 4,005,900 630,000 4,635,900 Winery Canyon ......... 631,600 140,000 771,600 San Gabriel River basin: Coyote Creek .......-------- 16,633,300 6,000,000 22,633,300 Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash ..................... 1,583,400 700,000 2,283,400 M arshall Creek .............. ...... 1,685,000 250,000 1,935,000 San Gabriel River channel: Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir ...........-.-.. . . 5,748,800 1,800,000 7,548,800 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Pacific Ocean 18,261,500 3,880,000 22,141,500 Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash ...................... 5,317,500 1,400,000 6,717,500 Walnut Creek system 17,791,700 7,130,000 24,921,700 Walnut Creek inlet channel . 2,879,000 1,100,600 3,979,600 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir ...------------ 32,175,000 38,300 32,213,300 Rio Hondo basin: Arcadia Wash system 5,062,500 1,900,000 6,962,500 Eaton W ash .....-------------- 4,225,100 1,163,000 5,388,100 Rio Hondo channel: Peck Rd. to Rosemead Blvd. (upper)............ 4,535,800 800,000 5,335,800 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to L os Angeles R iver (low er) -.-.-.-.-.... . . . . 8,040,900 2,100,000 10,140,900 Rubio Canyon diversion ....................... 1,066,400 278,000 1,344,400 Santa Anita Wash ....--------------- . 3,035,800 790,000 4,805,100 Sierra Madre W ash ........ -------------------------------- 979,300 Sawpit Wash ..........................----- ............... 2,348,600 850,000 3,198,600 Sierra Madre Villa channel 846,400 360,000 1,206,400 FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1583 Latest approved estimated cost 1961 Project unit Federal Local' Total Ballona Creek basin: Ballona Creek channel $600,500 $....0.5...0.--..-..--...........$ ........................ $600,500 0 Benedict Canyon ................... ........- - 10,485,500 $1,252,000 11,737,500 Centinela Creek .................... ........ ...... 3,910,300 4,255,000 8,165,300 Higgins and Coldwater Canyons-------- - 4204,300 310,000 4,687300 Rexford Canyon .................-- 4,204,300 173,000 Sawtelle-Westwood system -...--... ...-.......... 9,884,400 1,900,000 11,784,400 Subtotal -------------------..........----------..-----...... 250,786,500 63,587,700 314,374,200 Preauthorization studies ---.... 100,000 ...... . 100,000 Grand total for comprehensive plan ....... 332,175,000 63,587,700 395,762,700 1 Approved by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District as of June 30, 1961. d. Burbank-Western system (lower). This unit is on Burbank Wash. The plan of improvement provides for a rectangular reinforced-concrete channel and appurtenant structures extend- ing a distance of approximately 1.6 miles from Burbank Boule- vard to the inlet channel, which extends 0.7 mile to the Los Angeles River above Victory Boulevard. The channel is designed to provide adequate protection from erosion and overflow damage by uncontrolled floodwaters of the Burbank-Western system for the residential and industrial properties in or adjacent to the valley area between Burbank Boulevard and the Los Angeles River. e. Burbank-Western system (upper). This unit is on Burbank Wash. The plan of improvement provides for a debris basin in La Tuna Canyon; a reinforced-concrete channel extending down- stream from the La Tuna Canyon debris basin to a junction with the Burbank-Western system (lower); the enlargement of the existing debris basin in Stough Canyon; and a reinforced-concrete channel, partly open and partly closed, from the Stough Canyon debris basin to the Burbank-Western channel. f. Caballero Creek. This unit is on Caballero Creek. The plan of improvement provides for an open, rectangular reinforced- concrete channel extending a distance of approximately 2.6 miles from the Santa Monica Mountains to a point on the Los Angeles River upstream from Lindley Avenue in the San Fernando Valley. g. Compton Creek. This unit comprises two reaches: (1) Los Angeles River to Hooper Avenue storm drain and (2) Hooper Avenue storm drain to Main Street. The plan of improvement for the downstream part (Los An- geles River to Hooper Avenue storm drain) provides for 3.5 miles of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel from a point upstream from the mouth of Hooper Avenue storm drain to a point downstream from Greenleaf Avenue in the city of Compton, 0.5 mile of rock-paved trapezoidal channel downstream from Greenleaf Avenue, and 2.3 miles of improvement completed be- tween Alameda Street and the Los Angeles River under the pre- vious project. This part provides protection for a large part of the southern part of the city of Los Angeles and for the low-lying area in and around the city of Compton. 1584 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The plan of improvement for the upstream part (Hooper Avenue storm drain to Main Street) provides for an open, rec- tangular, concrete channel from Main Street to the upper end of the concrete channel at the Hooper Avenue storm drain (a dis- tance of 2.1 miles). h. Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Boulevard channel. The plan of improvement for Dead Horse Canyon provides for a debris basin at the mouth of the canyon and for an open, rectangular concrete channel to Verdugo Wash channel (a distance of 0.50 mile). The plan of improvement for Royal Boulevard channel provides for a debris basin at the mouth of the canyon and for an open, rectangular concrete channel to Verdugo Wash channel (a dis- tance of 0.53 mile). i. Haines Canyon. This unit includes a rectangular reinforced- concrete channel from Plainview Avenue to the mouth of Haines Canyon (a distance of 1.8 miles), thus completing a channel 3.6 miles long from Tujunga Wash to the existing debris basin, which was reconstructed by construction of a reinforced-concrete spill- way and outlet structure, enlargement of the earthfill embank- ment, and excavation in the basin. Construction of the channel between Tujunga Wash and Plainview Avenue was initiated under the previous project. The project intercepts the runoff from 7 square miles of mountainous terrain and protects the cities of Tujunga and Sunland. j. Hansen flood-control reservoir. This unit is on Tujunga Wash approximately 9.4 miles above its junction with the Los Angeles River. The unit includes a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 10,475 feet, a maximum height of 97 feet above stream- bed, and a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of about 32,000 acre-feet (Nov. 1945) at spillway crest (excluding 1,500 acre- feet of dead storage space); an uncontrolled spillway 284 feet in length, located near the center of the dam where bedrock is available; and outlet works through the dam near the center of the structure. The operation of the reservoir regulates the run- off from a tributary area of 147 square miles, reducing the flow of a design flood from 53,000 to 21,400 cubic feet per second. k. Lopez Canyon diversion. This unit comprises an open, rectangular, reinforced-concrete channel 1.7 miles long from a point near the confluence of Indian and Lopez Canyons to Hansen flood-control reservoir in Tujunga Wash. 1. Lopez flood-control reservoir. This unit is on Pacoima Wash approximately 6 miles above its confluence with Tujunga Wash. The improvement serves principally as a debris basin. The plans provide for a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of about 1,300 feet, a maximum height of about 50 feet above streambed, and a debris-control and flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 209 acre-feet at spillway crest (Dec. 1959). The operation of the reservior regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 34 square miles, reducing the flow of a design flood from 32,000 to 31,000 cubic feet per second. The partly regulated and desilted outflows will discharge into the Pacoima Wash channel. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1585 m. Los Angeles River channel, Owensmouth Avenue to Lanker- shim Boulevard. This unit includes a reinforced-concrete chan- nel from Owensmouth Avenue to the upper end of Sepulveda Reservoir (5.5 miles) and from Sepulveda Dam to Lankershim Boulevard (7.1 miles). n. Los Angeles River channel, Lankershim Boulevard to Stewart and Gray Road. This unit comprises an upstream reach and a downstream reach. The plan of improvement for the upstream reach (Lankershim Boulevard to Niagara Street) is a rectangular concrete channel 1.7 miles in length. The plan of improvement for the downstream reach (Niagara Street to Stewart and Gray Road) provides for channel im- provements, as follows: A rectangular concrete channel from Niagara Street to Burbank-Western Wash (1.7 miles) ; a trape- zoidal channel with concrete slab or grouted-rock protection from Burbank-Western Wash to a point about 1,400 feet above Dayton Avenue (7.5 miles) ; a channel with concrete invert and either sloping concrete sidewalls or vertical sheet steel-pile or concrete retaining walls, depending on rights-of-way available and the proximity of main-line railroads on each bank, from a point about 1,400 feet above Dayton Avenue to Soto Street (5.4 miles); and a trapezoidal channel with concrete slab or grouted-rock bank protection from Soto Street to Stewart and Gray Road (6.2 miles). Additional work consists of repairs to invert at Spring, Main, and Alhambra Streets; and of paving of soft-bottom channels from Victory Boulevard to Dayton Avenue and from Soto Street to Stewart and Gray Road. o. Los Angeles River channel, Stewart and Gray Road to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge. This unit includes levees with grouted-cobblestone bank protection and concrete- paved invert (a distance of 2.4 miles). The unit provides protec- tion for the low-lying areas of Los Angeles, South Gate, and Lynwood. p. Los Angeles River channel, Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Elec- tric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean. This unit includes a trap- ezoidal channel from the Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Rail- way bridge to Pacific Ocean (a distance of 10.4 miles), with a paved invert upstream from Willow Street and a soft-bottom invert downstream from Willow Street. q. Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Boulevard. The improvement for this part of the unit from Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean, provides channel rectification of the Los Angeles River at Long Beach Boulevard for a distance of about 0.4 mile, by the removal of about 154,000 cubic yards of material. The improvement removed a constric- tion in the river channel upstream from the city of Long Beach. r. Pacoima Wash channel. This unit includes the following channel improvements extending from Lopez flood-control reser- voir to the confluence with Tujunga Wash channel: 5.9 miles of trapezoidal channel with reinforced-concrete invert and grouted- cobblestone slopes and 0.6 mile of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel. 1586 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 s. Sepulveda flood-control reservoir. This unit is on the upper Los Angeles River, approximately 43.1 miles above the mouth. The unit includes a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 15,443 feet, a maximum height of 57 feet above streambed, and a flood- control reservoir with a capacity of 17,440 acre-feet (Nov. 1944) at the top of the spillway-crest gates in the raised position; a spillway 399 feet in length, near the center of the dam; and outlet works through the dam near the center of the structure. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 152 square miles, reducing the flow of a design flood from 42,500 to 16,500 cubic feet per second. t. Sycamore Wash. This unit, which consists of 0.07 mile of mostly covered reinforced-concrete conduit at the junction of Sycamore Wash with the Los Angeles River between San Fer- nando Road and the Southern Pacific railroad, provides an outlet for the existing improved channel through the city of Glendale. That channel, including 0.6 mile of improved channel completed under emergency relief projects, will receive the runoff from an area of 7.7 square miles in the southern part of the city of Glen- dale. Local interests contemplate construction of a relief bypass channel, when required by future development. u. Tujunga Wash channel. This unit is an open, rectangular, concrete channel extending from the existing structure at Hansen flood-control reservoir to the Los Angeles River (a distace of 9.3 miles). The unit provides flood protection for residential areas in the San Fernando Valley. v. Verdugo Wash, Concord Street to upper Canada bridge. This unit (of which only 1.2 miles were constructed under the existing project) includes the following improvements along Verdugo Wash: 4.4 miles of reinforced-concrete channel connect- ing existing improved channels at both ends of the wash between Concord Street and upper Canda Boulevard bridge, in the city of Glendale. The unit, including a debris basin and improved chan- nel completed in part under emergency relief projects and in part by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, provides protection for the city of Glendale. w. Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris basin. The plan of improvement provides for (1) enlargement of an existing debris basin, which is at a point where the wash turns south through the pass between the Verdugo Mountains and the San Rafael Hills; and (2) reconstruction of the channel from the debris basin downstream to the reconstructed channel at the upper Canada Boulevard bridge (a distance of 0.87 mile). x. Wilson Canyon and Mansfield Street channels. This unit in- cludes debris basins at the mouths of two canyons at the west end of the San Gabriel Mountains; 3 miles of rectangular, reinforced- concrete channel (1.3 miles of open channel and 1.7 miles of cov- ered channel) extending from the Wilson Canyon debris basin to the existing improved Pacoima Wash channel; and 1.6 miles of rectangular, reinforced-concrete channel (0.3 mile of open channel and 1.3 miles of covered channel) extending from the Mansfield Street debris basin to a point midway of the Wilson Canyon chan- nel. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1587 y. Winery Canyon. The plan of improvement provides for a debris basin at the mouth of the canyon and for an open, rectangu- lar, concrete channel to Hay Canyon channel (a distance of 2.06 miles). Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the following units or parts of units in the Los Angeles River basin: Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Avenue storm drain. Haines Canyon. Hansen flood-control reservoir. Lopez flood-control reservoir. Los Angeles River channel: Lankershim Boulevard to Stewart and Gray Road. Long Beach Boulevard. Sepulveda flood-control reservoir. Sycamore Wash. Verdugo Wash, Concord Street to upper Canada bridge. Local interests are required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; to bear the expense of all highway and highway- bridge modifications; to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; and to maintain and operate all the works after completion for the following units or parts of units in the Los Angeles River basin: Blanchard channel. Blue Gum Canyon. Burbank-Eastern system. Burbank-Western system (lower). Burbank-Western system (upper). Caballero Creek. Compton Creek, Hooper Avenue storm drain to Main Street. Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Boulevard channel. Lopez Canyon diversion. Los Angeles River channel: Owensmouth Avenue to Lankershim Boulevard. Stewart and Gray Road to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge. Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean. Pacoima Wash channel. Tujunga Wash channel. Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris basin. Wilson Canyon and Mansfield Street channel. Winery Canyon. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for items of local cooperation required in the authorizing legisla- tion is given in a preceding table under the heading, "The General Plan of Improvement of the Existing Project." Information on the amount already expended by local interests in connection with the project is given in a subsequent table, "Project Costs." Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of the basic operation and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project to reflect operation and main- tenance of debris basins as well as channel units was initiated during the fiscal year. Preparation of inserts for channel units was continued, and preparation of inserts for debris basins was initiated. Information on other operations and results for the fiscal year is given in following paragraphs for all units in the Los Angeles River basin. All fiscal year costs listed below are from regular funds. Fiscal year costs from other contributed 1588 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 funds are reflected in the cost and financial summary for other contributed funds. a. Blanchard Canyon. Operations consisted of continuing preparation of the project plan. Costs were $11,034 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. b. Blue Gum Canyon. Operations consisted of initiating prep- aration of the project plan only to the extent of acquiring aerial photography. Costs were $1,687 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. c. Burbank-Eastern system. Operations consisted of continuing preparation of the project plan. Costs were $204,402 from regu- lar funds, comprising $25,647 for new work performed by con- tract and $178,755 for a new work performed by hired labor. d. Burbank-Western system (lower). No operations were per- formed during the fiscal year. e. Burbank-Western system (upper). Operations consisted of completing construction of the unit. Costs were $1,513,458 from regular funds, comprising $1,507,627 for new work performed by contract and $5,831 for new work performed by hired labor. f. Caballero Creek. Operations consisted of completing con- struction of the unit. Costs were $1,096,314 from regular funds, comprising $1,089,717 for new work performed by contract and $6,597 for new work performed by hired labor. g. Compton Creek. Operations consisted of (1) accomplishing minor completion items in connection with grouting of rock pav- ing upstream from Alameda Street to the Pacific Electric Railway bridge and (2) maintaining the channel in good operating condi- tion from the Los Angeles River to Hooper Avenue storm drain. Costs were $11,012 from regular funds, comprising $159 for new work performed by contract, $659 for new work performed by hired labor, and $10,194 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Three minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, November 26, 1960, and January 26, 1961, producing peak discharges of 1,640, 1,010, and 1,620 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 18 percent of channel capacity. h. Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Boulevard channel. Opera- tions consisted of initiating preparation of the project plan only to the extent of acquiring aerial photography. Costs were $384 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. i. Haines Canyon. Operations consisted of maintaining the channel upstream from Plainview Avenue and the debris basin in good operating condition. Costs were $8,120 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. The deposition of detrital material in the basin was negligible. j. Hansen flood-control reservoir. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition and administer- ing real estate. The operation and maintenance manual was com- pleted. Costs were $27,001 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1589 k. Lopez Canyon diversion. Operations consisted of completing construction of the unit. Costs were $545,410 from regular funds, comprising $542,181 for new work performed by contract and $3,229 for new work performed by hired labor. 1. Lopez flood-control reservoir. Operations consisted of com- pleting acquisition of rights-of-way, maintaining the dam in good operating condition, and administering real estate. Costs were $6,256 from regular funds, comprising $2,326 for new work per- formed by contract, $244 for new work performed by hired labor, and $3,686 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Reservoir storage was negligible. m. Los Angeles River channel, Owensmouth Avenue to Lanker- shim Boulevard. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. n. Los Angeles River channel, Lankershim Boulevard to Stew- art and Gray Road. Operations consisted of maintaining the channel in good operating condition. Costs were $93,734 from regular funds, comprising $1,053 for new work (minor comple- tion items) performed by contract, $21,250 for new work (minor completion items) performed by hired labor, and $71,431 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Three minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, November 26, 1960, and January 26, 1961, producing the following peak discharges: (1) at Mariposa Street, 7,400, 3,450, and 5,550 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak dis- charge was 13 percent of channel capacity; (2) at Dayton Avenue, 7,890, 3,640, and 6,060 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 8 percent of channel capacity; and (3) at Firestone Boulevard, 7,980, 4,300, and 6,710 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 7 percent of channel capacity. o. Los Angeles River channel, Stewart and Gray Road to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. p. Los Angeles River channel, Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Elec- tric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean. No operations were per- formed during the fiscal year. q. Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Boulevard. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. r. Pacoima Wash channel. No operations were performed dur- ing the fiscal year. s. Sepulveda flood-control reservoir. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition and administer- ing real estate. Costs were $39,425 from regular funds for main- tenance performed by hired labor. One minor storm occurred on November 5, 1960, producing a peak inflow of 5,700 cubic feet per second and a peak outflow of 5,700 cubic feet per second. Reservoir maximum storage was 54 acre-feet, or less than 1 percent of gross storage at spillway crest. t. Sycamore Wash. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Three minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, January 26, 1590 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1961, and March 15, 1961, producing peak discharges of 413, 128, and 227 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 16 percent of channel capacity. u. Tujunga Wash channel. No operations were performed dur- ing the fiscal year. v. Verdugo Wash, Concord Street to upper Canada bridge. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Three minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, November 26, 1960, and January 26, 1961, producing peak discharges of 676, 332, and 493 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 2 percent of channel capacity. w. Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris basin. Opera- tions consisted of continuing preparation of the project plan. Costs were $1,805 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. x. Wilson Canyon and Mansfield Street channel. Operations consisted of completing the project plan, completing contract plans and specifications, and initiating construction of part 1 from Astoria Street to Pacoima Wash. Costs were $481,795 from regu- lar funds comprising $329,496 for new work performed by con- tract and $152,299 for new work performed by hired labor. y. Winery Canyon. Operations consisted of initiating prepara- tion of the project plan only to the extent of acquiring aerial photography in connection with the acquisition of aerial photog- raphy for other units in the project. No costs were involved for the Winery Canyon unit. Condition at end of fiscal year. That part of the basic opera- tion and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project that applies to channel units is complete, and the inserts are complete for some of the channel units that are constructed. Work remaining to be done on this manual con- sists of (1) completing revision of the basic manual to reflect operation and maintenance for debris basins as well as channel units. (2) completing the inserts for the channel units, and (3) completing the inserts for the debris basins. Other information on condition at the end of fiscal year is given in following para- graphs for all units in the Los Angeles River basin. a. Blanchard channel. Preparation of the project plan is about 15 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. b. Blue Gum Canyon. Preparation of the project plan has been started. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. c. Burbank-Eastern system. Preparation of the project plan is about 50 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. d. Burbank-Western system (lower). This unit was completed in 1949. No work remains to be done. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1591 e. Burbank-Western system (upper). This unit was completed in January 1961. No work remains to be done. f. Caballero Creek. Construction of this unit was initiated in May 1960 and completed in February 1961. No work remains to be done. g. Compton Creek. The condition of the two parts is as fol- lows: The original construction of the downstream part (Los Angeles River to Hooper Avenue storm drain) of the Compton Creek unit was completed in 1939. Grouting of the rock paving in the vicinity of the Pacific Electric Railway bridge was started in May 1959 and was completed in October 1959. Work remaining con- sists of reimbursements to local interests for rights-of-way. The upstream part (Hooper Avenue storm drain to Main Street) of the Compton Creek unit was completed in 1951. No work remains to be done. h. Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Boulevard channel. Prepara- tion of the project plan has been started. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the con- tract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. i. Haines Canyon. This unit was completed in 1938. No work remains to be done. j. Hansen flood-control reservoir. The dam was completed in 1940. The operation and maintenance manual is completed. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the reservoir-regula- tion manual. k. Lopez Canyon diversion. Construction of this unit was initiated in May 1960 and completed in December 1960. No work remains to be done. 1. Lopez flood-control reservoir. The dam was completed in November 1954. The operation and maintenance manual is com- pleted. Work remaining to be done consists of preparing the reservoir-regulation manual. m. Los Angeles River channel, Owensmouth Avenue to Lanker- shim Boulevard. Construction was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. n. Los Angeles River channel, Lankershim Boulevard to Stew- art and Gray Road. Construction was completed in 1956 except paving of the invert (Soto Street to Randolph Street), which was completed in December 1959. Work remaining consists of reim- bursing local interests for rights-of-way. o. Los Angeles River channel, Stewart and Gray Road to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge. Construction was completed in 1954. No work remains to be done. p. Los Angeles River channel, Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Elec- tric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean. Although construction of the unit was completed in 1958, permanent channel construction, replacing temporary channel construction in connection with bridge construction by local interests, was completed in fiscal year 1960. q. Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Boulevard. Per- manent construction as part of the Los Angeles River channel. 1592 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean, was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. r. Pacoima Wash channel. This unit was completed in 1954. No work remains to be done. s. Sepulveda flood-control reservoir. The dam was completed in 1941. Work remaining to be done consists of completion of the operation and maintenance manual, which is 90 percent complete, and the reservoir-regulation manual. t. Sycamore Wash. This unit was completed in 1937. No work remains to be done. u. Tujunga Wash channel. This unit was completed in 1952. No work remains to be done. v. Verdugo Wash, Concord Street to upper Canada bridge. This unit was completed in 1939. Work remaining to be done consists of reimbursement to local interests for rights-of-way. w. Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris basin. Preparation of the project plan is about 1 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. x. Wilson Canyon and Mansfield Street channel. The project plan and the contract plans and specification are completed. Construction of part 1 has been initiated and is about 22 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of constructing the unit. y. Winery Canyon. Preparation of the project plan has been started. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. SAN GABRIEL RIVER BASIN Existing project. For the San Gabriel River basin, the plan (as amended by pertinent data in approved general design memo- randums and in as-constructed drawings) provides for the Santa Fe and Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoirs, debris basins at the mouths of 7 tributary canyons, improvement of 31.2 miles of main channel and 69.2 miles of tributary channels, and recon- struction of more than 125 bridges. In general, standard project floods are used as channel-design floods and reservoir-design floods. All units of improvement in the San Gabriel River basin are described in following paragraphs. a. Coyote Creek. The plan of improvement provides for im- provement of about 10 miles of the main Coyote Creek channel extending upstream from the confluence with the San Gabriel River and improvement of about 4 miles of the channel of North Fork of Coyote Creek between Leffingwell Road and the main channel. The channels would be trapezoidal with unpaved invert and with side-slope protection. Stabilizer structures would be provided in the upstream 3 miles of the main channel invert. b. Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash. The plan of improve- ment for Emerald Wash provides for construction of (1) a debris FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1593 basin with a capacity of 20,000 cubic yards on Emerald Wash and one with a capacity of 60,000 cubic yards on the east branch of Emerald Wash; and (2) an open, rectangular, concrete channel, ranging in width from 12 to 24 feet, from the debris basin to Puddingstone Reservoir, a distance of 3 miles. The East Branch channel from the proposed debris basin to the proposed Emerald Wash channel, a distance of 0.1 mile, will be an open, rectangular, concrete channel with a width of 14 feet. The plan of improve- ment for Live Oak Wash provides for a debris basin with a capacity of 35,000 cubic yards; and an open, rectangular, concrete channel, ranging in width from 18 to 20 feet, from the debris basin to Emerald Wash, a distance of 2.3 miles. c. Marshall Creek. The plan of improvement for Marshall Creek provides for two debris basins, each of 80,000-cubic-yards capacity, one on Marshall Creek and one on its west branch. About 0.4 mile of rectangular concrete channel would connect each of the debris basins to a confluence structure from which about 2.1 miles of rectangular concrete channel would empty into the Puddingstone diversion channel. d. Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. This unit is on the San Gabriel River, approximately 29 miles upstream from the mouth. The plan of improvement provides for a rolled-earthfill dam 23,800 feet long and 92 feet in maximum height above stream- bed, with a flood-control reservoir of 34,000-acre-foot capacity (Mar. 1959) at spillway crest; an uncontrolled spillway, 1,200 feet in length, near the right abutment; and outlet works through the dam near the center of the structure. The operation of the reservoir regulates the run-off from a tributary area of 236 square miles, reducing the flow of the design flood from 96,000 to 39,100 cubic feet per second. e. San Gabriel River channel, San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. This unit includes the raising and strengthening of existing levees between the mouth of San Gabriel Canyon and the Santa Fe flood-control reservoir, a dis- tance of 3.4 miles. This unit will confine the channel-design flood on the upper San Gabriel River to its present course, will prevent flanking of the Santa Fe flood-control reservoir, and will protect the built-up areas in the vicinity of Azusa. f. San Gabriel River channel, Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. This unit includes improvement of the main channel between the two flood-control reservoirs, a distance of 6.3 miles, by construction of an exca- vated channel and revetted earth levees. As a result, outlet flows from the Santa Fe flood-control reservoir and inflows from the proposed Walnut Creek system and from local side-drainage and storm drains will flow safely through rapidly developing resi- dential, commercial, and industrial districts into the upstream part of the Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. g. San Gabriel River channel, Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Pacific Ocean. The plan of improvement for this unit provides for (1) an open trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of 250 feet and a design discharge of 22,000 cubic feet per second from Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Coyote Creek 1594 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 (a distance of 17.55 miles) ; (2) an open trapezoidal channel with a bottom width of 240 feet and a design discharge of 60,000 cubic feet per second from Coyote Creek to Seventh Street (a distance of 1.58 miles); and (3) an open trapezoidal channel with a bottom width ranging from 240 to 290 feet and a design discharge of 60,000 cubic feet per second from Seventh Street to the Pacific Ocean (a distance of 2.51 miles). h. Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash. The plan of improve- ment for Thompson Creek provides for an open, rectangular, con- crete channel from the outlet of Thompson Creek Dam down- stream to the junction with San Jose Wash (a distance of 6.20 miles). The plan of improvement for San Jose Wash provides for an open, rectangular, concrete channel from the lower end of the proposed channel on Thompson Creek downstream to a point about 2,000 feet above its confluence with San Jose Creek (a dis- tance of 5.07 miles). i. Walnut Creek system. This unit includes (1) two debris basins in the foothills at the upstream end of Big Dalton Wash; (2) channel improvements along Walnut Creek upstream from its confluence with Big Dalton Wash, a distance of 6.8 miles; (3) channel improvements on Big Dalton Wash, a distance of 11.0 miles from its confluence with Walnut Creek to the debris basins, together with a diversion channel 0.5 mile long from Little Dalton Canyon; (4) channel improvements on Little Dalton Wash, up- stream from its confluence with Big Dalton Wash, a distance of 6.1 miles; and (5) channel improvements on San Dimas Wash, a distance of 7.5 miles from its confluence with Big Dalton Wash to the existing Puddingstone diversion dam in San Dimas Canyon. The system will carry flows from the channel-design flood safely through an area rapidly developing for residential, commercial, and industrial uses. j. Walnut Creek inlet channel. This unit includes improve- ment of the channel of Walnut Creek from its confluence with Big Dalton Wash downstream to its confluence with the San Gabriel River at a point upstream from the Southern Pacific Railway bridge, a distance of 2.2 miles. The plan of improvement pro- vides for 1 mile of open, rectangular, reinforced-concrete channel including a confluence structure; 0.2 mile of grouted-stone trap- ezoidal section; 0.9 mile of trapezoidal channel with an unpaved invert and dumped-stone protection on side slopes; and 0.1 mile of left-bank levee improvement. This unit will confine flows of the channel-design flood delivered to it from the upstream tribu- taries and will collect side-drainage and storm-drain flows in order to protect a rapidly developing residential, commercial, and industrial area. k. Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. This unit is on the main channels of the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River 10 miles east of the city of Los Angeles and between 3 and 4 miles downstream from the city of El Monte, Calif. The improvement is a rolled-earthfill dam 14,960 feet long (excluding about 2,000 feet of training embankment along San Jose Creek) and 56 feet high above streambed, with gated flood- control outlets discharging into the Rio Hondo channel and gated FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1595 spillway outlets discharging into the San Gabriel River channel. The capacity of the flood-control reservoir is 36,160 acre-feet (Mar. 1957) at top of spillway gates closed. The operation of the reservoir will regulate the runoff from a tributary area of 554 square miles, including 236 square miles from which runoff is now controlled at Santa Fe flood-control reservoir, reducing the flow of the design flood from 70,000 to 40,300 cubic feet per second. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the following units or parts of units in the San Gabriel River basin: Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. San Gabriel River channel, San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. Local interests are required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; to bear the expense of all highway and highway- bridge modifications; to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; and to maintain and op- erate all the works after completion for the following units or parts of units in the San Gabriel River basin: Coyote Creek. Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash. Marshall Creek. San Gabriel River channel: Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows flood-control res- ervoir. Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to the Pacific Ocean. Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash. Walnut Creek system. Walnut Creek inlet channel. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for items of local cooperation required in the authorizing legisla- tion is given in a preceding table under the heading, "The General Plan of Improvement of the Existing Project." Information on the amount already expended by local interests in connection with the project is given in a subsequent table, "Project Costs." Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of the basic operation and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project to reflect operation and maintenance of debris basins as well as channel units was initiated during the fiscal year. Preparation of inserts for channel units was con- tinued, and preparation of inserts for debris basins was initiated. Information on other operations and results for the fiscal year is given in following paragraphs for all units in the San Gabriel River basin. All fiscal year costs listed below are from regular funds. Fiscal year costs from other contributed funds are re- flected in the cost and financial summary for other contributed funds. a. Coyote Creek. Operations consisted of continuing prepara- tion of the project plan for Coyote Creek downstream from North Fork. Costs were $61,501 from regular funds for new work per- formed by hired labor. b. Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash. Work on the project plan was continued. Costs were $28,768 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. 1596 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 c. Marshall Creek. Work on the project plan was initiated. Costs were $8,208 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. d. Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition and administer- ing real estate. Costs were $30,176 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. e. San Gabriel River channel, San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. Operations consisted of maintaining the channel in good operating condition. Costs were $42 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. No floodflows occurred during the year. f. San Gabriel River channel, Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. Operations con- sisted of completing construction of the unit. Costs were $3,742,- 773 from regular funds, comprising $3,728,653 for new work performed by contract and $14,120 for new work performed by hired labor. g. San Gabriel River channel, Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Pacific Ocean. Operations consisted of completing the project plan for the reach from Coyote Creek to the Pacific Ocean; and completing contract plans and specifications and initiating construction under a continuing contract for the left-bank jetty extension and part of the channel work in the reach from Seventh Street to the Pacific Ocean. Costs were $272,184 from regular funds, comprising $131,290 for new work performed by contract and $140,894 for new work performed by hired labor. h. Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash. Operations consisted of substantially completing the project plan. Costs were $202,586 from regular funds, comprising $20,803 for new work performed by contract and $181,783 for new work performed by hired labor. i. Walnut Creek system. Operations consisted of completing plans and specifications and initiating construction under a con- tinuing contract for parts 1 and 2 of Walnut Creek channel and of initiating plans and specifications for part 3 of Walnut Creek channel; completing construction of Little Dalton Wash channel; and completing construction of parts 1 and 2 of San Dimas Wash channel and completing project plans and initiating plans and specifications for part 3 of San Dimas Wash channel. Costs were $3,584,387 from regular funds, comprising $3,340,232 for new work performed by contract and $244,155 for new work per- formed by hired labor. j. Walnut Creek inlet channel. Operations consisted of contract adjustments. Costs were -$9,589 from regular funds for new work performed by contract. k. Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. Operations con- sisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition, ad- ministering real estate, and continuing acquisition of rights-of- way. Costs were $119,689 from regular funds, comprising $68,271 for new work performed by contract, $6,511 for new work per- formed by hired labor, and $44,907 for maintenance performed by hired labor. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1597 One minor storm on January 26, 1961, produced a peak inflow of 5,000 cubic feet per second and a peak outflow of 1,900 cubic feet per second. The maximum storage in the reservoir was less than 2 percent of the gross storage at spillway crest. Condition at end of fiscal year. That part of the basic opera- tion and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project that applies to channel units is complete, and the inserts are complete for some of the channel units that are constructed. Work remaining to be done on this manual con- sists of (1) completing revision of the basic manual to reflect operation and maintenance for debris basins as well as channel units, (2) completing the inserts for the channel units, and (3) completing the inserts for the debris basins. Other information on condition at the end of fiscal year is given in following para- graphs for all units in the San Gabriel River basin. a. Coyote Creek. Project plan is 70 percent complete for Coyote Creek downstream from North Fork and about 30 percent com- plete for the remainder of the unit. Work remaining consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. b. Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash. Construction of the reach from A Street to D Street was completed in December 1950. Work remaining consists of completing the project plan, prepar- ing contract plans and specifications, and constructing the three debris basins and the remainder of the Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash channels. c. Marshall Creek. Project plan has been initiated. Work re- maining consists of completing the project plan, preparing the contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. d. Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. This unit was completed in January 1949. Work remaining consists of completing the operation and maintenance manual, which is 90 percent complete, and the reservoir-regulation manual. e. San Gabriel River channel, San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir. This unit was completed in 1947. No work remains to be done. f. San Gabriel River channel, Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows Reservoir. The project plan and the con- tract plans and specifications are complete. Construction, which was initiated in February 1960, was completed in February 1961. No work remains to be done. g. San Gabriel River channel, Whittier Narrows Reservoir to Pacific Ocean. The project plan for the reach from Coyote Creek to the Pacific Ocean is complete. Contract plans and specifications are complete for the jetty work and part of the channel work in the reach from Seventh Street to the Pacific Ocean. Construction was initiated in April 1961. Work remaining to be done consists of (1) preparing contract plans and specifications for the balance of the channel work from Seventh Street to the Pacific Ocean; (2) preparing contract plans and specifications for the reach from Coyote Creek to Seventh Street; (3) completing the project plan for the reach from Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Coyote Creek and preparing contract plans and specifications 1598 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for the work in this reach; and (4) completing construction of the unit. h. Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash. The project plan is substantially complete. Work remaining consists of completing the project plan, preparing contract plans and specifications, and constructing the unit. i. Walnut Creek system. The project plan for the entire system (Walnut Creek channel, Big Dalton Wash channel and debris basins, Little Dalton Wash channel, and San Dimas Wash chan- nel) is complete; and preparation of contract plans and specifica- tions is continuing. Construction of Big Dalton Wash channel and debris basins was completed in February 1960. Construction of Little Dalton Wash channel was initiated in April 1960 and was completed in February 1961. Construction of part 1 (Grand Avenue to Big Dalton Wash) of San Dimas Wash channel was completed in February 1959. Construction of part 2 of San Dimas Wash channel was initiated in June 1960 and completed in De- cember 1960. Construction of parts 1 and 2 of Walnut Creek channel was initiated in April 1961 and is about 25 percent com- plete. Work remaining consists of completing contract plans and specifications and completing construction of the unit. j. Walnut Creek inlet channel. Construction was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. k. Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. This unit was completed in June 1957. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the operation and maintenance manual, which is 90 percent complete, and of completing acquisition of rights-of-way. RIO HONDO BASIN Existing project. For the Rio Hondo basin, the plan (as amended by pertinent data in approved general design memo- randums and in as-constructed drawings) provides for debris basins at the mouths of 7 tributary canyons, improvement of 13.4 miles of main channel and 35.3 miles of tributary channels, and reconstruction of more than 50 bridges. In general, standard project floods are used as channel-design floods. All units of im- provement in the Rio Hondo basin are described in following paragraphs. a. Alhambra Wash. This unit includes channel improvements along Alhambra Wash, as follows: 7.1 miles (3.4 miles of which were constructed under emergency relief) of rectangular rein- forced-concrete channel to close gaps and extend the channel from Huntington Drive to the Rio Hondo. The unit intercepts the runoff from 14.3 square miles of highly developed areas in the cities of Alhambra, Pasadena, San Marino, and San Gabriel. b. Arcadia Wash system. This unit is in the Rio Hondo basin about 6 miles upstream from the Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir. The plan of improvement provides for construction of concrete channels, as follows: Lima Street Branch from two debris basins in the San Gabriel Mountains downstream a distance of 3.6 miles (including 0.4 mile of tributary channel) to the con- fluence with Main Branch; Baldwin Avenue Branch from a debris FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF.,' DISTRICT 1599 basin in the San Gabriel Mountains downstream a distance of 1.8 miles to the confluence with Lima Street Branch; East Branch from Orange Grove Avenue downstream a distance of 1.9 miles to the confluence with the main channel; main channel from Lima Street Branch downstream a distance of 2.9 miles to the confluence with the Rio Hondo; and 3 rolled-earthfill debris basins, Carter, Auburn, and Bailey. Carter debris basin, with a design capacity of 19,000 cubic yards, is at the head of the Baldwin Avenue Branch of Arcadia Wash; Auburn debris basin, with a design capacity of 35,000 cubic yards, is at the head of the Auburn Avenue Branch of Arcadia Wash; Bailey debris basin, with a design capacity of 124,000 cubic yards, is at the head of Lima Street Branch of Arcadia Wash. c. Eaton Wash. This unit includes a reinforced-concrete chan- nel, ranging in width from 25 to 60 feet, from the outlet of Eaton Dam to a junction with the Rio Hondo (a distance of 7.5 miles). d. Rio Hondo channel, Peck Road to Rosemead Boulevard (up- per). This unit includes a trapezoidal channel with concrete- paved side slopes from Azusa Road to Rosemead Boulevard (a distance of 3 miles). The plan of improvement for the upstream part of this unit provides for Sawpit Wash inlet channel, 1,325 feet long; Santa Anita Wash inlet channel, 750 feet long; a spreading basin into which flows from both inlet channels are dis- charged and from which flows are discharged by a 550-foot-wide ogee-crest control section and a pool drain; and upper Rio Hondo channel, including a transition channel extending 3,275 feet downstream from the control section. e. Rio Hondo channel, Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to the Los Angeles River (lower). This unit includes a trape- zoidal channel with reinforced-concrete invert and with grouted- stone and reinforced-concrete side slopes. The improvement ex- tends from Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to the Los Angeles River (a distance of 7.8 miles). f. Rubio Canyon diversion. This unit includes 1.1 miles of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel extending from the ex- isting channel, which was constructed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, to Eaton Wash. The diversion channel provides for about 0.25 mile of open channel, about 0.85 mile of covered channel, and Gooseberry Canyon inlet. g. Santa Anita Wash and Sierra Madre Wash. This unit in- cludes a debris basin near the mouth of Santa Anita Canyon; about 4.7 miles of reinforced-concrete channel from the debris basin to the junction with the Rio Hondo improvement; about 0.3 mile of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel for Sierra Madre Wash from Orange Grove Avenue to Santa Anita Wash; and a confluence structure. The channels are designed to carry flows from the channel-design flood through a highly developed residential, commercial, and industrial area. h. Sawpit Wash. This unit is in the Rio Hondo basin about 7 miles upstream from the Whittier Narrows flood-control reser- voir. The plan of improvement provides for construction of (1) an open, rectangular, concrete channel from the debris basin 1600 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 downstream to the confluence with the Rio Hondo, a distance of 5 miles; and (2) Sawpit Wash debris basin, a rolled-earthfill debris basin with a design capacity of 600,000 cubic yards. i. Sierra Madre Villa channel. This unit includes a debris basin with a storage capacity of 350,000 cubic yards in Pasa- dena Glen below Hastings Canyon and a rectangular concrete channel with covered sections at streets. The channel extends for 1.2 miles from the debris basin to Eaton Wash. Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the following unit in the Rio Hondo basin: Alhambra Wash. Local interests are required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; to bear the expense of all highway and highway- bridge modifications; to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; and to maintain and op- erate all the works after completion for the following units or parts of units in the Rio Hondo basin: Arcadia Wash system. Eaton Wash. Rio Hondo channel: Peck Road to Rosemead Boulevard (upper). Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Los Angeles River (lower). Rubio Canyon diversion. Santa Anita Wash and Sierra Madre Wash. Sawpit Wash. Sierra Madre Villa channel. The latest (1961) estimate of non-Federal first costs for items of local cooperation required in the authorizing legislation is given in a preceding table under the heading, "The General Plan of Improvement of the Existing Project." Information on the amount already expended by local interests in connection with the project is given in a subsequent table, "Project Costs." Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of the basic operation and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project to reflect operation and mainte- nance of debris basins as well as channel units was initiated during the fiscal year. Preparation of inserts for channel units was continued, and preparation of inserts for debris basins was initiated. Information on other operations and results for the fiscal year is given in following paragraphs for all units in the Rio Hondo basin. All fiscal year costs listed below are from regu- lar funds. Fiscal year costs from other contributed funds are reflected in the cost and financial summary for other contributed funds. a. Alhambra Wash. Operations consisted of maintaining the channel in good operating condition. Costs were $496 from regu- lar funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. Three minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, November 26, 1960, and January 26, 1961, producing peak discharges of 1,480, 1,000, and 1,060 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum peak discharge was 12 percent of channel capacity. 1601 FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT b. Arcadia Wash system. No operations were performed dur- ing the fiscal year. c. Eaton Wash. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. d. Rio Hondo channel, Peck Road to Rosemead Boulevard (upper). Operations consisted of contract adjustments. Costs were $33,901 from regular funds, comprising $30,783 for new work performed by contract and $3,118 for new work performed by hired labor. e. Rio Hondo channel, Whittier Narrows flood-control reser- voir to the Los Angeles River (lower). No operations were per- formed during the fiscal year. f. Rubio Canyon diversion. Operations consisted of contract adjustments. Costs were $432 from regular funds, comprising $297 for new work performed by contract and $135 for new work performed by hired labor. g. Santa Anita Wash and Sierra Madre Wash. Operations consisted of contract adjustments. Costs were -$5,787 from regular funds, comprising -$14,508 for new work performed by contract and $8,721 for new work performed by hired labor. h. Sawpit Wash. Operations consisted of completing construc- tion of part 1 (Duarte Road to the Rio Hondo). Costs were $705,846 from regular funds, comprising $701,558 for new work performed by contract and $4,288 for new work performed by hired labor. i. Sierra Madre Villa channel. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. That part of the basic opera- tion and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project that applies to channel units is complete, and the inserts are complete for some of the channel units that are constructed. Work remaining to be done on this manual con- sists of (1) completing revision of the basic manual to reflect operation and maintenance for debris basins as well as channel units, (2) completing the inserts for the channel units, and (3) completing the inserts for the debris basins. Other information on condition at the end of fiscal year is given in following para- graphs for all units in the Rio Hondo basin. a. Alhambra Wash. This unit was completed in 1939. Work remaining consists of reimbursements to local interests for rights- of-way. b. Arcadia Wash system. Construction was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. c. Eaton Wash. Construction was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. d. Rio Hondo channel, Peck Road to Rosemead Boulevard (upper). Construction was completed in November 1959. No work remains to be done. e. Rio Hondo channel, Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to the Los Angeles River (lower). Construction was completed in 1956. No work remains to be done. 1602 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 f. Rubio Canyon diversion. Construction was completed in July 1959. No work remains to be done. g. Santa Anita Wash and Sierra Madre Wash. The project plan, except for Sierra Madre Wash channel above Santa Anita Avenue, is complete. Construction of part 1 (A.T. & S.F. RR. to the Rio Hondo) was completed in January 1959; and con- struction of part 2 (debris basin and channel from debris basin to A.T. & S.F. RR.) was completed in January 1960. Work re- maining to be done consists of (1) completing the project plan and preparing contract plans and specifications for Sierra Madre Wash channel above Santa Anita Avenue and (2) completing construction of the unit. h. Sawpit Wash. The debris basin was completed in January 1955, part 2 (debris basin to Duarte Road) was completed in Jan- uary 1956, and part 1 (Duarte Road to the Rio Hondo) was com- pleted in November 1960. No work remains to be done. i. Sierra Madre Villa channel. Construction of the channel and debris basin was completed in 1958. No work remains to be done. BALLONA CREEK BASIN Existing project. For the Ballona Creek basin, the plan (as amended by pertinent data in approved general design memoran- dums and in as-constructed drawings) provides for 2 jetties at the mouth of Ballona Creek, for improvement of 8.8 miles of main channel and 21.70 miles of tributary channels, and for recon- struction of more than 10 bridges. In general, standard project floods are used as channel-design floods. All units of improve- ment in the Ballona Creek basin are described in following para- graphs. a. Ballona Creek channel and jetties. This unit includes chan- nel improvements along Ballona Creek, as follows: 1.76 miles of rectangular reinforced-concrete channel between Redondo and Washington Boulevards (constructed prior to authorization of the comprehensive project); 1.7 miles of rectangular concrete conduit with trapezoidal high-water section between Washington Boulevard and La Salle Street; 5.5 miles of trapezoidal stone- paved section between La Salle Street and the ocean, of which 5 miles were constructed prior to authorization of the compre- hensive project; two heavy-stone jetties extending into the ocean for approximately 800 feet to insure a free channel at the outlet; and large regulating gates at the mouth of Playa del Rey Lagoon to allow free tidal action within the lagoon. The unit provides drainage for 130 square miles of area in West Los Angeles and, when side-drainage channels are provided, will control floods in West Los Angeles, Venice, Culver City, and Beverly Hills. b. Benedict Canyon. This unit, in combination with the unit for Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon, would drain most of Beverly Hills and parts of Los Angeles and Culver City. The combined units, which include 7.9 miles of covered rectangular reinforced-concrete channel, 0.9 mile of reinforced- concrete pipe, and 1 mile of open rectangular reinforced-con- FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1603 crete channel, would empty into the Ballona Creek channel at Madison Street. c. Centinela Creek. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of (1) about 2.8 miles of open, rectangular, rein- forced-concrete channel; (2) about 0.3 mile of covered rectangu- lar reinforced-concrete channel; and (3) about 0.2 mile of modifications for the existing Ballona Creek left-bank levee. This channel would reach from a point near the base of the Baldwin Hills to Ballona Creek just downstream from the Pacific Electric Railway bridge. Because of contiguity with the San Diego Free- way and the Marina Freeway, the plan of improvement provides for construction of the upstream half of Centinela Creek channel to be done by the State of California Highway Division under contract with the Corps of Engineers. d. Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon. (See preceding paragraph on "Benedict Canyon.") e. Sawtelle-Westwood system. This unit, which is on the southern slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains, is about 4 miles northeast of the city of Santa Monica. The unit extends from Sepulveda Canyon north of Sunset Boulevard to the confluence with Ballona Creek, 3.46 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of rec- tangular reinforced-concrete channels, as follows: Westwood Branch from Sepulveda Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains to the confluence with the Sawtelle Branch (at least 5.3 miles), Sawtelle Branch from Pearl Street to the confluence with the Westwood Branch (1.5 miles), and the Sawtelle-Westwood chan- nel from the confluence with the Westwood Branch to Ballona Creek (2 miles). Local cooperation. No local cooperation is required for the following unit in the Ballona Creek basin: Ballona Creek channel and jetties. Local interests are required to furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; to bear the expense of all highway and highway- bridge modifications; to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; and to maintain and operate all the works after completion for the following units or parts of units in the Ballona Creek basin: Benedict Canyon. Centinela Creek. Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon. Sawtelle-Westwood system. The latest (1961) estimate of non-Federal first costs for items of local cooperation required in the authorizing legislation is given in a preceding table under the heading, "The General Plan of Improvement of the Existing Project." Information on the amount already expended by local interests in connection with the project is given in a subsequent table, "Project Costs." Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of the basic operation and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project to reflect operation and mainte- nance of debris basins as well as channel units was initiated dur- ing the fiscal year. Preparation of inserts for channel units was 1604 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 continued, and preparation of inserts for debris basins was initiated. Information on other operations and results for the fiscal year is given in following paragraphs for all units in the Ballona Creek basin. All fiscal year costs listed below are from regular funds. Fiscal year costs from other contributed funds are reflected in the cost and financial summary for other con- tributed funds. a. Ballona Creek channel and jetties. Operations consisted (1) of maintaining the channel and jetties in good operating condi- tion and (2) of minor completion items connected with construc- tion for increasing the channel capacity. Costs were $4,581 from regular funds, comprising $98 for new work performed by hired labor and $4,483 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Two minor storms occurred on November 5, 1960, and January 26, 1961, producing peak discharges of 7,580 and 6,540 cubic feet per second, respectively, of which the maximum discharge was 20 percent of channel capacity. b. Benedict Canyon. Operations on this unit, in combination with the unit for Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon, consisted of (1) completing the project plan for the reach of Benedict Canyon channel from Cattaraugus Avenue to Ballona Creek, (2) completing contract plans and specifications for the same reach, (3) initiating construction under a continu- ing contract for that reach, and (4) continuing preparation of the project plan for Benedict Canyon channel upstream from Cattaraugus Avenue, for Higgins and Coldwater Canyons chan- nel, and for Rexford Canyon channel. Benedict Canyon channel costs were $234,966 from regular funds, comprising $101,538 for new work performed by contract and $133,428 for new work performed by hired labor. c. Centinela Creek. Operations consisted of completion of the project plan, completion of contract plans and specifications, and initiation of construction. Costs were $222,763 from regular funds, comprising $72,814 for new work performed by contract and $149,949 for new work performed by hired labor. d. Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon. For operations, see under Benedict Canyon unit. Costs for the Hig- gins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon unit were $102,035 from regular funds, comprising $32 for new work per- formed by contract and $102,003 for new work performed by hired labor. e. Sawtelle-Westwood system. Operations consisted of com- pleting construction of that reach of part 7 that is downstream from Moraga Drive. Costs were $1,674,375 from regular funds, comprising $1,672,552 for new work performed by contract and $1,823 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. That part of the basic opera- tion and maintenance manual for the entire Los Angeles County drainage area project that applies to channel units is complete, and the inserts are complete for some of the channel units that are constructed. Work remaining to be done on this manual con- sists of (1) completing revision of the basic manual to reflect operation and maintenance for debris basins as well as channel FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1605 units, (2) completing the inserts for the channel units, and (3) completing the inserts for the debris basins. Other information on condition at the end of fiscal year is given in following para- graphs for all units in the Ballona Creek basin. a. Ballona Creek channel and jetties. The channel was com- pleted in 1939; and the jetties at the outlet, in 1940. The chan- nel-capacity enlargement was completed in November 1959. Work remaining consists of reimbursing local interests for rights-of- way. b. Benedict Canyon. Work remaining to be done for this unit and for the Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon unit consists of (1) completing construction of part 1 downstream from Cattaraugus Avenue; (2) completing the project plan for Benedict Canyon upstream from Cattaraugus Avenue, for Hig- gins and Coldwater Canyons channel, and for Rexford Canyon channel; (3) preparing contract plans and specifications for Benedict Canyon upstream from Cattaraugus Avenue, for Hig- gins and Coldwater Canyons channel, and for Rexford Canyon channel; and (4) completing construction of the two units. c. Centinela Creek. Work remaining to be done consists of completing construction of the unit. d. Higgins and Coldwater Canyons and Rexford Canyon. See under preceding heading, "Benedict Canyon." e. Sawtelle-Westwood system. Construction of part 1 (Brad- dock Drive to Ballona Creek) was completed in March 1950, con- struction of part 2 (Washington Place to Braddock Drive) was completed in January 1951, construction of part 3 (Charnock Road to Washington Place) was completed in February 1951, construction of part 4 (National Boulevard to Charnock Road) was completed in December 1956, construction of part 5 (Saw- telle Branch and Westwood Branch from Pico Boulevard to National Boulevard) was completed in October 1959, construc- tion of part 6 (Ohio Street to Pico Boulevard) was completed in February 1960, and construction of that reach of part 7 that is downstream from Moraga Drive was completed in December 1960. Work remaining to be done consists of completing con- struction of that reach of part 7 that is upstream from Moraga Drive by the California State Highway Department in connection with its construction of the Sepulveda Freeway. 1606 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 AUTHORIZING ACTS The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 22, 1936 Reservoirs and flood channels for flood con- None. trol and related purposes, at an estimated construction cost not to exceed $70,000,000. May 15, 1937 Added flood channels on Ballona Creek and Do. tributaries to the project. June 28, 1938 Provision of lands, easements, and rights-of- Do. way and relocations by Federal Government instead of by local interests. (Resultant additional cost to the United States $12, 541,000.) Aug. 18, 1941 Project extended to include additional flood- H. Doc. 838, 76th Cong., 3d control reservoirs, flood-control channels, sess. and debris basins for flood control and re- lated purposes. Also authorized to be appropriated, in addition to previous au- thorizations, the sum of $25,000,000 for the further accomplishment of the plan. Dec. 22, 1944 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to None. previous authorizations, the sum of $25,- 000,000 for the prosecution of the compre- hensive plan approved in the Flood Control Act of Aug. 18, 1941. July 24, 1946 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to Do. previous authorizations, the sum of $25,- 000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan. May 17, 1950 Rio Hondo channel improvement, Whittier Do. Narrows Reservoir to Los Angeles River (in lieu of enlarging channel and bridges on San Gabriel River downstream from the reservoir). Also authorized to be appro- priated, in addition to previous authoriza- tions, the sum of $40,000,000 for the furth,,r prosecution of the comprehensive plan. Sept. 3, 1954 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to Do. previous authorizations, the sum of $12,- 500,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan. July 3, 1958 Authorized. to be appropriated, in addition to Do. previous authorizations, the sum of $44,- 000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan. July 14, 1960 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to Do. previous authorizations, the sum of $32,- 000,000 for the further prosecution of the comprehensive plan. I I PROJECT COSTS The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Non-Federal funds 1 Emergency Total Units Regular relief Federal Spent Spent Total funds funds funds by Federal by local Total all funds Government 2 interests 3 t UNITS IN $70,000,000 PROJECT 0 Los Angeles River basin: 0 Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. storm drain ................................. $1,597,854.03 $745,848.82 $2,343,702.85 $25,408.90 .......................... $25,408.90 $2,369,111.75 Haines Canyon .................................................................. 290,330.43 233,953.57 524,284.00 524,284.00 Hansen flood-control reservoir ............................... 11,330,204.36 ......................... 11,330,204.36 ......................... ............................... I....... .. .... .. ..I.. .. .. ....................... . ............... 11,330,204.36 Los Angeles River channel: Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd. ...... 33,869,099.36 7,638,038.67 41,507,138.03 -1,302.04 .- 1,302.04 ............................. 41,505,835.99 - Los Angeles River channel, Long Beach Blvd. 13,678.41 20,565.98 34,244.39 ........................ ................................ .......................... 34,244.39 a Sepulveda flood-control reservoir ........................... 6,650,560.80 6,650,560.80 6,650,560.80 0 Sycamore Wash .................................................... Verdugo Wash, Concord St. to upper Canada 8,835.10 ............................ 14,710.43 23,545.53 1 I.... s 23,545.53 bridge .... ............ ...... .... ............................ 367,804.52 362,557.41 730,361.93 155,120.89 155,120.89 1............................. 885,482.82 San Gabriel River basin: O San Gabriel River channel: San Gabriel Canyon to Santa Fe flood-control reservoir ................................. 1,900,514.02 44,686.32 1,945,200.34 1,945,200.34 Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Walnut Creek ................................................................. 32,263.51 |....................... 32,263.51 32,263.551 Santa Fe flood-control reservoir ............................... 12,636,949.41 ......................... 12,636,949.41 12,636,949.41 j Rio Hondo basin: Alhambra W ash. ........................................................ 506,615.04 580,437.19 1,087,052.23 4,684.14 ............................. 4,684.14 1,091,736.37 Ballona Creek basin: Ballona Creek channel and jetties .................... 768,564.77 509,118.38 1,277,683.15 72,201.49 ............ .... .. 72,201.49 1,349,884.64 P lant ..................................... .............................................. 217,754.88 217,754.88 217,754.88 Surveys and engineering................ .......................... 363,473.64 24,000.00 387,473.64 387,473.64 Distribution of insurance and surplus plant accounts .... -781,899.75 617,263.11 -164,636.64 ........................................................... .......................... -164,636.64 5 I , Subtotal- new work .................................................... 69,554,847.65 11,008,934.76 80,563,782.41 256,113.38 I................. 256,113.38 80,819,895.79 h Subtotal-maintenance .......................................... 2,854,386.13 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 2 QA U , O . 13 .......................... .......... ........................ 2,854,386.'13 Subtotal-all work ($70,000,000 project) .............. 72,409,233.78 11,008,934.76 83,418,168.54 256,113.38 ..................... 256,113.38 83,674,281.92 UNITS OUTSIDE $70,000,000 PROJECT Los Angeles River basin: ..... 0 .... . . ..... . . . ..... . . ..... Blanchard Canyon.................................................... 2.0,017.31 20,017.31 $27,100.00 27,100.00 47,117.31 Blue Gum Canyon..................................... Burbank-Eastern system .............. ..... 1,687.27 230,293.92 ...... . 1,687.27 230,293.92 ........................... 5,300.00 5,300.00 1,687.27 235, 593.92 H Burbank-Western system (lower) ....................... Burbank-Western system (upper) .......................... 1,295,926.43 5,001,820.97 ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... .... .... 1,295,926.43 5,001,820.97 840,599.63 258,900.00 1,564,400.37 258,900.00 2,405,000.00 1,554,826.43 7,406,820.97 Caballero Creek ....................... 1,475,246.62 1,475,246.62 324,697.04 334,602.96 659,300.00 2,134,546.62 * Compton Creek, Los Angeles River to Hooper Ave. storm drain ......................................... ............... 149,033.46 149,033.46 ............................ ........................... ................ .... ................ 149,033.46 -.1 Non-Federal funds 1 0 Regular Emergency Total Total 0o funds funds by Federal by local Total Government 2 interests 3 Compton Creek, Hooper Ave. storm drain to Main St.. ...................................... 1,202,964.64 ......... ... ... ...... 1,202,964.64 362,937.46 154,962.54 517,900.00 1,720,864.64 Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Blvd. channel ....... 383.88 ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 383.88 383.88 O Lopez Canyon diversion....................... 739,056.92 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 739,056.92 194,423.52 293,776.48 488,200.00 1,227,256.92 Lopez Canyon flood-control reservoir .................... 729,056.20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 729,056.20 ............................ ........................... .... ...................... 729,056.20 Los Angeles River channel: Owensmouth Ave. to Lankershim Blvd. ........ 17,371,670.42 ....................... 17,371,670.42 4,410,884.48 1,714,915.52 6,125,800.00 23,497,470.42 Lankershim Blvd. to Stewart and Gray Rd. ... 9,090,402.80 ........................... 9,090,402.80 ... ...................... ......................... 9,090,402.80 Stewart and Gray Rd. to Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge ........................ 5,860,860.85 ................ 5,860,860.85 327,370.43 1,829.57 329,200.00 6,190,060.85 Santa Ana Branch, Pacific Electric Railway bridge to Pacific Ocean 4 ................................... 22,009,912.66 ........................ 22,009,912.66 1,582,691.04 6,707,908.96 8,290,600.00 30,800,512.66 Pacoima Wash channel ...................................... 3,178,109.56 ......................... 3,178,109,56 903,238.41 504,761.59 1,408,000.00 4,586,109.56 0. Tujunga Wash channel ................................ .. 7,359,356.62 ............................ 7,359,356.62 2,286,305.13 874,894.87 3,161,200.00 10,520,556.62 Verdugo Wash, upper Canada bridge to debris 32,805.00 tid basin ............................... ........................................... 1,805.0 .............. 1,805.00 ............................ 31,000.00 31,000.00 0 Wilson Canyon and Mansfield St. channel ................ 683,913.00 .......... ......... 683,913.00 64,470.15 124,429.85 188,900.00 872,813.00 W inery Canyon ............................................................... I---- . . . ..----.....----..............- ..-----.-...............-. -- .. . .... 36,000.00 36,000.00 36,000.00 San Gabriel River basin: Coyote Creek .......... ................................ 182,488.12 ........................... 182,488.12 5,299,300.00 5,299,300.00 5,481,788.12 Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash ................ 444,420.13 .......................... 444,420.13 50,209.86 65,790.14 116,000.00 560,420.13 Marshall Creek ................................ 8,207.90 ........... ............. 8,207.90 .............. ......... .......---------------------.--.................. 8,207.90 San Gabriel River channel: Santa Fe flood-control reservoir to Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir ....................... 5,939,111.59 .. ..................... 5,939,111.59 744,650.40 735,949.60 1,480,600.00 7,419,711.59 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Pacific Ocean .................. ................................. 282,163.95 ............................. 282,163.95 43,015.28 994,384.72 1,037,400.00 1,319,563.95 Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash ......................... 238,524.62 ............................ 238,524.62 ............................ 66,700.00 66,700.00 305,224.62 Walnut Creek system ............................................... 13,178,036.39 ............................ 13,178,036.39 2,988,813.54 4,755,486.46 7,744,300.00 20,922,336.39 Walnut Creek inlet channel .................................... 2,869,423.79 ............................ 2,869,423.79 727,516.46 554,683.54 1,282,200.00 4,151,623.79 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir ................... 32,170,406.32 ...................-........ 32,170,406.32 35,239.00 3,061.00 38,300.00 32,208,706.32 Rio Hondo basin: Arcadia Wash system ................................................ 5,062,504.22 .................... 5,062,504.22 1,265,217.24 781,082.76 2,046,300.00 7,108,804.22 Eaton W ash ........................ ............................ 4,225,068.04 ......................... 4,225,068.04 932,387.95 395,612.05 1,328,000.00 5,553,068.04 Rio Hondo channel: Peck Rd. to Rosemead Blvd. (upper) ................ 4,411,865.38 ........................... 4,411,865.38 970,312.17 459,687.83 1,430,000.00 5,841,865.38 Whittier Narrows flood-control reservoir to Los Angeles River (lower) ............................. 8,164,705.20 .................... ... 8,164,705.20 1,429,175.36 693,024.64 2,122,200.00 10,286,905.20 Rubio Canyon diversion ............................................. 1,066,825.36 .......................... 1,066,825.36 90,523.14 150,176.86 240,700.00 1,307,525.36 See footnotes at end of table. UNITS OUTSIDE $70,000,000 PROJECT-Continued Santa Anita W ash ............. ..... ..................... 3,045,713.14 3,045,713.14 412,879.16 155,120.84 568,000.00 3,613,713.14 Sierra Madre Wash ........... . ......... .........--...................... ....................... ........... . ............................ ......................... Sawpit Wash ....................... 2,337,357.97 2,337,357.97 252,731.00 432,869.00 685,600.00 3,022,957.97 Sierra Madre Villa channel ............................... 846,442.45 846,442.45 4,367.77 319,932.23 324,300.00 1,170,742.45 Ballona Creek basin: Ballona Creek channel.............................. 600,582.18 600,582.18 ........................... ........................... 600,582.18 O Benedict Canyon ................ ......... .......................... 455,969.97 ....................... 455,969.97 19,374.84 535,225.16 554,600.00 1,010,569.97 O Centinela Creek ............. ........................ ... $342,352.50 " " .......................... $342,352.50 $22,509.85 $3,508,090.15 $3,530,600.00 $3,872,952.50 0 Higgins and Coldwater Canyons ........................ Rexford Canyon ............................................................. 105,695.61 L ........... ............. 105,695.61 ...................... .......... 105,695.61 C') Sawtelle-Westwood system .................................... 9,607,971.31 9,607,971.31 1,191,795.19 522,904.81 1,714,700.00 11,322,671.31 -t- I --- I-- Subtotal-new work..... 171,987,354.67 ............................171,987,354.67 22,478,335.50 33,063,864.50 55,542,200.00 227,529,554.67 +-3 Subtotal-maintenance ....... ................. 225,058.66 ............................ 225,058.66 ........................................... - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - ,...------ -- - - -- - -- - - - -- - ................... - - - - - 225,058.66 too Subtotal-all work (outside $70,000,000 172,212,413.33 ........................... 172,212,413.33 22,478,335.50 33,063,864.50 55,542,200.00 227,754,613.33 project) . ................ ......... r Total-new work ...................................... 241,542,202.32 $11,008,934.76 252,551,137.08 22,734,448.88 33,063,864.50 55,798,313.38 308,349,450.46 0 Total-maintenance ............................................ 3,079,444.79 ........... ..... 3,079,444.79 .......................... ........................ .................................. 3,079,444.79 Total-all work (inside and outside $70,000,- 000 project) ........................................................ 244,621,647.11 11,008,934.76 255,630,581.87 22,734,448.88 33,063,864.50 55,798,313.38 311,428,895.25 Preauthorization studies ................................................. 100,000.00 ........................... 100...................... .......... ......................... 100,000.00 .z I-o Grand total-all work ............................... 244,721,647.11 1 11,008,934.76 1255,730,581.87 22,734,448.88 33,063,864.50 55,798,813.38 311,528,895.25 r txj 1 Includes $8,617,700 for betterments, some of which were constructed by local interests and some by the Federal Government out of non-Federal funds 2 deposited by local interests. Other contributed funds (non-Federal funds) spent by the Federal Government for (1) required items of authorization and (2) betterments desired by local interests. Does not include $4,238,000 of non-Federal funds local cooperation under the terms of the project spent by the Federal Government in connection r with the previous project. -4 v * Non-Federal funds spent by local interests for (1) required items of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization and (2) betterments desired by local interests. Includes non-Federal funds of $4,413,023 on deposit with the Government on June 30, 1961, but not yet spent as of that date. SIncludes funds for permanent construction of Los Angeles River at Long Beach Blvd. tV H H F- Q O CG 1610 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 3 New work: Appropriated .... $18,550,000 $16,365,000 $14,855,900 $14,475,180 $15,080,306 $254,552,815 Cost ........ 18,767,060 15,383,617 115,498,973 14,357,105 14,813,798 252,651,137 Maintenance: Appropriated .... 137,240 237,443 233,616 198,581 251,250 3,096,221 Cost .... 135,637 191,139 193,699 281,302 239,962 3,079,445 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .--... . . .. . $ 174,745 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -................................ 15,600,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..................... 15,774,745 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................................ 73,031,120 1 Includes $1'1,008,935 emergency relief funds for new work. 2 Does not include $22,734,449 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Federal Government for (1) replacements required as part of local cooperation and (2) better- ments desired by local interests. To save money, some bridges and other structures to be built at local expense are built under the same contract that covers structures to be built at Federal expense. Before the construction contracts are signed, local interests deposit funds (other contributed funds) with the Federal Government to defray the cost of constructing those items of local responsibility. 3 Does not include $16,726,888 of emergency relief funds and $4,238,000 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps in connection with the emergency relief project. OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .... $4,293,578 $1,959,646 $1,852,397 $2,806,486 $4,354,323 $27,147,472 Cost .............. 3,220,388 2,959,779 2,877,438 1,795,572 2,361,663 22,734,449 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 . _____..........__ . $907,847 1 Non-Federal funds spent by the Federal Government up to June 30, 1961, for (1) replace- ments required as part of local cooperation and (2) betterments desired by local interests. To save money, some bridges and other structures to be built at local expense are built under the same contract that covers structures to be built at Federal expense. Before the construc- tion contracts are signed, local interests deposit funds (other contributed funds) with the Federal Government to defray the cost of constructing those items of local responsibility. Does not include $4,238,000 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps in connection with the emergency relief project. Does not include $33,063,865 of non-Federal funds spent by local interests up to June 30, 1961, for (1) replacements and rights-of-way required as part of local cooperation and (2) betterments desired by local interests. 13. SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. These works are on the Santa Ana River and tribu- taries and on other streams in Orange, Riverside, and San Berna- dino Counties. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for (a) protection of the metropolitan area of Orange County; and (b) flood control in the Santa Ana River basin on San Antonio, Chino, Lytle, and Cajon Creeks. The individual parts considered in the general plan for this project and their latest approved estimates of Federal first cost are as follows: FLOOD CONTROL---LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1611 Estimated Cost Project Relocations, Construction lands, easements, Total and rights-of-way Aliso Creek Dam------.......--------- ----------... $324,400 $15,600 $340,000 Brea Dam 1 2...... ._______..______ __.. 968,800 221,200 1,190,000 Carbon Canyon Dam and channel 2 ....--.... 2,838,000 2,312,000 5,150,000 1 Fullerton Dam 2._.-___.... _____._ - 373,146 37,954 411,100 Lytle and Cajon Creeks channel improve- m ents 1 -..----------------------------- 6,834,358 779,000 7,613,358 Prado Dam 1 2-------___.______... ___...____. 6,051,944' ,421,329 9,473,273 San Antonio Dam 1 2--.............................. 5,358,000 1,967,000 7,325,000 San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel 2.. 8,247,900 2,652,100 10,900,000 San Juan Dam ..... . 5,751,800 208,200 5,960,000 Trabuco Dam.....-----------------............----------- 2,158,700 31,300 2,190,000 Villa Park Dam--------------.................. ------------.. 2,165,700, 104,300 2,270,000 1 Completed. 2 For details of this project, see individual report. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 22, 1936 Reservoirs and flood channels for flood control and None. related purposes for the protection of the metro- politan area of Orange County, at an estimated construction cost not to exceed $13,000,000. June 28, 1938 San Antonio and Chino Creeks channel portion of H. Doc. 688, 75th Cong., improvement. Authorized to be appropriated 3d sess. $6,500,000 for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plans for those creeks. Rescinded provisions of Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, providing that local interests pay for relocations, lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way. (Estimated resultant ad- ditional cost to the United States, $3,500,000.) Aug. 18, 1941 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to pre- None. vious authorizations, the amount of $2,500,000 for the prosecution of the projects approved in the above-mentioned flood-control acts. Dec. 22, 1944 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to pre- H. Doc. 534, 78th Cong., vious authorizations, the amount of $10,000,000 for 2d sess. the prosecution of the projects adopted in the above-mentioned flood-control acts, including the projects on Lytle and Cajon Creeks for local flood protection at San Bernardino and Colton, Calif. July 3, 1958 Authorized to be appropriated, in addition to pre- None. vious authorizations, the amount of $8,000,000 for the prosecution of the projects approved in the above-mentioned flood-control acts. Local cooperation. See individual reports for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. All work during the fiscal year is applicable to and described under the individual project items. Condition at end of fiscal year. The progress of projects se- lected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The costs for new work to June 30, 1961, for those parts of the existing project for which costs have not yet been transferred to individual units of the project were $85,310. 1612 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: .......................-----.........................------............. Appropriated.............------------------...............------------------------------- $85,10 Cost 85,310 ................................----------------------------------------..........------..........................-.......-..--.........------------...----...... Note. These costs are for those parts of the existing project for which costs have not been transferred to individual parts of the project. 14. SAN ANTONIO DAM, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. San Antonio Dam is on San Antonio Creek in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties, Calif., approximately 7.5 miles north of Pomona, Calif. Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan provides for improvements at the mouth of the San Antonio Canyon, as follows: An earthfill dam with a crest elevation of 2.260 feet, a height of 160 feet above streambed, and a crest length of 3,850 feet; and a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 9,285 acre- feet (Aug. 1956) at spillway crest. The operation of the reser- voir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 26.7 square miles, reducing the flow of the design flood from 19,000 to 8,500 cubic feet per second. The latest (1955) approved estimate of Federal first cost of new work is $7,325,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $21,777. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. 688, 75th Cong., 3d. sess.) Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of performing minor real estate operations, maintaining the dam in good operating condition, and administering real estate. Costs were $26,464 from regular funds, comprising $125 for new work performed by hired labor and $26,339 for maintenance performed by hired labor. The reservoir was dry during the entire period. Condition at end of fiscal year. Except for minor completion items involving real estate work in fiscal year 1961, the dam was completed in October 1956. The operation and maintenance man- ual and the reservoir-regulation manual have been completed. No work, except completion of master plan, remains to be done. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds -...............-.. . ........ $6,996,1'7 $115,569 .$7,111,745 Working funds ..............--------------------------------------... 5,000 ............................. 5,000 Total, Federal funds - - - -- . ............................ 7,001,176 115,569 7,116,745 Other contributed funds 1...... .. ...... 8,500 .......................... 8,500 Total, all funds . ................ ..... ......... 7,009,676 115,569 7,125,245 1 Spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1613 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated -$-$70,000 $5,892 $60,309 -$28 $7,001,176 Cost .............. . 5,107 $7,283 20,094 72,339 125 7,001,176 Maintenance: Appropriated 17,260 23,189 20,593 22,708 25,620 116,120 Cost 17,170 24,056 1&,978 22,343 26,339 115,569 1 Does not include $8,500 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests; includes $5,000 working funds. This work is in addition to existing project. 15. SAN ANTONIO AND CHINO CREEKS CHANNEL, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. The site of the San Antonio and Chino Creeks chan- nel improvement is in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties, Calif., about 30 miles east of the city of Los Angeles. The channel, with its source in the San Gabriel Mountains, would extend from San Antonio Dam about 16 miles to the existing Prado Reservoir on the Santa Ana River. Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan provides for improvements along San Antonio Creek, as follows: a concrete-lined, rectangular section with a length of about 10.5 miles, ranging in width from 20 to 30 feet; a trapezoidal section with a length of about 5.2 miles, ranging in width from 60 to 336 feet; 29 highway bridges; 4 railroad bridges; and 1 com- bination highway and railroad bridge. The latest (1960) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $10,900,000. Maintenance of the completed parts of the project was started in 1959. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 3 years was $2,997. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. 688, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of completing construction of part 1B (Ramona Avenue to Prado Dam), continuing acquisition of rights-of-way, and maintaining the project in good operating condition. Costs were $1,355,621 from regular funds, comprising $1,334,635 for new work per- formed by contract, $15,549 for new work performed by hired labor, and $5,437 for maintenance performed by hired labor; and costs were $26,436 from other contributed funds for new work performed by contract. No floodflows occurred during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Part 2 (Holt Avenue to Chino Creek) was completed in April 1957, part 3 (San Antonio Dam to Holt Avenue) was completed in March 1958, part 1A (Chino Creek to Ramona Avenue) was completed in April 1960, and part 1B (Ramona Avenue to Prado Dam) was completed in No- vember 1960. Work remaining consists of completing acquisition of rights-of-way and preparing the operation and maintenance manual. 1614 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds $10,867,107 $8,990 $10,876,097 ....................................---------.................... Total, Federal funds . . . . . . ... ... .. ......................................... . .. . .. . . . .. . . 10,867,107 8,990 10,876,097 Other contributed funds ........ ... ...------------...... 234,709 234,709 ..................----- $11,101,816 $8,990 $11,110,806 Total, all funds ....----------------.....................-----------................. 1 Spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ... $2,020,000 $3,250,000 $1,549,000 $1,655,000 $1,326,000 $10,390,000 Cost 2,389,979 --..-....--- 3,017,556 1,067,842 2,455,576 1,350,184 ,10,867,107 Maintenance: Appropriated 2,000 ........................ 1,990 5,000 8,990 ----------------------- Cost ............------------- 1,997 1,556 5,437 8,990 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --..............-....... . $18,079 18,079 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................... 1 Does not include $234,709 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps for betterments desired by local interests. OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --. 1 $121,254 -$1,095 $118,912 -$4,362 ................... $234,709 Cost .... 79,995 36,628 -2,382 $94,032 26,436 234,709 1 $44,300 of this amount was allotted in fiscal year 1956 but was not reported in the 1956 Annual Report. 16. PRADO DAM, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. Prado Dam is in Riverside County on the Santa Ana River, approximately 30 miles upstream from the mouth. Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvement under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan of im- provement provides for (a) a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 2,280 feet and a maximum height of 106 feet above streambed, and (b) a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 217,000 acre- feet (Aug. 1960) at spillway crest. The operation of the reser- voir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 2,233 square miles, reducing the flow of the design flood from 193,000 to 9,200 cubic feet per second. The project has been completed at a Federal first cost of $9,473,273. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $41,061. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1615 The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition, completing plans and specifications for water-supply modification, initiating construction of water-supply modification, continuing work on the master plan, and administering real estate. Costs were $54,842 from regular funds, comprising $9,618 for maintenance performed by contract and $45,224 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was completed in May 1941. The operation and maintenance manual is complete. Work remaining consists of completing (a) preparation of the reser- voir-regulation manual and (b) construction of water-supply modification, and (c) completion of the master plan. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ----------------- .........--------------........------------ $9,473,273 $683,355 $10,156,628 Total, Federal funds .................... ....... . 9,473,273 683,355 10,156,628 Other contributed funds 1... 124,105 .- 124,105 Total, all funds ................................ ........... $9,597,378 $6283,355 $10,280,733 1 Spent by the Corps for water-conservation betterments desired by local interests. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ---------------------- -............------------------- ----- -------------- ---------------------- $9,473,273 Cost ..----.----------------................. 9,473,273 Maintenance: Appropriated - $25,590 $27,418 $36,617 $62,918 $55,838 686,554 Cost .................... 25,318 27,306 32,107 65,730 54,842 683,355 1 Does not include $124,105 of non-Federal funds (other contributed funds) spent by the Corps for water-conservation betterments desired by local interests. 17. CARBON CANYON DAM AND CHANNEL, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. Carbon Canyon Dam and channel, which are on Carbon Creek near the mouth of Carbon Creek Canyon, are in Orange County about 4 miles east of Brea, Calif. Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan of improvement provides for (a) a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 2,610 feet and a maximum height of 99 feet above streambed and (b) a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 7,050 acre-feet (Mar. 1961) at spillway crest. The operation of the reservoir will regulate the runoff from a tributary area of 19.3 square miles by reducing the design flood from a flow of 9,300 to 1616 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1,000 cubic feet per second. The plan also provides for construc- tion downstream from the dam of a reinforced-concrete channel with a length of approximately 4,080 feet and a capacity of 1,000 to 2,000 cubic feet per second. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $5,150,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition, continuing acquisition of rights-of-way, completing construction, and con- tinuing work on the operation and maintenance manual and on the master plan. Costs were $1,740,485 from regular funds, compris- ing $1,682,527 for new work performed by contract, $56,245 for new work performed by hired labor, and $1,713 for maintenance performed by hired labor. Flow through the reservoir was negligible. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was started in May 1959 and, except for minor completion items, was completed in the spring of 1961. Preparation of the operation and maintenance manual is about 90 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the acquisition of rights-of-way and the master plan and completing the operation and maintenance manual, and the reservoir-regulation manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds -.............. $4,578,313 $1,713 $4,580,026 Total, Federal funds ..... 4,578,313 1,713 4,580,026 Other funds ----------------................ Total, all funds .......................... .... .. -..-. $4,578,313 $1,713 $4,580,026 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $59,000 $467,500 $1,442,000 $1,750,000 $967,000 $4,910,628 Cost _......... 72,734 175,310 203,834 2,176,544 1,738,772 4,578,313 Maintenance: Appropriated .----------------.........................................---........-----........ 2,340 2,340 Cost ......................-............ -.. 1,713 1,713 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------....---- --------------. $61,753 18. FULLERTON DAM, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. Fullerton Dam is in Orange County, 2 miles north- east of the city of Fullerton, approximately 4 miles upstream from the junction of East Fullerton Creek with Brea Creek. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1617 Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan of improvement provides for a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of 575 feet, a maximum height of 47 feet above streambed, and a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 743 acre-feet (Nov. 1944) at spillway crest. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 5.05 square miles, reducing the flow of the design flood from 4,600 to 240 cubic feet per second. The project has been completed at a Federal first cost of $411,076. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $13,733. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition, administer- ing real estate and continuing work on the master plan. Costs were $19,071 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was completed in May 1941. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the reservoir-regulation manual and the master plan. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ...........---- $411,076 $235,556 $646,632 Total, Federal funds -........ 411,076 235,556 646,632 Other funds . ...........------------------............. Total, all funds ---- 411,076 .......---------------------------- 235,556 646,632 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated . .-----. - ------------------- -- -----------------.----------- ..... $411,076 Cost ..---------- - - ------------------------ ------- ------.....411,076 Maintenance: Appropriated ..-. $11,650 $11,009 $13,444 $14,150 $19,209 236,401 Cost ... .......... 11,455 11,377 11,668 15,096 19,071 235,556 19. BREA DAM, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN (AND ORANGE COUNTY), CALIF. Location. Brea Dam is in Orange County, 1.5 miles north of the city of Fullerton, approximately 8 miles upstream from the junction of Brea Creek with Coyote Creek. Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for protection of the metropolitan areas 1618 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 in the Santa Ana River basin and Orange County. The plan of improvement provides for a rolled-earthfill dam with a length of approximately 1,765 feet, a maximum height of 87 feet above streambed, and a flood-control reservoir with a capacity of 4,100 acre-feet (Oct. 1949) at spillway crest. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 23.4 square miles, reducing the flow of the design flood from 8,300 to 1,330 cubic feet per second. The project has been completed at a Federal first cost of $1,189,068. The average annual Federal maintenance cost dur- ing the past 5 years was $19,329. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good operating condition and admin- istering real estate. Costs were $23,071 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was completed in March 1942. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the reservoir-regulation manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .-......- $1,189,068 $325,394 $1,514,462 Total, Federal funds -1,189,068 325,394 1,514,462 O th er fun d s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T otal, all funds . .- -.-.-. - ........ $1,189,068 $325,394 $1,514,462 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- - - .............. $............... $1,189,068 Cost .......... -----.......... 1,189,068 Maintenance: Appropriated ---. $14,160 $22,690 $16,918 $20,023 $22,861 325,523 Cost 14,143 22,385 16,964 20,084 23,071 325,394 20. SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvements in the existing project is on the Santa Ana River and tributaries and other streams in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorized the plan of improvement for flood control in the Santa Ana River basin substantially in accordance with the recommendations contained in the report of the Chief of Engi- FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1619 neers, dated September 27, 1948. (See H. Doc. 135, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) The individual units considered in the general plan for this project and their estimated Federal first costs (1961) are as follows: Project Estimated cost M ill Creek levees ...................................... ...... ................................ ...................... 1 $650,000 Devil, East Twin, and Warm Creeks channel improvements and Lytle Creek levee ...................................... . . ................. ....... 7,940,000 Riverside levees ................................... ..................... .............. ......................... 2 2,100,000 San Jacinto River levee and Bautista Creek channel ...........----------...----------.....----... 3,100,000 Total...................................................................................... .. ..................... ... $13,790,000 1 1960 estimate. 2 1957 estimate. Local cooperation. See individual reports for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. See individual re- ports for all work during fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. See individual reports for con- dition of all projects at end of fiscal year. 21. MILL CREEK LEVEES, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvement is in San Bernardino County, on Mill Creek, northeast of Redlands, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of 2 levees, a total length of 2.36 miles, on the left side of Mill Creek for the protection of Redlands and Mentone, Calif., and nearby citrus orchards. The latest (1960) approved esti- mate of Federal first cost is $650,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 135, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of- way necessary for construction of the improvements and bear the cost of all highway and highway-bridge construction and al- teration and utility relocation; adjust all claims concerning water rights and hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages due to the construction works; prevent any future encroachments on the project channels; perform any work made necessary by the effect of flood control on stream regimen; and maintain and operate the improvement works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. San Bernardino County, the legally responsible agency, has indicated its willingness to meet the requirements and, through the California State Division of Water Resources (July 12, 1957), has further expressed its desire to proceed with the project. The latest (1960) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation is $147,000. To date, local interests have spent $160,720, comprising $156,900 for required items of local cooperation and $3,820 for items not required. 1620 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of completing construction of the project and initiating prepara- tion of the operation and maintenance manual. Costs were $418,330 from regular funds, comprising $414,590 for new work performed by contract and $3,740 for new work performed by hired labor; and $32,617 from other contributed funds, compris- ing $33,956 for new work performed by contract and -$1,339 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project, which was initiated in May 1960, was completed in November 1960. The operation and maintenance manual is 90 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ..................--------------------------- $642,890$642,890 Total, Federal funds . . .. .642,890- ....... .642,890 Other contributed funds 1------- ....-----. 35,830-............. 35,830 Total, all funds . --------------------------- $678,720------------------$678,720 1 Included in non-Federal costs to date of $160,720, comprising $156,900 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization and $3,820 for betterments. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .._.________.. $50,000 $32,000 $255,000 $280,890 $642,890 Cost ............................. . 38,587 40,800 120,173 418,330 642,890 OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 196& 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .....................--------------------------------------.......................... $37,200 -$1,370 $35,830 Cost ....------------------------... 3,213 --------...................................------------- 32,617 35,830 1 Included in non-Federal costs to date of $160,720, comprising $156,900 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization and $3,820 for betterments. 22. DEVIL, EAST TWIN, AND WARM CREEKS CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS AND LYTLE CREEK LEVEE, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. Devil, East Twin, and Warm Creeks improvements and the Lytle Creek levee are in San Bernardino County, Calif. The Devil Creek diversion and the Lytle Creek levee are north and northwest of San Bernardino; the Waterman and East Twin Creeks levee revetments are northeast of San Bernardino; and the East Twin and Warm Creeks concrete channel is in the eastern residential section of San Bernardino. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1621 Existing project. This unit is a part of the improvements under the general plan for flood control in the Santa Ana River basin. The plan of improvement provides for a 1.3-mile inter- cepting levee across Devil Creek (downstream from the mouth of Devil Creek Canyon and just north of San Bernardino) ; a 2.05-mile concrete diversion channel from the levee to Cajon Creek; a 1.16-mile levee on the right side of Lytle Creek oppo- site the mouth of Cajon Crc.k; a revetment of 3.45 miles of levees, constructed or to be constructed by local interests along Waterman and East Twin Creeks; the construction of a 4.54- mile continuous concrete channel along (lower) East Twin Creek and (lower) Warm Creek; and the revetment of side slopes for a distance of 1.41 miles. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $7,940,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 135, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to pay $200,000 of the construction cost of (zone 5) Devil, East Twin, and Warm Creeks improvements; to furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the improvements; to bear the cost of all highway and high- way-bridge construction and alteration and utility relocations; to adjust all claims concerning water rights and to hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages due to the construction works; to prevent any future encroachments on the project channels; to perform any work made necessary by the effect of flood control on stream regimen; and to maintain and operate the improvement works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Local interests have already provided satisfactory assurances of their cooperation and have contributed $200,000. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation is $3,200,000 including $200,000 of required contributed funds. San Bernardino County has expended, to date, a total of about $2,812,510 (including $200,000 of required contributed funds) for the requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization and about $182,247 for betterments. Operation and results during fiscal year. Operations, which were confined solely to the East Twin and Warm Creeks improve- ments, consisted of completing construction of parts 2 and 3 (upstream from part 1 to Base Line Road) ; completing contract plans and specifications for and initiating construction of part 4 (Base Line Road to Marshall Boulevard) and part 5 (levees) in January 1961 and February 1961, respectively; and initiating preparation of the operation and maintenance manual. Costs were $1,388,835 from regular funds, comprising $1,321,670 for new work performed by contract and $67,165 for new work per- formed by hired labor; and were $419,592 from other contributed funds, comprising $399,131 for new work performed by contract and $20,461 for new work performed by hired labor. 1622 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of Lytle Creek levee was completed in July 1956, construction of Devil Creek diversion was completed in March 1958, construction of part 1 of the East Twin and Warm Creeks improvement was completed in January 1960, and construction of parts 2 and 3 of the East Twin and Warm Creeks improvements was completed in the fall of 1960. Construction of parts 4 and 5 is about 10 percent com- plete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing construc- tion of the unit and completing the operation and maintenance manual, which is about 10 percent complete. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ..----- -----------.- $6,331,165 -$6,331,165 Total, Federal funds 6,331,165 . __-__---.._ 6,331,165 Required contributed funds _______.._____________ _ 200,000 _________-_ 200,000 Other contributed funds 1............... ........... .. 1,593,420 ---..... ____-__ 1,593,420 Total, all funds ...... ------ -------- $8,124,585 - $8,124,585 1 Included in non-Federal costs to date of $2,794,757, including $2,612,510 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization and $182,247 for betterments. Not including $106,982 on deposit with the Corps of Engineers but not yet spent. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .. $1,115,000 $890,000 $578,000 $1,610,000 $1,320,025 $6,338,025 Cost ......-.-.... 652,189 1,318,932 926,734 1,595,276 21,388,685 6,331,165 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ....................... ........... ..... $ 3,046 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... .......... ............ 1.... 1,482,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................... 1,485,046 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............................-----------------------.... 119,975 1 Does not include (1) costs of $200,000 from required contributed funds and (2) costs of $1,593,420 from other contributed funds. 2 Includes pending adjustments of -$150 not reflected under "Operations and Results Dur- ing Fiscal Year." REQUIRED CONTRIBUTED FUNDS OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated.... $233,030 $562,945 $453,294 $449,133 $1,700,402 Cost ....._.-...... 37,594 $158,069 346,090 630,235 419,592 1,593,420 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................................................... $84,278 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................... 84,278 1 Included in non-Federal cost to date of $2,794,757, including $2,612,510 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization and $182,247 for betterments. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1623 23. SAN JACINTO RIVER LEVEE AND BAUTISTA CREEK CHANNEL, SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvements is in Riverside County, near San Jacinto, Hemet, and Valle Vista, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a levee, 3.93 miles long, on the left side of the San Jacinto River; and for about 3 miles of concrete-lined channel on Bautista Creek upstream from California State Highway 74. The improvements will protect the towns of Valle Vista, Hemet, and San Jacinto and also nearby agricultural areas against damage from most floods. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $3,100,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 135, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of- way necessary for construction of the improvements; bear the cost of all highway and highway-bridge construction and altera- tion and of utility relocation; adjust all claims concerning water rights; hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages due to the construction works; prevent any future encroachments on the project channels; perform any work made necessary by the effect of flood control on stream regimen; and maintain and operate the improvement after completion in ac- cordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Riverside County, the legally responsible agency, indi- cated its willingness to meet the local cooperation requirements and, through the California Department of Water Resources (Mar. 7, 1958), expressed its desire to proceed with the project. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation is $990,000. Riverside County has expended to date a total of $989,000 for required items of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of completing the project plan and preparing the contract plans and specifications for the San Jacinto River levee, completing construction of part 1 of Bautista Creek channel in December 1960, initiating construction of part 2 of Bautista Creek channel in January 1961 and of the San Jacinto River levee in May 1961, and initiating preparation of the operation and maintenance manual. Costs were $1,264,027 from regular funds, comprising $1,199,289 for new work performed by contract and $64,738 for new work performed by hired labor; and were $236,920 from other contributed funds, comprising $226,820 for new work per- formed by contract and $10,100 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of part 1 of Bautista Creek channel was completed in December 1960. Con- struction of part 2 of Bautista Creek channel is about 50 percent complete, and construction of the San Jacinto River levee is about 15 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of 1624 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 completing construction of the unit and completing the operation and maintenance manual, which is about 50 percent complete. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .............. - - ... $1,618,427 $1,618,427 Total, Federal funds ............... . . 1,618,427 .1,618,427 Other contributed funds 1 .... 263,689 263,689 Total, all funds ................... __$1,882,116 $1,882,116 1Included in non-Federal costs of $989,000 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization. Not including $72,207 on deposit with the Corps of Engi- neers but not yet spent. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -.............. $80,000 $110,000 $219,000 $1,200,000 $1,634,000 Cost .. ........ ... ....... j..-. 52,288 81,081 196,526 1 1,263,532 1,618,427 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............... .... $ 12,457 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................... ............ ....... . 1,466,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------........-----------.............. 1,478,457 1 Includes pending adjustments of -$495 not reflected under "Operations and Results Dur- ing Fiscal Year." OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ................................ $240,000 $95,896 $335,896 Cost ........ .... ... ................ 26,769 236,920 263,689 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................................. $8,364 24. SAN DIEGO RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the improvement is on the San Diego River at San Diego, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement, which was au- thorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (see H. Doc. 635, 77th Cong., 2d sess.), was modified by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 760, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) Prior to modification, the plan of improvement provided for the construction of a suitable levee system as a replacement of the existing Government dike across the old channel of the river, at the city of San Diego. The levee system, which would incorporate the existing dike to the extent found practicable at the time of construction, would comprise a main levee extending eastward FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1625 for about 6,700 feet from Presidio Hill in Old Town and a cutoff levee extending about 900 feet southward from a point near the west end of the main levee. The latest (1949) approved esti- mated cost is $350,000 for construction and $20,000 for lands and damages. For further information on the project as modified, see naviga- tion project entitled "San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif.," under a previous heading, "Other Authorized Navigation Proj- ects." 25. WEST FORK RESERVOIR, MOJAVE RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the West Fork Reservoir is on the West Fork of the Mojave River about 2,000 feet upstream from the confluence of West Fork and Deep Creek and about 15 miles upstream from Victorville, in the Mojave River basin, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for (a) a concrete gravity dam with a maximum height of 138 feet above streambed, a crest length of 443 feet, and an ungated spillway with a net crest length of 180 feet near the center of the dam; and (b) a flood-control reservoir with a gross capacity of 40,180 acre-feet at spillway crest, including 10,000 acre-feet for sediment. The operation of the reservoir would reduce the standard project flood of 40,000 cubic feet per second on West Fork to an outflow ranging from 0 to 10,000 cubic feet per second and would reduce the standard project flood of 95,000 cubic feet per second on the Mojave River downstream from the mouth of West Fork to 67,000 cubic feet per second. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $3,690,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 164, 86th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) hold and save the United States free from damages from all water-rights claims resulting from construction and operation of the project; (b) prevent encroachment harmful to the existing channel down- stream from the reservoir; and (c) maintain channel capacities of not less than 20,000 cubic feet per second through improved areas. Local interests have not been notified of the requirements of the authorizing act. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been performed on the project. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs 1 Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ............. $130,000 .................. $130,000 Total, Federal funds . 130,000 ................... 30,000 Other funds ................................ ..................... Total, all funds ..... .......................... $130,000 ... .............. $130,000 I Preauthorization-studies cost only. 1626 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated . ................................................. ........................ . $130,000 Cost .......... .. ................ ............... ....... ............-..... ............ 130,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. 26. TAHCHEVAH CREEK DETENTION RESERVOIR AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The site of the Tahchevah Creek detention reservoir and channel improvements is on Tahchevah Creek in the city limits of Palm Springs, in the Whitewater River basin, Calif. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for (a) a 900-acre-foot-capacity detention reservoir to be created by an earthfill embankment just below the mouth of Tahchevah Canyon; (b) an ungated concrete-lined open spillway through the right end of the embankment; (c) a stone dike about 1,200 feet in length to be constructed upstream from the embankment to de- flect flows from the outlet works; (d) a concrete-lined channel, partly trapezoidal and partly rectangular, extending from the reservoir to Palm Canyon Drive; (e) an underground conduit extending from Palm Canyon Drive to a point about 540 feet upstream from the junction of Tahchevah Creek and Baristo Creek; and (f) an unlined, excavated, earth channel extending from the downstream end of the conduit to Baristo Creek. Opera- tion of the reservoir would reduce the peak flows of Tahchevah Creek, and the channel and conduit sections of the project would pass the reduced flows through Palm Springs and part of the Caliente Indian Reservation to the existing partly improved channel of Baristo Creek. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $1,110,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 171, 86th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for the construction of the project; (b) bear the expense of all relocations, including the required bridge and culvert modifications; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, including damages from water-rights claims; (d) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (e) prevent encroachment harmful to the improved channel along Tahchevah Creek and to the exist- ing Baristo Creek channel from Tahchevah Creek to Sunrise Way Provided local interests shall bear 50 percent of the cost of the project, including the cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for all requirements of local cooperation under the authorizing FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1627 act is $1,060,000, including $560,000 of required contributed funds. Local interests have not yet been formally requested to supply assurances of local cooperation required under the au- thorizing act. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been performed on the project. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs 1 Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds --....------.--- - ---- -------------------. $50,000 $50,000 Total, Federal funds -..------ -------- 50,000 ................... 50,000 Other funds -.............. . . . . . . . . . Total, all funds ------------------------ ----- - $50,000 .. $50,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. Note. Not including non-Federal costs to date of $64,000 paid direct by local interests for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ------- .... -----------.......... .........-- ......... ....--- -------------------------------------- $50,000 C ost ....................... ......... ............. .......... - .. ......... 50,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. 27. ALAMO RESERVOIR, BILL WILLIAMS RIVER, ARIZ. Location. The site of the improvement is approximately 70 miles southeast of Kingman, Ariz., in a narrow gorge at river mile 38 on the Bill Williams River, Ariz., a tributary of the Colorado River. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction at the Alamo site on the Bill Williams River, Ariz., of a flood-control dam and reservoir that can later be modified to meet the requirements of flood control, water conservation, and power development. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $11,300,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of Decem- ber 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 625, 78th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to assume responsibility for all damage claims and to adjust all claims con- cerning water rights arising from the improvement. The Gover- nor of Arizona has submitted a letter dated March 12, 1941, indicating his willingness to arrange for the assumption by the State of the responsibilities of local cooperation. 1628 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on the project plan was continued. Costs were $149,788 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project plan is partly com- plete. Work remaining to be done consists of completion of the project plan, preparation of contract plans and specifications, construction of the project, and preparation of the operation and maintenance manual and the reservoir-regulation manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ...... ---------------------------------. $466,374 ............................ $466,374 Total, Federal funds -.-.-. -..- --- 466,374 . 466,374 Other funds.................................. Total, all funds .....-------- $466,374 $466,374 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ............ ............... ..................... $63,000 $175,000 $525,212 Cost ...................................-------------------------------------- 29,374 149,788 466,374 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................................. $ 54,972 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .................................. 100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................ 154,972 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .............-.................. $10,674,788 28. MIDDLE GILA RIVER CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, UPPER SAFFORD VALLEY TO BUTTES RESERVOIR SITE, GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. Location. The middle Gila River channel improvements would extend along approximately 94 miles of the middle Gila River from the upper end of the Safford Valley (river mile 435) to the San Carlos Reservoir (river mile 357) and from the mouth of the San Pedro River (river mile 319) to the Buttes Reservoir site (river mile 303). Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a cleared floodway extending for about 94 miles along the middle Gila River. The floodway would be created by clearing phreato- phytic growth by mechanical means from an area of about 14,200 acres with a maximum width of about 4,000 feet and an average width of about 1,300 feet. The improvement would provide par- tial protection from floods to areas in the Safford Valley and, because of the removal of phreatophytic growth, would result in a net increase of 19,800 acre-feet of water available annually for agriculture. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1629 The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $1,130,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958 (see S. Doc. 5, 86th Cong., 1st sess.), as one of the improvements under a comprehensive plan for development of the Gila River, subject to further detailed study and specific authorization. Local cooperation. Responsible local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction work; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (d) keep the cleared floodway free from encroachment. In consideration of benefits in connection with the study of any upstream reservoir under the comprehensive plan, the exist- ing project (channel improvements) and the upstream reservoir shall be considered as a single operating unit in the economic evaluation. As a result, in the event it is possible as determined by the Secretary of the Interior to identify the organizations directly benefiting from the water conserved by these works and to feasibly determine the extent of such benefit to each organ- ization, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into contracts with such organizations for the repayment of that part of the cost of the work that is properly allocated to such organizations: Pro- vided, that such repayment shall be under terms and conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and shall be in in- stallments fixed in accordance with the ability of those organiza- tions to pay as determined by the Secretary of the Interior in the light of outstanding repayments and other obligations. The Bureau of Reclamation, Region 3, Boulder City, Nev., has completed the "Report on Water Salvage and Water Conservation Benefits from Channel Improvement, Gila River, Camelsback Reservoir Site to Salt River, Arizona," dated December 1959, which has been formally transmitted by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army. This report contains the following conclusions: (1) that because of the many complexities involved, for all practical purposes it will not be possible to accurately identify the individual organizations directly benefiting from the water salvaged by the channel-improvement program to determine the amount of water received or the benefits resulting from the use of the salvaged water; and (2) that, under the cir- cumstances involved, it is not possible to make an equitable allo- cation of costs among the organizations as a basis for entering into repayment contracts. Therefore, repayment for water sal- vaged is not a prerequisite of local cooperation at this time. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs for required items of local cooperation (excepting repayment as described in the preceding paragraph) is $270,000. Local in- terests, the Board of Supervisors of Pinal and Graham Counties, were notified, by letters dated April 29, 1960, of the requirements 1630 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 of local cooperation and requested to furnish resolutions of assurance covering those requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of the project plan was completed and preparation of the contract plans and specifications was initiated. Costs were $36,665 from regular funds, comprising $3,085 for new work performed by contract and $33,550 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project plan is complete, and the contract plans and specifications have been initiated. Work remaining to be done consists of completion of contract plans and specifications, construction of the project, and prepara- tion of the operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Re g u l ar fu n d s ..... ........ . ... ... $1 8 2 , 34 8 ..... -.. . -.. . $ 1 8 2, 3 4 8 Total, Federal funds --.... .. 182,348 182,348 Other funds .-.-. -.-.-..... . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... ..... Total, all funds .................. $182,348 . . . . . $182,348 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $55,000 $25,000 $60,000 $49,000 $150,000 $339,000 Cost - .. 55,000 25,000 2,797 62,886 36,665 182,348 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..........---......... ..... 150,317 $------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ...................................... 80,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................... 230,317 . .....-- Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......- . ...--------------------- 711,000 29. GILA AND SALT RIVERS LEVEE AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. Location. The site of the Gila and Salt Rivers levee and channel improvements is on the Gila and Salt Rivers in Maricopa County, Ariz., between Granite Reef Dam and Gillespie Dam. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for (a) a levee extending downstream for about 2,000 feet along the left bank of the Salt River from Tempe Butt, Tempe, Ariz., to the Southern Pacific railroad bridge embankment; (b) a levee extend- ing downstream for about 16,700 feet along the right bank of the Salt River from the Southern Pacific railroad bridge embankment to 40th Street, Phoenix, Ariz.; (c) a 2,000-foot-wide cleared flood- way along the Salt River from Granite Reef Dam to the junction with the Gila River and thence along the Gila River to Gillespie Dam; and (d) two low-flow channels, one in the cleared floodway FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1631 of the Gila River between Gillespie Dam and a point about 1 mile downstream from the mouth of the Agua Fria River, and the other in the cleared floodway of the Salt River upstream from the highway bridge at Tempe. The project would provide com- plete protection against the standard project flood (290,000 cubic feet per second at McDowell damsite) for most of the city of Tempe and part of the city of Phoenix and partial protection for additional areas in the city of Phoenix, for adjacent developed areas, and for other areas along the Gila and Salt Rivers from Gillespie Dam to Granite Reef Dam. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $3,380,000 less principal repayments by local interests of $830,000 for water conservation and $216,000 for flood control. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 279, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) pay for all necessary highway and utility relocations; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regula- tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (d) keep the flood channel of the Gila and Salt Rivers free from encroachment within the limits of the improvement; (e) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (f) adjust all water-rights claims resulting from construction, operation, and maintenance of the project; (g) repay to the United States 25 percent of the total construction cost in 40 equal annual payments without interest, the payments to be made to the Secretary of the Interior who, in turn, shall deposit such payments in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts; and (h) bear at least 20 percent of such part of the cost excepting the cost of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights as is allocated to flood control: Provided, the actual cost, or fair market value of lands, easements, and rights-of-way or of services rendered by local interests prior to completion of con- struction of the project shall be included in the share- of the cost to be borne by local interests. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first costs is $1,446,000, comprising the following amounts: $420,000 for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations; $830,000 to be repaid to the Secretary of Interior in 40 equal payments without interest; and $216,000-to be paid as required contributed funds to the U.S. Army Engineers or to be repaid in not more than 50 years with interest. Local interests have not yet been formally requested to supply assurances of local cooperation under the authorizing act. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been performed on the project. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: 1632 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Costs 1 Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds . ............ $60,000 $60,000 Total, Federal funds ..................... ----- _ 60,000 ............ . 60,000 O th er fun d s ............ Total, all funds ------ -$60,000..... $60,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .............. .................... .... $60,000 Cost .................................................................... 60,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. 30. TUCSON DIVERSION CHANNEL, GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. Location. The site of the Tucson diversion channel is in Pima County in the drainage areas of Tucson Arroyo and Julian Wash, tributaries of the Santa Cruz River near Tucson, Ariz. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for pro- tection for the city of Tucson, Ariz., and suburban areas by di- verting runoff from the upstream part of the Tucson Arroyo drainage area to an adjacent drainage area, and thence to the Santa Cruz River. After the project was authorized, local in- terests developed a plan of improvement differing substantially from the project-document plan and constructed a major part of the improvement under their plan. Subsequently, local in- terests requested a modification of the project-document plan to provide more flood control than would be available under the plan developed by local interests. The general provisions of the modified plan, which replaces the document plan, were approved by the Chief of Engineers on September 2, 1958. The modified plan provides for (a) increasing the capacity of the diversion-channel project under construction by Pima County to accommodate the standard-project-flood discharge; and (b) conveying the floodflow to the Santa Cruz River by means of an improved channel along Julian Wash. Work under the modified plan would involve (a) completing the diversion chan- nel between Tucson Arroyo and the Southern Pacific Railroad and enlarging that channel at Tucson Arroyo; (b) enlarging the ex- isting diversion channel between the Southern Pacific Railroad and the detention basin; (c) completing the excavation of the detention basin and increasing the discharge capacity; (d) in- creasing the capacity of the diversion channel between the de- tention basin and Julian Wash; (e) constructing an improved channel along Julian Wash; (f) reconstructing or modifying eight highway bridges and two railroad bridges; and (g) con- structing five new highway bridges. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1633 The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $4,830,000. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of June 30, 1948. (See H. Doc. 274, 80th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) pro- vide free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) pay for relocation of utilities and construct necessary highway bridges, dips, and relocations; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and opera- tion of the works; and (d) maintain and operate the improve- ments after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The Board of Supervisors of Pima County, Ariz., by resolution dated April 8, 1958, has agreed to participate in a flood-control project and to assume the cost of the required items of local cooperation. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for all requirements of local cooperation under the modified plan is $2,623,000 including $1,572,000 already spent for lands and damages, relocations, and construction. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on modified project plan was continued during the fiscal year. Costs were $84,118 from regular funds for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work remaining consists of completion of the modified project plan, preparation of contract plans and specifications, construction of the project, and prepara- tion of the operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .........------------------------------------ $195,343 .... ... $195,343 Total, Federal funds .............. 195,343 .195,343 Other funds ..... ............ Total, all funds .- $195,343 ...... ..... $195,343 Note. Not including non-Federal costs of $1,572,000 already spent for required items of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .............................. ...................... .... ......... .... $85,000 $196,225 Cost .............. ...... ................................ .......... .................... .......... 84,118 195,343 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................................... . $ 882 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ................. ....................... 149,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....-.. ...... 149,882 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .......................... 4,484,775 1634 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 31. PAINTED ROCK RESERVOIR, GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. Location. Painted Rock Reservoir is on the Gila River, mile 126, about 20 miles downstream from Gila Bend, Ariz., in the Gila River basin, which is a part of the Colorado River basin. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for (a) a rolled-earthfill dam with a maximum height of 181 feet above streambed, a crest length of 4,796 feet, and a detached broad- crested spillway with a crest length of 610 feet; and (b) a flood- control reservoir with a gross capacity of 2,491,700 acre-feet (Mar. 1953) at spillway crest, including 200,000 acre-feet for sediment. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 50,800 square miles, reducing the flow of the standard project flood of 300,000 cubic feet per second to a maximum outflow of 22,500 cubic feet per second. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $18,396,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 331, 81st Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to adjust all water-rights claims that might result from the improvement and to keep the flood channel of the Gila River downstream from the Painted Rock site free from encroachment. Operations and results durinq fiscal year. The dam was main- tained in good operating condition. Plans and specifications for minor completion items were prepared. Acquisition of the rights- of-way and preparation of the operation and maintenance manual and the reservoir-regulation manual were continued. The master plan was completed. Costs were $597,297 from regular funds, comprising $462,311 for new work performed by contract, $88,256 for new work performed by hired labor, and $28,730 for main- tenance performed by hired labor. The reservoir was dry during the entire period. Condition at end of fiscal year. Except for minor completion items, construction of the dam and appurtenances was completed in December 1959. Work remaining to be done consists of com- pleting construction of minor completion items, the acquisition of rights-of-way, the operation and maintenance manual (now 90 percent complete), and the reservoir-regulation manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .............-------- $17,296,768 $28,730 $17,325,498 Total, Federal funds .......................................... 17,296,768 28,730 17,325,498 Other funds ............................ Total, all funds ......... ... ..... .......... $17,296,768 $28,730 $17,325,498 FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1635 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --.. $2,125,000 $3,045,000 $7,555,000 $4,605,287 -$955,791 $17,453,496 Cost .482,874 4,443,308 7,885,602 3,088,767 550,567 17,296,768 Maintenance: Appropriated ...............................----------------------------------............. ..................----..------------ 30,440 30,440 Cost..... .. .................................................................. ................... ... 28,730 28,730 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................................................ $150,719 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................ 150,719 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ....................... 942,504 32. MATHEWS CANYON RESERVOIR, COLORADO RIVER BASIN, NEV. Location. Mathews Canyon Reservoir is about 20 miles east of Caliente, Nev., in Mathews Canyon, a tributary of Clover Creek, and about 2 miles upstream from the mouth of Mathews Canyon, which is in the Virgin River basin, a part of the Colorado River basin. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a dam and a reservoir for flood control. The dam is an earthfill structure with a maximum height of 71 feet above streambed and with a crest length of 800 feet. A 50-foot spillway (crest elevation, 5,461 feet) is constructed in a saddle to the left of the left abutment. The reservoir has a total capacity at spillway crest of 6,260 acre-feet (1954), including 1,000 acre-feet for sediment. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tribu- tary area of 34 square miles, reducing the standard project flood from 8,500 cubic feet per second to 260 cubic feet per second. The latest (1957) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $780,000. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 4 years was $2,160. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 530, 81st Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to adjust all water-rights claims resulting from operation of the improve- ments and to keep the flood channels downstream from the reservoir free from manmade encroachments. Local interests have provided satisfactory assurances of their cooperation. Operation and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good condition and continuing acquisi- tion of rights-of-way. Costs were $3,616 from regular funds, comprising $91 for new work performed by hired labor and $3,525 for maintenance performed by hired labor. The reservoir was dry during the entire season. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was completed in December 1957. The operation and maintenance manual is about 90 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing acquistion of rights-of-way, completing the operation and maintenance manual, and preparing the reservoir-regulation manual. 1636 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .---------------------------------- ........ $688,697 $8,641 $697,338 Total, Federal funds .------------....................---------... 688,697 8,641 697,338 Other funds .---------- --.-........------------ Total, all funds - .................... $688,697 $8,641 $697,338 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $250,000 $393,000 -$21,455 $ 61 $ 91 $688,697 Cost .241,203 376,625 4,245 61 91 688,697 Maintenance: Appropriated ............ 2,250 500 2,452 4,240 9,442 Cost ................ . . . . 944 1,672 2,500 3,525 8,641 33. PINE CANYON RESERVOIR, COLORADO RIVER BASIN, NEV. Location. Pine Canyon Reservoir is about 17 miles east of Caliente, Nev., in Pine Canyon, a tributary to Clover Creek, and about 3 miles upstream from the mouth of Pine Canyon, which is in the Virgin River basin, a part of the Colorado River basin. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a dam, dike, and reservoir for flood control. The dam is an earthfill structure with a maximum height of 92 feet above streambed and with a crest length of 884 feet. The dike is an earthfill structure with a maximum height above the saddle of 40 feet and with a crest length of 893 feet. A 330-foot spillway, crest elevation 5,675 feet, is along the left wall of the canyon about midway between the dam and the dike. The reservoir has a total capacity at spillway crest of 7,840 acre- feet (1954), including 1,400 acre-feet reserved for sediment. The operation of the reservoir regulates the runoff from a tributary area of 45 square miles, reducing the standard project flood from 10,500 cubic feet per second to 322 cubic feet per second. The latest (1957) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $920,000. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 4 years was $2,136. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 530, 81st Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to adjust all water-rights claims resulting from operation of the improve- ments and to keep the flood channel downstream from the flood- control reservoir free from manmade encroachments. Local interests have provided satisfactory assurances of their coopera- tion. FLOOD CONTROL--LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1637 Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of maintaining the dam in good condition. Costs were $3,629 from regular funds for maintenance performed by hired labor. The reservoir was dry during the entire season. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was completed in December 1957. The operation and maintenance manual is 90 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of com- pleting the oiperation and maintenance manual and preparing the reservoir-regulation manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ............---- - --.................. $713,938 $8,543 $722,481 Total, Federal funds ...................................... 713,938 8,543 722,481 Other funds ... ................................ ...................... Total, all funds - ........... - - $713,938 $8,543 $722,481 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $200,000 $488,000 -$16,126 $ 64 ...- $713,938 Cost Maintenance: ........ 195,866 474,438 3,975 64 -... - 713,938 Appropriated ........ ........... 3,000 -138 2,380 $4,270 9,512 --------------------......---...... Cost ............. --.......... 1,059 1,598 2,257 3,629 8,543 34. DIVERSION LEVEES, DETENTION BASINS, AND OUTLET CHANNELS ON TRIBUTARIES OF LAS VEGAS WASH., COLORADO RIVER BASIN, NEV. Location. The site of the improvements for flood control along tributaries of Las Vegas Wash is in the vicinity of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson, Nev., in the Las Vegas Wash basin, a part of the Colorado River basin. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for three separate flood-control units: the Las Vegas unit, the Henderson unit, and the Power Line Road unit. The Las Vegas unit, which would provide protection for most of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, and developed areas south of Las Vegas from floods in the Las Vegas Loop, Las Vegas Creek, Charleston Boulevard, and Flamingo Wash drainage areas, would consist of two diversion levees, a detention basin, and an outlet channel. One diversion levee and the detention basin would be west and southwest of the cities of North Las Vegas and Las Vegas. This levee, ranging in height from 4 to 20 feet above natural ground surface, would extend generally southward about 31,000 feet from a point about 7 miles northwest of Las Vegas 1638 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 to the detention basin, which would be on Flamingo Wash west of the Union Pacific railroad. This detention basin would have an average height of 50 feet above natural ground surface, a length of 25,300 feet, a capacity of 14,660 acre-feet (including 2,000 acre-feet for sedimentation), and a concrete-lined spillway at the south end with a crest length of 2,000 feet. Flows resulting from standard project floods originating upstream from the diversion levee would be intercepted and directed to the detention basin, and the standard project flood would be reduced by the detention basin from an inflow of about 50,000 cubic feet per second to a discharge of 3,500 cubic feet per second. The outlet channel, which would extend generally eastward for about 50,200 feet from the detention basin to Las Vegas Wash, would be con- crete-lined and generally trapezoidal in shape for the upstream 43,400 feet and would be a broad earth floodway between high ground on the left and a levee to be constructed on the right for the downstream 6,800 feet. The capacity of the channel would range from 3,500 cubic feet per second at the upstream end to 20,000 cubic feet per second at the downstream end. The other diversion levee, which would be about one-half mile west of the Las Vegas airport, would extend for 8,000 feet from a point north of the Union Pacific railroad to the outlet channel. This levee, which would have a height of about 6.5 feet, would divert flows of up to 8,500 cubic feet per second to the outlet channel. The Henderson unit, which would provide protection for Hen- derson and adjacent industrial plants from floods in the washes south and east of Henderson, would consist of a detention basin and an outlet channel. The detention basin, with a height of about 31 feet, a length of about 11,300 feet, and a capacity of about 1,980 acre-feet (including 210 acre-feet for sedimentation) would be about 1 mile south of Henderson. As a result, the standard project flood would be reduced from an inflow of 5,500 cubic feet per second to a discharge of 500 cubic feet per second. An unpaved trapezoidal channel would extend generally north- ward for about 16,800 feet to a point just downstream from the water-service line from Lake Mead. A levee along the left (west) side of the downstream end of the channel would extend down- stream for about 5,000 feet. The Power Line Road unit, which would provide protection for the developed area south of Nellis Air Force Base from floods on washes northeast and northwest of that base, would consist of a single 12,800-foot-long diversion levee ranging in height from 8.5 to 16 feet. The levee would intercept standard project floodflows of up to 28,000 cubic feet per second and direct them generally along Power Line Road to Las Vegas Wash. The latest (1961) estimate of Federal first cost is $13,500,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 405, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for construction of the project; (b) accomplish without cost to the United States all alterations and relocations of existing improvements, exclusive of railroad facilities, which FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1639 may be required for construction of the project; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (d) maintain and operate each usable element of the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (e) establish and enforce flood- channel limits and regulations for the preservation of the flood capacities of the recommended channels and detention basins: Provided, further, that construction of any one of the three units may be undertaken independently of the others whenever funds for that purpose are available and the prescribed local coopera- tion has been provided. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost is estimated at $5,400,000. Local interests have not yet been officially requested to give assurances of local cooperation required by the authorizing act. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work on the project plan for the Las Vegas unit was initiated during the fiscal year. Costs were $54,955 from regular funds, comprising $17,800 for new work performed by contract and $37,155 for new work per- formed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project plan for the Las Vegas unit has been initiated. Work remaining to be done con- sists of completing the project plan for the Las Vegas unit, pre- paring project plans for the Henderson unit and the Power Line Road unit, preparing plans and specifications for all units, con- structing the units, and preparing the operation and maintenance manual. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ............ ... . ---.....----- ...... $174,955 $174,955 ...... Total, Federal funds .......................... 174,955 174,955 Other funds .-------..------.....------- Total, all funds ......... $174,955 . $174,955 ..................... Note. Not including non-Federal costs to date of $50,000 paid directby localinterests, com- prising $45,000 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authoriza- tion and $5,000 for betterments. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. ------------ .............-- $175,000 ..............................................------- $175,000 Cost .. .. ........... 174,955 .......................................... 174,955 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... $ 45 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......... 45 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...................... 13,445,000 1640 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 35. WHITLOW RANCH RESERVOIR, QUEEN CREEK, GILA RIVER BASIN, ARIZ. Location. The site of the improvement is on Queen Creek, Ariz., a tributary of the Gila River, about 10 miles west of Superior, Ariz. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a flood-control dam and reservoir. The dam is a compacted-earthfill zoned structure with a maximum height of 149 feet above streambed and a crest length of 837 feet. The outlet works, which are at the left abutment, consist of an intake structure; an ungated outlet conduit; and an outlet-and-diversion structure. The spillway, which is an unlined structure about 4,000 feet north of the dam, consists of a broad-crested weir about 355 feet long; an approach channel 1,080 feet long; and a down- stream channel about 1,300 feet long. The reservoir has a total capacity at spillway crest of 35,890 acre-feet (May 1957), of which 7,000 acre-feet are allocated for sediment. The reservoir, regu- lates the runoff from a tributary area of 143 square miles, reduc- ing the flow of the design flood from 110,000 cubic feet per second to 1,000 cubic feet per second. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $1,897,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 220, 80th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will adjust all water-rights claims arising from the improvements and will hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages arising from construction and operation of the works. Under date of March 3, 1958, the Board of Supervisors of Pinal County passed a resolution to furnish the assurances required by the authorizing act and, in addition, to maintain the downstream flood channel free from manmade encroachments. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction was completed in November 1960, and the dam was maintained in good operating condition. Preparation of the operation and maintenance manual, acquisition of rights-of-way, and prepara- tion of the reservoir-regulation manual and the master plan were continued. Costs were $185,920 from regular funds, comprising $167,143 for new work performed by contract, $15,045 for new work performed by hired labor, and $3,732 for maintenance per- formed by hired labor. Inflow into and storage in the reservoir were negligible. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction, which was started in May 1959, was completed in November 1960. Work on the operation and maintenance manual is 90 percent complete. Work remaining to be done consists of completing the acquisition of rights-of-way, the operation and maintenance manual, the reser- voir-regulation manual, and the master plan. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1641 Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ............................................ $1,889,859 $3,732 $1,893,591 Total, Federal funds ....................................... 1,889,859 3,732 1,893,591 Other funds ............................................................ Total, all funds .................... $1,889,859 $3,732 $1,893,591 Cost and financial statment Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $100,000 $347,000 $1,156,000 $330,300 -$50,300 $1,923,000 Cost 87,183 77,014 209,329 1,294,562 1 181,771 1,889,859 Maintenance: Appripriated ...................................... 3,732 3,732 Cost ........ 3,732 3,732 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... . . $6,031 1 Includes pending adjustments of -$417 not reflected under "Operations and Results Dur- ing Fiscal Year." 36. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Federal cost to Federal Estimated cost full report June 30, 1961 Federal see estimate Name of project amount Annual Operation (last date Construction and required to of Report complete for- Maintenance revision 1 i I i I Aliso Creek Dam, Santa Ana River basin (and Orange County), Calif. $340,000 23 $340,000 Hodges Dam, San Dieguito River basin, Calif. ....---- 1958 4 $98,000 2,502,000 2 2,600,000 Holbrook levee, Little Color- ado River, Colorado River basin, Ariz.. 1950 335,000 None . S335,000 Lytle and Cajon Creeks, Santa Ana River basin (and Orange County), Calif. . 1950 7,612,000 None__ 6 7,612,000 Riverside levees, Santa Ana River basin, Calif. 1959 2,104,478 None .. 6 2,100,000 San Juan Dam, Santa Ana River basin (and Orange County), Calif. 1950 67,361 5,892,600 123 5,960,000 Santa Paula Creek channel improvements, Santa Clara River basin, Calif.. 1950 3,100,000 2 3 3,100,000 Trabuco Dam, Santa Ana River basin (and Orange County), Calif . 2,190,000 2 3 2,190,000 Ventura River levee, Ventura 1,343,638..................-------------- 1950 1950 None ... 6 1,343,638 River basin, Calif.. 1,343,638 ------------------- Villa Park Dam, Santa Ana River basin (and Orange County), Calif.. --..-----......----------.................. 2,270,000 23 2,270,000 1 Does not include non-Federal funds (other contributed fnuds) spent by the Corps for items of required local cooperation, as follows: $601,638 for Lytle and Cajon Creeks and $17,006 for Ventura River basin. Also does not include non-Federal funds spent directly by local interests for items of local cooperation required under the authorizing act, as follows: $121,998 for Ventura River levee and $2,100,000 for Riverside levees. 2 Inactive. 3 Latest cost-estimate revision made in 1954. 4 Preauthorization-studies costs only. b Completed. 6 Latest cost-estimate revision made in 1957. 1642 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 37. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS The costs during the fiscal year from regular funds for main- tenance performed by hired labor were $721, comprising $332 for inspection of the Los Angeles County drainage area channel improvements, $229 for inspection of Lytle and Cajon Creeks channel improvements, and $160 for inspection of Riverside levees. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: -$100 $400 $300 $290 $500 2,140 A ppropriated .......................... ............ . ..................... .......--......... ..... ...... Cost ............... 95 95 770 80 721 $2,140 38. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Pertinent information on all work performed during the fiscal year under special continuing or emergency flood-control au- thorizations is given in the following tables: Small flood-control projects that are not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation) Period of construction Actual Project Date Federal cost authorized for fiscal Started Completed year 1961 City Creek levee, San Bernardino July 22, May 15, April 1960 1 -$4,970 County, Calif. (Work during 1958 1959 the fiscal year comprised con- tract adjustments.) Indian Wash, Grand Junction, Not .............................................. 2 355 Colo. (Work during the fiscal authorized. year comprised completion of an unfavorable reconnaissance re- port.) Quail Wash levee, Joshua Tree. Jan. 16, Not yet Not yet 3 14,365 Calif. (Work during the fiscal 1961 started. completed. year comprised completion of de- tailed project report, and pre- construction planning.) Los Chollas, Rose, and Tecolote Not ------.... .- ---- ------...... 2 1,619 2..... Creeks, Calif. (During the fiscal authorized. year, preliminary reconnaissance studies leading to an unfavor- able recommendation were com- pleted.) 1 Costs, from regular funds, are for new work involving contract adjustments. Total Fed- eral costs to date are $394,770; and total non-Federal costs to date are $454,585, comprising $443,235 for items of local cooperation required under terms of the project authorization and $11,350 for betterments. 2 Costs, from regular funds, are for new work performed by hired labor. 3 Costs, from regular funds, comprise $405 for new work performed by contract and $13,960 for new work performed by hired labor. Total Federal costs to date are $32,262. FLOOD CONTROL-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1643 Emergency flood-control activities-repair, flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess., and antecedent legislation) Actual Period of construction Federal Date cost Project authorized for Started Completed fiscal year 1961 1 Advance preparation for flood emergencies: Preparation of flood-emergency and dis- aster-recovery manuals. .. ....... ................................................ $6,240 Supplies and equipment ...... ................... ... .................................... 4,990 Flood-emergency exercises-training ...... ............................................. 8,031 Inspection of non-Federal flood-control works .......... ........... ............................... ....... ................ .. 305 Flood-emergency operations: Postflood reports .......... .. .. ..... ........ .......... ................ 2,493 1 Cost, from regular funds, is for maintenance performed by hired labor. 39. SCHEDULING OF FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIR OPERATIONS Section 7 of Flood Control Act of 1944 reads as follows: "Here- after, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds provided on the basis of such purposes, and the operation of any such project shall be in accordance with such regulations: * * *" In accordance with the above-mentioned authority, the prep- aration of schedule of flood-control operations manuals was con- tinued during the fiscal year for Hoover Dam and Twitchell Dam. The costs, from regular maintenance funds for hired labor, were $500 for Hoover Dam and $1,000 for Twitchell Dam. 1644 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 40. ANAHEIM BAY HARBOR, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF., BEACH-EROSION CONTROL Location. Anaheim Bay Harbor is on the coast of California in Orange County, 4 miles southeast of the mouth of the Los Angeles River at Long Beach. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for Fed- eral participation by the contribution of Federal funds toward the cost of artificial placement of about 200,000 cubic yards of sand on the shore, construction of 1 groin at Seal Beach, and placement of a feeder beach of 1,000,000 cubic yards of sand at Surf Side. The project as authorized provided for Federal partici- pation at Seal Beach to the extent of one-third of the first cost and for Federal participation at Surf Side to the extent of 28.8 percent of the first cost. The latest (1959) approved estimate of Federal first cost for Seal Beach is $108,000, and the latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost for Surf Side is $179,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 349, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). The project document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to adopt the aforementioned plans of protection and improvement; to submit for approval by the Chief of Engineers prior to commencement of work detailed plans and specifications for the project and also the arrangements for prosecuting the work; to assure such main- tenance of the protective and improvement measures during the useful life of the project, including replenishment of the feeder beach at suitable intervals, as may be required to serve the project's intended purpose; to provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; to hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during, or after prosecution of the work; to assure that water pollution that would endanger the health of bathers will not be permitted; and to assure continued public ownership of the shore upon which the amount of Federal participation is based and to assure its administration for public use only. The latest (1959) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost for Seal Beach is $190,000 and the latest (1961) approved esti- mate of non-Federal first cost for Surf Side is $434,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of completing reimbursement to local interests for the Federal share of the first cost of shore-protection improvement con- structed at Seal Beach by local interests. Costs were $419 from regular funds for reimbursement to local interests for new work performed at Seal Beach. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the groin and placement of 225,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach at Seal Beach was initiated by local interests in May 1959 and completed in September 1959. Cracks and spalling, with resultant exposure of reinforcing steel, have occurred at some places on the groin since its completion. A 5-foot cap was removed by the contractor and replaced, and additional required repairs were made. No work has been performed at Surf Side. SHORE PROTECTION-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1645 The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs 1 Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ----..--------..............--..-------------------------------- $114,419 ------------------ $114,419 Total, Federal funds .......-..--- --- --------------..--- 114,419 ........... . 114,419 Other funds .......... ........... ..... .. .... ........... ....... ......... ........... Total, all funds ......... .................. $114,419 ---....-------------- $114,419 1 Does not include $6,300 for non-Federal share of preauthorization-studies cost. Note. Federal participation involves only the contribution of Federal funds towards the cost of the work, which is to be done by local interests. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .....-- -- -- .. ----...........................----------------------.. 88,700 $419 $114,419 Cost------------....................... ......-.......---------- 88,700 419 114,419 1 Does not include $6,300 for non-Federal share of preauthorization-studies costs. 41. DOHENY BEACH STATE PARK, ORANGE COUNTY PROTECTIVE BEACH AND GROINS, CALIF. Location. The location of the proposed project is at Doheny Beach State Park, on the coast of Orange County in southern California. Existing project. In general, the plan of improvement provides for Federal participation by the contribution of Federal funds toward the cost of the following shore-protection features to be constructed at Doheny Beach, Calif., by local interests: A pro- tective beach 100 feet wide and 6,000 feet long-not including a 600-foot section at the mouth of San Juan Creek - to be created by (a) artificial placement of about 329,000 cubic yards of suitable sand between a point near the upcoast boundary of the Doheny Beach State Park and the downcoast boundary of the park near the Capistrano Beach fishing pier; and (b) construc- tion of a single steel or concrete sheet-pile groin, 200 feet long, at the terminus of the upper levee bulkhead of San Juan Creek. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $258,000, or about one-third of the total first cost. The improvement was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 398, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests would construct and operate the project. Federal contribution to the project would be subject to the conditions that local interests (a) obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications and ar- rangements for prosecuting the work prior to the commencement of such work; (b) assure continued public ownership of the shore upon which the amount of Federal participation is based and assure its administration for public use during the economic 1646 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 life of the project; (c) assure maintenance and repair, including periodic beach nourishment where applicable, during the economic life of the project, as may be required to serve the intended pur- pose; (d) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way; and (e) control water pollution to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost is $514,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. No operations were performed during the fiscal year. Conditionat the end of fiscal year. No work has been performed on the project. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs 1 Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds . ...................................... $2,000 $2,000 Total, Federal funds ...................................... 2,000 2,000 Other funds ... ..... ..... ..... ..... -------------. . Total, all funds . . . . . ......................... $2,000 ..... .. $2,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. Does not include $2,000 for non-Federal share of pre- authorization-studies cost. Note. Other Federal participation involves only the contribution of Federal funds towards the cost of the work, which is to be done by local interests. Information as to the start of the work is not available. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ... ------------------ ............................--.... $2,000 Cost ...................................................................--------- -------------- 2,000 1 Preauthorization-studies cost only. Does not include $2,000 for non-Federal share of pre- authorization-studies cost. 42. OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIF., BEACH-EROSION CONTROL Location. The proposed project is on the coast of southern California, in San Diego County, at Oceanside. Previous project. The previous project, which has been super- seded by the existing project, was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act of July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 399, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) Except for deposition (at no cost to local interests) of about 700,000 cubic yards of material by the U.S. Navy in connection with dredging the harbor at Camp Pendleton and for initiation of construction on the authorized groin, no work has been done on the previous project. For further details on the previous project, see pages 1579 to 1581, inclusive, of the Annual Report for 1960. Existing project. In general, the plan of improvement for Oceanside involves the provision at Federal expense of (a) a pro- SHORE PROTECTION-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1647 tective beach generally 200 feet wide and approximately 13,000 feet long between Camp Pendleton Harbor and Witherby Street and 100 feet wide and approximately 4,500 feet long south of Loma Alta Creek by deposition of about 2,200,000 cubic yards of suitable material, including 500,000 cubic yards as advance nour- ishment; and (b) a groin about 800 feet long near the northern limit of the fill. The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $1,700,000. The improvement was authorized by the Act of March 29, 1961. (See H. Doc. 456, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifica- tions and arrangements for prosecuting the work prior to the commencement of such work, if performed by local interests; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) furnish satisfactory assurances that they will control pollution of waters to the extent necessary to safe- guard the health of bathers, will maintain the protective and improvement measures during the useful life of the project as may be required to serve its intended purpose, including replen- ishment of the protective beach, and will maintain continued public ownership of non-Federal public shores and their admin- istration for public use during the economic life of the project; (d) pay one-half of the cost of preauthorization studies; and (e) agree to the condition that the cost allocated to this beach-erosion project shall be adjusted to reflect the savings from multiple- purpose construction of the Oceanside harbor improvement to the overall project, if authorized, and the cost so transferred from the beach-erosion project to the harbor project be shared by local interests and the Federal Government as appropriate for small- boat harbor projects. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost is $2,500. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of preparing the project plans and contract plans and specifica- tions and continuing construction of the groin that had been initiated under the previous project. In addition, a groin exten- sion (not part of the authorized project) was initiated at non- Federal expense. Costs were $44,379 from advanced funds, com- prising $40,977 for new work performed by contract and $3,402 for new work performed by hired labor; and $197,133 (including $93,170 for groin extension) from other contributed funds, com- prising $187,669 for new work performed by contract and $9,464 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the groin and its extension is approximately complete. No other work has been performed. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: 1648 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds 1 ..................... .............................. $2,5 ........ ....... .. $2,500 Total, Federal funds ....... ...................... 2,500 ....................... 2,500 Other contributed funds 2 .............................. .......... 199,633 .......................... 199,633 Advanced funds ........................... .......... 44,379 ................... 44,379 Total, all funds ...... ..................... $246,512................ $246,512 1 Federal share of preauthorization-studies cost. 2 Includes $93,170 of non-Federal funds spent by the Corps for betterments (groin exten- sion) desired by local interests and $2,500 of non-Federal funds spent by the Corps for non- Federal share of preauthorization-studies costs. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS 1 Federal share of preauthorization studies cost. OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ........... ................. ..................... $658,800 $658,800 Cost ......................................................... 2 199,633 199,633 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................. ........... $458,798 1 Reflects non-Federal share ($2,500) of preauthorization-studies cost. 2 Includes $93,170 of non-Federal funds spent by the Corps for betterments (groin exten- sion) desired by local interests. ADVANCED FUNDS New work: Appropriated . ..........................................--------------------...... ... ........ .......... $252,000 $252,000 Cost .............. .... ... -- ..... ------- ........ ........ 44,379 44,79 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................................................. $207,620 43. IMPERIAL BEACH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIF., BEACH-EROSION CONTROL Location. The project is on the coast of southern California, in San Diego County, at Imperial Beach. Existing project. In general, the plan of improvement for Im- perial Beach provides for Federal participation by the contribu- tion of Federal funds toward the cost of five groins at about 1,000-foot intervals, the most nothern groin being at the north end of the existing seawall at the Naval Radio Station. SHORE PROTECTION-LOS ANGELES, CALIF., DISTRICT 1649 The latest (1961) approved estimate of Federal first cost is $118,000. The improvement was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 399, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Except for groins Nos. 1 and 2, local interests would construct the project. Local interests are required to (a) obtain approval of the Chief of Engineers of detailed plans and specifications for prosecuting the work prior to the commencement of such work; (b) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (c) pay one-half of the cost of the preauthorization studies; and (d) furnish satisfactory assurances that they will control pollution of waters to the extent necessary to safeguard the health of bathers except that originat- ing from the international sewer south of Imperial Beach, will maintain the protective and improvement measures during the useful life of the project as may be required to serve its intended purpose, and will maintain continued public ownership of the shore and its administration for public use during the useful life of the project. The latest (1961) approved estimate of non-Federal first cost of the project is $178,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of preparing project plans and contract plans and specifications for groin No. 2 and constructing that groin. Costs were $19,150 from advanced funds, comprising $18,015 for new work per- formed by contract and $1,135 for new work performed by hired labor; and $28,430 from other contributed funds, comprising $27,080 for new work performed by contract and $1,350 for new work performed by hired labor. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of groin No. 1 was initiated in July 1959 and completed in September 1959. Con- struction of groin No. 2 was initiated in December 1960 and com- pleted in January 1961. No other work has been performed. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Costs Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ....... ....................... ............. 0 .. ............ $3,000 Total, Federal funds ........................... .... ... 3,000 ......... ......... 3,000 Other contributed funds ...... .. ....................... ...... 69,027 ........................ 69,027 Advanced funds ............................... ..... ... 45,605 45,605 .... ...... Total, all funds ....................... $117,632 $117,632 ..................... Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS 1650 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 OTHER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 , New work: Appropriated ...................... $48,00......... $48,000 $23,120 $71,120 .......... Cost ........ ..-. ....-...... 1,372 $39,225 28,430 69,027 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................... .... $2,093 1 Reflects latest (1961) approved estimate of $3,000 for non-Federal share of preauthorization- studies cost. ADVANCED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ................................ .. $32,000 $14,823 $46,823 Cost ........ .. .. ........... 903 $25,552 19,150 90....................... 45,605 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .......... .... -...... . .. ........... $1,218 44. OTHER AUTHORIZED SHORE-PROTECTION PROJECTS For last Federal cFederal full report to June 30,1961 Estimated Federal Federal cost see amount estimate Name of Project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete revison) maintenance Carpinteria to Point Mugu, Ven- tura County groins, Calif. . 1955 -..... .-...... $67,100 1 $72,000 Point Mugu to San Pedro break- water, Los Angeles County groins, beach widening and breakwater rehabilitation, Calif... 1955 .... - ............. 4,730,000 2 4,760,000 Ocean Beach, San Diego County, beach widening and groin, Calif. 1960 $11,912 .. None a 12,000 1 Latest Federal cost-estimate revision (made in 1959) includes $4,900 as Federal share of cost of preauthorization studies. 2Latest Federal cost-estimate revision (made in 1960) includes $30,000 as Federal share of cost of preauthorization studies. 3 Latest Federal cost-estimate revision (made in 1959) includes $4,000 as cost of preauthor- ization studies. Note. Further Federal participation involves only the contribution of Federal funds towards the cost of the work, which is to be done by local interests. Information as to time for start- ing the work is not available. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-LOS ANGELES, 1651 CALIF., DISTRICT 45. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Navigation, alteration of bridges, and shore protection. The Federal costs during the fiscal year for navigation studies and for cooperative studies on beach erosion were from regular funds as follows: Contract Hired labor Total Camp Pendleton Harbor and Agua Hedionda Lagoon Harbor and shore protection ............ $ 4,861 $ 1,563 $ 6,424 Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor with a view to improvement of West Basin ...............-----------....... ............ 32 32 Dana Point, Calif ................................................ -------------------------- 4,861 10,912 15,773 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif .....------------................... 3,910 27,192 31,102 Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif. ----....--...---..-----...... ---.............3,210 14,861 18,071 App. V, phase 1 of beach-erosion study of Orange County ----------........................-----..------..........-----.... -----............ 255 255 App. V, phase 2 of beach-erosion study of Orange County .........-------------...................................----........... 2,911 2,911 Point Conception to Mexican Boundary .......... 2,339 15,081 17,420 Anaheim Bay beach erosion ............................ ............ 801 801 Total --------------.................----------------..................... $19,181 $73,608 $92,789 In addition, non-Federal funds (required contributed funds) were spent by the Corps as follows: App. V, phase 1, beach-erosion, Orange County ............ $ 255 $ 255 App. V, phase 2, beach-erosion, Orange County ............ 2,922 2,922 Point Conception to Mexician Boundary............ 2,329 12,608 14,937 Total .......-----....-----.....---....-----..----------................. $ 2,329 $15,785 $18,114 No studies were made in connection with alteration of bridges. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $14,237, plus an anticipated allotment of $32,500 (not including $56,000 for Sweetwater River), will be applied to expenses to be incurred for examinations and surveys (navigation and shore protection) during fiscal year 1962. The additional sum of $98,000 (not including $40,000 for Sweet- water River) can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1963. Flood control. The Federal costs (all for work performed by hired labor) during the fiscal year for flood-control studies were as follows: Whitewater River, Calif ........................... -----------------------------------.............................................. $ 15,827 Santa Ynez River and tributaries, Calif. ..................--------------.................---------........ 4,852 Gila River and tributaries, Ariz., downstream from Painted Rock Reservoir --..----..........................-----..........----------------------......................................................... 355 Pinal Creek and tributaries, Ariz. ...................................................... 17,053 Dolores, Colo., and Dolores River basin, upstream from Dolores .. 20,554 Little Colorado River in the vicinity of Winslow, Ariz ..........------------- 7,423 Phoenix, Ariz., and vicinity (including New River), Gila River --------------------....-------------........................................--------..................... basin, Ariz ....................... 46,873 Santa Rosa Wash, Gila River basin, Ariz .....-------------...............--....-------............. 23,658 Animas River, Colo. and N. Mex ..........----------....-----........................................ 2,477 Santa Margarita River and tributaries, Calif. .................................... 973 San Diego River and Mission Valley, Calif ...............................-----......... 8,045 Sweetwater River, Calif ..............--------------......---.....................---------------------......................... 10,454 Sweetwater River, Calif. (navigation) .....................................-......... 21,109 Indian Bend W ash ............................ ......................................... ..... 21,829 Total ................... .................. ...... $201,482 1652 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $35,487, plus anticipated allotments of $255,200 and $56,000, respectively, will be applied to expenses to be incurred for ex- aminations and surveys (flood control) and examinations and surveys for Sweetwater River (flood control and navigation) during fiscal year 1962. The additional sum of $338,200 (including $40,000 for Sweet- water River) can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1963. Special studies. The costs during the fiscal year for special studies were $11,624, comprising $4,713 for watershed studies in cooperation with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and $6,911 for flood-control analyses in cooperation with the Bureau of Recla- mation and other agencies. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $5,107, plus an anticipated allotment of $72,500 for flood-plain information studies, will be applied to expenses incurred for ex- aminations and surveys (special studies) during fiscal year 1962. The additional sum of $78,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing fiscal year 1963. 46. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The costs during the fiscal year for research and development were $11,060, comprising $6,563 for hydrologic studies and $4,497 for civil-works investigations. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $2,887 ($1,373 for hydrologic studies and $1,512 for civil-works investigations), will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1962. 1653 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT This district comprises parts of southern Oregon and northern and western California embraced in the drainage basins tributary to the Pacific Ocean from the Oregon-California State line on the north to Cape San Martin, Calif. (about 150 miles south of the entrance to San Francisco Bay), on the south, except the waters of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Navigation-Continued Page 1. Humboldt Harbor and Bay, ducted during the fiscal C alif................................. 1----- 653 1679 year .......................... ............ 2. Noyo River and Harbor, FloodControl C alif. ...................................... 1655 16. Eel River, Calif .................. 1680 3. Bodega Bay, Calif .............. 1658 17. Russian River Basin, Calif.....1681 4. San Francisco Harbor, Calif.1659 18. Rheem Creek, Calif. ....._........1684 5. San Francisco Harbor and 19. San Lorenzo Creek, Calif ..... 1685 Bay Calif. (collection and removal of drift) 1662 -.............. 20. San Lorenzo River, Calif ...... 1686 6. San Pablo Bay and Mare Is- 21. Other authorized flood-control land Strait, Calif ............... 1662 projects ............. ...............-----1687 7. Richmond Harbor, Calif.......1664 22. Inspection of completed flood- 8. Oakland Harbor, Calif. ....... 1666 control works ............... 1687 9. Redwood City Harbor, Calif...1669 23. Flood-control work under spe- 10. Halfmoon Bay, Calif ............ 1672 cial authorization ................ 1687 11. Santa Cruz Harbor, Calif.....1674 Shore Protection 12. Moss Landing Harbor, Calif.1675 24. Santa Cruz County, Calif. .... 1689 13. Monterey Harbor Calif. ........ 1677 25, Other authorized shore pro- 14. Other authorized navigation tection projects ................ 1690 projects .............................. 1679 15. Navigation projects on which General Investigations reconnaissance and condi- 26. Examinations and surveys .... 1691 tion surveys only were con- 27. Research and development .... 1691 1. HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CALIF. Location. Humboldt Bay is a landlocked harbor on the coast of California, 225 miles north of San Francisco Bay and 70 miles south of Crescent City Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5832.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, July 3, 1892, March 3, 1899, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see pages 1982-1984 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1673 of Annual Report for 1929, and page 1689 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for two rubblemound jetties at the entrance-the north jetty about 4,500 feet in length and the south jetty 5,100 feet long, not including shore revetments; for a bar and entrance channel 40 feet deep tapered from a width of 1,600 feet at seaward mile 0.91 to 500 feet at seaward mile 0.18, thence 500 feet wide to mile 0.75, with easing of the bend at mile 0.75; for a North Bay Channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from mile 0.75 to mile 4.29; a channel 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep from mile 4.29 to mile 5.00, thence 26 feet deep to the foot of N Street, Eureka; a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from mile 4.29 across Indian Island Shoal to Samoa, at mile 5.84; a 1654 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Arcata wharf; and a channel 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Fields Landing, with a turning basin 600 feet wide and 800 feet long off the Fields Land- ing wharf. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.4 feet at the south jetty and 6.7 feet at Eureka. The extreme range is 12.5 feet at the south jetty and 12 feet at Eureka. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1955, was $3,283,705, exclusive of $95,000 contributed by local inter- ests and of amounts expended on the previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $365,510. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Rebuilding the jetties -......... .-......-..... ..... H. Doc. 950, 60th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 For depth of 20 feet and widths of 250 and H. Doc. 755, 69th Cong., 2d sess. 300 feet in the bay channels and for the channel to Arcata wharf. Aug. 30, 1935 For entrance channel, 500 feet wide, 30 Rivers and Harbors Committee feet deep ............................... ................ Doc. 14, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 For widths of 400 feet in Eureka Channel Rivers and Harbors Committee and 300 feet in Samoa and Fields Land- Doc. 11, 75th Cong., 1st sess. ing Channels, and for construction of Fields Landing turning basin, 600 feet wide and 800 feet long, all to a depth of 26 feet. July 16, 19521 For deepening to 40 feet and widening bar H. Doc. 143, 82d Cong., 1st sess. and entrance channel; deepening Eureka (contains latest published map). and Samoa Channels to 30 feet; and for construction of North Bay Channel, 400 feet wide, 30 feet deep. 1 Public Law 549, 82d Cong., 2d sess. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooper- ation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $1,000,000 (prices as of dates of compliance). Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of- way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas required for maintenance dredging. Terminal facilities. There are 29 wharves and piers, 3 of which are publicly owned; four oil terminals; one privately owned sub- marine pipeline for petroleum products; four boat-building and repair plants; one boat-icing plant; six small boat-fueling stations; two small yacht and fishboat basins, one of which is publicly owned; and numerous log booms and small landings; exclusive of facilities owned by the United States. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, un- der a continuing contract for repair of the north and south jetties, approximately 17,378 tons of stone and 1,528 cubic yards of con- crete were placed in the north jetty at a cost of $474,107; dredging surveys of the project channels were accomplished and the U.S. hopper dredge Davison removed 322,500 cubic yards of shoaled material from the bar and entrance channel, 148,500 cubic yards from Eureka Channel, and 41,200 cubic yards from Fields Land- RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1655 ing Channel and turning basin, at a cost of $272,953. The total project cost during the fiscal year was $747,060 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in December 1954. The north jetty was completed in 1925; the south jetty in 1927; Arcata Channel in 1931; the entrance channel, 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide, in 1935; Fields Landing Channel and turning basin and Eureka and Samoa Channels, to a depth of 26 feet, in 1939; the entrance channel to a depth of 40 feet, and Eureka, Samoa, and North Bay Channels to a depth of 30 feet, in 1954. The controlling depths over the various channels on the dates indicated were as follows: In May 1961, entrance channel 37.1 feet, channel between the jetties 31.6 feet, channel at intersection of Fields Landing and North Bay Channels 33.0 feet, North Bay Channel 30.0 feet, Samoa Channel 31.0 feet, Eureka Channel 30.0 feet to angle in channel, thence 21.1 feet to "D" Street, and 12.0 feet to head of project; June 1960, Fields Landing Channel 19.0 feet; May 1937, Arcata Channel (no longer in use) 18 feet. The total costs for the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs costs costs Regular ...................................... ... $3,283,705 $7,198,037 $10,481,742 Contributed funds ............ ....................... 95,000 .95,000 Total ........................... .... $3,378,705 $7,198,037 $10,576,742 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated ..................................-------....... $5,545,076 C ost .................... - ... ......... ......... . ..... ..................5,545,076 Maintenance: Appropriated -.. $262,748 $526,000 -$53,254 $672,936 $760,000 7,637,183 260,968 Cost ...............-- 301,163 173,423 344,936 747,060 7,296,243 1 Includes $2,261,371 for new work and $98,206 for maintenance on previous project. 2 Exclusive of contributed funds of $95,000 for new work on the existing-project. 2. NOYO RIVER AND HARBOR, CALIF. Location. Noyo Harbor is a cove on the California coast about 100 miles south of Humboldt Bay and 135 miles northwest of San Francisco. Noyo River rises in the Coast Range Mountains, flows westerly, and empties into Noyo Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5703.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922. For further details, see page 1680, Annual Report for 1929, and page 1772, Annual Report for 1930, Existing project. This provides for a rubblemound breakwater extending northwesterly about 1,100 feet from the south headland of Noyo Harbor, 2 entrance jetties, and for an entrance channel into Noyo River 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide and a channel in 1656 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 the river 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending about 0.6 mile above the mouth, thence a connecting channel about 400 feet long to a mooring basin of about 8.5 acres with a depth of 10 feet on the south bank of Noyo River. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.8 feet. The extreme range is about 11.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961), ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $3,270,000. The latest approved estimate of cost for minor rehabilitation (1961) is $250,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $24,063. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Entrance channel, jetties, and channel in the river .. S. Doc. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 The breakwater in Noyo Harbor .................... H. Doc. 682, 76th Cong., 3d sess. July 14, 1960 Mooring basin in lieu of channel extension H. Doc. 289, 86th Cong., 2d sess. authorized by Act of June 30, 1948. (contains latest published map). Local cooperation. The act of July 3, 1930, requires that local interests provide free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials, and royalty-free stone for construction and repair of the jetties, together with suitable rights- of-way needed in transporting the stone to the jetties. These re- quirements have been fully complied with for work performed to date. Expenditures by local interests in meeting the requirements of local cooperation and in constructing privately owned shoreside harbor facilities are estimated to be in excess of $1,000,000. The act of March 2, 1945, requires that local interests provide necessary rights-of-way and easements for construction and main- tenance of the breakwater, including access thereto, and a suitable royalty-free quarry in the locality; and give assurances satisfac- tory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide public facilities and arrangements for the loading and unloading of ves- sels in Noyo Harbor. The act of July 14, 1960, requires that local interests (1) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for construction and for subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; (3) acquire and hold in the public interest, sufficient lands for construction of the mooring basin and proper utilization thereof; (4) provide without cost to the United States, bulkheads, levees, revetments, and required relocations, necessary for construction of the basin and retention of dredge spoils, or in lieu thereof con- tribute in cash the cost of these features, estimated on July 1961 price levels at $170,000, and subsequently maintain these works; (5) provide without cost to the United States necessary utilities and berthing facilities, open to all on equal terms; (6) provide and maintain without cost to the United States a public landing with suitable supply facilities, open to all on equal terms; and (7) main- tain and operate the entire mooring basin including the connecting channel. The Noyo Harbor District, established by the Board of RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1657 Supervisors of Mendocino County in 1950 as an initial step in ful- filling the requirements of local cooperation, has indicated its willingness and intent to meet the necessary conditions of coopera- tion for uncompleted work. Terminal facilities. There are no facilities in the harbor proper. In the river above the harbor there are two piers and six fish- receiving wharves, three of which have boat fueling stations thereon; one boat fueling wharf; three boat building and repair plants; two boat icing plants; and a number of mooring facilities all privately owned. These facilities are considered adequate, with the exception of mooring and berthing facilities for fishing boats. Improvement of the project as authorized will provide additional protected area for required facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. As new work, ad- vance engineering and design for construction of the breakwater was initiated by hired labor at a cost of $30,906. As minor re- habilitation, engineering and design was accomplished by hired labor and mobilization was initiated under a contract for repair of the north jetty and north wall, at a cost of $27,855. The project costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $30,906 for new work and $27,855 for minor rehabilitation. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is about 15 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the construction of the breakwater in Noyo Harbor and the mooring basin and con- necting channel in the river. The jetties, rock removal, and dredg- ing of the entrance and river channels were completed in 1931. The controlling depths on the dates indicated were as follows: In July 1957, 9.4 feet at the entrance to the channel; in March 1960, 6.6 feet between the jetties, thence 4.5 feet to the green navi- gation light at the first curve (quartermile point), thence 6.0 feet to the General Petroleum Dock, thence 4.0 feet through the com- pleted portion of the project. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $241,740 for new work including $15,000 for preauthorization studies, $27,855 for minor rehabilitation, and $684,527 for main- tenance, a total of $954,122, from regular funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ... .................................----- .. ... -............ $56,000 -...------.----..... 2 $278,819 Cost .... ---- --------- ......... ---------------.......................... 2 725..............30906 253,72 Maintenance: Appropriated ..: $98,000 -$15,500 $2 $37,814 ......... ....... 716,624 Cost .............. 66,883 15,619 ................ 37,814 ......... .............. 716,624 Rehabilitation: Appropriated ..................................................................... .................... 250,000 250,000 Cost .................................................. 27,855 27,855 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .................... ............................ $24,969 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................. ....... 24,969 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................................ 3,003,166 SIncludes $11,985 for new work and $32,097 for maintenance on previous project. 2 Includes $15,000 for preauthorization studies. 1658 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated..............................................................1 $7,180 Cost ............ ....................... ............... .................. .............................. ................... 1 7,180 Maintenance: Appropriated ......................................................... .........-.................. 1 820 Cost ..........................- 1820 Rehabilitation: Appropriated ... ......................... ............................ ......... $1,700 1,700 Cost ....... .......... ..................... ............................................... ......... ..-- ---- -------- 1 For previous project. 3. BODEGA BAY, CALIF. Location. Bodega Bay is a triangular lagoon on the California Coast 85 miles south of Noyo River and 55 miles north of San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5603.) Existing project. This provides for entrance jetties 1,130 feet and 1,650 feet long; a bulkhead to retain the sand spit; an en- trance channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide; thence a channel of the same dimensions to the town of Bodega Bay, and thence southerly along the shore for a distance of 4,200 feet, with 3 turning basins 12 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide, one located at the inner end of the entrance channel, the second at the junction of the bay and shore channels near the town of Bodega Bay, and the third at the southerly end of the shore channel. The total length of improved channel, including the turning basins, is 16,020 feet. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.6 feet. The extreme range is about 11 feet. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1943, was $641,800. The latest approved estimate of cost of major rehabili- tation (1961) is $460,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. 619, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local coopera- tion under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $52,000 (price as of dates of compliance). Local interests are required to furnish royalty- free stone and disposal areas for project maintenance and to main- tain suitable grasses or shrubbery to control the sands on the dunes west of the bay. Terminal facilities. There are 6 commercial fish receiving and shipping piers, one marine fueling and boat icing pier, and 8 small boat landings, one of which is used as a boat repair facility; all privately owned. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As major rehabilita- tion, engineering and design for channel restoration and jetty rehabilitation was accomplished by hired labor; 289,000 cubic yards of shoaled material were removed from the project channels by contract; and, under a continuing contract, mobilization was RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1659 initiated for rehabilitation of the south jetty. The costs during the fiscal year for major rehabilitation were $189,058 from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1943. Major rehabilitation of the channels and south jetty, ini- tiated in March 1961, is approximately 41 percent complete. The controlling depths in November 1960 were as follows: 10.8 feet between the jetties, 7.0 feet in the outer turning basin, thence 8.4 feet to beacon 8, 11.9 feet to beacon 20, 12 feet to the easterly end of the middle turning basin, 9.0 feet to the innermost turning basin, 5 feet to the mid-portion of the innermost turning basin, and 2.0 feet at the southeasterly end of the turning basin. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $641,800 for new work, $189,058 for major rehabilitation, and $111,665 for maintenance, a total of $942,523. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 80, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---- ------------...-----...... ---- -------------------..------.$-------- 44--------- $641,800 Cost . ........ ........ ...............- ----------------- ----- . 641,800 Maintenance: A p p ro p riated ..-. . . . . . . .. - . ..--- - - - - - --. - - - --------------- .- - 1 1 1 ,6 6 5 Cost...... ----------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ 111,665 Rehabilitation: Appropriated -- ------------ $405,000 405,000 Cost ---------- ----------------------------- - - 189,058 189,058 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Rehabilitation: Appropriated .---------- ------------...............------------...--------------............... $2,000 $2,000 Cost -------. ---..-.--- -- ....................- .......... .--.. ............................. 4. SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR, CALIF. Location. The works included under this project are in San Francisco Bay, in the vicinity of San Francisco, and in the approach channels to the Golden Gate, the bay entrance. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5532.) Pevious projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1868, June 10, 1872, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1899, June 18, 1902, June 25, 1910, and September 22, 1922. For further details, see page 1978 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1749 of Annual Report for 1921, page 1633 of Annual Report for 1929, and page 1669 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel through the San Francisco Bar on the line of the main ship channel, 50 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide; the removal of Presidio Shoal, Black Point Shoal, Rincon Reef Rock (inner), Rincon Reef Rock (outer), Blossom Rock, and Alcatraz Shoal westward of a 1660 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 north-and-south line 2,500 feet west of Alcatraz Light, to a depth of 40 feet; the removal of Arch Rock, Shag Rocks 1 and 2, Harding Rock, Point Knox Shoal westward of a north-and-south line through Point Stuart Light, and a portion of the shoal channelward of the pierhead line near the mouth of Islais Creek, to a depth of 35 feet; and for dredging a channel 750 feet wide and 10 feet deep from that depth in the bay to San Francisco Airport ending in a basin 10 feet deep and approximately 2,000 feet in width. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.7 feet at Fort Point and 7.2 feet at the San Francisco Airport. The extreme ranges at the foregoing localities are 10.6 and 12 feet, respectively. The project was completed in 1959 except for removal of Rac- coon Shoal to a depth of 35 feet. The cost of the completed work was $1,660,437, including $1,480 for preauthorization studies but exclusive of contributed funds in the amount of $134,591 and of amounts expended on previous projects. The uncompleted portion of the project is being restudied. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1958, and was estimated to be $21,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $273,230. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work Authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 Dredging at Islais Creek ........- .......-. __................ H. Doc. 337, 69th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Removal of Presidio Shoal, Rincon Reef H. Doc.1 196, 70th Cong., 1st Rock (inner), Rincon Reef Rock (outer), sess. Blossom Rock, and Alcatraz Shoal to depth of 40 feet, mean lower low water; re- moval of Arch Rock, Shag Rocks 1 and 2, and Harding Rock to depth of 35 feet; re- moval of Point Knox Shoal westward of a north-and-south line through Point Stuart Light to depth of 35 feet. Aug. 30, 1935 2 For a 50-foot depth in the bar main ship Rivers and Harbors Committee2 channel, 2,000 feet wide, removal of Black Doc. 50, 72d Cong., 2d sess. Point Shoal to a depth of 40 feet and cer- tain modifications of the areas to be deep- ened on Alcatraz and Islais Creek Shoals and abandonment of the 34-foot depth area south of the flared approach channel to Islais Creek. Aug. 26, 1937 For the channel to the San Francisco Air- Rivers and Harbors Committee3 port 750 feet wide and 10 feet deep ending Doc. 12, 75th Cong., 1st sess. in a basin 2,000 feet wide. 1 Included removal of Raccoon Shoal to depth of 35 feet, which is being restudied. 2 Included in part in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 3 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. The act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitably bulkheaded spoil-disposal areas for maintenance of the channel to the San Francisco Airport. Terminal facilities. The State of California owns 66 piers, a large passenger ferry terminal, and four car-ferry terminals in the harbor. In addition, there are 24 privately owned wharves and piers, one shipbuilding yard, two shipbuilding and repair plants, a fish-boat harbor, and a yacht harbor. These facilities RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1661 are exclusive of those owned by the United States and are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, dredging surveys were accomplished by hired labor and the U.S. hopper dredge Biddle removed 792,500 cubic yards of material from the main ship channel and 114,700 cubic yards from Presidio Shoal, at a cost of $225,209. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in June 1959 except for removal of Raccoon Shoal to a depth of 35 feet, which is being restudied. The dredging of Islais Creek Shoal was completed in 1930, the deepening of Presidio Shoal in 1931, the removal of the various rocks in 1932, the deep- ening of Point Knox Shoal in 1934, the deepening of Alcatraz Shoal in 1936, the deepening of Black Point Shoal in 1937, dredg- ing of the channel and basin at the San Francisco Airport in 1941, and completion of the bar channel in 1959. The controlling depths over various portions of the project on the dates indicated were as follows: Main ship channel, 49.7 feet, April 1961; Presidio Shoal, 35.0 feet, March 1961; Black Point Shoal, 37.8 feet, March 1960; Rincon Reef Rock (inner), 41 feet, March 1946; Rincon Reef Rock (outer), 40 feet, July 1933; Blossom Rock, 40 feet, October, 1950; Alcatraz Shoal, 33.4 feet, February 1960; Arch and Harding Rocks, 33 feet, and Shag Rocks 1 and 2, 36 feet, December 1949: Point Knox Shoal, 37.2 feet, and Raccoon Strait Shoal, 27.4 feet, March 1961; Islais Creek Shoal, 33.0 feet, December 1960; channel and basin at San Francisco Airport, 4.5 feet in southerly two-thirds of the channel, 2.0 feet in remainder of channel, 3.6 in beginning of turning basin, and 5.0 in remainder of turning basin, April 1961. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs 2 costs costs I Regular funds .................. $1,467,437 $2,759,296 $4,226,733 Public works funds ...................-... -. . 193,000 ................... 193,000 Contributed funds ........................................ 134,591 ................. 134,591 Total ..... --..... $1,795,028 $2,759,296 $4,554,324 1 Includes $1,480 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated ------ ........... $298,919 ........................ ................... ........---------------------. $2,690,836 Cost ...----------...........--......------------------ 298,919 ............................ .......... 2,690,836 Maintenance: Appropriated... $225,800 $164,900 572,580 $177,660 $235,000 3,244,408 Cost ............. . 225,537 165,279 572,465 177,660 225,209 3,234,617 I Includes $1,030,399 for new work and $475,321 for maintenance on previous projects. 2 Exclusive of contributed funds of $134,591 for new work on existing project. SIncludes $1,480 for preauthorization studies. 1662 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 5. SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR AND BAY, CALIF. (Collection and removal of drift) Location. This project applies to San Francisco Bay, lower San Francisco Bay, Oakland Harbor, Richmond Harbor, San Pablo Bay and Mare Island Strait, Richardson Bay, and their tributaries. Existing project. This provides for the collection and removal of drift from San Francisco Bay and its tributary waters. The latest (1961) approved estimate of cost for new work (ini- tial acquisition of plant and equipment) is $1,080,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $146,714. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. No. 286, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Described in pertinent separate project descriptions. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, floating debris was collected and disposed of from the project waterways by hired labor at a cost of $233,770. Condition at end of fiscal year. No new work construction funds have been appropriated. Maintenance operations under the exist- ing project were commenced July 1, 1950. Costs for removal of drift previous to that time were carried as maintenance on appli- cable authorized river and harbor projects in the area. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $3,000 for preauthorization studies and $1,102,002 for mainte- nance, a total of $1,105,002. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...................- ...............-........... . I $3,000 Cost ....... ........................... ........................ 3,000 Maintenance: Appropriated... $64,666 $203,400 $ 91,455 $144,746 $230,000 1,103,067 Cost . -............ 64,684 71,273 223,277 140,564 233,770 1,102,002 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .............-- -------------------....... $1,077,000 1 For preauthorization studies. 6. SAN PABLO BAY AND MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CALIF. Location. The channel extends from a point in the lower end of San Pablo Bay west of Pinole Point in a general northeasterly direction across Pinole Shoal in San Pablo Bay to the junction of Carquinez Strait and Mare Island Strait, thence northwesterly in Mare Island Strait along the frontage of the Mare Island Navy Yard. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5533.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, February 27, 1911, and August 8, 1917. For further details, see page 1680, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel across Pinole Shoal in San Pablo Bay 600 feet wide and 35 feet deep; RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1663 thence through Mare Island Strait a channel 700 feet wide and 30 feet deep flaring to a turning basin generally 1,000 feet wide from former dike 6, Mare Island, to a line 75 feet southerly from the causeway between Vallejo and Mare Island, 30 feet deep, except at the northerly end where the project depth is 26 feet. The project provides also for maintenance of the two approach areas to the navy yard piers at the southern end of Mare Island. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water an( mean higher high water is 5.8 feet at the lower end of San Pablo Bay, and 6 feet opposite the Mare Island Navy Yard, with an extreme range of about 10 feet. The project was completed in 1943 except for dredging two approach areas at Vallejo and South Vallejo. The cost of the completed work was $282,669 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The uncompleted dredging portion of the proj- ect is considered to be inactive. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1956 and was estimated to be $120,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $546,352. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents Feb. 27, 1911 A depth of 30 feet through Pinole Shoal .... H. Doc. 1103, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8, 1917 A depth of 35 feet and the Mare Island H. Doc. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Strait Channel and turning basin. Jan. 21, 1927 Increasing width of the channel to 600 feet H. Doc. 104, 69th Cong., 1st sess. and decreasing channel and turning basin depth in Mare Island Strait to 30 feet. June 20, 1938 Increasing width of the channel in Mare H. Doc. 644, 75th Cong., 3d sess. Island Strait to 700 feet and increasing length of turning basin. Mar. 2, 1945 Maintenance of approach areas to navy H. Doc. 217, 77th Cong., 1st sess. yard piers at. south end of Mare Island. (contains latest published map). 1 Included dredging two approach areas at Vallejo and South Vallejo, which is considered to be inactive. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are three wharves along the south- ern shore of San Pablo Bay; in Mare Island Strait there are six wharves, two ferry slips, and three small boat moorings, in addi- tion to the Navy Yard facilities. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, dredging surveys were accomplished and the U.S. hopper dredge Harding removed 1,404,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from Mare Island Strait at a cost of $328,669 and the U.S. hopper dredge Biddle removed 753,000 cubic yards of material from Pinole Shoal at a cost of $181,820, a total project maintenance cost of $510,489. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1943 except for dredging two approach areas at Vallejo and South Vallejo which is considered to be inactive. Pinole Shoal 1664 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Channel was completed in 1929. The Mare Island Strait Channel and turning basin was completed in 1943. The controlling depths on the dates indicated were as follows: Pinole Shoal Channel, February 1961, 38.9 feet from Buoy 3 at beginning of channel to Buoy 7; December 1960, 37.2 feet from Buoy 7 to end of channel; Mare Island Strait, April 1961, 30.0 feet to the City Wharf, thence 24.0 feet to end of 30-foot project, thence 21.1 feet to the head of the project. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $282,669 for new work and $6,746,537 for maintenance, a total of $7,029,206. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ................ ................ ......... . .. ............................. $1,369,372 Cost .......... ................ ................. ................. ..................................... ...... 1,369,372 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $502,100 $314,000 $381,333 $1,023,808 $522,000 8,117,428 Cost .............. 501,882 313,162 382,418 1,023,808 510,489 8,105,917 1 Includes $1,086,703 for new work and $1,359,380 for maintenance of previous projects. 7. RICHMOND HARBOR, CALIF. Location. This harbor is on the eastern shore of San Fran- cisco Bay about 10 miles north of Oakland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5532.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide adjacent to Southampton Shoal from deep water in San Francisco Bay to the outer harbor; an approach area to Richmond long wharf 35 feet deep and 3,670 feet long as meas- ured parallel to, and 75 feet bayward of, the pierhead line; for an inner harbor entrance channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide from deep water to Point Richmond, with a turning basin at that point; thence a channel 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide flaring to about 600 feet at Point Potrero with a turn at that point 1,150 feet wide and 35 feet deep except for a depth of 30 feet at the south- erly apex of the bend; thence 35 feet deep and 850 feet wide to the entrance to Santa Fe Channel; thence 35 feet deep and 200 feet wide in Santa Fe Channel for approximately 2,000 feet, and maintenance to a depth of 30 feet of the remainder of Santa Fe Channel and basin; for approach areas 32 feet deep to within 75 feet of the pierhead line in the outer harbor at Point San Pablo and Point Orient; for a channel 20 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and about 2,000 feet long from deep water in San Pablo Bay easterly along the north side of Point San Pablo; and for a rubblemound training wall 10,000 feet long extending westerly from Brooks Island. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.8 feet, with an extreme range of about 11 feet. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1957, was $2,886,695, exclusive of $524,778 contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $145,239. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1665 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 8, 1917Channel 24 feet deep and 600 feet wide H. Doc. 515, 63d Cong., 2d sess. from San Francisco Bay to Ellis Slough (Santa Fe Channel); a turning basin at Point Potrero; a training wall. July 3, 1930 A 30-foot channel with lessened widths; a Rivers and Harbors Committee turning basin at head of navigation. Doc. 16, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 19351 Increased project widths in inner harbor, Rivers and Harbors Committee maintenance of Santa Fe Channel to 30 Doc. 7, 73d Cong., 1st sess., and feet; approach areas in outer harbor to Rivers and Harbors Committee 32 feet. Doc. 10, 74th Cong., 1st sess. June 20, 1938 Widening channel at Point Potrero and H. Doc. 598, 75th Cong., 3d sess. north thereof; enlarging and subse- quently maintaining to 30-foot depth the turning basin at terminal No. 1. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel 20 feet deep, 150 feet wide, in H. Doc. 715, 76th Cong., 3d sess. San Pablo Bay north of Point San Pablo. 2 Sept. 3, 1954 Channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide H. Doc. 395, 83d Cong. 2d sess. adjacent to Southampton Shoal; enlarg- ing and deepening approach area to Richmond long wharf; widening and deepening inner harbor and entrance channels; deepening turning basin at Point Richmond and the southerly 2,000 feet of Santa Fe Channel. Eliminates restriction that widening north of Point Potrero will not be undertaken until local interests have furnished assurances that industries will avail themselves of the improved navigation facilities. 1Included in part in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 2 Contains latest published map. 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local coopera- tion under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $4,000,000 (price as of dates of compliance). Local interests are required to furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary easements and suitable spoil-disposal areas required for maintenance dredging. Terminal facilities. In the inner harbor there are four deep- water terminals, two oil distribution terminals, a shipyard, a rail car ferry terminal, four privately owned wharves, and several small wharves for the mooring of floating equipment. In the outer harbor there are two oil distribution terminals, a deepwater terminal, a privately owned wharf for handling sand and cement, and about 10 fish-receiving wharves. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, engineering and design, including dredging surveys of project channels, was accomplished by hired labor and the U.S. hopper dredge Harding removed 131,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from Southampton Shoal Channel, 279,000 cubic yards from the outer harbor, 533,000 cubic yards from the inner harbor and en- trance channel, and 11,200 cubic yards from Santa Fe Channel, at a cost of $297,592. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in October 1957. Dredging of the project channels was initiated in 1918 and carried on intermittently until 1940. The training wall was completed in 1931, and the channel in San Pablo Bay in 1945. Dredging authorized by the Act of September 3, 1954, was initiated in October 1955 and the Southampton Shoal Channel and enlarging and deepening of the approach area to 1666 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Richmond Long Wharf were completed in March 1956, the inner harbor channels in December 1956, the Santa Fe Channel in Jan- uary 1957, and the removal of rock in the vicinity of Point Potrero in October 1957. The controlling depths in the project channels on the dates indicated were as follows: December 1960, 35.1 feet in Southamp- ton Shoal Channel and 32 feet in approach area to Richmond Long Wharf; February 1961, 35.0 feet to Point Richmond turning basin, 31.0 feet in turning basin, thence 33.0 feet to Point Potrero, 33.4 feet to Lauritzen Canal, and 27.4 feet to the turning basin; April 1952, 26 feet in turning basin; June 1959, 17.8 feet in the channel east of Point San Pablo to Del Monte Fishery Dock, thence 5.1 feet to end of channel; February 1960, 26.5 feet in approach to Point Orient; June 1953, 30 feet in approach to Point San Pablo. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs costs costs Regular funds ........................................................... $2,781,695 $2,206,579 $4,988,274 Public Works funds ......... ..................... 1....05, 0 ....................... . 105,000 Contributed funds ........................................-----------------------------......... 524,778 34,800 559,578 Total ........................ ............. $3,411,473 $2,241,379 $5,652,852 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .... $1,495,000 -$22,400 $77 ............. .... ............... $2,886,695 Cost ...... .... 1,433,479 44,047 ........ ......... ...................................... ............--- 2,886,695 Maintenance: Appropriated .... 60,679 70,500 153,786 $143,633 $300,000 2,208,987 Cost ...... 60,630 69,364 154,977 143,633 297,592 2,206,579 1 Exclusive of contributed funds of $524,778 for new work and $34,800 for maintenance. 8. OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIF. Location. This harbor is on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay, opposite the city of San Francisco. The inner harbor is situated between the cities of Oakland and Alameda. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5535.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see page 1979 of Annual Report for 1915, page 1755 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 1674 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel to Oakland Outer Harbor, 35 feet deep from deep water in San Francisco Bay and 800 feet wide across the shoal southeast of Yerba Buena Island, thence narrowing to 600 feet at Oakland Mole; thence a channel and turning basin 35 feet deep and from 600 to 950 feet wide in the outer harbor to the Army Base. The project also provides for an entrance channel to Oakland Inner Harbor, 30 feet deep and 800 feet wide at the bayward end, narrowing to 600 feet wide at the ends of the Oakland jetties; a RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1667 channel from the ends of the jetties 30 feet deep and 600 feet wide to the west end of Government Island, with additional widening to the pierhead line in front of the Grove and Market Street (formerly municipal piers, and widening to within 75 feet of the pierhead line along the south side of the channel from Harrison Street eastward to harbor-line point 119 in Brooklyn Basin; a channel 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide through Brook- lyn Basin; for dredging to a depth of 30 feet a triangular area about 2,700 feet long and a maximum width of 300 feet at the western end of Brooklyn Basin; maintenance of a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide at the north end of Brookly Basin; a turning basin at the east end of Brooklyn Basin 30 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 1,200 feet long; a navigation channel in the tidal canal 30 feet deep and 275 feet wide from Brooklyn Basin to Park Street, thence 18 feet deep to San Leandro Bay; a total channel length of 81/2 miles from San Francisco Bay to San Leandro Bay. The project also includes parallel rubblemound jetties at the entrance to the inner harbor, a north jetty 9,500 feet long and a south jetty 12,000 feet long; and three highway bridges across the tidal canal, two of which (at Park Street and High Street) have been replaced by local interests. The railroad and highway bridges at Fruitvale Avenue are being maintained and operated by the United States. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23, 1874 Jetties ......... Annual Report, Part II, 1874, p.378 June 25, 1910 North channel in Brooklyn Basin and tidal H. Doc. 647, 61st Cong., 2d sess. canal to 18 feet. Sept. 22, 1922 Channel across the shoal southeast of H. Doc. 144, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Yerba Buena Island and thence to Web- ster St.; south channel in Brooklyn Basin; turning basin at the east end of Brooklyn Basin; and the channel in the tidal canal from Brooklyn Basin to Park St. 1 Jan. 21, 1927 Channel from Webster St. to Brooklyn H. Doc. 407, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Basin, the maintenance of the area to within 75 feet of the pierhead line south of the channel from Harrison St. to harbor line point 119 in Brooklyn Basin; dredging of a triangular strip about 2,700, feet long and maximum width of 300 feet at western end of Brooklyn Basin. Apr. 28, 1928 Local cooperation requirements modified to Public Res. 28, 70th Cong. provide that alteration or replacement of bridges by local interests shall apply only to that feature of the project cover- ing the deepening of the tidal canal to 25 feet. The drawbridges across the tidal canal were required by the 1882 decree of the court in the condemnation proceedings whereby title was obtained to the right- of-way for the tidal canal. July 3, 1930 Entrance channel to the outer harbor, 800 Rivers and Harbors Committee1 feet to 600 feet wide. Doc. 43, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Elimination of requirement that local in- H. Doc. 466, 77th Cong., 1st sess. terests contribute 10 cents per cubic yard toward deepening the tidal canal. Do............ Maintenance of 35-foot depth in channel Report on file in Office, Chief of to outer harbor and in outer harbor Engineers. channel and turning basin. i Contains latest published maps. 2 Included deepening of tidal canal above Park Street Bridge to 25 feet, which is being restudied. 1668 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6 feet in the outer harbor and 6.3 feet in the inner harbor at the Park Street Bridge. The extreme range is about 11 feet. The project was completed in 1931 except for deepening the tidal canal above the Park Street Bridge to 25 feet. The cost of the completed work was $2,622,031, exclusive of contributed funds in the amount of $83,547 and of amounts expended on previous projects. The uncompleted portion of the project is being restudied. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $489,069. The average annual main- tenance cost during the past 5 years was $334,531. Local cooperation. The act of January 21, 1927 requires that the future maintenance by the United States of the north channel in Brooklyn Basin be contingent upon the removal by local in- terests of all sewers emptying therein, or, in lieu of such removal, upon the contribution of one-half the cost of maintenance. This requirement has not been fulfilled. In compliance with a 1910 license issued by the Secretary of War pursuant to provisions of the act of June 25, 1910, local interests have replaced the bridges at Park Street and High Street and are operating and maintaining them. They operated and maintained a combined highway and railroad bridge at Fruitvale Avenue until 1942 when the California Court of Appeals ruled that it was illegal for the County of Ala- meda to use appropriated funds for the sole benefit of a private corporation. The Southern Pacific Railroad Co. operated trains over the combined bridge until June 1951 when a separate railroad bridge, constructed for its use by the Federal Government, was placed in operation. (The railroad and highway bridges at Fruit- vale Ave. are maintained and operated by the United States.) All other requirements have been fully complied with. Only fragmen- tary records are available of costs to local interests in meeting the requirements of local cooperation. Recorded expenditures are in excess of $11,000,000. Terminal facilities. In the inner harbor there are 64 wharves of which 36 are owned by the Port of Oakland, 7 shipyards, and numerous small boat moorings. In the outer harbor there are 5 wharves, owned by the Port of Oakland, and 2 privately owned ferry terminals. These facilities are exclusive of those owned or leased by the United States and are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, the following work, including engineering and design, was per- formed at the indicated costs: Removal of 727,600 cubic yards of material from outer harbor by U.S. hopper dredge Biddle .......--.....--------..........------............--.......---------------.................. $158,621 Removal of 893,500 cubic yards of material from inner harbor by U.S. hopper dredge Biddle .. --------------------------------- 207,272 Operation and maintenance of Fruitvale Avenue Highway and Railroad Bridges, by hired labor ........----........--........................................ 50,235 Miscellaneous and intermittent minor rehabilitation of Fruitvale Avenue Highway and Railroad Bridges, by contract .................... 44,103 Total project maintenance during fiscal year ............................ $460,231 RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1669 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 except for deepening the tidal canal above Park Street Bridge to 25 feet, which is being restudied. The jetties were completed in 1894. The 35-foot depth in the channel to the outer harbor was obtained in 1942 with military funds. The controlling depths in the project channels on the dates in- dicated were as follows: April 1961, 34.3 feet in the channel to the outer harbor and 34.9 feet in the outer harbor; March 1961, 28.0 feet in the entrance channel to the inner harbor; February 1961, 30.0 feet in the inner harbor to Grove Street Pier, 29.3 feet to Posey Tube, 29.0 feet to easterly end of Government Island, and 22.7 feet to Park Street Bridge; April 1959, 16.1 feet in tidal canal to Fruitvale Avenue Bridge, 16.6 feet in tidal canal to San Leandro Bay; August 1950, 18 feet in north channel of Brooklyn Basin. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs costs costs Regular funds .--___$..... _______--. ----.......... . $2,622,031 $6,671,644 $9,293,675 Contributed funds. ..................................... 83,547 -................... 83,547 Total -------------------------------------.. $2,705,578 $6,671,644 $9,377,222 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated .... $5,521,263 Cost .. --....-... . . . . . .... . . . . . . ........... 5,521,263 Maintenance: Appropriated .... $228,819 $230,261 $289,835 $490,595 $453,000 7,376,631 Cost ... . 228,494 216,948 304,335 462,647 460,231 s 7,355,672 1 Includes $2,899,232 for new work and $684,028 for maintenance on previous projects. 2 Exclusive of contributed funds of $83,547 for new work on existing project. R Includes $911,757 for operation and care of Fruitvale Avenue Bridges. 9. REDWOOD CITY HARBOR, CALIF. Location. Redwood City Harbor is on Redwood Creek, a tribu- tary of San Francisco Bay about 20 miles south of the city of San Francisco. The project works also include a channel in San Francisco Bay east of Point San Bruno. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5531.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1979 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1672 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 500 feet wide and 30 feet deep across San Bruno Shoal in San Francisco Bay; a channel 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep to the vicinity of the confluence of West Point Slough and Redwood Creek, with a basin at that location 2,200 feet long and from 400 to 900 feet wide; thence a channel 400 feet wide, 30 feet deep, and approximately 1,300 feet long flaring to a second turning basin approximately 1670 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 900 feet wide, 1,700 feet long, and 30 feet deep; thence a channel 150 feet wide and 5 feet deep extending to Steinberger Slough. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.9 feet at Point San Bruno and 7.9 feet at Redwood City. The extreme ranges are estimated to be 12 feet and 13 feet at the respective localities. The authorized channel across San Bruno Shoal is about 41/3 miles long. In the creek, the authorized deep-water channel is 3.4 miles long including the basins, and the 5-foot channel extends to mile 4.3. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 A 5-foot channel to Steinberger Slough H. Doc. 307, 61st Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 A 20-foot channel to West Point Slough H. Doc. 142, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 A 27-foot channel to West Point Slough and Rivers and Harbors Committee a turning basin 27 feet deep, 1,800 feet Doc. 10, 73d Cong., 1st sess. long, and 700 feet wide. Mar. 2, 1945 A 30-foot channel across San Bruno Shoal H. Doc. 94, 79th Cong., 1st sess. and enlarging and deepening the 27-foot channel and turning basin in Redwood Creek to 30 feet. May 17, 1950 Extending the 30-foot channel 1,300 feet up- H. Doc. 104, 81st Cong., 1st sess. stream and providing a second turning ba- (contains latest published map). sin 30 feet deep, 900 feet wide, and 1,700 feet long at junction of Redwood Creek and Boundary Slough. Project name changed from Redwood Creek, Calif., to Redwood City Harbor, Calif. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $1,970,000, of which $1,850,000 is Federal cost and $120,000 is the amount contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $66,278. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. The act of August 30, 1935, requires that local interests furnish areas for disposal of dredged materials removed during maintenance. No local cooperation is required by the act of March 2, 1945, but local interest voluntarily provided necessary spoil-disposal areas and impounding works. The act of May 17, 1950, requires that the port of Redwood City give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that it will: (1) Provide, without cost to the United States, all necessary land, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas with necessary impounding works, for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the works; (3) arrange with responsible local interests to relocate, without cost to the United States, the munic- ipal yacht harbor and provide new facilities at least equal to those now available; and (4) maintain at its own expense the existing public terminal and construct and maintain, without cost to the United States, an additional public wharf, sufficient in size to accommodate a modern cargo vessel, located on the proposed extension of the project, with the understanding that all public terminals shall be open to all on equal terms. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1671 The Board of Port Commissioners of the City of Redwood City has furnished resolutions of intent to comply with these require- ments, has relocated the municipal yacht harbor and, by port ordinance No. 8 dated March 3, 1958 has established a special reserve fund of $100,000 to initiate improvements necessary or desirable in connection with project modifications authorized by the acts of 1945 and 1950. In addition, the port has expended in excess of $200,000 in recent years for additions and im- provements to existing municipally owned and operated shore facilities. In 1951 the Leslie Salt Co. placed in operation a multimillion dollar salt-production, storage, and bulk shiploading facility at the upper limit of the upstream turning basin author- ized by the act of May 17, 1950. To provide access to the ship- loading facility, they have dredged and are maintaining a small channel and turning basin within the area included in the authorized, but unconstructed, portion of the Federal project. The bulk loading facilities are available for public use through contractual arrangements with the Port of Redwood City. Terminal facilities. There are 3 municipally owned wharves, 4 privately owned wharves, a boat repair yard, a bulk salt-loading facility, and a pleasure boat mooring in Redwood City Harbor. Local interests have definite plans for additional facilities to accommodate anticipated increases in commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and design, including dredging surveys, were accomplished by hired labor and 2,926,854 cubic yards of material were dredged by con- tract from the channel and turning basin in Redwood Creek at costs of $744,586 for new work and $85,524 for maintenance. Of the total yardage removed, 2,648,803 cubic yards was new work dredging to complete the widening and deepening to 30 feet of the channel and turning basin, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1945, and 278,051 cubic yards was for maintenance dredging. After-dredging and condition surveys of the 30-foot San Bruno Channel, completed in fiscal year 1960, were accom- plished by hired labor at costs of $1,178 for new work and $657 for maintenance. The project costs during the fiscal year were $745,764 for new work and $86,181 for maintenance, a total of $831,945. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 67 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the channel extension and second turning basin in Redwood Creek as author- ized by the River and Harbor Act of 1950. The controlling depths in the various channels on the dates indicated were as follows: February 1961, 28.9 feet in San Bruno Shoal Channel, 29.3 feet in San Francisco Bay to Beacon 6, thence 31.6 feet to Buoy 8, 29.5 feet to turning basin, and 29.7 feet in turning basin; November 1958, 7.0 feet from turning basin to yacht harbor; October 1959, 5.5 feet from yacht harbor to head of navigation. 1672 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs 1 costs costs 1 Regular funds .-..................--------............----------------...................-- $1,113,373 $1,118,693 $2,232,066 Contributed funds .................--------------................................... 119,572 ...........---..--....-----------.. 119,572 Total ......-----....... .......... . $1,232,945 $1,118,693 $2,351,638 1 Includes $12,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 196'11 2 New work: Appropriated ---------------................................ ......-----------.....................------ $1,049,786 -$11,000 $1,212,122 Cost ....-----------------....................................-----------------------..................... 225,716 745,764 1,144,816 Maintenance: Appropriated $76,100 $52,600 $100,460 95,331 8,000 1,120,512 Cost . 76,678 52,530 64,278 51,725 86,181 1,118,693 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...................................................... $ 46,878 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ............... ___ ______......_____ 46,878 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .........----------------......................... 669,321 1 Includes $31,443 for new work on previous projects. 2 Exclusive of contributed funds of $119,572 for new work on existing project. 8 Includes $12,000 for preauthorization studies. 10. HALFMOON BAY, CALIF. Location. Located on the coast of California about 15 miles south of San Francisco. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5520.) Existing project. This provides for two rubblemound break- waters to form an enclosed harbor of about 245 acres in depths of 6 feet or greater, with an entrance 600 feet wide in depths of 24 feet, the west breakwater extending southerly for 1,000 feet from Pillar Point, thence northeasterly for 1,620 feet, and the east breakwater 4,420 feet in length. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.5 feet. The extreme range is about 8 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $5,110,000 of which $5,010,000 is Federal cost and $100,000 is the amount contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 30, 1948. (H. Doc. 644, 80th Cong., 2d sess., as modified by the Chief of Engineers.) The latest pub- lished map is contained in that document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948, requires that local interests establish a competent and properly constituted public body empowered to administer the harbor facilities, and furnish assurances satisfactory to the Sec- retary of the Army that they will: (1) Make available to the United States the right to obtain, free of royalty costs, the nec- essary stone for the initial construction and future maintenance of the breakwaters from a source or sources acceptable to the RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1673 district engineer, when and as required; (2) provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of- way for the construction and maintenance of the project; (3) hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; (4) provide and maintain without cost to the United States necessary utilities and mooring facilities including a public landing with suitable supply facilities open to all on equal and reasonable terms; and (5) contribute toward the first cost of the improvement the sum of $100,000. Local interests have established the San Mateo County Harbor District which has complied with all items of local cooperation except construction of port facilities required under (4) above. Port development plans have been completed and bids opened for construction of the public wharf and facilities which are scheduled for completion in March 1962. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $1,000,000 (prices as of dates of compliance). The cost of additional facilities programmed by the San Mateo County Harbor District for ultimate harbor development is estimated at $1,200,000. Terminal facilities. There are three privately owned piers, each with boat-fueling facilities and one with sardine conveyor pipeline to a plant located on shore. These facilities, together with those required to be constructed as an item of local cooperation for the authorized project, will provide adequate facilities for present and prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As new work, under a continuing contract, 496,200 tons of stone were placed to com- plete an additional 3,480 linear feet of breakwater, completing the project except for demobilization and cleanup. The costs during the fiscal year for new work were $2,232,427, of which $2,134,860 was from regular funds and $97,567 was from con- tributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete except for demobilization. The west breakwater was completed in Sep- tember 1960 and the east breakwater in June 1961. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $4,320,585 for new work, of which $4,223,018 was from regular funds, including $28,000 for preauthorization studies, and $97,567 was from contributed funds. Cost and financial statements FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated .... $53,000 .. ......... $962,000 $1,074,000 $2,070,000 $4,228,875 Cost ............. 39,709 $8,247 407,561 1,563,641 2,134,860 4,223,018 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .............. ............... ..... ...... $ 5,857 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......... ................ .... ... 781,125 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....--...-.-.-.--.-.. . .. 786,982 I Includes $28,000 for preauthorization studies. 1674 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ......... ................... . ... ..... ...............- $100,00 . ... $100,000 Cost ...... ... --........ ............ -------............................. ......... $97,567 97,567 11. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIF. Location. This harbor is on the north shore of Monterey Bay about 65 miles south of the entrance to San Francisco Bay and 14 miles north of Moss Landing, the nearest small-boat harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 5402 and 5403.) Existing project. This provides for a small-boat harbor con- sisting of two entrance jetties, the east jetty 850 feet long and the west jetty 1,160 feet long, protecting an entrance chan- nel 100 feet wide, 20 feet deep, and 900 feet long, thence 15 feet deep for an additional 370 feet; an inner harbor channel 15 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 800 feet long, thence 10 feet deep for an additional 600 feet, entering a turning basin 10 feet deep, 250 feet wide, and 300 feet long. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.3 feet. The extreme range is about 10.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $2,800,000, of which $1,830,000 is Federal cost and $970,000 is the amount to be contributed by local interests. The sand bypass- ing plant portion of the project is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1961, and was estimated to be $370,000, of which $240,000 is Federal cost and $130,000 is the amount to be con- tributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 357, 85th Cong., 2d sess., as modified by the Chief of Engineers). Local cooperation. The Act of July 3, 1958, requires that local interests (1) contribute in cash 35.1 percent of the first cost of jetties, channels, and the turning basin, to be paid in a lump sum prior to initiation of construction, the final allocation of cost to be made after the actual costs have been determined; (2) con- tribute in cash 35.1 percent of the first cost of the sand-bypassing plant and appurtenances at such time as in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers its need becomes evident; (3) provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights- of-way, suitable spoil-disposal areas, and a source of royalty-free jetty stone acceptable to the District Engineer, for the construc- tion and maintenance of the project, when and as required; (4) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; (5) acquire and hold in the public interest sufficient lands for construction of the turning basin and public utilization thereof; (6) provide without cost to the United States bulkheads, levees, revetments, reloca- tions, and all dredging in the berthing areas, as necessary for the construction and maintenance of the project and necessary berth- ing facilities and utilities, including a public landing with suitable RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1675 supply facilities, open to all on equal terms, in accordance with plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers; (7) provide or arrange for suitable marine-repair facilities; (8) maintain the entire project except the jetties and dredged depths in the en- trance channel, the inner channel, and the turning basin, subject to conditions stated in item (9) below; and (9) upon commence- ment of sand-bypassing, assume the operation and maintenance of the sand-bypassing plant and make replacements thereto, when and as required; and further, maintain the dredged depths in the entrance channel, the inner harbor channel, and the turn- ing basin, with the understanding that the United States will re- imburse local interests for the actual cost of plant operation, main- tenance, and replacement up to a limit of $35,000 annually; and with the further understanding that the cost of any required channel or basin maintenance incurred by the United States will be deducted from the estimated $35,000 annual Federal reim- bursement. The Santa Cruz Port District, by resolution dated December 3, 1957, has furnished assurances of their willingness and ability to comply with requirements of local cooperation. The port dis- trict has completed engineering studies for development of the portion of the project for which they are responsible, has acquired essentially all of the necessary real estate, and has stated that the required cash contribution is presently available. Terminal facilities. In the natural harbor there is one privately owned recreation pier and one municipally owned wharf with facilities for fueling and servicing boats and receiving, handling, and processing fresh fish. These facilities, together with those required to be constructed as an item of local cooperation for the authorized project, will provide adequate facilities for present and prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As new work, ad- vance engineering was continued by hired labor at a cost of $13,211. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been per- formed on this project. Advance engineering and design is 96 percent complete. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $105,687 for new work, including $35,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated -... $16,500 $1,100 $75,000 -- ........ ... ...- $110,000 Cost . .. 16,500 1,100 27,954 $29,522 $13,211 105,687 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................... ....... .... $ 4,313 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................... -.. .. 200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................ ..... 204,314 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -............... ............. 1,520,000 1 Includes $35,000 for preauthorization studies. 12. MOSS LANDING HARBOR, CALIF. Location. This harbor is approximately 80 miles south of San Francisco Harbor on Monterey Bay about midway between the 1676 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5403.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep, protected by jetties, from Monterey Bay into the inner lagoon at Moss Landing, thence a channel in the lagoon, 100 feet wide, 15 feet deep, and approximately 3,200 feet long extending southerly from the entrance, with a flared widening to a width of 200 feet for a length of 400 feet at the southerly end. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.3 feet with an estimated extreme range of 10.5 feet. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1947, was $343,552. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $38,114. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (Report on file in the Office of the Chief of Engineers.) No map has been published. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. Local interests are required to furnish necessary rights- of-way and suitably bulkheaded spoil-disposal areas for mainte- nance work. Terminal facilities. There are five piers, one of which has boat fueling facilities, one oil receiving terminal, one marine ways, and a number of mooring and berthing facilities within the pro- tected harbor. Outside the harbor in Monterey Bay there is one privately owned submerged petroleum pipeline and one pier which is used for receipts of petroleum products. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. As maintenance, engineering and design including dredging surveys was accom- plished by hired labor and 155,156 cubic yards of shoaled material were removed from the project channels and turning basin under a continuing contract at a cost of $125,665. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1947. The controlling depths in October 1960 were 15.0 feet in the entrance channel, 15.0 feet in the inner channel, and 15.1 feet in the inner turning basin. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $338,215 for new work and $1,060,751 for maintenance, a total of $1,398,966, exclusive of surplus material from Corps of Engineers' military activities. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..... .......... ....--- ---.......------ ....------ ...................... .... $338,215 Cost ................ .......------------------- --------..- --............... --................. 338,215 Maintenance: Appropriated.... $57,206 ........ ........................... ..... $57,700 $ 77,000 1,062,086 Cost ............. . 57,206 ......... ......... ...... ....... 7,700 125,665 2 1,060,751 SExclusive of $5,337 surplus material from Corps of Engineers military activities. 2 Exclusive of $8,539 surplus material from Corps of Engineers military activities. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1677 13. MONTEREY HARBOR, CALIF. Location. This harbor is about 90 miles south of San Francisco Bay, at the south end of Monterey Bay, an indentation in the coast of California. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5403.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. No work was done. No expenditures were made. Existing project. This provides for two rubblemound break- waters to form an enclosed harbor with an entrance 400 feet wide in depths of 40 feet, the west breakwater 3,300 feet long and the L-shaped east breakwater 2,150 feet long. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range be- tween mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.5 feet. The extreme range is about 10 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $7,570,000, of which $5,390,000 is Federal cost and $2,180,000 is the amount to be contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $5,188. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Breakwater, 1,300 feet long .......................... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 12, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 19351 Extension of breakwater to length of 1,700 feet ......... ... .................................... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 45, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Harbor depth of 8 feet .................................... H. Doc. 266, 76th Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 1960 Extension of west breakwater to length of H. Doc. 219, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 3,300 feet and 2,150-foot L-shaped east (contains latest published map). breakwater. Eliminates sand trap and uncompleted dredging authorized by Act of Mar. 2, 1945. (Maintenance dredg- ing to be eliminated upon completion of breakwaters.) 1 Previously authorized Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. The Act of July 14, 1960, requires that prior to construc- tion, local interests agree to: (1) Contribute in cash 32 percent of the cost of construction and that such contribution be paid either in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with work schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final apportionment of costs to be made after the actual costs have been determined; (2) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for con- struction and maintenance of the project, when and as required; (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements; (4) ac- quire and hold in the public interest sufficient lands for construc- tion of necessary berthing facilities and public utilization thereof; (5) provide, without cost to the United States, necessary berthing facilities and utilities, including a public landing with suitable supply facilities and utilities, open to all on equal terms; (6) make 1678 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 available to the United States the right to obtain, free of royalty costs, the necessary stone for initial construction and future maintenance of the breakwaters from a source or sources accept- able to the District Engineer; (7) provide or arrange for suitable marine-repair facilities; and (8) maintain the entire project except the breakwaters. The Council of the City of Monterey, by Resolution No. 8776 C. S., dated April 1, 1958, has furnished assurances of their willingness and ability to comply with the requirements of local cooperation. Terminal facilities. Within the protected harbor the existing commercial facilities consist of two publicly owned wharves with a total of about 2,600 feet of berthing space, three boat fueling stations, two net-tanning plants, two machine shops and other facilities for servicing fishing boats, exclusive of facilities owned by the United States. Outside the protected harbor there are one boatbuilding and repair plant, a submarine pipeline between tanker moorings and shore plants for handling petroleum prod- ucts, and other facilities for servicing fishing boats. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 20 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the con- struction of the east breakwater and extension of the west break- water to 3,300 feet. The 1,700-foot west breakwater was com- pleted in 1934 and the harbor dredging in 1947. The controlling depth in the completed portion of the harbor in November 1959 was 8.0 feet except shoaling in extreme southerly portion to 1.2 feet easterly of Municipal Wharf No. 1 and to plus 1 foot westerly of Municipal Wharf No. 1. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total 1 costs 1 costs 1 costs Regular funds ...................................................... ......... $560,671 $77,839 $638,510 Public works funds ....................... ..... .. 207,800 ..................... 207,800 Total ....................... ..... ............ $768,471 $77,839 $846,310 1 Includes $70,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ....... .. ............. ..----........................................................ .................. $768,471 Cost .................. . ...... ......... ............................ .............................................. 768,471 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $26,000 ......................... . ........... ..................... 77,839 Cost ................ 25,756 $183 ..................................................................... 77,839 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount need to complete project ............................................ $4,621,529 1 Includes $70,000 for preauthorization studies. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1679 14. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Cost full Estimated estimate Name of project report see Operation amountto required lastofdate Annual Construction and complete revision) Report maintenance for- 1. Crescent City Harbor, Calif..... 1958 1 2 $6,048,672 3 $1,898,877 ................. (4) 2. San Rafael Creek, Calif. .......... 1955 5 32,359 417,179 .................. (4) 3. Petaluma River, Calif ......... 1960 6 85,063 6 884,706 ......... (4) (....... 4. Napa River, Calif. a. Channel ................................ 1955 6 1,021,274 54,626 .............. .... (4) b. Dikes and revetments ...... 1955 .................... ................... $146,000 6,000 5. Lower San Francisco Bay, Calif. ....................................... 1935 .................. . .................. 450,000 450,000 1 Exclusive of $2,138 surplus material from Corps of Engineers military activities. 2 Exclusive of $217,116 contributed funds. 3 Exclusive of $27,884 contributed funds. 4 Completed. 5 Exclusive of $41,094 contributed funds. 6 Exclusive of previous project costs. 7 Improvement inactive. Estimate of cost was last revised in 1954. 15. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISAL YEAR Cost Date reconnaissance or Name of project during condition survey fiscal year conducted 1. Crescent City Harbor, Calif. ............... $1,997 January 1961 2. Noyo River and Harbor, Calif. ............ 970 June 1961 3. Bodega Bay, Calif. ............................... 291 July 1960 4. San Rafael Creek, Calif. ..................... ... 2,804 April 1961 5. Petaluma River, Calif. ........................ 1,834 March 1961 6. Napa River, Calif. ............................ 5,230 1961 1960 September SJune 7. Monterey Harbor, Calif. .................. . 181 March 1961 Total cost during fiscal year ............ $13,307 1680 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 16. EEL RIVER, CALIF. Location. The Eel River drains an area of 3,630 square miles in the Coast Range in northwestern California and flows into the Pacific Ocean 15 miles south of Eureka, Calif., about 215 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U. S. Geological Survey quad- rangle Fortuna.) Existing project. This provides for approximately 4 miles of earthfill levee, including about 1.5 miles of riprap protection, on the right bank of Eel River at Sandy Prairie in the vicinity of the town of Fortuna, at approximate river mile 12. The project was completed in 1959 except for current retards and levees in the delta area. The cost of the completed work was $770,369, including $90,000 for preauthorization studies but ex- clusive of $193,800 contributed by local interests. The un- completed portion of the project is considered to be inactive. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $866,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 22, 1936 Current retards and levees in the delta area H. Doc. 194, 73d Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1958 Levee and bank stabilization in Sandy H. Doc. 80, 85th Cong., 1st sess. Prairie area. (as modified by the Chief of Engineers) 2 1 Inactive. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribu- tions, amount to $200,000 (1959 price levels). Operations and results during fiscal year. As new work, costs of $3,000 from regular funds and $310 from contributed funds, a total of $3,310, were incurred in final contract settlement and in preparation of an operation and maintenance manual and final as-built drawings. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in November 1959 except for work authorized by the Act of June 22, 1936, which is inactive. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $964,179, of which $770,- 369 was from regular funds, including $90,000 for preauthoriza- tion studies, and $193,810 was from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS 1958 1959 1960 1 Includes $90,000 for preauthorization studies. FLOOD CONTROL--SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1681 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ..................... Appropriated ................. $246,000 .......$196,000 -$50,000 -........---- Cost ....-------------.........---...........-...------.....-----------........................ ---- 100,889 92,611 310 193,810 Other new work data: $2,190 Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ................-----------------------...... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................------..---... 2,190 17. RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN, CALIF. Location. The Russian River rises in the Coast Range in north- western California, flows southerly for a distance of 87 miles, and then turns westerly to flow for 23 miles to the Pacific Ocean at Jenner, 60 miles northwest of San Francisco, Calif. (For the general location see U. S. Geological Survey map for the State of California.) Existing project. The authorized project provides for the con- struction of the initial stage of the plan of improvement consist- ing of Coyote Valley Reservoir on the East Fork of Russian River approximately 0.8 mile above the mouth of that tributary near Ukiah, Calif., and channel stabilization work on the lower 97 miles of the Russian River and on the lower reaches of several tributaries. The dam is an earthfill type with a crest length of 3,500 feet at elevation 784, mean sea level datum, and a height above the streambed of approximately 160 feet, and will control runoff from 105 square miles of drainage area. A paved over- flow spillway, having a fixed crest at elevation 764.8 and a crest length of 200 feet, is located in a saddle approximately 0.6 mile upstream from the left abutment. Gated outlet works located through the dam provide capacity to empty the flood control stor- age in about 4 days. The reservoir has a capacity at spillway crest of 122,500 acre-feet, of which 48,000 acre-feet are reserved for flood control and the remainder for water conservation and siltation. The estimated cost of the principal features of the project is as follows: Estimated cost Project feature Lands and Construction damages Total (including relocations) $11,400,000 $6,080,000 Coyote Valley dam and reservoir ...............------------------...............$17,480,000 Channel improvement works ........................ 2,470,000 (1) 2,470,000 Total ........$13,870,000 ---------------------..----------------....................... $6,080,000 $19,950,000 1 To be provided by local interests. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $19,950,000, of which $14,352,000 is Federal cost and $5,598,000 is the amount contributed by local interests. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 585, 81st Cong., 2d sess. as modified by the 1682 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Chief of Engineers). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Public Law 404, 84th Congress, 2d ses- sion, approved February 10, 1956, authorized to be appropriated a sum in addition to that authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950 for completion of the initial stage of development of the project. Local cooperation. The improvements are subject to the con- dition that prior to starting construction, local interests shall contribute the sum of $5,598,000 in cash in full payment of the conservation benefits, and shall: (1) furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the channel stabilization works; (2) make all necessary road and bridge revisions and utility alterations and relocations required for the channel stabilization works; (3) adjust all claims concerning water right arising from the con- struction and operation of the improvements; (4) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (5) maintain the channel stabilization works, after completion, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (6) prevent any encroachment on the stream channel which would interfere with the proper functioning of the improvements or lessen their beneficial effects; and, (7) enter into an agreement among themselves as to the method of operation of the reservoir for conservation subject to flood con- trol priority. The Board of Directors of the Sonoma County flood control and water conservation district, by Resolution No. SA 6847 dated May 25, 1955, guaranteed fulfillment of all local cooperation re- quired for the project except that pertaining to the channel stabilization works to be constructed outside the boundaries of Sonoma County. In January 1956 the voters of southern Mendocino County passed a bond issue in support of their share of project cost and approved the formation of the Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation District which, by Resolution dated November 12, 1959, has furnished assurances of local cooperation for channel improve- ment works to be constructed in Mendocino County. The required cash contribution of $5,598,000 was made by the County of Sonoma to the Department of Interior in full repayment of the conservation benefits of the project and transferred to the De- partment of the Army on March 5, 1956. In December 1956, Sonoma County was reimbursed $633,000 by Mendocino County for its share of the local cash contribution. The responsible agencies of the two counties have agreed that operating instruc- tions for water conservation storage and releases will be issued by the Chief Engineer, Sonoma County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. Local cooperation has been complied with for work performed to date. Operations and results during fiscal year. The following work was accomplished at a total cost of $371,515 from regular funds, of which $261,960 was for new work and $109,555 was for maintenance: FLOOD CONTROL--SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1683 New work Boat launching ramp and parking area initiated and essentially completed by contract ..-------------.........------------------..........................................---............-----..... $ 97,902 Channel improvements; restoration of initial test section at Alex- ander Valley completed and mobilization initiated for construc- tion of 800-foot section at confluence of East Fork and Russian River, under lump sum contracts ........................................................ 29,727 Land acquisition completed by hired labor .........--------...........----------..................... 31,350 Adjustment in cost reimbursable contract for relocation of utilities.. 306 Minor completion items, dam and appurtenant works, by hired labor ......................................---------------------------------------------------.............................................................. 1,656 Engineering and design and supervision and administration, by hired labor ---------------------------------------------.. 101,019 Total new work costs .........-----------...........---------------------...................... $261,960 Maintenance Operation and maintenance of dam, reservoir, and service facilities, including condition and operation studies ........................................ $109,555 Condition at end of fiscal year. The entire project is about 87 percent complete. Work remaining to be done is the con- struction of bank-stabilization works, recreation facilities, a fire protection and access road to the northeast reservoir area, and minor completion items on the dam and appurtenant works. An initial 4-mile test section of bank-stabilization work in the vicin- ity of Geyserville was completed in February 1957. Flow regu- lation of the reservoir was initiated in November 1958 and the dam and appurtenant works were essentially completed in April 1959. The relocated State Highway 20 was opened to traffic in June 1958, and all work, including removal of slides resulting from severe storms in 1958, was completed in April 1959. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs costs costs Regular funds -- 1 $11,710,815 $282,576 $11,993,391 Contributed funds ......................------------------------ 5,598,000 ...........- 5,598,000 Total ------------------------------------ $17,308,815 $282,576 $17,591,391 1Includes $130,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated ---. $2,150,000 $7,008,000 $ 911,000 $190,000 $400,000 $11,875,000 Cost .-......... 2,184,926 6,211,473 1,764,010 172,598 261,960 11,710,815 Maintenance: Appropriated --............................................. 71,000 102,370 110,000 283,370 Cost .....------------- -----------.....................-----------........ 70,704 102,317 109,555 282,576 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 .................------------------------ 122,654 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............................ ...... 700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...... . 822,654 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .-.---.----.-..... . 1,777,000 1 Exclusive of contributed funds of $5,598,000 for new work. 2 Includes $130,000 for preauthorization studies. 1684 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 18. RHEEM CREEK, CALIF. Location. Rheem Creek, located in Contra Costa County, Calif., flows in a westerly direction through portions of the town of San Pablo and the city of Richmond and empties into the east side of San Pablo Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Richmond.) Existing project. This provides for channel improvement be- tween the mouth and mile 1.5 by alternate use as required of approximately 6,300 linear feet of unlined earth trapezoidal sec- tion and 1,500 linear feet of concrete-lined rectangular section. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1960, was $400,000, exclusive of $54,500 contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Chief of Engineers on April 15, 1959 under authority of Public Law 685, 84th Con- gress, 2d Session, July 11, 1956. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribu- tions, amount to $137,300 (1960 price levels). Operationsand results during fiscal year. As new work, recon- struction of one railroad bridge was completed under a cost- reimbursable contract, and, by regular contract, approximately 1,020 linear feet of unlined earth channel and 1,500 linear feet of rectangular concrete channel were constructed to complete the project. An operation and maintenance manual and final as-built drawings were essentially completed by hired labor. Costs during the fiscal year were $225,922 for new work, of which $174,597 was from regular funds and $51,325 was from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in November 1960. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $451,325 for new work, of which $400,000 was from regular funds and $51,325 was from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ....-................... ... $3,175 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 --.. .................. 3,175 FLOOD CONTROL--SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1685 19. SAN LORENZO CREEK, CALIF. Location. San Lorenzo Creek, located in Alameda County, Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay, flows in a general westerly direction and enters the bay at a point about 10 miles southeast of the city of Oakland. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangles, Pleasanton, Hayward, and San Leandro.) Existing project. This provides for a leveed channel extend- ing about 1.4 miles upstream from the mouth; thence a rec- tangular concrete channel for a distance of approximately 3.9 miles; a total improved channel length of approximately 5.3 miles. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $5,400,000 of which $5,200,000 is Federal cost and $200,000 is the estimated value of work performed by local interests in lieu of a cash contribution. A bank stabilization portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1961 and was estimated to be $170,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 452, 83rd Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. The act of September 3, 1954, requires that local interests: (1) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construc- tion of the project; (2) make all necessary vehicular bridge and utility alterations or replacements; (3) contribute 2.6 percent of the actual cost of the channel improvements, levees, and railroad bridge revisions, or perform the equivalent thereof in construc- tion of such improvements; (4) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (5) maintain and operate the project after completion in accordance with regu- lations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (6) prevent encroachment on the project channels which might interfere with their proper functioning for flood control. The Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, by resolutions No. 73 dated January 15, 1953, and No. 2544 dated September 23, 1958, has guaranteed fulfillment of the requirements of local cooperation. Local interests have con- structed flood-control improvements in the lower reaches of the channel which have been accepted as construction in lieu of cash contribution. Necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way have been provided. Bridge and utility relocations are essentially com- plete. Operations and results during fiscal year. As new work, engi- neering and design was accomplished by hired labor and, under a continuing contract, approximately 1.3 miles of concrete-lined channel were constructed at a cost of $1,179,664. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is about 81 per- cent complete. Construction was initiated in April 1959. Work remaining to be done to complete the project, in addition to work currently in progress, consists of bank stabilization in the upper 2 miles of the project channel, which is considered to be inactive. 1686 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $4,202,864 for new work, including $50,000 for preauthoriza- tion studies, but exclusive of $200,000 value of work performed by local interests in lieu of cash contribution. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated -....$139,000 $544,000 $1,368,000 $1,050,000 $1,258,000 $4,450,000 58,117 Cost .................... 115,930 587,165 2,172,746 1,179,664 4,202,864 Other new work data: $ 770 Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 --.........................------..........-- 750,000 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ...----------------------------..................... 750,770 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .....................-------------- 1 Includes $50,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Exclusive of $200,000 estimated value of new work performed by local interests in lieu of cash contributions. 20. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIF. Location. San Lorenzo River, in Santa Cruz County, Calif., flows in a general southeasterly direction from the Santa Cruz Mountains through the city of Santa Cruz where is enters Mon- terey Bay, about 65 miles south of San Francisco. Branciforte Creek joins the river from the left bank within the city of Santa Cruz. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle, Ben Lomond.) Existing project. This provides for levees along San Lorenzo River from the mouth to the Freeway Bridge below river mile 2, thence channel improvement to the head of the project at river mile 2.4, with a concrete floodwall at that point; for channel im- provement and rectification of Branciforte Creek from its junc- tion with San Lorenzo River to mile 1.2; and for improvement of the interior drainage system; all within the city of Santa Cruz. The cost of new work under the project, completed in 1959, was $4,354,845, including $70,000 for preauthorization studies, but exclusive of $417,000 contributed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 447, 83d Cong., 2d sess. as modi- fied by the Chief of Engineers). Local cooperation. Fully complied. with Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribu- tions, amount to $2,600,000 (1959 price levels). Operations and results during the fiscal year. As new work, by hired labor, an after-construction survey was accomplished and an operation and maintenance manual and final as-built drawings were prepared at a cost of $8,000 from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in November 1959. The cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $4,771,845 for new work, of which $4,354,845 was from regular funds, including $70,000 for preauthorization studies, and $417,000 was from contributed funds. FLOOD CONTROL---SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1687 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated .... $307,000 $1,200,000 $2,482,000 $287,845 $8,000 $4,354,845 179,240 Cost ...................------------- 1,272,918 2,536,842 287,845 8,000 4,354,845 1 Includes $70,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Exclusive of contributed funds of $417,000 for new work. 21. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Napa River above (Conn Creek1 Reservoir) . .. . . . . . . . . . .Suscol, . . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. $1 00,0 00 $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 Calif. ..... .... .............................................. .. 2. Pajaro River, Calif.: a. Levees on Pajaro River and Corralitos Creek... 1950 $748,283 ............................................. (8) b. Levee on Carnadero Creek ---....---......--------...-...............--1950 .................. ..................... 2 39,717 2 39,717 3. Salinas River, Calif .. ........... 1952 89,925 ............. $8,00,075 $8,090,000 1 Authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, in accordance with H. Doc. 626, 78th Cong., 2d sess. Local interests subsequently constructed a reservoir for domes- tic water supply at the same site as that proposed by the United States for flood control. Remaining work authorized to be accomplished by the Federal Government consists of channel clearing. 2 Improvement inactive. Estimate of cost was last revised in 1954. 8 Completed. 4 For engineering and design, which was approximately 32 percent complete on June 30, 1952. 5 Improvement to be restudied. Estimate of cost was last revised in 1954. 22. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, included the requirement that local interests maintain and operate flood-control works after comple- tion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, completed flood- control projects transferred to local interests for operation and maintenance were inspected by hired labor at a cost of $1,454. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated .... $300 $500 $458 $1,460 $1,500 $7,968 Cost .................. 349 447 573 1,467 1,454 7,922 23. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Con- gress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956.) During the fiscal year, engineering and design to determine the feasibility of constructing small flood-control projects on the fol- 1688 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 lowing streams under authority of this act was accomplished by hired labor at a total cost of $19,386 for new work: East Weaver Creek, Trinity County, Calif ............................................ $13,555 Eel River, Weott, Humboldt County, Calif ........................................... 1,000 Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio Creek, Marin County, Calif......... 362 Rodeo Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif. .................................... 272 Pinole Creek, Contra Costa County, Calif ............................................--.. 1,440 Guadalupe River, Santa Clara County, Calif. .............-.....-...-.......... 1,000 El Estero, Monterey County, Calif ........................................................... 1,757 Construction under authority of this act was completed on Rheem Creek, California during the fiscal year at a new work cost of $225,922, of which $174,597 was from regular funds and $51,325 was from contributed funds. (See report on Rheem Creek, Serial No. 18, for project details.) Date Date of Date Federal Project Location authorized construction completed cost start (actual) Rheem Creek Contra Costa April 15, April 1960 November 1960 $400,000 County, Calif. 1959 Emergency flood-control activities--repair and flood fighting and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st sess. and antecedent legislation) During the fiscal year, advance preparation for flood emergen- cies, flood fighting and rescue operations, and post-flood reports were accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $24,602. SHORE PROTECTION-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1689 24. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF., SHORE PROTECTION Location. Santa Cruz County extends for a distance of about 40 miles along the Pacific Coast shoreline of California. The northern limit of the coastal boundary is about 50 miles south of the city of San Francisco. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5402 and 5403.) Existing project. This provides for Federal participation by contribution of funds toward the cost of constructing, at West Cliff Drive, 24 units of riprap seawall with an aggregate length of about 4,150 feet; at Twin Lakes Beach, a protective beach by placement of approximately 712,000 cubic yards of suit- able sand along the eastern and western segments with a stone groin at the east end of each of these two segments; at Cliff Drive in the vicinity of 49th Avenue, approximately 870 feet of riprap seawall; the Federal contribution to amount to one-third of the first costs applicable to the publicly owned portions of the shores plus 32.3 and 4.9 percent respectively of the first costs applicable to the privately owned shores at West Cliff Drive and Cliff Drive. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean high- er high water is 5.3 feet. The extreme range is 10.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work (1961) is $2,360,000, of which $770,000 is the Federal share and $1,590,000 is the non-Federal share. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (H. Doc. 179, 85th Cong., 1st Sess., as modified by the Chief of Engineers). The latest published map is contained in the project document. Local cooperation. Federal participation in the project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests: (1) Obtain approval by the Chief of Engineers, prior to commence- ment of work on any project, of detailed plans and specifications and arrangements for prosecution of the work on that project; (2) construct the riprap seawall along the affected Federal front- age on the east side of Point Santa Cruz; (3) provide at their own expense all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (4) control water pollution at Twin Lakes Beach to the extent neces- sary to safeguard the health of bathers; (5) assure maintenance of the protective measures during their useful lives, as may be required to serve their intended purpose, including replenishment at suitable intervals, of the protective beach at Twin Lakes Beach; and (6) assure continued public ownership of the non- Federal publicly owned shores and their administration for public use during the useful lives of the projects. The State of Califor- nia, through its representative agencies, the division of water resources and the division of beaches and parks, has indicated its willingness to comply with the requirements of local coop- eration. The City of Santa Cruz under a tri-party agreement dated August 5, 1960 with the State of California and the United States for prosecution of work within the city limits of Santa Cruz, has programed 3-stage construction of the West Cliff Drive section of the project; has obtained approval by the Chief of Engineers 1690 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 of detailed plans and specifications for Stage 1 contruction; has provided necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way; furnished assurances that they would maintain the protective measures during their useful lives; and, by contract, has initiated Stage 1 construction of West Cliff Drive seawalls. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of 14 seawall units totaling 1,950 feet in length was initiated under contract awarded by the City of Santa Cruz. Approximately 27,170 tons of stone were placed to complete 12 units with a total length of 1,585 feet. No Federal funds were expended during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the West Cliff Drive section of the project, initiated in March 1961, is approxi- mately 35 percent complete. The entire project is about 9 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is Stage 2 and 3 sea- wall construction in the West Cliff Drive section, beach fill and groins in the Twin Lakes section, and seawall construction at Cliff Drive in the vicinity of 49th Avenue. The total Federal cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $10,000 for the Federal share of preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...........................----------- - --------------------- ---------------- 10,000 Cost ............. ............................. 10,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ....................................... $760,000 1 For preauthorization studies. Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed funds for preauthorization studies. 25. OTHER AUTHORIZED SHORE PROTECTION PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last Estimated Cost Name of project full report amount estimate see Annual Operation required to (last date Report for- Cnstruction and complete of revision) maintenance . 1. Humboldt Bay, Calif .. 1958 2 $2,000 ................... $56,000 8 $58,000 1Authorized by River and Harbor Act of July 8, 1958. No work has been accomplished under the project authorization. 2 Federal share of preauthorization study costs. s Federal cost of participation. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., DIST. 1691 26. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS During the fiscal year, hired labor and contract costs of $699,273 were incurred in the preparation of surveys, reviews, special studies, and cooperative studies, authorized by Congress for navigation, flood control, and beach erosion; and in hydraulic model studies of San Francisco Bay. The expenditures were $699,273, of which $688,234 was from regular funds and $11,039 was from contributed funds. The balance unexpended June 30, 1961, $72,894 including $13,- 983 contributed funds, together with an anticipated allotment for fiscal year 1962 of $696,200, a total of $769,094, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1961 .............................................................. $ 16,509 Navigation and flood control surveys and review studies .................... 310,200 Cooperative beach erosion studies .....-..................................................... 11,583 Special study of San Francisco Bay, including continuation of model studies --.............................................--------------------------..............-------------............................ 405,697 Coordination studies with other agencies ...................................... 25,105 Total -----......-------......-...--............------------------------------.............................. $769,094 27. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT During the fiscal year, hired labor costs of $4,538 were in- curred for hydrologic studies. An anticipated allotment of $5,000 for fiscal year 1962 will be applied toward continuing hydrologic studies. 1693 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT This district comprises the basins of Suisun Bay and the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers, in California, and Goose Lake in Oregon; the basins of the Great Salt Lake and Sevier Lake, in Utah; and the intervening portion of the Great Basin in northern Nevada and northern California. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Flood Control--Continued Page 1. Sacramento River, Calif. ...... 1693 15. Merced River, Calif. .............. 1749 2. Suisun Channel, Calif ........... 1702 16. Merced County Stream Group, 3. Suisun Bay Channel, Calif... 1704 Calif. ........................------............... 1750 4. Old River, Calif ................... 1706 17. Pine Flat Reservoir and 5. San Joaquin River, Calif. ..... 1708 Kings River .......................... 1754 6. Stockton and Mormon Chan- 18. Kaweah and Tule Rivers, in- nels (Diverting Canal), cluding Terminus and Suc- Calif. -..-...--.----.----------....... 1715 cess Reservoirs, Calif .........1758 7. Other authorized navigation 19. Isabella Reservoir, Kern projects ...-------------............---............ 1716 River, Calif ...........................------------ 1763 20. Truckee River and tributar- Flood Control ies, Calif. and Nev ............ - 1766 21. Gleason Creek, Nevada .......... 1769 8.Sacramento River and tribu- 22. Weber River and tributaries, taries, California, from Utah ...............--..........----............------- 1771 Collinsville to Shasta Dam1717 23. Salt Lake City, Jordan River, 9. Oroville Reservoir, Feather Utah .........--------------...--.................... 1773 River, Calif. ........................ 1726 24. Little Dell Reservoir, Utah .... 1775 10. Middle Creek, Calif .-----....---......... 1728 25. Other authorized flood-control 11. Mokelumne River, Calif......... 1730 projects -----...-------...........--......---........ 1777 12. Walnut Creek, Calif ...-----......--..... 1732 26. Inspection of completed flood- 13. Calaveras River and Little- control works .----...--..----................ 1778 john Creek and Tributar- 27. Flood-Control work under ies, including Hogan and special authorization .......... 1778 Farmington Reservoirs, 28. Scheduling of flood-control Calif..---....-----..............---------...................1734 operations------------- ......................... 1781 14. Lower San Joaquin River and General Investigations tributaries, including Tuo- lumne and Stanislaus 29. Surveys ..------------.............. 1782 Rivers, Calif ..-----.....--..---........... 1740 30. Research and development .... 1783 1. SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIF. Location. Sacramento River rises in the Trinity Mountain in north-central California, flows in a general southerly direction about 374 miles and empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay, at Collinsville, Calif. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875. The project was subse- quently modified by the River and Harbor Acts adopted August 2, 1882, December 21, 1889, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. For further details see page 1985, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1708, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. The project provides for construction of the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel from deep water in Suisun Bay to Washington Lake, 11/2 miles west of the Sacra- mento River at the city of Sacramento, a distance of 43 miles, 1694 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 construction of a harbor and turning basin at Washington Lake, and a connecting canal with navigation lock from the harbor to the Sacramento River. The project also provides for a shallow-draft channel 10 feet deep at mean lower low water, 150 to 200 feet bottom width, from Suisun Bay to Sacramento, Calif., 60 miles; a depth of 6 feet at low water between Sacramento and Colusa, 85 miles; a depth of 5 feet at low water between Colusa and Chico Landing, 50 miles; and such depths as practicable between Chico Landing and Red Bluff, 50 miles, a total distance of 245 miles. The deepwater channel is being formed by widening and deep- ening existing channels for the first 18 miles above Suisun Bay to 6 miles above Rio Vista and excavation of a new channel for the remaining 25 miles to Washington Lake, to a depth of 30 feet at mean lower low water with a bottom width of 200 to 300 feet, including relating confining embankments. The triangular harbor and turning basin was formed by deepening and widening Washington Lake to a depth of 30 feet at mean lower low water, 2,400 feet by 2,000 feet by 3,400 feet, with provision for future enlargement. The construction of the 11/2-mile long canal 13 feet deep and 120 feet wide between the harbor and the Sacra- mento River, together with a navigation lock will provide for the transfer of barges between the two different water-surface elevations. A 135-foot span single leaf combination highway and railroad bascule bridge will cross the canal at the harbor end of the navigation lock. The following table shows the principal features of the lock: Distance to nearest town .-----------..........--------.......................... In West Sacramento, Calif. Distance above mouth of river ..........---------.................. 43 miles. W idth of lock chamber .......................................... 86 feet. Greatest available length for full width .----........... 0 to 21 feet. 1 Range of lifts -------------....--------------................ 600 feet. Depth on gate sill at mean lower low water ...... 13 feet. Character of foundation .........---------------................---.............. Varies from gravels to clays. Kind of dam ---..---..-----.--....-------------...........--............................... None. Completed . ------------------------------ August 1961. Open to navigation ............................-----------------------.... December 1961.2 Estimated cost ................................---------------------------.. $6,947,000, including 1/2 mile barge canal. 1 Includes 2 sector gates 451/2 feet high. 2 Limited operation until May 1963 when plug between harbor and channel is dredged. The deep-draft channel will provide access inland to Sacra- mento for oceangoing vessels and, in addition, will also be used for large amounts of barge shipping because its length is shorter than that of the river and because the greater depth and slack water will permit handling larger barges. It will serve an area covering northern California, southern Oregon, and western Ne- vada. These facilities will also be utilized by military installa- tions in the area. Above Sacramento the results are to be obtained by removal of snags and concentration of the channel by dredging and wing dams and by streamflow regulation by the Shasta Reservoir. The 10-foot channel below Sacramento was completed in 1931 and the 6-foot channel between Sacramento and Colusa was com- pleted in 1946; these channels are maintained for local navigation. Provision of the 5-foot depth between Colusa and Chico Land- RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1695 ing (50 miles) has not been initiated. Construction of the shallow- draft channel is about 56 percent complete. Construction of the 30-foot deep water ship channel was ini- tiated in July 1949; the overall project is about 65 percent com- plete. Based on the current scheduled provision of an operational facility for oceangoing vessels by June 30, 1963, this portion of the project is 73 percent complete. The following table shows the tidal and flood conditions prevailing: Range in feet Miles from Place mouth of river Mean Extreme Ordinary Extreme tidal 1 tidal 2 flood a flood 4 Collinsville . ................--------------------------------- 0 4.3 7.0 8 10 Sacramento.. ................... .... ........ 59 2 2.0 3.0 20. 28 Verona (mouth of Feather River) .......... 80 . Trace 22 30 Colusa ....... - - --------..... 144 ........--------------- 26 32 Chico Landing.........................-----------------------------...... 193 ........ 20 25 Red Bluff..-----------...... 246 ........--------------- 24 30 1 Mean lower low water to mean high water. 2 Tide at low water season only. S Mean lower low water to flood stage. 4 Extreme low water to indicated flood condition. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost (Corps of Engineers) for new work (July 1961) is $41,800,000 (exclusive of $300,000 Federal cost (Coast Guard) for navigation aids) for the 30-foot deep water ship channel and 13-foot deep con- necting canal, and $1,060,000 for shallow-draft river channels, for construction, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. Federal maintenance of the deep-draft channel by the Corps of Engineers includes operation and maintenance of the ship chan- nel and harbor; maintenance of approximately 37 miles of levees between Cache Slough and Sacramento (including barge canal) due to cutting through established flood control levees; operation, maintenance, and replacements for the lock and bascule bridge; and maintenance due to wave wash of the spoil area between ship channel permanent right-of-way line and existing east levee of Yolo Bypass. Maintenance of the navigation aids will be ac- complished by the U.S. Coast Guard. The average annual maintenance cost for the shallow-draft channel during the past 5 years was $274,277, including a total of $70,000 from the appropriation for "Deferred Maintenance." Salinity control (reclamation of tidal areas) is considered to be inactive and has been excluded from the project description and the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $2,000,000 plus Government costs, for construction. Recommended modification of project. House Document No. 272, 84th Congress, 2d session, recommended that the existing navigation improvement on Sacramento River not be modified at this time to improve the navigability from Chico Landing to Red Bluff, and that a survey for navigation improvement be not undertaken at this time. 1696 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 H. Doc. 186, 55th Cong., 2d sess. A depth of 7 feet below Sacramento .........-----------.... and 48, 55th Cong., 3d sess. (Annual Report, 1898, p. 2844 and 1899, p. 3171.) July 25, 1912 For work above Sacramento .__............_.............. H. Doc. 76, 62d Cong., 1st sess.' Jan. 21, 1927 The 10-toot channel up to Sacramento ............ H. Doc. 123, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 A depth of 6 feet between Sacramento and Rivers and Harbors Committee Colusa and 5 feet between Colusa and Chi- Doc. 35, 73d Cong., 2d sess. co Landing, at a cost of $390,000 provided the flow of the river is increased to the minimum flow of 5,000 cubic feet per sec- ond after Shasta Reservoir is built. Do ............. Authority for a special direct participation Rivers and Harbors Committee of the Federal Government of $12,000,000 Doc. 35, 73d Cong., 2d sess. in the cost of Shasta Reservoir. Aug. 26, 1937 Transfer of authority for expenditure of the above $12,000,000 from the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Interior. July 24, 1946 Modification of the existing navigation proj- S. Doc. 142, 79th Cong., 2d sess. ect for Sacramento River, Calif., to pro- vide for construction of a ship channel 30 feet deep and 200 to 300 feet wide from deep water in Suisun Bay to Washington Lake, including such works as may be neces- sary to compensate for or to alleviate any detrimental salinity conditions resulting from the ship channel; a triangular basin of equal depth,, 2,400 feet by 2,000 feet by 3,400 feet at Washington Lake; and con- necting channel 13 feet deep and 120 feet wide, with lock and draw bridge, thence to Sacramento River. 1 This document contains latest published map of the section above Sacramento. For map of the section below Sacramento, see H. Doc. 1123, 60th Cong., 2d sess., and S. Doc. 142, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Local cooperation. Local interests are represented by the Sacramento-Yolo Port District formed under the laws of the State of California as provided in Chapter 1152 of Statutes of 1947 for the purpose of carrying out the required local cooperation. As- surances from the Port District were accepted by the Secretary of the Army February 3, 1948, which provided that local interests would: (1) Furnish without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and subsequent maintenance when and as required and make all necessary utility changes necessary for the construction of the project; (2) Construct, operate, and maintain at the Washington Lake basin an adequate public terminal with necessary utilities and rail and highway connections open to all on equal terms; and (3) Hold and save the United States free from any damages which may arise from construction, operation, and maintenance of the improvement. A bond issue of $3,750,000 was authorized by voters of the Port District in November 1947; bonds in the amount of $1,750,000 were sold prior to 1956, $1 million in November 1956, and $1 million in October 1958. These funds were utilized by the Port District for acquisition of rights-of-way and for port facili- ties. In addition, the California State Legislature appropriated $750,000 in 1947 to assist the acquisition of necessary rights-of- way. Legislation approved in 1958 (ch. 91, California Statutes of 1958) authorized the Port District to sell revenue bonds for RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1697 construction of revenue-producing facilities. The revenue bond issues will be reserved for construction of specialized facilities at the port, part of which will consist of expansion of its grain ele- vator capacity from the present 875,000 bushels to 2 to 3 million bushels. An additional $9,850,000 in general obligation bonds was ap- proved by the voters in April 1961 for construction of basic termi- nal facilities; bids are scheduled to be received by the Port District during July 1961 on $7 million worth of these bonds. Planning for initial facilities is underway; the Port District currently ex- pects to initiate construction in the Fall of 1961. Land has been acquired as necessary for disposal of dredged material at several locations adjacent to the project. The Port District has either acquired perpetual easements or owns the land in fee. All requirements for rights-of-way and utility relo- cations to date have been met; the Port District has indicated that it will meet such requirements for future construction pro- grams. Total estimated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non- Federal contributions, amounts to $16,050,000 (July 1961). These costs include (1) $1,900,000 for lands and damages, and $2,150,000 for relocations prerequisite to Federal construction and (2) $12,000,000 for provision of public terminals with the necessary utilities and rail and highway connections at Washington Lake. Commitments to date by the Port District amount to $4,575,000 and comprise $2,710,000 for rights-of-way and relocations and $1,865,000 for terminal facilities. In addition to the developments by the Port District, private interests have constructed and placed in operation facilities in the vicinity of the port which will make use of the project (including a rice growers' cooperative mill and warehouse, a cement plant, three warehouses, a highway-overpass entrance to the port termi- nal area, and miscellaneous facilities) at a total estimated cost of about $7,000,000. In order to permit passage of ocean-going vessels, the State of California has reconstructed the bridge across the Sacramento River at Rio Vista at an estimated cost of about $3,200,000. The sum of $500,000, advanced to the United States in June 1949 to accelerate construction, has been returned to the port authority. No local cooperation is required on the shallow-draft feature of the project. No work relating to shallow-draft navigation for the benefit of the public with funds other than Corps of Engineers funds is presently proposed. The current estimate (July 1961) of annual cost to local inter- ests is $10,000 for maintenance of 7 miles of additional track resulting from relocation of Sacramento Northern Railroad from Lisbon to Sacramento. Operation and maintenance of terminal facilities and appurtenances are self liquidating. At its meeting of May 7, 1958, the Reclamation Board formally accepted maintenance responsibility of the existing east levee of Yolo By- pass and the spoil bank, other than as caused by wave wash, and of the toe drain and toe drain levee in Yolo Bypass along the 1698 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 west levee of the ship channel. Costs to local interests for this maintenance were either their responsibility under preproject conditions or were taking the place of a preproject responsibility and are therefore not included in non-Federal costs. Terminal facilities. All of the piers, wharves, and docks at the port of Sacramento are open-pile structures with timber decks, some of which are designed to meet the extreme high waters at flood stages. Eleven facilities are located along the bank at Broderick, West Sacramento, and points below. All the main wharves at Sacramento have rail connections. Municipal-belt- railroad tracks serve the shedded wharves from the rear. Thirteen of the waterfront facilities are served by one or more of the four carriers operating in the port area. Two of the carriers are trunkline railroads and two are interurban lines operated for freight service; all traverse the rich agricultural areas and provide connections with other transcontinental and local carriers. All waterborne movements to and from the port are transported by tank and freight barges and will continue to be handled thusly until such time as the authorized deepwater ship channel is completed. All the preceding is for shallow-draft navi- gation. For full description see "Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Stockton and Sacramento, Calif., 1951." Two grain elevators are located at the port. One, handling rice exclusively, is located on the river at West Sacramento, and is served by two wharves. The elevator, a warehouse, and stor- age bins have a combined capacity of approximately 1 million 100-pound sacks of rice. Additional facilities are located near Lake Washington, on the site of the new port development to be built upon completion of the deepwater channel. The port district grain elevator has a capacity of 875,000 bushels of barley, wheat, or other grains in its 12 concrete silos and 3 steel storage bins. A rice dryer, mill, and elevator, designed for direct con- veyor-belt connection with seagoing vessels and a capacity of more than 400,000 100-pound bags of rice, and three warehouses have been placed in operation in this area by private interests. These facilities are all serviced by rail and highway facilities. Between Sacramento and Colusa there are 10 large warehouses and numerous small landings. Several oil companies have made major capital investments for the storage of petroleum products in the vicinity of Colusa and Meridian. On the river channels at Sacramento there are 1,400 linear feet of wharves, 9 oil terminals, 1 cement-storage facility, 1 rice mill and 1 ship-repair yard. Be- tween Sacramento and Rio Vista there are five docks with barge- loading facilities and one grain elevator. Facilities at Rio Vista comprise 1,440 linear feet of wharves with warehouse facilities, two oil terminals, and one Government dock. There is one dock and warehouse at Tolands Landing and one feed yard and dock at Collinsville. The above facilities, except for the Government dock at Rio Vista, are all owned and operated by private interests. The facilities below Sacramento, except at Rio Vista, are for shallow-draft navigation. They are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1699 The total tonnage along the project channels, including the Port of Sacramento, in calendar year 1959 was 1,222,266 tons (strike conditions prevailed 71/2 months). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: There were no new work operations on the shallow-draft portion of the project. New work activities for the deep-draft channel to Sacramento included office engineering and design studies, and preparation of construction plans and specifications, all of which were accom- plished by hired labor. Dredging of the ship channel from mile 36.0 to mile 42.8 and the harbor area and relocation of signal system for Sacramento Northern Railroad's main line trackage connecting to and operating over the bascule bridge, initiated by continuing contracts in prior fiscal years were completed. The following construction, initiated in fiscal year 1959 by continuing contracts was continued: Barge canal lock, bascule bridge, and power control and lighting system and dredging of the ship chan- nel from mile 26.8 to mile 35.8. Construction of barge canal lock and dredging of the ship channel from mile 18.2 to mile 26.8 were initiated under continuing contracts. In addition, construction was accomplished for the Sacramento- Yolo Port District at its expense in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations. Maintenance: Deep-draft channel-None. Shallow-draft channel: Condition surveys of the channel at various locations, minor snagging at isolated locations and mis- cellaneous inspections and reports were accomplished by hired labor during the fiscal year. Repair of wing dams along Sacra- mento River, Sacramento to mouth of Feather River, was accom- plished by contract. Dredging shoals in Sacramento River, by hired labor and rented clamshell dredge, resulted in the removal of 178,000 cubic yards of material from Sacramento to Colusa and 302,000 cubic yards of material at Sacramento Harbor and in Steamboat Slough. Total costs for all work during the fiscal year were as follows: Funds New work 1 Maintenance 2 Total United States funds: Regular appropriations ....... $5,657,660 $325,012 $5,982,672 Contributed funds, other ................... ..................... 28,322 .................... 28,322 Total of all funds ............................... $5,685,982, $325,012 $6,010,994 1 For deep-draft. 2 For shallow-draft. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the 7-foot shallow-draft below Sacramento was initiated in September 1899 and completed in 1904. The modified 10-foot shallow-draft up to Sacramento was initiated in fiscal year 1928 and completed in 1931. The shallow-draft channel above Sacramento was initiated in April 1946. New work on the shallow-draft channel is about 56 percent complete. The work remaining to complete the shal- low-draft portion of the project is the provision of a 5-foot depth between Colusa and Chico Landing (50 miles), subject results to be obtained by removal of snags, construction of wing dams, con- 1700 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 centration of the channel by temporary works, and streamflow regulation of 5,000 second-feet by operation of Shasta Reservoir. Construction of the 30-foot deepwater ship channel, under the modification approved July 24, 1946, was initiated in July 1949, and is about 65 percent complete. Based on current scheduled provision of an operational facility for ocean-going vessels by June 1963, this portion of the project is 73 percent complete. Con- struction of road, railroad, and levee embankments in the harbor area and excavation of the ship channel together with necessary levee reconstruction, mile 14.1 to mile 17.8, were completed prior to suspension of construction due to the Korean conflict in accord- ance with Presidential directive dated July 21, 1950. Construction was resumed in fiscal year 1956 and additional work has been completed as follows: Channel enlargement, west channel Yolo Bypass, Liberty Cut, and Prospect Slough; construction of toe drain in Yolo Bypass from mile 22.4 to mile 41.0; ship channel, mile 36.0 to mile 42.8, and the harbor area; and relocation of sig- nal system for Sacramento Northern Railroad main line trackage connecting to and operating over the bascule bridge. The bascule bridge structure has been completed and was dedicated in a public ceremony April 20, 1960. Status of continuing construction con- tracts is as follows: Dredging of ship channel, mile 26.8 to mile 35.8, initiated in fiscal year 1959, 95 percent complete; barge canal lock, bascule bridge, power control and lighting system, initiated in fiscal year 1959, 99 percent complete; ship channel, mile 18.2 to mile 26.8 initiated in fiscal year 1961, 10 percent complete; and barge canal lock, initiated in fiscal year 1961, 16 percent complete. Work remaining to complete the deep-draft portion of the project is completion of work underway, provision of permanent overlook facilities in vicinity of barge canal, channel excavation from mile 0 to mile 14.1 (Suisun Bay to Egbert Tract), bank protection, and levees. Final shaping (stage construction) of ship channel levees (mile 18.6 to mile 22.4) can only be undertaken as foundation conditions permit. Bank protection requirements cannot be deter- mined until after the ship channel is placed in operation. Completion of the shallow-draft channel is indefinite. Recreational use of the Sacramento River and adjacent water- ways has increased measurably in the past year and involves several thousand small craft. Although no record is available as to the number of persons or small craft using the waterways, it is considered to be probably in excess of 3 million visitor-days annually. The controlling low-water season depths were as follows: From the mouth of the river to Cache Slough, 20 feet; mouth of Cache Slough to Sacramento, 10 feet; thence to Colusa, 6 feet; thence to Sidds Landing, 3 feet; and thence to Red Bluff, head of navi- gation, 1.5 feet. The channel is navigable during the entire year; however, there is no regular navigation above Colusa, 145 miles above the mouth of the river. Minimum dredging necessary to maintain the shallow-draft channel to Sacramento and from Sacramento to Colusa has been performed. Annual maintenance dredging is required in both sections of the shallow-draft channel to remove accumulated shoals caused RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1701 by settlement of flood-borne sand and silt to provide the project depths in satisfactory condition to accommodate navigation re- quirements. The shallow-draft channel provides a satisfactory navigation channel that accommodates the using traffic through- out most of the year. Any less dredging would be unsatisfactory. The required annual dredging has become of increased importance because in recent years the trend has been toward increased ton- nage and larger vessels. Construction of the deepwater ship channel involves modifica- tion of the flood control levee system which results in a require- ment for the United States to maintain approximately 37 miles of levee. About half of these levees will be completed by fiscal year 1962 and maintenance will be necessary to protect the Federal investment. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Preauthoriza- Funds tion studies New work Maintenance Total United States Funds: Shallow-Draft: Regular appropriations ....... $7,000 $585,436 $8,167,108 $8,759,544 Deferred maintenance ................................................... 70,000 70,000 Total shallow-draft ......... 7,000 585,436 8,237,108 8,829,544 30-foot channel .................... 92,000 26,880,482 187,840 27,160,322 Total United States funds... 99,000 27,465,918 8,424,948 35,989,866 Contributed funds, other (3n-foot channel) 1--.... ..............----- --.......-...-..... ........... 294,603 ..................... 294,603 Total all funds ........................... $99,000 $27,760,521 $8,424,948 $36,284,469 1 Miscellaneous construction (nonproject) accomplished for the Sacramento-Yolo Port Dis- trict at its expense in connection with excavation of the ship channel and necessary levee reconstruction cost. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... 1 $2,540,000 $2,050,000 $6,540,000 $7,299,800 $7,000,000 2 $29,108,192 1 2,437,269 Cost ..............--------... 1,349,931 7,263,918 7,751,240 5,657,660 3 27,750,116 Maintenance: Cost .........-....... Appropriated ... 6 383,200 4 345,261 95,097 374,209 287,902 236,950 58,984,956 e 92,185 359,627 211,359 325,012 ' 8,978,668 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..............................------------- $ 48,340 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................................ ..... 4,300,000 Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................... 4,348,340 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................................ 9,637,006 1 Includes appropriation for and repayment of $200,000 to the Sacramento-Yolo Port District. Entire $500,000, advanced to the United States in June 1949 to accelerate construction, has been returned to the Port authority. 2 Includes the following amounts for new work: Previous project, regular appropriations, $185,198; existing project-General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies, $7,000 for shallow-draft end $92,000 for deep-draft; regular appropriations for construction, $585,436 for shallow-draft and $28,238,558 for deep-draft. 3 Includes the following amounts for new work: Previous project, regular appropriations, $185,198; existing project-General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies, $7,000 for shallow-draft and $92,000 for deep-draft; regular appropriations for construction, $585,436 for shallow-draft and $26,880,482 for deep-draft. 4 Includes $70,000 from Deferred Maintenance funds for existing shallow-draft. 5 Includes the following amounts for maintenance: Previous project, regular appropriations, $553,720; existing project-regular appropriations $8,173,396 for shallow-draft and $187,840 for deep-draft; and Deferred Maintenance appropriations, $70,000 for shallow-draft. 6 Includes Deferred Maintenance funds for existing shallow-draft as follows: Fiscal year year 1958, $306. 1957, $69,694; fiscal SIncludes the following amounts for maintenance: Previous project, regular appropriations, $553,720; existing project-regular appropriations, $8,167,108 for shallow-draft and $187,840 for deep-draft; and Deferred Maintenance appropriations, $70,000 for shallow-draft. 1702 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S..ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS, OTHER 1 Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .......................... $75,000 ................ $40,000 $21,000 $336,000 Cost .......... $4,756 15,995 $2,466 70,419 28,322 294,603 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................................. $28,483 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................... 28,483 1 Miscellaneous construction and engineering and design services (nonproject) accomplished at the expense of the Sacramento-Yolo Port District in connection with acquisition of rights- of-way and utility alterations. 2. SUISUN CHANNEL, CALIF. Location. Suisun Channel is the project channel in Suisun Slough, a tidal inlet with its mouth on the northwest side of Suisun Bay, about 7 miles northeast of Benicia and 36 miles northeast of San Francisco. The head of navigation is at the city of Suisun, about 13 miles north of the mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5534.) Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep at mean lower low water from Suisun Bay to and in the basin at the city of Suisun, about 13 miles in length, straightened by four cutoffs in the upper portion; channel widths to be 200 feet in the bar channel, 100 feet in the cutoffs, and a minimum of 125 feet in the remaining parts of the project channel; widening four bends located 5, 5/2, 7 and 121/2 miles below Suisun; the removal of ledge rock from the channel at a location about 31/2 miles below Suisun; and a 1,400 by 150-foot harbor at Suisun, with an extension for a turning basin 275 feet wide and 600 feet long. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 5 feet during the low-water season, with an extreme range of 10 feet. The total Federal cost of new work for the project, completed in 1947, was $217,677. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $20,366. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 To secure a channel up to Suisun, 6 feet H. Doc. 1110, 60th Cong., 2d sess. deep at low water, by dredging and making a cutoff just below the town. Mar. 4, 1913 Pursuant to this act the project was modified by the Assistant Secretary of War to provide for dredging a chan- nel 125 feet wide on the bottom and 6 feet deep, mean lower low water, up to and including a harbor 6 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 1,400 feet long in front of the town of Suisun, and the removal of rock about 31/2 miles below the head of navigation. Aug. 26, 1937 Depth of 8 feet with a width of 200 feet Rivers and Harbors Committee in the bar channel and 100 feet in Doc. 97, 74th Cong., 2d sess. cutoffs; widening four bends below (contains latest published map). Suisun; removal of ledge rock and extension of the harbor at Suisun to provide a turning basin. Local cooperation. Local interests were required to furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way and suit- able spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent mainte- RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1703 nance, undertake any necessary reconstruction of the powerline crossing over the proposed cutoff near Suisun, and provide at Suisun adequate public-terminal facilities subject to the approval of the Chief of Engineers. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation (exclusive of terminal facilities) under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contri- butions, amounted to approximately $36,700. Included were rights-of-way costing $4,900 for the 1910 authorization and rights-of-way and utility relocations costing $31,800 for the 1937 authorization. In addition to the construction of warehouses and wharves, local interests expended more than $8,000 prior to 1936 for dredging outside the limits of the propect and for the purpose of improving the harbor at Suisun. A new $15,000 grain ware- house and additional oil-storage tanks valued at $4,000 were erected during 1935. The oil-terminal plant was valued at $50,000 in June 1935. Additional grain-handling facilities and more stor- age for petroleum products have been constructed subsequent to the 1937 authorization. The overall value of harbor facilities amounts to about $250,000 (1960). Additional public terminals are not required by the public at this time. Terminal facilities. There are three wharves in the city of Suisun, with a total of 600 feet of berthing space. There is also warehouse space of 33,500 square feet, and an oil-storage terminal. These are all privately owned and operated and are considered adequate for existing commerce. Land has been purchased, financ- ing arranged, and plans have been prepared for construction of additional public-terminal facilities at such time as the need becomes apparent. Certain facilities are in use for military pur- poses. The total tonnage through the channel in calendar year 1959 was 64,549 tons (strike conditions prevailed 71/2 months). Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Op- erations during the year consisted of condition surveys of the channel and condition and operation studies, all of which was accomplished by hired labor and removal of 130,700 cubic yards of material in Suisun Channel by contract suction dredge. Total costs during the fiscal year $61,098 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The construction of new work was initiated in March 1912; improvement of the channel modi- fication authorized in 1937 was initiated in May 1946, and com- pleted in June 1947. The channel is navigable during the entire year; head of navigation is in the city of Suisun, Calif., about 400 feet above Sacramento Street. The controlling depth is 8 feet in the channel and harbor basin at mean lower low water. Maintenance dredging is required to remove accumulated shoals to assure adequate project depths, to accommodate general navi- gation and defense transportation requirements. The Delta Region of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River sys- tems, together with Suisun Bay and associated waterways, is within reach of the large population in and about the San Fran- cisco Bay Area. Recreational use of these waterways involves several thousand small craft. No record has been maintained of 1704 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 persons or small craft using Suisun Channel; however, it is con- sidered to be substantial. Total costs for the project to June 30, 1961, were $454,155, of which $217,677 was for new work and $236,478 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 80, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. .. ............................................ ...... $217,677 Cost ............ ............ ................ .... ..... ................... ....... 217,677 Maintenance: Appropriated .. $1,500 $5,477 $1,428 $87,524 $5,200 236,872 Cost ................ 2,593 5,477 1,428 31,232 61,098 236,478 3. SUISUN BAY CHANNEL, CALIF. Location. Suisun Bay is about 30 miles northeast of San Fran- cisco, Calif., and is an integral part of the waterways which provide access to the Pacific Ocean from inland ports of Califor- nia. Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers flow to a junction and empty into Suisun Bay near Collinsville, and New York Slough, a distributary of San Joaquin River, leads to the head of Suisun Bay at Pittsburg, Calif. The port of Sacramento is situated on the Sacramento River about 60 miles north of Collinsville; the city of Stockton is on the San Joaquin River about 40 miles above Pittsburg and access to the city has been provided by Stockton Deep Water Channel. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5534.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. For further details, see page 1756 of Annual Report for 1920, page 1562 of Annual Report for 1926, and page 1714 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep through Bulls Head, Point Edith, and Middle Ground Shoals to the mouth of New York Slough, a distance of about 13 miles, and for a channel 250 feet wide and 20 feet deep south of Seal Island from the main channel at Point Edith, mile 3, to the main channel again at Port Chicago, mile 6. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 6 feet. The extreme range is about 9.5 feet. The total Federal cost of new work for the existing project, completed in 1934, exclusive of work accomplished under the public works program as part of the San Joaquin River 30-foot project, was $142,026. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $62,424. Local cooperation. Under the previous project adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1919, local interests contributed $65,000, of which $59,551 was expended as required contributed funds toward first cost of the project; the balance amounting to $5,449 was expended for maintenance of the previ- ous project. Local interests were also required to provide storage room for dredged material and to build the necessary impound- RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1705 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Jan. 21, 1927 For a 26-foot channel through the bay-.... H. Doc.554, 68th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 The 30-foot channel across Bulls Head Rivers and Harbors Committee Point Shoal and for the 20-foot chan- Doc. 23, 71st Cong., 2d sess. nel south of Seal Islands. Aug. 80, 1985 2 A 30-foot channel through Bulls Head Senate committee print, 73d Cong., Point, Point Edith, and Middle Ground 1st sess. (San Joaquin River and Shoals to the mouth of New York Stockton Channel, Calif.) Slough. 1 The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 4, 70th Con., 1st sess. 2 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. ing levees, which were subsequently utilized under the existing project. The River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, adopted the existing project and also the 26-foot channel under Improve- ment No. 5, San Joaquin River, Calif. Under this authorization, the local cooperation requirements pertained to work for San Joaquin River. Under the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, local interests were required to contribute $20,000, the entire estimated cost of deepening the channel across Bulls Head Point Shoal to 30 feet. This requirement was voided by inclusion of this work in the Public Works program and subsequently adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. Terminal facilities. Along the channel between the western end of the bay and mouth of New York Slough, there are three wharves, all privately owned and used. Also, a naval magazine with wharves and warehouses has been constructed at Port Chicago, on the southern shore (mile 6). These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. The total tonnage in the channel in calendar year 1959 was 7,883,834 tons, of which 4,483,999 tons was through traffic. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Opera- tions during the year accomplished by hired labor included pre- liminary surveys, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and con- dition surveys. The Government-owned hopper dredge Davison was utilized to remove 225,700 cubic yards of material in mainte- nance dredging between lower end of Bullshead Shoal and upper end of Middle Ground Shoal. Total costs for maintenance during the fiscal year were $70,241. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work under the existing project was initiated in June 1930, and completed in 1934; a portion of this work was accomplished under the public works program. The portion of the existing project authorized prior to the public works program was completed in 1931 except for deepening the 26-foot channel across Bulls Head Point to 30 feet; this portion was subsequently included in the public works program. Work under the public works program was accomplished during 1933 and 1934. The channel is navigable during the entire year and provides access to San Francisco Bay from the navigation chan- nels of San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers. The Delta Region of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers together with Suisun Bay and associated waterways is within reach of the large popu- 1706 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 lation of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although no record is available of the numbers of craft or persons participating, recrea- tional use is considered substantial. The controlling depth at mean lower low water in the main channel is 30 feet, and in the channel south of Seal Island is 20 feet. The project has been maintained in a condition to satisfy general and defense naviga- tion requirements. Annual dredging is required to maintain the project depth and width in a satisfactory manner without undue interference to essential general and defense navigation require- ments. Total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1961, exclusive of the work performed under the public-works program at a cost of $207,198 as a part of the San Joaquin River 30-foot proj- ect, were $1,452,008, of which $142,027 was for new work and $1,309,981 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 2 New work: $200,928 Appropriated ........---.................................................---------------------- ------- 200,92.......... 200,928 Cost ............-------------.....................-----------------------------............... Maintenance: Appropriated .-- $55,671 $31,227 $73,140 $81,750 $70,250 1,369,825 Cost ......... 55,780 31,277 73,140 81,732 70,241 1,369,798 1 Includes $58,901 for new work and $59,817 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition, $59,551 for new work and $5,449 for maintenance was expended from re- quired contributed funds for the previous project. 3 Exclusive of work accomplished under existing project at a cost of $207,198 from Public Works Administration funds allotted to San Joaquin River, Calif. 4. OLD RIVER, CALIF. Location. Old River is the most westerly branch of the inter- connecting tidal channels into which San Joaquin River divides in crossing its delta. It leaves the main river 21/2 miles down- stream from the Mossdale State Highway Bridge, or 131/ miles above the mouth of Stockton Channel, and flows westerly and northerly 32 miles to its lower confluence with the main river 23 miles above its mouth in Suisun Bay. Existing project. The authorized project extends along Old River from its mouth near Venice Island to its source in the San Joaquin River near Mossdale and provides for a side channel 10 feet deep and 80 feet wide to Santa Fe wharves and Phillips can- nery at Orwood; for channels 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Grant Line Canal west of Doughty Cut, 10 feet deep and 80 feet wide from the westerly end of Doughty Cut to the Holly Sugar Factory, 2 miles north of Tracy, 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide from the southerly end of Doughty Cut to head of Old River, and 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide in Old River from the westerly end of Grant Line Canal to Lammers Ferry Road; and for entrances 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide to Fabian-Bell Canal at its westerly end and also westerly of Grant Line Bridge. All depths are re- ferred to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the head of Old River is about 3 feet; and at its mouth about 5.5 feet; ordinary RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1707 flood ranges are, respectively, 16 feet and 8 feet; extreme flood ranges are, respectively, 20 feet and 11 feet. The Federal cost of new work for the completed portion was $23,185. Work accomplished in fiscal year 1939 included removal of snags and other obstructions in Old River channel from its head in San Joaquin River to Grant Line Canal and dredging in the channels of Grant Line Canal, Crocker Cut and Doughty Cut. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $14,931. The uncompleted portion of the project (comprising completion of the project channels up to and at Orwood; in Fabian-Bell Canal; in Grant Line Canal; from Grant Line Canal to the head of Old River in San Joaquin River; and in the original channel of Old River from Grant Line Canal up to Lammers Ferry Road) is considered to be inactive and has been excluded from the fore- going cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in July 1954, and was estimated to be $62,815. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 151, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Local interests were required to furnish without cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as necessary, and to agree to provide public landings satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers on each side of the proposed channel in the Old River near Lammers Ferry Road and on the Fabian-Bell Canal west of Grant Line Bridge. Spoil-disposal areas have been provided for those channels so far completed; existing commerce does not indicate a need for the public landing on the Fabian-Bell Canal west of Grant Line Bridge. Total costs for all requirements to date of local coopera- tion for the completed portion of the project under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribu- tions, amounted to about $3,600 (1939). The uncompleted portion of the project is considered to be in- active and no work is contemplated thereon in the foreseeable future owing to an indicated lack of demand for the facility. Terminal facilities. The Santa Fe Railroad has a warehouse and wharf at Orwood for transfer of farm produce from boat to rail. The Phillips cannery at Orwood has similar facilities. The Holly Sugar Co. refinery and terminal near Tracy has a large wharf and an unloading basin with three mechanical unloading and conveying units connecting with a warehouse; there is also a passing basin one-half mile downstream. There are about 100 private bank landings along the project channels; some have sheds for storage. These are all privately owned and operated. Existing commerce does not indicate a need for provision of pub- lic landings. The total tonnage through the channels of the project in calen- dar year 1959 was 27,533 tons (strike conditions prevailed 71/2 months). Operation and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Op- erations during the year consisted of condition surveys and mis- 1708 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 cellaneous inspections and reports, including maintenance of gages and gage readings by hired labor. Total costs during the fiscal year were $9,915 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work was accomplished in fiscal year 1939 in Old River Channel from its head in San Joaquin River to Grant Line Canal and in the channels of Grant Line Canal, Crocker Cut, and Doughty Cut. Existing commerce does not indicate a need for completion of the remaining channel con- struction. The channel is navigable during the entire year and provides the only avenue of water transportation from the delta islands to certain agricultural processing plants. The project has been maintained in a condition to satisfy general navigation re- quirements. It is necessary to perform annual maintenance dredg- ing to maintain full channel dimensions in order to accommodate the using traffic. The two heads of navigation are at the head of Old River in San Joaquin River, and at the Holly Sugar Factory wharf, 2 miles north of Tracy. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were: From the mouth of the river to Orwood, 11 miles, 10 feet; thence to the lower end of Grant Line Canal, 10 miles, 10 feet; thence (1) to Holly Sugar Factory near Tracy, 5 feet (low water season), or (2) to head of Old River in San Joaquin River, 5 feet (low water season). All depths refer to mean lower low water. Recreational use of this and adjacent waterways involves thou- sands of small craft and, although no record is available as to number of persons or small craft using the Delta waterways, it is substantial and probably in excess of 3 million visitor days an- nually. As a consequence of the amount of recreational traffic that uses this channel and interconnecting sloughs the adjacent banks and levees are eroding from wave wash in many sections of the channel. Total costs for the project to June 30, 1961, were $387,505, of which $23,185 was for new work and $364,320 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...---------------.......-------------- $ 23,185 Cost----- ..----...... - . ..- --------------- 23,185 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $9,033 $39,720 $12,811 $3,700 $9,850 364,369 Cost ................... 9,121 39,720 12,311 8,587 9,915 864,320 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..................................-- 1 Exclusive of the uncompleted portion of the project, which is considered to be inactive. The cost of this portion is $62,815 (July 1954 index). 5. SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, CALIF. Location. San Joaquin River rises in east Central California in the Sierra Nevada about 25 miles southeast of the Yosemite Valley and flows southwesterly to the town of Mendota, thence RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1709 northerly to its confluence with Sacramento River about 48 miles northeast of San Francisco to empty into Suisun Bay near Collins- ville, Calif. Total length of the river is about 340 miles. Near the mouth, a distributary channel, New York Slough, 3 miles long, leads to the head of Suisun Bay at Pittsburg; thence a deep chan- nel extends through this bay and others to San Francisco. The city of Stockton is on the east side of San Joaquin River about 40 miles above Pittsburg and access to the city has been provided by Stockton Channel, an artificial cut extending from the river about 21/4 miles into the city. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Sheet No. 5527.) Existing project. The San Joaquin River project for naviga- tion was authorized in numerous River and Harbor Acts since 1876. It provides for the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel to the city of Stockton and for minor channel improvements from Stockton Channel upstream for 86 miles to Hills Ferry to facili- tate light-draft navigation. The 1927 River and Harbor Act au- thorized the original deep water channel with a depth of 26 feet, which was subsequently modified to 30 feet by the 1935 authoriza- tion, and the most recent modification of the project was au- thorized by the 1950 River and Harbor Act. This improvement provides for: (1) a channel 30 feet deep at mean lower low water and channel bottom width of 400 feet below Criminal Point (near river mile 25) and 225 feet above that point, from mouth of New York Slough to Mormon Channel at Stockton, a distance of 41 miles (suitably widened at bends and at entrances to New York Slough and to channels through shoals, with levees set back 230 feet from center of the channel); (2) a channel 30 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the existing turning basin to Weber Point, 1 mile; (3) a 9-foot depth, thence to head of navigation at Center Street, one-half mile; (4) a 9-foot depth at Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake, arms of Stockton Channel; (5) a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Mormon Channel from its mouth to Washington Street, head of navigation, about 1 mile; (6) suitable passing basins and a turning basin 30 feet deep, 960 feet wide and 1,100 to 1,900 feet long at Stockton; (7) a triangular shaped settling basin 30 feet deep and average side length of about 1,000 feet at the San Joaquin River just above its junction with the deep water channel (mile 42) and a second settling basin 30 feet deep, 100 feet wide and 1,200 feet long adjoining the deep water channel at the mouth of Calaveras River; (8) reconstruction to grade and section of about 4,000 feet of levee along north side of Venice Island Cut, and setting back of levees where required for channel improvements and placement of bank protection on face of such levees along San Joaquin River below Stockton as have been critically damaged by traffic-induced wave action: (9) cutting off sharp bends and making cutoffs in the river; (10) filling Mormon Channel and Mormon Slough above Washington Street with dredge spoil insofar as is economically feasible; (11) partial closing of side channels at Laird Slough and Paradise Cut by weirs to confine the low-water flow to one main channel; and (12) snagging, removing overhanging trees, and constructing brush wing dams from the mouth of Stockton 1710 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Channel to Hills Ferry, 86 miles, to facilitate light-draft navi- gation on this part of the river during higher stages of water. The following table shows the tide and flood conditions pre- vailing: Range in feet Miles from Place mouth of river Mean1 Extreme Ordinary Extreme idal tidal I flood flood Collinsville .........-----------------------------------.................... .. . 5.8 7.0 8 10 Mouth of Stockton Channel ................. ........... 40 8.2 4.5 9. 11 Mossdale Bridge...... .............................................. .. 56 1. 2.5 17 22 Hills Ferry............. ..... ............ ................. ........... 126 ......-------------....... ...................-- ----- 12 16 1 Mean lower low water to mean higher high water. The Federal cost for new work, completed in May 1960, is as follows: Estimated cost Modification Corps of Coast Guard Engineers onstruction) (construction)(construction) Prior to 1950 modification ----------------------..---..----. $4,009,938 $80,000 1950 modification-----------------------....------- 1,876,179 ..----.----.--------. ----------------------......... Total................-- ... $5,886,117 $80,000 SIncludes $53,000 for preauthorization studies. Construction of the settling basin on San Joaquin River above the head of Burns Cutoff (1950 modification) is considered to be inactive and has been excluded from the project description and the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit was last revised in July 1959 and was estimated to be $1,150,000 for con- struction. The uncompleted units under the 1950 modification (Burns Cut-off Improvement, including railroad and highway bridge; new turning basin; enlargement of Upper Stockton Channel; and dredging Mormon Channel) are to be restudied and have also been excluded from the project description and the foregoing cost estimate. The Federal cost of these units was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $8,387,000, comprising $4,000 for lands and $8,383,000 for construction. Maintenance of the channel to project depths after completion is the responsibility of the Federal Government. The average an- nual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $153,745. Maintenance of utilities and of existing and new levees is the responsibility of local interests. Local cooperation. Local interests are represented by the Stockton Port District formed under the laws of the State of California as provided in Chapter 1028 of the Statutes of 1931 for the purpose of providing the required local cooperation. All requirements for work accomplished under authorization of the River and Harbors Acts through August 26, 1937, and for the completed portion of the 1950 modification have been complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1711 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents - .,.... _.. . i ~ ___ ~ _ ~~~ Aug. 14, 1876 These acts provided for cutting of sharp Mar. 3, 1881 bends and making cutoffs in San July 5, 1884 Joaquin River below the mouth of Aug. 11, 1888 Stockton Channel; dredging Mormon July 13, 1892 Channel; snagging, removing obstruc- Aug. 18, 1894 tions, and constructing wing dams in June 3. 1896 San Joaquin River from Stockton Channel to Hills Ferry: and the partial closing of side channels at Laird Slough and Paradise Cut, without adopting any specific dimensions. June 25, 1910 A 9-foot channel up to Stockton ........... H. Doe. 1124, 60th Cong., 2d sesas. July 25, 1912 Improvement of Fremont Channel and H. Doc. 581, 62d Cong., 2d seas. McLeod Lake at Stockton, Jan. 21, 1927 A 26-foot channel up to Stockton ............. H. Doc, 554, 68th Cong., 2d seas.1 Aug. 30, 1935 2 The original 30-foot channel up to Stock- Senate committee print, 73d Cong. ton- .....------------- 1st seas. Aug. 26, 1987 The widened 30-foot channel up to Stock- Rivers and Harbors Committee ton ........ ... ... Doc. 15, 75th Cong., 1st sess.1 May 17, 1950 Modification of the navigation project to H. Doe. 752, 80th Cong., 2d seas. 1 provide for construction of a new turn- ing basin adjacent to Rough and Ready Island: widen existing turning basin at Stockton; enlargement of Stockton Channel between existing turning-basin and Weber Point; construction of leveed channel, as necessary, around Rough and Ready Island, including construc- tion of a combination railroad and highway bridge; dredging a settling basin on San Joaquin River above the head of Burns Cutoff; elimination of dredging of a portion of Mormon Channel; filling of a portion of Mor- mon Channel and Mormon Slough; and for levee changes and levee protective works below Stockton. 1Contains latest published maps. 2 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. Authority was granted October 12, 1954, by the Comptroller of the Army for acceptance of funds to be contributed by the Port of Stockton progressively as the project is constructed. $35,000 was contributed in November 1954 toward the enlargement of the turning basin at Stockton. Completed units of bank protection accomplished under this modification have been transferred to the Port District for maintenance. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, are as follows: Estimated costs 1 Unit Required Lands and cash Con- cashtrbuton damages Total (including tribution relocations) River and Harbor Acts through August 26, 1987 ... $1,307,500 $1,042,000 $2,349,500 1950 Modification (active portion) ......................... 35,000 135,000 170,000 Totals ............. ................................... $1,342,500 $1,177,000 $2,519,500 1 In addition to the above, local interests costs for Stockton Deep Water Channel, and for terminal facilities required under terms of the project authorization, amounted to $5,865,000 (February 1954). In addition, private interests invested approximately $740,000 (February 1954) in facilities at the port. Construction of the settling basin on San Joaquin River above the head of Burns Cutoff (1950 modification) is considered to 1712 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 be inactive and has been excluded from the project description and the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit was last revised in July 1959 and was estimated to be $230,000, comprising $30,000 required cash contribution for construction and an additional outlay of $200,000 for lands and relocations. The remaining uncompleted units under the 1950 modification (Burns Cutoff Improvement, including railroad and highway bridge; new turning basin; enlargement of Upper Stockton Chan- nel; and dredging Mormon Channel) are to be restudied and have also been excluded from the project description and the fore- going cost estimate. The cost of these units was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $1,934,000, comprising $465,000 required cash contribution for construction and $1,469,000 ad- ditional outlay for lands, rights-of-way, and relocations. Terminal facilities. The harbor facilities at the port of Stock- ton, Calif., consist of 55 piers, wharves, and docks which are lo- cated along the San Joaquin River and on the connecting Stockton, Mormon, and Fremont Channels. With the exception of four fa- cilities on the San Joaquin River and three on Mormon Channel, all facilities are located on Stockton Channel or in proximity thereto. Nearly half of the port's water terminals are bulkhead- type shore wharves with sufficient depths of water to accommodate ordinary river craft; the ocean terminals are concrete marginal wharves; and the remainder are generally open pile, timber-decked piers, shore wharves, or offshore wharves. The harbor facilities include a marine service station, facilities for handling general cargo, petroleum, creosote, treated piling, fruits, vegetables, ore and other bulk materials. About one-half of the waterfront facilities are owned by the city of Stockton and are under the jurisdiction of the Stockton Port District governed by the board of port commissioners; there are 5,774 feet of berthing space available. Eleven oceangoing vessels can be accommodated at one time at the public ocean terminal. Certain facilities at the Stockton port terminal are in use for military purposes. A naval supply depot (Stockton Annex) has been completed on Rough and Ready Island, bounded by the Stockton Deep Water Channel on the north side, San Joaquin River on the east side, and Burns Cutoff on the south and west sides. Shallow-draft facilities on the upper channel include 12,500 linear feet of wharves of which 8,620 linear feet are privately operated, the remainder being operated by the Stockton Port District. Included along these wharves are transit sheds and storage warehouses. The port owns and operates the belt-line railroad, which con- nects with three transcontinental railroads and serves all facili- ties in the area; highway trucks are afforded easy access by paved streets and roads. An excellent system of improved highways connects the port with the Pacific coastal areas, as well as the surrounding agricultural area. (For a further description of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 32, The Ports of Stockton and Sacramento, Calif., revised 1951.) RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1713 Downstream from Stockton, the traffic is accommodated by bank landings and sheds, except at Antioch and near Pittsburg, where there are wharves for shallow- and deep-draft vessels. The terminal transfer facilities at the public ocean terminal of the port of Stockton are adequate for the present and immediate future. There has been a sustained annual growth of traffic in and out of the port of Stockton. The turning basin enlargement, accomplished in 1955, facilitates the use of the loading and stor- age facilities added by the port of Stockton during recent years to accommodate the greatly increased tonnage handled by the port. The port has expanded its loading and storage facilities to handle iron ore brought in by rail from Nevada; it is expected that this item will reach 1,300,000 tons a year. The total tonnage along the project channels, including the port of Stockton, in calendar year 1959 was 3,679,425 tons. Of this amount, over 2,750,000 tons was deep-draft cargo and the balance barge traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Minor engineering was accomplished by hired labor. Maintenance: Dredging operations by Government-owned hop- per dredge Davison resulted in the removal of 203,200 cubic yards of material at 12 locations between Stockton and Pittsburg. Two rented clamshell dredges were utilized to remove 155,900 cubic yards of material at five locations between Calaveras River and Twitchell Island. Operations during the year also included condition surveys of the channel at various locations, maintenance of gages and gage readings, preparation of plans and specifications, and miscel- laneous field reconnaissance and reports, all of which were per- formed by hired labor. Total costs during the fiscal year were $200,159 from Federal funds, of which $7,470 was for new work and $192,689 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The active portion of the exist- ing project was completed in May 1960. Construction of the project was initiated in December 1877; further modifications were subsequently authorized and accomplished as follows: Modification Authorized Initiated Completed 9-foot channel up to Stockton ............................ 1910 1915 1923 Improvement of Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake ... 1912 1914 1914 ............................................................. 26-foot channel up to Stockton .................... 1927 1930 1933 Dredging Mormon Channel from junction with Stockton Deep Water Channel to point near Washington Street Bridge at Stockton .......... 1927 1948 1948 Original 30-foot channel up to Stockton ............ 1935 1934 1935 (Included under National Industrial Re- covery Act.) Widened 30-foot channel ...................................... 1937 1938 1940 Enlargement of existing turning basin .............. 1950 1955 1955 Bank protection below Stockton ....................... 1950 1957 1960 All bank protection under the 1950 modification has been transferred to the Port of Stockton for maintenance. 1714 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The Delta Region of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River is ideal for fishing and aquatic sports and is within reach of the large population in and about the San Francisco Bay Area. Although no attempt has been made to determine the numbers of craft or persons participating, recreational use is considered substantial; probably in excess of 10 million visitor-days annually. Controlling depths at mean lower low water are as follows: Section of waterway (feet) navigatiof San Joaquin River: From mouth of river in Suisun Bay to mouth of Stockton 30 Entire year. Channel and up Stockton Channel to mouth of Mormon Channel (41 miles). From mouth of Stockton Channel to Mossdale Bridge (16 3 April-June, incl. miles). From Mossdale Bridge to Hills Ferry, head of navigation 3 April-June, incl. (70 miles)..' Stockton Channel: From mouth to Edison Street (0.75 mile) .. ............--------------------- 22 Entire year. From Edison Street to Center Street (0.5 mile) .......---------------- 9 Entire year. Mormon Channel: From its mouth to Stockton Channel to Main Street in 9 Entire year. Stockton (0.9 mile). Main Street to Washington Street in Stockton, head of 6 Entire year. navigation. Fremont Channel and McLeod Lake, arms of Stockton 9 Entire year. Channel (0.5 mile) (both serve as small craft harbors). 1 Navigation in the section above the San Joaquin Bridge (Southern Pacific Railroad cross- ing), at Mossdale, is impracticable in the low stages after June. The deep-draft portion of the project has been maintained in condition to satisfy general navigation and defense navigation requirements. Annual maintenance dredging is required for re- moval of accumulated shoals caused by settlement of floodborne sand and silt to provide the project depths. Dredging has not been accomplished in the shallow-draft portion for over 20 years. The totals costs for the project to June 30, 1961 were as follows: Pre- Funds authori- zation New work Maintenance Total studies United States: General investigations----------... $53,000 ....----------...............---- $ 53,000 Regular................................----- .....----.----- 1 $4,674,769 $4,195,667 8,870,436 Public works ............................ ...... . 1,158,348 ........ .......... ... 2 1,158,348 Total United States funds....... 53,000 5,833,117 4,195,667 10,081,784 Req u ired c o n tributio n s: ... .. .. .. .. .... 1 ,3 4 2,5 00 1 ,2 5 0 1 ,3 43 ,75 0 Total, all funds------ ....... $--------- $53,000 $7,175,617 $4,196,917 $11,425,534 1 Exclusive of $19,000 for inactive portion of 1950 modification. SIncludes $207,198 for the 30-foot channel in Suisun Bay Channel. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... $450,000 $365,000 $600,863 $94,000 1 $5,888,802 Cost-------------434,400 249,861 780,003 111,085 7,470 1 5,886,117 Maintenance: Appropriated .-.- 136,466 117,718 190,341 181,399 192,700 4,195,667 Cost ---- - 136,580 117,718 190,341 131,399 192,689 4,195,656 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................................ . O2 1 Thcludes $1,158,348 from public work funds, of which $207,198 was for work accomplished along the 30 foot channel in Suisun Bay Channel; excludes $19,000 expended for engineering for inactive portion of 1950 modification. 2 Excludes $1,131,000 (1959) and $8,387,000 (1960) for inactive and deferred for restudy portions of 1950 modification. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1715 REQUIRED CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -......-................. .............. ... .......-................ ..- .............-....................... . $1,342,500 Cost ...------------------....................-..-.................... --------------------------------------- .............................................................. 1,342,500 Maintenance: Appropriated . ....................... ................................ ..... ....................... 1,250............... 1,250 Cost ..............----..------------ ................ ........-------------------- 1,250 -----------------.................................................................................. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------...........................------...............-------------------- 0 1 1 Excludes inactive portions of 1950 modification. 6. STOCKTON AND MORMON CHANNELS (DIVERTING CANAL), CALIF. Location. This is an artificial cut located about 3 miles east of Stockton, Calif., which extends from Mormon Slough north- westerly about 41/2 miles to intersect the original Calaveras River Channel near the northeast corner of the city of Stockton. (See U.S. Geological Survey Sheet, Stockton quadrangle.) Existing project. This project provides for diverting the waters of Mormon Slough before reaching Mormon and Stockton Chan- nels for the purpose of preventing debris deposits in the navigable portions of Stockton and Mormon Channels. The results were obtained by construction of: (1) A diversion dam across Mormon Slough 3 miles east of Stockton; (2) a diverting canal 150 feet wide, with average cut of 8 feet, extending 4.63 miles to the north branch of the Calaveras River; (3) the enlargement of the Cala- veras River to cross sectional area of 1,550 square feet, thence to its mouth at San Joaquin River, 5 miles; and (4) a levee along the left banks of the diverting canal and Calaveras River, using material excavated for the channel enlargement. The height of the levee is limited by necessary railway and highway crossings to about 3 feet above the contemplated flood surface. The canal is empty during the greater part of the year, but at times of ex- treme flood there is a depth of about 12 feet, and at ordinary flood a depth of about 10 feet. The total Federal cost of new work for the project, completed in 1923 was $253,151. The average maintenance cost during the past five years was $3,961. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. 152, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and An- nual Report for 1899, p. 3188). The latest published map is in House Document 256, 63d Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. For details, see An- nual Report for 1922, page 1816. The bridges across the canal were built by the United States, but they have been maintained and four have been rebuilt by the local authorities. Total esti- mated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal con- tributions, amounts to $30,700 (Dec. 1898). Terminal facilities. See report on San Joaquin River, Calif. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Opera- tions during the year consisted of condition inspections and 1716 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 studies, field reconnaissance, miscellaneous reports, and minor bank protection, all of which were accomplished by hired labor. In addition, spraying of trees and brush was accomplished by contract. Total cost during the fiscal year was $8,158. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of new work was initiated in November 1908; under this initial construction phase, work along the Calaveras River section was completed in October 1909, and the canal section of the diverting canal in Sep- tember 1910. The project was then considered to be about 86 percent complete; no further new work was accomplished until fiscal year 1922. During fiscal years 1922 and 1923 additional new work was accomplished in the Calaveras River section to complete the project. Most of the silt formerly deposited in Stock- ton and Mormon Channels is diverted therefrom by this canal, obviating serious inconveniences to navigation and expensive an- nual dredging. Annual maintenance activities, consisting of the provision of an adequate channel capacity for floodwaters by clearing brush and trees and construction of bank protection at critical locations to prevent slippage and erosion of banks caused by floodwaters, are required to preserve the effectiveness of the project. Total cost for the project to June 30, 1961 was $446,761, of which $253,151 was for new work and $193,610 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .................................................................................... . ........... ............. $253,151 Cost ............. .. .......... ...... ................ ....... ............. ........... ......... .................... 253,151 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $69 $5,261 $676 $8,085 $5,700 193,621 Cost ............... 97 5,261 676 5,615 8,158 193,610 7. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report amount Name of project see Annual Operation required to Report Construction and complete maintenance Feather River, Calif. ..................... 1951 ....................... 1 $5,752 (2) Middle River and connecting chan- nels, Calif. ....................................... s 1951 $8,354 1,682 () (s) (6) Mokelumne River, Calif. .............. 1951 8,500 67,537 (2) (5) () Snagging and clearing under authorw ity of sec. 3 of the River and Har- bor Act approved Mar. 2, 1945 .... 1957 .................... .. 5,975 (6) I Includes $10 for maintenance for previous project. In addition, $6,160 for previous project and $8,840 for existing project, for maintenance, was expended from contributed funds. 2 Maintenance project; channels currently adequate for commerce. * Tonnage through the channels in calendar year 1959 was: Middle River and connecting channels, Calif., 16,846 tons and Mokelumne River, Calif., 501 tons (strike conditions pre- vailed for 7%a months). 4 Includes $1,600 for new work and $790 for maintenance for previous project. 5 Completed. * Maintenance not presently required as channels are adequate for commerce. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1717 8. SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF., FROM COLLINSVILLE TO SHASTA DAM Location. The Sacramento River rises in the Trinity Mountains in north-central California, flows in a general southerly direction about 374 miles and empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay at Collinsville, Calif. The works covered by this improvement are on the Sacramento River and tributaries from Collinsville to Shasta Dam, about Mile 312. The drainage area above Rio Vista is 26,500 square miles. (See U.S. Geological Sur- vey quadrangles of the area for Sacramento River and upper Butte Basin; Fluornoy and Fruto quadrangles for Black Butte Reservoir; and the Tuscan Buttes, Tehama, Redding, and Hooker quadrangles for Table Mountain Reservoir.) Existing project. The improvement of Sacramento River and tributaries, from Collinsville to Shasta Dam was authorized as a unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other related purposes in the Sacramento River Basin. Levee and channel im- provements: The active elements of the project comprise con- struction of bank protection and incidental channel improvements on Sacramento River between Chico Landing and Red Bluff; en- largement of existing levees on Sacramento River between vicinity of Moulton Weir and Ord Bend; construction of new levees from the present levee terminus to the vicinity of Chico Landing; con- struction of Chico Landing Weir; extension of the existing Moul- ton Weir; and the addition of approximately 430,000 lineal feet of bank erosion control works and set-back levees at critical lo- cations now existing or expected to develop in the next 10 years, within the limits of the authorized or existing levees included in in the Sacramento River Flood Control Project, as the initial phase of a long-range program to protect the integrity of the levee system. The project also includes flood-plan zoning above Chico Landing, by local interests, to assure maintenance of present proj- ect floodway areas. In addition to the above, the project includes levee construction and/or channel enlargement on the following minor tributaries of the Sacramento River below Red Bluff; Chico and Mud Creeks, and Sandy Gulch; Butte and Little Chico Creeks; Cherokee Canal; Elder Creek; and Deer Creek (Tehama County). These improvements are for the purpose of flood control. The improvement provides for approximately 241 miles of channel improvement and about 212 miles of levees with an aver- age height of 12 feet and a freeboard of 3 feet. The improvement also provides for approximately 5.7 miles of bank protection and 90 acres of clearing and snagging in areas critical and economi- cally feasible at the time work is initiated together with the 430,000 lineal feet of bank erosion control works and set-back levees at critical locations under the 1960 modification. Construction of the levee and channel improvements, major and minor tributaries, authorized in 1944, was initiated in May 1949 and is about 32 percent complete; the 1958 modification, Chico Landing to Red Bluff, and the 1960 modification, Sacramento River Bank Protection, have not been initiated; the entire project is about 16 percent complete (including only the initial 10-year phase of the long-range program authorized in 1960). 1718 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The above construction supplements the program of levee im- provements which are being accomplished pursuant to the Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917, as amended by subsequent acts, including the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, and which are reported by California Debris Commission under improve- ment No. 4 "Sacramento River, Calif., Flood Control." The project is an integral part of the overall plan for flood control and other purposes in the Sacramento River Basin. It will supplement the reservoir units of the comprehensive plan by pro- viding flood protection to certain unprotected or partially pro- tected areas along Sacramento River. Such local areas affected by the active portion of the project improvements, authorized in 1944, include the city of Chico and other small communities, and about 80,000 acres of agricultural lands. In addition, limited protection will be provided to about 30,000 acres of agricultural land in Upper Butte Basin. In conjunction with authorized res- ervoirs, these improvements will provide flood protection to some areas along the main river and to Highway 99E and 99W, to the main lines and feeder lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and to State and county highways. Construction of the bank protection and incidental channel im- provements between Chico Landing and Red Bluff, authorized in 1958, will help to stabilize the main river channel, alleviate the existing bank erosion problem and reduce downstream mainte- nance dredging. The zoning feature of the authorized plan would prevent further impairment of existing floodway areas above Chico Landing. The Sacramento River, for many years, has meandered back and forth in its course from Red Bluff to Chico Landing, continually eroding fertile areas and depositing the eroded material in navigation channels and in project floodways. Construction of the bank erosion control works and set-back levees, authorized in 1960, is needed to maintain the integrity of the levee system of the Sacramento River Flood Control Project so that it will continue to furnish the degree of protection for which it was designed, to reduce the costs of emergency repairs and downstream dredging, and to reduce land losses caused by erosion. The authorization also provides for the construction of the Black Butte Reservoir, an earthfill dam, with a maximum height of 140 feet, to create a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 160,000 acre-feet for flood control and for irrigation and related conservation purposes. The improvement is located in Tehama and Glenn Counties about 9 miles westerly of Orland, Calif., on Stony Creek, a tributary entering the Sacramento River at mile 190. Recreation facilities will be provided for the initial 3-year period of operation after completion of the project. These facil- ities consist in general of three public access areas, including three picnic areas and one campground, and two boat launching ramps. The reservoir will provide flood protection to the towns of Orland and Hamilton City, to a major transcontinental highway, to a transcontinental railroad, to important food-processing plants, and to about 64,000 acres of agricultural land lying along FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1719 the lower reaches of Stony Creek west of Sacramento River and, in addition, will provide about 56,800 acre-feet of new water annually for irrigation and related purposes. In conjunction with other authorized units of the comprehensive plan for flood con- trol and related purposes in the Sacramento River Basin, this reservoir will provide flood protection to agricultural lands in Butte Basin and will augment the flood protection to lands along Sacramento River. Construction of this unit was initiated in March 1960; the project is about 52 percent complete. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) of the principal features is as follows: Estimated cost Project Lands and Construction 1 damages (including Total relocations) Levee and channel improvements, Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries 2 ....... $15,800,000 ........................... $15,800,000 Chico Landing to Red Bluff ........................ ..... 1,990,000 ............... ... 1,990,000 Sacramento River, Calif., Bank Protection 3 ........ 15,100,000 .......................... 15,100,000 Black Butte Reservoir ............................................... 4 10,845,000 $2,955,000 13,800,000 Total ....................... . .............. $43,735,000 $2,955,000 $46,690,000 1 Includes the following amounts from General Investigations appropriation for preauthoriza- tion studies: Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries, $43,000; Chico Landing to Red Bluff, $8,000; Sacramento River Bank Protection, $90,000; and Black Butte Reservoir, $20,000. 2 Active units of Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tirbutaries. 3 Includes only the initial 10-year phase of long-range program authorized by 1960 modi- fication. 4 Includes $380,000 for recreational facilities. The following project units have been reclassified and are ex- cluded from the project description and the foregoing cost estimate: Unit Current Estimatec classification cost ' 1944 modification: Antelope Creek ............... .................................................. Inactive ................ ....... $1,340,000 2...... Lower Butte Basin .................................................... Inactive ....... .............................4 7,286,500 Lower Yolo Bypass ..................... ............................ Inactive ............................. a 4 3,733,500 Sacramento and Yolo Bypasses ................................... ....... Inactive....................... Inactive 2 4,180,000 Sutter and Tisdale Bypasses ............................ .. Inactive ..................... . 2 2,230,000 Thomes Creek ..................... ................. Deferred for restudy ........ _ 1,140,000 W illow Creek ..................................... ....... .... .. Inactive ............................... 1,290,000 1950 modification: Upper Butte Basin ....................... ............................... Deferred for restudy ........ 3 3,530,000 1 For construction. 2 July 1960 price level. 3 July 1954 price level. 4 Exclusive of work applicable to the extension of Moulton Weir which has been retained in the active portion. In addition, Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) Reservoir is also considered to be inactive and is excluded from the project descrip- tion and foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit, including the power facility, was last revised in July 1954 and was estimated to be $77,200,000, of which $4,417,900 was for lands and damages including relocations and $72,782,100 for construction. 1720 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operation and maintenance of the levee and channel improve- ments after completion will be the responsibility of local interests. Operation and maintenance of the Black Butte Reservoir will be the responsibility of the Federal Government. Local interests will reimburse the United States for annual costs allocated to irrigation and related conservation functions. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Dec. 22, 1944 Modification of Sacramento River Flood H. Doc. 649, 78th Cong., 2d sess. Control Project to provide for extensions in levees and other structures along Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries; construction of Black Butte Dam and Reservoir; construction of low- level Table Mountain Dam and Reser- voir with power facilities; and provision of monetary authorization in amount of $15 million for initiation of the modifi- cation. 1 May 17, 1950 Improvement for protection of Upper Butte H. Doec. 367, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Basin (included full monetary authori- zation). 1 July 3, 1958 Extension of existing Sacramento River H. Doec. 272, 84th Cong., 2d sess. Flood Control Project to Keswick Dam for the purpose of zoning the area be- low the dam and modification of the project by construction of bank protec- tion and incidental channel improve- ments between Chico Landing and Red Bluff (included full monetary authoriza- tion). July 3, 1958 Additional monetary authorization of $17,000,000 for comprehensive plan ap- proved in Act of December 22, 1944. 1 July 14, 1960 Further modification of Sacramento River S. Doc. 103, 86th Cong., 2d sess. Flood Control Project by construction of initial 10-year phase of bank erosion control works and set-back levees on Sacramento River and provision of monetary authorization in amount of $14,240,000 for the prosecution of the 2 modification. 1 Contains the latest published map. 2Extension of bank protection beyond initial phase will require report on advisability of proceding with additional work and authorization of that work. Total monetary authorization available, exclusive of preauthorization studies from General Investigations, appropriations, amounts to $51,752,000. Local cooperation. Levee and channel improvements, Sacra- mento River and major and minor tributaries: Local interests are required to: (a) provide all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the project: (b) bear the expense of all necessary utility changes and modifications; (c) hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from construction and operation of the proiect works; and (d) maintain and operate at their own expense all flood-control and bank-protection works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514 of the Statutes of 1945 and instructed the State Reclamation FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1721 Board to carry out the required local cooperation. By letter dated March 4, 1945, the Reclamation Board furnished the Sacramento District an opinion by the State Attorney General that the assur- ances furnished by the State by Chapter 656 of the Statutes of 1939, State of California, for the Sacramento River Flood-Control project were sufficient to cover this project. On March 22, 1948, the Chief of Engineers accepted this opinion as satisfactory for the required assurances. The Reclamation Board has furnished all rights-of-way required to date and has indicated that it will furnish all rights-of-way required as needed for future construction. Units of the project are transferred to the State of California for maintenance and operation as they are completed. Chico Landing to Red Bluff: Local cooperation requirements are as detailed above for major and minor tributaries. In addi- tion, local interests are required to assume the responsibility for flood-plain zoning. The State of California enacted legislation which officially adopted the project under Chapter 1912, Statutes of 1959, and authorized the State Reclamation Board to give the required assurances. Formal assurances have not yet been requested from local inter- ests. Actions have been taken to have local interests assume responsibility for the flood-plain zoning. It is expected that county zoning ordinances will be adopted by Tehama and Butt Counties during the Fall of 1961; Glenn County has initiated a study on how to accomplish zoning. Sacramento River, Calif., Bank Protection: Local interests are to: (a) Contribute an amount in cash that, when added to the costs of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and utility charges, equals one-third of the cost of each unit of the remedial work, this con- tribution to be based on the cost of improvements shown by esti- mates approved by the Chief of Engineers to have economic superiority over possible alternative measures; (b) For reaches where local interests prefer bank stabilization to the set-backs recommended by the Chief of Engineers, contribute the costs over and above the costs of set-backs, and provide also the local con- tribution as indicated in (a) above; (c) Prior to initiation of construction, give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the proposed work; (2) make all necessary relocations and alterations to roads, bridges, irrigation and drainage facilities, and other utilities; (3) maintain and operate the completed individual project units in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (4) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works. Formal assurances have not yet been requested. Local interests have assured the District Engineer that they are willing and able 1722 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 to meet the local cooperation requirements. A bill approved by the 1961 State Legislature, which would permit the State to fur- nish the required local assurances and the necessary non-Federal funds, has been sent to the Governor for signature. Black Butte Dam and Reservoir: Local interests are required to make payment to the United States for the irrigation and related conservation functions of the project, but no local coopera- tion is required for construction of the dam and reservoir. Chap- ter 1514 of the Statutes of 1945, State of California, officially adopted the project. The State of California enacted legislation in April 1958 authorizing the State to participate and cooperate in multiple- purpose water projects authorized for construction by the Corps, and appropriated $10 million for such purpose. General authority of the State Department of Water Resources to contract with the United States in vested by section 11500, of Chapter IV, division 6 of the California Water Code. A contract between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the State of California for repayment of the cost of the irrigation and related conservation storage was executed on March 2, 1960. In general, the contract provides that the State will repay costs not covered by subsidiary contracts between water users and the Bureau of Reclamation. The State assumes full responsibility for repayment 7 years after notice is given by the contracting officer that the project is available for storage or delivery of water. Sub- sidiary contracts for water for municipal and industrial use are subject to approval by the Secretary of the Army. Funds for meeting the repayment responsibilities of the State of California were appropriated by the State legislature in 1959 and 1960. Discussions have been held with local interests on development of recreation facilities and details of transferring management jurisdiction to local interests. Total estimated costs (July 1961) for all requirements of local cooperation for new work under terms of the project authoriza- tions, including required non-Federal contributions, are as fol- lows: Lands and Reimburse- damages Required ment for Unitincluding cash irrigation Total rilcatio scontributions and related relocations functions functions Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries, levee and channel im- provements 1 .. . $6,250,000 ..----------- ................ - --...... 2 $ 6,250,000 Chico Landing to Red Bluff ............ 48,000 -------------.. ..---------. 48,000 Sacramento River Bank Protection 8 R._..._...-.-... 2,420,000 $5,100,000 _ .. 7,520,000 Black Butte Dam and Reservoir ..... ....-....-..-- .. .......... . $5,506,000 5,506,000 Totals --.-.---.-. --.------..--..-.-.--. --.. $8,718,000 $5,100,000 $5,506,000 $19,324,000 1 Active units. 2 Of this amount, approximately 50 percent ($3,100,000) has been committed to June 30, 1961. ' Initial 10-year phase only of long-range program authorized by 1960 modification. 4 Exclusive of costs for bank stabilization, where preferred by local interests, over and above the costs of levee set-backs. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1723 The following project units have been reclassified and are ex- cluded from the foregoing cost estimate: Current Estimated classification cost 1 1944 modificationr. Antelope Creek -.......-- ..--............... ...................... Inactive ---------------- $ 340,000 Lower Butte Basin....------........ .-- .......----- --------- Inactive ...----.. 8 42,285,000 Lower Yolo Bypass ....................................... Inactive -.....--- .---- 8 4 222,000 Sacramento and Yolo Bypasses ...-.--.--..... ... . Inactive -.......-- - 2 650,000 Sutter and Tisdale Bypasses .... ............... . Inactive ......-...-- 2150,000 Thomes Creek .................. .......... . ......................... Deferred for restudy 2 140,000 ........--------- Willow Creek ........--------.........------.............--------- Inactive - 2120,000 1950 modification: pper Butte Basin ... .... Deferred for restudy.... ...............---------------------------- 1,787,000 1 For lands and damages, including relocations. 2 July 1960 price level. 3 July 1954 price level. 4 Exclusive of work applicable to the extension of Moulton Weir which has been retained in the active portion. The latest estimates (July 1961) of the annual cost to local interests for maintenance, operation, and replacements are: Unit Estimated cost Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries 2 ........................ $207,000 32,000 Chico Landing to Red Bluff ......................------------------.......... 60,000 Sacramento River Bank Protection (initial phase) .....................--------- 62,300 Black Butte Dam and Reservoir .............................................. 1Active units. 2Required reimbursement to the United States (40.2 percent) of annual costs for operation and maintenance for costs allocated to irrigation and related conservation functions of the reservoir. Operations and results during fiscal year. a. Construction and enlargement of levees and channel improvements on Sacramento River: (1) Major and minor tributaries (active portions): Engi- neering and design, including surveying and mapping and prep- aration of contract plans and specifications, was continued by hired labor. A continuing contract for channel improvement and levee construction, Cherokee Canal, from Southern Pacific Rail- road to high ground, initiated in fiscal year 1960, was completed. Channel improvement, levee construction, and gaging station along Elder Creek was initiated by continuing contract. (2) Sacramento River, Chico Landing to Red Bluff: Funds were allotted to permit initiation of preconstruction planning in fiscal year 1961. Engineering and design, including surveys and initiation of the General Design Memo covering the modification and the first construction unit, was accomplished by hired labor. (3) Sacramento River Bank Protection: None. No costs were incurred. b. Black Butte Reservoir: Engineering and design, including surveys and foundation investigations and preparation of design memoranda and contract plans and specifications, was continued by hired labor. Real estate acquisition was continued. Fabrica- tion of outlet works gates, initiated in fiscal year 1959 by continu- ing contract was completed. Status of construction initiated in 1724 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 fiscal year 1960 by continuing contracts is as follows: Relocations of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. telephone lines, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power distribution lines, and construction of main dam and appurtenances were continued; and relocation of Tehama County road was completed. Relocation of Brownell In- dian Cemetery was initiated by contract. c. Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) Reservoir: This improve- ment is considered to be inactive; there were no operations and no costs were incurred. Total cost of new work for the entire project during the fiscal year was as follows: Funds Project United Contributed, Total States other Sacramento River-Levees and Channel Improve- ments: Major and Minor Tributaries ............... $725,525 $260,514 $986,039 Chico Landing to Red Bluff Modification ............ 23,084 ....... ............ 23,084 Subtotal ................. ............. .......... (748,609) (260,514) (1,009,123) Black Butte Reservoir ................................ ....... . 4,669,114 ........................ 4,669,114 Total ........................... .. ................... $5,417,723 $260,514 $5,678,237 Condition at end of fiscal year. a. Construction and enlarge- ment of levees and channel improvements on Sacramento River. (1) Major and minor tributaries (active portions) : Construc- tion was initiated in May 1949; Deer Creek levees and Butte Creek channel improvements and levees were completed prior to suspen- sion of construction in accordance with Presidential directive dated July 21, 1950 due to the Korean emergency. Work was resumed on the improvement in fiscal year 1957; construction of Cherokee Canal channel improvements and levees has also been completed. The active portion of this improvement is about 32 percent complete. Work remaining to complete the improvement includes comple- tion of work underway; Chico and Mud Creeks and Sandy Gulch; enlargement of existing levees on Sacramento River between the vicinity of Moulton Weir and Ord Bend; construction of new levees from the present levee terminus to the vicinity of Chico Landing; construction of Chico Landing Weir; and extension of existing Moulton Weir. The project is scheduled for completion during fiscal year 1967. (2) Chico Landing to Red Bluff modification: Preconstruction planning was initiated in fiscal year 1961; initiation of construc- tion is indefinite. (3) Sacramento River Bank Protection: Other than the com- pleted preauthorization studies, no planning work has been accom- plished; initiation of construction is indefinite. b. Black Butte Reservoir: Construction was initiated in March 1960. Fabrication of outlet works gates and relocation of Tehama County Road were completed during fiscal year 1961. Relocations of power distribution lines and telephone lines are 75 and 85 per- cent complete, respectively, and construction of the main dam and appurtenances is 49 percent complete. Land acquisition and engi- neering and design activities are being continued. The overall FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1725 project is about 52 percent complete. Current schedules call for initiation of dam closure May 1, 1962, completion of closure by November 1, 1962, and project completion during June 1963. Work remaining to be done includes completion of work under- way, relocation of Glenn County Road, modification of Bureau of Reclamation North Side Diversion facility, reservoir clearing, recreation facilities, hydrologic and communications facilities, and sedimentation ranges. c. Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) Reservoir: This improve- ment is considered to be inactive. Total cost of new work for the entire project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: Funds Project Federal 1 Contributed, T Total other Sacramento River-Levees and channel improve- ments: Major and Minor Tributaries ............................. $5,100,495 $1,223,608 $ 6,324,103 Chico Landing to Red Bluff modification ............... 31,084 ....... ..... 31,084 Sacramento River Bank Protection ..................... 90,000 ................. 90,000 Subtotal ........................... ................... (5,221,579 (1,223,608) (6,445,187) Black Butte Reservoir ... ............................. 7,155,843 ................ 7,155,843 Total all funds .......................... ............. $12,377,422 $1,223,608 8$13,601,030 1Includes the following amounts from General Investigations appropriations for preau- thorization studies: $43,000 for Major and Minor Tributaries, Sacramento River; $8,000 for Chico Landing to Red Bluff; modification on Sacramento River; $90,000 for Sacramento River Bank Protection and $20,000 for Black Butte Reservoir. 2 Contributed, Other, funds for miscellaneous construction at the expense of local interests in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations for Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries (Active Portions). s Exclusive of costs in the amount of $531.000 for the portions of Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries and $614,608 for Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) Dam and Reservoir which are considered to be inactive or deferred. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to 'Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... 4 $530,593 4 $925,000 4 $1,358,900 $3,188,000 $5,244,10 1 2 $13,042,432 Cost ................. 409,333 5974,597 5 1,139,427 5 2,654,822 5,417,723 1 2 12,377,422 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...................... .............. $ 124,927 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .................................... 4,097,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 80, 1962 .............................. 4,221,927 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............. ................. a 29,550,568 1 Exclusive of $614,608 for Table Mountain (Iron Canyon Reservoir) which is considered to be inactive and $531,000 for Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries (Inactive or Deferred portions). 2 Preauthorization studies for Sacramento River, Chico Landing to Red Bluff, California, inadvertently reported previously as $8,200 in lieu of $8,000. 8 Excludes $14,399,000 (1954) and $9,800,000 (1960) for inactive and deferred portions of Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries and $76,585,000 (1954) for inactive Table Mountain (Iron Canyon) Reservoir. Includes only the amount required to complete the initial 10 year phase of 1960 modification. 4 Includes amounts for preauthorization studies for Sacramento River, Calif., Bank Protec- tion as follows: Prior to fiscal year 1957, $33,507; fiscal year 1957, $41,593; fiscal year 1958, $10,000; and fiscal year 1959, $4,900. a Includes costs for preauthorization studies for Sacramento River, Calif., Bank Protection as follows: Prior to fiscal year 1957, $83,507; fiscal year 1957, $41,565; fiscal year 1958, $4,484; fiscal year 1959, $10,429; and fiscal year 1960, $15. 1726 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS, OTHER Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $3,335 $99,775 $382,539 $539,000 $185,057 $1 ,310,600 Cost ................. 3,335 99,775 382,539 376,551 260,514 1,223,608 Other new work data. Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................................... ......... $12,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 . ....................... 12,000 1 Miscellaneous construction and engineering and design services (nonproject) accomplished at the expense of the State of California under loal cooperation requirements in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations. 9. OROVILLE RESERVOIR, FEATHER RIVER, CALIF. Location. The Feather River rises in the northern portion of the Sierra Nevada. The three main forks flow in a southwesterly direction in deep, narrow gorges for about 100 miles to their con- fluence at the foothill line near Oroville, Calif. The main stream flows thence southerly for about 70 miles and empties into the Sacramento River at Verona about 20 miles above the city of Sacramento. Drainage area above Oroville at the foothill line is 3,611 square miles, mostly mountainous. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of the area.) Existing project. The Federal project for flood control consists of a Federal contribution toward the first cost of the Oroville Reservoir Project on the Feather River, under construction by the State of California. Construction of the 3,500,000 acre-foot Oro- ville Reservoir will inundate the Bidwell Bar Dam site, which dam was proposed as a Federal flood-control project in House Document 367, 81st Congress, 1st session. In that document the Chief of Engineers recommended authorization of a reservoir with storage capacity of 1,200,000 acre-feet at Bidwell Bar site on the Feather River or storage at a suitable alternate site. The Fed- eral contribution will be based on provision for flood-control operation of a portion of Oroville Reservoir, the amount of the contribution to be determined by the Secretary of the Army in cooperation with the State of California. The dam, a multiple-purpose storage project on Feather River, in Butte County about 51/2 miles upstream from Oroville, is being constructed by the State of California as the initial unit of the comprehensive California Water Plan. The project will provide flood protection to the cities of Marys- ville, Yuba City and Oroville, Calif., and to many smaller com- munities; to about 283,000 acres of highly developed agricultural land; and to important highway and railroad routes. Virtually all of the flood-control accomplishments from the project consist of reduction in flood damages. The latest approved estimate of Federal contribution toward new work (July 1961) is $61,725,000 including $375,000 incidental Federal costs and preauthorization studies. The actual amount is to be determined from studies which were substantially completed during fiscal year 1961. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958. The authorization act provided that unless con- FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1727 struction of the Oroville Dam and Reservoir is undertaken within 4 years of the date of enactment of the authorization, the authority for the monetary contribution contained therein shall expire. Local cooperation. The project was authorized for construction by the State of California by Chapter 1441, Statutes of 1951. In consideration of a Federal contribution toward the first cost of Oroville Reservoir, the State of California will provide a specified flood-control res arvation, enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army providing for operation of Oroville Reservoir in such manner as will produce the flood-control benefits upon which the monetary contribution is predicated, and operate the flood-control reservation in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The State is proceeding with construction of Oroville Dam as the initial project of the California water plan. The State legislature ap- propriated $9 million during 1956 for advance planning on the project. Initiation of relocations in May 1957 fulfills proviso that the authority for a Federal contribution would expire unless con- struction of the dam and reservoir was started prior to July 1962. In November 1960, the electorate of the State approved a $1,750,- 000,000 bond issue, which will be used to finance construction of the Feather River Project, and other units of the State Water Program. Total estimated first cost to the State of California of all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amounts to $428,582,000 (July 1961) for construction of Oroville Dam and powerplant and afterbay. To date, a total of $72,615,- 000 has been appropriated by the State Legislature for construc- tion of the Oroville Project, of which about $59,800,000 has been expended or obligated as of June 30, 1961 principally for acquisi- sition of rights-of-way and relocation of railroad and highway facilities. Work on a diversion tunnel and the outlet works for a canal is scheduled to be initiated during fiscal year 1962. The initial contract for dam construction at the Oroville site is scheduled to be advertised in November 1962. Annual maintenance, operation, and replacement costs are estimated at about $4,400,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. The review report and cost allocation studies were completed. Total cost for the project during the fiscal year was $44,245 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The review report and cost allocation studies have been completed; preconstruction planning is approximately 73 percent complete. The State of California is continuing relocation of railroad and highway facilities. Total cost to June 30, 1961, for the project was $146,849, of which $75,000 were for preauthorization studies and $71,849 for new work. 1728 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $10,000 $37,000 $28,000 $29,000 $50,000 $154,000 Cost ............... 9,942 88,196 26,505 27,961 44.245 146,849 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ........... ........... ..... $ 7,151 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... .................................. 25,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....... ............ 32,151 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ......... ................. 1 61,546,000 1 Actual amount to be determined from studies which were completed during fiscal year 1961. 10. MIDDLE CREEK, CALIF. Location. The project lies north of Clear Lake in Lake County, Calif. Middle Creek is one of the principal tributaries of Clear Lake and enters the lake at its northern end. Scott and Clover Creeks are tributaries of Middle Creek, draining areas to the west and east, respectively. Alley Creek is an important tributary of Clover Creek. Total area drained by Middle Creek and its tributaries amounts to approximately 200 square miles, varying in elevation from about 1,300 to 4,800 feet. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle for the Lakeport area.) Existing project. The project, for the purpose of flood control, is in the vicinity of Upper Lake, California. The improvement provides for enlargement of existing levees and construction of additional levees and incidental channel improvement along the lower 7 miles of Middle Creek and along tributary streams; construction of a pumping plant for disposal of interior drainage; and construction of a diversion channel about 4,000 feet long, with a capacity of 8,000 cubic feet per second, together with 2 diver- sion structures, to divert Clover Creek flood flows around the town of Upper Lake. Construction includes levees with a total length of about 14.5 miles with an average height of 8 feet, 5,100 feet of bank protection, and about 6 miles of channel improvement. This project will provide flood protection to the town of Upper Lake and to about 4,000 acres of highly developed agricultural lands in the valley above Clear Lake. Clear Lake and the sur- rounding region are important recreational areas for northern California residents. Two State highways and numerous county roads traverse the project area. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $2,650,000 for construction. Construction was initiated in July 1958 and is about 73 percent complete. Operation and maintenance of the improvement after com- pletion will be the responsibility of local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 367, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local coperation. The project was officially adopted by Chapter 1949, Statutes of 1955, State of California, which provided that the State Reclamation Board would furnish the required assur- ances of local cooperation. Chapter 1396, Statutes of 1955, State of California, authorized the Lake County Flood Control and FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1729 Water Conservation District to cooperate with the United States Government and the State in construction of the project. Local interests are required to (1) furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (2) bear the expense of utility relocations and modifications; (3) hold and save the United States free from damage; and (4) maintain and operate the project works after completion in accordance with instructions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Assurances of local cooperation were accepted by Sacramento District November 25, 1957, for the Secretary of the Army. All rights-of-way required for construction have been furnished; utility relocations have been accomplished. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal con- tributions amounted to $1,340,000 (July 1961) and comprised $575,000 for lands and damages and $765,000 for relocations. Upstream portion of the project, including pumping plant, was accepted by the State August 8, 1960, for maintenance and operation. The latest estimate of the cost to local interests for annual maintenance, operation, and the replacements is $16,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and design activities were continued. Levee construction from Bloody Island pumping plant to Clear Lake along Middle Creek and con- struction of Highline Ditch Weir was initiated under a continuing contract and is about 53 percent complete. In addition, construction was accomplished for local interests at their expense in connection with the levee construction. Total cost of new work for the project during the fiscal year was $549,617, of which $508,775 were from Federal funds and $40,842 from contributed funds, other (pursuant to requirements of local cooperation). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in fiscal year 1958; the project is about 73 percent complete. Work remaining comprises completion of work underway. The project is scheduled for completion during fiscal year 1962. Total cost of new work for the project to June 30, 1961, was $2,133,438, of which $1,933,814 were from United States funds (including $19,000 for preauthorization studies) and $199,624 from contributed funds, other (pursuant to requirements of local cooperation). Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $91,000 $225,000 $526,000 $698,000 $440,000 $1,999,000 Cost- ............ 69,541 52,259 687,714 646,525 508,775 1,933,814 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 80, 1961 .---------------------.................. $ 1,715 Appropriated for year ending June 80, 1962 ...................................... 635,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 80, 1962 ..............................-636,716 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...---.......-..... ...... 16,000 ............. 1730 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS, OTHER 1 Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..................... $215,000 ................ $20,000 $235,000 Cost ......-................................. 5,771 $153,011 40,842 199,624 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...................... ....-- $20,068 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....-... .............. ..---- 20,068 1 Miscellaneous construction and engineering and design services (nonproject) accomplished at the expense of the State of California under local cooperation requirements in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations. 11. MOKELUMNE RIVER, CALIF. Location. Mokelumne River is located in central California immediately north of Stockton and about 70 miles northeast of San Francisco. It is the most northerly main tributary of the San Joaquin River. The North, Middle and South Forks of the Mokelumne River rise at elevations generally above 8,000 feet on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and unite about 18 miles upstream from Pardee Dam to form the main stem of the river. The river then flows southwest through a canyon for about 30 miles to Camanche Dam site at the edge of the valley floor. It then flows westward across the valley floor for approximately 35 miles to a junction with its major tributary, the Cosumnes River, from which it splits into two branches and meanders in a gen- erally southerly direction for about 10 miles reuniting about 4 miles above its mouth in the San Joaquin River. The drainage area of Mokelumne River above the proposed Camanche Dam is about 620 square miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of the area.) Existing project. The Federal project consists of a Federal contribution toward the first cost of the Camanche Reservoir to be constructed on the Mokelumne River by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Existing storage on the Mokelumne River and its tributaries above Camanche Dam site includes Pardee Reservoir, owned by the above utility district, with a capacity of 210,000 acre-feet; and Salt Springs, Upper and Lower Bear, and other small reservoirs owned by P.G.&E. Co. "having an aggregate capacity of about 215,000 acre-feet. The utility, district proposes to construct a project consisting of a 431,500 acre-foot reservoir at the Caman- che site for municipal water supply and flood control. The reser- voir would be located on Mokelumne River, below Pardee Dam, about 5 miles northeast of Clements, in San Joaquin County. The project will provide flood protection to about 3,000 acres of urban-suburban area, including the city of Lodi and the towns of Woodbridge and Thornton, and to about 69,000 acres of agricul- tural land. The latest approved estimate (July 1961) of Federal contribu- tion toward new work is $10,000,000, including $400,000 inciden- tal Federal costs and preauthorization studies. The estimate is based on a preliminary appraisal of the Federal contribution warranted under the Camanche Reservoir plan of development contemplated by local interests, with a flood control reservation of 200,000 acre-feet. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1731 The actual amount is to be determined from studies now under way. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. Local cooperation. Local interests are represented by the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, Calif. In consideration for a Federal contribution toward the first costs of construction, and prior to the making of such monetary contribution or any part thereof, local interests are to: (1) enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army providing for operation of the dam or dams in such manner as will produce the flood-control benefits upon which the monetary contribution is predicated; (2) operate the flood-control reservation in the dam or dams in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (3) enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army, to provide adequately for mitigation of damages to fish and wildlife, consistent with the other purposes of the project. The utility district is progressing with plans for construction of the project, and has contracted with Amador and Calaveras Counties for upstream water rights and with the California State Department of Fish and Game on fish and wildlife requirements. Present schedules call for the first reservoir clearing contract to be awarded late in calendar year 1961, and the main contract for construction of the dam early in 1962. The project is scheduled for completion in calendar year 1964. The utility district has furnished the Corps data and designs for cost allocations studies. Total estimated first costs to local interests of all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $31,- 000,000 (July 1961). Annual maintenance, operation, and replacement costs will be the responsibility of local interests. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Operation studies pre- pared by a private engineering company for local interests were reviewed; close coordination was maintained with the State and other local interests. Preparation of the review report, including cost allocation studies, was initiated. Total cost for the project during the fiscal year was $21,771, for preauthorization studies. Condition at end of fiscal year. The review report recommend- ing amount of Federal contribution is scheduled to be completed during fiscal year 1962. Total cost to June 30, 1961, for the project was $98,771, for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $23,231 $23,273 $ 9,325 $9,435 $24,000 1$101,000 Cost .... . 23,231 20,380 12,477 9,176 21,771 1 98,771 Other new work data: $ Unobligated balance for year ending June 80, 1961 ...........................................----------.. 2,229 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ...................--------------------------------- 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...--- . .............. 5,229 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..--- -... --.. ............... 9,896,000 1 For preauthorization studies. 1732 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 12. WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. Location. Walnut Creek Basin is about 15 miles east of San Francisco Bay in a depression between the Berkeley Hills and Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, Calif. The principal stream system draining the area includes Walnut Creek and its major tributaries, San Ramon, Las Trampas, Pine, and Grayson Creeks. The Walnut Creek Basin has a drainage area of about 145 square miles; the drainage area of Walnut Creek at the city of Walnut Creek is 78 square miles. Walnut Creek terminates in Suisun Bay, a tidal arm of the San Francisco Bay system. The lower end of the creek is sometimes referred to as Pacheco Creek. Elevations range from sea level at the northerly boundary of the basin where it joins Suisun Bay to 3,849 feet above sea level at the summit of Mount Diablo near the southeastern boundary of the basin. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles for the area.) Existing project. The project is located on Walnut Creek and on the lower reaches of its principal tributaries: Pacheco, Gray- son, San Ramon and Las Trampas Creeks, in Contra Costa County. The improvement will extend from Suisun Bay to the head of the project about one mile above the southern limits of the city of Walnut Creek. The city of Walnut Creek is about 10 miles south Suisun Bay. The project comprises extension of exist- ing levees, construction of new levees, construction of pumping plants for disposal of interior drainage, channel rectification and enlargement, and utilization of improvements constructed or planned by local interests. Federal construction has not been initiated. The improvement will supplement the existing project of the United States Soil Conservation Service, comprising a 200 acre- foot retarding reservoir on Pine Creek and minor channel rectifi- cation on tributaries upstream from the limits of the Corps proj- ect. In addition, concrete conduits constructed by local interests through the city of Walnut Creek will be incorporated in the Corps project. The plan provides for about 14.1 miles of channel, 4 reinforced concrete drop structures, 1 stilling basin, 11.8 miles of levees and 4 pumping plants. The Corps project will provide flood protection to about 6,100 acres in the flood plain at and below the city of Walnut Creek. About one-half of this area, lies within the urban and suburban areas of Walnut Creek, Concord, and Pacheco. Land use is rapidly evolving from agricultural use to suburban, because the area is within commuting distance of the San Francisco Bay area. The project would provide for protection against floods occurring less frequently than once in 100 years on the average, except along the lower Las Trampas and San Ramon Creeks where adjoining improvements constructed by local interests are de- signed to provide protection against floods with a frequency of 50 years. Operation and maintenance of the improvements after comple- tion will be the responsibility of local interests. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $20,800,000, comprising $710,000 for relocation of railroad bridges and $20,090,000 for other construction (including preauthorization studies). FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1733 The improvement was adopted by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960 (H. Doc. 76, 86th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map). Local cooperation. Prior to construction, local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (1) Contribute in cash 7.4 percent of the cost of construction, in consideration of land enhancement bene- fits, payable either in a lump sum prior to commencement of con- struction, or in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with construction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final allocation of costs to be made after actual costs have been determined; (2) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way nec- essary for construction of the proposed improvements, together with all alterations or relocations of roads, bridges, or utilities required therefor, except railroad facilities; (3) maintain and operate each effective element of the work after completion of that element and all works after completion thereof in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and (4) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works. Formal assurances have not yet been requested. However, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County by resolution dated January 21, 1958, stated that it would furnish, or make arrange- ments to furnish, all the requirements of local cooperation. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $7,370,000 (July 1961). These costs include a required cash contribution of $1,660,000 and an addi- tional outlay of $4,000,000 for lands and damages and $1,710,000 for relocations. Concrete conduits (to be incorporated in the Corps project) constructed through the city of Walnut Creek by local interests at an estimated cost of $1,500,000 are considered a preproject condi- tion and the cost thereof is not included in the above costs for requirements of local cooperation. The latest estimate (July 1961) of annual maintenance, oper- ation and replacement costs to local interests for this construction is $148,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. There were no oper- ations and no costs were incurred during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Other than the completed pre- authorization studies, no planning work has been accomplished on the project. Total cost to June 30, 1961, for the project was $39,000, for preauthorization studies. 1734 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $24,601 $4,981 ............................ ...................... 1$39,000 Cost .................. 24,601 4,981 .................. ....... .................. 1 39,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......... ............................ $ 90,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................... 90,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .. .......... ........ 20,671,000 1 For preauthorization studies. 13. CALAVERAS RIVER AND LITTLEJOHN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING NEW HOGAN AND FARMINGTON RESERVOIRS, CALIF. Location. The streams comprising the Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek groups rise in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills, flow westerly across the flat lands of San Joaquin Valley and empty into the San Joaquin River directly, or through various sloughs, in the vicinity of Stockton, Calif. The Littlejohn Creek group drains 487 square miles, of which 184 miles are below the base of the foothills; the watershed is located in Calaveras, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties. The three principal stream systems of the group are, from south to north, Lone Tree Creek, Littlejohn Creek, and Duck Creek. This group is bounded on the south by Stanislaus River watershed, and on the north by the Calaveras River group. The Calaveras River group drains 173 square miles below the base of the foothills and 560 square miles above. It is located in Calaveras and San Joaquin Coun- ties, and is bounded on the south by Littlejohn Creek group watershed, and on the north by Mokelumne River watershed. The two principal streams of the group are, from south to north, Calaveras River and Bear Creek. The valley lands are essen- tially a delta area in which the streams of both groups are more or less interconnected by creeks and swales. (See U.S. Geo- logical Survey Valley Springs quadrangle for New Hogan Reservoir area and Trigo and Bachelor Valley quadrangles for Farmington Reservoir area.) Existing project. This consists of: a. Construction of Farm- ington Dam and Reservoir, with a gross storage capacity of 52,000 acre-feet, a diversion channel from Duck Creek to Little- john Creek, two dikes across downstream channels leading from Duck Creek to Mormon Slough, and enlargement of downstream Litlejohn Creek Channels for the exclusive purpose of flood control. Farmington Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam with a maximum height of about 58 feet and a length of about 7,800 feet; it is located on Littlejohn Creek 31/2 miles upstream from Farmington and about 18 miles easterly of Stockton, Calif. The outlet works are located in the right abutment and consist of two rectangular concrete conduits, each 6 feet by 9 feet, con- trolled by slide gates, and a stilling basin. A concrete broad- crested weir approximately 95 feet long, located in the right abut- ment, serves as the spillway. Construction of the main dam and spillway was completed in June 1951. The Duck Creek diversion, FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1735 located approximately 1 mile east of Farmington, comprises an earth dike across Duck Creek with two pipe outlets, a concrete overflow weir adjacent thereto, and a diversion channel approxi- mately 5,014 feet long with a capacity of 2,000 cubic feet per second to Littlejohn Creek. The two dikes across the downstream channels are of earthfill construction and are located approxi- mately 3 and 8 miles, respectively, west of Farmington. Duck Creek channel improvements were completed in November 1951. The Littlejohn Creek downstream channel improvement comprises an enlarged and improved channel from the vicinity of Farming- ton to French Camp. The improvement, consisting of clearing, channel excavation, and minor levee construction, was completed in April 1955. These improvements provide flood protection for about 58,000 acres of agricultural land, suburban areas, and iidus- trial sites in the area immediately southeast of Stockton. Maintenance and operation of the dam, reservoir and appur- tenant gages are the responsibility of the Federal Government. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,686. Maintenance and operation of the channel improvements are the responsibility of local interests. b. The New Hogan Project provides for construction of a dam on Calaveras River to create a reservoir with a gross capac- ity of 325,000 acre-feet for flood control, irrigation, and other related conservation purposes. The dam will be a combination rock and earthfill structure with maximum height of 200 feet and length of about 1,960 feet, together with four rolled earthfill dikes having a combined length of about 1,355 feet and a maxi- mum height of 18 feet. A gated spillway will be located about 600 feet south of the left abutment of the dam. The improvement will be located on the Calaveras River, about 28 miles northeast of Stockton, Calif., and below the site of the present small Hogan Dam, which is owned and operated by the city of Stockton for the partial flood protection of that city. Construction was ini- tiated during May 1960 and is 26 percent complete. The project will provide flood protection to an area of about 46,000 acres of highly developed agricultural land along the Calaveras River; to about 14,000 acres of urban and suburban land in and adjacent to the city of Stockton which is now inade- quately protected against major floods; to main highways and railroad lines; and to industrial and important military installa- tions within the Stockton area. In addition, it will provide about 71,800 acre-feet of new and reregulated water supply annually for irrigation and related purposes, including provision of a potential municipal water source for Stockton and its industries. The project will provide important recreational facilities for residents of the city of Stockton and surrounding areas. The initial overlook area was constructed by the Federal Government in fiscal year 1961. Operation and maintenance of the project will be the responsi- bility of the Federal Government. Local interests will reimburse the United States for the irrigation and related conservation functions of the project. c. The levee and channel improvement of Bear Creek, San Joaquin County, provides for construction of about 40 miles of 1736 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 low levees and 19 miles of channel improvement for flood-control purposes. The project extends from about 2 miles south of the town of Lockeford, Calif., along Bear Creek to Disappointment Slough, a delta channel which connects with San Joaquin River at Mile 28.5. Construction has not been initiated. The improvement will provide a high degree of flood protection to an area which is flooded, at least in part, on an average of 3 out of 4 years. The area to be protected includes about 30,000 acres of highly developed orchards, vineyards, and row croplands; suburban areas adjacent to the city of Stockton which are now unprotected against all but minor flows; and main highways, railways, and industrial developments. Operation and maintenance of the project will be the respon- sibility of local interests. The latest approved estimate (July 1961) of Federal cost for new work is as follows: Estimated cost 1 Project Lands and Construction damages Total (including relocations) Farmington Dam and Reservoir ............... ..... $2,557,000 $1,145,500 $3,702,500 New Hogan Dam and Reservoir ................................ 11,895,000 1,105,000 13,000,000 Bear Creek, San Joaquin County ...... .............. 2,790,000 0 2,790,000 Total ...................................... $17,242,000 $2,250,500 $19,492,500 'Includes the following amounts for preauthorization studies; Farmington Reservoir, $13,300; New Hogan Reservoir, $25,000; and Bear Creek, San Joaquin County, $6,000. 2 Includes $410,000 for recreation facilities. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 545, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Recommended modifications of project. In House Document 367, 81st Congress, 1st session, a plan of improvement was recom- mended which would provide for construction of a levee on the right bank of the Stockton Diverting Canal and incidental channel improvement, such work to extend from its source at Mormon Slough to its confluence with the lower Calaveras River. The recommended work would supplement the authorized New Hogan Reservoir, and would control Calaveras River floods by confining regulated flows to leveed channels. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1948) is $52,000. A review report for flood control on Mormon Slough and the diverting canal was authorized in July 1956. The report was ini- tiated in fiscal year 1961 and is currently scheduled for comple- tion in fiscal year 1962. Local cooperation. a. Farmington Dam and Reservoir: None was required for construction of Farmington Dam and Reservoir. All requirements have been compiled with for the channel im- provements of this project unit. For further details see Annual Report for 1954, page 1380. The Duck Creek diversion structures and dikes were transferred to the State of California for mainte- nance and operation in June 1952; the improved Littlejohn Creek channel was transferred in October 1957. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1737 b. New Hogan Dam and Reservoir: Local interests are required to pay an equitable part of the project first cost, and of the annual maintenance and operation charges, for conservation use of the project; maintain the channel of Mormon Slough downstream to the diverting canal to the existing channel capacity for disposal of excess water in the Calaveras River service area; and transfer without cost to the United States the existing dam and related lands lying within the taking time for the New Hogan Reservoir. The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514, Statutes of 1945, State of California. Legislation enacted in April 1958 authorized the State to participate and cooperate in multiple-purpose water projects authorized for construction by the Corps, and appropriated $10,000,000 for such purpose. By letter dated May 21, 1959, the State Reclamation Board, fur- nished to the District Engineer assurances that the Mormon Suogh Channel from Bellota downstream to the diverting canal would be maintained to provide the existing channel capacity of 6,000 second-feet. The contract between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the California State Department of Water Resources, for repay- ment of the cost of the conservation storage was executed on March 2, 1960. The Bureau will administer the contract in ac- cordance with Reclamation Law. In general, the contract pro- vides that the State will repay costs not covered by subsidiary contracts between water users and the Bureau of Reclamation. The State assumes full responsibility for repayment 7 years after notice is given by the contracting officer that the project is avail- able for storage or delivery of water. Subsidiary contracts for water for municipal and industrial use are subject to approval by the Secretary of the Army. Funds for meeting the repayment responsibilities of the State of California were appropriated by the State Legislature in 1959 and 1960. The city of Stockton, as the present owner of the existing Hogan Dam and Reservoir and related lands, is required to trans- fer without cost to the United States the existing dam and all city-owned lands lying within the taking line for the New Hogan Reservoir. Rights-of-entry required for construction of the main dam and appurtenances were furnished June 20, 1960, by the city of Stockton. The City of Stockton will continue to operate the existing reservoir during the construction period. Local interests have expressed an interest in taking over the planning, development and managament of the public recreational uses for the shoreline areas. Discussions have been held with local interests on development of recreation facilities and details of transferring management jurisdiction to local interests. c. Bear Creek Channel, San Joaquin County; Local interests will be required to: (1) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the works; (2) make all necessary bridge and utility altera- tions; (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (4) maintain and operate all works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514, Statutes of 1945, State of 1738 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 California. Assurances have not been formally requested; how- ever, in January 1961 the State Reclamation Board (the agency responsible as local assurer) informally expressed its willingness and ability to furnish the necessary assurances when formally requested to do so. Total estimated costs (July 1961.) for all requirements of local cooperation for first cost of new work under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to: Required Lands and contribution damages for Unit (indamaes irrigation Total (including and relocations) related functions Farmington Dam: Duck Creek and Littlejohn Creek channel improvements ...................................... 2 $ 319,300 ..... _... ............ 319,300 New Hogan Dam and Reservoir ..................... 2 244,000 3 $4,706,000 4,950,000 Bear Creek Channel, San Joaquin County ......... 2,500,000 .......................... 2,500,000 Totals ............ ........ ........... ... $3,063,300 $4,706,000 $7,769,300 1 Completed; July 1955 price level. July 1961 price level. 3In addition, local interests are required to pay 38 percent of the annual cost of mrain- tenance, operation and replacements. Operationsand results during fiscal year. New work: a. Farm- ington Reservoir: Minor costs in connection with land asquisition were incurred during the fiscal year. b. New Hogan Reservoir: Engineering and design and land acquisition activities were continued by hired labor. Contract work relating to relocation of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. lines and SPRR facilities was continued. Relocation of Calaveras County road, initiated in fiscal year 1960 by continuing contract, was completed. Construction of the main dam and appurtenances was initiated by continuing contract. Operation of the existing Hogan Reservoir for flood control and irrigation service will be required until the new dam is completed and placed in operation. The city of Stockton will continue to operate the existing reservoir during the construction period. c. Bear Creek (levee and channel improvements): Preconstruc- tion planning for the improvement was resumed. Engineering and design, including surveys and explorations, was accomplished by hired labor. The General Design Memo is about 50 percent complete. Maintenance: Farmington Reservoir: Maintenance of the dam and outlet works and service facilities, including condition and operation studies was accomplished by hired labor. Operation of the project was accomplished, as required by hydrologic con- ditions, under contract between San Joaquin County and the United States. Runoff in the Littlejohn Creek basin was below normal for the year. Maximum flow of Duck Creek Diversion was 145 cubic feet per second on February 2, 1961, causing a corresponding peak flow of 228 cubic feet per second at Littlejohn Creek at Farmington. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1739 Maximum storage for the year in Farmington Reservoir was less than 955 acre-feet at the intake of the recorder gage well. Total costs for all work during the fiscal year were as follows: Unit New Maintenance Total United States funds: Farmington Reservoir ....-----------............----....---------............... $ 8,240 $ 11,469 $ 19,709 New Hogan Reservoir ................... ........... 2,190,129 .......................... 2,190,129 Bear Creek Channel ..............--......... ....... 81,206 .......................... 81,206 Total ....... .......... ........................ $2,279,575 $11,469 $2,291,044 Condition at end of fiscal year. a. Farmington Reservoir: Con- struction of Farmington project was initiated in July 1949, and was completed for beneficial flood-control operation in calendar year 1952. Duck Creek channel improvement was completed in November 1951; and channel improvement on south Littlejohn Creek was completed in May 1955. The reservoir, Duck Creek diversion facilities, and channel improvement of Littlejohn Creek are in operation. Condition of the dam and appurtenances is good. Approximately 2 miles of road are maintained by the Corps. Condition of the road is good. There are no recreation facilities and no public-use areas. All work on the project has been completed except for minor real estate costs. b. New Hogan Reservoir: Construction was initiated in May 1960; relocation of Calaveras County road was completed in fiscal year 1961. Real estate acquisition, engineering and design activi- ties, and relocations of telephone lines and railroad facilities are being continued. Construction of the main dam and appurte- nances is about 16 percent complete; the overall project is about 26 percent complete. Current schedules call for initiation of dam closure April 1, 1962, completion of closure by November 1, 1962, and project completion during June 1963. Work remaining to be done includes completion of work under- way, reservoir clearing, recreation facilities, hydrologic and com- munication facilities, and sedimentation ranges. c. Bear Creek (levee and channel improvements): Planning, initiated in fiscal year 1947, was suspended in fiscal year 1951 due to curtailment of Civil Works resulting from the Korean War. In fiscal year 1954 the project was classified "Deferred for Re- study" due to local interests objections to the authorized levee and channel improvements. A review report, authorized in March 1954 and completed in fiscal year 1960, determined that provision of multi-purpose storage on Bear Creek as an alternative to the authorized project was not feasible. Very little of the planning which was accomplished prior to fiscal year 1961 can be utilized in continuation due to changed conditions during the intervening years. Preconstruction planning is about 50 percent complete. 1740 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Total cost of all work to June 30, 1961, was as follows: Unit and funds New work 1 Maintenance Total Total United states funds: Farmington Reservoir .................................... $3,689,141 2 $71,454 $3,760,595 New Hogan Reservoir .................................... 3,379,531 ................. 3,379,531 Bear Creek Channel ....................................... 104,263 ................ 104,263 Total United States funds ................ .... 7,172,935 71,454 7,244,389 Contributed, other: Farmington Reservoir ............. 108,06 ......................... 108,056 Total all funds ............................................... $7,280,991 $71,454 $7,352,445 1 Includes the following Federal costs for preauthorization studies: Farmington Reservoir, $13,300; New Hogan Reservoir, $25,000; and Bear Creek Channel, $6,000. 2 For Federal operation and maintenance of the reservoir and appurtenant gages between July 1952 and June 30, 1961. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1061 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated .... $258,000 $70,000 $245,452 $1,020,149 $1,989,640 $7,453,778 Cost .... ....... 284,482 83,338 245,859 459,350 2,279,575 7,172,935 Maintenance: Appropriated .... 3,176 12,258 7,200 7,886 11,650 71,650 Cost ................ 4,445 12,433 6,920 8,161 11,469 71,454 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .......................................... .$ 20,090 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............................. 5,267,000 I In addition, $108,056 was expended for new work from Contributed Funds, Other, for miscellaneous construction under local cooperation requirements as related to acquisition of rights-of-way and utility alterations for Duck and Littlejohn Creeks channel improvements as a part of the Farmington Reservoir unit. 14. LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING TUOLUMNE AND STANISLAUS RIVERS, CALIF. Location. The San Joaquin River has its sources in the Sierra Nevada, and flows generally southwest through the mountains and foothills to the vicinity of Friant, where it enters the flat alluvial valley through which it flows west 60 miles to Mendota midway of the valley floor. At Mendota the river turns north- west and flows 149 miles to Mossdale at the head of the San Joaquin Delta, an extensive area of reclaimed tidal swamplands through which the river flows with numerous side channels and sloughs to join the Sacramento River at the head of Suisun Bay near Pittsburg. The river drains an area of 17,000 square miles. The Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers, two of the principal tribu- taries of the San Joaquin River, likewise have their sources in the Sierra Nevada, and flow in a generally westerly direction through the mountains and foothills to enter the alluvial valley and join the main river from the east in its lower reaches. Stockton, at the head of the delta, and Fresno, just south of the San Joaquin watershed, are the principal commercial and distributing centers serving the area under consideration. (See U.S. Geological Sur- vey quadrangles of the area.) The lower San Joaquin River has been improved for navigation, the existing project providing for a 30-foot ship channel to Stockton and various minor improve- ments for the benefit of light-draft navigation in the delta chan- nels. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1741 Existing project. This improvement provides for: a. Con- struction of New Melones Dam and Reservoir, on the Stanislaus River about 45 miles easterly of the city of Stockton, and about 25 miles upstream from the town of Oakdale, to create a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 1,100,000 acre-feet for flood con- trol, irrigation, and other related water conservation purposes. The dam would be located in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties about three-quarters of a mile downstream from the existing Melones Dam, which is owned and operated by the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts. Facilities would be pro- vided in the dam for a proposed 84,000 kw. downstream power- plant to replace the existing powerplant. Construction has not been initiated. New Melones Reservoir as currently authorized, would provide needed flood protection to 25,000 acres of highly developed agri- cultural lands lying along the valley reaches of Stanislaus River, and to suburban areas of small communities. In addition to flood- control benefits, the project would provide some 175.000 acre-feet of new water annually for irrigation and related purposes. It would also provide sufficient water for generation of about 321,000,000 kilowatt hours of additional usable power when a powerplant is authorized. In conjunction with storage projects on Tuolumne River and the authorized levees currently under con- struction on the San Joaquin River, the project will provide a high degree of flood protection to the bottom land along the San Joaquin River below the Stanislaus River and to tracts in the upper delta. Two mainline railroads, U.S. Highway No. 99 and important roads crossing the Stanislaus River, and railroads and highways crossing the San Joaquin River will be protected. Maintenance and operation of the dam and reservoir would be the responsibility of the Federal Government. Local interests will reimburse the United States for the irrigation and related con- servation functions of the project. b. An expenditure toward the first cost of Cherry Valley Res- ervoir and the New Don Pedro Reservoir in the Tuolumne River Basin. Federal interest in the development is in the flood protec- tion to be afforded by reservoirs constructed by local interests, comprising the city and county of San Francisco and the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts; the Federal Government will contribute toward first cost of the construction an amount com- mensurate with the flood-control benefits to be derived. The Federal Government has contributed a total of $9,000,000 toward construction through June 30, 1961. Ultimately the flood pro- tection will be derived from the operation for flood control of at least 340,000 acre-feet of storage in the New Don Pedro Reser- voir. First phase of the development by local interests was the con- struction, completed in fiscal year 1957, for municipal water supply, power generation, and other purposes of the Cherry Val- ley Reservoir, in the upper Tuolumne River watershed, about 25 miles east of the town of Sonora, Calif. The dam is a composite earth and rock embankment 315 feet high and about 2,500 feet long, which creates a reservoir with a capacity of 268,000 acre- 1742 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 feet below the spillway crest. The local interests operate this reservoir and the existing Hetch Hetchy and Don Pedro Reser- voirs for flood control until such time as the New Don Pedro Res- ervoir is constructed and placed in operation. Second phase of the development will be construction of New Don Pedro Dam on Tuolumne River, a tributary of San Joaquin River in Tuolumne County, about 32 miles east of the city of Modesto. The improvement will comprise a rock and earthfill dam to create a reservoir capacity of 2,030,000 acre-feet for the purpose of municipal water supply, power generation, irrigation, and flood control. Construction of New Don Pedro Reservoir has not been initiated. The Tuolumne River Reservoirs will provide flood protection to part of the city of Modesto and to about 8,000 acres of farm- lands and rural communities in the Tuolumne River valley; and, in conjunction with the authorized Lower San Joaquin Levees project, storage on the Stanislaus River, and flood-control opera- tions of Friant Reservoir (USBR) on San Joaquin River, will assist in providing protection against floods to an area of 136,000 acres of croplands and a number of small communities along San Joaquin River. c. A levee and channel improvement project located on the San Joaquin River and major tributaries upstream of the delta near Stockton, Calif. It provides for improvement of the existing channel and levee system on the San Joaquin River upstream from the delta to the mouth of the Merced River, and on the lower reaches of the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers by raising and strengthening the existing levees; construction of new levees; revetment of river banks where required; and removal of accu- mulated snags in the main river channel. The improvement also provides for the acquisition, by local interests, of flowage rights on natural overflow lands where necessary to insure continued effectiveness of channel storage on the San Joaquin River. Public Law 327, 84th Congress, 1st session, approved August 9, 1955, modified the project to permit local interests to construct levees and channel improvements upstream from Merced River, where required, in lieu of acquiring flowage easements. Construction of such improvements is currently being done by the State of Cali- fornia. The State plan of improvement is being coordinated with that of the Federal Government. Construction of the Federal portion of the project was initiated in July 1956 and is 38 percent complete. This project is an integral unit of the overall plan for flood control and other purposes on the San Joaquin River and tribu- taries and supplements the reservoir units of the overall plan, involving flood-control storage on the Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers and in the existing Friant Reservoir on the upper San Joaquin River, by providing required channel capacity for regu- lated flows. Levee and channel improvements, together with the reservoir storage, will provide urgently needed flood protection to a rich agricultural area of approximately 136,000 acres, to FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1743 numerous commercial and public installations, and to a suburban area adjacent to the city of Stockton. The latest approved estimate of Federal costs for new work (July 1961 except as noted) is as follows: Estimated cost 1 Unit Lands and damages Construction (includines Total relocations) New Helones Dam and Reservoir .................. 2 $71,630,000 $16,370,000 $ 88,000,000 Tuolumne River Basin: Cherry Valley Dam and Reservoir (com- pleted) .................... 9.204. 4. 9,280,646 . ........ 9,280,646 New Don Pedro Dam and Reservoir ------------- 5 3,170,000 ............ ..... 3,170,000 Subtotal (12,450,646 ........................................ (12,450,646) ................ Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries ............ 13,100,000 13,100,000 Totals ................ ................ .. ..... $97,180,646 $16,370,000 $113,550,646 1 Includes the following amounts for preauthorization studies from General Investigations appropriation: New Melones Dam, $50,000; Cherry Valley Dam, $45,000; New Don Pedro Dam, $15,000; and Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, $34,000. 2 For a 1,100,000 acre-foot reservoir; includes hydroelectric generating facilities which are not yet authorized. 3 July 1960 price level. 4 Comprises Federal contribution of $9,000,000 and incidental Federal costs of $280,646, including preauthorization studies. 5 Comprises Federal contribution of $3,000,000 and incident_-, Federal costs of $170,000, in- cluding preauthorization studies. The left bank levee in the Tuolumne River to Merced River reach is considered to be inactive and has been excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit was last revised in July 1960 and was estimated to be $300,000 for construction. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, (See H. R. Flood Control Committee Doc. 2, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map) ; as modified by Public Law 327, 84th Congress, 1st session, approved August 9, 1955. The 1944 Flood-Control Act authorized $8,000,000 for partial accomplishment of thc project. Further monetary authoriza- tions of $2,500,000, $5,000,000, and $13,000,000 were provided for this project by Public Laws 235, 83d Congress, 1st session; 780, 83d Congress, 2d session; and 85-500, 85th Congress, 2d session, July 3, 1958, making a total monetary authorization of $28,500,000 available. Recommended modifications of project. In House Document 367, 81st Congress, 1st session, it was recommended that power- generating facilities, not now included in the authorized project, be constructed cop currently with and as part of New Melones Dam. For an initial installation of 41,000 kilowatts, the first cost was estimated (1948) at $4,727,000, and the annual cost of maintenance and operation at $194,400. In Senate Report No. 298, 83d Congress, the Committee on Public Works took note of the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ment 367, 81st Congress, for an installation of 41,000 kilowatts of power-generating facilities and recommended a report on economic feasibility be prepared. This report was completed 1744 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and submitted to the Senate Committee on Public Works in July 1957. The report concluded that the New Melones project as presently authorized for flood control and conservation is eco- nomically justified but that the addition of power facilities, in- stalled capacity of 84,000 kilowatts, would more fully develop the water resources of the Stanislaus River. Preparation of a revised feasibility report was approved by Congressional appropriation committees in October 1959; the re- vised report is currently scheduled to be submitted to Congress during fiscal year 1962. Local cooperation. a. New Melones Reservoir (Stanislaus River): The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514, Statutes of State of California, 1945. In addition, authority for the Department of Water Resources to participate and cooperate with the United States in the planning of construc- tion, operation, maintenance and financing of the project is con- tained in chapter 2417, Statutes of State of California, 1957. Local interests are required to pay an equitable part of the project first cost, and of the annual maintenance and operation charges, irrigation and related conservation functions of the proj- ect. The payments will be made in accordance with Reclamation Law. Such payments will be based on cost allocation studies made by the Department of Army. Total estimated costs for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion, including required non-Federal contributions, will not be known until the cost allocation study has been completed; how- ever, the allocation to irrigation is presently estimated (July 1961) at 40.6 percent of Federal first cost and 21.2 percent of the annual operation, maintenance and replacement costs. b. In Tuolumne Basin: The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514, Statutes of State of Califor- nia, 1945. In consideration of the Federal contribution toward the first costs of construction, local interests are required to con- struct, maintain, and operate New Don Pedro Reservoir, allocate a specified storage therein for flood control, and operate such flood-control reservation in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. A contract was negotiated in 1949 with local interests, compris- ing the city and county of San Francisco and the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts, whereby they agreed to provide 340,000 acre-feet of flood control storage in New Don Pedro Reservoir when constructed, in exchange for a Federal con- tribution estimated at $12,000,000. Local interests have provided a portion of the required flood control storage since December 1949. Construction of Cherry Valley Reservoir, and provision of interim flood-control storage therein as well as in existing Don Pedro and Hetch Hetchy Reservoirs has provided approximately 75 percent of the flood-control requirements for the overall development. Federal payments totaling $9,000,000 have been made to the local interests for this first phase. Local interests are proceeding with planning for construction of the New Don Pedro Reservoir and expect to initiate construction early in calendar year 1962. Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts will hold a FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1745 bond election in September or October 1961; the City of San Francisco also will hold a bond election in November 1961. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation for Cherry Valley Reservoir, completed in 1957,. under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $5,000,000. Total estimated costs (July 1961) for all requirements of local cooperation for New Don Pedro Dam and Reservoir under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal con- tributions, amount to $72,000,000. c. San Joaquin River: The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514, Statutes of State of California, 1945. Chapter 1048, California Statutes of 1955, amended the Water Code and approved the execution of a plan which includes provisions for the State to construct levee and channel improve- ment works upstream from the mouth of Merced River, as re- quired, in lieu of furnishing flowage easements, to protect such lands against floods. In addition to bearing the cost of improvements as required along the San Joaquin River upstream from the mouth of the Merced River, local interests are required, for the Federal im- provement downstream from the mouth of the Merced River, (1) to furnish flowage rights to overflow certain lands along the San Joaquin River and furnish all lands, easements, and rights- of-way for construction or improvement of levees; (2) accomplish all necessary utility alterations and relocations; (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and their subsequent maintenance and operation; and (4) maintain all levee and channel improvements after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Local interests are represented by the State Reclamation Board. Assurances of local cooperation were accepted January 6, 1956 by Sacramento District, Corps of Engineers for the Secretary of the Army. All lands, easements, and rights-of-way for Federal construc- tion have been furnished by the State of California as required to date and most of the utility alterations and relocations are accomplished under the Federal construction contracts with funds provided by local interests. Requirements for future construction will be furnished as needed. The initial contract for the State's construction on the non- Federal portion of the project above the mouth of Merced River, awarded during April 1959, was completed during August 1960. This work covered construction of 50 miles of new levees, and various irrigation and drainage structures and bank protection works, at a cost of about $2,000,000. Surfacing of 60 miles of levees was accomplished during fiscal year 1961 at a cost of about $246,000; a contract for 19 miles of levee construction, at an estimated cost of $1,444,000, was awarded during May 1961. As of June 30, 1961, the State has expended approximately $800,000 for planning, reports, and rights-of-way engineering, $1,470,000 for acquisition of rights-of-way, and $2,920,000 for design and construction. 1746 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The entire State project will include construction of approxi- mately 375 miles of levees, along with major bridges and control structures. The work will extend along the San Joaquin River from the juncture with the Merced River in Merced County, upstream to approximately 45 miles below Friant Dam near Fresno. Maintenance and operation of the levee and channel improve- ments for the Federal improvement downstream from the mouth of the Merced River after completion are the responsibility of local interests. Completed units are transferred to the State of California for maintenance. The latest estimate (July 1961) of annual maintenance and replacements costs to local interests for this construction is $198,000. In addition, maintenance and opera- tion of the improvements under the State construction upstream from the mouth of the Merced River after completion are also the responsibility of local interests. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation below the mouth of the Merced River under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $3,500,000 (July 1961) for lands and damages, includ- ing relocations. Of this amount, approximately 32 percent ($1,120,000) has been expended or committed through June 30, 1961. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation above the mouth of the Merced River under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, were estimated (March 1961) by the State Reclamation Board to be $16,200,000 for State construction and $700,000 for lands and relocation of utilities by local interests, a total of $16,900,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: a. New Melones Reservoir (Stanislaus River) : Revised feasibility report, including recommendation for Congressional modification of the project, was completed. b. Tuolumne River reservoirs (exclusive of Cherry Valley Res- ervoir) : Office studies and contacts with local interests for coordination of planning activities on New Don Pedro Reservoir were accomplished. Office report on irrigation accomplishments and benefits was completed; cost allocation studies are underway. c. Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries: Engineering, in- cluding surveying and mapping and preparation of contract plans and specifications was continued. Construction of levees along right bank San Joaquin River, from Tuolumne River to Merced River, initiated in fiscal year 1960 by continuing contract, was completed. A continuing contract, awarded in June 1960, for construction of a pumping plant to provide interior drainage in connection with levee construction in the above river reach was completed. In addition, construction was initiated under a con- tinuing contract for levees and bank protection along San Joaquin River, Walthall Slough to Old River and Banta Carbona Intake to Old River. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1747 The total cost for the entire project during the fiscal year for new work was as follows: Project Federal Contributed 1 Total funds funds, other New Melones Reservoir, Stanislaus River ............ $ 42,210 .................----------------........... $ 42,210 Tuolumne River Basin Reservoirs, including Cherry Valley Reservoir ............................-..... 24,933 .............---........-------------...... 24,933 Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries -........... 1,117,925 $314,960 1,432,885 Total .-.....-... . -.............. ... ....... $1,185,068 $314,960 $1,500,028 1 Contributed funds for miscellaneous engineering and construction (non-project) at the expense of local interests in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way for Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work: a. New Melones Reservoir: Planning, initiated in fiscal year 1946, was suspended in fiscal year 1951 due to the general curtailment of Civil Works resulting from the Korean conflict. At the request of the Public Works Committees of Congress, a special Feasibility Report on the project was submitted. Revised feasibility report, initiated in fiscal year 1960, was completed during fiscal year 1961; the report is scheduled to be submitted to Congress in fiscal year 1962. Construction has not been initiated. b. Tuolumne River Basin: (1) Cherry Valley Reservoir: Construction of Cherry Valley Reservoir, and provision of interim flood-control storage therein and in the existing Don Pedro Reservoir to be operated until the New Don Pedro Reservoir is con- structed, have provided approximately 75 percent of the flood-control requirements previously contemplated for the overall development, and $9,000,000 in Federal pay- ments have been made to local interests for the initial phase. The initial Federal contribution was made in 1950. (2) Tuolumne River Reservoirs (exclusive of Cherry Valley Reservoir) : Office studies and contacts with local in- terests for coordinating planning activities on New Don Pedro Reservoir (phase II) are underway. Hydrologic studies pertaining to the standard project flood, the spill- way design flood and other criteria have been completed. Preconstruction planning by local interests is underway and local interests estimate that construction will be initiated early in calendar year 1962. Current schedules call for power-on-the-line in June 1964 and project com- pletion late in calendar year 1964. c. Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries: Construction was initiated in July 1956; the project is about 38 percent complete. General design memorandum is complete. Cooperative studies with the State of California have been made to determine plans 1748 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for preservation of natural valley storage above Merced River. Construction status of river reaches is as follows: Percent River reach complete 40 San Joaquin River, Deep Water Channel to head of Old River .....--..-...--.... Old River, Middle River and Paradise Cut ...-----------------.................. 29 ------------------------------ 23 San Joaquin River, Old River to Stanislaus River ------.................-------- 0 San Joaquin River, Stanislaus River to Tuolumne River .......................... ----------- 100 San Joaquin River, Tuolumne River to Merced River ........----........----.... State of California construction on the non-Federal portion of the proj- ect, initiated late in fiscal year 1960, is currently underway. The total cost for the entire project to June 30, 1961, for new work was as follows: Federal Contributed Total funds funds, other New Melones Reservoir, Stanislaus River 1$ --......--..278,667 $ 278,667 ....................-- Tuolumne River Basin: 2 9,280,646 Cherry Valley Reservoir ................................ ................. ..-- 9,280,646 New Don Pedro Reservoir ............... 3 88,808 .................. ..- 88,808 ............................... (9,369,454) Subtotal ....... (9,369,454) .--................... Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries ............4 4,984,928 s $743,087 5,728,015 Total .................... .-.......-...... . $14,633,049 $743,087 $15,376,136 1 Includes $50,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Includes $9,000,000 direct Federal contribution to local interests and $280,646 incidental Federal costs (including $45,000 for preauthorization studies). 3 Incidental Federal costs (including $15,000 for preauthorization studies). 4 Includes $34,000 for preauthorization studies. 5 Contributed funds for miscellaneous engineering and construction (nonproject) at the ex- pense of local interests in connection with acquisition of rights-of-way for Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries. Costs and financial statements FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. $930,000 $740,000 $ 902,876 $888,000 $1,109,000 $14,678,121 Cost ............... 977,013 509,603 1,205,891 926,590 1,185,068 14,633,049 Other new work: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..............--------....................----- $ 12,136 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ...................------------------------.........- 1,221,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -----------......................-- 1,233,136 197,651,525 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...................................... 1 Including power generating facilities not yet authorized for New Melones Reservoir. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS, OTHER Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $200,000 ........................ $255,000 $232,000 $130,000 $832,000 9,792 Cost .................. $44,149 68,526 215,343 314,960 743,087 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ...........................................-.. $76,771 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................................. 76,771 1 Contributed funds for miscellaneous engineering and construction (nonproject) at expense of local interests under local cooperation requirements in connection with acquisition of rights- of-way for Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries-levee and channel improvements. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1749 15. MERCED RIVER, CALIF. Location. Merced River is located in central California about 85 miles southeast of San Francisco and 10 miles north of Merced. It is the most southerly of the four main tributaries to the San Joaquin River, and has its source in numerous small glacial lakes on the high western slope of the Sierra Nevada within the bound- aries of Yosemite National Park. Merced River flows in an al- most westerly direction for about 155 miles to its mouth in the San Joaquin River near the town of Newman, approximately 50 miles southeast of Stockton, Calif. The total drainage area at the mouth, amounting to 1,275 square miles, ranges in elevation from about 13,000 feet in the headwaters region to about 50 feet at the mouth. The drainage area above Exchequer Reservoir, located about 50 miles from the river mouth at elevation 865 feet, amounts to approximately 1,020 square miles. (See U.S. Geologi- cal Survey topographic maps of the area.) Existing project. The Federal project consists of a Federal contribution in the interest of flood control toward the first cost of multiple-purpose dams and reservoirs to be constructed on Merced River by the Merced Irrigation District. The project com- prises: (1) enlargement of existing Exchequer Reservoir to a capacity of 1,000,000 acre-feet with a flood-control reservation in the order of 400,000 acre-feet; (2) construction of a 415,000 acre- foot reservoir at the Bagby site, about 12 miles upstream from Exchequer Dam; and (3) construction of the 190,000 acre-foot capacity Snelling Reservoir, about 10 miles downstream from Exchequer Dam. Project functions will include flood control, irrigation, and power. Flood-control operation of New Exchequer Reservoir will pro- vide flood protection to about 60,000 acres of agricultural lands adjacent to Merced River and about 285,000 acres of primarily agricultural lands, including the fringe areas of several communi- ties, in the lower San Joaquin River and Delta flood plains. The latest approved estimate of Federal contribution toward new work (July 1961) is $12,000,000, including $500,000 inci- dental Federal costs and preauthorization studies. The actual amount is to be determined from studies now under way. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. The authorization act provided that unless con- struction of the development is undertaken within 4 years from the date of enactment of the authorization, the authority for the monetary contribution there in shall expire. Local cooperation. Local interests are represented by the Merced Irrigation District. In consideration of a Federal con- tribution toward the first costs of construction, and prior to the making of such monetary contribution or any part thereof, local interests are to: (1) enter into an agreement with the Depart- ment of the Army, providing for operation of the dam or dams in such manner as will produce the flood control benefits upon which the monetary contribution is predicated; and (2) operate the flood control reservation in the dam or dams in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. 1750 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The Irrigation District has been issued a Federal Power Com- mission permit (Project 2179) and has applied for a license to construct the project. The State Water Rights Board approved the Irrigation District application for water rights necessary for operation of the project by Decision No. D979 in August 1960. The Irrigation District has stated on numerous occasions its willingness to provide the required local cooperation. Consulting engineers have been retained to design and supervise construc- tion of the project and to cooperate with the Corps on cost alloca- tion studies. A revenue bond issue of $130 million was approyed by voters in June 1961 to finance construction of the project. Total estimated first costs to local interests of all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, in- cluding required non-Federal contributions, amount to $88,000,000 (July 1961). Maintenance and operation of the project will be the responsi- bility of local interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering activi- ties included continuation of cost allocation studies and review of local interests' designs and cost estimates. Total cost for the project during the fiscal year was $16,968, for preauthorization studies. Condition at end of fiscal year. The review report recommend- ing amount of Federal contribution is scheduled to be completed during fiscal year 1962. Total cost to June 30, 1961, for the project was $25,586, for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .. $3,303 $3,697 $3,000 $18,000 1 $28,000 Cost ................. ..... 3,303 3,000 2,315 16,968 1 25,586 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __.................... . ... . $ 2,414 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .............................. .. 1 3,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 5,414 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ............ . 11,969,000 1 For preauthorization studies. 16. MERCED COUNTY STREAM GROUP, CALIF. Location. The streams comprising the Merced County stream group rise in the Sierra Nevada foothills of the Central Valley of California and flow in a general westerly direction to join the San Joaquin River west of the city of Merced. The streams form three general groups; Bear Creek with its tributaries, Black Rascal Canal, Fahrens and Burns Creeks; Mariposa Creek with its tributaries, Miles and Owens Creeks; and Deadmans Creek with its tributaries, Little Deadmans, Big Deadmans, and Dutch- mans Creek. The latter group crosses an area of pasture land and flood-control improvements are not provided for this group. The remainder of the Merced County stream group drains an upper area of 398 square miles, ranging from mountains to low FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1751 foothills, and a lower area of 312 square miles of broad alluvial valley. The flow of the streams of the Merced County group is intermittent. (See U.S. Geological Survey Haystack Mountain quadrangle for Burns Reservoir area and Indian Gulch quad- rangle for Bear, Owens, and Mariposa Reservoirs areas.) Existing project. Improvement of Merced County stream group is a unit in the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basins. The proj- ect consists of four retarding-type reservoirs and provides for channel improvements, in the vicinity of the city of Merced, Calif., for the exclusive purpose of flood control. Mariposa Dam, completed in November 1948, comprises an earthfill main dam 1,330 feet long with a maximum height of about 88 feet and two auxiliary dikes aggregating 1,380 feet in length; the reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 15,000 acre- feet; the spillway is located in a saddle near the left abutment of the main dam. The dam is located on Mariposa Creek about 18 miles east of Merced. Owens Dam, completed in October 1949, consists of an earthfill main dam with a maximum height of 75 feet and a crest length of 790 feet and an auxiliary dike approximately 375 feet long in a saddle near the left abutment; the gross storage capacity of the reservoir is 3,600 acre-feet; the spillway is located in a saddle near the left abutment of the auxiliary dike. Owens Dam is located on Owens Creek about 16 miles east of Merced. Burns Dam, completed in January 1950, is an earthfill struc- ture with a maximum height of 53 feet and a crest length of 4,074 feet; and five auxiliary dikes aggregating 4,764 feet in length; the reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 7,000 acre- feet; the spillway is located near the right abutment. Burns Dam is located on Burns Creek about 13 miles northeast of Mer- ced. Bear Dam, completed in December 1954, is an earthfill struc- ture with a maximum height of 92 feet and a crest length of 1,830 feet; an ungated saddle spillway; and an auxiliary dike about 290 feet long; the reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 7,700 acre-feet. Bear Dam is located on Bear Creek about 16 miles northeast of Merced. Diversion of flow from Black Rascal Creek to Bear Creek was accomplished by means of a 3,000 second-foot capacity canal with a length of 1.3 miles, and diversion of flow from Owens Creek to Mariposa Creek, by means of a 400 second-foot capacity canal with a length of 1.6 miles. These improvements were completed in April 1956 and are located east of Merced 4 and 11 miles, respectively. In addition, channel enlargement of a constructed portion of Miles Creek and restoration of impaired channel capacities of Burns, Owens, and Mariposa Creeks was accomplished in 1.956 by responsible local interests at their expense. Improvement of Bear Creek and Black Rascal Slough, below their confluence, has been deferred pending possible improve- ments downstream, outside the limits of the project. 1752 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The project provides flood protection to about 136,000 acres of agricultural lands, to the city of Merced, to the towns of Planada and Le Grand and other smaller communities, and to highway and transportation facilities. In addition, the project reduces maximum flood flows from the Merced County Stream Group into the San Joaquin River. The total Federal cost of new work for the project, completed in fiscal year 1957, was $2,761,259, including $10,000 for pre- authorization studies. Operation and maintenance of the project and the existing channel improvements is the responsibility of local interests. Operation and maintenance of the reservoirs and appurtenant gaging facilities is the responsibility of the Federal Government. The average annual Federal maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $12,365. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 473, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Construction of the project was subject to the conditions that the State of California or other responsible local agencies give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they would (1) provide without cost to the United States all land, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction; (2) bear the expense of all necessary highway and utility changes; (3) complete the enlargement of the channel of Miles Creek and restore the channel capacities of Black Rascal, Burns, Bear, Owens, and Mariposa Creeks in accordance with the plan of the district engineer; (4) hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from construction of the works; and (5) except for the reservoirs, dams, and appurtenant gages, maintain and operate the completed project works and existing channel in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Army. Chapter 1514, Statutes of State of California, 1945, provided for the furnishing of the required assurances which were accepted by the Secretary of the Army on January 22, 1948. All lands, easements, and rights-of-way were furnished by the State of California as required, in accordance with the above assurances. Senate bill 1659, Chapter 1118, Statutes of State of California of 1953, authorized the State Reclamation Board to provide the enlargement and restore the channel capacities of the creeks enumerated in (3) above. This work was completed in fiscal year 1956, with the exception of improvement of Bear Creek and Black Rascal Slough below their confluence, which has been de- ferred pending possible improvements downstream, outside the limits of the project. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amounted to $1,148,000 (April 1959). FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1753 Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Maintenance: Maintenance and operation of the dams and res- ervoirs, and condition and operation studies, including periodic gage reading and other operational functions were accomplished throughout the fiscal year by hired labor. Local interests per- formed routine maintenance on existing channels. Runoff from drainage areas above the Merced County Stream Group Reservoirs was below normal for the year. Only negligible storage of water occurred a few times during the winter rain flood season. The maximum storage occurred December 2, 1960, with Bear Reservoir storing 40 acre-feet. Total costs for the project during the fiscal year were $15,423, all for Federal operation and maintenance of the four completed reservoirs and appurtenances. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction under this im- provement was initiated in March 1948, with the construction of Mariposa Dam and Reservoir, which was completed in November 1948. Construction of Owens Dam and Reservoir, initiated in March 1949, was completed in October 1949, and Burns Dam and Reservoir, initiated in July 1949 was completed in January 1950. Bear Dam and Reservoir, initiated in April 1954 was com- pleted in December 1954. Black Rascal and Owens Creek diver- sion channels and stream-gaging stations were completed in April 1956. Local interests completed the channel enlargement and restora- tion of channel capacities of Miles, Burns, Owens, and Mariposa Creeks in 1956 at their expense. Improvement of Bear Creek and Black Rascal Slough, below their confluence, has been deferred pending possible improvements downstream, outside the limits of the project. Completed project and existing channels, are in good condition. There are no recreation facilities and no public use areas. There are approximately 15 miles of access road maintained by the Corps. Condition of the road is fair. Minor repairs will be required. Total costs of maintenance for Federal operation and mainte- nance of the four completed reservoirs and appurtenances were $109,515 from Federal funds between July 1948 and June 30, 1961. Total costs for the project to June 30, 1961, were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Funds costs costs costs . . . .. .. . 11...$2,761,259 $109,515 $2,870,774 United States funds ...... _.I.... .. ... . . . ..... . . . . . . .. ... . Contributed funds, other ............. 66,532 ....................... 66,532 Total ----.-...................--------------------------------.. $2,827,791 $109,515 $2,937,306 1 Including $10,000 for preauthorization studies. 2 Contributed funds pursuant to requirements of local cooperation for work desired at ex- pense of local interests. 1754 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated -$10,000 --------- .. -$2,741 ................................................. $2,761,259 Cost ............... 17,202 .... .................... 908 .......................... 2,761,259 Maintenance: Appropriated 8,288 $8,427 13,400 $9,367 $15,950 110,042 Cost ............... 15,208 8,427 13,073 9,694 15,423 109,515 I In addition, $66,532 was expended for new work from contributed funds, other, for mis- cellaneous construction under local cooperation requirements as related to acquisition of rights- of-way and utility alterations for the project. 17. PINE FLAT RESERVOIR AND KINGS RIVER, CALIF. Location. The area covered by this project comprises the upper watershed of Kings River, its alluvial fan or delta, and the reclaimed lake bed known as Tulare Lake. The upper basin above the town of Piedra is rugged and mountainous. Be- low Piedra the river enters the relatively flat alluvial valley where the river divides, one branch known as Fresno Slough flowing north to join the San Joaquin River, and the second south to Tu- lare Lake, an area which in its unreclaimed state varied from a completely dry condition to a body of water some 750 square miles in extent. There is no natural outlet from this lake as it is separated from the San Joaquin Basin by a low ridge, but lake waters have escaped over this ridge at least once since settle- ment of the region. Tulare Lake also receives floodwaters of Tule, Keweah, and Kern Rivers in some ylars. The area below Piedra, including Tulare Lake, is known as the Kings River serv- ice area. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles of the area.) Existing project. The improvement is a unit in the compre- hensive plan for flood control and other related purposes for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basins. The project consists of a 429- foot high concrete gravity dam, including a gated overflow sec- tion with a maximum discharge capacity of 391,000 cubic feet per second, creating a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 1,000,000 acre-feet, for flood control, irrigation, and related pur- poses. Outlet provisions for future power development are in- cluded in the dam, but Federal construction of power generating facilities is not authorized. The dam is located on Kings River, about 25 miles east of the city of Fresno, Calif., and about 4 miles upstream from the town of Piedra; construction of the dam was completed in June 1954. The improvement also includes a limited amount of channel improvement on Kings River and its distributaries on the valley floor about 25 miles south of Fresno. The channel improvement work will enlarge channel capacities and regulate flows in the lower branches of the Kings River. The channel improvement work has not been initiated. There are seven public use and recreation areas: one main- tained by the Corps of Engineers, two by the United States Forest Service, three by concession, and one by Fresno County. Recreation facilities at the Deer Creek area, other than Code 710 facilities, were completed in June 1958 and comprised a park- FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1755 ing area and provision of temporary sanitary facilities. Improve- ment of Deer Creek Road with Code 710 funds, for boat-launching purposes, was completed in December 1959. Further develop- ment of this area will be by private concessionaire under terms of a commercial lease. In addition, Federal construction of addi- tional recreational facilities will be accomplished at the Island Park, Trimmer View, and Sycamore sites. This construction will be funded from Code 710 appropriations for "Recreation Facili- ties at Completed Projects." Initial phase of Island Park was accomplished in fiscal year 1961. The improvement will provide flood protection for about 80,000 acres of rich agricultural lands in the Kings River area and, in conjunction with Isabella Reservoir on Kern River, Success Reser- voir on Tule River, and Terminus Reservoir, now under con- struction on Kaweah River, will provide flood protection to 260,000 acres of rich croplands in the Tulare Lake area. In addi- tion, the project will improve the irrigation water supply with an average of 165,000 acre-feet of new water annually by retention of flood flows, and will provide a means of regulating the normal supply. The improvement to irrigation will benefit 460,000 acres in the Kings River service area and 260,000 acres in the Tulare Lake area. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $40,950,000 of which $4,702,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, $36,248,000 for construction, in- cluding $47,000 for preauthorization studies, and $50,000 for recreational facilities. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost of recreational facilities for Pine Flat Reservoir, to be funded from Code 710 appropriations for "Recreation Facilities at Completed Projects," is $420,000 (July 1961) exclusive of recreation facilities pre- viously provided at a cost of $50,000. Operation and maintenance of the dam and reservoir is the responsibility of the Federal Government. The average mainte- nance cost during the past 5 years was $149,557. Local interests will reimburse the United States for the irriga- tion and related accomplishments of the project. Responsibility rests with the Department of Interior for negotiating a permanent repayment contract. In addition, local interests will be required to maintain the completed channel improvement work. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 630, 76th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514 of the Statutes of 1945, State of Cali- fornia. Local interests are required to pay for the irrigation and related accomplishments of the dam and reservoir portion of the project. For the downstream channel improvement work, local interests are required to (1) furnish all lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for construction, (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and sub- sequent operation and maintenance of channel improvement, and (3) maintain the channel improvements after completion in ac- 1756 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 cordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Pending negotiations of the final contract, the Bureau of Rec- lamation is providing conservation water to the local interests under an interim contract, for which the irrigation interests have paid a total of $5,170,685 for service through December 31, 1960. Operation and maintenance costs attributable to irrigation func- tions are included in these payments. In addition, provision for storage of power water, under a Department of Army contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Co., has resulted in payment of approximately $934,961 for such storage through December 31, 1960. Local interests for the downstream channel improvements are represented by the Kings River Conservation District; assurances of local cooperation were accepted by the District Engineer on November 20, 1959. Rights-of-way required for this construction, to be initiated in fiscal year 1962, are scheduled to be furnished by September 1, 1961. Under the provisions of the War Department Civil Appropria- tions Act of 1947, the Secretary of War, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Interior, as published in House Document 136, 80th Congress, 1st session, determined the division of first cost to irrigation should be set at an amount not to exceed $14,250,000. The exact amount is to be agreed upon by the Department of Interior and the local agencies directly concerned. In addition, local interests are required to pay 37.4 percent of the annual operation, maintenance and replacement cost for the dam and reservoir. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation for the downstream channel improvements, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $325,000 (July 1961). Esti- mated cost of maintenance and operation and replacements for this work is $17,500 (July 1961). The Tahiti Diamond Corp. has undertaken the development and management of recreation facilities in the Deer Creek Recreation area for use of the public in accordance with lease granted by the Secretary of Army on October 21, 1959. In addition, two concessionaires (one each at Lombardo's Fishing Village and Trimmer area) have provided public use facilities in accordance with lease agreements with the Secretary of the Army. Fresno County has developed public-use facilities on an 85-acre tract immediately downstream from the dam for picnicking, camp- ing, swimming, and playground activities, at an estimated cost of $11,500, under the provisions of a license agreement. The U.S. Forest Service operates a camp ground at the upper end of the reservoir and is presently constructing camping- picnicking sites along the reservoir perimeter at the Sycamore Creek site. Total cost of development of these two sites is esti- mated to be about $75,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engi- neering and design and instrumentation studies were continued by hired labor. Contact was maintained with the United States Bureau of Reclamation regarding a long-term contract for con- FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1757 servation operation of the project. Fiscal year activities for Code 710 recreation facilities included preparation of plans and specifi- cations for initial basic facilities for the Island Park recreation area, by hired labor; a water well was provided under contract. Construction of access road, parking areas, water supply and sanitary facilities, and boat-launching ramps was initiated by contract. In addition, hired labor was utilized for construction of miscellaneous picnic and camp ground facilities. Maintenance: Maintenance and operation of the dam and reser- voir, service facilities, channel and river control structures, and public recreational facilities was accomplished by hired labor during the year. No major repairs or replacements of flood- control or irrigation equipment were required during the fiscal year. Pine Flat Reservoir was operated during the fiscal year for flood-control purposes and for irrigation purposes under an in- terim contract with Kings River Conservation District, and for storage of power water under a contract with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Runoff of Kings River above Pine Flat was below normal for the year. Maximum storage in the reservoir occurred on June 20, 1961, and amounted to 412,300 acre-feet, of which 336,300 acre- feet was irrigation water and 76,000 acre-feet was power water. Release of water for irrigation use totaled 582,000 acre-feet. No flood-control releases were made. Total costs during the year for the project were $310,557, of which $142,778 was for new work (including $124,771 for recrea- tion facilities from Code 710 funds) and $167,779 for mainte- nance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in April 1947; the project is 96 percent complete. Construction of the main dam was initiated in January 1950, and completed in June 1954. The dam has been operating since February 1954 to provide the flood protection for which it was designed. The dam and appurtenances are in good condition. The 2.3 miles of project roads are in good condition. These are seven pub- lic use and recreation areas: Two maintained by the United States Forest Service, three by concession, one by Fresno County, and one by the Corps of Engineers. One launching ramp and asso- ciated parking areas are also maintained by the Corps. Public attendance in the reservoir area for calendar year 1960 was esti- mated at about 345,000 visitor-days. Work remaining to be done consists of installation of gages and communication facilities for operation purposes, the provision of channel improvements, and the completion of recreation facili- ties in connection with the overall development of the reservoir area. The radio transmitting snow gages and associated relay station are required for efficient operation of the project during the snowmelt periods. These gages will be installed at remote sites at high elevations in the watershed after the snow gages already installed for this project have operated satisfactorily. Construction of channel improvements is scheduled for initiation 1758 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 in fiscal year 1962. Engineering and design is also required in connection with the above activities. Total cost of new work for the project to June 30, 1961 was $39,324,719, including $157,868 for recreational facilities. Total cost of maintenance for Federal operation and mainte- nance of Pine Flat Reservoir and appurtenances was $1,011,211 between July 1953 and June 30, 1961. Total cost of all work for the project to June 30, 1961, was $40,335,930. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated $ 15,000 $100,000 1 $17,500 i $153,300 1 $263,590 1 $39,484,935 Cost ................ 103,469 100,866 2 35,264 2 114,574 2 142,778 2 39,324,719 Maintenance: Appropriated ... 133,975 141,574 162,500 147,557 175,700 1,026,016 Cost ................... 133,723 141,675 158,543 146,067 167,779 1,011,211 Other new work data 3: Unobligated balance, year ending June 30, 1961 a ..-................-- - - - . --. $ 151,040 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 3b ........ .......................... 1,706,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 3C ............................ 1,857,040 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 3d ...................... 179,065 1Includes Code 710 funds for recreational facilities: fiscal year 1959, $10,500; fiscal year 1960, $62,000; fiscal year 1961, $101,600; total to date $174,100. 2 Includes Code 710 funds for recreational facilities: fiscal year 1959, $10,480; fiscal year 1960, $22,616; fiscal year 1961, $124,772; total to date, $157,868. 3 Includes Code 710 funds for recreational facilities: a. $7,241 b. $85,000 c. $92.241 d. $160,900 18. KAWEAH AND TULE RIVERS, INCLUDING TERMINUS AND SUCCESS RESERVOIRS, CALIF. Location. The area covered by this project comprises the upper watersheds of Kaweah and Tule Rivers, their valleys and alluvial fans, and the reclaimed Tulare Lake area, their common treminus. The Kaweah River Basin above Terminus Dam is a fan-shaped area draining 560 square miles of mountainous terrain on the western slope of the southern Sierra Nevada. The main stream is formed about 10 miles above the head of its delta, near the town of Three Rivers, by the confluence of the north, middle, and south forks. The main stream flows westerly about 10 miles through foothills and emerges on the valley floor at McKay Point, where it divides into a northern and southern channel, the flow to each being controlled by weirs. St. Johns River, the northerly channel, flows westerly about 23 miles and unites with Cotton- wood Creek to form Cross Creek which continues southwesterly for about 35 miles where it unites with Tule River about 4 miles south of Corcoran, Calif. From McKay Point, the southerly chan- nel, still called Kaweah River, flows southwesterly 4 miles and then divides into numerous distributary channels. Flows in these channels not diverted for irrigation or lost by seepage finally enter Tulare Lake Basin via Tule River. Tule River Basin adjoins the Kaweah Basin on the south. The main Tule River is formed by the confluence of its north, middle, and south forks near Springville. The north and middle forks FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1759 join about 10 miles above Success Dam, and the south fork joins the main river within the limits of the reservoir area. About 3 miles below the dam near the city of Porterville, the river reaches the valley floor, divides into numerous distributary channels that serve the rich agricultural area, and continues across the alluvial fan to Tulare Lake, some 40 miles to the west. The drainage area above the dam is 388 square miles. Tulare Lake has been largely reclaimed and is a valuable crop-producing area. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles of the area.) Existing project. The improvement provides for construction of the Terminus and Success Reservoir projects for flood control, irrigation, and other water conservation purposes. Terminus Reservoir, now under construction, is located on Kaweah River about 20 miles east of the city of Visalia, Calif. The project consists of a rolled earthfill and rock shell main dam structure 250 feet high and 2,375 feet long, an auxiliary earthfill dam 130 feet high and 870 feet long, and an ungated spillway located in the left abutment of the dam. It will create a reservoir of 150 000 acre-foot capacity. Spreading facilities of the capacity contemplated in the authorizing document, comprising a complex system of channels, basins, and other irrigation facilities, have been constructed by local interests since preparation of the survey report. Such spreading development is fully adequate for project purposes. Excess waters will be spread, so far as they can be absorbed, into the existing downstream system of irrigation channels and spreading basins for ground water replenishment in an area that is normally deficient in irrigation supply. During severe flood conditions, 5,500 cubic feet per second will be released to the downstream channel system. Excess waters which cannot be absorbed by the service area will be intercepted by the Lakeland Canal, which has a capacity of 500 cubic feet per second, and will be used on about 70,000 acres to the east and south of Tulare Lake or spread over nonwaterright lands to the east of Tulare Lake basin to the extent feasible, and the remainder will flow to the Tulare lakebed area. Therefore, storage of some Kaweah River water in Tulare Lake will still be necessary. The project is about 78 percent complete. Success Reservoir, completed in May 1961, is located on Tule River about 5 miles east of Porterville, Calif. The project com- prises a rolled earthfill main dam structure 142 feet high and 3,490 feet long, an auxiliary rolled earthfill dam or dike 42 feet high and 7,650 feet long across Frazier Valley about 31/2 miles northwesterly from the main dam, and an ungated spillway. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of 80,000 acre-feet. Due to the increasing demand for additional outdoor recrea- tional areas, some of the basic public-use facilities required for the first 3 years after project completion are included in the construction program. Other basic facilities are being provided by the County of Tulare under a license agreement. Development at Terminus Reservoir will comprise construction of basic facili- ties at two areas by the Corps jointly with the County of Tulare. Development at Success Reservoir will comprise construction of 1760 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 basic facilities at two areas by the Corps jointly with the County of Tulare, and construction at two additional areas by the County. The reservoirs are units in the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basin. Terminus Reservoir will provide a high degree of flood protection to about 126,000 acres of agricultural and suburban lands in the Kaweah River area and for the City of Visalia and adjacent urban and suburban areas. Success Reservoir will provide a high degree of flood protection to about 60,000 acres of agricultural and sub- urban lands along the Tule River and distributaries and to the Porterville urban area. In addition, Terminus and Success Reser- voirs will provide an average annual new and redistributed water supply of 80,500 acre-feet for irrigation use. These two reservoirs in conjunction with the completed Pine Flat and Isabella Reser- voirs, will help to provide flood protection to 260,000 acres of highly productive agricultural land in the Tulare Lake area. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost of new work (July 1961) is as follows: Estimated cost Project Lands and Construction damages (including Total relocations) Terminus Dam and Reservoir ............ __... 1 $14,000,000 $ 6,400,000 $20,400,000 Success Dam and Reservoir ................................ 2 9,755,000 4,745,000 14,500,000 Total $23,755,000 $11,145,000 $34,900,000 1 Includes $66,000 for preauthorization studies and $300,000 for recreational facilities. 2Includes $56,000 for preauthorization studies and $210,000 for recreational facilities. Federal construction of the spreading facilities for Terminus Reservoir is considered to be inactive and has been excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this project unit was last revised in July 1957 and was estimated to be $750,000 for construction. Maintenance and operation of the reservoirs will be the re- sponsibility of the Federal Government. Maintenance and opera- tion of the channels and diversions under project conditions at Success Reservoir and the existing spreading works for Terminus Reservoir will be the responsibility of local interests. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. This act authorized $4,600,000 for the ini- tiation and partial accomplishment of the construction of Success and Terminus Reservoirs. Additional monetary authorization for completion of this comprehensive plan was provided by Public Law 85-500, 85th Congress, 2d session, approved July 3, 1958. (See H. R. Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 78th Cong., 2d sess., and H. Doc. 559, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. The State of California officially adopted the project by chapter 1514 of the Statutes of 1945, State of Cali- fornia. Local interests are required to pay the portion of the first cost and of the annual costs of operation, maintenance and re- placements allocated to the conservation functions of the project. In addition, local interests, will be required to maintain and oper- FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1761 ate the downstream channel and diversion systems for disposal of flood waters by spreading or other means. Local interests for Success Reservoir are represented by the Vandalia, Porterville, and Lower Tule River Irrigation Districts and the Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, which repre- sent over 90 percent of the irrigated land and water-right holders along the Tule River below the damsite. These districts adopted resolutions, in August and September 1956, expressing their ac- ceptance of the preliminary cost allocation and their willingness to enter into a contract with the United States for repayment of the project cost allocated to irrigation. The Bureau of Reclamation expects to consummate the repayment contract with these districts in calendar year 1961 and will administer such contract in accord- ance with reclamation law. The irrigation costs are currently estimated (July 1961) at $1,377,000 for first cost and 9.5 percent of annual costs for operation and maintenance. Local interests have indicated that they will continue to maintain the downstream channel systems to provide the required capacity. Local interests for Terminus Reservoir are represented by the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District. This District ex- pressed acceptance of the preliminary cost allocation February 4, 1958, and furnished written assurances of willingness to contract with the United States for repayment for the conservation serv- ice from the project and on July 28, 1960, advised the Bureau of Reclamation that it accepts responsibility for repayment of the project costs allocated to the irrigation functions. The Bureau of Reclamation expects to consummate the repayment contract with the district late in calendar year 1961 and will administer such contract in accordance with reclamation law. The costs for con- servation functions are currently estimated (July 1961) at $2,876,000 for first cost and 14.1 percent of annual costs for operation and maintenance. Maintenance of the downstream chan- nel systems to accommodate flows corresponding to 5,500 cubic feet per second at McKay Point is basic to project operation. Local interests have assured the district engineer that they will continue to operate and maintain the spreading works and down- stream channel systems to provide the required capacity. The spreading works contemplated for Terminus Project have been constructed by local interests. Total costs for this construc- tion have been estimated at about $750,000 (July 1957). Tulare County was granted a 25-year license for planning, development, and management of the public recreational areas at Success Reservoir July 10, 1960, and at Terminus Reservoir, June 5, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: a. Terminus Reservoir: Engineering and design, including prepara- tion of plans and specifications for recreation facilities, was con- tinued by hired labor. All lands required for the project have been acquired except for minor rights-of-way; final settlement of some condemnation cases is dependent upon court decision. Public-use administration of the project area, including pertinent lands, was transferred to Tulare County by license agreement June 5, 1961. State Highway 10 relocation, initiated by the State of California 1762 REPORT OF THE CHIE bd ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 in July 1959, was complet d, Work, initiated during fiscal year 1960, under relocation contracts with the Southern California Edison Co. and Pacific Tele~itone and Telegraph Co. for reloca- tion of transmission and telephone lines was continued. Con- struction of the main dam and appurtenances, initiated in Febru- ary 1959 by continuing contract, was continued and is about 76 percent complete; closure was initiated April 25, 1961. Reservoir clearing and relocation of Stivers Water Company supply facili- ties were accomplished by contracts and sedimentation ranges were initiated by hired labor. Contact was maintained with the United States Bureau of Reclamation relative to their negotia- tions with the local water users for a contract for repayment for the conservation functions of the project. b. Success Reservoir: Engineering and design, including preparation of plans and specifications for recreation facilities, was continued by hired labor. All lands required for construction of the project have been acquired; final settlement of some con- demnation cases is dependent upon court decision. Public-use administration of the project area, including pertinent lands, was transferred to Tulare County by license agreement 3 July 1960. The administration building was transferred to Tulare County for use in administration of recreational development effective June 15, 1961. Contracts for relocation of Southern California Edison Co. power and telephone lines and Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. telephone lines were completed. Construction of an outflow gaging station and measuring weir, a public overlook area up- stream from the dam, and a water supply from the stilling basin was accomplished by contract. Surveying of sedimentation ranges was continued. Construction of the main dam and appurte- nances, by continuing contract, was completed May 15, 1961; closure was completed in October 1960. Contact was maintained with the United States Bureau of Reclamation relative to their negotiations with the local water users for a contract for repay- ment for the conservation functions of the project. Total costs during the fiscal year for the project were $6,812,- 507, of which $5,040,469 was for Terminus Reservoir and $1,772,038 for Success Reservoir. Condition at end of fiscal year. New work: a. Terminus Reservoir: Construction was initiated in July 1957; relatively little work was accomplished until fiscal year 1959 due to lack of adequate monetary authorization for the Kaweah-Tule River Basin. The overall project is about 78 percent complete. Land acquisition is complete except for minor rights-of-way. Fabrica- tion of outlet works slide gates; reservoir clearing; and reloca- tions of State forestry roads, State Highway 10, and Stivers water supply facilities have been completed. Current schedules call for dam closure by November 15, 1961, and project completion during June 1962. Work remaining to be done includes completion of work under- way; installation of permanent operating equipment; recreation facilities; and final settlement for lands upon decision of pending court cases. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1763 b. Success Reservoir: Construction was initiated in November 1956; relatively little work was accomplished until fiscal year 1959 due to lack of adequate monetary authorization for the Kaweah-Tule River Basin. The overall project is about 93 percent complete. Construction of the main dam and appurtenances was initiated in October 1958 and completed in May 1961; operation of the reservoir began October 24, 1960. Maximum storage in the reser- voir occurred March 17, 1961 and amounted to 140 acre-feet, all of which was required for operational purposes. Total inflow into the reservoir since operations were initiated was 19,300 acre- feet; inflow other than that required for operational purposes was released as the contract between the U.S. Government and local interests for storage of conservation flows has not been executed. Work remaining to be done includes completion of sedimenta- tion ranges and hydrologic and communication facilities; provi- sion of recreation facilities; and final settlement for lands upon decision of pending court cases. Total cost of new work to June 30, 1961, was $29,384,034, of which $15,854,023 was for Terminus Reservoir and $13,530,011 for Success Reservoir. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.- $3,048,000 $ 618,000 $9,114,000 $ 9,288,000 $7,384,000, $30,508,789 Cost ............ 1,819,867 1,657,866 7,375,477 10,686,662 6,812,507 29,384,034 Other new work data: $ 387,906 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................... Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............... ...... ... 3,288,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .................. . 3,675,906 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ...................... 1,103,211 19. ISABELLA RESERVOIR, KERN RIVER, CALIF. Location. The area covered by this project comprises the upper watershed of Kern River, its valley alluvial fan (which includes the Buena Vista Lake area and a large portion of that part of the San Joaquin Valley floor south of Tulare Lake), and the Tulare Lake area. Kern River is the most southerly of the major streams flowing into the southern San Joaquin Valley (Tulare Lake Basin) and drains an area of some 2,400 square miles in the Sierra Nevada. North Fork and South Fork, head- waters of Kern River, have their sources in the high Sierra Nevada, flow south 83 and 82 miles, respectively, and join near the town of Isabella to form Kern River, which flows southwest 72 miles past the city of Bakersfield to a point in the valley trough just north of Buena Vista Lake. River flows at this point are either diverted into the Buena Vista Lake Basin for temporary storage or are carried northwest along the trough of the valley toward Tulare Lake by improved flood and irrigation channels. Under normal conditions of runoff the flow of Kern River below Bakersfield is gradually dissipated by irrigation diversions so that 1764 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Kern River water reaches Tulare Lake only during large floods. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles of the area.) Existing project. The improvement is a unit in the compre- hensive plan for flood control and other related purposes for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basins. The project consists of a 185- foot-high earthfill structure, an ungated concrete spillway in the left abutment with a discharge capacity of 53,000 cubic feet per second, and a 100-foot-high earthfill auxiliary dam, creating a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 570,000 acre-feet, for flood-control, irrigation, and related purposes. Outlet facilities for the Borel Power Canal are included in the auxiliary dam. The dam is located about 50 miles northeast of the city of Bakersfield, Calif., near the confluence of the north and south forks of Kern River; the auxiliary dam is about one-half mile east of the main dam. Construction of the dam was completed in April 1953. Since April 1954, when conservation storage began in Isabella Reservoir, the public has made increasing use of the reservoir area for recreational purposes. The Corps of Engineers has provided an observation point with paved parking area in the vicinity of the main dam. Kern County has developed 10 camp- ground areas. In addition, there are three boating concessions. Further development of recreation facilities is under the adminis- tration of Kern County, which has been granted a 25-year license for such activities. The improvement provides flood protection for about 350,000 acres of agricultural land and oilfields in the Kern River area and for the city of Bakersfield. In conjunction with Pine Flat Reservoir on Kings River and Success Reservoir on Tule River, both of which are completed, and Terminus Reservoir currently under construction on Kaweah River, flood protection will be pro- vided to 260,000 acres of cropland in the Tulare Lake area. The project also provides an improvement in the average annual irri- gation water supply amounting to about 50,000 acre-feet of new water, through reduction in evaporation losses, and provides means for regulating the irrigation supply. No power facilities were provided in the authorized construction, but existing down- stream plants benefit incidentally from reservoir regulation. The latest estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $22,000,000, of which $12,137,000 is for lands and damages, in- cluding relocations and $9,863,000 for construction (including $80,000 for preauthorization studies and $11,600 for recreation facilities). Operation and maintenance of the dam and reservoir is the responsibility of the Federal Government. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $71,813. Local interests will reimburse the United States for the conservation accomplishments of the project. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 513, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contain the latest published map.) Local cooperation. The State of California officially adopted the project by Chapter 1514 of the Statutes of 1945, State of California. Local interests are required to pay for the conspr- ' FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1765 tion accomplishments of the dam and reservoir portion of the project. Repayment arrangements, for which negotiations are currently underway, will be made by the U.S. Bureau of Reclama- tion, under reclamation law. In addition, local interests are re- quired to pay 21.7 percent of the annual operation, maintenance and replacement cost for the dam and reservoir. Pending negotia- tions of the final contract, the Bureau of Reclamation is providing irrigation service under an interim contract with North Kern, Buena Vista, and Tulare Lake Water Storage Districts. Under provisions of this interim contract, local interests have paid a total of $1,264,409 for irrigation service through December 31, 1960; these payments include the operation and maintenance costs applicable to conservation benefits. In addition, incidental power benefits to downstream existing plants will be paid for by Southern California Edison Co. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the amount is being determined by the Federal Power Commission and will be collected by that agency. Kern County has undertaken the administration of recreation and development and maintenance of public-use areas at the project in accordance with license granted by the Secretary of the Army on February 15, 1955 for a period of 25 years. Total cost of recreation facilities developed is $590,000; $200,000 of which was a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Minor engineering and design and real estate activities were continued by hired labor. Weekly well readings were continued to deter- mine the cause of seepage which occurred during the fall of 1958 on subdivided property one mile downstream from the auxiliary dam. Studies to date indicate that seepage was caused primarily by hydrostatic pressures in the deeper pervious soils. The pres- sures in no way affect the safety of the auxiliary dam. The tower for Sherman Peak relay station, toppled during high-wind occur- rence between January and March 1960, was replaced with one designed and built to withstand wind velocities of 150 miles per hour. Hired labor was utilized in connection with the radio- reporting snow gages and relay station. Maintenance: Operation of the reservoir was continued. The structures were maintained in a serviceable condition; no major repairs or replacements of flood-control or irrigation equipment were required during the fiscal year. Isabella Reservoir was operated during the fiscal year for flood- control purposes and for irrigation purposes under an interim con- tract with North Kern Water Storage District, Buena Vista Water Storage District, and Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District. Runoff of Kern River was below normal for the year. Maxi- mum storage occurred on July 1, 1960, and amounted to 81,000 acre-feet, of which 61,100 acre-feet was irrigation water and 19,900 acre-feet was stored for recreation. Release of water for irrigation use totaled 192,000 acre-feet, of which 131,000 acre-feet was released through the Borel Canal and 61,000 acre-feet was released through the Kern River outlets. 1766 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Total costs during the fiscal year for the project were $116,649, of which $27,116 was for new work and $89,533 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated in March 1948; the project is 99 percent complete. Construction of the main dam and Borel Canal outlet works and appurtenances and completion of the auxiliary dam was completed in April 1953. Storage impoundment commenced on December 11, 1952. The project is operating to provide the flood-protection and conserva- tion benefits for which it was designed. The dam and appurtenances are in good condition. Public at- tendance in the reservoir area for calendar year 1960 was esti- mated at 782,200 visitor-days, with a peak day of 30,000 visitors. Items remaining to complete the project consist of construction of fishway for Borel Canal intake; completion of radio-transmit- ting snow gages and associated relay stations (hydrologic facili- ties required for the efficient operation of the project during snow- melt periods); and completion of final real estate audit. The gages and relay stations are being installed at remote sites at high elevations in the watershed. In addition, there will probably be some drainage work downstream ofJthe dam. Total cost of new work for the project to June 30, 1961, was $21,861,095 (including $80,000 for preauthorization and $11,600 for recreation facilities). Total cost of maintenance for Federal operation and mainte- nance of the reservoir and appurtenances was $493,545 between July 1953 and June 30, 1961. Total cost for the entire project to June 30, 1961, was $22,354,640. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $759,634 $162,765 $25,000 $16,826 $15,836 $21,903,062 Cost ................. 374,676 473,252 98,067 33,913 27,116 21,861,095 Maintenance: Appropriated .... 56,561 65,218 68,665 83,980 93,700 503,714 Cost .................. 56,599 65,951 67,812 79,171 89,533 493,545 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .................................................... $ 6,642 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................ 6,642 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................................. 96,938 20. TRUCKEE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF. AND NEV. Location. The Truckee River Basin comprises 3,100 square miles in eastern California and western Nevada. The river begins at the outlet of Lake Tahoe, and flows northerly and easterly through Truckee, Calif., and Reno, Nev., to Pyramid Lake in Nevada. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles for Truckee and Reno.) Existing project. The project provides for enlargement of the Truckee River Channel for a distance of about 3,200 feet down- stream from the existing control structure at Lake Tahoe. Such enlargement will increase the capacity of the outlet from 1,600 FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1767 to 2,500 cubic feet per second at a lake level of 6,228.0 feet, and from 2,100 to about 3,300 cubic feet per second at a lake level of 6,229.1 feet, which is the maximum storage level specified by legal agreement. The improvement will permit larger releases from the lake than are possible under proproject conditions, thus, alleviating high-lake-level damages to lakeshore property. Be- cause of the possibility of increased releases from the lake, a limited amount of flood-protection work will be necessary between Lake Tahoe and the town of Truckee to prevent any increase in the frequency or severity of damage in that reach. This work will consist of low levees and/or channel improvement at intermittent locations. In addition, the project provides for enlarging the Truckee River Channel through Truckee Meadows, beginning at the Second Street Bridge in Reno and extending downstream a distance of 7.5 miles. That improvement will increase the channel capacity from about 3,000 to 6,000 cubic feet per second. The work consists of widening, deepening, and straightening the exist- ing channel, and the removal of obstructive rock reefs. Such work will reduce the amount of overbank storage in Truckee Meadows, thus increasing the rate of floodflows in the down- stream river reach. The project also provides for improving the channel by snagging and clearing at intermittent locations between Vista and Pyramid Lake. Construction of the project was initiated in August 1959 and is about 70 percent complete;' ' Local interests will construct, or otherwise provide at their own expense, suitable debris-removal facilities at the existing Derby Dam. Maintenance and operation of the project works after completion will be the responsibility of local interests. The project will provide partial protection to commercial and residential developments along the shore of Lake Tahoe and to about 2,000 acres of agricultural land along Truckee River. It is designed to fit into a basinwide plan for flood-control and allied purposes which will include the authorized and proposed units of the Washoe Reclamation project of the U.S. Bureau of Reclama- tion. The Truckee Meadow feature of the improvement will greatly reduce both the frequency and duration of flooding in the large agricultural area in the Truckee Meadows, as well as im- prove drainage and sanitary conditions in outlying portions of Reno and Sparks. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $1,200.000 (July 1961), for construction. (Includes $50,000 for preauthorization studies.) The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 497, 83d Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) The authorization act pro- vided that the authorization for improvement of Truckee River, Calif. and Nev., should not become effective unless and until the "Washoe Reclamation Project" on the Truckee and Carson Rivers, Calif. and Nev., had been authorized pursuant to law. The Washoe project, as presently contemplated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, includes the Stampede Reservoir on Little Truckee River, Prosser Reservoir (currently under construction) on Prosser Creek, a tributary of Truckee River, and Watasheama Reservoir 1768 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 on East Carson River, together with associated power, drainage and irrigation facilities. Stampede and Prosser Reservoirs would be operated to furnish flood protection to the city of Reno in addition to supplementing the channel improvements in the Truckee Meadows area. The Washoe Project was authorized by Public Law 858, 84th Congress, 2d session, approved August 1, 1956, as modified by Public Law 85-706, 85th Congress, 2d ses- sion. Local cooperation. Local interests furnished assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of the Army that they would provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way required for construction; relocate all roads and utilities required; provide suitable debris-removal facilities at Derby Dam; hold and save the United States free from damages; and maintain and operate all works after completion. Legislation enacted in March 1959 by the State of Nevada authorized the Director of Natural Resources to comply with local cooperation requirements for the Nevada portion of the project. By chapter 84, Statutes of 1958, the State of California authorized the California Department of Water Resources to provide the re- quired assurances and to otherwise fulfill the local cooperation requirements for the California portion of the project. Assur- ances were accepted for the Nevada portion on April 6, 1959, and for the California portion on April 21, 1959. All local cooperation required for work accomplished to date has been provided; it is expected that future rights-of-way will be provided as required. The State of Nevada has also entered into an agreement with the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District relative to the removal of debris from the channel and does not at this time contemplate the installation of any facilities for this purpose. Completed units have been transferred to local interests for maintenance and operation as follows: State of Nevada-Truckee Meadows chan- nel improvements, May 1960; additional compensatory channel work along Truckee River, April 1961; and State of California- below Lake Tahoe outlet, July 1960. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including all required non-Federal contributions, amount to $224,000 (July 1961). These costs to local interests are, however, considered tentative at this time pending determination of the scope of work at intermittent locations. The annual cost for maintenance and operation is estimated at $24,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and de- sign activities were continued by hired labor. Intermittent chan- nel improvements between Truckee Meadows and Wadsworth, Nev., were accomplished by hired labor and rented equipment. Total cost of new work for the project during the fiscal year was $143,333. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in August 1959; channel improvements for Truckee Meadows below Reno, Nev., were completed in March 1960 and near Lake Tahoe, Calif., in June 1960. Additional intermittent FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1769 channel improvements along Truckee River between Truckee Meadows and Wadsworth, Nev., were completed in March 1961. Work remaining to be done comprises construction of intermit- tent channel improvements downstream from Lake Tahoe outlet and below the Truckee Meadows area. Exact locations of these improvements have not yet been fully determined and method and type of rectification will depend on results of studies of nature of existing conditions and effect of upstream channel improvements. Current schedules call for project completion in fiscal year 1962. Total costs to June 30, 1961, for the project were $835,685 of which $50,000 were for preauthorization studies and $785,685 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ...................... $50,000 $124,000 $513,000 $120,000 $857,000 Cost ........ ......... .. 19,778 43,523 579,051 143,333 835,685 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................... ....... $ 21,315 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... ... .............. .. 343,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-........ --...-...-....-....... . 364,315 1 Includes $50,000 from General Investigations appropriations. 21. GLEASON CREEK, NEVADA Location. Gleason Creek Basin is located in the Robinson watershed in east central Nevada along the eastern face of Egan Mountain range. The basin, about 73 square miles in area, has a maximum length of about 19 miles and an average width of about 4 miles. Elevations range from about 6,000 feet to about 8,000 feet. Gleason and Murry Creeks are the principal tributaries of the Robinson watershed. Gleason Creek rises in the mountains northwest of Ely, and Murry Creek joins it from the south; the combined waters flow through the city of Ely in a generally northeasterly direction and discharge onto waste land in Steptoe Valley, a closed mountain basin. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles for the area.) Existing project. The improvement provides for construction of a 52-foot high earthfill dam to create a reservoir with gross storage capacity of 1,500 acre-feet, for the exclusive purpose of flood control. Keystone Reservoir would be located on Gleason Creek about 7 miles west of the town of Ely, White Pine County, Nev. Construction has not been initiated. The project would materially reduce flood damages in the city of Ely by regulating the runoff of Gleason Creek above the dam. Operation and maintenance of the completed project would be the responsibility of local interests. The latest estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $558,000, for construction (including preauthorization studies). Local interests are required to make a monetary contribution presently estimated at $55,000 toward the project cost allocated to production of local flood control benefits payable as construc- tion proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repayment 1770 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 with interest within 50 years. It is presently estimated that the ultimate cost to the Federal Government will be $503,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 388, 86th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Local interests are to: (1) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the improvement; (2) bear the cost of all necessary altera- tions and construction of highway facilities, other structures, and utilities; (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (4) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (5) preserve and maintain the stream channels through Ely to capacities existing in 1958; (6) adequately inform interests affected that the project does not pro- vide protection against maximum floods; (7) assume at least 20 percent of the cost (except costs of planning, design, and acquisi- tion of water rights) of the completed project allocated to the production of local flood control benefits, payable either as con- struction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repay- ment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost or fair market value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and work per- formed or services rendered prior to completion of construction of the project, which are furnished by local interests shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the local interests. Formal assurances have not been requested. The City Council of Ely, Nevada, had furnished assurances in the form of a reso- lution approved January 8, 1959, that the requirements of local cooperation would be met; however, at that time the local coopera- tion requirements did not include any monetary contribution addi- tional to expenditures for the provisions (1) through (5) outlined above. The City Council has been requested by the District Engi- neer, Sacramento District to furnish a statement as to whether the new requirements involving a monetary contribution will be furnished when formally requested. According to advice received from the Director of Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the City is investigating the possibility of a bond issue to raise the necessary funds. The Director also stated that he had told the City that perhaps the Department could pro- vide the funds on a loan basis. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non- Federal contributions, amount to $95,000 (July 1961). These costs include a required cash contribution of $55,000 and an addi- tional outlay of $40,000 for lands and damages and relocations. The latest estimate (July 1961) of annual maintenance, opera- tion, and replacement costs to local interests for this construction is $6,000. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Funds were allotted in fiscal year 1961 to permit initiation of precon- struction planning; Design Memo No. 1, Hydrology and Reservoir Regulation, was completed. Total costs during the fiscal year were $2,884, for new work. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1771 Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning has been initiated; presently available surveys are adequate for the General Design Memo and contract plans and specifications. Addi- tional explorations will be initiated upon receipt of a statement from local interests that formal assurances relative to the mone- tary contribution, required in accordance with project authoriza- tion, will be furnished when requested. Total costs for the project to June 30, 1961, were $47,884, including $45,000 for preauthoriza- tion studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $9,436 $17,064 $13,500 ....................... $18,000 $63,000 Cost ...---------............... 9,436 17,064 13,500 ....................... 2,884 1 47,884 Other new work data: $ 15,116 Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ..................-------...------...--.....---------------...................... Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................................................--------------------------------------........... 45,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ...................--------.....-.......-----------. 60,116 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .......----------.....-----....-------.................---.. 450,000 I Includes $45,000 for preauthorization studies. 22. WEBER RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, UTAH Location. Weber River rises in the Uinta Mountains in eastern Utah and flows northwesterly about 135 miles through the Wasatch Mountains to Great Salt Lake. Ogden River, the most important tributary, originates in the Pine View Reservoir, flows in a narrow canyon to a point near Ogden, Utah, and joins Weber River about 23 miles upstream from Great Salt Lake. The basin contains 2,181 square miles, which are mostly mountainous except for bench and delta lands near the lake. The tributaries, with the exception of Ogden River, are steep mountain streams which contribute heavily to flood runoff with small sustained flows of high volume. The Willard Mountain area comprises 105 square miles of the rugged west slope of the Wasatch Mountains, imme- diately adjacent to and north of the Weber River Basin, which are drained directly into Great Salt Lake by 5 small perennial streams and about 20 intermittent streams. Box Elder Creek, the principal stream, drains about 35 square miles of the area. Other individual streams drain about 5 square miles or less. The streams are all short, and are precipitous in the upper reaches. Below the foothill line many of them have no well- defined channel, and floodflows fan out over debris cones. Existing project. The project extends from the town of Mor- gan, Utah, downstream along the Weber River about 26 miles to the city of Ogden, Utah. It provides for construction of ap- proximately 5 miles of discontinuous low levees, bank protection where required, approximately 12 miles of clearing and snagging, and channel improvement and removal of two diversion dams in the city of Ogden. Removal of the two diversion dams is the responsibility of local interests. This work will supplement flood control obtainable from the multiple-purpose reservoirs of the U.S. 1772 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Bureau of Reclamation's Weber Basin project, key units of which are: (1) Pineview Reservoir on Ogden River, and Wanship and Echo Reservoirs on Weber River, all of which have been com- pleted; and (2) East Canyon Reservoir on East Canyon Creek and Lost Creek Reservoir on Lost Creek, for which construction has not yet been initiated. Construction of the channel improve- ments will not be initiated until a suitable agreement for oper- aiton of Bureau of Reclamation Reservoirs for flood control is reached between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior, and will be deferred until a dependable minimum de- gree of flood regulations, at least equivalent to that obtainable from firm operation of the existing Echo Reservoir for flood con- trol, is provided upstream therefrom. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work is $785,000 (July 1961), for construction (including preauthoriza- tion studies). The Corps project will afford protection to about 1,200 acres located within the city of Ogden and embracing residential, busi- ness, industrial and manufacturing improvements, railroads and railroad yards, irrigation structures, utilities and public property; about 100 acres located in the town of Morgan and embracing residential, business, utility, and public property; and about 20,000 acres of improved agricultural land. The project is a unit of the basinwide flood-control program which includes reservoir storage, and levee and channel work. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958 (see H. Doc. 158, 84th Cong., 1st sess., which con- tains the latest published map). Local cooperation. Responsible local interests will be required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will: (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for construction; (b) un- dertake all road, bridge, and utility alterations and relocations required for the project; (c) remove at their expense Hooper and Plain City Dams from the Weber River as soon as the need there- for has been obviated by development of the Weber Basin project; (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (e) maintain the improved channel after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and preserve or restore and thereafter maintain all of the channels downstream from the existing and authorized reservoirs to the capacities prevailing in 1952. Formal assurances have not been requested. Statements of willingness to sponsor the project and provide the required formal assurances have been received as follows: Weber County Com- missioners, December 29, 1960; Davis County Commissioners, January 25, 1961; Morgan County Commissioners, March 1, 1961; and Weber Basin Conservancy District (for Summit County), April 4, 1961. Total estimated costs (July 1961) for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $145,000, com- FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1773 prising $47,000 for lands and damages and $98,000 for utilities and relocations. Operations and results during fiscal year. Funds were allotted in fiscal year 1961 to permit initiation of preconstruction planning. Office engineering, field surveys, and preparation of the General Design Memo were initiated. Cooperative development of reser- voir regulation manual covering operation of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation upstream reservoirs is in progress. Total cost for the project during the fiscal year was $15,612, for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preconstruction planning was initiated in fiscal year 1961; field surveys are about 90 percent complete. The General Design Memo is scheduled for completion late in calendar year 1961. Final approval of the reservoir regu- lation manual for Bureau upstream reservoirs awaits execution of the contract between the Bureau and Weber River Water Users Association for use of flood control space in Echo Reservoir, the Bureau expects contract consummation late in calendar year 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, for the project were $55,612, in- cluding $40,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ... ............. ......... ...................... ............... ..... ...... $38,500 $78,500 Cost ........... ..................... ......... ....... ................. ....... 15,612 55,612 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ......... .... ......................... $ 14,670 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .................... .......................... 50,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... ................. 64,670 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ................................. 656,500 23. SALT LAKE CITY, JORDAN RIVER, UTAH Location. The Jordan River has its source in Utah Lake, north- central Utah, flows northward through a mountain gap for 9 miles, then continues north for 51 miles to enter Great Salt Lake about 15 miles north of Salt Lake City. The flood-control im- provements are located in and adjacent to Salt Lake City. Existing project. The project provides for control of floods from the Jordan River at Salt Lake City by diverting to the Great Salt Lake, via Surplus Canal, the floodflows in excess of the exist- ing river channel capacity within the city. The improvement in- volves (a) increasing the channel capacity of Jordan River be- tween Mill Creek and the head of the Surplus Canal by channel excavation and levee construction; (b) modifying the existing control structures at the head of Surplus Canal; (c) enlarging Surplus Canal by channel excavation and levee construction from its head downstream to the existing diversion structure leading to Goggin Drain, an existing secondary distributary to Great Salt Lake; (d) reconstructing or modifying three railroad and three street bridges; and (e) modifying an obstructive irrigation 1774 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 diversion and other utilities. Construction included levees with a total length of about 17 miles (total of both banks) with an average height of 5 feet; the channel will have a capacity of about 3,300 cubic feet per second. Except for the alteration of railroad bridges and the modification of the existing structures at the junction of Jordan River and Surplus Canal, local interests will provide the necessary alteration and construction of structures and utilities. Construction initiated in April 1959, was completed in December 1960. The project will protect the westerly part of Salt Lake City and suburban lands west of the city from Jordan River floods. The area to be benefited includes about 5,800 acres of urban and suburban residential, industrial, and commercial property. Pro- tection also will be provided to segments of United States High- ways 40 and 50, and four railroads and the municipal airport, irrigation facilities, and other utilities. The latest approved estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $1,315,000, of which $130,000 is for railroad bridge alterations and extensions and $1,185,000 for other construction (including $76,000 for preauthorization studies). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 562, 79th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest map.) Local cooperation. Local interests, represented by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake County, furnished required assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army, that they would (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project works, and in addition, bear the expense of all necessary alterations and construction of highway facilities, irrigation works, and other utilities except railroad bridges and except con- trol structures at the junction of Jordan River and the Surplus Canal; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Army. These assurances were accepted by Sacramento District on March 11, 1958, for the Secretary of the Army. Rights-of-way required for levee and channel construction were furnished early in fiscal year 1960; the relocation requirements are being compiled with. Completion of bridge and utility relocations is expected in fiscal year 1962. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non- Federal contributions, amounted to $463,000 (July 1961), com- prising $193,000 for lands and damages and $270,000 for reloca- tions. Levee and channel improvements were transferred to Salt Lake County for maintenance and operation in October 1960. The estimated annual cost of maintenance and operation, including replacements, is $40,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the project was completed. Total cost for new work during the fiscal year was $269,538. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was initiated dur- FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1775 ing January 1959; levee and channel improvements were completed in October and railroad bridge modifications in December 1960. Total cost to June 30, 1961 for the project was $1,298,407, in- cluding $76,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $53,000 $225,000 $105,000 $687,000 $117,000 $1,310,399 Cost .................. 26,714 34,803 70,425 774,266 269,538 1,298,407 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ............................... $11,992 Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962 ............................. 11,992 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .................................. 4,601 24. LITTLE DELL RESERVOIR, UTAH Location. The Little Dell Reservoir would be located on Dell Creek, about 8 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dell Creek has a drainage area of about 16 square miles at the damsite, rising at elevation 7,600 feet on the western slope of the Wasatch Moun- tains. It flows in a southerly direction and enters Parleys Creek at the head of existing Mountain Dell Reservoir, which is owned and operated by Salt Lake City, and is used for domestic water supply. Parleys Creek has a total drainage area of 51 square miles, rising at elevation 8,500 feet. The stream flows through Salt Lake City, principally in an underground conduit, to the Jor- dan River. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles of the area.) Existing project. The improvement would provide for construc- tion of a 170-foot high earthfill dam to create a reservoir with gross storage capacity of 8,000 acre-feet, for flood control and municipal water supply. The Little Dell Reservoir would be operated in conjunction with the existing Mountain Dell Reservoir (3,000 acre-feet capacity), located about 1.5 miles downstream. Construction has not been initiated. The project would, in conjunction with Mountain Dell Reser- voir, control all record snowmelt floods. The portion of Salt Lake City within the area to be protected constitutes the principal busi- ness and industrial development as well as some of the most con- centrated residential developments. In addition, the project would make available an additional minimum water supply of 4,000 acre-feet. Maintenance and operation of the project after completion will be the responsibility of local interests. The latest estimate of Federal cost for new work (July 1961) is $6,850,000, for construction (including preauthorization studies). Local interests are required to make a monetary con- tribution presently estimated at $607,000 toward the project cost allocated to production of local flood control benefits, payable as construction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repayment with interest within 50 years. Also, local interests are required to reimburse the Federal Government for costs allocated to the water supply function over a period not to exceed 50 years, with interest. The water supply reimbursement is presently esti- 1776 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 mated at $2,473,000. The portion of the first cost to be ultimately borne by the Federal Government is presently estimated at $3,770,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960. (See H. Doc. 213, 86th Cong., 1st sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Local interests are to: (1) Reimburse the United States for cost allocated to water supply functions (36.5 percent of the Federal construction cost), to be paid either (a) in a lump sum prior to commencement of construction, (b) in annual amounts during the period of construction, proportional to the estimated annual Federal construction costs, or (c) in equal annual payments, including interest during construction and interest on the unpaid balance, not to exceed 50 years from the date on which storage is first used for water supply purposes; (2) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the works, including the undertaking of all necessary alterations and relocations of highways, utilities, and other structures; (3) maintain and oper- ate the project without cost to the United States as a coordinated unit with the existing Mountain Dell Reservoir, both projects to be operated for flood control in accordance with rules and regula- tions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (4) settle in accordance with applicable State laws all water rights problems related to construction and operation of the project; (5) preserve or restore and thereafter maintain the stream channel down- stream from the two reservoirs to the Jordan River to the capac- ity existing in 1958; and (6) assume at least 20 percent of the cost (except costs of planning, design, and acquisition of water rights) of the completed project allocated to the production of local flood control benefits, payable either as construction proceeds or pursuant to a contract providing for repayment with interest within 50 years. The actual cost, or fair market value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and work performed or services ren- dered prior to completion of construction of the project, which are furnished by local interests, shall be included in the share of the cost to be borne by the local interests. Formal assurances have not been requested. The Salt Lake City Corporation had furnished assurances in the form of a reso- lution adopted August 26, 1958, that the requirements of local cooperation would be met; however, at that time the local coopera- tion requirements did not include any monetary contribution for local flood control benefits. The Salt Lake City Corporation was requested by Corps letter October 4, 1960, to furnish a statement as to whether the assurances for the new requirement pertinent to local flood control benefits will be furnished when formally requested. As a result, local interests have requested a draft of the repayment contract for review and comment. They have been advised by the Cores that after planning funds have been made available, contract drafts will be prepared and submitted for their review. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non- FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1777 Federal contributions, amount to $3,460,000 (July 1961). These costs include a required monetary contribution of $3,080,000, comprising $607,000 for local flood control benefits and $2,473,000 for water supply benefits, and an additional outlay of $380,000 for lands and damages and utility revisions. The latest estimate (July 1961) of annual maintenance, oper- ation, and replacement costs to local interests for this construction is $27,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. There were no oper- ations and no costs were incurred during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year. Other than the completed pre- authorization studies, no work has been accomplished on the project. Total cost of new work to June 30, 1961, was $75,000 (for preauthorization studies). Cost and financial statement New work: Appropriated .... $18,392 ..... ............. ..... ...................... ..................... 1 $75,000 Cost ....... .... 18,392 .... .............. .... .... ...._ .. . .. ................... 175,000 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ............................... ............. $ 75,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ............................ 75,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........................... ....... 6,700,000 1 For preauthorization studies. 25. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Estimated Cost full report Operation amount estimate of project Name see Annual Constructio and requiredto (lastdate Report for Constructionmaintenance complete of revision) American River, Calif........... 1959 1 $2,127,848 ................. .............. (() Big Dry Creek Reservoir and Diversion, Calif ............... . 1955 3 $1,374,931 ................ .............. (2) Folsom Reservoir, American Riv., Calif .ie.....r........ a..... 1957 4 $63,059,995 .$8,500 $63,608,500 $............... Humboldt River and Tribu- (July 1961) taries, Nevada .............. 1951 ........................................ 8 10,900,000 10,900,000 Little Valley Wash, Magna, (July 1954) Utah . .............. 1951 ............................. 707,000 7 707,000 Sevier River, near Redmond, (July 1954) (2) Utah ....................... Spanish Fork River, Utah .... 1952 1955 8 929,000 9 .............. 49,000 ....... ........ ............... 411,000 9 460,000 (July 1960) Emergency flood control work under authority of Public Law 138 and 318, 78th Cong., Public Law 75, 79th Cong., and 102, 80th Cong..... 1951 --.......................... $ 3,069,099 ................ (2) Emergency bank protection under authority of sec. 14 of the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946 ....... 1953 10 $39,852 ............................................. (2) Emergency flood control work under authority of sec. 208 of the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948 ..... 1953 ...................... 11 $1,919,202 ........................ (2) 1 Includes $2,000 from General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies. In addition, $54,919 was expended from contributed, other, funds for miscellaneous construction accomplished for local interests pursuant to requirements of local cooperation. Total costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contribution, amounted to $951,000 (1959). 1778 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 2 Completed. 8 Includes $5,000 from General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies. In addition, $44,008 was expended from contributed, other, funds for miscellaneous construction accomplished in connection with bridge construction pursuant to requirements of local cooper- ation. Total cost to local interests for all requirements of local cooperation amounted to $370,000 (1959). 4 Includes $90,000 from General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies. Costs of $2,119 incurred during fiscal year 1961 primarily for minor real estate settlement costs. 5 Completed except for minor real estate costs. Transferred to Bureau of Reclamation in May 1956 for operation and maintenance of the project by that agency in conjunction with other units of the Central Valley project. SIn addition, local interests will be required to contribute $2,762,000 toward the cost of construction, making a total first cost of $13,662,000 (July 1954). This project has been deferred for restudy. 7 Considered to be inactive. 8 Includes $10,000 from General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies. In addition, $48,000 was expended from required contributed funds toward the first cost. Total costs to local interests for all requirements of local cooperation, including required contribu- tions, were $118,000 (1951). *Includes $29,000 from General Investigations appropriation for preauthorization studies. Total estimated costs to local interests for all requirements of local cooperation are $155,000 (July 1960). This project has been deferred for restudy. 10 In addition, $12,861 was expended from required contributed funds. 11 In addition, $184,986 was expended from required contributed funds. 26. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and subsequent acts, require local interests to furnish assurances that they will maintain and operate certain local-protection projects after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Approved regulations for operation and maintenance of flood-control works, part 208, title 33, Code of Federal Regulations provide for semiannual inspection of com- pleted projects. District engineers are responsible for the ad- ministration of these regulations within the boundaries of their respective districts in order to insure maximum benefits from the projects. The average annual cost of this work in Sacramento District during the past 5 years was $8,297. The maintenance inspections conducted during the fiscal year indicate that existing agreements and regulations are being com- plied with on completed flood-control works. Continuing effort is required to improve maintenance practices and active steps are being taken by responsible State and local agencies to achieve de- sired results. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accordance with standards prescribed by regulations. Total cost of maintenance during the year was $9,931. Total costs for maintenance to June 30, 1961, were $56,500. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated .... $5,000 $7,000 $9,900 $9,650 $9,900 $56,500 Cost ........ 5,031 7,005 9,779 9,740 9,931 56,500 27. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION The following activities were conducted under authority of Public Law 99, 84th Congress, approved June 28, 1955: Advance preparation for flood emergencies and emergency repair work. FLOOD CONTROL--SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1779 Rights-of-way and assurances relative to holding the United States free from damages and future maintenance of project work were received prior to initiation of emergency work. Emergency repair and restoration of flood-control works was accomplished under the provision of applicable authority at the following location. This work was performed by contract. Flood-control emergency activies-repairand flood fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., approved June 28, 1955, and antecedent legislation) Date Date of con- Date Federal authorized struction start completed cost 1 Sacramento Marty's Bend, Mile Sept. 28 1960 - Nov. 4, 1960 ... Dec. 15, 1960 ... $48,732 River, Calif. 66.6, Yolo County (R.D. 534). Sacramento 3-Mile Slough on Dec. 2, 1960 ..--- Dec. 12, 1960 .. Dec. 19, 1960 ... 6,004 River, Calif. Twitchell Island- Emergency Levee repairs. 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 Federal cost. oo Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress 0 (P.L. 685, 84th Congress approved, July 11, 1956) 0 Date of authorized P ccompleted cost O 0 California: Duck Creek ......................................... South of Stockton, San July 29, 1959 2 ............... Not scheduled ............... Not scheduled ................ 8 $4,088 H Joaquin County. Green Valley Creek ..................... Solano Countdo ............................... do ................................ 9,433 McClure Creek .................................... Near Tehama, Tehama Jan. 3, 1961 6 ................. do ...................................... do ....................................- 2,596 County. Utah: z Big Wash .................................... Milford, Beaver Aug. 13, 1959 ................ July 1961 ........................ December 1961 ........... ... 2,666 z0O County. Iz Burch Creek ................................... South Ogden, Weber May 1, 19610 ................ Not scheduled ............. Not scheduled ................ 101,777 County. Kays Creek ....................................... Layton, Davis County .. May 4, 196111 ......... do ...................................... do . .............................. 2,054 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 Federal cost. 2 Detailed project report to be completed September 1961. 8 Total cost to June 30, 1961 $48,422; total estimated cost of project reports, $50,000. 4Preconstruction planning completed May 1960. 5 Total cost to June 30, 1961, $29,433:; estimated Federal cost, $174,000 (July 19(0). In addition, the latest estimate of non-Federal cost is $76,000 (July 1960) for rights-of-way and utility modifications. 6 Reconnaissance report to be completed August 1961. ' Total cost to June 30, 1961, $2,596; estimated cost of reconnaissance report, $3,000. 8 Total cost to June 30, 1961, $27,936; estimated Federal cost $378,000 (July 1959). In addition, the latest estimate of non-Federal cost is $2,000 (July 1959) for rights-of-way. OReconnaissance report to be completed November 1961. 10Total cost to June 30, 1961, $1,777; estimated cost of reconnaissance report, $5,000. 11Reconnaissance report to be completed October 1961. 12 Total cost to June 30, 1961, $2,054; estimated cost of reconnaissance report, $5,000. FLOOD CONTROL-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DISTRICT 1781 Total costs during fiscal year 1961 were as follows: Funds New work Maintenance Total Federal funds: Section 208, Flood Control Act approved Sept. 3, 1954 .. ....... 1$116 -------....----- . $116 Public Law 685, 84th Cong., approved July 11, 1956 .............. 22,613 .... . 22,613 Public Law 99, 84th Cong., approved June 28, 1955 .$.................... ....... ... - .- $67,977 67,977 Total Federal funds -... . .. 22,729 67,977 90,706 Contributed funds, other --------------- -- --------- 234 234 Total all funds ....----- $22,729 $68,211 $90,940 Total costs to June 30, 1961, were as follows: Funds New work Maintenance Total Federal funds: Section 208, Flood Control Act approved Sept. 3, 1954 $1,499,981 ...----.-----------------. $1,499,981 Public Law 685, 84th Cong., approved July 11, 1956 . 112,217 .. .. . . .-.... 112,217 Public Law 99, 84th Cong., approved June 28, 1955 .............................................. $14,776,195 14,776,195 Total Federal funds ................................ 1,612,198 14,776,195 16,388,393 Contributed funds required and other ...------- 4,000 115,355 119,355 Total all funds .. $1,616,198 $14,891,550 $16,507,748 1 Minor expenditures for work (completed in fiscal year 1960) on Provo River, Utah. 28." SCHEDULING OF FLOOD-CONTROL OPERATIONS Section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 reads as follows: "Hereafter, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to pre- scribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation at all reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds provided on the basis of such purposes, and the operation of any such project shall be in accordance with such regulations * * *" The work accomplished under this category consists of activities necessary in the basinwide coordination of flood-control and navi- gation releases from reservoirs operated by other agencies. Summaries of monthly operations at Folsom, Friant, Shasta, Wanship, Echo, Pineview, Don Pedro, Cherry Valley, Hetch Hetchy, and Big Dry Creek Reservoirs were prepared and dis- tributed. A draft of the reservoir regulation manual for flood control, Shasta Dam and Reservoir, was prepared and furnished the Bureau of Reclamation for review and comment. Preparation of flood control regulations and the reservoir regulation manual for flood control, Prosser Creek Dam and Reservoir, was undertaken. Data were assembled on weather, river stages and flows, and tidal stages in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins. The cost of this work during the fiscal year was $10,835. Total cost of this work to June 30, 1961, was $64,658. 1782 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 29. SURVEYS Work performed under this category includes all investigations of authorized navigation and flood-control survey and review studies for the purpose of determining the advisability of rec- ommending projects for construction which are economically feasible within specific water basins. The rapidly developing economy of the Nation requires that the Federal Government keep its program of authorized public works coordinated with current and prospective needs for rivers and harbors improve- ment, flood-control, and related purposes. The scope and extent of the navigation, flood-control, and water-resources problems involved affect national and local economy and security. In addition, this category includes Corps of Engineers activities required for the purpose of coordination with other Federal agencies in programs which are primarily the responsibility of the other agencies. These coordination activities include studies under the following authorities: a. Collaboration with the Department of Agriculture in its activities under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Public Law 566), as amended by Public Law 1018 (Aug. 7, 1956). This objective requires that cognizance be taken of constructed and contemplated upstream and downstream works, with a view to developing the best overall basin program. For this purpose, studies are conducted to bring about coordination be- tween the Public Law 566 program and the flood-control work of the Corps of Engineers, to insure optimum development. b. Collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation in its activi- ties under the Small Reclamation Projects, Public Law 984, 84th Congress (70 Stat. 1044), which authorizes the Bureau to make loans for construction, rehabilitation and betterment of small- reclamation projects, under specific criteria established by the authorizing legislation. The Corps performs studies of the flood- control features of proposed small-reclamation projects as a serv- ice to the applicants for loans and nonreimbursable .grants by the Secretary of the Interior. Application of the Federal flood-control policy to "small reclamation projects" would require the Federal Government to bear the cost of determining the value of the flood- control benefits, since under the flood control acts the Federal Government bears the costs of investigations and surveys. During the fiscal year work under this category included: (1) Continuation of one investigation and completion of one investiga- tion under the navigation category; (2) continuation of 6 investi- gations, initiation of 4 investigations, and completion of 5 investi- gations under the flood control category; and accomplishment of cooperative studies with the Federal Soil Conservation Service, relating to Public Law 566. There were no costs incurred under the provisions of Public Law 984. Total costs during fiscal year 1961 were $212,437, of which $29,801 were for navigation investigations, $175,638 for flood control investigations, and $6,998 for watershed studies. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1961, $15,395, and antici- pated allotment for fiscal year 1962 of $189,500, a total of GEN'L. INVESTIGATIONS-SACRAMENTO, CALIF., DIST. 1783 $204,895, will be applied during fiscal year 1962 to payment of expenses to be incurred for continuation of investigations and studies under this category. 30. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Hydrologic studies conducted under this activity are essential basic activities pertaining to navigation, flood control, and re- lated programs, which are essential to the proper evaluation of water resources of river basins. These studies provide a back- ground of information and experience which is subsequently utilized in the design, construction, and operation of water-control structures; the studies are not properly chargeable to authorized projects or reports. Civil-works investigation are designed to assist in the solution of unsolved or incompletely solved problems associated with design, construction and operation, and maintenance of civil-works projects. These investigations are engineering problems which are encountered over a wide segment of the area of the civil functions performed by the Corps of Engineers. The solutions are disseminated to permit optimum utilization of the results throughout the Corps of Engineers. Miscellaneous hydrologic studies in connection with the col- lection and study of basic data were conducted to the extent permitted by the very limited funds available for fiscal year 1961. Streamflow data and recording rain-gage data were ob- tained from the operations of general coverage stations in the Corps of Engineers stream-gaging program and independent general coverage rain gages operated by Sacramento District which could not be assigned to authorized project or examination and survey investigations. Analysis of current-flood potential on all principal streams of the Sacramento District was accomplished from current runoff, snow cover, and soil-moisture data. Aerial reconnaissance surveys were conducted of the snowfields in the Sierra Nevada area for progress of snowmelt runoff. In addition, a flood reporting network was maintained throughout the district in cooperation with U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Weather Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, State of California, and local interests. The above studies provided for partial assembly and analysis of basic data covering the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basins and for use in reviewing the regulations for Shasta, Folsom and Friant Reservoirs, operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. Civil Works Investigation on Flood-volume Studies, West Coast: Technical bulletin on Generalized Rainflood Frequencies for Cali- fornia, Oregon, and Washington was completed and distributed to Corps of Engineers offices and cooperating agencies. A re- search note on a Reliability Test of Hydrologic Frequency Methods was completed and distributed. A general study to develop sim- plified snowmelt runoff volume-frequency charts for West Coast, Columbia River Basin, and Great Basin streams was initiated. A civil-works investigation to determine suitability of epoxy resin toward reduction of erosion and cavitation in sluice con- duits in flood-control dams designed and constructed by the Corps of Engineers was continued during the fiscal year. The 1784 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 epoxy resin was applied in selected areas in conduits at Pine Flat Reservoir, Kings River, Calif. Tests have been made with flows under heads ranging from 200 feet to 380 feet at full gate opening and at approximately 200 feet head with partial gate opening. No tests were made during fiscal year 1961 pending lowering of reservoir storage to desired head condition. It is anticipated that suitable head conditions will prevail early in fiscal year 1962. A series of project bulletins will be issued describing the application of materials and procedures for the mixtures tested and the results attained. The costs during the fiscal year for research and development were $30,138 comprising $9,784 for hydrological studies and $20,354 for civil-works investigations. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $1,396 plus an anticipated allotment of $21,000, a total of $22,396 will be applied to hydrologic studies and civil-works investigations planned for fiscal year 1962. 1785 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT* This district comprises the Hawaiian, Line, Gilbert, Marshall, Midway, Wake, and Johnston Islands, and such islands in the South Pacific Ocean lying between the 159th meridian of east longitude and 108th meridian of west longitude as may be under the jurisdiction of the United States. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page Navigation Flood Control 1. Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii ...... 1785 7. Hanapepe River, Hawaii ...... 1792 2. Kahului Harbor, Hawaii ....... 1788 8. Kawainui Swamp, Hawaii ....1793 9. Wailoa Stream and Tribu- 3. Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii .... 1789 taries, Hawaii .................... 1794 4. Navigation projects on which 10. Inspection of completed flood- reconnaissance and condi- control works ...................... 1795 tion surveys only were con- 11. Flood-control work under spe- ducted during fiscal year cial authorization .............. 1796 1961 -------..---.......----..--.......--.............. 1791 Shore Protection 5. Other authorized navigation 12. Authorized shore-protection 1791 projects ....-----............................---------- projects .................-----....---..........--------- 1797 6. Navigation work under spe- General Investigations cial authorization -----.........--..... 1791 13. Surveys ...----------............... 1798 1. HONOLULU HARBOR, HAWAII Location. This harbor is on the south coast of the island of Oahu, about 2,100 nautical miles from San Francisco. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4109.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 40 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 4,000 feet long; an outer harbor basin 35 feet deep, about 1,520 feet wide, and 3,300 feet long; a channel connecting the outer harbor basin with Kapalama Basin, 35 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide through the first 1,000 feet, thence 600 feet wide for a distance of 2,400 feet; an inner harbor basin (Kapalama Basin) 35 feet deep, about 1,000 feet wide, and 3,400 feet long; a slip on the easterly side of pier 39, 35 feet deep and 1,000 feet long; a second entrance channel extending seaward from the west end of Kapalama Basin, 35 feet deep, 10,300 feet long and the width varying from 451 feet, at the end of Kapalama Basin, to a maximum of 960 feet in the emergency turning basin in Keehi Lagoon, and 400 feet for the remaining length of the channel seaward of the turning basin; and a double- leaf bascule bridge across the second entrance channel, having a minimum clear horizontal draw opening of 250 feet. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 1.9 feet, and the extreme tidal range under ordinary conditions is 2.3 feet. The latest (1960) approved estimate of cost for new work is $7,762,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $8,232. 1786 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 Deepening to 35 feet the inner harbor Annual Report, 1905, p. 2565. with a general width of 1,200 feet and easing the curve between the entrance channel and the inner harbor. Aug. 8, 1917 For the channel 1,000 feet long ............ H..... Doc. 392, 64th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Channel connecting Honolulu Harbor and H. Doc. 753, 69th Cong., 2d sess. Kapalama Basin. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Enlarging entrance channel to present project dimensions, widening of the harbor basin by 320 feet and the main- H. Doc. 54, 73d Cong., 1st sess. tenance of the improved 400-foot wide portion of the reserved channel. July 24, 1946 A depth of 35 feet over the full width of H. Doc. 705, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 600 feet throughout the reserved chan- nel; a turning basin in Kapalama Basin 35 feet deep by 1,000 feet wide and 3,000 feet long; and a slip of like depth 1,000 feet long on the easterly side of pier 39. Sept. 3, 1954 The second entrance channel; and instal- H. Doc. 717, 81st Cong., 2d sess. lation of a movable-type bridge across (contains latest published map). the 2d entrance channel. (Modified by the Chief of Engineers.) SIncluded in the Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. The act of September 3, 1954, requires local interests to (1) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for the con- struction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required; (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (3) relinquish to the United States, without royalty charge, all salvageable material removed from the channel; and (4) take title to the proposed drawbridge after construction and maintain and operate it in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. All requirements of local cooperation have been formally assured by the State Director of Transportation. Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1955, chapter 112, section 4, authorizes the Director of Transportation to operate and maintain the bridge across the second entrance channel. Total costs (expended by State of Hawaii) for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $12,774,330 (June 1960). Terminal facilities. There are 38 piers and 2 marginal wharves (a 470-foot concrete wharf and a 2.600-foot timber wharf). The Federal Government owns 4 of the piers and the 2 marginal wharves. Of the remaining piers, 14 are owned by the State of Hawaii, administered by the State Department of Transportation, and 20 are privately owned. All piers owned by the State and private concerns are open to all on equal terms. However, certain piers are reserved for certain commodities such as oil, pineapples, bulk feed, bulk cement, and bulk fertilizer. There is a bulk sugar plant of 30,000-ton storage capacity with a conveyor loading sys- tem capable of conveying at a rate of about 1,000 tons per hour. The State has converted a pier to accommodate containerized ships RIVERS AND HARBORS - HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1787 and to handle 25-ton cargo containers. Pipelines for diesel oil, fuel oil, kerosene, gasoline, aqua ammonia, molasses, and water are available. In addition to these facilities, the U.S. Army has a slip for the mooring of barges and small vessels in the northerly side of Kapalama Basin adjacent to the storage and terminal facilities in the vicinity of the United States owned piers 39 and 40. Existing terminal facilities accommodate present commerce, but modernization for more efficient handling and expansion for prospective commerce will be necessary. The State of Hawaii has initiated work on a new passenger-freight terminal to replace three old piers. The State also has under way a master planning program for the redevelopment of Honolulu Harbor port facilities. Operations and result during fiscal year. New work: Engi- neering and design was accomplished on the bascule bridge at a cost of $8,161 of which $5,611 was by hired labor and $2,550 was by contract. Dredging in the inner portion of the second entrance channel was completed by contract in July 1960. The cost for the year was $47,042. A total of 1,148,351 cubic yards of material were removed from the inner channel of which 98 percent was accomplished in prior fiscal years. Approximately 46,400 cubic yards of hard coral were blasted and dredged from the outer por- tion of the second entrance channel by contract at a total cost of $160,034. Construction of the bascule bridge was continued dur- ing the year under two separate contracts. The bridge substruc- ture was 98 percent complete and the contract cost for the year was $798,303. Construction of the bridge superstructure was started in March 1961 and was 11 percent complete at the end of the year, the contract cost for the year was $166,913. The total cost of supervision and administration on the modification work was $147,472 during the year. The total cost of new work for the year was $1,327,925 from regular funds. Maintenance: Maintenance dredging in areas adjacent piers 2, 10, and 11 was completed at a total cost of $41,204 of which $2,313 was expended by hired labor for engineering and design and $38,891 was expended for contract work and pertinent govern- ment supervision and administration. A condition survey was made of the completed portion of the proiect by hired labor at a cost of $4,558. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 85 percent complete. The work authorized prior to 1954 was completed in August 1945. The controlling depths in June 1961 were 37.8 feet in the en- trance channel, 33.4 feet in the harbor basin, 32.5 feet in the con- necting channel, 25.5 feet in Kapalama basin, and 25.3 feet in the slip easterly of pier 39. The costs for the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total costs costs costs Regular funds .......... ....... . ................. $58,00,348 $716,385 $6,516,733 Public works funds ................. .............. 784,800 ......................... 784,800 $6,585, 148 $716,385 $ 7,301,533 T otal ----------------------....--------------------------- I 1788 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ..----------------....................$50,000 $940,000 $1,594,000 $1,217,717 $7,764,294 Cost --------.. . --------------- 23,753 184,067 1,086,826 1,327,925 6,585,148 Maintenance: Appropriated -$233 .................... 42,028 ......................-------.....................-------------- 717,209 Cost -- 44 ....-----................... 41,204 --------................................--------------....... 716,385 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ....................................................... $81,594 81,594 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----------................................--------- 2. KAHULUI HARBOR, HAWAII Location. This harbor is on the north coast of the island of Maui, about 90 nautical miles southeast of Honolulu. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4105.) Existing project. This provides for rubble mound breakwaters on the east and west sides of the harbor, approximately 2,850 and 2,396 feet in length, respectively, and an entrance 600 feet wide between the breakwaters, and a harbor basin 2,050 feet wide, 2,400 feet long and 35 feet deep. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 2.4 feet and the extreme tidal range under normal conditions is 3.4 feet. The latest (1960) approved estimate of cost for new work is $2,771,000 of which $2,741,000 is Federal (Corps of Engineers) cost and $30,000 is non-Federal contribution. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $267,736. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Extending the east breakwater and dredging H. Doc. 593, 61st Cong., 2d sess. the basin. July 27, 1916 For the west breakwater _. ................ H. Doc. 1330, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Extension of both breakwaters and enlarge- H. Doc. 235, 69th Cong., 1st sess. ment of the dredged basin. 1 July 14, 1960 Enlargement of harbor basin, 600 feet wide, H. Doc. 109, 86th Cong., 1st sess. 2,400 feet long, 35 feet deep. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with on the existing proj- ect and local interests have furnished satisfactory assurances of local cooperation for the recommended modification of the project. Total costs (expended by the State of Hawaii) for all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the existing project authorization amount to $2,502,970 (June 1960). Terminal facilities. There are two wharves owned by the State of Hawaii which are operated by the State Department of Trans- portation and are open to shipping on equal terms. Pipelines for fuel oil, distillate, kerosene, gasoline, molasses, and water are available. There is also a bulk-sugar plant of 30,000-ton storage capacity with a conveyor loading system capable of conveying at a rate of about 750 tons per hour. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS - HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1789 Operation and result during fiscal year. New work: Precon- struction plannihg and other administrative work for enlargement of the harbor basin were completed by hired labor with regular funds at a total cost of $21,071. Maintenance: A $25,000 payment was made to Sotramer, Grenoble, France, for royalty charges for the use of tetrapods in the repair of the breakwaters. The net pertinent administrative cost was $242. Engineering and design for maintenance dredging in the harbor basin was completed by hired labor at a cost of $933. The total cost for contract work was $2,043 of which $2,000 was incurred by the contractor for mobilization and $43 was incurred for government supervision and administration. The total main- tenance cost for the year was $28,218 from regular funds. A condition survey was made of the completed portion of the project by hired labor at a cost of $2,346. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 75 per- cent complete. The work authorized prior to 1960 was completed in December 1931. Construction for enlargement of the harbor basin has not been started. The controlling depth in March 1961 was 31 feet in the harbor basin. The costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,799,631 for new work and $2,723,601 for maintenance, a total of $4,523,232 from regular funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---............................ .......... .......... $630,000 $2,408,560 Cost .. . 21,071 1,799,631 210........1....1................... Maintenance Appropriated .. $732,730 -$664 $332,840 $ 11,209 73,100 2,794,476 Cost ............. 992,774 -370 26,879 291,177 28,218 2,723,601 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 .......... ....................... $111,771 Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....................... 111,771 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ................................. .. ......... $30,200 $30,200 host . .................... ........... .. ...................................... 0 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ....................................... $14,295 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------................---------....... 14,295 3. KAWAIHAE HARBOR, HAWAII Location. This harbor is in Kawaihae Bay, adjacent to the town of Kawaihae, and is on the northwest coast of the island of Hawaii, approximately 85 nautical miles northwesterly from 1790 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Hilo, island of Hawaii. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 4166.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 400 feet wide and approximately 2,900 feet long to a depth of 40 feet, a harbor basin 1,250 feet square to a depth of 35 feet; and a pro- tective rubble mound breakwater with maximum crest elevation 13 feet above mean lower low water and 2,650 feet long, and 3,335 feet of heavy stone revetment. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 2.1 feet, and the extreme range under ordinary conditions is 4.5 feet. The latest (1958) approved estimate of cost for new work is $5,530,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 311, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The total cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amounts to $2,719,177 (June 1960). Of the amount, $1,129,177 was expended by the State of Hawaii for wharf facili- ties and $1,590,000 was expended by shipping interests for the bulk sugar plant, molasses tanks and bulk petroleum facilities. In addition, $507,200 was expended by the State of Hawaii for a small-boat harbor and a barge channel to augment the Federal deepwater harbor. Terminal facilities. Facilities to serve trans-Pacific commerce comprise a wharf, a pier shed, molasses tanks of 10,000-ton stor- age capacity, petroleum tanks of 10,000-ton storage capacity with pipelines, and a bulk-sugar plant of 17,000-ton storage capacity with a conveyor system capable of conveying at a rate of about 600 tons per hour. A barge landing, a pier shed and a cattle corral are available to serve interisland tugs and barges. All facilities are open to all on equal terms and are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. A LST ramp, constructed with military funds, is also available. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: A total of $517 was expended from regular funds during the year for publication of a project information pamphlet and other adminis- trative work by hired labor. A reconnaissance survey of the project was accomplished by hired labor at a cost of $147. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1959. The controlling depths as of June 1960 were 40 feet in the entrance channel and 36 feet in the harbor basin. The total cost of new work to June 30, 1961 was $4,186,237 from regular funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS - HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1791 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ....$1,700,000 $2,450,000 $69,000 -$59,500 -$1,263 $4,186,237 Cost . ..... 669,026 2,569,856 911,194 9,328 517 1 4,186,237 1Includes $8,410 undistributed costs ($950 expended for rock stockpile and $7,460 expended for construction facilities). 4. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnaissance or Name of project fiscal year condition survey conducted 1. $ 466 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii .......-...-..-....-....--......... August 1960 2. Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii ....-............. 1,818 May 1961 3. 533 Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii ............-.................... January 1961 4. Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii ....................6,031 May 1961 5. -2,875 Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii ..-...-..-................ May 1961 $11,723 Total cost during fiscal year .................... 5. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Hilo Harbor, Hawaii ..........1958 $3,408,826 $1,738,778 (1) 2. Kaunakakai Harbor, 1956 Hawaii ................................ 103,200 61,863 (1) 3. Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii ...... 1955 2 3,348,000 41,857 (1) 4. Nawiliwili Harbor, 1960 Hawaii ............-................... 3 2,127,724 1,624,454 (1) 5. Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii ............................. 1956 4 752,645 118,838 (1) 6. Wake Island Harbor, Wake Island ................... 1950 5 1,931 6 13,493 $4,668,000 7 $4,670,000 7. Welles Harbor, Midway Island ............................ 1950 2,488,056 2,111 (S) 1 Completed. 2Exclusive of costs paid from Navy, Civil Aeronautics and military funds. 3 Exclusive of $233,261 from contributed funds. 4 Exclusive of $200,000 from contributed funds. 5Preauthorization studies costs only. 6 Cost of hydrographic survey completed in August 1948. 7 Cost estimate revised as of July 1960; project cleared on "deferred" category. s Project completed in 1941; maintenance transferred to the Department of the Navy in 1949. 6. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributariesin the interests of navigation (Sec. 3 of the 1945 River and HarborAct, Public Law 14, 79th Cong., Mar. 2, 1945) Date Date of Date Federal cost ProjectLocation authorized construction completed Fiscal Total start year Hawaii, Hawaii Wailoa River ...... June 14, 1960 July 21, 1960 Oct. 8, 1960 $76,518 $78,388 1792 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 7. HANAPEPE RIVER, HAWAII Location. This river is on the southwest portion of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, and flows through the town of Hanapepe. Existing project. This provides for the construction of a levee, about 2,200 feet long, along the left bank commencing at the new Kauai Belt Highway Bridge about one-third mile above the river mouth and extending to the cliffs at the northeast corner of the town of Hanapepe; and the construction of a levee about 4,600 feet long along the right bank, commencing at the old highway bridge about one-half mile above the river mouth and extending upstream to high ground. The latest (1961) approved estimate for new work is $673,000 of which $9,000 would be non-Federal. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Chief of Engineers in a report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of War on March 15, 1944 (and as modified by the Chief of Engineers). Local cooperation. Fully complied with for work performed to date. Resolution No. 71 adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kauai on April 7, 1960, provided assurances that in connection with construction of improvements on both banks of Hanapepe River, local interests will (1) furnish lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, (2) remove and replace existing bridge, (3) remove all buildings within limits of the rights-of-way, (4) alter as required sewer, water supply, and other utility facilities, (5) bear the expense of all highway alterations, (6) hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from construction of the works, (7) maintain and operate all works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, and (8) provide a cash contribution of 11/2 percent of the total Federal cost of the entire project, an amount now estimated at $9,000. The latest (1961) estimate of non-Federal first costs for all requirements of local cooperation is $169,000. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: Engi- neering and design for work on the right bank were continued by hired labor during the year at a total cost of $22,644 from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is 48 percent com- plete. Flood control works on the left bank were completed in December 1959. Construction on the right bank has not been started. The total cost of new work on the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $318,485 from regular funds. Cost and financial statement balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .................................... $345,114 balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................................ 345,114 FLOOD CONTROL--HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1793 8. KAWAINUI SWAMP, HAWAII Location. The project is located in the southeasterly portion of the island of Oahu, in the Kailua district, 13 miles northeasterly of Honolulu. Existing project. This provides for a channel 9,465 feet long, 80 to 110 feet wide at the bottom, an earth levee 6,340 feet long, a reinforced concrete control structure 262 feet long, and a gate structure of 24-inch reinforced concrete culvert. The latest (1961) approved estimate of cost for new work is $1,170,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 214, 81st Cong., 1st sess. as modified by the Chief of Engineers). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to: (1) Pro- vide 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; (2) construct all highway and street bridges, alterations and other related works made necessary by the construction of the project; (3) hold and save the United States free from any damages resulting from the construction and maintenance of the works; and (4) maintain and operate all works after completion of the project in accord- ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Local interests have proposed that part of the swamp area be used for purposes other than storage of flood waters. Provisions for other uses are compatible with the authorized plan but would require modifications of the approved plan believed within the discretionary powers of the Chief of Engineers. Firm proposals have not been made at this time upon which to determine all modifications needed in the approved plan. Meanwhile, the State of Hawaii by Resolution No. 1.60, adopted July 12, 1960, fur- nished assurances that all requirements of local cooperation, with- out restriction to any plan, will be met. The City of Honolulu also has approved expenditure of $407,000 in Fiscal Year 1962 in connection with the project. To date, the State of Hawaii has expended a total of $274,000 for construction of a pilot flood channel from the swamp to the ocean along the alignment of the proposed channel. Of the ex- pended funds, $28,000 was for lands, easements, and rights-of- way, and $246,000 was for construction of the channel, including a reinforced concrete bridge at Kalaheo Avenue. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $575,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Pre- liminary engineering studies were accomplished during the year by hired labor. The studies showed that a prospective real estate developer's proposed plan of development is compatible with the project plan. Total cost of new work for the year was $2,881 from regular funds. 1794 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Preconstruction planning is approximately 65 percent complete. The cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961 was $84,348 from regular funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ...............................----------------------.......................------- $3,000 $84,467 Cost ...............70 15 2,881 --...........................................- 84,348 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ................. $ 119 --....--...................... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .............................. 119 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ..............----- 1,085,533 -----------------................. 9. WAILOA STREAM AND TRIBUTARIES, HAWAII Location. Wailoa Stream is formed by the confluence of the Waiakea and Kawili Streams which have their sources on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa. Wailoa Stream flows through the city of Hilo into Hilo Bay on the northeastern side of the island of Hawaii. Existing project. This provides for construction of a diversion dike 335 feet long and a channel 230 feet long to combine the flows of Kawili Stream with those of Waiakea Stream above the city of Hilo; improvement of the present Waiakea channel em- bankments to contain the combined flows within the channel at low points; and construction of a new channel 2,600 feet long for Waiakea Stream with necessary flanking levees along the lower portion of its length. The latest (1960) approved estimate of cost of new work is $720,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of Septem- ber 3, 1954 (H. Doc. 529, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the house document. Local cooperation. Resolution No. 25 adopted by the Board of Supervisors, County of Hawaii on February 6, 1957 provided assurances that local interests will (1) provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, (2) construct all necessary culverts, bridges, street revisions, and utility relocations, (3) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (4) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of non-Federal first costs for all require- ments of local cooperation is $435,000 (1960). Operation and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design for preparation of a design memorandum on site selec- tion were performed by hired labor during the year. Total cost of new work for the year was $25,913, all from regular funds. FLOOD CONTROL--HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1795 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project has not been started. Preconstruction planning is approximately 74 percent complete. The total costs of the project to June 30, 1961 amounted to $59,479 for preauthorization studies and advance engineering and design. Cost and financial statement Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 -..--- --------------------- $.. 3,521 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ........................................ 9,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - ...-------------------.. 12,521 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 648,000 ......-................................. 10. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1936, as amended, local interests are required to operate and maintain flood-control works completed with Federal funds, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961 an inspection of completed flood-control works was made by hired labor at a cost of $618. Local interests were advised to take corrective measures on deficiencies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated----- ....................... . $500 $490 $1,000 $1,990 Cost .....-------------------------------------- 143 847 618 1,608 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 .......................................................... $ 382 .. Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ......................-----------------------.. -----------........ 1,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ........ 1,382 ........--------------------.. 1 Honolulu office operated under San Francisco District: Appropriations to, and costs incurred by, Honolulu Area were negligible and were included in reports by San Francisco District; data are not available in Honolulu District. '-4 CD 03 11. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress. (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) z Date of Date Federal cost 3 z~ Project Location authorized construction start completed Fiscal year Total (estimated) w 0 Kahoma Stream .................................. Maui, Hawaii June 27, 1960 $4,270 $ 6,000 Kuliouou Stream .................................. Oahu, Hawaii Apr. 25, 1958 Oct. 18, 1960 2 216 19,000 c) Wailua River ............ ................... Kauai, Hawaii Sep. 24, 1958 June 22, 1961 2 1,428 29,500 Waimea River ...................................... Kauai, Hawaii Mar. 12, 1958 6,498 18,000 H P-4 'For engineering studies only. w 2 Completion date for engineering report which contained unfavorable recommendation. 0 3 For engineering reports only. H W P4 FLOOD CONTROL--HONOLULU, HAWAII, DISTRICT 1797 Emergency flood-control activities--repair,flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st Sess. and antecedent legislation) During the fiscal year, advance preparation for flood emergen- cies and post-flood reports were accomplished at a cost of $11,171 and $8,540 respectively. 12. AUTHORIZED SHORE-PROTECTION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Cost full report Operation Estimated estimate Name of see Construction and amount (last project Annual maintenance required to date Report complete of for- revision) Hanapepe Bay, Hawaii ............ (1) 2 $6,830 .................. 4 $22,170 4 $28,000 Waikiki Beach, Hawaii ................ 1960 a $245,568 ................. (5) (5) Waimea Beach, Hawaii .............. (1) 2 $2,970 ...................... 4 $6,030 4 $9,000 1 No previous report, project authorized in 1958. 2 Federal share of costs for preauthorization studies only. 8 Federal cost of participation. Includes $52 expended in fiscal year 1961 for administrative costs. 4 Cost estimate revised as of July 1961, Federal cost only. 5 Completed. 1798 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 13. SURVEYS During the fiscal year the total cost of $97,941 was incurred by hired labor for the accomplishment of surveys and reviews of reports for proposed navigation, flood-control and shore-protection projects. The total expenditures were $97,941. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1961, in the amount of $28,746 and accounts receivable of $1,800 plus an anticipated allotment of $155,500 for fiscal year 1962, a total of $186,046 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1961 ................................. ........................... $ 7,580 Surveys and review of reports for proposed navigation, flood- control and shore-protection projects .............................. 178,466 Total .................................................................................................. $186,046 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT The territorial limits of the Portland, Oreg., District include the southerly portion of the State of Washington which lies within the watershed of Columbia River and tributaries downstream from a point between the Klickitat River and Rock Creek; that portion of the State of Oregon within Columbia River watershed below the John Dam damsite and west. of the watershed of John Day River and tributaries, together with south central Oregon west of Malheur River and Steens Mountain, but not including that part which drains into Klamath Lake and River. The costal drain- age area of Oregon is also included. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Navigation--Continued Page 1. The Dalles Dam, Columbia 24. Navigation work under River, Wash. and Oreg. __1800 special authorization _____1843 2. Columbia River at Bonne- Alteration of Bridges ville, Oreg. _____________1803 25. Interstate Bridge, Oregon 3. Restoration of Indian and Washington _________1843 Fishing Grounds, Bonne- ville, Oreg. _-------------1805 Flood Control 4. Columbia River between 26. Willamette River Basin, Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Oregon District _1844 The Dalles, Oreg. -__ _-__1806 27. Detroit Reservoir, Oreg. ____1849 5. Willamette River above 28. Green Peter Reservoir, Portland and Yamhill Oreg. ---------------- 1851 River, Oreg. _------------1809 29. Holley Reservoir, Oreg. ____1852 6. Willamette River at Willa- 30. Blue River Reservoir, mette Falls, Oreg. --- ____ 1812 Oreg.------------------- 853 7. Columbia and Lower Willa- 31. Cougar Reservoir, Oreg. ___1854 mette Rivers below Van- 32. Fern Ridge Reservoir, couver, Wash., and Oreg. _-----------------1855 Portland, Oreg. --------- 1814 33. Fall Creek Reservoir, 8. Cowlitz River, Wash. -___ 1819 Oreg. _-----------------1857 9. Skipanon Channel, Oreg. ___1820 34. Hills Creek Reservoir, 10. Columbia River at Baker Oreg. _-----------------1858 _1821 Bay, Wash. ------------ 35. Lookout Point Reservoir, 11. Columbia River at the Oreg. ----------------- 1860 mouth, Oregon and 36. Dorena Reservoir, Oreg. 1862 Washington _ ___________1822 37. Cottage Grove Reservoir, 12. Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg. ------------------ 1864 Oreg. ______________-____1824 38. Johnson Creek, Portland 13. Depoe Bay, Oreg.--------- _1826 and Vicinity, Oreg. -_. 1866 14. Yaquina River, Oreg. -_...1827 39. Willamette River Basin, 15. Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg. (Bank Protection) _1867 Oreg. ----------------- 1828 40. Local Flood-Protection 16. Siuslaw River, Oreg. ---... 1831 Projects, Columbia River 17. Umpqua River, Oreg. - -1833 41. Basin, Oreg. and Wash ___1869 Lower Columbia River 18. Coos Bay, Oreg. ---------- 1836 Basin, Oreg. and Wash ___1870 19. Coquille River, Oreg. -... 1838 42. Washougal Area, Clark 20. Rogue River, Harbor at County, Wash., Lower Gold Beach, Oreg. ------- 1839 Columbia River Basin 21. Chetco River, Oreg. -------- 1841 Levees at New Locations _1872 22. Navigation projects on 43. Multnomah County Drain- which reconnaissance and age District No. 1, Mult- condition surveys only nomah County, Oreg., were conducted during Lower Columbia River the fiscal year ___________1842 Basin Levees and im- 23. Other authorized naviga- provement to existing tion projects ----------- 1842 projects 1873 1799 1800 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Flood Control-Continued Page Flood Control--Continued Page 44. Peninsula Drainage 51. Beaver Drainage District, District No. 2, Mult- Columbia County, Oreg., nomah County, Oreg., Lower Columbia River Lower Columbia River Basin Levees and im- Basin Levees and im- provement to existing provement to existing projects --------------- 1880 projects --------------- 1874 52. Midland Drainage District, 45. Peninsula Drainage Columbia County, Oreg., District No. 1, Mult- Lower Columbia River nomah County, Oreg., Basin Levees and im- Lower Columbia River provement to existing Basin Levees and improve- _1881 projects --------------- ment to existing projects _1875 53. Woodson Drainage District, 46. Sauvie Island Drainage Columbia County, Oreg., Disrict (Areas A and B), Lower Columbia River Multnomah and Columbia Basin Levees and im- Counties, Oreg., Lower provement to existing Columbia River Basin projects ______________1882 Levees and improvement 54. Wahkiakum County Con- to existing projects _-_ __1876 solidated Diking District 47. Rainier Draining District, No. 1, Wash., Lower Columbia County, Oreg., Columbia River Basin Lower Columbia River Levees and improvement Basin Levees and im- to existing projects ----- 1883 provement to existing 55. Clatsop County Diking projects --------------- _1877 District No. 6, Oreg., 48. Cowlitz County Diking Im- Lower Columbia River provement District No. Basin Levees and im- 13, Wash., Lower Colum- provement to existing projects --------------- 1884 bia River Basin Levees and improvement to 56. Lower Columbia River existing projects -------- 1878 Basin Batk-Protection Works, Oreg., and Wash. _1885 49. Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District 57. Other authorized flood- No. 2, Wash., Lower control projects ----....1886 Columbia River and im- 58. Inspection of completed provement to existing flood-control works---- 1887 projects --------------- 1879 59. Flood-control work under 50. John Drainage District, special authorization -. -1888 Columbia County, Oreg., General Investigations Lower Columbia River 60. Examinations and surveys __1890 Basin Levees and im- 61. Collection and study of provement to existing basic data and research projects _---------------1880 and development studies __1890 1. THE DALLES DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, WASH. AND OREG. Location. This project is located on Columbia River at the head of the pool behind Bonneville Dam, approximately 193 miles above the mouth of the river and 90 miles east of Portland, Oreg. Existing project. This project provides for a dam, powerplant, navigation lock and appurtenant facilities. The improvement provides for navigation and hydroelectric power generation. The dam is designed for a normal pool at elevation 160 mean sea level. The normal pool forms a reservoir extending upstream about 25 miles providing slackwater to the John Day damsite. The total length of The Dalles Dam is 8,700 feet and consists of a rock, gravel, and sand river closure section from the Oregon shore con- necting to a nonoverflow section which in turn joins the power- house, then concrete nonoverflow sections connecting the spillway RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1801 with the powerhouse and the spillway with the navigation lock located at the right abutment on the Washington shore. Fish pass- ing facilities including two ladders are provided. The powerhouse is constructed for 14 units which are to be installed initially and substructure constructed for 8 additional units, an ultimate total of 22 units. Initial installation, including 2-13,500 kw fishwater units, will be 1,119,000 kilowatts. The structures are founded on Columbia River basalt. The principal data concerning the lock, spillway and power- house are shown in the following table. Navigation Lock Type --------------------------------------------- Single lift Lift normal eet-------- 87.5 f--------------------------- Net clear length------------------ do -------. 675 Net clear width---------------------------- do------- 86 Normal depth over upper sill-----------------do ------- 20 Minimum depth over lower sill----------------do-------15 Opened to navigation -------------------------------- March 17, 1957 Spillway Dam Type------------------------------_ ----- ---------- Controlled Elevation of crest------------------ ft. Insl .- 121 Top of crest gates --------------- do ..-------- 162 Number of gates __________________________---_23 Size of gates --------------------------- feet--------50 43 Height (foundation to crest) -------------- feet--------120 Design flood----------------------------c.f.s----- 2,290,000 Powerplant Powerhouse dimensions_______________ ___ feet --------- 240 X 2150 Number of main units------------initial ni14 ..... Number of main units_____________________ultimate 22 Capacity of main units------------------- kw---------78,000 ea. Fishwater supply units 2------------------------------ Capacity of fishwater supply units----------kw___ 1____3,500ea. Station service units______________________________ 2 Capacity of station service units------------kw---------3,000 ca. The estimated cost of new work (1961) is $247,700,000 of which $55,200,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $192,500,000 for construction. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years of operation amounts to $922,853. Operation of the project was started in 1957. Full maintenance and operation will not be in effect until fiscal year 1962. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor and Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Cong., 2d session. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. On July 22, 1960 main generator unit No. 13 was placed on the line. Power plant installation was completed on October 28, 1960, with unit No. 14 placed in commercial operation. Final installation of power plant and mechanical equipment in the powerhouse was accomplished November 1960. Under various contracts, security and safety fencing was in- stalled, bituminous surfacing placed in access lanes, walkways, and parking areas, and paving, landscaping, and lighting accom 1802 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 plished. Recreation facilities at Celilo, Oreg., and Maryhill, Wash., were completed. In May 1961 the installation of a tile floor in the powerhouse was finished. Installation of conduit, cable trays, and electrical equipment for a closed circuit TV system was completed and a contract for the procurement of television equipment awarded. Construction of a concrete parapet wall on the existing rockfill closure dam was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year a total of 4,404,776,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical power were generated of which 4,387,399,000 kilowatt- hours were delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing agency. The navigation lock was in operation throughout the fiscal year except during the period 1:50 P.M. February 10 to 11:59 P.M. February 12, 1961, for replacement of a broken cable on the upper tainter gate. A total of 165,800 persons visited the project during the fiscal year. Routine project maintenance and repair were accomplished as required. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,748,756 of which $1,330,- 427 was for new work and $1,418,329 for maintenance (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initi- ated February 1952 is essentially completed. Final completion is scheduled to be accomplished in fiscal year 1962. All major structures, relocations, fish passing facilities, and installation of electrical and mechanical equipment, are complete. Fish water supply units and main units Nos. 1 through 14 are in operation. At the end of the fiscal year work was underway on installation of various electrical control equipment for operating facilities. Planning for construction of recreation facilities was in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $250,330,680 of which $245,716,416 was for new work and $4,614,246 for maintenance (operation and care). Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated_ $51,525,000 $18,129,600 $12,865,000 $6,190,921 $1,460,000 $246,646,487 Cost ----------.. 54,410,166 18,435,080 12,645,584 5,934,130 1,330,427 245,716,416 Maintenance: Appropriated 105.000 827,900 1,041,700 1,226,300 1,430,000 4,630,900 Cost 103,258. 757,498 1,104,059 1,231,120 1,418,329 4,614,264 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _-- - $ 710,603 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962... .. _------- 270 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -- ---- 980,603 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ---------------- 783,513 1 Includes $299,966 preauthorization study costs. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1803 2. COLUMBIA RIVER AT BONNEVILLE, OREG. Location. This project is located on Columbia River, 42 miles east of Portland, Oreg., about 146 miles above the mouth of the river. For description of Columbia River see page ____: Existing project. This project provides for a dam, powerplant, and lock, for power and navigation. The spillway dam extends across the main channel from the Washington shore to Bradford Island, which divides the river at this point. The overflow crest at 24 feet above mean sea level is surmounted by 18 vertical-lift steel gates placed between piers which extend to elevation 99 feet where a service roadway permits the operation of two 350-ton gantry cranes for regulating the gates. The powerhouse extend- ing across Bradford Slough to the Oregon shore has an installation of 10 units, consisting of two units of 43,200 kilowatts each and eight units of 54,000 kilowatts each, totaling 518,400 kilowatts. The ordinary and extreme fluctuations of the river at the lower lock gate are about 21 and 47 feet, respectively. The project in- cludes fish ladders and locks to serve both the main channel and the Bradford Slough channel. The navigation lock and power- house are founded on andesite, and the main dam rests upon solidi- fied sedimentary rock of volcanic origin. The pool created by the dam provides a navigable channel with a depth of 30 feet and over between Bonneville and The Dalles Dam, a distance of 47 miles. The principal data concerning the ship lock and spillway dam are shown in the following table: Ship Lock Dimensions: Clear width of chamber _--_--__- 76 feet. Greatest length available for full width __ 500 feet. Lift (vertical : At extreme low water and normal pool level 66 feet. At normal river stage 59 feet. At extreme high water About 30 feet. Depth over miter sills at adopted low water 24.2 feet. Character of foundation Andesite. Opened to navigation January 1938. Spillway Dam Type of construction ---------------------- Concrete, gravity. Completed ------------------------------- 1938. Capacity -------------------------------- 1,600,000 cubic feet per sec- ond. Elevation of gate sills on crest of spillway __ 23.3 feet Height above lowest foundation ------------- About 170 feet Length of dam proper -------------------- 1,090 feet. Length of dam overall -------------------- 1,230 feet. Width at Width at base base ---------------------------- 200 200 feet. feet. Gate openings ---------------------------- 18. Crest-overflow (above mean sea level) ------- 24 feet. Pool elevation (normal) (above mean sea level) --------------------------------- 72 feet. Powerplant Length 1,027 feet. Width --------------------------------- 190 feet. Height (roof to bedrock) 190 feet. 1804 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Generator (station unit) ------------------- 1 4,000-kw. 0.8 power factor. Generators ------------------------------ 2 43,200-kw. 0.9 power factor. 8 54,000-kw. 0.9 power "factor. Total rated capacity ---------------------- __ 518,400-kw. 0.9 power factor, Speed ---------------------------------- 75 revolutions per minute. The cost of the dam, navigation lock, 10-power unit generating installation, fishways, and attendant buildings and grounds is $83,239,395 of which $6,072,480 is for navigation facilities, $39,- 350,824 is for power facilities, and $37,816,091 is for joint facili- ties, consisting of dam, fishways, buildings, and grounds, and the headwall section of power units 0 to 6, cost of which ($2,106,000) is allocated to dam and reservoir facilities. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years is $1,672,483. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents This existing project was originally authorized Sept. 30, 1933, by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Senate committee print, 73d Aug. 30, 1935 Existing project authorized by Congress ---- Cong., 2d sess. (report of Chief of Engineers, dated Aug. 21, 1938). Aug. 30, 1937 This act authorized the completion, mainte- (P. L. 329, nance, and operation of the Bonneville proj- 75th Cong.) ect under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, subjct to certain provisions con- tained therein relating to the powers and duties of the Bonneville Power Administra- tor. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Routine project main- tenance and operation were accomplished as required. Under various contracts painting of gantry cranes Nos; 5 and 6, recon- ditioning and rebuilding of stoplogs, rewinding of generator No. 8, and procurement of air circuit breakers and stationary oil purifiers, were accomplished. At the end of the fiscal year the rebuilding of 70 stoplogs was in progress, and contracts were awarded for sanitary system reconstruction, alteration to existing post derricks, repair to north approach viaduct to the dam, and procurement of 2,300 volt motor controllers and a 25-ton mobile crane. The navigation lock was in operation throughout the fiscal year except for accomplishment of minor maintenance items. During the fiscal year a total of 3,194,620,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical power energy was generated, of which 3,177,935,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to the Bonneville Power Administra- tion, the marketing agency. A total of 599,600 persons visited the project during the fiscal year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,064,634 for maintenance (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project started October 1933 was completed February 1953. Modifica- RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1805 tion of powerhouse control equipment started March 1957 was completed September 1958. First two power units were placed in operation during fiscal year 1938. The powerhouse with complete installation of 10 units, was in operation December 1943. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $107,963,184, $83,239,- 395 has been for new work ($39,350,824 for power facilities and $43,888,571 for features other than power) and $24,723,789 for operation and care. The cost of new work includes $32,440,700 Emergency Relief Administration funds. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated_ $ 32,000 --- ------ $ 3,213 ---- $ 83,239,395 Cost --. 7,352 $ 19,210 2,225 -- . 83,239,395 Maintenance: Appropriated 1,294,100 2,067,800 1,586,700 $1,704,950 $2,075,500 25,074,239 Cost . - 1,300,602 1,581,148 1,997,145 1,468,887 2,064,634 2 24,723,789 1 Includes $32,440,700 Emergency Relif Administration funds. 2 Includes $540,000 allotted from deferred maintenance funds, Code 700. 3. RESTORATION OF INDIAN FISHING GROUNDS, BONNEVILLE, OREG. Location. Columbia River between Bonneville and The Dalles, Oregon, and Washington. Existing project. The Secretary of War was authorized, under such terms and conditions as he may deem advisable, to acquire lands and provide facilities in the States of Oregon and Washing- ton to replace Indian fishing grounds submerged or destroyed as a result of the construction of Bonneville Dam: Provided, That not to exceed $185,000 may be expended for this purpose from funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: Provided further, That such lands and facilities shall be transferred to The Secretary of the Interior for the use and benefit of the Indians, and shall be subject to the same conditions, safeguards, and pro- tections as the treaty fishing grounds submerged or destroyed. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, as amended by Public Law 62, 84th Congress, dated June 8, 1955. Operations and results during fiscal year. No construction was accomplished. Site inspection and negotiation with the Indians as to remaining sites to be constructed, were continued. Total costs for the fiscal year were $549. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated July 1952 is 59 percent complete. Campsites for Indian fishing grounds have been completed at four sites, Big White Salmon, Little White Salmon, and Wind River, in Washington 1806 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and at Long Pine site in vicinity of The Dalles, Oregon. These sites have been transferred to the Department of the Interior for the use and benefit of the Indians. It has not been possible to reach an agreement with the Indians on two remaining sites, Alternate Cascade Lock and North Dalles Terrace. Tdtal costs to June 30, 1961 have been $110,173 for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30.1961 New work: Appropriated_ ___ - $185,000 Cost ---------- $10,531 $4,778 $46,845 $2,287 $549 110,173 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -- $74,827 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 74,827 4. COLUMBIA RIVER BETWEEN VANCOUVER, WASH. AND THE DALLES, OREG. Location. On Columbia River, between the Interstate Bridge at Vancouver, Wash., 106.5 miles above the mouth and The Dalles, Oreg., mile 191, a distance of 84.5 miles. For description of Columbia River, see page 1822: Existing project. This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at low water and 300 feet wide between Vancouver, Wash., and The Dalles, Oreg., 85 miles; a channel 10 feet deep at low water and 300 feet wide at the upstream entrance to Oregon Slough, Oreg., a suitable turning basin adjacent to the site of port de- velopment in the vicinity of Camas and Washougal, Wash.; a boat basin at Hood River, Oreg., 500 by 1,300 feet and 10 feet deep at normal Bonneville pool level, with a connecting channel of the same depth to deepwater, and a protecting breakwater on the easterly side; a barge channel to the waterfront at Bingen, Wash., 10 feet deep at normal Bonneville pool level, 200 feet wide and approximately 1 mile long, and for an access channel 7 feet deep at normal Bonneville pool level, 100 feet wide and approxi- mately 1,000 feet long, to a natural mooring basin for small boats near the east end of the channel; and for the construction of The Dalles Harbor, Oreg., to provide a breakwater and shear boom protected basin approximately 400 feet by 800 feet in size with depth of 8 feet below a pool elevation of 72.5 feet at mean sea level. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at Vancouver is about 21/2 feet and at Bonneville about 0.2 foot at low stages of the river. Extreme tidal ranges are about 3 feet and 0.4 foot, respectively. Annual freshets average about 21 feet at Vancouver, while the highest known stage reached 33 feet above low water. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $6,150,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $855,786. (Includes deferred maintenance, 27-foot channel, Van- couver, to The Dalles, fiscal years 1958-1959.) RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1807 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 Construction of a channel 27 feet deep by House Committee Doc. 1 94, 300 feet from Vancouver, Wash., to Bon- 74th Cong., 2d sess. neville Oreg. Mar. 2, 1945 Construction of Camas Washougal turning H. Doc. 218, 76th Cong., 1st basin. sess. July 24, 1946 Construction of a channel 27 feet deep by H. Doc. 704, 79th Cong., 2d 300 feet wide from Bonneville, Oreg., to sess. The Dalles, Oreg. Do.___.... Construction of a channel 10 feet deep and Do. 300 feet wide at the upper entrance to Oregon Slough, Oreg. Do ---------- Construction of a boat basin at Hood River, Do. Oreg., 10 feet deep, 500 feet wide, by 1,300 feet long. Do ____----- Construction of a barge channel at Bingen, Do. Wash., 10 feet deep, 200 feet wide, by 1 mile long, and an access channl 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, by 1,000 feet long to natural mooring basin. Do --------- Construction of The Dalles Harbor 8 feet S. Doc. 89, 79th Cong. 1 deep, 400 feet wide by 800 feet long. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, provides in connection with the Camas-Washougal turn- ing basin that local interests furnish assurances that they will construct a suitable freight terminal, open to all on equal terms, and bear additional cost of disposing of dredged material behind bulkheads provided by them; and provides that no dredging will be performed by the United States within 50 feet of the proposed dock. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local coopera- tion under terms of the project authorization, amount to $220,000 (1961). The act of July 24, 1946, provides that for improvements at Hood River, Oreg., and at Bingen, Wash., local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way, agree to maintain depths in the basins, and to construct, operate, and maintain necessary mooring facilities and public wharf available to all on equal terms. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization, amount to $140,000 for Hood River boat basin and $225,000 for Bingen barge canal (1961). Terminal facilities. At Vancouver, Wash., immediately upstream from the two highway bridges are a privately owned sand and gravel facility, a United States Coast Guard dock, a private tow- boat moorage equipped with marine railway and shipbuilding facilities, and facilities for transfer of bulk petroleum from river barges. (For further details concerning facilities at Vancouver see Port Series No. 33, Corps of Engineers, published in 1953.) In the northern section of Portland, Oreg., on the south bank of Columbia River, about 1.7 miles upstream from the Interstate Bridges, is a wharf with a 110-ton derrick used for transfer of cargoes between trucks and barges. At Camas, Wash., about 13.5 miles upstream from Vancouver, are located a private wharf used for transfer of paper mill supplies 1808 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and paper to and from barges, and also facilities for discharging bulk oils from barges. The port of Camas-Washougal has a wharf 528 feet in length at Washougal, Wash., which will be available for oceangoing vessels when a suitable channel is provided. The wharf is in need of repair and is not in use. At the port of The Dalles (mile 44 above Bonneville) there is a municipal wharf 125 by 1,100 feet for use by both ocean vessels and river boats. There are two 1-story timber and corrugated- iron warehouses, each 94 by 461 feet, on this wharf with rail connections. There is also a municipal oil terminal consisting of a concrete and timber wharf 27 by 193 feet, located about a mile below the main wharf. There are private storage tanks with a total capacity of 2,300,000 gallons located near this ter- minal for handling petroleum products. Storage tanks have rail, truck, and water connections. A private elevator with a capacity of 40,000 bushels and a public elevator of 868,000-bushel capacity for handling bulk grain to river craft are also located at The Dalles. The public elevator has rail, truck, and water connections. There is a privately owned rail connection about three-fourths mile below the municipal wharf where certain types of cargo may be handled between railroad cars and river boats or barges by means of a derrick of up to 22-ton capacity. At numerous locations over the entire waterway are log rollways for transfer of logs to water from trucks. The existing facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Dredging and excavating of material for improvement of the downstream approach to the Bonneville Dam lock started by contract 10 August 1960, was completed 31 May 1961. A total of 1,245,289 cubic yards of material were removed. This accomplished all construction of the 27-foot channel project depth authorized between Vancouver, Wash., and The Dalles, Oreg., except removal of submerged rock. At the end of June 1961, a contract was awarded for the con- struction of a boat basin in the Columbia River at Hood River, Oreg. Planning was essentially completed for construction of the remaining project modifications, the Camas-Washougal turning basin, and the Bingen barge channel. Maintenance: A total of 325,133 cubic yards of material by Government plant and 1,188,245 cubic yards by contract, was removed from the navigation channel between Vancouver, Wash., and Bonneville, Oreg. Repair of pile dikes below Multnomah Falls was accomplished. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,049,371 of which $1,335,624 was for new work and $713,747 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 90 per- cent complete. Construction of The Dalles Harbor, Oreg. was completed in 1949, and dredging at upper end of Oregon Slough accomplished in 1957. Project depth of 27 feet between Bonneville and The Dalles was achieved April 1959. All dredging and rock excavation work from the channel between Vancouver, Wash., and Bonneville, Oreg., was suspended May 1960. Improvement RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1809 of the lower entrance of Bonneville Dam lock was completed in May 1961. A contract was awarded in June 1961 for construction of the Hood River small boat basin. Design work for construction of the Camas-Washougal turning basin, and the Bingen barge channel is in progress. Total costs have been $10,604,611 of which $5,524,379 was for new work and $5,080,232 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 2 New work : Appropriated__ $103,000 $250,000 $ 842,393 $1,638,000 -$ 50,000 $5,912,251 Cost.-....... 792 62,737 673,795 322,571 1,335,624 5,524,379 Maintenance: Appropriated 98,500 607,645; 1,183,063 1,817,575 571,000 3 5,084,799 Cost_________ _ 101,985 599,261 1,190,887 1,673,050 713,747 5,080,232 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 --------- --- $ $271,100 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ____________ --- 271,100 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------- 237,749 1 Includes $54,345 preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes funds, allotted under Code 700 (Small authorized projects) $30,393-Entrance to Oregon Slough : $118,000-Camas-Waeliougal Turning Basin. Wash ; $198,000-Hood River Small Boat Basin, Oreg. Total Code 700-$346,393. 3 Includes $2,033,408 allotted under Code 700, (deferred maintenance). 5. WILLAMETTE RIVER ABOVE PORTLAND AND YAMHILL RIVER, OREG. Location. The Willamette River rises in the Cascade Range in southwestern Oregon, flows northerly, and empties into the Columbia River about 100 miles from the sea. Its length from the source of the Middle Fork is about 294 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6155 and the U.S. Geological Survey map, State of Oregon.) The Yamhill River rises in the coast range, flows easterly, and empties into the Willamette River about 42 miles above Port- land. Its length from the source of the South Fork is about 52 miles. Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1997 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1754 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for improvement of Willamette River between Portland (14 miles above the mouth) and Oregon City (mile 26) by a channel 8 feet deep at low water, 200 feet wide below Cedar Island and 150 feet wide thence to Oregon City; for such channel improvement and contraction works as may be necessary to secure with streamflow regulation, controlling depths of 6 feet at low water and of no prescribed width, from Oregon City to the mouth of Santiam River (mile 108.5), 5 feet from that point to Albany (mile 120), 2.5 to 3.5 feet deep from Albany to Corvallis (mile 132), and for necessary snagging be- tween Corvallis and Eugene (mile 185). The project also provides 1810 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for a channel in Yamhill River 4 feet deep at low water and 60 feet wide from its mouth to McMinnville (18 miles) secured by means of a lock and dam near Lafayette and by the removal of obstructions. The section of Willamette River in the vicinity of Willamette Falls at Oregon City is covered by the project described on page 1812 of this report. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 Improvement of Willamette River above H. Doc. 260, 54th Cong., 1st Oregon City. sess. (Annual Report, 1896, p. 3300). Do --------- Improvement of Yamhill River by lock and Annual Report, 1895, p. 3602. dam construction. Project modified in 1904 by abondoning the Annual Report, 1904, p. 3529. 20-mile stretch of the river between Har- risburg and Eugne as unworthy of improve- ment. July 25, 1912 For a 6-foot channel in the Williamette River H. Doc. 438, 62d Cong., 2d below Oregon City. sess. July 3, 1930 For the 8.foot chnnel between Portland and H. Doc. 372, 71st Cong., 2d Oregon City. sess. (contains latest pub- lishd map). June 26, 1934 1 Operating and care of the lock and dam at Yamhill River and provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. June 28, 1938 2 Stream flow regulation with controlling depths H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 3d of 6 feet to the mouth of Santiam River sess. and 5 feet to Albany with enlargement of locks at Oregon City. I Flood Control Act. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Operation of Yamhill lock was discontinued February 7, 1954, due to lack of use by commercial traffic. For the Willamette River below the falls at Oregon City ordi- nary fluctuation of stage of water is 15 feet and the extreme fluctuation due to flood conditions 35 to 50 feet. Above Oregon City the ordinary fluctuation is 12 to 20 feet and the extreme is 20 to 27 feet. For the Yamhill River the ordinary fluctuation is 35 feet and the extreme 48 feet. Tidal changes vary from about 21/ feet at the mouth of the Willamette to zero, 26 miles above the mouth. The estimate of cost of new work (1961) is $3,040,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $436,368. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Between the Ross Island Bridge at Portland and Willamette Falls at Oregon City the terminal facilities con- sist of privately owned mill docks, sand and gravel wharves, a cement load facility, a small shipyard, and oil-receiving stations. Above the falls there are privately owned landings including a facility at Pulp Siding (3 miles above the falls) with rail and water connections for shipment of clay and receipt of paper mill products by barge. At Wilsonville and Newberg there are sand and gravel facilities. At Salem there is a 420,000 gallon fuel tank RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1811 which is serviced by tanker barges. About 5 miles downstream from Albany there is a petroleum tank farm of 1,367,100 gallon capacity with truck and water connections, which receives pe- troleum by barge from Portland. At numerous locations as far as Corvallis (river mile 132) there are log rollways with water and rail or truck connections, to facilitate the movement of logs to mills in the lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance channel dredging above Oregon City was accomplished during the fiscal year with the removal of 680,550 cubic yards of material by Government plant. This dredging maintained sufficient depth for the requirements of navigation. Repair of channel stabilization revetment at Scatter Bar, Willamette River was accomplished in July 1960. In June 1961, excavation, dredging, and disposal of unclassified material, at Judson Bar (mile 101) and Pinetree Bar (mile 117), Willamette River were in progress under two contracts. Releases of stored water from Fern Ridge, Cottage Grove, Detroit, Lookout Point, and Dorena Reservoirs aided materially during low water periods in providing sufficient depths for exist- ing traffic. For detailed information on reservoir release see pages covering those reservoirs under "flood-control projects." Total costs for the fiscal year were $440,218 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is ap- proximately 37 percent complete. The 8-foot channel between Portland and Oregon City and a 2.5 to 3.5-foot channel between Oregon City and Albany were completed in 1939. The 2.5 to 3.5-foot channel between Albany and Corvallis was completed in 1945. The remaining work required to complete the project con- sists of the construction of such contraction works and channel improvements as may be necessary, with stream-flow regulation, to secure controlling depths of 6 feet at low water from Oregon City to the mouth of Santiam River, and 5 feet from that point to Albany. Controlling depths at low water are 8 feet from Portland to Oregon City, and 3.5 feet from Oregon City to Corvallis. Due to lack of use by commercial traffic for which the facilities were provided, operation of Yamhill lock was discontinued Feb- ruary 7, 1954, and the lock and adjacent property reported surplus and subsequently turned over to Yamhill County January 16, 1959. Total costs under the existing project, from Federal funds, have been $10,580,055, of which $688,970 was for new work; and $9,891,085 for maintenance. In addition the sum of $106,433 was expended between September 24, 1900 and June 30, 1935, on operating and care of the improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. The additional sums of $7,500 were expended from contributed funds for maintenance and $299,900 from Emergency Relief Adminis- tration funds for new work. 1812 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Ju2ne T30, 19611o New work: Appropriated ---------- ----- _ $ 936,718 Cost ------- - ---------------- ----- --- ----- 3 936,718 Maintenance: Appropriated $437,371 $451,800 $428,000 $364,830 $541,500 10,106,114 Cost.--------- .494,363 430,042 456,627 360,592 440,218 4 9,997,518 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------ 2,351,030 1 Includes $247,748 for new work for previous project. 2 Includes $73,800 preauthoriztion study costs. 3 In addition $299,900 was expended from ERA flood control funds for bank protection. 4 Includes $51,500 allotted from deferred maintenance funds, Code 700. 6. WILLAMETTE RIVER AT WILLAMETTE FALLS, OREG. Location. The locks and dam covered by this project are located at Willamette Falls, a rocky reef in the Willamette River at Oregon City, Oreg., about 26 miles above the mouth of the river. Existing project. This provides for the construction of a new single-lift main lock and a guard lock each with clear dimensions of 56 feet by 400 feet and a minimum depth over the sills of 91/ feet, to replace the authorized existing facilities which were pro- vided for by the purchase, rehabilitation, and deepening to 6 feet at low water of the existing canal and locks and the separation of the canal from the waterpower intake by construction of a con- crete division wall. The total length of the existing canal and locks is about 3,500 feet. The following table shows the principal features of the existing canal and locks at Willamette Falls: Usable lock dimensions ------- Series of 4 locks, each 175 by 37 feet. 1 2 Lift of each lock------------ Lock 1 (lower), 22.5 feet; lock 2, 8.7 feet; lock 3, 10.9 feet; lock 4 (upper), 8.1 feet. Depth on miter sills at low water------------------- Lower lock, 8.4 feet; upper lock, 6 feet. Character of foundation ____- Rock. 3 Kind of dam_ ______-__ -Fixed. --------- Type of construction_ Concrete. Year of completion__ ---------- 1873; purchased by United States Apr. 26, 1915. Cost---------------------- Unknown; purchase price, $375,000. 1 A guard lock 210 by 40 feet, which is used only at higher stages of water, is located at the upper end of the canal basin. 2 A concrete division wall, 1,227 feet long, extending from lock 4 to the guard lock, separates the upper basin of the canal from the head race, which formerly led directly from the basin and supplied water for the power plants operated by the Crown Zellerbach Corp., and the Portland Ry., Light & Power Co. 3 The dam is owned by private parties. The ordinary fluctuation of the stage of water above the locks is 12 feet, and the extreme, due to flood conditions, 20 feet. Below the locks the ordinary fluctuation is 15 feet and the ex- treme 50 feet. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $11,300,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $172,619. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1813 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The Crown Zellerbach Corp. has a timber wharf about 850 feet in length, extending to and supported by the concrete division wall built in the lock canal by the United States. This wharf is used for the receipt of mill supplies and the shipment of paper and paper products. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 For the purchase and rehabilitation of the H. Doc. 202, 56th Cong., 1st system and the construction of the con- sess., and Annual Report, crete division wall. 1900, p. 4374. Aug. 8, 1917 Deepening of the locks ___________ ______ H. Doc. 1060, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 1 June 26, 1934 2 Operation and care of the canal and locks provided for with funds from War De- partment appropriations for rivers and harbors. Mar. 2, 1945 Construction of the New Willamette Falls H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 3d lock. sess. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. Operations and results during fiscal year. Replacement of west wall of lock chamber No. 3 and construction of a rock-filled steel pile cell at downstream entrance to the locks started in August 1960 and was completed in September 1960. The canal and locks were in operation during the fiscal year except for the period 8:00 A.M. September 6 to 8:00 A.M. September 27, 1960, for maintenance dredging and removal of debris and reconstruction of the west wall along No. 3 lock chamber. Ordinary maintenance of the grounds and facilities was accomplished as required. Total costs for the fiscal year were $209,627 for maintenance, (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing canal and locks originally constructed by private interests in 1873 were pur- chased by the United States in April 1915 for $375,000. The final report on the purchase and rehabilitation of the canal and locks is contained in the Annual Report for 1923, when the project was reported 98 percent complete. No further work on that phase of the existing project has been necessary. The con- trolling depth is 6 feet at low water on the miter sill of the upper lock. The existing locks and grounds are in fair condition and are in contiuous operation except when flooded out by high water or undergoing repair. The facilities are obsolete and inadequate for existing traffic. No construction work has been done on the lock and guard lock, which was authorized to replace the existing facilities, by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1939, and the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945. Total costs have been $4,360,735 of which $545,005 was for new work ($377,122 for purchase and rehabilitation of existing lock and canal and 28,883 for new lock from River and Harbor 1814 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 funds and $139,000 for new lock from Flood Control funds), and $3,815,730 for maintenance (operation and care) from River and Harbor funds. In addition $300,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work on existing canal and lock and $452,110 was expended between April 16, 1915, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriations for such purposes. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 196112 New work: Appropriated - ----------- -- -------- $ 545,005 Cost---------------------- ------- -- --- -- ------ --- 545,005 Maintenance: Appropriated__ $155,000 $158,000 $172,860 $213,970 $169,400 3,822,180 Cost----------... 150,411 151,584 152,522 198,953 209,627 3,815,730 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----------------. $10,754,995 1 In addition $300,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Includes $25,000 preauthorization study costs. 7. COLUMBIA AND. LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS BELOW VANCOUVER, WASH., AND PORTLAND, OREG. Location. This project embraces 1031/2 miles of Columbia River below Vancouver, Wash., and 14 miles of Willamette River below Portland, Oreg. For description of Columbia River see page 1822 and of Willamette River, page 1809. Previous project. Some relief dredging was done between 1866 and 1876. Projects were adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878; July 13, 1892; June 13, 1902; and March 3, 1905. For further details see pages 1995 and 1998 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1746 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 35 feet deep and 500 feet wide in the Columbia River from its mouth to the mouth of the Willamette, 101.5 miles, and thence up Willamette River to Broadway Bridge at Portland 12 miles; 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Broadway Bridge to Ross Island, 14 miles above the mouth of Willamette River to be maintained by the port of Portland. The existing project also provides for mainte- nance at not to exceed a depth of 35 feet at low water, over such areas in the Portland harbor and Willamette River between its mouth and Broadway Bridge as have been or may be dredged to project depth by the port of Portland; no dredging, however, shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of the pier- head line. In addition, the existing project also provides for the following: A channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in the Columbia River from the mouth of the Willamette River to the interstate highway bridge at Vancouver, Wash., about 5 miles, with two turning basins of the same depth at Vancouver, 800 feet wide and approximately 2,000 and 3,000 feet long for the upper and lower basins, respectively, auxiliary channels 10 feet deep RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1815 and 300 feet wide in the vicinity of Cathlamet, Wash., 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in St. Helens (Oreg.) Channel, and 30 feet deep and 500 feet wide connecting the upper end of the St. Helens Channel with the main ship channel of the Columbia; 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide along the frontage of the town of Rainer, Oreg., extended at its upper and lower ends to deep water in the Columbia River, 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide from this depth in Columbia River through the old mouth of Cowlitz River to a point approximately 3,000 feet upstream from the present terminus of the harbor line; a channel from the Long- view Port dock downstream along the pierhead line and past the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.'s plant at Longview, to a connection with the main ship channel below Mount Coffin the downstream 2,400 feet of this channel to be 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide and the remainder to be 28 feet deep and 250 feet wide; con- struction of a small-boat mooring basin at Astoria, Oreg., to in- clude a sheet pile, sand-filled breakwater about 2,400 feet long with a 30-foot roadway along its full length, and steel-pile shore wings totaling about 1,460 feet in length; and for the construc- tion of stone and pile dikes and revetments. The plane of reference in the estuary from the mouth to Har- rington Point is mean lower low water; thence to Portland and Vancouver, low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the mouth of the Columbia is about 8 feet, and at Portland and Vancouver about 21/2 feet at low stages of the rivers. Extreme tidal ranges are about 13 feet and 3 feet, respectively. Annual freshets have but little effect on depths at the mouth of the Columbia; at Portland and Vancouver they average about 20 feet, while the highest known reached a stage of 33 feet above low water at Portland. The actual cost for new work is $5,384,677. The average an- nual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $2,107,702. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Feb. 27, 1911 2 pipeline dredges and accessories July 25, 1912 Increasing the main channel depth to 30 feet. H. Doc. 1278, 61st Cong., 3d sess. July 27, 1916 Consolidating the improvement below Port- No prior report. land, Oreg., and betwen Vancouver, Wash., and the mouth of the Willamette. Aug. 8, 1917 For the Cathlamet Channel ----------------- H. Doc. 120, 63d Cong., 1st seas. 1 Sept. 22, 1922 Construction of an additional dredge (dredge H. Doc. 1009, 66th Cong., 3d was not built) and accessories for better sess. maintenance, and the construction of con- traction works. Mar. 4, 1923 2 Channel from deep water in Willamette H. Doc. 156, 67th Cong., 2d Slough to deep water in Columbia River, sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Depth of 25 feet and width of 300 feet from H. Doc. 126, 68th Cong., 1st mouth of the Willamette River to Vancouver, sess. Wash. Mar. 3, 1927 Closing of the east channel at Swan Island Rivers and Harbors Comn- in the Willamette River on condition that mittee Doc. 10, 69th Cong., the main channel to be opened to project 2d sees. dimensions on the west side of the island by the port of Portland. July 3, 1930 For a 35-foot channel 500 feet wide from H. Doc. 195, 70th Cong., 1st Portland to the sea. sess., and Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doe. 8, 71st Cong., 1st sess. 1 1816 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 6, 1933 2 A channel 28 feet deep and 300 feet wide from H. Doc. 1 249, 72d Cong., 1st the mouth of the Willamette River to sess. Vancouver, with 2 turning basins, each generally 28 feet deep by 800 feet wide by 2,000 feet long. Aug. 30, 1935 A channel in the Columbia River from Rivers and Harbors Com- mouth of the Willamette to the Interstate mittee Doc. 1, 74th Cong,, Highway Bridge at Vancouver, Wash., 30 1st sess. feet deep and 300 feet wide, with 2 turn- ing basins at Vancouver. Do ---------- Maintenance of not to exceed 35-foot depth Rivers and Harbors Com- at low water in Portland Harbor and mittee Doc. 6, 73d Cong., Willamette River between its mouth and 1st sess. 1 Boardway Bridge at Portland. Do --------- Auxiliary channels, 30 feet deep, 300 and 500 H. Doc. 235, 72d Cong., 1st feet at St. Helens. sess. It Aug. 26, 1937 Extension of the lower turning basin at Rivers and Harbors Com- Vancouver, Wash., 1,000 feet downstream. mittee Doc. 81, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 1 Do .-------- An auxiliary channel 24 feet deep and 200 H. Doc. 203, 75th Cong., 1st feet wide along the water front at Rainer sess. I Oreg. Mar. 2, 1945 Improvement of old mouth of the Cowlitz H. Doc. 341, 77th Cong., 1st River. sess. I Do __------- An auxiliary channel in the vicinity of H. Doc. 630, 77th Cong., 2d Longview, Wash. sess. 1 July 24, 1946 A small-boat mooring basin at Astoria, Oreg. H. Doc. 692, 79th Cong., 2d sess. 11 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Public Resolution 105, 67th Cong. 3 Public Works Administration. Terminal facilities. At Portland, Oreg., there are under public ownership and open to all on equal terms, three terminals for handling general cargo, bulk grain, coal, phosphate, lumber, oils, and similar commodities. Under private ownership and opera- tion there are 3 general cargo, 5 flour and gain, 3 lumber, 1 ce- ment, 1 bulk cement, 1 bulk creosote, 1 salt, 1 paper and paper products terminal, 1 ore and chemical, and 10 fuel oil and gasoline wharves and piers, besides outfitting and repair, sand and gravel, and construction equipment wharves. Three of the private gen- eral cargo terminals subscribe to Commission of Public Docks Terminal Tariff 2A and 4 of the 5 flour and grain facilities publish terminal tariffs and may therefore be considered to be open to the public on equal terms. Modern ship-repair and outfitting fa- cilities complete with 3 dry docks, 1 of 2,000-ton, 1 of 12,500-ton and 1 on lease from the U.S. Navy of 14,000-ton capacity are available at Swan Island. Also available at this facility to the public on equal terms are 5 rail-mounted gantry cranes each of 45.ton capacity, and 1 truck-mounted crane, as well as machine shops, rail lines, staging, compressed air, steam, electricity, and water. Seven berths are available at the outfitting dock, which are open to all on equal terms. Also located within the habor are one dry dock of 85-ton capacity, three privately owned marine railways for handling small vessels and barges, as well as several skid-type haulouts on which launches and other small craft can be accommodated. Heavy-life equipemnt at the general cargo wharves include 10 locomotive cranes and auto cranes with up to 35-ton capacity, one 150-ton swinging boom derrick, one 100- tonswinging boom derrick, one 100-ton shear-leg derrick crane, two 35-ton traveling gantry cranes and two 75-ton floating cranes. Other port facilities include transit warehouses, cold RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1817 storage plants, a rail-car tripper, grain barge unloaders, and the largest grain elevator on tidewater west of the Mississippi River with a capacity for storing 8 million bushels of grain. Within the boundary of the Portland harbor there are facilities for storing 11,400,000 bushels of grain for transhipment by water. At Astoria, Oreg., there is a large municipal terminal with a 1 million bushed capacity grain elevator and flour mill and facili- ties for receiving petroleum products by tanker, and bunkering of all types of vessels and modern facilities for the handling of all types of general cargo. There are also private wharves used exclusively for receiving fresh fish, the servicing of fishing ves- sels, and handling sand and gravel. At Vancouver, Wash., below the interstate bridges, there are two municipal terminal wharves. There is also a privately owned wharf for the shipment of lumber, a large paper mill, a fuel and gasoline terminal, a newly constructed petroleum tank farm, a cement-unloading facility and 2 grain elevators with a capacity of 4,500,000 and 3 million bushels of grain, respectively. The port of Longview has a public terminal on the Columbia River at Longview, Wash. The International Paper Co. and Weyerhaeuser Co. also have wharves in the same vicinity for thz shipment of lumber. Located downstream from the Weyerhaeuser wharf is a facility for the receipt of salt. A privately operated grain elevator with a capacity of 5,365,000 bushels is located at the port terminal. A fuel oil and gasoline terminal is also located at the port dock for the receipt of petroleum products by tankers. Located at the port dock there is a 150-ton capacity heavy-lift crane, a 50-ton capacity gantry crane, and three 25-ton locomo- tive cranes for public use. Located to the rear of the public ter- minal is a bulk-storage warehouse. At other locations on the Columbia River between Portland and Columbia River entrance, there are sufficient private facili- ties to accommodate the river vessels and fishing craft, and at seven points there are large sawmill docks used exclusively for shipment of lumber in oceangoing vessels. There facilities, with planned extensions, are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series Nos. 33 and 34, Corps of Engineers, published in 1953 and 1954, respectively.) Operations and results during fiscal year. A total of 11,530,124 cubic yards of material were removed from bars and shoals in the main and side channels, 8,284,434 cubic yards by Government plant and 3,245,690 cubic yards by contract. Construction of dredging ranges and survey beacon dolphins in Columbia River in vicinity of Tongue Point, reconstruction and repair of pile dikes between Vancouver, Wash. and Bradwood, Oreg., and the extension and construction of pile dikes in Columbia River near Longview and Kalama, Wash., were completed during the fiscal year. Re- pair of existing pile dikes in Columbia River from Vancouver, Wash. to Bradwood, Oreg. was in progress. Contracts were awarded in June 1961 for construction of dredging ranges and 1818 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 dolphins in the vicinity of Jetty "A" to Tongue Point and for survey beacons and a dredging plant tieup. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,670,287 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted September 1950. The main channel was completed in 1933, except that a revision at Harrington Point was made in 1935. The dikes were completed in 1935 and the extension of the Vancouver turning basin in 1939. The auxiliary channel in the vicinity of Longview was completed in 1949, and the improve- ment of the old mouth of Cowlitz River and the small-boat moor- ing basin at Astoria were completed in 1950. The controlling depth at low water in Columbia River from its mouth to the mouth of Willamette River is 35 feet. Above the mouth of Willamette River the Vancouver channel has a con- trolling depth of 30 feet and in Willamette River from its mouth to Broadway Bridge the controlling depth is 33 feet. Project depths are maintained throughout the year except during short shoaling periods following freshets which generally occur in May, June and July. In Columbia and Willamette Rivers between the mouth and Broadway Bridge at Portland a draft of 33 feet at low tide and 35 feet at high tide is practicable throughout the year. In Co- lumbia River between the mouth of Willamette River and Van- couver, Wash., drafts of 28 and 30 feet at low and high tide, respectively, are practicable throughout the year. Total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961 have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Regular funds ------- $4,799,932 $38,313,324 $43,113,256 Public works funds ... 446,296 446,296 Emergency Relief Admin. funds--------- 138,449 98,668 237,117 Total U.S. funds---------------------- 5,384,677 38,411,992 43,796,669 Contributed funds ._______-----_____-----_ 223,026 24,320 247,346 Total all funds --- 5,607,703 $--------------------- $38,436,312 $44,044,015 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1958 1959 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated_ --------- ------ _ $ 6,914,090 Cost-. - .--------- -------------------------- 6,914,090 Maintenance: Appropriated__ $1,953,784 $1,586,854 $2,425,400 $1,962,820 $2,702,826 39,755,906 Cost .- 1,977,472 1,498,664 2,348,633 2,043,454 2,670,287 3 39,626,857 1 Includes $1,529,418 for new work and $1,214,865 for maintenance for previous project. 2 In addition $223,026 for new work and $24,320 for maintenance was expended from con- tributed funds. 3 Includes $150,955 allotted from deferred maintenance funds, Code 700. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1819 8. COWLITZ RIVER, WASH. Location. This river rises in the Cascade Range in Washigton, flows westerly and southerly about 120 miles, and empties in the Columbia River about 69 miles from the mouth. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6153.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 2000 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1763 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 4 feet deep at low .water and 50 feet wide from the mouth to Ostrander (9 miles), thence 21/2 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Castle Rock (10 miles), and thence 21/2 feet deep at low water and not less than 40 feet wide to Toledo (18 miles), to be securd by snagging, dredging, and regulating works. The water level, due to tides, varies from 4 feet at the mouth to zero at Ostrander. During ordinary freshets a stage of 20 feet, and at extreme floods a stage of 25 feet, is reached in the river at Kelso, Wash. The actual cost for new work is $32,908. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $15,270. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 1167, 60th Cong., 2d sess., from the mouth to Castle Rock, and H. Doc. 404, 61st Cong., 2d sess., from Castle Rock to Toledo). For the latest published map see House Document 1167, 60th Congress, 2d session. Recommended modification of project. The Chief of Engineers has recommended that the project be modified by the elimination of all work above Castle Rock (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities consist of privately owned and operated landings, log rollways and storage booms which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Contract was awarded for construction of three new pile dikes. Pile driving was initiated in April 1961, but due to high river stages of the Columbia River spring freshet operations were suspended in May 1961. Dredging surveys were accomplished by hired labor in March 1961, and a total of 17,900 cubic yards of material removed by Government plant. Total costs for the fiscal year were $19,146 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The channel is maintained to the project depth of 4 feet between the mouth and Kelso. Above Kelso the channel is in poor condition with a controlling depth at low water of less than 1 foot, condition survey of April 1961. Total costs under the existing project have been $482,379 of which $32,908 was for new work and $449,471 for maintenance. 1820 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, 1961u2 New work: Appropriated_-- ---------- --------- ----------- $$-- 37,907 Cost---------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- 37,907 Maintenance: Appropriated- $-1,054 $5,000 $34,000 $18,203 $45,000 523,509 Cost ..--------------------- 2,925 35,083 19,195 19,146 497,655 1 Includes $4,999 for new work and $48,184 for maintenance for previous project. 9. SKIPANON CHANNEL, OREG. Location. This channel is a tidal waterway extending south 2.7 miles from deep water in Columbia River. The channel en- ters the Columbia about 10 miles above its mouth and 4 miles below Astoria, Oreg. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6151.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide extending from deep water in Colum- bia River to the railroad bridge at Warrenton, Oreg., a distance of 1.8 miles, for a turning basin of the same depth, a mooring basin 12 feet deep at mean lower low water at Warrenton, Oreg.; and for a channel 6 feet deep and generally 40 feet wide, with in- creased widths at log dumps and terminals, for a distance of 4,500 feet, via cutoff channel; above the railroad bridge. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range be- tween mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 8 feet; the extreme tidal range is about 13 feet. The Federal cost of new work is $280,854. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 3, 1930 Channel from deep water in Columbia River to H. Doc. 278, 70th Cong., 1st the railroad bridge. sess. Aug. 26, 1937 For the channel extending upstream from the H. Doc. 201, 75th Cong., 1st railroad bridge a distance of 4,500 feet. sess. June 30, 1948 For a mooring basin 12 feet deep at Warrenton_ Doc. 95, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The city of Warrenton owns a wharf with 300-foot frontage open to the public. One privately owned lumber mill wharf is used for loading and shipping lumber. One privately owned cannery wharf with 300-foot frontage is used for unloading fish, loading and unloading nets. One pri- vately owned boatyard has floats and moorage facilities for a maximum of 80 small boats. In the channel above the railroad bridge the facilities consist of log rollways used for the sorting of logs. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1821 The newly constructed small-boat basin has facilities for nu- merous fishing and recreational craft. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging surveys were accomplished by hired labor in April 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $4,704 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Dredging of the river channel and turning basin was completed in 1939. Construction of the small-boat mooring basin at Warrenton, Oreg., was completed October 1957 and fill stabilization work accomplished in August 1958 completing the project. Controlling depth is 8 feet in the channel, predredge survey of April 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $566,087, of which $280,854 has been for new work and $285,233 for maintenance. Cost and financialstatement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 , 961 June 30T New work: Appropriated $185,000 $-28,000 $-6,265 $--------------------. $280,854 Cost .----... 25,084 118,804 6,757 -- ----------- 280,854 Maintenance: Appropriated ___________ __________ ________ 6,000 286,529 Cost ------------------------------------------------------ 4,704 285,233 10. COLUMBIA RIVER AT BAKER BAY, WASH. Location. Baker Bay is a shallow body of water about 15 square miles in extent, lying on the north side of Columbia River near its mouth. The bay is separated from the river by Sand Island, a low-lying sand bar only a few feet above high tide level. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6151.) Existing project. This provides for a main channel, 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide extending through the easterly passage at Sand Island to the port of Ilwaco, a distance of about 5 miles; for a mooring basin 10 feet and 12 feet deep, about 20 acres in extent, located east of the port of Ilwaco dock, with protecting breakwaters; and for a west channel 10 feet deep connecting the basin with deep water in Columbia River, with a width of 150 feet, increased to 200 feet for a distance of 2,000 feet at the southerly end. Mean lower water is the plane of reference. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 8 feet, and the extreme about 13 feet. The Federal cost for new work is $941,251. The average annual maintenance for the 5 years is $36,662. 1822 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Dec. 11, 1933 Main channel ------------------------------- Public Works Administra- tion. Aug. 30, 1955 -- do --- ----------------------- H. Doc. 44, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 West channel 8 feet deep--------------------- H. Doc. 443, 76th Cong., 1st sess. May 17, 1950 West channel 10 feet deep and mooring basin S. Doc. 95, 81st Cong., 1st with protecting breakwaters. sess. Local cooperation. Complied with. Terminal facilities. The facilities consist of wharves, floats, ramps, and berths, for fishing craft, barges, and towboats. The small-boat basin and protecting breakwater provides moorings for numerous fishing and recreational craft at all times of the year. The present facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Repair of the pile and timber dike B-O at the downstream entrance of Baker Bay was initiated by contract in June 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $51,018 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The channel extending through the easterly passage of Sand Island was completed in 1934. Dredg- ing of the west channel to a depth of 8 feet was accomplished in September 1948. Deepening of the west channel to a depth of 10 feet, and boat basin and breakwater construction at Ilwaco, Wash., was finished December 1957, completing the project. Controlling depth is 51/2 feet in the West Channel, condition survey in April 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $1,429,011 of which $941,251 was for new work and $487,760 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 JunTe 30, 961 New work: Appropriated $70,000 $452,520 ----------- $------------- $941,251 Cost - 20,001 502,505 $ 14----------- -__________ 941,251 Maintenance: Appropriated -2,209 ______ 88,000 $45,695 $140,000 578,373 Cost-----229 ---------- 87,610 44,454 51,018 487,760 11. COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE MOUTH, OREGON AND WASHINGTON Location. This river rises in British Columbia, through which it flows for 425 miles. It enters the United States in northeastern Washington, flows southerly to the mouth of Snake River, thence westerly between Oregon and Washington, and empties into the Pacific Ocean 645 miles north of San Francisco Bay and 160 miles south of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The total length of the river is 1,210 miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1823 Nos. 5902, 6151, 6152, 6153, 6154, 6155, and 6156; also Geological Survey map of Washington.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1999 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1740 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel across the bar of suitable alinement with depth of 48 feet at mean lower low water for a width of one-half mile, to be secured by dredging and the construction of a spur jetty on the north shore. The tidal range on the bar between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 8 feet, and the extreme tidal range is about 13 feet. The estimated cost for new work (1961) is $22,300,000 ex- clusive of $9,300,000 for jetty rehabilitation. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $746,145. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 Extension of south jetty and construction of H. Doc. 94, 56th Cong., 1st north jetty and dredging. sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Bar channel of 48-foot depth and spur jetty H. Doc.1 249, 83d Cong., 2d on north shore. sess. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Tidal studies of the Columbia River estuary, covering prototype meas- urements of current directions and velocities, were continued. An interim report was submitted to higher authority October 1960. The estimated completion of the study will be in fiscal year 1962. In March 1961, higher authority approved the prosecution of a comprehensive hydraulic study of the lower Columbia River estuary to be made at the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. Maintenance: Dredging of the entrance channel was accom- plished by Government hopper dredge with a total of 2,314,926 cubic yards of material removed. Placing of rock for the repair of the south jetty between Sta. 38 to 93 started July 1960, was halted in September 1960, due to the inability of the quarry to produce a sufficient quantity of A and B stone. Placing of stone from another source was resumed April 1961. At the end of the fiscal year a total of 108,000 tons of stone had been placed. A contract was awarded June 1961 for the repair of Jetty "A". Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,062,925 of which $35,163 was for new work and $2,027,762 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 64 per- cent complete. The project as originally authorized, consisting of the extension of the south jetty constructed under the previous project, construction of the north jetty, and the 40-foot channel 1824 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 depth over the entrance bar, was completed in 1918. Dredging of the 48-foot bar channel was completed September 1957. Survey of May 1961, shows a controlling depth in the entrance channel of 48 feet left side and center, and 46 feet right side at mean lower low water. At Clatsop spit the controlling depth for the left quarter is 47 feet, center of the channel is 47 feet and right quarter 44 feet. Total costs to June 30, 1961, from Federal funds have been $30,646,836 of which $14,183,803 was for new work and $16,463,033 for maintenance. In addition $475,000 and $25,000 were contributed by the ports of Portland and Astoria, respectively, and expended for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 T30, 19611 2 New work: Appropriated_ $1,376,000 $990,000 -$300,000 -$ 1,50 ------------ $16,186,078 Cost .......... 1,210,078 487,819 123,418 65,551 $ 35,163 3 16,170,056 Maintenance: Appropriated 112,125 509,100 745,500 883,300 1,704,000 16,688,340 Cost ----------- 106,655 277,695 874,180 444,537 2,027,762 4 16,463,033 Rehabilitation : 5 Appropriated --------------------------------------------- 50,000 50,000 Cost------------------------------------------ 18,687 18,687 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------- $ 10,097 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 300,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- 310,097 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------7,800,175 1 Includes $1,986,253 for new work for previous project. 2 In addition $500,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $27,825 preauthorization study costs. 4 Includes $1,188,625 allotted under deferred maintenance, Code 700. 5 Rehabilitation of Jetty activities reported under Item No. 24 "Navigation Work under Special Authorization." Other new work (rehabilitation) lata: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 28,920 $------------------------ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 - 700,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------ 728,920 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------ 8,550,000 12. TILLAMOOK BAY AND BAR, OREG. Location. This bay is located on the Oregon coast about 50 miles south of the mouth of Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5902 and 6112.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see pages 1989 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1474 of Annual Report for 1936. Existing project. This provides for a jetty about 5,700 feet long on the north side of the entrance; for a channel through the bar 18 feet deep and of such width as can be practically and economically obtained; for a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep from deep water in the bay to Miami Cove; and for initial dredging to a depth of 12 feet of a small-boat basin and an ap- proach thereto at Garibaldi, Oreg. The project also provides for RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1825 the improvement of Bayocean Peninsula, Oreg.; for navigation, by construction of a sand and rockfill dike 1.4 miles in length, on alinement extending between Pitcher Point and the town of Bayocean. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the ex- treme tidal range at the entrance are 7.5 feet and about 13.5 feet, respectively. The actual Federal cost of new work is $1,730,350. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years has been $3,887. The Hobsonville channel portion of the project is classified as inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion revised in 1955 is estimated to be $99,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 26, 1912w Construction of north jetty, 5700 feet long and H. Doc. 349, 62d Cong., 2d Mar. 4, 1913 dredging channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, sess. to Bay City. Mar. 2, 1919 Abandonment of that portion of project above H. Doc. 730, 65th Cong., 2d Bay City. sess. Mar. 3, 1925 Abandonment of Bay City channel and for H. Doc. 1 562, 68th Cong., 2d present project dimensions of the channels sess. and turning basins with regulating works as needed. June 30, 1948 Dredging small-boat basin and approach at H. Doc. 650, 80th Cong., 1st Garibaldi, Oreg., to a depth of 12 feet. sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Closure of breach in Bayocean Penisula___-- S. Doc.2 128, 83d Cong., 2d sess. 1 Includes the following work, classified inactive. A channel to Hobsonville 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep, with a turning basin 500 feet wide at Hobsonville, and regulating works as needed. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. At Garibaldi there is a privately owned fa- cility for the shipment of lumber and the receipt of logs by barges, and a public landing suitable for fishing vessels, tow- boats, and other craft. The newly constructed small-boat basin has adequate facilities for the mooring of fishing and recrea- tional craft. At Bay City there is a wharf used exclusively for the receipt of fresh fish and shellfish. In the vicinity of the city of Tillamook there are several log rollways. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Investigation and study of stability and erosion in connection with the Bayocean Peninsula breach closure was continued. Placement of Holland Beach grass was placed in blow areas by hired labor. Dredge surveys were accomplished by Government plant March 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $5,556 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project, with the exception of construction of the Hobsonville Channel portion which has been classified "Inactive," was completed August 1958. 1826 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Controlling depths, predredge survey May 1961, shows 17 feet on the bar, 10 feet in the channel to Miami Cove and 4 feet in the turning basin at lower low water. Total costs have been $2,763,935 of which $1,730,350 was for new work and $1,033,585 for maintenance. In addition $592,622 have been expended for new work and $6,450 for maintenance from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to6 June New work: Appropriated_ $1,111,000 -$98,500 -$56,597 -----------------------3 $1,807,559 Cost ---------- 824,196 56,334 28,527 ---- -------------- 1,807,559 Maintenance: Appropriated-. -395 8,400 $9,400 $3,000 1,106,508 Cost---------.. 62----------- 6,780 7,039 5,556 1,105,083 1 Includes $77,209 for new work and $71,498 for maintenance, previous project. 2 In addition $592,622 for new work and $6,450 for maintenance was expended from con- tributed funds. 3 Includes $57,767 allotted under Code 700 (small authorized projects) Garabaldi Boat Basin. 13. DEPOE BAY, OREG. Location. This harbor is located on the Oregon coast, 100 miles south of the Mouth of Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5902.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater north of the entrance for an entrance channel 8 feet deep and 30 feet wide, and for inner basin 750 feet long by an average of 390 feet wide, 8 feet deep, with a retaining wall along the easterly side. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high water and the extreme rise at the entrance above the plane of reference are 7.8 feet and about 11.5 feet respective- ly. The actual cost of new work was $367,364. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $10,563. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26, 1937 Construction of inner basin 375 feet long, 125 H. Doc. 202, 75th Cong., 1st feet wide and 5 feet deep, with entrance chan- sess. nel of same depth and 30 feet wide. Mar. 2, 1945 Construction of inner basin 750 feet long, 390 H. Doc. 1 350, 77th Cong., 1st feet wide and 8 feet deep, with entrance chan- sess. nel of same depth and 30 feet wide. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Complied with. Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities, all in the inner basin consist of landings and floats to accommodate operators of ex- cursion and commercial fishing boats. The present facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and result during fiscal year. Excavating of desig- nated areas in Depoe Bay to a depth of 8-feet and disposing of all RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1827 excavated material was started by contract May 1961. A total of 8,931 cubic yards of material was removed, restoring project depth. Total cost for the fiscal year were $30,471. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as authorized was completed in 1939 and the project modification accomplished in June 1952. Total costs to June 36,. 1961 have been $533,983 of which $367,364 was for new work and $166,619 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 3t, 961 New work: Appropriated- __ ---------------------- ---- $367,364 Cost-------- ------------ --------- ---------- ---------- ----------- 367,364 Maintenance: Appropriated__ -$739 $22,000 -$2,933 $4,250 $34,500 171,619 Cost--------------------- 19,067 3,279 30,471 166,619 14. YAQUINA RIVER, OREG. Location. This river rises in the Coast Range, flows about 50 miles in a westerly direction, and empties into Yaquina Bay, on the Oregon Coast. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 6058.) Existing project. This provides for two controlling half-tide dikes of piling, brush, and stone, each about 1,100 feet long (con- structed by local interests), and for a channel 10 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide on Yaquina River and 200 feet wide in Depoe Creek, extending from the town of Yaquina to Toledo, about 9 miles. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high waters above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges under ordinary conditions at the mouth of the river are 8.1 feet and about 12 feet, and the same at Toledo. Freshet heights are ablout 12 feet at the mouth of Depoe Creek. The Federal cost of new work is $28,800. In addition local interests contributed $43,200. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years has been $21,396. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913, House Document 519, 62d Congress, 2d session. The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Near the town of Yaquina located at the mouth of the river, which is also the head of Yaquina Bay, there is a moorage for small vessels and a small-craft shipyard. The port of Toledo and the city of Toledo both have public terminal facilities for the accommodation of local craft. There are also 1828 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 privately owned facilities for the loading of lumber barges and the receipt of bunker fuel oil. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract was awarded at the end of the fiscal year for removal of approxi- mately 151,000 cubic yards of material to provide a depth of 10 feet at mean lower low water in channels in Yaquina River and Depoe Creek, Oregon. Total costs for the fiscal year were $16,786. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1914. Predredge survey April 1961, controlling depth of 8 feet. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $217,333, of which $28,800 was for new work and $188,533 for maintenance. In addition $46,200 was expended from contributed funds; $43,200 for new work and $3,000 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 une Total t1961 New work: Appropriated-- ----------- I ------------ ----------- ---- ---------------- $ 28,800 . .. ... -... .. -- ---- -- ---- ---- --- ---- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -2 8,80 0 Maintenance: Appropriated__ $67,116 $82,500 254,247 Cost ---------- 90,198 16,786 188,533 1 In addition $43,200 was expended from contributed funds for new work and $3,000 for maintenance. 15. YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, OREG. Location. This bay is located on the Oregon coast, 113 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 6058.) Previous projects. The River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, provided for the improvement of the entrance. Subsequent projects were adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 3, 1896, June 6, 1900, and March 3, 1905. For further details, see the Annual Report for 1893, part 4, page 3314, House Document 68, 54th Congress, 1st session, and the Annual Report for 1938, page 1736. Existing project. This provides for two high-tide rubble- mound jetties at the entrance, the north jetty to be 6,500 feet, and the south jetty to be 7,600 feet in length; for a spur jetty on the channel side of the south jetty 4,700 feet from its sea end, 800 feet in length; for five groins channelward from the south jetty; for a channel 40 feet deep for a general width of 400 feet across the bar and at the outer end of the entrance channel; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a turn- ing basin of the same depth, 900 feet to 1,200 feet wide and 1,400 feet long. The project also provides for a small-boat mooring basin at Newport, Oreg. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1829 Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The mean of the higher high water above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal range are 8.1 feet and 11.5, respectively. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $25,800,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $200,316. (Includes major jetty rehabilitation work, fiscal years 1956 and 1957.) The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1919 Restoration and extension of the jetties con- H. Doc. 109, 65th Cong., 1st structed under previous projects, rock re- sess. moval at the entrance; and dredging in the bay up to the railroad terminus at Yaquina. Aug. 26, 1937 Extension of the north jetty seaward 1,000 Senate committee print, 75th feet. Cong., 1st sess. 1 Mar. 2, 1946 26-foot channel of suitable width across en- S. Doc. 119, 77th Cong., 1st trance bar, so far as rock bottom will sess. 1 allow, a 20-foot channel 300 feet wide along south side of bay to and including a turning basin 22 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, and 1,200 feet long. July 24, 1946 Construction of a small-boat mooring basin S. Doc. 246, 79th Cong., 2d at Newport, Oreg. secs. July 3, 1958 40-foot bar channel and 30-foot river chan- S. Doc. 8, 85th Cong., 1st nel and extension of jetties at entrance. sess. 1 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Requirements contained in River and Har- bor Acts through July 24, 1946, have been fully complied with. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958 provides that local interests agree to: (a) Furnish free of cost to 'the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-dis- posal areas necessary for the construction of the work and its subsequent maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the work; and (c) provide adequate terminal facilities open to all on equal terms; and Provided Further that the south jetty shall not be extended until experience demon- strates, in the judgment of the Chief of Engineers, that this work is advisable. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $34,000 (1961). Terminal facilities. At McLean Point, on the north side of the bay, about 2 miles from the entrance, the Yaquina Bay Dock & Dredge Co., Inc., has 2 berths capable of serving oceangoing vessels. One of these berths is 420 feet long; the second, a new berth, is 450 feet in length. At the time the new berth was dredged, a new retaining wall and fill of 6 acres was constructed adjacent to deep water. The company now has a total of 17 acres of filled land adjacent to deep water, and of this total, 7 acres was constructed in 1956-57. This facility has the necessary carriers and lift trucks for the handling of lumber cargoes, and is open to all on equal terms. On the south side of the bay immediately above the 101 Highway Bridge, about a mile and a quarter above the en- 1830 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 trance, the Georgia-Pacific Corp. maintains private dolphins with a frontage of 700 feet for loading oceangoing vessels from barges. The port of Newport has a public wharf with 400 feet of frontage for the servicing of fishing boats. In addition, the port of Newport maintains about 500 feet of protected float landings for use of sea- going fishing vessels. There are several seafood companies located on the bay which have their own facilities for the handling of fresh fish and crab. Supplies and petroleum products are readily avail- able for small vessels. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A con- tract was awarded May 1961 for exploring of subaqueous mate- rials in the entrance channel and harbor at Yaquina Bay with core borings, penetration tests, and jet probings. The advance engi- neering and design work for the proposed deepening of the bar and the inner channel and for jetty extension was continued during the year. Maintenance: A total of 203,800 cubic yards of material was removed from the entrance bar and inner channel by Government plant. Total costs for the fiscal year were $238,182 of which $120,825 was for new work and $117,357 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as authorized through the act of July 24, 1946, was completed May 1952. Ad- vance engineering and design for the project modification author- ized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958, has been started. Restoration of the jetties was completed in 1934 and extension of the north jetty in 1940. Rehabilitation of the north jetty was again accomplished in 1956. The main channel from the outer ends of the jetties to McLean Point, with turning basins at the upstream end, was completed May 1952, and the channel 18 feet deep and 200 feet wide at mile 1 along the city dock at Newport, thence upstream to the aban- doned railroad terminus at Yaquina and the small-boat mooring basin at Newport were completed in fiscal year 1949. The controlling depth on the bar is 23 feet for a width of 300 feet, 19 feet between the jetties, 16 feet in the turning basin, pre- dredge April 1961, and 10 feet in the small boat basin, survey of May 1955. Total costs under the existing project from Federal funds have been $5,365,186 of which $2,327,453 was for new work and $3,037,733 for maintenance. In addition $729,168 has been expended for new work from con- tributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1831 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work : Appropriated_ ------ -- $,93,000 $309.000 $3,308,599 Cost --------- ----------- ----------- _ 7,382 120,825 3 3,034,766 Maintenance : Appropriated $530,200 $132,500 $70,400 92,250 126.500 3,056,447 Cost 588,089 132,411 71,081 92,645 117,357 3,043,759 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------- $ 48,650 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------------- 225,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------------- 273,650 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------ 22,973,754 1 Includes $707,313 for new work and $6,026 for maintenance for previous project. 2 In addition $729,168 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $17,500 preauthorization study costs. 16. SIUSLAW RIVER, OREG. Location. This river rises in the coast range, flows about 110 miles in a westerly direction, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at a point about 160 miles south of the entrance of Columbia River and 485 miles north of San Francisco Bay, Calif. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6023 and 5802.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890, and modified in 1891. For further details of previous project see pag'e 1988 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a 600-foot extension of the north jetty; and entrance channel 18 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in the ocean to a point 1,500 feet inside the outer end of the existing north jetty; thence a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide with additional widening at bends, and about 5 miles long, to a turning basin, 16 feet deep, 400 feet wide and 600 feet long, opposite the Siuslaw dock at Florence. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. Mean of the higher high water above the plane of reference and the extreme tidal ranges at the mouth of the river are 6.6 feet and about 11 feet, respectively. During low stages of the river tidal effect extends to Mapleton, 201/2 miles above the mouth. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $2,400,000, exclusive of $1,350,000 for jetty rehabilitation. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years is $151,235. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Extension of jetties--__- Doc. 648, 61st Cong., -H. H------- 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1925 12-foot deep channel---------------------. Senate Committee print, serial 1 68th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1958 18-foot bar channel and 16-foot river channel. H. Doc. 204, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 1 1 Contains latest published maps. 1832 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with for all completed work. The River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1958, provides that local interests agree to (a) furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas necessary for construction of the project and for subsequent main- tenance, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; and (c) provide a public landing with suitable ter- minal facilities, open to all on equal terms; and provided further, that construction of the north jetty extension be deferred until experience demonstrates, in the judgment of the Chief of Engi- neers, that this work is advisable. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $137,000 (1961). Terminal facilities. Located at Florence is the port dock which is the principal terminal facility on the river. This dock 150 feet wide and 350 feet long, is located about 5.3 miles above the river entrance and accommodates a fish-receiving station at east end of wharf which maintains a winch of 2-ton capacity and supplies gasoline, oil, and ice to fishermen. Other facilities at Florence consist of various floatways which provide docking facilities for fishing vessels and other small craft and a new floating dock with accommodations for 68 commercial fishing vessels. Across the river and below the highway bridge at Glenada are floatways used by small craft. At Cushman, the LaDuke Lumber Co. maintains a dock for loading oceangoing barges with packaged lumber. There are also a number of private landings and log booms between Cush- man and Mapleton, to accommodate river traffic. These facilities are considered adequate for existing traffic. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging of the inner channel from Florence and North Fork shoals in Siuslaw River started in July 1960 by contract was completed September 1960. A total of 58,244 cubic yards of materials was removed. Dredging of the entrance channel was accomplished by Govern- ment plant with a total of 75,900 cubic yards of material removed. Total costs for the fiscal year were $69,347 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Extension of the jetties con- structed under the previous project was completed in 1917. The 12-foot channel was completed in 1930. In March 1958 rehabilita- tion of the north jetty was accomplished. No work has yet been done under the authorization dated July 3, 1958. Controlling depths are 10 feet on the bar predredge of June 1961, 11 feet to Florence and 10 feet for 2 miles above Florence, postdredge survey of September 1960. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $1,313,551 of which $389,888 was for new work and $923,663 for maintenance. In addition $322,532 has been expended for new work from contri- buted funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1833 Cast and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 80, 196112 New work: Appropriated ---------------- ----- ----- $541,589 Cost .--------- --------- ---- ------- 3 541,589 Maintenance : Appropriated $187,750 $348,000 $82,433 $99,370 $40,000 935,904 Cost -------- 6,136 518,867 92,210 69,618 69,347 4 934,274 Rehabilitation: 5 Appropriated -------------------------------------------- 30,000 30,000 Cost ------------------------------------------------------ 19,234 19,234 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------$2,010,112 1 Includes $151,701 for new work and $10,611 for maintenance for previous projects. ,2In addition $322,532 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $15,000 preauthorization study costs. 4 Includes $188,000 allotted under Code 700, deferred maintenance. 5 Rehabilitation of jetty activities reported under Item No. 24 "Navigation Work under Special Authorization." Other new work (rehabilitation) data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 10,168 $------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 5------------------------------- 00,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----------------. 510,168 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------------------- 820,000 17. UMPQUA RIVER, OREG. Location. This river rises in the Cascade Range, flows westerly about 120 miles, and empties into the Pacific Ocean 180 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River and 465 miles"north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 6004.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1886. For further details, see page 2967 of Annual Report for 1898, and page 1732 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a jetty on the north side of the entrance approximately 8,000 feet in length, westerly from the highwater line to the sea; for a south jetty 4,200 feet long extending to a point 1,800 feet south of the outer end of the north jetty; for dredging to provide a usable entrance channel 26 feet deep, and a river channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from the mouth to Reedsport, a distance of about 11 miles, with a turning basin at Reedsport 1,000 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 22 feet deep; for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in the river to the vicinity of the docks in Winchester Bay with a mooring and turning basin 12 feet deep, 175 feet wide and 300 feet long at the inner end; and for a channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main river channel near mile 8 to Gardiner, Oreg., and a turning basin of the same depth, 500 feet wide and 800 feet long, opposite Gardiner. The project was modified in 1954 to provide for a channel in Scholfield River, 12 feet deep at mean lower low water generally 100 feet wide from its confluence with Umpqua River to a point 0.5 mile below the first railroad bridge, a distance of two miles, the entrance to be widened to 300 feet in a distance of 500 feet. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the river mouth is 6.9 feet, and the extreme range is about 11 feet. 1834 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The Federal cost of new work is $2,664,635. The Scholfield River Channel portion of the project is classified as inactive and has been excluded from the foregoing cost esti- mate. The cost of this portion (1957) is estimated to be $54,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years amounts to $78,903. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22, 1922 North jetty 7,500 feet long------------------ H. Doc. 913, 65th Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Present project dimensions of north jetty and H. Doc. 320, 69th Cong., 1st for dredging the ocean bar. sess. July 3, 1930 For a short south jetty----------------------H. Doc. 317, 70th Cong., 1st es88s. 1 Aug. 30, 1935 For a full length south jetty and mainte- Rivers and Harbors Com- nance dredging to a 26-foot depth. mittee Doc. 9, 72d Cong., 1st ses8. 1 June 20, 1938 Channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from S. Doc. 158, 75th Cong., 3d mouth to Reedsport. sess. 1 Mar. 2, 1945 Channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide S. Doc, 86, 78th Cong., 1st from river channel to Gardiner and turning sess. 1 basin 22 feet deep, 500 feet wide and 800 feet long. *Do-______ Channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from S. Doc. 191, 77th Cong., 2d river channel to dock in Winchester Bay sess. 1 with mooring and turning basin 10 feet deep, 175 feet wide and 300 feet long at inner end. June 30, 1948 Channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide S. Doc.1 154, 80th Cong., 2d from river channel to dock in Winchester sess. Bay with mooring and turning basin 12 feet deep, 175 feet wide and 300 feet long at inner end. Sept. 3, 1954 Channel 12 feet deep, Scholfield River-------- S. Doe. 133, 81st Cong., 2d sess. 1 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Requirements of local cooperation for all work except the Scholfield River Channel modification have been complied with. The River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954, provides in connection with construction of Scholfield River Channel, that local interests contribute in cash $10,000 toward the cost of the new work; agree to furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and subsequent main- tenance, when and as required; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project. A non-Federal contribution of $10,000 is required under the terms of the project authorization. Submission of as- surances of local cooperation was requested of Port of Umpqua, July 3, 1956. On April 8, 1957, local interests reported inability to furnish required cooperation. Terminal facilities. At Gardiner there is approximately 650 feet of wharf frontage, of which 60 feet is publicly owned. At Reedsport there is a privately owned mill dock for the shipment of lumber, and a dock for the receipt and shipment of river-run sand and gravel. The port of Umpqua owns 1 wharf with 456 feet of water frontage, of which 228 feet is usable for vessels and RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1835 another with about 75 feet of water frontage which has not been used generally for commercial shipping. On Bolon Island across the river from Reedsport a wharf has been constructed which has about 5 acres of open storage for lumber and is available to all on equal terms. At Winchester Bay, 2 miles from river entrance, there is a public landing float with a wooden pile and timber shore approach, and a privately owned wharf used by excursion and commercial fishing vessels. The present facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A total of 206,356 cubic yards of material was removed from the entrance bar by Government hopper dredge. Total costs for the fiscal year were $71,709 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 98 per- cent complete. The north jetty was completed in 1940. The ex- tension to the original south jetty was completed in 1938 and construction of a new training jetty on the south side of the entrance to replace the original south jetty which was partially destroyed by storms was completed in 1951. Dredging of a 22- foot channel from the mouth of the river to Reedsport was com- pleted in 1941. The Gardiner Channel and turning basin was completed in 1949 and the Winchester Bay Channel and mooring basin in 1956. Remaining to complete the project is construction of the 12-foot channel in Scholfield River, currently classified as inactive. The controlling depth is 17 feet on the bar, predredge survey of April 1961, 14 feet from the mouth to Reedsport and 17 feet in the turning basin, survey of June 1961. Total costs from Federal funds have been $7,133,597 of which $2,664,635 was for new work and $4,468,962 for maintenance. In addition $276,500 was expended for new work from contri- buted funds. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total t1 1June New work: Appropriated - $ 6,824 -------------------- -------- ---------- 3 $2,703,877 Cost ---------- 16,631------------------ ---- - --- 2,703,877 Maintenance : Appropriated_. 138,020 $130,600 $19,200 $33,700 $69,000 4,469,916 Cost -------- 141,906 127,613 22,056 31,232 71,709 4,468,962 Rehabilitation : 4 Appropriated------------------------ - ------------ 30,000 30,000 Cost ----------------------------------------- --- 16,351 16,351 Other new work (rehabilitation) data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------------------------. $ 13,051 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------------- 500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------------. 513,051 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-----------------. 3,070,000 1 Includes $39,242 for new work for previous project. 2 In addition $276,500 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $58,824 allotted under Code 700 (small authorized projects) Winchester Bay and Scholfield River. 4 Rehabilitation of jetty activities reported under Item No. 24 "Navigation work under special authorization." 1836 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 18. COOS BAY, OREG. Location. On the Oregon coast 200 miles south of the mouth of Columbia River and 445 miles north of San Francisco Bay. It is about 13 miles long and 1 mile wide, with an area at high tide of about 15 square miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Charts Nos. 5802 and 5984.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, September 19, 1890, and August 18, 1894. For further details, see page 1987 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1728 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for two rubblemound, high tide jetties at the entrance; a channel across the outer bar 40 feet deep at mean lower low water, and of suitable width with dimen- sions reduced gradually to Guano Rock; a channel 30 feet deep at mean lower low water and generally 300 feet wide thence to the mouth of Isthmus Slough; turning basins of the same depth and 1,000 feet long and 600 feet wide opposite Coalbank Slough and at the city of North Bend; anchorage basins 600 feet wide by 2,000 feet long at mile 3.5 and near mile 7; a channel 22 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Smith's Mill (mouth of Isthmus Slough) to Millington, a mooring basin, about 500 feet by 900 feet, for small boats at Charleston, with a connecting channel, 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide, to deep water in Coos Bay, and the construction of a protecting breakwater and a bulkhead. The existing project was authorizedby the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Dredging the ocean bar channel--- - H. Doc. 958, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1919 A channel 22 feet deep to Smith's mill ..... H. Doc. 325, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 22, 1922 Restoration of the north jetty 9,600 feet long,H. Doc. 150, 67th Cong., 2d construction of a south jetty about 3,900 sess. feet long, extension of the 22-foot bay channel from Smith's mill to Millington. Jan. 21, 1927 Extension of the jetties to such lengths as may be practicable within the estimate of total cost of the jetties, $3,250,000, as given in the former document (H. Doc. 150, 67th Cong.). July 3, 1930 A channel 24 feet deep and 300 feet wide H. Doc. 110, 70th Cong., 1st through Pigeon Point Reef, following a loca- sess. 1 tion along the westerly side of the bay. Aug. 30, 1935 For the 24-foot channel from Pigeon Point Senate committee print, 73d Reef to Smith's mill and a turning basin Cong., 2d sess. 1 above Marshfield. July 24, 1946 For increased dimensions of channel across the S. Doc. 253 79th Cong., 2d bar and to Isthmus Slough and turning sess. basin opposite Coalbank Slough and at city of North Bend; anchorage basins at mile 3.5 and near mile 7. June 30, 1948 For a mooring basin and connecting channel H. Doc. 646, 80th Cong., 2d at Charleston. sess. I Contains latest published maps. The plane of reference is mean lower low water. The mean of the higher high water above the plane of reference and the ex- treme tidal range at the entrance are 7 feet and about 11 feet, respectively, and at Coos Bay 7.3 feet and 11 feet respectively. The Federal cost for new work is $8,077,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1837 The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years amounts to $834,939. (Includes north jetty repair; fiscal years 1957, 1958, 1959.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. At North Bend there is a municipal dock 649 feet long fronting on the channel, about 1,780 feet of privately owned mill docks, and three oil receiving terminals in the vicinity. At Coos Bay there is a privately owned dock with a frontage of 1,345 feet, open to the public on equal terms; several small land- ings for fishing and harbor craft; and three lumber docks with 1,300, 576, and 500-foot frontages, respectively. At Eastside, on Isthmus Slough, there is a 200-foot dock to accommodate coastal lumber schooners. At Empire there is a privately owned lumber dock with frontage of 510 feet, and an oil terminal, also privately owned, for the receipt of petroleum products by barge. About 11/2 miles below Empire there is a privately owned pulp mill dock with a frontage of 480 feet. At Charleston there are two wharves, one public and one pri- vate, with usable areas of 1,200 and 2,400 square feet, respectively, for receipt of fresh fish and shellfish and a large seafood receiving and processing plant. There is also a municipally owned small-boat basin, open to all on equal terms, capable of mooring 250 fishing and recreation craft. Servicing facilities for small craft are avail- able at all the facilities, and public launching ramps have been constructed in the Charleston area by private interests. A privately owned floating moorage located on Joe Ney Slough has facilities for mooring approximately 50 fishing vessels. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The removal of a portion of a submerged jetty in Charleston channel was accom- plished by contract November 1960. Dredging of the channel in Coos Bay, Oreg., to a least depth of 30-feet was done by contract between February to June 1961. A total of 881,444 cubic yards of material was removed. In May 1961, contract was awarded for channel dredging between mile 14.2 and 14.7. Dredging of the entrance bar channel by Government hopper dredge was accom- plished with a total of 1,368,017 cubic yards of material removed. Total costs for the fiscal year were $672,501 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The south jetty was completed in. 1928, the north jetty in 1929 and the 24-foot channel in 1937. Excavation of the channel to a depth of 30 feet and generally 300 feet wide from the entrance to Isthmus Slough was completed in 1951. Dredging of the outer bar channel to a depth of 40 feet, decreasing to 30 feet at Guano Rock was completed in 1952. The existing project was completed September 1956 with construction of the small boat basin at Charleston, Oreg. The controlling depth on the bar is 30 feet and from the entrance to Coos Bay 271/ feet, predredge survey of April 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, from Federal funds under the existing project have been $20,620,096 of which $8,077,000 was for new work and $12,543,096 for maintenance. 1838 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 In addition $43,513 has been expended for new work and $8,387 for maintenance from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1969 1960 1961 Total to June _0, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated. $ 245,892 ---------- ------------------------- $ 8,879,096 Cost .------- 207,969 -------------------------------. ----- 8,879,096 Maintenance : Appropriated__ 1,015,100 $1,366.400 $ 947.000 $266,090 $784,000 3 12,808,305 Cost ------- 828,797 1,621,243 1,037,0563 265,104 672,501 12,721,987 Rehabilitation :4 Appropriated__----------- ---- --- ----- 50,000 50,000 Coat..--------- --------- --------------- ----------- 16,941 16,941 Other new work (rehabilitation) data. Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------------------. $ 31,863 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ----...---------------------. - 500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------. 581,863 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------ 1,600,000 1 Includes $802,096 for new work and $178,801 for maintenance for previous project. 2In addition $43,513 for new work and $8,387 for maintenance was expended from con- tributed funds. 3 Includes $1,444,640 allotted under Code 700 deferred maintenance. 4 Rehabilitaiton of jetty activities reported under Item No. 24 "Navigation Work under special authoriation."' 19. COQUILLE RIVER, OREG. Location. This river rises in the Coast Range, flows in a general westerly direction for about 100 miles, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Bandon, Oreg., 225 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River and 420 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5802 and 5971.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1986 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 1727 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for 2 rubblemound high tide jetties at the river mouth, the south jetty 2,700 feet long and the north 3,450 feet; and for a channel 13 feet at mean lower low water and of suitable width from the sea to a point 1 mile above the old Coquille River Lighthouse, and for snagging to the State highway bridge at the city of Coquille. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the mouth is 6.8 feet and the extreme range about 10 feet. The actual cost for new work is $316,640. The average maintenance costs for the past 5 years is $58,820. (Includes major jetty rehabilitation work; fiscal years 1955 and 1957.) The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Dredging shoals between the mouth and H. Doc. 673, 61st Cong., 2d Riverton, and removing obstructions between sess. the mouth of the North Fork and Bandon. Mar. 2, 1919 For a 13-foot channel from the ocean to H. Doc. 207, 65th Cong., 1st Bandon. sess. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1839 Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Deepening the channel to 16 feet between the H. Doc. 186, 70th Cong., 1st sea and the eastern and of the north jetty. seess. t Aug. 30, 1935 Present project depth between the sea and Senate committee print, 74th the eastern end of the north jetty. Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 For 13-foot depth from sea to a point 1 mile H. Doc. 872, 76th Cong., 2d above Coquille River Lighthouse and snag- sess. 1 ging to State highway bridge. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. At Bandon there is one privately owned mill dock used exclusively for the shipment of lumber on coast- wise vessels. There is a publicly owned wharf and a small-basin open to all on equal terms. Above Bandon, on the navigable water- way, there are numerous log booms and rollways. These facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging of the en- trance bar and channel by Government hopper dredge with re- moval of 45,226 cubic yards of material. Total costs for the fiscal year were $19,672 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The jetties were completed in 1908 and the entrance channel in 1933. The north jetty was recon- structed in 1942 and a 750-foot extension to the easterly end was constructed in 1951. Repair of the south jetty was accomplished in 1954 and the north jetty was repaired in 1956. The controlling depth on the bar is 10 feet and in the inner channel 121/2 feet, predredge survey of April 1961. Total costs from Federal funds to June 30, 1961, have been $1,799,584 of which $316,640 was for new work and $1,482,944 for maintenance. In addition $72,891 has been expended for new work from con- tributed funds. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated- -------------------- ---------- --------- $ 657,366 Cost ---------- ---------------------- --------------------- ---------- 657,366 Maintenance: Appropriated__ $164,500 $41,600 $16,000 $51,600 $20,000 3 1,527,116 Cost ----- 166,043 42,048 15,884 50,455 19,672 1,524,411 1 Includes $340,726 for new work and $41,467 for maintenance for previous project. 2 In addition $72,891 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $78,500 allotted under Code 700, deferred maintenance. 20. ROGUE RIVER AT GOLD BEACH, OREGON Location. This river rises in the Cascade Range in south- western Oregon, flows westerly through the Coast Range, and empties into the Pacific Ocean 264 miles south of the mouth of 1840 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Columbia River and 381 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 5951.) Existing project. This provides for two jetties at the en- trance, and a channel 13 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the ocean to a point immediately below the State Highway Bridge, approximately one mile, including a widening of the channel at a point about 0.25 mile below the bridge to form a turning basin 13 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 650 feet long. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The range of tide between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.5 feet, and the extreme range of tide from lower low to higher high water is estimated to be 14 feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work (1961) is $3,500,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954 (S. Doc. 83, 83d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation. The authorizing act provides that local interests agree to: (a) Furnish, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil- disposal areas necessary for new work and for subsequent main- tenance when and as required; (b) provide adequate public ter- imnal and transfer facilities open to all on equal terms; (c) dredge and maintain project depths in the berthing space adja- cent to and within 50 feet of the terminal and transfer facilities; and (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvement. Total esti- mated cost for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $195,000 (1961). Terminal facilities. No terminal or transfer facilities exist other than a few landings for fishing and recreational craft. At Wedderburn, across the river from Gold Beach, there is a facility to accommodate excursion passengers and small freight items destined for the various landings between Wedderburn and Ag- ness, Ore. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the north jetty initiated October 1959 was completed September 1960, with a total of 462,767 tons of stone placed. Reshaping of the slope on the channel side of the south jetty, completed in October 1959, was also accomplished. In June 1961, operations were underway under a newly awarded contract for dredging of the river channel and turning basin. By the end of the fiscal year a total of 95,000 cubic yards of material was removed Total costs for the fiscal year were $612,089 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Jetty construction work initiated June 1959 was completed September 1960, with a total of 678,836 tons of stone placed in the two jetties. Dredging of the river channel initiated in June 1961 under a contract, and dredg- ing of the bar by Government plant will be accomplished in fiscal year 1962. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1841 Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $2,974,019 for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated _. $21,000 $705,000 $1,687,500 $820,000 $3,248,037 .. Cost------- _-___-- 10,804 261,354 2,075,235 612,089 2,974,019 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $------------------------- 22,183 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------------------------- 150,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------------- 172,183 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------- 101,963 1 Includes $14,537 preauthorization study costs. 21. CHETCO RIVER, OREG. Location. Chetco River rises in the Siskiyou Mountains of the coast range at an elevation of 4,000 feet, flows for a distance of about 51 miles in a circuitous route, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Brookings, Oreg., 300 miles south of the entrance to Columbia River and 345 miles north of San Francisco Bay. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 5702 and 5896.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for stabilization of the channel through the bar at the mouth of the river by the construction of two jetties, and dredging. Mean lower low water is the plane of reference. The tidal range in the cove between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 6.9 feet and the extreme range is from 2.6 feet below to 9.7 feet above mean lower low water. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, House Document 817, 77th Con- gress, 2d session The total cost of new work is $489,548. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authori- zation amount to $40,000 (1961). Terminal facilities. At the Sporthaven dock there is a private facility open to all on equal terms for the loading of lumber barges. This lumber facility is barely adequate for the existing commerce. A privately owned small-boat basin for the accomo- dation of fishing and recreational craft is located downstream from the town of Harbor, Oreg. The outer cove does not contain any terminal facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A cost of $1,520 was incurred during the year for the payment of a claim over blast damage occurring in fiscal year 1959 final rock pinrnacle removal. A maintenance dredging survey was made by hired labor. 1842 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,894 of which $1,520 was for new work and $1,374 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the jetties started June 1957 was completed December 1957. Removal of rock pinnacles and an abdandoned bridge structure was accom- plished in June 1959, completing the project. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $490,922 of which $489,- 548 was for new work and $1,374 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June Fiscal year 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ $225,000 $250,000 $12,745 $10,000 -$8,197 $489,548 Cost --------- 54,373 407,671 18,208 7,776 1,520 489,548 Maintenance: Appropriated------------- ----------------------------------- 2,200 2,200 Cost ----- -- -- -1,374 1,374 22. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECON- NAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnaissance Name of project fiscal year or condition survey 1961 conducted Columbia Slough, Oreg. -- - $ 367 October-November 1961. Coos and Millicoma Rivers, Oreg.- - 708 May 1961. Oregon Slough, Oreg. -.-- . 176 May 1961. Smith River, Oreg. 5,145 June 1961. Westport Slough, Oreg. - 1,023 April 1961. Columbia River between Chinook, Wash,, and Head of Sand Island -- --- 1,474 May 1961. Deep River, Wash. _---- -- -- 4,056 August-September 1960. Lewis River, Wash.-- ----------------------- 949 April 1961. Youngs Bay and River, Wash. - 605 August-September 1960. Total costs for the fiscal year 1961-----. $14,503 23. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost and expenditures For last to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Name of project port see amount Annual Operation required to Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 1. Bayocean Peninsula, Oregon. 1.__ 1945 $ 280,000 2. Bridges across the Columbia at Cascade Lock and Hood River, Oreg. _ - 1944 $1,081,806 Completed. 3. Clatskanie River, Oreg. 2 ._ ___ 1949 3,703 $ 79,833 Do. 4. Columbia River between Chinook, 1959 220,283 107,802 Do. Wash., and Head of Sand Island. 5. Columbia Slough, Oreg. 1953 3 10,000 1,280,000 6. Coos and Millicoma Rivers, Oreg. -- 1957 4 15,000 99,676 539,000 7. Deep River, Wash. 2 _________ 1950 15,384 12,436 Completed. 8. Elokomin Slough, Wash. 2 __--___ 1943 18,641 437 Do. 9. Grays River, Wash. 2 ____________ 1941 2,500 6,002 Do. 10. Lake River, Wash. 2--------------- 1960 2,700 15,757 Do. 11. Lewis River, Wash. 2__ _______ 1950 35,880 74,929 Do. 12. Multnomah Channel, Oreg. 2...... 1949 18,112 61 Do. 13. Nehalem Bay, Oreg. 2___ 1955 5 302,006 12,656 Do. RIVERS AND HARBORS - PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1843 Cost and expenditures For last to June 30, 1961 full re- Estimated Name of project port see amount Annual Operation required to Report Construction and complete for- maintenance 14. Oregon Slough (North Portland Harbor) Oreg. 2_ 1936 6$ 16,881 6 12,576 Completed. 15. Salmon River, Oreg. 2_ 1949 2,145 - - Do. 16. Skamokawa Creek 2-______________ 1957 2,400 44,518 Do. 17. Skamokawa (Steamboat Slough), Wash. 1 ---------- 1932 ------------ ----------- $40,000 18. Smith River, Oreg. 2 ______________ 1957 143,120 --------- Completed. 19. The Cascades Canal Columbia R., Oreg. 7 _ _ 1939 3,903,780 559,858 Do. 20. The Dalles-Celilo Canal, Orc-g, and Wash. 8 __ _ 1957 4,716,205 2,833,888 Completed. 21. Westport Sough, Oreg. 9 -________ 1958 16,276 99,112 234,000 22. Youngs Bay and Youngs River, Oreg. 2 ________1949 9,348 259 Completed. I Classified inactive.Latest cost estimate-1954. 2 Channel adequate for present commerce. 3 Preauthorization study lost. 4 Preauthorization study cost of $7,000 included. 5 In addition $304,826 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 6 In addition $24,556 was expended from contributed funds, $17,556 for new work and $7,000 for maintenance. 7 Project abandoned due to flooding by Bonneville Dam pool. 8 Project abandoned due to flooding by The Dalles Dam pool. 9 Classified "Deferred for Restudy." Latest cost estimate 1957. 24. NAVIGATION WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Operations and results during fiscal year. New work funds in the amount of $160,000 have been allotted to June 30, 1961, for the preparation of design memoranda and contract plans and specifications for authorized major rehabilitation of the south jetties at the following projects: Columbia River at the Mouth, Oreg. and Wash. Coos Bay, Oreg. Siuslaw River, Oreg. Umpqua River, Oreg. During the year a design memorandum was completed for rehabilitation of south jetty at Siuslaw River, Oreg. Preparation of design memoranda covering construction at the other three authorized jetty rehabilitation projects was nearing completion. Preparation of contract plans and specifications was also in progress. Total costs for the fiscal year were $71,212 for new work. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $71,212. 25. ALTERATION OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE, COLUMBIA RIVER, PORTLAND, OREGON TO VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON Location. Across Columbia River at river mile 106.5 between Portland, Oreg. and Vancouver, Wash. Existing project. This provides, under the Truman-Hobbs Act, for the modification of the existing Interstate Bridge crossing the 1844 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Columbia River. The highway departments of Oregon and Wash- ington have completed a new bridge parallel to the existing bridge. The permit for the new bridge requires that certain alterations and clearances for safe navigation be made in the existing bridge to equal the new structure. The Federal cost is $1,154,162. Non-Federal costs amount to $1,204,100. The project was authorized under order to alter issued by Sec- retary of the Army dated October 16, 1955, in accord with Truman- Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940, which provides for alteration of any bridge which at any time unreasonably obstructs the free naviga- tion of any navigable waters in the United States. Local cooperation. All work is being done by the Joint High- way Commissions in accord with Truman-Hobbs Act, as amended. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Total costs for the fiscal year were $77,415 for Government costs and for final payment to the Oregon State Highway Department of the proportionate share of the project. Condition at end of fiscal year. Alteration of the existing bridge, in the interest of safe navigation through the parallel bridge was started June 1958 under a contract by the bridge owners. The alterated bridge was opened to toll traffic January 1960. Total costs from Federal funds to June 30, 1961, have been $1,154,162. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 To t June New work : Appropriated--- ----- ---------- $47,000 $1,130,000 $1,177,000 Cost -- ---------------------- 41,615 1,035,132 $77,415 1,154,162 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 __ _____ -$22,838 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---------------- 22,838 26. WILLIAMETTE RIVER BASIN, PORTLAND, OREGON DISTRICT Location. The Williamette River is formed by the Coast and Middle Forks which join a few miles above Eugene, Oreg., flows north 189 miles, and enters the Columbia River, 101.5 miles above its mouth. The basin has an area of 11,200 square miles and lies between the Cascade range on the east and the coast range on the west. The major tributaries of the Williamette River rise in the Cascade Mountains and consist of the Coast and Middle Forks and the McKenzie, Calapooya, Santiam, Molalla, and Clackamas Rivers. The important tributaries that head in the coast range are the Luckiamute, Yamhill, and Tualatin Rivers. Minor tributaries, all of which enter the main stream from the west, are Marys River, Rickreall Creek, and Long Tom River. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1845 Existing project. The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control, naviga- tion, and other purposes in the Willamette River Basin, as set forth in House Document 544, 75th Congress, 3d session, and authorized $11,300,000 for the initiation and partial accomplish- ment of the plan recommended for initial development, the reser- voirs and related works to be selected by the Chief of Engineers. Subsequent Flood Control Acts, 1941 through 1960 authorized additional flood-control and other works and increased the mone- tary authority to $723,300,000 for the Columbia River Basin, in- cluding the Willamette River Basin. The reservoirs and other improvements included in the Willa- mette River Basin comprehensive plan are as follows: Estimated Project Authorized act Federal cost-- 1961 Cottage Grove Reservoir, Coast June 28, 1938, H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., $ 2,429,294 Fork. 1 3d sess. Dorena Reservoir, Row River 1___- .... do------------ - - - - - - - - - - 13,703,473 Fern Ridge Reservoir, Long Tom River. 1 ----d o -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,738,780 Lookout Point Reservoir, including June 28, 1938, H. Doc. 54, 75th Cong., 87,962,783 Dexter reregulating dam, Middle 3d sess. and May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, Fork. 1 81st Cong., 2d sess. Hills Creek Reservoir, Middle Fork 1 May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 45,800,000 2d sess. Fall Creek Reservoir, Middle Fork.1 --- do--------------------------- - 27,000,000 Cougar Reservoir, South Fork May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d 54,700,000 McKenzie. 1 3 sess. and Sept. 3, 1954 S. Doc. 131, 83d Cong., 2d sess. Blue River Reservoir, McKenzie May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 16,900,000 Basin. 1 3 2d sess. Gate Creek Reservoir, McKenzie Recommended project---------------- 17,700,000 Basin. 3 4 Cascadia Reservoir, South Santiam -- _ _do----------------_ _. _-__ - 30,600,000 River. 4 5 Green Peter Reservoir, including May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d 73,100,000 Foster regulating dam, Middle sess. and Sept. 3, 1954 S. Doc. 131, Santiam. 1 5 83d Cong., 2d sess. July 14, 1960 S. Doc. 104, 86th Cong. Detroit Reservoir, including Big June 28, 1938, H. Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 2 62,729,698 Cliff reregulating dam, North 3d sess. and June 30, 1948, Public Law Santiam River. 1 858. Holley Reservoir, CalapooyaMay 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d 13,300,000 River. 1 e sess. Waldo Lake tunnel and reregulating --. do------------------------------, 9 works, North Fork, Middle Fork, Willamette River. Channel improvements for flood con- .d..do-____________---- 8 5,045,000 trol and major drainage on 16 streams Tributary to Willamette River. 1 Johnson Creek, vicinity of Portland .... do----------------- -- _,,,,,. 679,000 Oreg. 7 Flood walls levees, Portland, Oreg. do----------------------------- 18,900,000 Channel clearing and snagging on 3,020,000 Willamette River and major tri- butaries. do Willamette Falls fish ladder 7 __.... -do ---- -------- -------- - -- 214,000 Willamette River bank protection 1 June 22, 1936, Special Report Division 12,500,000 Engr., June 28, 1938, H Doc. 544, 75th Cong., 3d sess., May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess. 1 See individual reports for details of the project. 2 Actual cost. 3 For construction in lieu of originally authorized Quartz Creek Reservoir. 4 Not yet selected for construction. See H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess. 5 For construction in lieu of originally authorized Sweet Home Reservoir. 6 Project deferred for restudy. 7 Project determined inactive. 8 Does not include $10,405,000 reclassified locations. 9 Authorization rescinded August 28, 1958. (PL 85-820, Aug. 28, 1958, H.R. 8652.) 1846 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local coopeiration. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies to reservoir projects. Local cooperation for other projects is contained in individual reports for those projects. Operations and results during fiscal year. The progress of preliminary work and status of operations on projects selected for construction are given in individual reports for those projects. No costs were incurred other than those shown under the indi- vidual reports. Condition at end of fiscal year. The following projects have been completed as authorized and are in continuous operation: Fern Ridge Reservoir, completed August 1951, Cottage Grove Reservoir, March 1952, Dorena Reservoir, October 1952, Detroit Reservoir, December 1960, and Lookout Point Reservoir, June 1961. Under the authorization for installation of recreation facilities on com- pleted projects work will be accomplished at Fern Ridge, Cottage Grove, Dorena, and Lookout Point Reservoirs. Construction of Hills Creek, Cougar, and Green Peter Reservoir projects is in progress. Advance planning for construction of Fall Creek and Blue River Reservoir projects was in progress during the fiscal year. Advance engineering and design for proposed construction of the Holley Reservoir project was placed in "Deferred" status pending completion of a study to determine extent of increased capacity required in Calapooya River for flood-control operation of the reservoir. Details of operation, construction, and the financial status of the projects are given in the individual reports. During the low-water season, July-September, supplemental water releases are made from the Willamette River Basin Reser- voirs for conservation purposes. Interests which benefit from the increased downstream flows include irrigation, navigation, power, pollution abatement and recreation. Although optimum regulation cannot be provided for every conservation interest, water released from the reservoirs during the low-water season for a particular purpose will usually provide benefits to other conservation uses as well. The basic policy is to provide the most beneficial overall regulation, consistent with established water-use priorities. The following table summarizes the status of projects authorized and recommended under "Willamette River Basin, U.S. Army En- gineer District, Portland, Oreg." Total new Cost to June 30, 1961 Approved work allot- Percent Project 1961-esti- ments to I completed Remarks mated cost June 30, 1961 New work Maintenance Blue River Reservoir___ $ 16,900,000 1 $ 709,000 1$ 600,208 3.5 Planning started fiscal year 1958. Costs in- r0 clude $122,000 for preauthorization study costs. 0O Cascadia Reservoir ................... 30,600,000 4 112,000 4 112,000 Recommended project. Channel clearing and snagging on Wil- 3,020,000 15,000 15,000 Costs reflect preauthorization study costs. lamette River and major tributaries. Project placed in "Inactive" status March 1961. 0O Channel improvement for flood control and major drainage on 16 tributaries 5,045,000 43,879 43,879 Estimated cost includes $25,000, preauthori- zation study costs. Cost of 13 locations z Willamette River. "reclassified" and not contained in the estimate is $10,405,000. 0 Cottage Grove Reservoir ... __.__ 2,429,294 2,373,294 2,373,294 $ 517,249 100 Construction started August 1940. Dam in operation September 1942 Project complete March 1952. Estimated cost includes ad- ditional recreation facilities. Cougar Reservoir__--------------- 54,700,000 1 29,682,000 1 28,078,692 51.3 Construction started June 1956. Costs in- 0 clude $100,000 for preauthorization studies. Detroit Reservoir and Big Cliff re- 62,729,698 62,729,698 62,729,698 3,052,009 100 Construction started May 1947. Dam and o regulating dam. reservoir in operation in 1953. Project complete December 1960. Dorena Reservoir------------------ 13,703,473 13,549,475 13,535,997 432,252 100 Construction started June 1941. Dam and z reservoir in operation November 1949. Project complete October 1952. Costs in- clude construction of additioned recrea- tion facilities. Fall Creek Reservoir---------------_ 27,000,000 600,000 594,660 2.2 Planning started fiscal year 1958. Costs in- clude $98,000 for preauthorization studies. Fern Ridge Reservoir_------------- 4,738,780 4,528,780 4,503,687 815,132 100 Started April 1940. Dam and reservoir in operation in 1942. Project complete August 1951. Costs include construction of additional recreation facilities. Flood Wall and Levees at Portland. 18,900,000 ------------- ------------- ----------- Project placed in "Inactive" status March 1961. 00r Gate Creek Reservoir--------------___ 17,700,000 2 95,000 2 95,000 Recommended project. Green Peter Reservoir and Foster Re- 73,100,000 3 2,574,271 3 2,507,610 3.4 Construction started June 1961. Costs in- 0 regulating Dam. clude $162,900 for preauthorization studies. -z1 Hills Crek Reservoir___--------------- 45,800,000 43,999,500 42,219.842 92.2 Construction started May 1956. Costs in- clude $100,000 for preauthorization studies. Holley Reservoir_----__------------ 13,300,000 342,204 335,928 2.5 Planning started fiscal year 1957, placed in "Deferred Status" March 1961, pending completion of a study on downstream requirements of Calapooya River, Oreg. F-+ Total new Cost to June 80, 1961 00 Approved work allot- Percent Project 1961-esti- ments to completed Remarks mated cost June 30, 1961 New work Maintenance ~i Johnson Creek at Portland, Oreg.--- 679,000 157,000 69,214 ------------- 10.2 Planning started fiscal year 1956. Costs in- 0 clude $15,000 for preauthorisation study. Advertisement for construction pending re- ceipt of right-of-way. Lookout Point Reservoir and Dexter 87,962,788 87,800,783 87,785,368 2,621,726 100 Construction started May 1947. In opera- 0 Reregulating Dam. tion December 1954. Project complete June 1961. Costs include construction of additional recreation facilities. Willamette Falls Fish Ladder---------- 214,000 - _--Project classified inactive. Willamette River Basin Bank Pro- 12,500,000 8,390,424 8,807,692 1,839,288 66.4 Construction initiated in 1988. Costs include tection. $100,000 for preauthorization studies. TOTAL--------------------------$491,022,028 $257,702,308 $253,907,839 $8,777,601 52 1 Includes $96,000 pro rata cost of site selection studies. 2 $95,000 pro rata cost of site selection studies. 0 0 Includes $118,000 pro rata cost of site selection studies. 'ii 4 $112,000 pro rata cost of site selection studies. ~i z 04 zii 4-A FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1849 27. DETROIT RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On North Santiam River, with damsite 50 miles from the mouth and 45 miles southeast of Salem, Oreg. North Santiam River flows north and west for 85 miles, and unites with South Santiam River to form Santiam River, which 10 miles downstream enters the Willamette River 108 miles above its mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of one main dam and a reregulating dam, both with power-generating facilities. Detroit Dam is a concrete-gravity structure approximately 1,522 feet in length and 454 feet in height from foundation to roadway deck. The spillway is a gate-controlled overflow section, and the out- let works are gate-controlled conduits through the dam. The powerhouse with two units having a capacity of 50,000 kilowatts each is located in the right abutment immediately below the dam. The reservoir has a storage capacity at full pool of 454,900 acre- feet. It is being operated as a unit in the coordinated reservoir system to protect the Willamette Valley from floods, to increase low waterflows in the interest of navigation and irrigation, to generate power, and for other purposes. The reregulating dam located 3 miles downstream at the Big Cliff site is of the concrete- gravity type, approximately 172 feet in height from foundation to roadway deck. The power installation consists of one unit with a capacity of 18,000 kilowatts. The reservoir created by the dam has a storage capacity of 5,930 acre-feet at full pool. The project is a unit of comprehensive plan for flood-control and ohter purposes in the Willamette Basin. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Willamette River Basin contained in Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Acts of December 22, 1944, and July 24, 1946, modified the project to provide for recreational facilities, and the Flood Control Act of June 30, 1948, modified the existing project to provide foi the installation of hydroelectric power-generating facilities including the construc- tion of a reregulating dam. The cost of the project is $62,729,698 of which $8,248,000 has been for lands and damages, including relocations, and $54,481,698 for construction. The average annual maintenance and operation cost for the past 5 year has been $462,112. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: The furnishing and installing of centralization control equipment in the Detroit and Big Cliff powerhouses was accomplished by con- tract in December 1960, completing construction of the project. Maintenance: The project was in operation throughout the fiscal year with ordinary maintenance and care accomplished as required. In addition, the existing reservoir log boom was re- habilitated, the slope adjacent to the powerhouse stabilized, and the gantry crane at Big Cliff reregulating dam painted. At the 1850 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 end of the fiscal year contracts were awarded for installation of security fencing and lighting, and the installation of a water line. During the fiscal year a total of 392,934,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy was generated at the project, of which 389,519,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, the Marketing Agency. A total of 261,600 persons visited the reservoir area during the fiscal year for recreational purposes. Two floods occurred during the fiscal year 1961. Flooding in the North Santiam Basin was avoided by the regulation of Detroit reservoir, but flooding on the South and Lower Santiam Rivers could not be avoided. Conservation filling of the reservoir was completed on schedule and the pool raised above maximum con- servation limit for debris cleaning. The storm of February 10, 1961 had a peak inflow of 43,000 cubic feet per second, highest since Detroit Dam was built, and required 181,000 acre-feet of storage space to control the flood. The second storm occurred on November 24, 1960 and had a peak inflow of 26,800 cubic feet per second and required 170,000 acre- feet of stoarge space to control the flood. Flooding in the North Santiam River was avoided by regulation of Detroit reservoir; however, the South and Lower Santiam Rivers flooded several times during the storm periods due to heavy inflows from the uncontrolled areas. Conservation filling of Detroit Reservoir began February 1, 1961, and with the exception of storing during the flood period, continued on schedule. Maximum conservation pool, elevation 1563.5 feet, was reached on May 3, 1961. To facilitate removal of debris from Detroit reservoir the pool was raised to elevation 1568 feet and then dropped to elevation 1566 feet. Total costs for the fiscal year were $507,204 of which $11,457 was for new work and $495,747 for maintenance, operation and care. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated in May 1947 was completed December 1960. The two powerhouse generating units were placed in com- mercial operation June and October 1953, respectively. At Big Cliff powerhouse the single generating unit was placed on the line June 1954. Use of Big Cliff Dam for reregulating the fluctuating flow from the Detroit units was effected in October 1953. Total costs have been $65,781,707 of which $62,729,698 is for new work and $3,052,009 for operation and maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 to1961une To30,tal New work : Appropriated__ $170,000 - --- -- $ 13,000 $ 13,000 -$ 302 $62,729,698 Cost --- - -348,698 $ 69,268 5,297 10,114 11,457 62,729,698 Maintenance: Appropriated__ 425,000 513,300 429,100 446,210 566,000 3,148,078 Cost ------- - 384,811 487,126 489,622 453,257 495,747 3,052,009 FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1851 28. GREEN PETER RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. At approximate mile 5.5 on Middle Santiam River which joins South Santiam River about 56.8 miles above its con- fluence with Willamette River. The location of the dam is about 38 miles southeast of Albany in Linn County, Oreg. The drainage area above the damsite is 277 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a concrete gravity dam having a gate-controlled spillway. The outlet works will consist of two conduits through the spillaway, discharging into a stilling basin. A powerplant with an installed capacity of 80,000 kilowatts will be located on the right bank adjacent to the spillway stilling basin. The dam will form a reservoir having a storage capacity at full pool of 430,000 acre-feet, extending 6.5 miles up Quartzville Creek and some 7.5 miles up the Middle Santiam above the creek junction, forming a Y-shaped pool. Under the Flood Control Act of July 14, 1960, the construction of a multiple-purpose dam at Foster, Oregon, about 7 miles down- stream from Green Peter Dam site was authorized to replace the White Bridge Reregulating Dam which was authorized under the Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954. The Foster Dam on South Santiam River about 38.5 miles above its confluence with Santiam River will consist of an earth-gravel, rockfill 3,500 feet in length with a gate controlled spillway and stilling basin. The power installation will be two units with a capacity of 30,000 kilowatts. The improvement will function as a unit in the coordinated system of reservoirs for multiple-purpose development of the water resources in Willamette River basin. The Green Peter Reservoir project was originally, authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 to be constructed in lieu of Sweet Home Reservoir authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 authorized installation of power facilities at Green Peter Dam. The estimated cost of the project (1961) is $73,100,000 of which $18,100,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $55,000,000 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract was awarded June 1961 for construction of relocated right bank road, d/s end to Thistle Creek, and a connection to the existing road. A second contract was awarded for excavation of the damsite and widening of 1.5 miles of County Road No: 912. On June 16, 1961, construction was initiated under this contract. Design memoranda covering "road relocation," "real estate," and "hydrocapacity," were approved. A memorandum covering construction of the concrete gravity dam was essentially com- pleted and preparation of memoranda covering the powerhouse and equipment initiated. 1852 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Total costs for the fiscal year were $1,393,773. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in June 1961. Preparation of design memorandum and planning for construction of the Green Peter Dam have been in progress. Advance engineering has been initiated for construction of the powerhouse and procurement of equipment. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $2,507,610 which sum includes $113,000 pro rata share of site selection studies for alter- nate sites in lieu of Sweet Home Reservoir, originally authorized. Cost and financial statement T Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30 1961 1 2 New work: Appropriated. $225,000 $254,000 $256,000 $ 5,0Q0 $1,456,000 $2,574,271 Cost ----------- 218,658 264,420 184,653 81,587 1,393,773 2,507,610 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------- 4,123 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .... --_. 6,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ----- 6,004,123 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ___ --.- _- 64,525,729 1 Includes $113,000 pro rata share of site selection costs in lieu of Sweet Home Reservoir. 2 Includes $162,900 preauthorization study costs. 29. HOLLEY RESERVOIR, WILLIAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On Calapooya River, a tributary of Willamette River, 49.7 miles above the confluence of the two streams. The dam site is located about 25 miles southeast of Albany, Oreg. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of an earth and gravel-fill embankment 4,700 feet long with maximum height of 150 feet above streambed. Flood- control outlet works and an uncontrolled-chute spillway will be located in the left abutment. The reservoir formed by the dam will have a usable-storage capacity of 90,000 acre-feet and will be operated as a unit in the coordinated system of reservoirs for multiple-purpose development of the water resources in Willamette River Basin. The Holley Reservoir project was authorized by the Flood- Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated cost (1961) is $13,300,000 of which $4,735,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $8,565,000 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous report data were prepared and funds were transferred to the U.S.G.S. for stream gaging purposes. On March 16, 1961, the project was placed in "Deferred" status pending completion of a study to determine by reaches, exact extent of increased capacity required in Calapooya River for flood- control operation of Holley Reservoir. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1853 Total costs for the fiscal year were $1,555. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project has been placed in "Deferred Status" pending completion of a study to determine extent of increased capacity required in Calapooya River for flood- control operation of Holley Reservoir. A separately authorized channel improvement project for flood control and major drain- age, which would have provided more than enough capacity for flood-control operation, cannot be constructed because of lack of required local cooperation. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $335,928 for advance engineering. Cost and financial statement June Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated__ $75.000 $126,000 $100,305 -$58,100 $342,204 Cost.---------- 55,025 118,329 59,965 1,054 $1,555 335,928 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ---------------------- $ 6,188 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 -- -------------- 6,f88 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project. .--------------. 12,957,796 1 Includes $100,000 preauthorization study costs. 30. BLUE RIVER RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On Blue River, a major tributary of McKenzie River, 0.6 mile above the confluence of the two streams and about 38 miles easterly of Eugene, Oreg. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earth-and-gravel-fill embankment, about 1,175 feet long at the crest and 305 feet high above the foundation. The spillway will be a free overflow chute type, 125 feet in length and located on the right bank through a narrow ridge separating Simmonds Creek from Blue River. The outlet works will be located in the left abutment. On the left shore of the reservoir a low saddle between Blue River and McKenzie River will be closed with an earth-and-gravel-fill dike approximately 1,400 feet long and having a maximum height of 50 feet. The reservoir will provide 85,000 acre-feet of usable flood-control storage and will be oper- ated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system to protect the Willamette River Valley and to increase low waterflows for navigation and for other purposes. The project is one of two reservoirs authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, to be constructed in lieu of Quartz Creek Reservoir, authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. The estimated project cost (1961) is $16,900,000, of which $3,175,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $13,725,000 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Field investigations and foundation drilling for the "site selection design memoran- 1854 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 dum" were in progress. At the end of the fiscal year draft of the text was essentially completed. Preparation of design memoranda covering "real estate" and "relocations" was also in progress. Total costs for the fiscal year were $88,478. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Advance engineering, planning, and field work for preparation of "design memoranda" are in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $600,208 for advance engineering. This sum includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection studies for alternate sites in lieu of Quartz Creek Reser- voir originally authorized. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 T30 1961 1 2June. New work: Appropriated__ .......... $100,000 $119,000 $102,000 $170,000 $709,000 Cost- 63,860 146,887 82,983 88,478 600,208 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961- 108,549 $---------------$ Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _______ 108,549 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-. 16,191,000 1 Includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection costs in lieu of Quartz Creek Reservoir. 2 Includes $122,000 preauthorization study costs. 31. COUGAR RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. At mile 4.4 on south fork McKenzie River which joins McKenzie River about 56.5 miles above its confluence with Willamette River. The location of the dam is approximately 42 miles east of Eugene, Oreg. The drainage area above the dam site is 210 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a rockfill dam with an impervious earth core, about 1,400 feet long at the crest and 515 feet high above the founda- tion. The dam will form a reservoir 6.0 miles long with a usable capacity at full pool of 165,000 acre-feet. The spillway will be located on the right abutment and the outlet and power tunnels in the left abutment. The outlet tunnel will be provided with a chute and stilling basin. The powerplant will consist of two 12,500 kilowatt units with minimum provision for installing a third unit of 35,000 kilowatts for future peaking capacity. The improvement will function as a unit in the coordinated system of reservoirs for multiple-purpose development of the water resources in Willamette River Basin. The project is one of two reservoirs authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, to be constructed in lieu of Quartz Creek Reservoir authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Act of September 3, 1954 authorized installation of power facilities. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1855 The estimated project cost (1961) is $54,700,000 of which $9,900,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $44,800,000 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of Cougar Dam outlet works, power intake works, and appurtenances was 45 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Curtain grouting of the impervious core, excavation on the outlet chute and stilling basin, the concreting of the intake structure and the installation of regulating outlet liners were in progress. Delay in construction of the dam was caused by required excavation and placing of embankment in an ancient river channel beneath the dam site. Construction of the east side road relocation under two con- tracts, East Fork to the Upper End, was in progress. Construction of the East Fork crossing bridge was completed. Contracts were awarded during the year for the furnishing of required powerhouse equipment. Total costs for the fiscal year were $11,235,175. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated June 1956 is 51 percent complete. Reservoir clearing and west side road relocation work are com- plete. East side road relocation work is in progress. The present completion date of March 1963 for construction of the Cougar Dam will be revised when an extension of time is granted for the delay caused by excavation of ancient river channel. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $28,078,692. This sum includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection costs for alternate sites in lieu of Quartz Creek Reservoir originally authorized. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961' 2 New work : Appropriated_. $1,940,000 $4,015,000 $5,170,000 $6,279,500 $11,462,000 $29,682,000 Cost -- ______ 1,669,253 4,081,98 4,666,819 5,714,512 11,235,175 28,078,692 Other new work data: tUnobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------__-- __- $ 194,146 Appropriated for year ending June 30 1962------------------------------11,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962--------- 11,194,146 Estimated additional amount needed to complete Droject____ -- _________-. 14,018,000 1 Includes $96,000 pro rata share of site selection costs in lieu of Quartz Creek Reservoir. 2 Includes $100,000 preauthorization study costs. 32. FERN RIDGE RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On the Long Tom River, 23.6 miles from the mouth. The Long Tom River rises in Lane County, Oreg., on the eastern slope of the coast range, flows north for 50 miles, and enters the Willamette River 147 miles above its mouth. The drainage area tributary to this reservoir is 252 square miles. 1856 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of an earthfill dam, 6,360 feet long at the crest, and two auxilliary dikes, 850 feet and 3,680 feet long, along the north- easterly boundary of the reservoir. The main dam has a maximum height of 44 feet above the streambed. The spillway, located near the left abutment, consists of a gravity section concrete overflow structure controlled by six automatic radial gates. Outlet works are located in the spillway structure. The project includes rectifi- cation of the channel of Long Tom River downstream from the dam. The reservoir, having a storage capacity of 101,200 acre-feet, at full pool, protects the Long Tom River Valley and is being operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system to protect the Willamette River Valley generally and to increase low water flows for navigation. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Willamette River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Flood Con- trol Acts of December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, and September 3, 1954, modified the project for recreational facilities. Construction of the project as authorized cost $4,495,780 of which $826,734 is for lands and damages, $3,560,046 for con- struction, and $109,000 for recreation facilities. The construction of additional recreation facilities for the completed project has been authorized at an estimated cost of $243,000, raising the total project cost to $4,738,780 (1961). The average annual maintenance and operation cost for the past 5 years was $57,555. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under the authoriza- tion for installation of recreation facilities on a completed project, a contract was awarded in June 1961 for construction of the facilities. Maintenance: The project was in operation during the fiscal year with ordinary maintenance accomplished as required. During the fiscal year 1961, a total of 409,000 persons visited the reservoir area for recreational purposes. With the exception of delaying the draw down, operation of Fern Ridge Reservoir during the fiscal year 1961 was normal. Two storms occurred during the year but were controlled on the Long Tom River. The highest flood of the year occurred on February 10, 1961. The peak inflow of 23,000 cubic feet per second made it the second highest storm of record since Fern Ridge Dam was constructed. The storm required 78,500 acre-feet of storage space for control and filled the reservoir to 98 percent of its capacity. The storm of November 24, 1960 had a peak inflow of 12,600 cubic feet per second and required 36,500 acre-feet of storage for control. In the interest of recreation, which is more developed on Fern Ridge than on the other reservoirs, beginning of draw down of the reservoir for flood-control season was delayed from September 1 to October 3, 1960, and minimum conservation pool was reached on November 23, 1960. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1857 Filling of the reservoir was started on February 1, 1961. Due to below normal precipitation during April, the reservoir reached maximum conservation pool, elevation 373.5, on May 11, 1961, eleven days later than scheduled. Total costs for the fiscal year were $67,937 of which $7,907 was for new work installation of additional recreation facilities, and $60,030 for maintenance (operation, and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated April 1940 was completed August 1951, except for the construction of additional recreation facilities authorized in 1954. The dam and reservoir have been in continuous operation since December 1941. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $5,318,819 of which to $4,503,687 was for new work and $815,132 for maintenance (operation and care). Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 otal to Ju 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated_ ----- --------- $83,000 1 $4,628,780 Cost -------------------------- ---------------------- 7,907 4,503,687 Maintenance: Appropriated-. $43,600 $50,600 $57,700 $73,510 $9,000 2 816,096 Cost --------- 45,077 49,036 61,842 71,792 60,030 815,132 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------$ 8,093 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962._---_--3--.-------------. 30,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 33,093 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------- 180,000 1 Includes $33,000 allotted under Code 710, Recreation on completed project. 2 Includes $9,750 allotted under Code 700, deferred maintenance. 33. FALL CREEK RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On Fall Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Wil- lamette River, about 7 miles above the confluence of the streams and about 19 miles southeasterly of Eugene, Oreg. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earth-and-gravel-fill embankment, about 5,630 feet long at the crest and 200 feet high above the foundation. The spillway will be a free overflow-chute type, 305 feet in length and located in the left abutment. The outlet will be in the right abutment. The reservoir will provide 115,000 acre-feet of usable flood-control storage and will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system to protect the Willamette River Valley and to increase low waterflows for navigation, and for other purposes. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated cost of the project (1961) is $27,000,000, of which $7,505,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $19,495,000 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. 1858 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. A design memoran- dum covering "site selection" was approved by higher authority July 1960. A "General" Design memorandum was completed and submitted for approval in May 1961. Design memoranda covering "relocations", "real estate", and a preliminary master plan cover- ing "public use development and reservoir management" were submitted to higher authority in June 1961. Work was in progress at the end of the fiscal year on design memoranda in regard to "geology", "embankment", "reservoir regulation" and "fish facilities". Total costs for the fiscal year were $69,064. Construction at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Advance engineering, field work, preparation of design memoranda and planning are in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $594,660 for advance engineering and design. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated__- $150,00 $150,000 $197,000 $ 5,000 $600,000 Cost -------- ---- --. 116,545 133,034 178,017 69,064 594,660 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 4,622 $--------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ---------- 1,000,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- 1,004,622 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ---------------- 25,400,000 1 Includes $98,000 preautnorization study costs. 34. HILLS CREEK RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN. OREG. Location. On the Middle Fork, Willamette River, 47.8 miles from the mouth and 26.5 miles upstream from the Lookout Point Dam. The Middle Fork, Willamette River rises on the west slope of the Cascade Range and flows northwesterly to its junction with the Coast Fork, Willamette River 4 miles southeast of Eugene, Oreg., to form the main Willamette River. The location of the dam is about 45 miles southeast from Eugene, Oreg. The drainage area above the damsite is 389 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of an earth-and-gravelfill dam about 2,150 feet long at the crest and 304 feet high above the foundation. A gated spill- way of the straight-chute type with a flip bucket will be located in the right abutment. The dam will form a reservoir about 8.5 miles long, with a usable-storage capacity of 249,000 acre-feet at full pool. A diversion tunnel, an outlet tunnel, and a power tunnel will be located in the right abutment. The powerhouse with two 15,000-kilowatt units will be located between the spillway and the earth dam. The Hills Creek Reservoir project is an integral unit of the comprehensive plan for development of the water resources of the Willamette River Basin. The Hills Creek and Lookout Point FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1859 Reservoirs will be operated as a unit for control of floods and generation of power on the Middle Fork Willamette River. These reservoirs, in conjunction with the Dexter reregulating dam and the Fall Creek flood-control reservoir, will effectively control floods on the Middle Fork and provide maximum efficient generation of hydroelectric power. The Hills Creek Reservoir project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. The estimated cost of the project (1961) is $45,800,000, of which $10,289,300 is for lands and damages including relocations, and $35,510,700 for construction. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year construction of the Hills Creek Dam progressed to 96.5 percent completion. Concreting of the intake tower was in progress and installation of miscellaneous electrical and piping items accomplished as concreting progressed. Construction of the powerhouse and installation of equipment progressed to 72 per- cent completion with work on schedule. Concreting was complete except for minor pouring. Aluminum wall panels were installed and placing of roof in progress. Upstream slope reinforcement, removal of stumps and mis- cellaneous cleanup from the reservoir adjacent to Packard Creek, and furnishing and erecting of guard and sight posts on the West Side road were accomplished. The relocation of East Side road under two contracts, Hills Creek to Modoc Creek, and from Modoc Creek to Upper End, progressed satisfactorily with con- struction estimated to be completed ahead of schedule early in fiscal year 1962. Contracts have been awarded for all items of powerhouse equip- ment with the two hydraulic turbines and the turbine governors received at the site in April and May 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $8,254,419. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated May 1956 is 92 percent complete. Final project com- pletion will be early in fiscal year 1963. Relocation of west side road and County Road No. 736 is complete. Relocation of east side road is nearing completion. Construction of Hills Creek Dam, of the powerhouse and the installation of equipment, is progressing on schedule under two contracts. Contracts have been awarded for the furnishing of the powerhouse equipment. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $42,219,842. 1860 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune New work: Appropriated $2,420,000 $7,751,000 $13,620,000 $9,333,000 $9,870,000 $43,999,500 Cost ---------- 2,232,091 7,699,542 13,449,248 9,518,717 8,254,419 42,219,842 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 779,293 $---------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------ 1,800,500 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------ 2,579,793 1 Includes $100,000 preauthorization study costs. 35. LOOKOUT POINT RESERVOIR (MERIDIAN SITE), WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On the Middle Fork, Williamette River at Meridian site, 21.3 miles from the mouth. The Middle Fork, Willamette River, rises in Lane County on the western slope of the Cascade range and flows northwesterly to its junction with the Coast Fork, which is the head of the main stem Willamette River. The damsite is approximately 22 miles southeast from Eugene, Oreg. The drainage area tributary to the reservoir is 991 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a main dam at Meridian site and a reregulating dam 3 miles downstream at Dexter site. Both dams are earth- and-gravel-fills with concrete-gravity spillways and have power- generating facilities. The main dam has a height of 258 feet from foundation to deck and is 3,381 feet long at the crest forming a reservoir 14.2 miles long providing storage of 456,000 acre-feet at full-pool level. The spillway, 274 feet long, is a gate- controlled overflow type, forming the right abutment. Outlet works consisting of slide-gate controlled conduits pass through the spillway section. The powerhouse has three main generating units with a capacity of 120,000 kilowatts. The reregulating dam has a maximum height of 107 feet above the foundation and is 2,765 feet long at the crest, forming a full pool of 27,500 acre-feet extending upstream to the main dam and providing pondage to regulate Lookout Point powerhouse water releases to a uniform discharge. The spillway consists of a gate-controlled overflow section 509 feet long forming the right abutment. Flow regulation will be accomplished by use of the spillway gates and releases through the powerhouse, which contains one 15,000-kilowatt unit. Lookout Point and Dexter Dams are operated as a single unit of a coordinated system of dams to protect Willamette River Valley against floods, to provide needed hydroelectric power, and to in- crease low waterflows for navigation, irrigation, and other purposes. The existing project, authorized as a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Willamette River Basin, was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, House Document 544, 75th Congress, 3d session. The Flood Con- trol Acts of December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, and September 3, 1954, modified the project for recreational facilities. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1861 2nd session, modified the project to provide for power generating facilities. Construction of the project as authorized cost $87,780,783 of which $38,243,000 is for lands and damages including relocations, $49,506,783 for construction, and $31,000 for recreation facilities. The construction of additional recreation facilities for the com- pleted project has been authorized at an estimated cost of $182,000 raising the total project cost to $87,962,783. The average annual maintenance and operation cost for the past 5 years has been $434,117. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Installa- tion of safety devices for the fish facilities at Dexter holding ponds and for the Oakridge and Leaburg hatcheries was completed September 1960. Slope correction adjacent to State Highway No. 58 was accomplished in October 1960. Required extraordinary maintenance on the railroad relocation continued until June 1961, when the Lookout Point project was placed in completed status. Future required extraordinary maintenance will be accomplished under operation and maintenance appropriations. Under the au- thorization for installation of recreation facilities on a completed project a contract was awarded in June 1961 for construction of the facilities. Maintenance: Ordinary maintenance (operation and care) was continued throughout the fiscal year. Construction of security fence and installation of a culvert was accomplished in March 1961. During fiscal year 1961, a total of 303,015,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical power energy was generated at the project, of which 301,616,000 kilowatt-hours were delivered to Bonneville Power Administration, the Marketing Agency. A total of 111,700 persons visited the reservoir area during the fiscal year for recreational purposes. During the fiscal year 1961, two storms were registered and minor flooding occurred in the Middle Fork Willamette Basin. The storm of February 10, 1961 had a peak inflow of 38,000 cubic feet per second and required 192,000 acre-feet of storage to control it. However, inflows from uncontrolled areas caused minor flooding in the Middle Fork Willamette River but no damage was reported. The storm of November 24, 1960 with a peak inflow of 32,000 cubic feet per second required 122,000 acre-feet to control the flood. Operation during the rest of the fiscal year was normal. Conservation filling of Lookout Point Reservoir began on February 10, 1961, and with the exception of storing flood waters during the February storm, continued on schedule. Maximum conservation pool, elevation 926.0 feet, was reached on May 9, 1961. Extra releases from the Lookout Point Project from the middle of July through the middle of November 1960, in coordination with releases from other projects in the Willamette River Basin, 1862 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 substantially increased the low natural flows of the Middle Fork and Willamette Rivers in the interest of irrigation, navigation, and other water uses. Total costs for the fiscal year were $619,862 of which $132,550 was for completion of the new work $4,585 towards the installa- tion of recreation facilities on a completed project, and $482,727 for maintenance (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated May 1947 was completed June 1961, execept for the construction of additional recreation facilities authorized in 1954. At Lookouit Point powerhouse, generating units Nos. 1 and 2 were placed in commercial operation December 16, 1954, and February 16, 1955, respectively. Unit No. 3 was placed on the line April 24, 1955. At Dexter powerhouse the single unit was placed on the line May 16, 1955. Use of Dexter Dam for reregulating the fluctuating flows from the Lookout Point units was effected in December 1954. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $90,407,094 of which $87,785,368 was for new work and $2,621,726 for maintenance, operation, and care. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated __-$1,209,448 $200,000 $440,000 $500,000 $ 231 1 $87,800,783 Cost 306,224 614,611 338,371 523,825 137,135 87,785,368 Maintenance: Appropriated__ 343,900 433,000 450,000 424,700 495,400 2.641,600 Cost ________ 362,278 423,831 459,693 442,056 482,727 2,621,726 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961---------------- $ 2,415 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 -------------------- 30,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _________ 32,415 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 132,000 1 Includes $20,000 allotted under Code 710, recreation on completed project. 36. DORENA RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. Dorena Reservoir is located on Row River, Oreg., 7 miles from the mouth. Row River rises in Lane County on the western slope of the Cascade Range, flows northwest for 19 miles, and enters the Coast Fork of Willamette River 191/2 miles above the mouth. The drainage area, tributary to this reservoir, is 265 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of an earthfill dam, 3,388 feet long at the crest rising 145 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing usable storage capacity at normal pool level of 70,500 acre-feet. The spillway, 200 feet long, is a concrete gravity, overflow-type, forming the right abutment. Outlet works consisting of five slide gate-controlled conduits pass through the spillway section. The reservoir, controlling practically the entire drainage area of Row FLOOD CONTROL-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1863 River, will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir sys- tem to protect the Willamette River Valley and to increase low water flows for navigation, and for other purposes. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Willamette River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Acts of December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, and September 3, 1954, modified the project for recreational facilities. Construction of the project as authorized cost $13,529,473 which sum included $27,000 for recreation facilities. The construction of additional recreation facilities for the completed project has been authorized at an estimated cost of $174,000 raising the total project cost to $13,703,473. The average annual maintenance and operation cost for the past 5 years has been $42,979. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under the authoriza- tion for installation of recreation facilities on a completed project, a contract was awarded in June 1961 for construction of the facilities. Maintenance: The dam and reservoir were in operation throughout the fiscal year with ordinary maintenance accom- plished as required. During fiscal year 1961, a total of 42,400 persons visited the reservoir area for recreational purposes. With the exception of the filling of the reservoir above the spillway during a flood, the operation of Dorena Reservoir was normal during the fiscal year 1961. Two storms were registered during the fiscal year and minor flooding occurred on the Coast Fork Willamette River. The highest flood of record since Dorena Dam was built oc- curred on February 10, 1961. The peak inflow of 23,300 cubic feet per second required 67,000 acre-feet of storage space and filled the reservoir to a peak elevation of 863.63, 1.63 feet above the spillway; but at no time was control of the reservoir lost. Minor flooding was reported on the Coast Fork Willamette River before the reservoir filled but no damage was reported. The second flood occurred on November 24, 1960. It had a peak inflow of 16,600 cubic feet per second and required 43,000 acre-feet of storage space to control the flood. Dorena Reservoir releases from mid July through September 1960 in coordination with releases from other projects in the Willamette River Basin, substantially increased the low natural flows of the Coast Fork and Willamette Rivers in the interest of navigation and for other purposes. Conservation filling of Dorena Reservoir, with the exception of storing flood waters during the storm, was as scheduled. Maximum conservation pool, elevation 832.0, was reached on May 20, 1961. 1864 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Total costs for the fiscal year were $48,076 of which $6,524 was for new work installation of additional recreation facilities and $41,552 for maintenance (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated June 1941 was completed October 1952 except for the construction of additional recreation facilities authorized in 1954. The dam and reservoir have been in continuous operation since November 1949. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $13,968,249 of which $13,535,997 was for new work and $432,252 for maintenance (operation and care). Cost and financial statement 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, to Total June 1961 Fiscal year New work: Appropriated_ $15,300 ----------- - $ 2,928 $20,000 1 $13,549,473 Cost .. ________ _---------10,967 $ 1,405 -- 6,524 13,535,997 Maintenance: Appropriated $30,950 35,100 38,400 57,730 39,500 433,415 Cost - -- 44,794 34,964 38,890 54,695 41,552 432,252 Other new work data: 'Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 2,476 $----------------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___ 20,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.. .-------. 22,476 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _____134,000 1 Includes $20,000 allotted under Code 710, recreation on completed project. 37. COTTAGE GROVE RESERVOIR, WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. On the Coast Fork of Willamette River, 29 miles from the mouth. The Coast Fork rises in Douglas County, Oreg., on the western slope of the Cascade Range and the northern slope of the Calapooya Range, flows north for 49 miles, and unites with the Middle Fork to form the main Willamette River. The drainage area tributary to this reservoir is 104 square miles. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of an earthfill dam, 1,750 feet long at the crest, rising 95 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing for storage of 32,900 acre-feet. The spillway, 264 feet long, is a concrete, gravity, overflow type forming the right abutment. Outlet works, consist- ing of three gate-controlled conduits, pass through the spillway section. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system to protect the Willamette River Valley and to increase low water flow for navigation. The existing project was selected for construction under the general authorization for the Willamette River Basin, contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Flood Con- trol Acts of December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, and September 3, 1954, modified the project for recreational facilities. Construction of the project as authorized cost $2,373,294 of which $612,386 has been for lands and damages, $1,663,908 for construction and $97,000 for recreation facilities. Construction of additional recreation facilities for the completed project has been FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1865 authorized at an estimated cost of $56,000 raising the total project cost to $2,429,294. The average annual maintenance and operation cost for the past 5 years was $34,633. Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. The dam and reser- voir were in operation throughout the fiscal year with ordinary maintenance accomplished as required. During fiscal year 1961, a total of 103,500 persons visited the reservoir area for recreational purposes. During the fiscal year 1961, functioning of Cottage Grove Reser- voir was normal with the exception of filling the reservoir above the spillway during a flood. Two storms were registered during the year and minor flooding occurred on the Coast Fork Willamette River. The flood of February 10, 1961 had a peak inflow in Cottage Grove Reservoir of 14,000 cubic feet per second and took 29,000 acre-feet of storage space. This flood was the highest of record since the dam was constructed and raised the pool to a peak eleva- tion of 792.69 feet, 1.69 feet above the spillway crest, but at no time was control of the project lost. A smaller storm on November 24, 1960 had a peak inflow of 5,600 cubic feet per second and required 16,500 acre-feet of storage space to control flooding. Reservoir releases during August-October 1960, in coordination with releases from other reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin, substantially increased the low natural flows of Coast Fork and Willamette Rivers in the interest of irrigation, navigation, pollu- tion abatement, and fish life. Conservation filling of Cottage Grove Reservoir began in Feb- ruary 1961 and maximum conservation pool, elevation 790.0, was reached on May 23, 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $44,283 for maintenance (operation and care). Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project ini- tiated August 1940 was completed April 1952 except for the con- struction of additional recreation facilities. The dam and reservoir have been in continuous operation since September 1942. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $2,890,543 of which $2,373,294 was for new work and $517,249 for maintenance (oper- ation and care). Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30T 1961 New work : Appropriated. ------------------------------------------------------- $2,373,294 Cost .. ---------- ----------- 2,373,294 Maintenance : Appropriated $26,900 $36,500 $38,500 $26,310 $44,100 520,915 Cost -- 30,319 34,490 41,523 22,553 44,283 517,249 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------------ - $15,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----------- - 15,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .- ------------- 41,000 1866 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 38. JOHNSON CREEK AT PORTLAND AND VICINITY, OREG. Location. Johnson Creek, a minor tributary of Willamette River, rises in the low foothills of the Cascade Range and flows in a westerly direction through the towns of Gresham and Lents, along the southeast boundary of the city of Portland to its con- fluence with Willamette River at the town of Milwaukie. Existing project. This provides for channel improvements and bank protection at various locations between mile 15.26 and the mouth. Through the town of Gresham, the project provides for about 1 mile of channel clearing and improvement; between mile 10.3 and mile 9.27 for channel clearing; and between mile 7.79 and the mouth, for channel improvement, clearing, and revetment work including excavation of a bypass channel to pass flood waters through the constricted industrial and residential reach between mile 7.79 and 5.19. This will provide protection through the town of Gresham against floods of a frequency of once in 7 years, and between mile 10.3 and the mouth against floods of a frequency of once in 25 years. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950. House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $679,000. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish as- surances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and maintain and oper- ate the works after completion in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $704,000 (1961). Local intrests have formed a subdistrict, the Southeast Johnson Creek Water Control District and have furnished approved as- surances of cooperation. Required rights-of-way have not been secured. Operation and results during fiscal year. Preparation of con- tract plans and specifications for construction of the channel im- provement below mile 5.19 was in progress. Assurances of local cooperation received from the Southeast Johnson Creek Water Control District were approved. The sponsoring interests have been in the process of negotiating for the required rights-of-way. Total costs for the fiscal year were $9,320. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Design Memorandum covering construction of that portion of the project between the mouth of Johnson Creek and mile 10.3 has been approved. Preparation of plans and specifications for the reach below mile 5.19 is essentially complete. Advertisement is pending receipt of rights-of-way from local interests. On Sep- tember 23, 1958, the sponsoring agency, Southeast Johnson Creek FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1867 Water Control District, was given notice of five year limitation to furnish required assurances. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $69,284 for advance engineering and design. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 I I I New work: Appropriated_ $150,000 -$25,000 -$10,000 $157,000 Cost..______ 14,121 4,080 3,280 $5,961 $9,320 69,284 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_____________________ $ 87,716 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962__ -----. 87,716 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -- ---- 522,000 1 Includes $15,000 preauthorization study costs. 39. WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREG. (BANK PROTECTION) Location. On Willamette River and tributaries, between the Cascade range and the coast range, from a point south of Eugene to Portland, Oreg. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for clear- ing, sloping, and revetting of riverbanks; construction of pile- and-timber bulkheads and drift barriers; minor channel improve- ments; and maintenance of existing works for control of floods and prevention of erosion at various locations along Willamette River and its tributaries. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, authorized similar work at 77 additional locations. The estimated Federal cost of the project (1961) is $12,500,000. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $56,864. Local cooperation. Local interests are required by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, to provide all local cooperation specified by section 3 of the Act of June 22, 1936, as amended. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $260,000. (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A total of 15,510 linear feet of bank protection works was completed during the fiscal year at the following locations: Quantity Location Nature of work (Linear feet) Willamette River, Dixon Creek, left Stone revetment --------------- 1,665 bank, Mile 31.0. Willamette River, Kelso, left bank, Stone revetment and drift barrier__ 2,108 Mile 173.0. McKenzie River, Burnum, left bank, Stone revetment and drift barrier__ 1,652 Mile 23.0. 1868 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Quantity Location Nature of work (Linear feet) McKenzie River, Harlow, left bank, Stone revetment and drift barrier__ 1,943 Mile 7.8. McKenzie River, Green, right bank, Stone revetment _--------------1,672 Mile 23.3. South Santiam River, Barclay, Stone revetment _---------------1,450 right bank, Mile 19.8. South Santiam River, Wilkinson, Stone revetment _--------__ -_ 2,415 left bank, Mile 17.5. South Santiam River, Bryant, left Stone revetment -------- 2,605 bank, Mile 13.0. Contract plans and specifications for proposed construction of bank protection works at 8 locations and for restoration of 5 loca- tions constructed in the fall of 1960 have been essentially com- pleted. Contracts were awarded June 1961, for construction at three locations: Kowitz and Swink on South Santiam River and at Wintermantle (Lower) on the Santiam River. Maintenance: Clearing of brush and debris and spraying of woody growth at various locations on Willamette River and tribu- taries were accomplished by contract and by hired labor. Total costs for the fiscal year were $597,329 of which $531,743 were for new work and $65,586 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated in 1938 is 66 percent complete. A total of 343,713 feet of bank protection work at 150 locations, consisting of the revet- ment of river banks, pile and timber bulkheads, drift barriers and channel improvements has been completed on Willamette River and tributaries. The Annual Reports for the fiscal years 1949-60 itemize 328,203 linear feet of this total by streams and individual locations. Total costs to June 30, 1961, from Federal funds have been $9,646,925 of which $8,307,692 has been for new work and $1,339,233 for maintenance. In addition $77,469 has been expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 12 New work: Appropriated__ $300,000 $450,000 $480,000 $488,000 $570,000 $8,390,424 Cost -------- - 262,191 345,833 633,618 448,447 531,743 8,307,692 Maintenance : Appropriated__ 70,000 47,800 55,900 39,250 69,300 1,355,750 Cost -------- 68,358 42,791 79,219 28,367 65,586 1,339,233 Other hew work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------ ---- $ 23,840 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962---------------------- -500,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-......... 523,840 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project----------- 3,609,576 1 In addition $77,469 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $100,000 preauthorization study costs. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1869 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS DIXON CREEK LOCATION Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated__-------------- --------------------- $22,500$22,500 Cost - ---- ------------ ----- _------ $22,500 22,500 40. LOCAL FLOOD-PROTECTION PROJECTS, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREG. AND WASH. Location. The improvements included in this project are located along Columbia River and its tributaries within the confines of the Portland, Oreg. district. The major tributaries of that portion of Columbia River within the Portland district are the Deschutes, Williamette, Lewis, and Cowlitz Rivers. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, approved a general comprehensive plan for the Columbia River Basin for flood control and other purposes as set forth in House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session, and authorized to be appropriated the sum of $75,000,000 for the partial accom- plishment of the projects. Of this authorization an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 was authorized for construction of local flood-protection works in Columbia River Basin, the individual projects to be selected by the Chief of Engineers with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, subject to the condition that all work undertaken pursuant to this authority shall be economically justified prior to construction. The following locations have been considered for protection in the Portland District: Lower Cowlitz River, Wash., Estimated Federal cost (1961) $186,000. Non-Federal cost $8,000. Cowlitz River at Randle, Wash., Estimated Federal Cost (1960) $151,000. Non-Federal cost $700. Crooked River at Prineville, Oreg., (1958) $49,000. Non- Federal cost $8,000. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of bank protection works at Holder and Kirkendoll locations along left bank of Cowlitz River was completed by contract in October 1960. A contract was awarded in June 1961, for construction of bank protection works at Fulton location situated on the left bank of Cowlitz River approximately 3 miles southwest of Toledo, Wash. Total costs for the fiscal year were $100,895. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of authorized pro- tection work at two locations on Lower Cowlitz River, Holder, and Kirkendoll, was accomplished by contract October 1960. A con- tract was awarded June 1961 for construction of protection work at the third authorized Fulton location between river miles 31.1 and 31.2. 1870 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Cowlitz River at Randle, Wash. The project was "Deferred for Restudy" category June 1960. Crooked River at Prineville, Oreg. Work deferred until the effect of reservoir regulation by the Bureau of Reclamation, Prine- ville Reservoir, can be observed and the need for any further local improvement determined. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $149,379 of which $11,095 is for Cowlitz River at Randle, Wash., $13,318 for Crooked River at Prineville, Oreg., and $124,966 for the Lower Cowlitz River, Wash., project. Cost and financial statement LOWER COWLITZ RIVER, WASHINGTON Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work : Appropriated__------------ $10,000 $2,000 $118,100 $ 70,000 $202,100 Cost ---------------------- 7,960 2,665 11,446 100,895 124,966 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-- $20,059 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- -- 20,059 1 Includes $2,000 for preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes $188,000 allotted under Code 700 (small authorized projects). COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLEY WASHINGTON Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work : -------------- Appropriated__ -$88 $146,000 -$140,317 $11,095 Cost _ 874 ------------ 2,409 3,274----------a 11,095 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project $139,095 IIncludes $5,682 allotted under code 700 (small authorized projects). CROOKED RIVER AT PRINEVILLE, OREGON Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to 1June 12 New work : Appropriated - _ -$298 $8,000 -$384 - - $13,318 Cost.- -$59 7,616 _------ 13,318 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _______ $35,682 1 Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes $7,616 allotted under Code 700 (small authorized projects). 41. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREG. AND WASH. Location. On Columbia River and minor tributaries, channels, and sloughs, between Sandy River, Oreg., approximately 15 miles east of Vancouver, Wash., and the mouth of Columbia River. Existing project. The plan of improvement for bank-protection work, construction of flood-control works, and improvements to existing projects, in the Lower Columbia River Basin, was author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1871 The plan, as follows, provides for new construction and for supplementing and extending projects constructed in the Colum- bia, Lewis, and Cowlitz River Basins, under authority of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. a. Lower Columbia River Basin levees at new locations, Oregon and Washington. This provides for construction of flood-control works at the following locations: Washougal area, Clark County, Wash., approximately 5.5 miles of levee and appurtenant works at an estimated cost (1961) of $1,660,000. Non-Federal costs are $102,000. Kalama River (south area), Cowlitz County, Wash., approxi- mately 3 miles of levee and appurtenant works at an estimated cost (1961) of $902,000. Non-Federal costs are $121,000. Vancouver Lake area in vicinity of Vancouver, Wash., approxi- mately 11 miles of levee and appurtenant works at an estimated cost (1961) of $4,140,000. Non-Federal costs are $1,330,000. The total estimated Federal cost (1961) is $6,702,000. The estimated non-Federal cost (1961) is $1,553,000. The following locations have been reclassified and are excluded from the foregoing estimate: Clatskanie River Area, Columbia County, Oreg., "Deferred". Federal estimate $185,000 (1959). Non-Federal $11.000. Hayden Island, Multnomah County, Oreg., "Inactive". Federal estimate $617,000 (1960). Non-Federal $64,000. b. Lower Columbia River Basin bank-protection works, Oregon and Washington. This improvement provides for bank-protection works at 61 locations on Columbia River and tributaries between Sandy River and the mouth of Columbia River, totaling approxi- mately 133,680 linear feet. The estimated total Federal cost (1961) is $8,600,000. Non-Federal costs have not been evaluated. c. Lower Columbia River Basin levees and improvement to existing projects. This provides for improvements to existing works at the following locations: Estimated cost of work Location approved in 1961 Beaver drainage district, Oreg. ------------------ $ 690,000 Clatskanie drainage district, Oreg. --------------- 177,000 Cowlitz County diking improvement district No. 2, Wash. __ 307,000 Cowlitz County diking improvement district No. 13, Wash. 85,000 Cowlitz County diking improvement district No. 15, Wash. 239,000 Cowlitz County consolidated diking improvement district No. 2, Wash. ________---------- --------------------- 1,420,000 Midland drainage district, Oreg. _-____-___ 119,000 Multnomah County drainage district No. 1, Oreg. - 1,460,000 Peninsula drainage district No. 1, Oreg. 1,310,000 Rainier drainage district, Oreg. __ 612,000 Sandy drainage district, Oreg. ------------- 15,000* Sauvie drainage district, Oreg. 465,000 Scappoose drainage district, Oreg. -- 909,000 Wahkiakum County consolidated diking district No. 1, Wash. ----------------------------------- 1,390,000 Wahkiakum County diking district No. 4, Wash. 422,000 Woodson drainage district, Oreg. ------------------------- 86,000 Total estimated cost, Federal funds is ----------- $9,706,000 1,114,900 The estimated non-Federal cost is----------- * Cost for the Sandy Drainage District, Oreg., is for engineering only. Project was constructed by local interests. 1872 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The following locations have been reclassified as "Inactive" or "Deferred" and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate: Bachelor Island, Wash. ---------------------------- __ $ 865,000 (1955) Clatsop County drainage district No. 1, Oreg. --------- 25,000 (1960) Clatsop County diking district No. 4, Oreg. ------- 35,000 (1955) Clatsop County diking district No. 6, Oreg.------------ 61,000 (1960) Columbia drainage district No. 1, Oreg. ________-----_1,071,000 (1955) Cowlitz County consolidated diking improvement dis- trict No. 1, Wash. -------------------------------- 1,570,000 (1960) Deer Island drainage district, Oreg. ------------------ 548,000 (1960) John drainage district, Oreg. ------------------------ 151,000 (1960) Lake River Delta Area, Wash. ---------------- ____ 1,110,000 (1957) Lewis River Area, Wash. --------------------------- 729,000 (1955) Magruder drainage district, Oreg. ____________________ 77,000 (1960) Peninsula drainage district No. 2, Oreg. ______-_______ 507,000 (1960) ------------------ The cost of these locations is $6,749,000 The approved (1961) Federal cost for all approved work under the project, Lower Columbia River Basin, Oreg., and Wash., as au- thorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950 is $25,008,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, pro- vides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all neces- sary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the con- struction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Sec- retary of the Army. Total non-Federal costs have not yet been evaluated. For details of status of requirements of local coopera- tion see individual project reports. Operations and results during fiscal year. The progress and status of work on projects which have been selected for construc- tion to date are given in the individual project reports. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the improve- ment to the existing project in Sandy drainage district, Oregon has been completed by local interests at no construction cost to the Government. Improvement of Multnomah County drainage district No. 1, Oreg., was completed by contract June 1961. At the end of the fiscal year contracts were awarded for improvement of the existing pumping plant and for procurement of a pump, Sauvie Island drainage district, Oreg. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $2,198,144. 42. WASHOUGAL AREA CLARK COUNTY, WASH., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AT NEW LOCATIONS Location. The area is located in the southeastern part of Clark County, Wash., and extends along Columbia River about 41/ miles, from Lawton Creek on the east to Washougal River on the west, and includes parts of the towns of Washougal and Camas. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of approximately 51/2 miles of levees and two tide boxes and pumping plants to protect the area from a flood of the 1948 magnitude. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1873 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $1,660,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interest: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all require- ments of local cooperation under terms of the project authoriza- tion amount to $102,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Planning was placed in abeyance March 1961. Local interests are considering a new plan for industirial development. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,890. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning has been halted. A new plan for industrial development being considered by local interests. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $62,136. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated $19,500 $29,500 - $24,032 $75,032 Cost 17,552 3,421 $19,226 17,047 $2,890 62,136 Other hew work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $ 12,897 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- - 12,897 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -----------------. 1,584,968 1 Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 43. MULTNOMAH COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Multnomah County and adjoins the northeast city limits of Portland, Oreg., on Columbia River between river miles 108.2 and 119.0. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for strengthening of the main levee and for the construction of a cross levee to divide the district into two areas to minimize and localize damage due to failure at a point in the main levee. Addi- tional pumping capacity will be provided by the construction of a pumping plant in the east area of the district. Drainage structures equipped with gates at both ends will be installed at main slough crossings. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Con- gress, 2d session. 1874 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $1,460,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $164,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the cross levee in vicinity of 142nd Avenue started January 1960 was completed August 1960. Construction of a pumping station, fa- cilities, and a canal, was accomplished June 1961, completing the project improvement. Total costs for the fiscal year were $586,245. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project initiated July 1959 was completed in June 1961. Main levee im- provement was completed April 1960, the cross levee in August 1960, and the pumping plant and facilities in June 1961. Minor cleanup will be accomplished in fiscal year 1962. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $1,460,073. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1981 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated__ $43,000 $410,000 $495,000 $ 92,000 $450,000 $1,510,000 Cost ____- -_ 41,180 32,551 47,880 732,217 586,245 1,460,073 Other new w ,rk data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ___-- $49,927 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - 49,927 1 Includes $20,000 preauthorization study costs. 44. PENINSULA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 2, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Multnomah County, Oreg., north of the city of Portland, and extends along Oregon Slough opposite Columbia River miles 106.5 to 108.2. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening portions of the existing levee, installation of toe drains, and reinforcing a reach of the highway embankment, affording primary protection to the district. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $507,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1875 United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $543,000 (1961). Operationsand results during fiscal year. Project was placed in "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. It has been determined that satisfactory assurances of cooperation cannot be furnished by local interests. Total costs for the fiscal year were $54. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning has been halted due to lack of receipt of required co- operation to be submitted by local interests. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $46,265. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work : Appropriated $31,000 $11,300 - --- - -$7,035 $46,265 Cost --------- 18,849 10,897 $4,667 $798 54 46,265 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project--------------- $460,735 1 Includes $11,000 preauthorization study costs. 45. PENINSULA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Multnomah County, Oreg., north of the city of Portland and extends along Oregon Slough opposite Columbia River miles 105.6 to 106.5. Existing project. The plan of development provides for raising and strenthening the existing levees along Oregon and Columbia Sloughs, constructing new levees along the district side of the railroad and highway embankments, and providing necessary closure structures and sheet pile cutoffs. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $1,310,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $90,000 (1961). 1876 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of design memorandum in suspense pending receipt of satisfactory as- surances of cooperation from local interests. Total costs for the fiscal year were $61. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction deferred until local interests furnish required assurances of cooperation. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $58,272. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to6June New work : Appropriated-_ $38,000 $15,000 -$500 ---_- $67,500 Cost---------- 26,307 16,052 679 $173 $61 58,271 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961------$_______----- - $ 9,229 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- 9,229 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------ 1,242,500 1 Includes $15,000 preauthorization study costs. 46. SAUVIE ISLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (Areas A and B) MULTNOMAH AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Multnomah and Columbia Counties, Oreg., at the upstream end of Sauvie Island, and extends along the left bank of Columbia River from the mouth of Willa- mette River, at river mile 101.5, downstream to mile 98.3. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening portions of the existing levee, installing toe drains as required, placing gravel road surfacing on levee crown not presently surfaced, and increasing the capacity of the existing pumping plant. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $465,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $37,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Advertisement bids were opened June 1961 for the authorized project improvement features; improvement of the levee and the pumping plant and FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1877 for procurement of a pump. At the end of the fiscal year contracts were awarded for the pumping plant construction and furnishing of the pump. Total costs for the fiscal year were $50,068. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Contracts have been awarded for pumping plant improvement and procurement of a pump. Award of a contract for the improvement of the levee is pending. Total costs of June 30, 1961, have been $113,853. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated_. $43,000 $12,700 142,000 $------ $206,700 Cost- ._---. 32,585 12,189 $4,061 $5,950 50,068 113,853 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 80, 1961------------------------ $ 67,002 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------------ 548,300 Undbligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------- $610,302 1 Includes $9,000 preauthorization study costs. 47. RAINIER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Columbia County, Oreg., west of the town of Rainier along Columbia River between river miles 62.2 and 66.8. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening the existing spur levee along Rinearson Slough and constructing a dredged fill levee parallel and contiguous to the landward side of the railroad embankment. It also provides for increasing the pumping capacity of the district. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $612,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $33,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Plans and specifica- tions were essentially completed for the authorized project which consists of improvement of the levee and the pumping plant and 1878 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 for procurement of a pump. Advertisement for bids will be made upon receipt of the required local cooperation. Total costs for the fiscal year were $33,965. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction is essentially complete and local in- terests have been requested to furnish the required cooperation. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $73,202. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year I 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune New work: Appropriated__ $30,000 $7,000 $188,000 $231,000 Cost -....... 19,288 7,501 $2,758 $3,690 33,965 73,202 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ------- $157,638 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------------ 381,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------- 538,638 1 Includes $6,000 preauthorization study costs. 48. COWLITZ COUNTY DIKING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 13, WASH. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Cowlitz County, Wash., on the left bank of Cowlitz River south of Kelso, opposite Columbia River mile 68.3. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening the existing levee, installing toe drains and additional pumping capacity and filling depressions adjacent to the landward toe of the levee. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $85,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $9,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of a design memorandum and contract plans and specifications was in progress at the end of the year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2,897. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction is in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $11,851. FLOOD CONTROL-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1879 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work : Appropriated _------------------------------------ $7,000---------- $13,000 Cost -- --------- 2,954 $2,897 11,851 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_ ----------------------- $ 1,149 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 1,149 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-__ __-__---- 72,0(0 1 Includes $6,000 preauthorization study costs. 49. COWLITZ COUNTY DIKING IMPROVEMENT NO. 2, WASH., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. The district is located in Cowlitz County, Wash., be- tween Cowlitz and Coweman Rivers, near Columbia River mile 68.3. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening the existing levee along Coleman River, install- ing toe drains, placing impervious embankment outside of railroad embankment, and extending existing tide boxes. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, H. Doc. 581, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $307,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, pro- vides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all neces- sary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the con- struction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Sec- retary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $56,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of a design memorandum and contract plans and specifications was in progress at the end of the year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $11,785. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction is in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $11,785. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated _. ______-- $27,000 $33,000 Cost----------------------------------------------- 11,785 17,785 Other new work data: IUnobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ------ 15,215 $---------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- -------. 15,215 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project --------- 274,000 1 Includes $6,000 preauthorization study costs. 1880 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 50. JOHN DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Columbia County, Oreg., on the left bank of Columbia River between river miles 55.4 and 56.5. The nearest town Mayger, Oreg., is located one mile to the east. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening the existing levee and for constructing 200 feet of new levee to eliminate a section of railroad embankment from the protective system. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $151,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization. amount to $9,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. The design memo- randum submitted for approval May 1960, was returned for fur- ther consideration of the project. Work was placed in "Deferred" for restudy status March 16, 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $1,034. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Project has been placed in "Deferred" for restudy status. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $24,754. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated__ $14,000 $10,500 -$746 $24,754 Cost------ 6,966 10,167 $2,359 $3,228 1,034 24,754 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ---------------. $126,246 1 Includes $1,000 preauthorization study costs. 51. BEAVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Columbia County, Oreg., north of the town of Clatskanie and extends along Columbia River and Bradbury Slough between river miles 49.7 and 55.4. FLOOD CONTROL-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1881 Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening portions of existing primary levee, strengthen- ing the levees along the Tank Creek diversion canal, and increasing pumping capacity of the district. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) $690,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $81,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of design memorandum was in progress at the end of the year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $662. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction is in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $48,218. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total 1961 1June New work: Appropriated _ $37,000 $13,500 ----------------------------------- $58,500 Cost._____ . 23,191 11,383 $2,998 $1,984 $662 48,218 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----------------------$ 10,282 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 10,282 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------- 631,500 1 Includes $8,000 preauthorization study costs. 52. MIDLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in the northwest part of Columbia County, Oreg., 21/2 miles west of the town of Clatskanie along the left bank of Wallace Slough opposite Columbia River miles 47.7 and 49.7. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for strengthening the existing levee and for providing additional pumping capacity. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $119,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the 1882 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $36,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Revision of design memorandum was completed March 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $339. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for the project improvement has been essentially com- pleted. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $38,444. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated- $25,000 $12,200 $1,000 $39,200 Cost _ "16,880 10,449 $4,717 $5,059 339 38,444 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 756 $------------------- Unohligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 756 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 79,800 1 Includes $1,000 preauthorization study costs. 53. WOODSON DRAINAGE DISTRICT, OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is located in Columbia County, Oreg., on the right bank of Westport Slough, opposite Columbia River mile 46. Existing project. The pl n of improvement provides for raising and strengthening about 1.9 miles of levee, and relocating and enlarging the pumping plant. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $86,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $26,900 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. The Design Memo- randum submitted to higher authority April 1960 has been re- turned for revision. FLOOD CONTROL-PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1883 Total costs for the fiscal year were $140. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. Revision of design memorandum and contract plans and specifica- tions to be accomplished. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $13,692. Cost and financial statement Fiscalyear 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work : Appropriated _ __ $10,500 $2,000 $14,500 Cost ----. 6,088 5,464 $140 13,692 Other new work data: 'Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961______________________ -------------- 808 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ---- 808 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ------------------- 71,500 1 Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 2 Includes $2,000 allotted under Code 700 (small authorized projects). 54. WAHKIAKUM COUNTY CONSOLIDATED DIKING DISTRICT NO. 1, WASH. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING WORKS Location. This district occupies both Puget and Little Islands located in Columbia River between river miles 30.0 and 44.5. These islands are in Wahkiakum County, Wash., near the town of Cathlamet. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening all levees encircling the islands, filling of ad- jacent borrow pit ditches, constructing about 6,000 feet of major drainage canal, and additional tide box, and a pumping plant. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $1,390,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation under the terms of the project authorization amount to $35,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of a design memorandum and contract plans and specifications was in progress at the end of the year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $15,570. Condition at end of the fiscal year. No construction has been done. Planning for construction is in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $103,923. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1884 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune New work : Appropriated $--------------------------72,000 $24,000 $109,000 Cost---------------------------------- 37,224 38,129 $15,570 103,923 Other hew work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 $--------------------- 5,077 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------------5. ,077 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------- 1,281,000 1 Includes $13,000 preauthorization study costs. 55. CLATSOP COUNTY DIKING DISTRICT NO. 6, OREG., LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LEVEES AND IMPROVEMENT TO EXISTING PROJECTS Location. This district is an island located in Columbia River, Clatsop County, Oreg., 34.6 to 37.0 miles above the mouth of the river. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising and strengthening the existing levee along Clifton Channel; con- struction of a levee landward of the existing levee along Mult- nomah Slough; and construction of appurtenant drainage struc- tures. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $61,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs of all re- quirements of local cooperation under terms of the project au- thorization amount to $93,000 (1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. The project B/C ratio is judged to be less than unity and was placed in "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. Total costs for the fiscal year were $2. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been done. The project placed in "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $9,824. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated-- ------------------------ $9,000 -$176 $9,824 Cost--------------------- ----------------------- 8,822 2 9,824 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_ ------------- $51,176 1 Includes $1,000 preauthorization study costs. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1885 56. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN BANK-PROTECTION WORKS, OREG. AND WASH. Location. On Columbia River and tributaries between Sandy River, Oreg., and mouth of Columbia River. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a total of 133,680 linear feet of bank-protection works at 61 locations along the Lower Columbia River below river mile 125 and along the principal tributaries in this reach, to protect existing improvements such as levees and developed industrial lands from further erosion. The existing project is a unit of the general comprehensive plan for flood control, navigation, and other purposes in the Columbia River Basin and was authorized in the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session. The estimated Federal cost (1961) is $8,600,000. Local cooperation. The Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests: (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) make all necessary highway, highway bridge, and utility alterations; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Total estimated costs for all re- quirements of local cooperation were not evaluated in the project document and have not yet been evaluated. Operations and results during fiscal year. Two contracts were awarded at the close of the fiscal year for the construction of bank protection works at the following locations: Esty location on Willamette River in the Sauvie Island Drainage District, Oregon, and at Boot, Township, and Pumphouse locations along Beaver Slough in the Beaver Drainage District, Oregon. Notice to pro- ceed with construction will be issued upon lowering of the Colum- bia River freshet. Planning was initiated for proposed construc- tion in Midland Drainage District, Upper Wallace location, Kalama River, South Area, and at City of Warrenton, Tansy Point location. Total costs for the fiscal year were $47,634. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project construction has not yet been initiated. Notice to proceed will be issued the contractors in July 1961. Planning for construction at additional locations is in progress. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $121,852. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune 30, 19611 New work : Appropriated__ _ $40,000 $20,000 $376,000 $461,000 Cost ------------ 26,073 $12,894 10,251 47,634 121,852 Othe- new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961----------------------$ 141,620 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------ ----- 400,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-- ----------- 541,620 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project -------- 7,739,000 1 Includes $25,000 preauthorization study costs. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 1886 57. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS Cost and expenditures For last June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Name of project see Annual amount Report Operation required to for- Construction and mainte- complete nance COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 1. Diking and improvement district 5, Cowlitz County, Wash. - 1940 $161,380.87 .__----- 1 2. Beaver drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. -- - - 1940 274,578.03 1----------.-- 3. Magruder drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. _______________-----1940 61,186.49 1 4. Midland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. ___________________ 1939 77,743.64 1 5. Marshland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. ---- ------ - 1940 39,474.74 1 6. Webb District Improvement Co., Co- lumbia County, Oreg. _____________ 1940 84,591.68 1, 7. Woodson drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. ___________________ 1940 22,796.86 1 8. Westland District Improvement Co., Columbia County, Oreg. ------------ 1940 205,531.21 1, 9. Tenasillahe Island, Clatsop County, Oreg. _- -- 1939 133,778.47 1 10. Blind slough diking district, Clatsop County, Oreg. _____ ________ 1939 163,396.66 _____ _ 11. Drainage district 1, Clatsop County, Oreg. -- 1939 240,939.43 12. Diking district 2, Clatsop County, Ores.------------ -- 1940 48,149.78- ------- 1 13. Diking district 5, Clatsop County, Oreg. ----------------------------- 1940 25,608.49 1 14. Warrenton diking district, No. 1, Clatsop County, Oreg. _ 15. Warrenton diking district 2, Clatsop _ 1940 69,503.03 - County, Oreg. _ 1940 117,142.92 __1 16. Warrenton diking district 3, Clatsop County, Oreg. _______________ _ 1940 74,596.11 ___ - 1 17. Consolidated diking and improvement district 1, Cowlitz County, Wash. __ 1941 163,290.97 ______ 18. Diking district 1 and 3 (Puget Island) and Little Island, Wahkiakum County, Wash. . . 1941 258,795.11 1 19. Diking improvement district 1, Pacific County, Wash. ____ - 20. Karison Island, Clatsop County, Oreg. ______-__ 1941 1941 26,810.33 25,773.40 - - - 21. Deep Riveer area, Wahkiakum County, Wash. -------------------------- 1942 69,723.84 ------- 1 22. Sandy drainage district, Multnomah County, Oreg. _____ -______ - -- 1942 138,955.89 ------------ -- 23. Peninsula drainage district 1, Mul- tnomah County, Oreg. -_____-- _- - 1942 211,250.54 1 24. Peninsula drainage district 2, Mult- nomah County, Oreg. 1942 241,148.00 1 25. Scappoose drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg.- -- - - - 1942 424,309.56 1 26. Rainier drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg. ______________ - _ 1942 47,661.88 ___ ___ 1 27. Knappa area, Clatsop County, Oreg. _ 1942 18,788.70 1 28. John Day River area Clatsop County, Oreg.----------------------------- 1942 33,080.38 _ ____ 1 29. Walluski River, Clatsop County, Oreg. 1942 66,932.39 __-- 1 30. Youngs River dikes, Clatsop County, ___ Oreg.---------------------- _ 1942 248,802.48 1 31. Lewis and Clark River area, Clatsop County Oreg. _ __________________ 1942 158,418.51 ___ 32. Deer Island area, Columbia County, Oreg. ------ 1943 574,122.85 1 33. Westport district, Columbia and Calt- sop Counties, Oreg. _ __________ 1943 40,657.64 ____ 1 34. Skamokawa Creek area, Wahkaikum County, Wash.----------- 1946 178,884.82 1 35. Upper Grays River area, Wash. 1947 61,263.40 $30,000 1 36. Multnomah diking district 1, Oreg. __ 1951 610,652.28 _, 37. Sauvie Island areas A and B, Mult- nomah County, Oreg. - - 1951 1,623,505.42 38. Diking and improvement district 4, Wahkaikum County, Wash.- - - - 39. Prescott a'rea, Columbia County, Oreg. 1951 1941 169,542.29 124.88 3 2 $37,875 See footnote at end of table. FLOOD CONTROL--PORTLAND, OREG., DISTRICT 1887 Cost and expenditures For last June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Name of project see An- amount nual Re- Operation required to port Construction and mainte- complete for- nance 40. Diking district 3, Clatsop County, Oreg.---------------- 1938 258.28 I 2 4,740 Total Columbia River Basin -_ -__ __ __ ___ _ 7,188,152.02 30,000 42,615 LEWIS RIVER BASIN 41. Diking and improvement district 11, Cowlitz County, Wash. --____ 1943 172,521.40 ------------ COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 42. Cowlitz County drainage improvement district 1, Wash. - 1939 42,078.11 ------------ 43. Diking improvement district 2, Cowlitz County, Wash. - 1940 120,728.84 - _ __ _ I 44. Diking Improvement district 13, Cow- litz County, Wash. ---------------- 1939 26,262.78 ------------ 1 Total Cowlitz River Basin I- 189,069.73 -------- 1 45. Mill Four drainage district, Yaquina 1 River, Oreg. 1949 118,433 46. Pudding River, Oreg. 4 ------------- 1950 3 8,000 --------- $7,182,000 47. Coquille River, Oreg. __________ 1948 908 --------- 353,092 1 48. Umpqua River and Tributaries, Oreg.- 1952 428,881 -- 49. Vicinity of Nehalem, Nehalem River, 1 Oreg. - 1952 45,679 -- 1 50. Castle Rock, Cowlitz River, Wash. 1957 104,921 .-------- WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 3 51. Cascadia Reservoir, Oreg. __------- S112,000-- ----- 30,878,000 5 52. Gate Creek, Reservoir, Oreg. ___--- 18 95,000 -- 17,605,000 5 53. Waldo Lake Tunnel, Oreg. 6 Oreg. ---- 10112,000 13 54. Wiley Creek Reservoir, 55. Flood wall and levees at Portladnd, Oreg.--------------------------- 7 18,900,000 56. Willamette River Basin channel, clear- ing and snagging --- 8 15,000 - 3,005,000 57. Willamette Falls fish ladder ---------- 9 214,000 58. Channel improvement for flood control and major drainage on tributaries to 11 5,045,000 Willamette River, Oreg. 2 ______ 43,879 ._------- 1 Completed. 2 Classified inactive. Latest cost estimate-1954. 3 Preauthorization study costs of $3,000 included. Classified to "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. 4 Classified inactive. Latest cost estimate--1953. 5 Recommended projects. 6 Authorization rescinded. Public Law #85-280 Congress, Aug. 28, 1958. 7 Classified to "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. Latest cost estimate-1953. 8 Preauthorization study cost. Classified to "Inactive" status March 16, 1961. 9 Classified inactive. Latest cost estimate--1954. Pro rata share of site selection studies. o10 11 Four locations classified "Deferred" for restudy. Estimated cost $1,786,000-1961. Nine locations classified "Inactive." Estimated cost $8,708,000-1961. These estimates not included in above table. 12 Included $19,000 preauthorization study costs. 13 Recommendation for early authorization rescinded by authorization of Senate Doc. No. 104, 86th Congress, in F.C. Act 1960. 58. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Funds in the amount of $95,250 have been allotted to June 30, 1961, to cover costs of the inspection of completed local flood- control protection projects. The purpose of the inspection is to determine the condition of the completed works and to ascertain 1888 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 whether those works are being properly maintained by the local interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. A total of diking and drainage districts (18 in Washington and 32 in Oregon) along the Columbia River and levees and revetments at 13 districts or locations along various Oregon coast streams were inspected. Bank protection works at 43 locations in Willamette River Basin were also inspected. In most cases a representative of the diking districts accompanied the Portland District Inspector in making the inspections of their districts. Deficiencies in maintenance and the need for repairs were pointed out to the diking districts' re- presentatives on the ground and a report was made for each district inspected on the conditions found with recommendations for correction of deficiencies. Copies of these reports were fur- nished the diking districts concerned. The campaign to improve maintenance of completed Federal projects initiated by the House Appropriations Committee on Civil Functions, was continued. Periodic contract was main- tained with the uncooperative areas reported in fiscal year 1960, to ascertain any change in their attitude and to provide technical assistance if requested. Of the 106 local flood protection projects in the Portland, Oreg., district requiring maintenance by local in- terests 9 were considered deficient in maintenance work. Total costs for the fiscal year were $16,642. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $95,025. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 To30, t1961ne Maintenance: Appropriated_ $8,500 $10,600 $15,500 $19,600 $14,000 $95,250 Cost .......... - 7,033 13,829 14,490 17,308 16,642 95,025 59. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Operations and results during fiscal year. Studies for justifi- cation of work at Larson Inlet, Coos Bay, Oreg., were initiated under authority of Public Law 685. However, the district was directed that further studies should proceed under Section 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act. A letter report prepared June 1960 recommending that construction be a snagging and clearing proj- ect was approved by higher authority September 1960. Formal assurances of cooperation received from local interests have been accepted and submission of required rights-of-way and a cash con- tribution of $8,900 was requested June 1961. Construction plans and specifications were essentially complete. Total costs for the fiscal year were $6,218. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $375,944 for new work authorized under Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control, Sec. 208 of 1954 Act. Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law No. 685, 84th Congress, July 11, 1956) Date of Project Location Date construction Date Federal r authorized start completed cost 0 O O Stillwell Drainage District ------ Tillamook Bay, Oreg.-----------------November 1956___ July 1958_..... August 1960_-.----- $176,351 Cropper Molalla River, Oreg. ----------------- October 1957 -- 1 --------------------- Report 31,200 Walterville - McKenzie River, Oreg. --------------- November 1959--- ---------------- Reconnaissance 2 Reports 12,600 Report December 1961. Beaver Creek ----------------------- Vicinity of Tillamook, Oreg.---------- May 1960---------. Report April 1961. Report 5,200 0 Vicinity of Coburg ------------------ McKenzie River, Oreg. --------------- March 1960---------------------- Report November Report 5,800 1961. Dixon Farm Ext. --------- Clackamas River, Oreg. -------------- April 1961 -------- -------------- Report Not sched.---- Report 2,000 Semple Road Area ------------------- Clackamas River, Oreg. -------------- February 1961 3--------------------- 5,371 0 1 Construction of project deauthorized March 1961. Lack of local cooperation. 2 Submission of detailed project report authorized April 1961. 3 Construction of project deauthorized April 1961. Lack of local cooperation. Emergency flood control activities-repair,flood fighting, and rescue work (Public Law No. 99, 84th Congress, 1st Session and antecedent legislation) 0 Date of Project Location Date construction Date Federal authorized start completed cost Everett and Hall Locations, Sauvie Island Drain- Sauvie Island, Columbia River- -_________---. February 1960. March 1960___ April 1960___ $46,635 age District. Columbia County D.D. No. 1 -_______--_Sauvie Island, Columbia River .--------------- February 1960. August 1960_ November 96,307 0 1960 Leeds Island Levee Umpqua River, Oreg.------------------------- May 1961_ _ 1 2 10,000 0l 1 Dependent upon property owner arranging required cooperation. 2 Estimated. 1890 REPORT OF THE CHIEF t ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 60. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Navigation Studies. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was $49,266. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $4,125,718. The funds unexpended June 30, 1961, amounting to $25,689 plus an allotment of $35,300 a total of $60,989 will be expended on the following reports: Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg.; Port Orford, Oreg.; Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg.; Chetco River, Oreg.; and Umpqua River, Oreg. Flood control studies. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was $100,504. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $3,119,014. The funds unexpended June 30, 1961, amounting to $2,123 plus an allotment of $68,400, a total of $70,523 will be expended on the following reports: completion of the reports on the Rogue and Coquille Rivers, Oreg.; continuation of work on Umpqua River, Oreg.; and initiation of work on a review study of Calapooya River, Oreg. 61. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES The principal items of work included under the subject studies is as follows: a. Hydrologic studies, consisting of preparing hydrologic data, in answer to various inquiiies, for areas not associated with projects for which funds are available. b. Derivation of flood forecasting procedures, which consists of compiling and analyzing stream-flow, temperature, and precipita- tion data, in order to forecast and disseminate information on flood volume and peak discharges for Columbia River and major tributaries. c. Compiling and distributing weather and river stage data, which consists of daily compilation and distribution to those con- cerned within this office, of data obtained from the U.S. Weather Buearu and Corps of Engineer field offices as a basis for normal functioning of the organization. d. Civil Works Investigations. During the fiscal year a contract for installation of the upstream section of the initial test facility for CWI 825 was completed. Plans and specifications for extension of the existing stoplog guides at the upstream end of the test conduit were prepared, a contract was awarded, and construction completed. Plans and specifications for the downstream supporting structure for the intial test facility were completed and a contract was advertised. Work on CWI 826 consisted primarily of pre- liminary work on development of instrumentation for determining the amount of aeration of flow in the test chute. Some planning and preparation was accomplished on revision of the existing test chute electrodes. Instrumentation work was completed under CWI 857 and downpull tests were run on a gate having a 30-degree tapered bottom with a 3.5-inch tip extension. A preliminary report on these tests was prepared and submitted. Total costs for the fiscal year were $64.030. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $222,881. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT This district comprises all of Washington except in the southern and southeastern portions, northern Idaho, and northwestern Montana embraced in the drainage basins tributary to the Pacific Ocean south of the international boundary to Cape Disappointment, and to the Columbia River above the Yakima River, inclusive. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Flood Control Page 1. Puget Sound and its tri- 17. Columbia River basin, local butary waters, Wash. ____1891 protection projects ______1926 2. Bellingham Harbor, Wash. _1893 18. Libby Dam, Kootenai River, 3. Anacortes Harbor, Wash. __1897 Mont. __________________1927 4. Swinomish Slough, Wash. __ 1899 19. Albeni Falls Reservoir, 5 Lake Crockett, Wash. ______1900 Pend Oreille River, 6. Waterway connecting Port Idaho ____--____------___1929 Townsend Bay and Oak 20. Stillaguamish River, Wash _1930 Bay, Wash. ____________1901 21. Sammamish River, Wash. __1931 7. Everett Harbor and Snoho- 22. Howard A. Hanson Re- mish River, Wash. _______1902 servoir, Wash. __________1932 8. Chief Joseph Dam, Colum- 23. Tacoma, Puyallup River, bia River, Wash. - .-1904 Wash. ______________1934 9. Quillayute River, Wash. ____1906 24. Mud Mountain Reservoir, 10. Shilshole Bay, Seattle, White River, Wash. _____1935 Wash. _______________1908 25. Clark Fork at Missoula, 11. Lake Washington Ship Columbia River Basin, Canal, Wash. ___________1910 Mont. __________________1937 12. Seattle Harbor, Wash. _____1912 26. Other authorized flood- 13. Grays Harbor and Chehalis control projects __________1939 River, Wash. ____________1915 27. Inspection of completed 14. Willapa River and Harbor flood-control works _- - 1941 and Naselle River, Wash. _1920 28. Flood-control work under 15. Navigation projects on special authorization _____1942 which reconnaissance and condition surveys General Investigations only were conducted 29. Surveys __________________1945 during the fiscal year ____1923 30. Research and development __1945 16. Other authorized naviga- 31. Collection and study of tion projects ____________1924 basic data ______________1945 1. PUGET SOUND AND ITS TRIBUTARY WATERS, WASH. Location. Puget Sound is located in the western part of the State of Washington. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6300, 6450, and 6460.) Previous projects. Project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, contemplated clearing and maintaining the navigable portions of the Skagit, Stillaguamish, Nooksack, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie Rivers, Wash., free from snags, debris, and drift, by means of a shallow-draft stern-wheel snag boat constructed for this purpose. For further details, see page 2003 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1869 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for maintenance of Puget Sound and its tributary waters by snagging and dredging. The actual cost for new work was $43,337. 1891 1892 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $133,629. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (Annual Report for 1893, p. 3425). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1913, page 3127. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities at the numerous localities on Puget Sound and its tributary waters are, in general, considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U.S. snag boat W. T. Preston was operated for about 10 months, accomplishing the following work: Obstructions removed Dredging Location (cubic yards) Snags piles Miscellaneous Seattle Harbor--------------- ---.----- 3 derelict docks Duwamish Waterway --.------- -------. 343 8 12 bundles of trash, and miscel- laneous debris. Everett Harbor and Snohomish 555 32 Miscellaneous debris. River. Lake Washington ------------------- _2,282 - 26 13 floats, 704 pile ends, 1 house- boat, 1 scow, and 233 bundles of miscellaneous debris. Lake Washington ship canal------------_ 535 40 4 houseboats, 2 derelict docks, 337 pile ends, and 169 bundles of miscellaneous debris. Cedar River------------------- 2,017......... Puget Sound ------------------ 8 .------- derelict dock, 2 boat hulls, and 3 floats. Skagit River and North Fork ------------- 120 1 Miscellaneous trees and debris. Tacoma Harbor___-- --------. 8 --------- Miscellaneous debris. Total ---------------------- 2,017 3,851 107 Floating obstructions to navigation were removed from ship lanes in the Seattle area by other United States vessels during the fiscal year. Total costs were $150,322, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The work has consisted chiefly of snagging and dredging in the principal tributaries of Puget Sound. No permanent results are obtainable, but the maintenance of existing channels requires practically continuous operation of the snag boat. The controlling depths range from 1 to 40 feet at mean lower low water. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been $43,337 for new work and $2,903,532 for maintenance, a total of $2,946,869. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune New work: Appropriated- -------- ---------- I----------- ------------ ------------ $ 43,337 Cost ------ . -------------------- 43,337 Maintenance: Appropriated_. $113,906 $135,866 $121,329 $146,730 $150,812 2,971,028 Cost ------- 113,906 135,866 121,287 146,762 150,322 2,971,028 1 Includes $67,496 for maintenance for previous projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1893 2. BELLINGHAM HARBOR, WASH. Location. This harbor is a part of Bellingham Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, about 18 miles south of the international boundary and about 100 miles north of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6378). Previous projects. The original project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, contemplated dredging What- com Creek Waterway to a depth of 12 feet and 200 feet wide from deep water to the railroad bridge, a distance of 1,200 feet, and to its full width (363.2 feet) above the bridge, an additional distance of 1,950 feet. For further details see page 2006 of An- nual Report for 1915 and page 1888 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for (1) dredging a channel in Whatcom Creek Waterway from deep water to the head of the harbor, 363.2 feet wide, 30 feet deep at mean lower low water to a point 750 feet from the inner end, thence 18 feet deep for the inner 750 feet; (2) Squalicum Creek Waterway, including dredging an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 26 feet deep from deep water in the bay to the main pierhead line, and main- tenance of the southerly half and westerly end of the Squalicum Creek basin to a depth of 26 feet at mean lower low water, pro- vided that no dredging can be done within 75 feet of wharves, piers, or similar structures; and (3) a small-boat basin adjacent to Squalicum Creek Waterway by construction and maintenance of two sections of rubble-mound breakwater with combined length of 3,900 feet, including removal of the existing rubble-mound breakwater heretofore maintained under the existing project and using the rock therefrom in construction of the new breakwater, and including maintenance of minimum depths of 12 feet in the entrance to the basin. The extreme tidal range is about 16 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.6 feet. The actual cost of new work, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $1,562,737, including $1,518,158 Corps of Engineers funds, $13,000 U.S. Coast Guard funds, and $31,581 local cash contribution. Other non-Federal costs are estimated at $791,000 (July 1961). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $4,426. The existing project was authorized by the following : Act Work authorized Documents and reports June 25, 1910 Whatcom Creek Waterway, 26-foot and 18- H. Doc. 1161, 60th Cong., 2d foot channels. sess. July 3, 1930 Entrance channel in Squalicum Creek Water- H. Doc. 187, 70th Cong., 1st way. sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Maintenance of the southerly half and westerly Rivers and Harbors Commit- end of Squalicum Creek Basin. tee Doc. 70, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Sept. 3, 1954 Small-boat basin adjacent to Squalicum Creek H. Doc. 558, 82d Cong., 2d Waterway. sess. 2 July 3, 1958 Whatcom Creek Waterway, 30-foot channel -- S. Doe. 46, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 3 1 Contains latest published map of Squalicum Creek Waterway. 2 Contains latest published map of small-boat basin. 3 Contains latest published map of Whatcom Creek Waterway. 1894 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except the provisions of the 1954 River and Harbor Act which requires local interests to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, ease- ments, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required, includ- ing title to that portion of the breakwater already constructed by them and including the right to remove rock from the previous project breakwater for use in the new Federal work; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the improvement; (c) remove the timber-pile portions of the existing breakwater, perform all dredging re- quired to provide and maintain in the basin a depth of 12 feet at mean lower low water; (d) construct protective dolphins at the ends of the breakwaters when and as required; and (e) pro- vide, maintain, and operate adequate moorage facilities, utilities, and a public landing with suitable service and supply facilities, open to all on equal terms. In compliance with the requirements of the 1954 River and Harbor Act, the Port of Bellingham has partially completed the required work by improving the existing boat basin since 1945 by constructing breakwaters, bulkheads, and floats, and by dredging; and on August 17, 1956, adopted a resolution formally accepting the responsibility for complying with the terms of local cooperation. The Port has (a) furnished without cost to the United States all rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas required for new work and subsequent main- tenance, including title to that portion of the breakwater already constructed by them, and including the right to remove rock from the previous project breakwater for use in the new Federal work; (b) removed the timber-pile portions of the existing break- water; (c) constructed protective dolphins at the ends of the breakwaters; (d) agreed to hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the im- provement; (e) dredged the basin to a depth of 12 feet at mean lower low water; and (f) substantially completed construction of moorage facilities, utilities, and a public landing with suitable serv- ice and supply facilities. In meeting these requirements, the port of Bellingham has expended $58,500 for dredging and $58,000 for relocation work, and is engaged in construction of mooring and terminal facilities and utilities at estimated costs of $500,000, $100,000, and $74,500, respectively, for a total estimated cost of $791,000. The work as a whole is about 61 percent complete. In meeting the requirements of the 1958 River and Harbor Act, local interests agreed to (a) furnish all necessary easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and subsequent maintenance, as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages that may result from construc- tion and maintenance of the improvement; (c) construct and maintain any bulkheads required for retention of dredged material; (d) maintain at project depth approaches and berthing areas adjacent to the terminals bordering on the 30-foot channel; and (e) contribute in cash or equivalent work 3.9 percent of the cost of channel dredging. Local interests were requested to fur- nish required cooperation by letter dated March 15, 1960, and by resolution.No. 409 adopted April 1, 1960, the port of Bellingham RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1895 agreed to comply with the requirements. However, foundation explorations accomplished after project authorization revealed that the material to be dredged was not suitable for land filling. Also, the Port of Bellingham was not able to furnish bulkheaded disposal sites within the area contemplated in the project document. Thus, it was necessary to dispose of dredge spoil by pumping into deep water at a greater cost than would have been incurred for pumping to the disposal area contemplated in the project document. The port agreed to assume the extra cost, and in June 1960, contributed $28,260, including a cash contribution of $26,100, and a credit of $2,160 for services performed by the port in accomplishing subsurface investigations; and on April 13, 1961, the port contributed an additional $3,321. In 1947, the U.S. Navy Department dredged 20,000 cubic yards of material from I and J Street Waterway to provide an access channel 80 feet wide and 15 feet deep to a Naval Reserve Armory. Other improvements, by local interests, from 1937 to 1949, have been accomplished at a cost of $859,650. All costs except $100,000 contributed by the city of Bellingham have been borne by the port of Bellingham. Improvements include dredging, bulkhead and breakwater construction, and moorage facilities. Terminal facilities. There are 23 wharves and piers in Belling- ham Harbor; eight are located on Whatcom Creek Waterway, four on Squalicum Creek Waterway, and 11 on Bellingham Bay. Three wharves on Whatcom Creek Waterway serve general cargo terminals. Two of these, one which is publicly owned and operated and one which is privately owned and operated, are suitable for use by oceangoing vessels; the other one is privately owned and operated and serves vessels in the Puget Sound trade. The four wharves on Squalicum Creek Waterway are publicly owned; one oil-handling wharf is publicly operated; the other three are privately operated. The latter three wharves on Squalicum Creek Waterway and the other 16 are used for various industrial purposes. In addition, there is a protected basin, publicly owned and operated, for commercial fishing and pleasure craft. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, by con- tract: Dredging to lengthen, and deepen to 30 feet, the existing 26-foot channel and a portion of the 18-foot channel in Whatcom Creek Waterway was completed during the period August 15, 1960, to February 1, 1961, by removing 175,451 cubic yards of material. Costs during the fiscal year were $145,930, Federal funds, and $29,421 contributed funds, a total of $175,351, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted on February 1, 1961. Dredging of Whatcom Creek Water- way 26-foot and 18-foot channels was completed in 1913. Dredg- ing to lengthen and deepen the existing 26-foot and 18-foot chan- nels in Whatcom Creek Waterway was completed in February 1961. Dredging of the entrance channel in Squalicum Creek Waterway was completed in 1931, and local interests have since dredged the southerly half and westerly end of Squalicum Creek 1896 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Basin. In 1934, they constructed a detached rubble breakwater 1,500 feet long south of the basin, and later constructed pile extensions to it. Since 1945, they have also constructed part of the easterly section of the Federal project breakwater. (See "Local cooperation.") As authorized by the 1954 River and Harbor Act, removal of existing breakwater, reconstruction of existing break- water to a length of 1,840 feet, and construction of new rock breakwater 1,980 feet long, with crest width of 6 feet and top elevation of 15 feet above mean lower low water, were completed in May 1958. The Port of Bellingham completed dredging the mooring basin in July and August 1958. Additional work of plac- ing rock where side-slope sloughing and subsidence of the break- waters had occurred at the small-boat basin was accomplished in September and October 1959. Controlling dimensions, when last ascertained, were as follows: Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertained Whatcom Creek Waterway: Inner 750 feet---------------------------------- 15 250 May 1961. Outer 5,800 feet-------------------------------- 30 250 Do. Squalicum Creek Waterway: Entrance channel------- 19.8 180 June 1960. Squalicum Creek Basin_---------------------------1 18.2 300 Do. Small-Boat Basin adjacent to Squalicum Creek Water- 12.9 ------------ May 1961. way: North entrance channel ----------------------- 16 100 Do. South entrance channel ----------------------- - 15.9 100 Do. 1 Except near the edges and at the head of the waterway. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been $1,518,158, Federal funds, and $31,581 contributed funds, a total of $1,549,739 for new work, and $165,201 for maintenance, a total of $1,714,940. Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1 Ttal to June 30, 1961 1 2 3 New work: Appropriated_ $300,000 $938,300 $18,476 $130,969 $10,500 $1,574,740 Cost ..----------- 18,753 1,159,600 9,365 64,597 145,930 1,574,740 Maintenance: Appropriated-. 22,021 107 ----------- ---------------------- 166,293 Cost.---------- 21,905 223 ------------------------------- 166,293 1 Includes $56,582 for new work and $1,092 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, local contribution of $31,581 for new work has been received, consisting of $29,421 cash and a credit of $2,160 for services rendered. 3 Includes $7,900 of general investigations funds for preauthorization studies under new work. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Contributed. ----- $28,260 $3,321 $31,581 Cost --......... _.__-- 2 2,160 29,421 81,581 1 Includes $29,421 cash contribution and $2,160 credit for services rendered by the Port of Bellingham. 2 Credit for services rendered by the Port of Bellingham. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1897 3. ANACORTES HARBOR, WASH. Location. Anacortes Harbor is on the northern point of Fi- dalgo Island in Puget Sound, 17 miles south of Bellingham, Wash., and 64 miles north of Seattle. The main harbor is on Guemes Channel. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6377.) Existing project. This provides for (1) a channel in Capsante Waterway, 12 feet deep at mean lower low water and 150 to 250 feet wide, between the east side of Q Avenue and deep water in Fidalgo Bay, a distance of 2,850 feet; and (2) a mooring basin 12 feet deep at mean lower low water, 570 feet wide, and 960 feet long adjacent to north side of Capsante Waterway, protected by two pile breakwaters, 370 and 350 feet long, east and southeast of the basin, respectively. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.2 feet. The extreme range is about 15.5 feet. The actual cost for new work was $203,377, exclusive of $59,523 contributed funds and $2,000 United States Coast Guard funds. The section between Q and R Avenues of the project is consid- ered to be inactive. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $9,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $9,000. The existing projectwas authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents anti reports Mar. 2, 1919 Channel in Capsante Waterway 1_-------_ H. Doc. 1117, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Mooring basin------------------------------ S. Doc. 102, 83d Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest pub- lished map.) 1 Includes inactive portion at west end between Q and R Avenues. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Funds in the amount of $59,523 have been contributed by local interests, and other non- Federal costs are estimated at $98,000 (July 1958). Terminal facilities. .There are 24 piers and wharves in the port of Anacortes; 15 on Guemes Channel, one on Capsante Waterway, and six on Fidalgo Bay. Three wharves on Guemes Channel are open for public use; of these, one is publicly owned and operated and used for handling general cargo in foreign and domestic trade. In addition, three wharves are used for ferries plying to the San Juan Islands and to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. One of these is privately owned and operated, and two are publicly owned and operated. One of the latter is idle. The wharf and floats on Capsante Waterway and basin are publicly owned and operated and used for the receipt of petroleum products, and as a moorage for fishing and pleasure craft. All of the other wharves are used for general industrial purposes. In addition, there are two oil 1898 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 refinery wharves located to the south of Capsante Waterway that are privately owned and operated and used for handling petroleum products in foreign and domestic trade. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: A condition survey of Capsante Waterway was made in March 1961. Plans and specifications were completed for dredging of Capsante Waterway. Maintenance, contract: A contract for dredging of Capsante Waterway was awarded on June 21, 1961. Costs during the fiscal year were $2,889, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is complete. Capsante Waterway was completed in 1930, except that portion west of R Avenue, which was omitted at the request of local interests. The project document for the 1954 modification pro- vided, on the basis of surveys completed in 1948, for protection of the mooring basin by construtcion of a pile breakwater 380 feet long, 50 feet east of the basin. At the time of the survey, large log booms moored adjacent to a sawmill south of Capsante Waterway provided ample protection for small-boat moorages north of the waterway from southeasterly storms. However, the mill has since closed, the log booms have been removed, and mill operations will probably never be resumed. Therefore, an ad- ditional breakwater, 350 feet long, was constructed southeast of the mooring basin to provide protection formerly provided by the log booms. The breakwater east of the basin was shortened to 370 feet and relocated to meet new harbor improvements proposed by local interests. Construction of the breakwaters was completed in February 1957. Local interests, in 1958, increased the length of the southeast breakwater to 430 feet. Dredging of the mooring basin was completed in July 1957, although project depth was not obtained throughout because of rock encountered. In March 1961, the controlling dimensions in the portion of Capsante Waterway completed in 1930 were 9.0 feet by 120 feet. The mooring basin completed in July 1957 had controlling dimensions of 6.8 feet by 475 feet by 900 feet. Total costs to June 30, 1961, from Federal funds have been $203,377 for new work and $52,971 for maintenance, a total of $256,348. In addition, $59,523 has beeni expended from con- tributed funds for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1June To30,tal New work: Appropriated__ $142,000 ---------------------------------------------- 2 $203,377 Cost ---------- 142,842 $283---------------------------------- 2 203,377 Maintenance: Appropriated._ 33,754 12,130 $3,770 $30,000 Cost ------ - -22,974 13,590 5,549 2,889 80,082 52,971 1 In addition, $59,523 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Includes $7,000 of general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. RIVERS AND HARBORS - -SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1899 4. SWINOMISH SLOUGH, WASH. Location. This is an inland passage, 11 miles long, between Saratoga Passage and Padilla Bay, in the northwestern part of the State of Washington, about 60 miles north of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 6300, 6376, and 6380.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean lower low water from deep water in Saratoga Passage to deep water in Padilla Bay, a distance of 11 miles, by dredging and dike construction where necessary. The extreme tidal range is about 19 feet at the south end of the slough and about 16 feet at the north end. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.5 feet at the south end of the slough, 8.5 feet at the north end, and 6.5 feet at La Conner. The actual cost for new work was $409,030. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $75,015. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports 1 July 13, 1892 Channel 4 feet deep and 100 feet wide, and dike H. Doc. 31, 52d Cong., 1st construction. sess., and Annual Report, 1892, p. 2752. Aug. 30, 1935 Enlargement of the channel to present project Senate committee print, 73d dimensions. Cong., 1st sess. 1 For latest published map, see H. Doc. 860, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Local cooperation. Under the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, adopting the project for the 12-foot channel, local interests were required to 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. Compliance with these conditions has been obtained as required. There have been no know non-Federal costs. Terminal facilities. There are 14 wharves on Swinomish Slough which are privately owned and operated for industrial purposes, and 2 wharves available for general public use. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, con- tract: Dredging commenced in July 1960 and was completed in August 1960 by removal of 200,147 cubic yards of material. Maintenance, hired labor: Quarterly condition surveys were made on channel centerline. Total costs during the fiscal year, including condition and opera- tion studies, were $139,759, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The dikes are in fair condition. In April 1961, the controlling depth in the channel was 9 feet at mean lower low water. 1900 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 The costs to June 30, 1961 have been $409,030 for new work and $1,389,909 for maintenance, a total of $1,798,939. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $409,030 Cost-------------------------------------------------------------- 409,030 Maintenance : Appropriated_ $81,147 -$139 $141,000 $133,670 $19,395 1,389,909 Cost---------- 81,040 -32 97,365 56,941 139,759 1,389,909 5. LAKE CROCKETT, WASH. Location. The harbor is located on the west side of Whidbey Island, about 35 nautical miles north of Seattle, Washington. The lake lies parallel to Admiralty Bay and is separated from it by a narrow strip of gravel beach. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 6450.) Existing project. This provides for a basin in Lake Crockett with an area of about 6 acres and a depth of 18 feet at mean lower low water, connected with Admiralty Bay by a channel of the same depth and 150 feet wide protected by a breakwater. The diurnal tidal range in Admiralty Bay is 8.8 feet and the extreme range is about 16.5 feet. The actual cost for new work was $260,240. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $6,395. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 303, 77th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There is one publicly owned and privately operated passenger and automobile ferry landing within the dredged basin which is open for public use. The public terminal is adequate for existing commercial traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, con- tract: A contract awarded June 28, 1960, for breakwater repairs was completed on August 10, 1960, with placement of 1,982 tons of rock. A contract awarded on July 19, 1960, for dredging 27,355 cubic yards of material was completed on October 10, 1961. Total costs during the fiscal year were $29,089, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in January 1948. The controlling depths in September 1960 were as follows: 18.5 feet by 150 feet in the entrance channel, and 18.3 feet in the basin, except along the edges. Costs to June 30, 1961, have been $260,240 for new work and $109,764 for maintenance, a total of $370,004. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1901 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----_ ------------------- ___ $260,240 Cost- --------- --------- - ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- 260,240 Maintenance: Appropriated ---------------------------- $24,022 $7,952 109,764 Cost ---------- ----------- -- --------- 2,885 29,089 109,764 6. WATERWAY CONNECTING PORT TOWNSEND BAY AND OAK BAY, WASH. Location. The canal connects two bays which are arms of Admiralty Inlet on the west side of Puget Sound, in the north- western part of the State of Washington, about 40 miles north of Seattle. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6405.) Existing project. This provides for a canal 15 feet deep at mean lower low water, 75 feet wide on the bottom and about 4,800 feet long, and for the construction of jetties to protect the channel at the southern or Oak Bay end, and a bulkhead for the retention of dredged material. The extreme tidal range is 16 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.3 feet in Port Townsend Bay and 9.4 feet in Oak Bay. The actual cost for new work was $73,322. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,443. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. 625, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1915, page 3441. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are no terminal facilities directly served by the canal. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: A condition survey of breakwaters and channel was made in March 1961. Plans and specifications were prepared for main- tenance dredging and repair of the west jetty, and a contract was awarded June 13, 1961. No work was accomplished under the contract during the fiscal year. Costs during the fiscal year were $17,214, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1915. A controlling depth of 12.9 feet obtained in the project channel in March 1961. Costs to June 30, 1961, have been $73,322 for new work, and $83,982 for maintenance, a total of $157,304. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30,1961 New work: Appropriated__---------------------------- ---------------------- - -$73,322 Cost ---------------------------------------- ------------ --- 73,322 Maintenance: Appropriated----- $66,000 132,768 Cost . 17,214 83,982 1902 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 7. EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WASH. Location. On Port Gardner Bay, at the northern end of Posses- sion Sound, an arm of Puget Sound, 30 miles north of Seattle and 45 miles south of Bellingham. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 6448). Previous projects. The original project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, provided for a basin in front of the Everett Peninsula, for a channel from the end of the basin around the peninsula to the head of Old River, and for a dike from the lower end of Smith Island to the south end of the basin. By authority of joint resolution of Congress approved April 23, 1902, the work in Old River was discontinued. The proj- ect was further modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, to provide for survey of Everett Harbor with a view to the extension of the dike and of the dredged area. For further details, see page 704 of Annual Report for 1905, page 2005 of An- nual Report for 1915, and page 1883 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for (1) a training dike extend- ing from a point opposite 23d Street northward to the outlet of Snohomish River, a distance of 12,550 feet, with a spur dike extending 400 feet to the pierhead line from the north end of the main dike; (2) a spur dike extending 1,410 feet westward from Preston Point; (3) removal of an existing section of training dike north of the Snohomish River outlet; (4) a channel 150 to 425 feet wide and 15 feet deep at mean lower low water from deep water in Port Gardner Bay to the 14th Street dock; thence a settling basin 700 feet wide, 1,200 feet long, and 20 feet deep, thence a channel 150 feet wide and 8 feet deep up the river to the head of Steamboat Slough, a total distance of about 6.3 miles; (5) a settling basin within the upper channel reach, about 1 mile in length and with a capacity of 1,000,000 cubic yards; (6) recti- fication works at the heads of Steamboat and Ebey Sloughs to reduce sedimentation in the downstream section of Snohomish River; and (7) maintaining East Waterway to a depth of 30 feet at mean lower low water. The extreme tidal range is about 19 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.1 feet. The estimated cost of new work, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects, is $3,873,000, including $3,765,000 Corps of Engineers funds, and $35,000 United States Coast Guard funds, and $73,000 contributed funds. Other non-Federal costs are estimated at $287,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $41,488. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports June 25, 1910 Training dike 10,500 feet long extending across H. Doc. 1108, 60th Cong., 2d the bar at the outlet of Old River Channel. sess. July 3, 1930 Raising 6,000 feet of the training dike, extending H. Doc. 377, 71st Cong., 2d spur dike, widening gap in dike as required sess. maintaining East Waterway and the channel to the gap. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1903 Acts Work authorized Documents June 20, 1938 Abandoned the project for Snohomish River, and H. Doc. 546, 75th Cong., 3d provided for the settling basin near 14th Street. sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Spur dike at Preston Point, removal of training H. Doc. 569, 81st Cong., 2d dike north of river outlet, enlarging channel to sess. 14th St., and deepening settling basin. July 14, 1960 Widening channel from settling basin to the H. Doc. 348, 86th Cong., 2d gap; extending channel to head of Steamboat sess. (contains latest pub- Slough; a settling basin within the upper lished map). channel reach; and rectification works at the heads of Steamboat and Ebey Sloughs. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except for work au- thorized in 1960, for which local interests are required to (a) contribute in cash 0.9 percent of the first cost of construction if dredge spoil is used for highway fill, or 2.3 percent if the spoil is used for land fill, such contributions being presently estimated at $28,000 and $71,000, respectively, either sum to be paid in installments prior to commencement of pertinent work items, in accordance with construction schedules as required by the Chief of Engineers, the final allocation of cost to be made after actual costs have been determined; (b) furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent maintenance, when and as re- quired; (c) provide at local expense suitable disposal areas within 1 mile of the dredging sites, with bulkheads where required, or pay any extra cost of pumping dredged material to areas in excess of 1 mile; (d) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improvements; (e) provide and maintain at local expense suitable access channels and berthing areas; and (f) accomplish and maintain without cost to the United States alterations as required in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utility facilities. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $360,000 (July 1961). Terminal facilities. There are 25 wharves and piers on Everett Harbor and Snohomish River-12 are located on Port Gardner Bay, 6 on the channel to the gap, and 7 on Snohomish River. Seven wharves are suitable for use by oceangoing vessels; all of these are located on Port Gardner Bay and East Waterway Chan- nel and one serves a publicly owned and operated general cargo terminal that is open for public use. In addition, there is a protected basin, publicly owned and operated, for commercial fishing and pleasure craft. The remaining wharves are used by barges and light-draft vessels and serve various industrial pur- poses. These facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, con- tract: A contract awarded on June 22, 1960, for maintenance dredging of 412,129 cubic yards of material was completed on September 6, 1960. Costs during the fiscal year were $121,359, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 18 percent complete. Dike work was commenced in September 1911 1904 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 and terminated in September 1912. A 6,000-foot section of the dike was raised to an elevation of 14 feet above mean lower low water in 1931. The channel between the river outlet and the lower harbor was dredged to 8 feet in 1931 and the settling basin to 12 feet in 1940. Dredging of East Waterway has been completed by local interests. Construction of the spur dike was completed in August 1957. Dredging of settling basin and widening and deepening of channel below 14th Street to widths from 150 feet to 425 feet, and a 15-foot depth over a length of approximately 6,400 feet, were completed in October 1957. Additional riprap was placed along 260 linear feet of embankment on the harbor side of the spur dike in July 1958. Controlling depths were as follows: Depth and width (feet) Date ascertained Channel from lower harbor to settling basin_ 14.3 by 120 to 14.2 by 425 - September 1960. Settling basin - 21.2 by 700 by 1,200 Do. From settling basin upstream to the gap in 8.8 by 100 ------------------ Do. the dike. East Waterway -------------------------- 28.5 ------ Do. The main dike was in good condition except for the southerly end. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of channel and settling basin dredging, and rectification works at Steamboat and Ebey Sloughs, as authorized by the 1960 River and Harbor Act. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been $675,898 for new work and $564,558 for maintenance, a total of $1,240,456. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated $120,000 $216,000 -$4,070 _______-__.------- 2 $1,094,107 Cost --------- 77,273 252,135 2,523 ----------- . ----------- 1,094,107 Maintenance: Appropriated __ 4,638 ------ - $53,545 $ 70,860 570,427 Cost__----____ 83,037 ------- 3,046 121,359 570,427 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 182,000 $--------------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962------------- 182,000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.......... 3 2,907,102 1 Includes $418,209 for new work and $5,869 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $18,000 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 3 In addition, $73,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 8. CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, WASH. Location. The Columbia River rises in Columbia Lake, British Columbia, at elevation 2650, flows northwesterly for nearly 200 miles, then southerly through Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes to enter the United States near the northeast corner of the State of Washington. From the international boundary the river flows south 112 miles to a point below the mouth of the Spokane River, then west 100 miles to the mouth of the Okanogan River, pass- RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1905 ing Grand Coulee Dam and Chief Joseph Dam en route. Swinging south, the river follows the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains for 209 miles to its confluence with Snake River. A few miles below the Snake, it turns sharply westward and flows for 324 miles, forming the Washington-Oregon boundary, to the Pacific Ocean. The works covered by this project are on the Columbia River just upstream from the mouth of Foster Creek, 11/2 miles upstream from the town: of Bridgeport, Wash., and 51 miles downstream from Grand Coulee Dam. (U.S. Geological Survey topographic sheet "Okanogan, Wash.," shows the general locality.) Existing project. The project consists of a straight concrete gravity overflow dam on the Columbia River, 220 feet high, a powerhouse, and an intake structure with gate bays for 27 gen- erating units. The utlimate installed capacity will depend on future development of upstream storage. The powerhouse has 16 generator units installed now, and provides superstructure for 17 units and substructure for 20 units. All units will be 64,000 kilowatts capacity. The actual cost of new work was $144,617,229 (16 units). The latest (1955) approved estimate for average annual cost of opera- tion and maintenance for a 50-year project life is $1,853,000 for 16 units. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946. (See H. Doc. 693, 79th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Local interests contributed estimated value of work and materials of $15,000 (July 1959) for bank protection at Brewster, 12 miles downstream fiom the dam. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engi- neering and design were continued throughout the year, with design completed for the following items: Centralized control of main generating units, modifications to powerhouse heating, piezometers and seepage control for right abutment, pilot repair program for erosion of stilling basin, bank protection at the town of Brewster, and miscellaneous completion items. Condition survey of stilling basin erosion was completed. Engineering studies were in progress for new maintenance building. Minor procurement contracts were completed during the fiscal year as required. Construction contracts were completed for minor features. Work continued on minor contracts in progress. Maintenance: The project was operated throughout the fiscal year, and routine maintenance work was performed. Rebuilding of one Pennsylvania transformer and two heating and ventilating system heat exchangers was accomplished by contract. Rebrazing of main generator ring parallel bus connections was being ac- complished by hired labor. Costs for the fiscal year were $356,285 for new work and $1,085,066 for maintenance, a total of $1,441,351. 1906 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of existing proj- ect, which was started in September 1949, is now essentially com- plete. Land acquisition has been completed. The dam, powerhouse structure, and relocations are complete. All 16 power units of the initial installation have been installed, with the last unit being put on the line on September 27, 1958. Recreation facilities are being provided for public use. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of engineering and design for stilling basin and miscellaneous minor completion features, completion of construction features now in progress, and scheduled future construction of bank stabilization work, if required, stilling basin repairs, additional recreation facilities, machine shop building, and miscellaneous minor features. The total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $144,617,229 for new work and $4,987,421 for maintenance, a total of $149,604,650. Cost and financial statement a yr ITotal to June Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated__ $10,275,000 $4,740,000 $1,906,000 $189,000 $ 147,083 1$144,649,243 Cost ____ _____ 10,291,740 4,689,240 1,279,293 726,894 356,285 1 144,617,229 Maintenance: Appropriated__ 646,000 868,000 961,400 1,019,030 1,082,200 5,016,224 Cost_______ 623,876 873,595 912,224 1,059,583 1,085,066 4,987,421 1 Includes $321,400 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 9. QUILLAYUTE RIVER, WASH. Location. This river is formed by the junction of the Soleduck and Bogachiel Rivers, and flows westerly 5 miles to the Pacific Ocean at La Push, Wash., about 30 miles south of Cape Flattery. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6102.) Existing project. This provides for (1) a jetty 15 feet high above mean lower low water on the easterly side of the river mouth, and a dike on the westerly side, with a view of stabilizing the entrance; (2) a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide ex- tending 2,000 feet upstream from deep water; and (3) a basin 10 feet deep, 300 to 425 feet wide, and 2,400 feet long upstream of the channel. The length of the section included in the project is 4,400 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at La Push is 8.3 feet. The extreme range is about 15 feet. The actual cost of new work was $541,850, including $521,850 Federal funds and local contribution of $20,000. Other non-Federal costs were $46,000. The groins authorized with the dike are considered to be inactive. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $12,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $51,141. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1907 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports July 3, 1930 Jetty (5 feet high) on easterly side of mouth, H. Doc. 125, 71st Cong., 1st and a dike with groins,1 on the westerly side, sess. to stabilize entrance. Mar. 2, 1945 Maintenance dredging to provide a channel 6 H. Doc. 218, 78th Cong., 1st feet deep and of suitable width from ocean sess. to within river mouth. Sept. 3, 1954 Raising jetty to height of 15 feet; channel 10 H. Doc. 579, 81st Cong., 2d feet by2 100 feet, 2,000 feet long; moorage sess. (contains latest pub- basin. lished map.) 1 The groins have been classified as "inactive." 2 Maintenance of these items, as well as the sand spit north of James Island, is included in this modification. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $66,116 for new work and $23,581 for maintenance, a total of $89,697. In 1944, about $10,000 of Navy funds were expended on dredging of the river channel. A channel 6 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and about 2,500 feet long, extending upstream from the Coast Guard ways, was dredged in 1948 and 1949 with Coast Guard funds. Terminal facilities. There are five terminals at La Push, near the mouth of the Quillayute River; of these, three privately owned, and one owned by the Port of Port Angeles within the project basin, are open to public use to accommodate small commercial and sports fishing vessels; and the fifth, owned by the United States, is part of the Coast Guard station. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Plans and specifications were prepared and bids were re- ceived on June 27, 1960, for construction of a training dike. How- ever, the sponsor was unable to obtain right-of-way and access from the Quileute Indian Tribe, and bids were rejected on August 30, 1960. Condition surveys of the basin, channel, jetty, and dike were made in April 1961. Preparation of plans and specifications was started for repairs to the jetty and dike. Costs during the fiscal year were $5,982, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in February 1960. The low jetty and dike were completed in 1931, omitting the groins, which do not appear necessary or desirable, and have been classified as "inactive." Channel and mooring basin dredging was completed in July 1957. The rock jetty, 1,370 feet long with 12-foot crest at elevation 15 feet above mean lower low water, was completed in October 1957. A field inspection and condition survey of the jetty and dike made in April 1961 disclosed the need for reconstructing the mid-section of the jetty and dike to minimize maintenance dredging resulting from feeding of beach material over the top of the jetty. Control- ling dimensions, when last ascertained were as follows: 1908 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Depth and width (feet) Date ascertained Channel from deep water to boat basin 2.8 by 70 .... April 1961. Boat basin 1.1 by 300 by 900 Do. Channel from basin to head of project -. . +1.3 by 75 _______________ Do. Some displacement of rock by storm waves has occurred in both the jetty and dike. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $521,850 from Federal funds and $20,000 from contributed funds, a total of $541,850 for new work; and $435,418 for maintenance, a total of $977,268. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30. 1961 1 New work: Appropriated__ $444,000 -25,508 $35,358 $521,850 Cost- .........- 170,021 $248,471 _____ 35,358 ----- 521,850 Maintenance: Appropriated 23,020 12,155 77,900 223,880 $1,459 535,460 Cost _________ 21,592 30,916 7,607 189,608 5,982 435,418 1 In addition, $20,000 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. 10. SHILSHOLE BAY, SEATTLE, WASH. Location. This bay is an indentation of Puget Sound within the northwesterly city limits of Seattle, at the entrance to the Lake Washington Ship Canal. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6449.) Existing project. This provides for construction of 4,200 feet of breakwater north of the Lake Washington Ship Canal entrance and dredging the entrance and southerly part of the basin to a depth of 15 feet at mean lower low water and 1,100 feet square, and the northerly part of the basin to a depth of 10 feet. The diurnal range of tide is 11.3 feet, and the extreme range is about 19.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $2,636,000, including $15,000 United States Coast Guard funds. Non-Federal costs are estimated at $6,003,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 3, 1954. (See H. Doc. 536, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Provisions of the 1954 River and Harbor Act require local interests to (a) furnish without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way, and spoil- disposal areas for construction and maintenance of the improve- ment, when and as required, including provision and maintenance of necessary bulkheads for retention of the spoil; (b) provide and maintain all alterations in utilities, as required; (c) hold and save the United States free from all damages that may result from construction and maintenance of the improvement; (d) maintain project depths in the basin areas occupied by boat slips and stalls; RIVERS AND HARBORS - -SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1909 and (e) provide, maintain, and operate suitable mooring facilities, including a public landing with supply facilities, utilities, and a parking area, open to all on equal terms. The Port of Seattle Commission, by resolution adopted October 25, 1956, assured the United States that the requirements of local cooperation will be met. Necessary rights-of-way for spoil-disposal areas and bulkheads for retention of spoil were furnished by the Port of Seattle on November 21, 1956. The Port of Seattle has completed construction of all bulkheads required for retention of dredge spoil, concrete and rock riprap retaining walls, boat launch- ing ramp, and storm drainage facilities. Moorage facilities are about 80 percent complete. Terminal facilities. There are seven pier and wharf facilities in Shilshole Bay, all of which are within the canal entrance below the locks. One facility is publicly owned and operated and con- sists of 13 docks with fingers, a boat launching ramp, marine service station, and restaurant. The remaining six are privately owned and are used for servicing and moorage of small craft. Operationsand results during fiscal year. New work: Plans and specifications were completed covering a 240-foot extension of the breakwater which was authorized March 24, 1961, to provide additional protection for the northern portion of the basin. Con- tract was awarded on June 22, 1961. Costs during the fiscal year were $4,515, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in June 1958; but additional protection for the northern portion of the basin, consisting of a 240-foot extension of the breakwater, was authorized in March 1961. The breakwater was completed in January 1958 to a length of 4,200 feet and a crest width of 10 feet at elevation 20 feet above mean lower low water. Dredging of the boat basin was completed in June 1958, with a total of 940,000 cubic yards of material being removed. Controlling depths, when last ascertained, were as follows: Depth and width (feet) Date ascertained South entrance channel __________________ 16.9 by 300 ____- ---- April 1961. North entrance channel 15.5 by 180 _-_ _ Do. Fairway channel 19.1 by 200 to 15.7 by 500 __ Do. The work remaining to be done to complete the project con- sists of constructing the breakwater extension. Total costs to June 30, 1961 have been $2,465,475, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year FisalTotal 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, to June 1961 New work : Appropriated $500,000 $1,730,000 $210,960 ----------- $160,000 $2,620,960 Cost 4-.... 499,887 1,684,039 264,712 4,515 2,465,475 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, fiscal year ending June 30, 1961 $55,810 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ....-.--. 55,810 1910 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, 1961 11. LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WASH. Location. This improvement lies entirely within the city of Seattle and extends from Puget Sound through Shilshole Bay, Salmon Bay, Lake Union, Portage Bay, and Union Bay to deep water in Lake Washington. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6447.) Previous projects. The original project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, provided for dredging Salmon Bay and the improvement of the waterway connecting the waters of Puget Sound, at Salmon Bay, with Lakes Union and Washington, by enlarging the said waterway into a ship canal, with necessary locks and appliances. The project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, provided for dredging a low-water channel 10 feet in depth from Shilshole Bay through Salmon Bay to the wharves at Ballard; and for the appointment of a board of engineers to make investigations for constructing a canal, over alternate routes, with necessary locks and dams. For further details see page 2003, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1880, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a double lock and fixed dam with movable crest and necessary accessory works at the Narrows at the entrance to Salmon Bay, approximately 11/4 miles from deep water in Puget Sound; for a channel 34 feet deep at mean lower low water and 300 feet wide from Puget Sound to the Great Northern Railway bridge, about 5,500 feet, with a passing basin 34 feet deep and log basin 8 feet deep at the turn below the railway bridge; thence 34 feet deep and 150 to 200 feet wide to the locks, about 900 feet; and a guide pier 600 feet long; for the revetment of the canal banks between the locks and Lake Union and between Lakes Union and Washington; and for a channel 30 feet deep with a width of 100 feet from the locks to Lake Union, 200 feet thence to Portage Cut, 100 feet through Portage Cut, and thence 200 feet wide through Union Bay to Lake Washington. The following table shows the principal features of the double lock and dam. (The structures are located at Seattle, Wash.) Large lock Small lock Miles above mouth --- - - 11/4 11/4 Clear width of chamber feet 80 80 Maximum available length do 760 123 Lift ___ _ . do 26 26 Depth on upper miter sill 1 ___ do 36 16 Depth on intermediate miter sill 2 do _ 29 Depth on lower miter sill 2 - do__ 29 16 Character of foundation ____________________________________ (3) (3) Kind of dam _- (4) (4) Type of construction (5) (5) Year completed __ 1916 1916 Cost -------------------------------------- __ (6) (6) 1 Low water in upper pool. 2 Mean lower low water in Puget Sound. 8 Clay. Fixed dam with movable crest. 5 Concrete. SThe cost of double lock and dam was $2,224,712 and the emergency gates, completed in 1923, $174,698.* RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1911 The length of section included in this project is about 8 miles. The extreme tidal range is 19.3 feet. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.3 feet, and between mean lower low water and extreme low water is 4.5 feet. The ordinary fluctuation in the upper pool is approximately 16 inches and the extreme fluctuation is 2 feet. The actual cost for new work was $3,539,295, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $507,734. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports June 25, 1910 For a double lock and fixed dam with movable H. Doc. 953, 60th Cong., 1st Mar. 4, 1913 crest and necessary accessory works at the sess. entrance to Salmon Bay; dredging a channel from the locks to deep water in Puget Sound, and excavation by local interests of a channel from the locks into Lake Wash- ington. Aug. 8, 1917 Dredging below the locks and revetting canal H. Doc. 800, 64th Cong., 1st banks. sess. Sept. 22, 1922 Increased dimensions of the channel between H. Doc. 324, 67th Cong., 2d Puget Sound and the locks and a 600-foot sess. extension of the lower guide pier. June 26 19341 Operating and care of the locks and dam provided for with funds from War Depart- ment appropriations for rivers and harbors. Aug. 30, 19352 Enlargement of the channel between the locks H. Doc. 140, 72d Cong., 1st and Lake Washington. sess. 3 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 2 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 3 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization were $988,638. Estimated additional non-Federal costs for right-of-way acquisition were $1,000,000 (1931 price level). Terminal facilities. There are 195 wharves, piers, and landings on Lake Washington Ship Canal and adjacent inland waters, in- cluding Shilshole Bay, Salmon Bay, Lake Union, Portage Bay, and Lake Washington. Ten wharves are used for moorage and servic- ing of commercial fishing vessels; of these, two are publicly owned. Other publicly operated wharves include eight used by agencies of the United States Government, three by the city of Seattle, and three by King County. The other wharves include 40 used for the building, outfitting, or repair of vessels, 12 for handling petroleum products, 44 for various industrial purposes, and 67 for mooring and servicing pleasure craft. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The locks were oper- ated and maintained throughout the year. Maintenance work accomplished by hired labor included replacement of concrete lamp posts, and preparation of plans and specifications for the modifica- tion of the salt-water drain intake. A contract for repairing the northwest section of the Portage Cut revetments was awarded in June 1961. Maintenance work completed under contract in- 1912 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 cluded cleaning and painting all small lock service gates and the large lock intermediate service gates; reconstruction of center guide pier; extension of waiting pier; removal of terminal wharf; blacktopping storage area; reconstructing erosion-control meas- ures on south bank; and riprapping toe of Fremont Cut revet- ments. Costs during the fiscal year were $684,481, all for operation and care. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. The water between the locks and Lake Washington is nontidal and is controlled between elevations 20 feet and 22 feet above mean lower low water in Puget Sound. Controlling depths were as follows: Feet Date ascertained Puget Sound to the locks -------------------------------- 28.5 January 1959. Locks to Lake Union __ -------------------------------- 29.0 Do. Lake Union to Lake Washington 29.5 Do. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been $3,539,295 for new work, including $192,516 public works funds, and $8,110,441 for operation and maintenance, a total of $11,649,- 736. In addition, the sum of $1,631,195 was expended between 1916 and 1936 on the operation and care of the works of improvement, under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. In addition, there was expended by the State of Washington $246,567, and by King County, $742,071, in the excavation of the channel above the locks and in construction of concrete revetment at the portage. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated__ -------------------- $----4,024,297 Cost----- ----------------------------------------------- 4,024,297 Maintenance: Appropriated $388,000 $500,200 $491,900 $574,318 $634,800 9,810,258 Cost - 399,674 430,811 507,885 515,821 684,481 9,741,637 1 Includes $485,002 for new work for previous projects. 12. SEATTLE HARBOR, WASH. Location. This harbor includes all waterways within the city limits of Seattle. The chief anchorage basin is Elliott Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, 30 miles north of Tacoma. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6449.) Existing project. This provides for maintenance of the east and west waterways to a depth of 34 feet at mean lower low water, RIVERS AND HARBORS - -SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1913 with a width of 750 feet for distances of 6,500 and 5,200 feet, respectively, from the pierhead line in Elliott Bay; for the mainte- nance of east waterway between the upper end of the 750-foot section and Spokane Street, 34 feet deep, 700 feet long, and 400 feet wide, and of a turning basin, including the head of the east waterway at the junction of the waterways south of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, to a depth of 30 feet, after these sections of the waterway have been dredged by local interests to full project dimensions; and for dredging the Duwamish Waterway 200 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean lower low water between the west waterway and First Avenue South, 150 by 20 feet between First and Eighth Avenues South, thence 150 by 15 feet to a point about 1.4 miles above the 14th Avenue South Bridge, with a turning basin 600 by 350 feet and 20 feet deep just south of the First Avenue South Bridge, and a turning basin 500 by 250 feet and 15 feet deep, and settling basin of about 100,000 cubic yards capacity at the upper end of the waterway, a distance of 5.12 miles. The total length of waterways included under the project is about 71/2 miles. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 11.3 feet. The extreme tidal range is 19.3 feet. The actual cost for new work was $239,668, including $170,335 Federal funds and $69,333 contributed by local interests. The settling basin portion of the project is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1954, and was estimated to be $23,000, exclusive of $28,500 to be contributed by local interests. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $78,120. The existing project was authorized by the following: Act Work authorized Documents and reports Mar. 2, 1919 Maintenance of the east and west waterways S. Doc. 313, 65th Cong., 3d 750 feet wide and 34 feet deep, and of the sess. Duwamish Waterway 20 feet deep and 150 feet wide as far south as the Eighth Avenue South Bridge. Mar. 3, 1925 Enlargement of the Duwamish Waterway H. Doc. 108, 68th Cong., 1st July 3, 1930 sess., and H. Doc. 2 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Maintenance of the east waterway between H. Doc. 2 211, 72d Cong., 1st the 750-foot section and Spokane St. and sess. of the turning basin at the junction of the east and Duwamish waterways. 1 Includes settling basin of 100,000 cubic-yard capacity which has been classified as inactive. 2 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, including agreement to pay half of the cost of dredging the settling basin at such time as in the judgment of the United States seems necessary. Total actual known costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to $69,333. Estimated cost for the inactive portion is $28,500 (1954). 1914 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. There are 116 wharves and piers on Seattle Harbor, exclusive of those given in the report for Lake Wash- ington Ship Canal. Fifty-one are located on Elliott Bay, 16 on east waterway, 9 on west waterway, and 38 on Duwamish Water- way. Of these, 20 general cargo terminals and one grain terminal are open for public use. Thirteen of the general cargo terminals are publicly owned, and seven of these are publicly operated. The grain terminal is publicly owned and privately operated. The remaining 95 serve various industrial purposes, with the excep- tion of 9 that are either owned or leased by the United States and are restricted to Government use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Plans and specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging below the First Avenue South bridge. Maintenance, contract: Maintenance dredging of 293,996 cubic yards of material in Duwamish Waterway above Fourteenth Ave- nue South, started in June 1960 by contract, was completed July 28, 1960. Contract was awarded on May 23, 1961, for mainte- nance dredging below the First Avenue South bridge. Work on the disposal area was started in June 1961. Costs during the fiscal year were $141,540, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, except the settling basin, which has been classified as inactive. Controlling dimensions were as follows: Depth and width (feet) Date ascertained West Waterway _____ _ 1 34 January 1961. East Waterway: 750-foot section 2 33.3 Do. 400-foot section -------------------------------- 24.9 by 250 Do. Duwamish Waterway: From head of West Waterway to First Avenue South 3 26.8 Do. First Avenue South to Eighth Avenue South 15 by 150 Do. Eighth Avenue South to Fourteenth Avenue South__ 12.9 Do. Fourteenth Avenue South to 4,500 feet above Four- teenth Avenue South .... 8.8 by 200 Do. From 4,500 feet above Fourteenth Avenue South to turning basin-- +2.7 by 200 Do. Least depth in turning basin --------------------- 1.7 Do. 1.Except along the edges and the extreme inner portion. 2 Except along the edges and except over one small shoal where the least depth was 30.2 feet. SExcept along the edges. Local interests have practically completed dredging of East waterway above the 750-foot section and of the turning basin at the junction of the waterways to 30 feet. The costs from Federal funds to June 30, 1961, have been $170,- 335 for new work and $1,295,726 for maintenance, a total of $1,466,061. In addition, $69,333 has been expended from contrib- uted funds for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1915 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ------- $ 170,335 Cost -- - ------ 170,335 Maintenance: Appropriated $226,683 $ 16,681 $143,000 $ 51,000 1,342,492 Cost ---- 3,276 240,088 5,694 141,540 1,295,726 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project. -_ _-_ ___ 2 1 In addition, $69,333 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 $23,000 is estimated cost (July 1954) of settling basin, which has been classified as "Inactive." 13. GRAYS HARBOR AND CHEHALIS RIVER, WASH. Location. Grays Harbor lies at the mouth of Chehalis River, in the southwestern part of the State of Washington, 45 miles north of the entrance to Columbia River. The inner portion com- prises two main channels, the south and the north, connecting the harbor proper with the Chehalis River at Aberdeen. Chehalis River rises in the southwestern part of the State of Washington, about 40 miles east of the Pacific Ocean, flows in a general north- westerly direction and empties into the eastern part of Grays Harbor. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6195.) Previous projects. The original project for the Chehalis River, adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, provided for removal of log jams and for annual snagging. The original project for the inner harbor, adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, provided for improvement of north channel, by constructing a dike across middle channel and head of south channel; and improving Chehalis River from Grays Harbor to Montesano by dredging a channel 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide and by diking across five sloughs. For further details, see pages 2002-2003 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1863 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel across the bar 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep, to be secured by a south jetty 13,734 feet long and a north jetty 16,000 feet long, both at an elevation of 16 feet above mean lower low water and by dredg- ing; for maintenance of a channel 30 feet deep at mean lower low water and 350 feet wide from deep water in Grays Harbor to Cow Point, a distance of 14 miles; thence 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide, suitably widened at the bends, to a point 13,700 feet upstream from the Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Aberdeen, a distance of 41/8 miles; a turning basin 30 feet deep, 550 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long at the upstream end of the 30-foot channel near Cosmopolis; for a channel 14 feet deep at mean lower low water and 100 feet wide in South Bay to Bay City; for two break- waters at, and maintenance of an entrance channel to, Westhaven Cove; and for protection of Point Chehalis for an exposed length of about 7,500 feet. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 9 feet at Point Chehalis, 9.9 feet at Aberdeen, and 1916 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 8.1 feet at Montesano. The extreme range is 15 feet at Point Chehalis, 18.1 feet at Aberdeen, and 23.8 feet at Montesano (river flood of 1935). The estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $5,358,000, including $5,316,000 Corps of Engineers funds, $6,000 U.S. Coast Guard funds, and $36,000 contributed by local interests. Other non-Federal costs are estimated at $1,193,000. The Cosmopolis to Montesano portion of the project (dredging from 12- to 16-foot depth) is classified as inactive, and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1955, and the Federal cost was estimated to be $244,000, with $244,000 to be contributed by local interests. This total cost estimate also does not include amounts expended on previous projects and Navy funds expended on deepening from 26 feet to 30 feet the channel from deep water in Grays Harbor to the Port of Grays Harbor Commission terminal. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $437,084. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports June 3, 1896 South jetty - Annual Report, 1895, pp. 3517-3533. Mar. 2, 1907 A north jetty, 9,000 feet long Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 2, 59th Cong., ?A eF. Do ------ The 18-foot channel- H. Doc. 507, 59th Cong., 1st sess. June 25, 1910 Extension of the north jetty, 7,000 feet; Rivers and Harbors Com- length of the south jetty fixed at 13,734 feet. mittee Doc. 29, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Do ---- A 6-foot channel above Cosmopolis __________ H. Doc. 1125, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8, 1917 H. Doc. 1729, 64th Cong., Dredging in the bar channel 2d sess. H. Doc. 582, 69th Jan. 21, 1927 Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 The 16-foot channel from Cosmopolis to Mon- H. Doc. 315, 70th Cong., tesano 1 -- -- 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Reconstruction of the north and south jetties Rivers and Harbors Com- to an elevation of 16 feet above mean lower mittee Doc. 2, 74th low water. Cong., 1st sess. Do ------ Maintenance of the 26-foot channel below H. Doc. 53, 73d Cong., 1st Aberdeen (as authorized by the Public Works sess.; Rivers and Har- Administration Dec. 11, 1933) and for com- bors Committee Doc. 2, bining the projects for Grays Harbor and 74th Cong., 1st sess. bar entrance, and Grays Harbor, inner por- tion, and Chehalis River, under a modified project for Grays Harbor and Chehalis River. Mar. 2, 1945 Maintenance of a 30-foot depth in the channel Report on file in Office, from deep water in Grays Harbor to the Chief of Engineers. port of Grays Harbor Commission terminal, which was deepened from 26 to 30 feet with Navy funds. June 30, 1948 The 14-foot channel to Bay City; breakwater H. Doc. 635, 80th Cong., 2d at Westhaven; protection of Point Chehalis; sess. and maintenance of Westhaven entrance channel. Sept. 3, 1954 Dredging and maintenance of a 30-foot chaniiel H. Doc. 412, 83d Cong., 2d and turning basin from Aberdeen to Cos- sess. mopolis. Do Additional breakwater, 1,400 feet long, at H. Doc.2 30, 84th Cong., 1st Westhaven Cove. sess. 1 This modification is classified as "inactive" and consists of a channel 16 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 10% miles long, with a turning basin 16 feet deep, 1,500 feet long, and 200 to 500 feet wide, at Montesano. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, adopting the 16-foot channel, provides that local interests con- tribute one-half the first cost, estimated at $280,000 (1955), and RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1917 give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers that they will assume the entire cost of maintenance of same and provide a suitable public terminal at Montesano. These assurances have been given and $35,834 contributed, which was expended in 1931 with an equal amount of Government funds in securing a 12-foot channel to Montesano, the remaining con- tribution necessary to complete the project being deferred until a later date, as approved by the Secretary of War, March 18, 1931. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, continues the requirement that local interests shall pay one-half of the first cost of enlarging the channel between Cosmopolis and Montesano, and further provides that the Grays Harbor Port Commission shall continue to remove all snags and deadheads from the chan- nels, shall furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material as and when needed, and shall assist in the work of maintenance by loaning to the United States, when not required on the work of the Commission, its pipe- line dredge without charge other than reimbursement to the Port of Grays Harbor Commission for the operating costs of the dredge on a basis approved by the Chief of Engineers, and maintain the channel above the Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Aberdeen.1 These conditions have been met as required to cover current needs. With Navy funds, the 26-foot channel was deepened to 30 feet, and widened to 350 feet in the narrow section, from the port terminal to deep water, at a cost of $162,000. Local cooperation requirements of the Act of June 30, 1948, authorizing the Bay City Channel and improvements at Westhaven and Point Chehalis, have been fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the 1948 Act amount to $661,000. Local cooperation requirements of the Act of September 3, 1954, authorizing the 30-foot channel to Cosmopolis and the additional breakwater at Westhaven Cove, have been fully complied with. The Act continues the requirement that the Port of Grays Harbor Commission shall lend to the United States its pipeline dredge, when not required on necessary work for the port, for maintenance dredging, without charge other than reimbursement for the opera- tion and maintenance costs, on a basis approved by the Chief of Engineers. Total actual costs for all requirements of local coop- eration under the terms of the 1954 Act amount to $532,000, including $462,000 for Westhaven Cove breakwater, and $70,000 for the 30-foot channel. Terminal facilities. There are 33 wharves and piers on Grays Harbor and adjacent inland waters, including 1 general cargo terminal, 13 sawmill wharves, 2 pulp- and paper-mill wharves, 7 fish wharves, 8 miscellaneous industrial wharves, and 2 are not in use. One general cargo wharf and two fish wharves are publicly owned and open to public use. These facilities are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, hired labor: Operations during the fiscal year consisted of engineering 1 Modified by 1954 River and Harbor Act. 1918 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 studies and observations of Point Chehalis. Costs during the fiscal year were $8,220. Maintenance, contract: Bids for repair of Point Chehalis revet- ment, groin 5 and Breakwater A, opened June 21, 1960, exceeded the maximum acceptable bid, and were rejected. Maintenance, hired labor: The U.S. hopper dredge Pacific, during the period December 1, 1960, to March 31, 1961, removed 400,409 cubic yards from Sand Island Shoal, 201,841 cubic yards from the Cross-Over Channel, and 22,253 cubic yards from the North Channel, a total of 624,503 cubic yards of material, bin measurement. The pipeline dredge Robert Gray, leased from the Port of Grays Harbor Commission, removed 1,074,000 cubic yards of material from North Channel. Government plant and hired labor placed 2,700 tons of rock in groin 5, Breakwater A, and the west shore revetment between groins 5 and 6. Costs during the fiscal year were $8.220 for new work, and $454,- 563 for maintenance, a total of $462,783. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project is 90 percent complete, excluding the inactive portion. The south jetty was completed in 1902 with a groin 11,952 feet from the high-water line. A 12,656-foot section of the jetty was reconstructed to an elevation of 20 feet above mean lower low water during the period 1936 through 1940. In August 1960, the inner 100 feet of the re- constructed jetty had been partially removed, the next 4,800 feet were at or near grade, the next 500 feet showed subsidence to a maximum depth of 16 feet below grade, and the outer 7,256 feet varied from elevations 4 feet above to elevations below mean lower low water. The north jetty was completed to midtide elevation in December 1913. It was later restored and raised to or above ordinary high water, this work being completed in January 1916. During 1941 and 1942, an 8,288-foot section was reconstructed westward from the high-water line, the inner 7,760 feet being raised to a crest elevation of +20 feet and the remainder to an elevation of +30 feet. The remainder of the north jetty has not been restored. The 412-foot section seaward of the reconstructed jetty is at the elevation of mean lower low water, and the 7,300-foot section shoreward of the reconstructed jetty has sanded in. An examination of the reconstructed jetty, made in August 1960, showed that sea action had reduced the crest of the outer 528-foot section from elevation +30 to approximate elevation +20 feet, the next 2,300 feet showed a maximum settle- ment of 15 feet to elevation +5 feet, and the next 2,200-foot sec- tion has settlements varying from 10 feet to zero. A section of old jetty rock has been exposed by a breach in the sand spit at the inshore end of the reconstructed work. The Westhaven Cove breakwater authorized by the 1948 River and Harbor Act was completed in two sections, A and B, and four timber-pile groins to protect Point Chehalis were constructed. In 1951, three rock groins were added to the Point Chehalis works. In 1952, the original timber-pile groins were reinforced, and a revetment con- necting all seven groins was constructed with stone removed from the east end of the reconstructed portion of the south jetty; and local interests completed initial dredging of the entrance channel to Westhaven Cove. In 1953 and 1954, section A of the breakwater RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1919 and one of the groins were reinforced. Construction of 1,100 linear feet of west shore revetment at Westhaven Cove, extending west- ward and southward along the shore of Point Chehalis from groin 5, has been completed. Breakwater C, consisting of a timber pile, rock-reinforced breakwater 1,350 feet long, was completed in January 1958, except for installation of horizontal planking, and rock revetment of the dredged fill dike placed by the Port of Grays Harbor at the end of Breakwater C, which was completed in No- vember 1959. A field reconnaissance made in March 1961 indicated that ex- tension of the west shore revetment at Point Chehalis was not required during the fiscal year, and existing protective works at Point Chehalis were found to be in good condition. The 26-foot channel previously dredged by the Port of Grays Harbor below Aberdeen was deepened to 30 feet from the port terminal to deep water in the lower harbor in 1945. Deepening of the 26-foot and 18-foot channels to 30 feet, between the port terminal and Cosmopolis, with a turning basin at Cosmopolis of the same depth, was completed in July 1956. The 6-foot channel between Cosmopolis and Montesano, completed in 1910, was deep- ened to 12 feet in 1931. The Bay City Channel was completed in July 1950. The controlling depths, when last ascertained, were as follows: Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertained Bar channel and entrance._ 35.0 600 August 1960. Deep water in lower harbor to Cow Point 22.4 260 February, March, and April, 1961. Cow Point to Cosmopolis _-- -- ______-- -- 28.5 180 April 1961. Cosmopolis to Montesano _______-___--- 8.9 Variable April 1943. Bay City Channel ______10.3 100 April 1961. Westhaven Cove entrance channel ________ 15.1 100 Do. The work remaining to be done to complete the project includes extending the revetment along the west shore of Point Chehalis as required. Deepening of the channel to 16 feet between Cosmop- olis and Montesano has been classified as "inactive." The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular _____ .------------ _ 1 $4,782,275 $15,862,578 $20,644,853 Public works___------------------ ----------------- 57,000 57,000 Emergency relief------------------ -------------- 409,660 409,660 United States Navy --------------- 162,000 162,000 Total, United States funds ._ 1 4,944,275 16,329,238 21,273,513 Contributed funds-----------------_ 35,834 47,889 83,723 Total, all funds---__- 1 $4,980,109 $16,377,127 $21,357,236 1 Includes $17;100 of general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 1920 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated__ -$100,256 $427,350 -$405 -$32,657 3$ 4,898,521 Cost ---------- -1,317 346,830 3,485 78,700 $ 8,220 3 4,895,409 Maintenance: Appropriated 398,190 435,000 375,441 522,420 454,309 16,366,690 Cost 398,286 431,955 372,788 527,827 454,563 16,366,653 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 -_ _ ------------ $3,112 Unobligated balance available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ -_ --- 3,112 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _-_4 530,613 I Includes $113,134 for new work and $37,415 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $35,834 for new work and $47,889 for maintenance was expend d from con- tributed funds; and $162,000 was expended from Navy funds for new work. 3 Includes $17,100 of general investigaitons funds for preauthorization studies. 4 Does not include $244,000 required for completion of inactive portion of project. 14. WILLAPA RIVER AND HARBOR AND NASELLE RIVER, WASH. Location. Willapa Harbor consists of the lower reaches of Willapa River and Willapa Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean located about 30 miles north of the mouth of Columbia River in the State of Washington. Willapa River rises about 30 miles east of the harbor, flows in a general westerly direction, and empties into the bay. Naselle River rises in the Willapa Hills southeast of Willapa Bay, flows south and then northwest, and enters the bay near its southerly end, draining an area of 153 square miles. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6185.) Previous projects. The original project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, provided for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep from deep water in Willapa Bay to Willapa City, by dredging and construction of dikes across the head of Mailboat and Lauderbach sloughs, and for snagging the Naselle River. The act of August 18, 1894, appropriated funds for the work under way and for improving North River by removal of a log jam. The act of March 3, 1899, authorized additional work in clearing a channel through the log jam on North River and ap- propriated funds for work on the 8-foot channel to Willapa City. The act of June 13, 1902, authorized the expenditure of funds for the improvement of Willapa River and Harbor, North and Naselle Rivers, by snagging or otherwise. The act of March 2, 1907, contemplated a channel 150 feet wide and 12 feet deep be- tween South Bend and Raymond. The act of June 25, 1910, pro- vided for a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep from deep water in Willapa Bay to the junction of the North and South Forks of the river at Raymound, and for a channel 18 feet deep and 150 feet wide up the South Fork for a distance of 3,100 feet. For further details, see page 2001 of Annual Report for 1915; page 968 of Annual Report for 1910; and page 1861 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for (1) a channel over the bar at the mouth of Willapa Bay, 26 feet deep at mean lower low water and at least 500 feet wide; (2) a channel 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide from deep water in Willapa Bay to the foot of RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1921 Ferry Street at South Bend, thence 300 feet wide to the westerly end of the narrows, thence 250 feet wide to the forks of the river at Raymond, including a cutoff channel 3,100 feet long at the narrows and a closing dike at Mailboat Slough; (3) a channel 24 feet deep and 150 feet wide up the south fork to the deep basin above Cram lumber mill, and up the north fork to 12th Street, with a turning basin 250 feet wide, 350 feet long, and 24 feet deep at the latter point; (4) a channel 10 feet deep at mean lower low water and 40 feet wide from deep water in Palix River to Bay Center dock, with a widening at the shoreward end to provide a small mooring basin; (5) a mooring basin 15 feet deep, 350 feet wide, and 600 feet long adjacent to the port wharf at Tokeland; (6) an entrance channel at Nahcotta 10 feet deep and 300 feet wide, and a mooring basin 10 feet deep, 500 feet wide, and 1,100 feet long, protected by a rubblemound breakwater about 1,600 feet long; and (7) removal of snags, piles, and other obstructions in the navigable channel of the Naselle River be- tween Naselle and the mouth. The project includes about 26 miles of channel from the entrance through the Willapa River forks, 2,800 feet of the Palix River-Bay Center channel, and 9 miles of the Naselle River upstream of the United States High- way No. 101 bridge. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 8.9 feet at Toke Point; 9.9 feet at Raymond; 9.2 feet at Bay Center; and 10.8 feet near Naselle. The extreme range is 18 feet at To'ke Point; 19.3 feet at Raymond; 16 feet at Bay Center; and 18 feet near Naselle. The actual cost of new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, was $1,462,960, including $1,158,871 Corps of Engineers funds, $192,314 emergency relief funds, $40,000 U.S. Coast Guard funds, and $71,775 contributed by local interests. Other non-Federal costs were $111,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $199,496. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports July 27, 1916 Channel 24 feet deep, 200 feet wide, in Willapa H. Doc. 706, 63d Cong., 2d River, and 150 feet wide in the forks. sess. Aug. 30, 19351 Maintenance of the channel over the bar to a Rivers and Harbors Commit- depth of 26 feet and minimum width of 500 tee Doc. 41, 72d Cong., 1st feet. sess. Do2 _-_ For the cutoff channel at the narrows ------- Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. 37, 73d Cong., 2d sees. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel from deep water in Palix River to H. Doc. 481, 76th Cong., 2d Bay Center dock. sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Widening Willapa River Channel to 300 feet H. Doc.3 425, 83d Cong., 2d and 250 feet between South Bend and the sess. forks; Tokeland and Nahcotta Basins; and Nastlle River clearance. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Dec. 11, 1933. 2 Included in the Emergency Relief program, May 28, 1935. 3 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, a- mount to $182,775. 1922 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. There are 29 wharves on Willapa River and Harbor, including five in Willapa Bay, seven in Bay Center, 15 in Raymond and South Bend, and two in Tokeland. Three of the wharves at Raymond and South Bend are suitable for use by oceangoing vessels; one of these, which is publicly owned and operated, is open for use as a general cargo terminal, and two are located at sawmills. All of the other wharves, including three that are publicly owned and operated, are used by light-draft vessels in local trade. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Plans and specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging in the inner channel, and contract was awarded in September. The U.S. hopper dredge Pacific removed 38,500 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, from the inner channel dur- ing November 1960. The U.S. hopper dredge Davison removed 221,827 cubic yards of material from the bar channel, and 61,401 cubic yards from the inner channel, a total of 283,228 cubic yards, bin measurement, during the period July 1 to August 15,1960. Maintenance, contract: Dredging of the inner channel was completed on November 3, 1960, with the removal of 307,957 cubic yards of material. Costs during the fiscal year were $303,793, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in November 1958. The entrance and Willapa River channels were completed in 1936, except for the widening, which was completed in November 1958. The channel from Palix River to Bay Center was completed in 1949. Snagging of Naselle River was completed in 1957; the channel was in good condition follow- ing maintenance snagging in November 1959. Rock breakwater at Nahcotta boat basin was completed in 1958 to a length of 1,500 feet and a crest width of 6 feet at elevation 15 feet above mean lower low water; its condition was good in May 1961. Boat-basin dredging at Nahcotta and Tokeland was completed iii July 1958. The dike at the head of Mailboat Slough is in good condition. Controlling dimensions, when last ascertained, were as follows: Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertiined Willapa bar __________-_____ ______ _ 20.0 400 April 1961. Inner channels: Below South Bend -_- 20.0 150 June 1961. South Bend to Forks at Raymond ..________ 23.4 220 November 1960. Lower 800 feet of North Fork 20.2 100 June 1957. Lower 1,500 feet of South Fork 23.6 150 November 1960. Upper portions of North and South Forks 1 1 1 Bay Center Channel ----- 4.5 35 February 1961. Turning basin _- _____ -____ -_________ 3.0 2 Do. Nahcotta boat basin-___ _- --------- _... - 8.5 500 May 1961. by 1,100 Entrance channel ------------------------- 10.3 200 Do. Tokeland mooring basin----- ---.. --.... 7.9 340 Do. by 500 Entrance channel ------------ 11.6 100 Do. 1 There has been no deep-draft navigation in the upper portions of the forks, and no sound- ings have been taken in recent years. 2 Variable. RIVERS AND HARBORS - SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1923 The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1961, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular-------------- ----------------------- $1,158,871 $3,860,532 $5,019,403 Public works ___ ----- ------------ ------ 78,533 78,533 U.S. Coast Guard -------------------------- 40,000 _ ___-_ 40,000 Emergency relief--------------------------- 192,314----------- 192,814 Total, United States funds --------------- 1,391,185 3,939,065 5,330,250 Contributed funds --------------------- 71,775 71,775 Total, all funds-------.$----------------- 1,462,960 $3,939,065 $5,402,025 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961123 New work : Appropriated $130,000 $355,000 $ 93,548 $-----------------_ $1,579,269 Cost ---------- 15,906 316,662 245,981 ------------------------ 1,579,269 Maintenance : Appropriated - 159,517 198,200 197,500 $137,805 $324,864 3,967,387 Cost ----------- 160,256 191,945 203,053 138,433 303,793 3,946,242 1 Includes $228,084 for new work and $7,177 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $71,775 for new work was expended from contributed funds for existing project and $6,597 contributed funds for previous project. 3 Includes $192,314 emergency relief funds for new work, and $78,533 public works funds for maintenance for existing project. 15. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECON- NAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Date reconnaissance Name of project Cost during or condition fiscal year survey conducted 1. Bellingham Harbor, Wash. ---------------------- 1 $1,193 May 1961. 2. Blaine Harbor, Wash. --------------------------- 239 June 1961. 3. Hammersley Inlet, Wash. ------------------------ 222 February 1961. 4. Hoquiam River, Wash. ------------- 15------- 158 Do. 5. Neah Bay, Wash. -------------------------------- 759 June 1961. 6. Olympia Harbor, Wash. -------------------------- 1,912 February and March 1961. 7. Port Gamble Harbor, Wash. --------------------- 1,366 May 1961. 8. Port Orchard Bay, Wash. ------------------------- 421 April 1961. 9. Shilshole Bay, Seattle, Wash. -------------------- 644 Do. 10. Skagit River, Wash.---------------------------- 867 February and May 1961. 11. Tacoma Harbor, Wash. -------------------------- 4,411 February 1961. Total cost during fiscal year ------------------- 12,212 1 Expenditures for new work reported under project heading. 16. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 C For last full Estimated Cost estimate Name of project report see amount (last date of Annual Report Operation and required to revision) C for- Construction maintenance complete 1. Blaine Harbor, Wash. ---- ---- -- - 1958 $ 346,650 --- ----- 1 z 2. Columbia River, Wenatchee- - to 1923 2 266,385 $ 7,693 ------------------ 3 - - - - - -Falls, - - -Kettle - - - - - -Wash. - -- - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- 3. Flathead River, Mont.4 1901 9,811 ---------------- ----------------- 5 4. Hammersley Inlet, Wash. a. Active portion _-__- - -___________ _____-- -_ 1950 9,000 10,683 ------------------ 1 b. Inactive portion -------------------------------------- 1950 ---- ----------------- $ 30,000 $ 30,000 O (1954) 5. Hoquiam River, Wash. ____________ 1950 51,294 5,316 - 1 6. Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont. - - -______-___________ _ 1933 9,255 5,643 - 1 7. Neah Bay, Wash.6 1960 2,057,266 247,459 - 1 8. Olympia Harbor, Wash. a. Active portion _-------------------------- - ----- _ 1954 7 259,919 8 79,751 1 b. Inactive portion _______--------------- __________ - 1954 2,906 ------- 370,094 373,000 (1957) 9. Poison Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont.6 1918 4,491 259 1 10. Port Angeles Harbor, Wash. a. Active portion ----- 1960 470,873 .___-_______---- 1._______________ z b. Inactive portion 1960 --- ----------------- --- -- ---- 44,000 44,000 (1955) 11. Port Gamble Harbor, Wash. a. Active portion ----------------------------- 1953 9 11,911 13,337 1----------------1 b. Inactive portion 1953 56,000 56,000 (1954) M' 12. Port Orchard Bay, Wash.6 1928 42,804 _ __ -__ 1 13. Port Townsend, Wash. ____ __ __ - -__-____-__-_______ - 1959 10 7,200 -- -- - 11 742,800 11750,000 (1961) 01 14. Skagit River, Wash. a. Active portion _- _____ - -_________________----------1950 99,830 36,258 --------------- 1 b. Deferred portion __ -------------------- - - -- 1950 -------------- ----------------- 348,200 348,200 (1954) 15. Stillaguamish River, Wash.12-_ - - -------- _-- _--_--_--_ _ -- -- 1946 4,234 ------------------- 245,766 250,000 (1956) 16. Tacoma Harbor, Wash. _____________ - ____________ 1959 13 940,278 14 336,161 1------------------1 1 Completed. 2 In addition, $8,005 was expended for previous project. 3 All work now contemplated has been completed. Through traffic impractical because of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph Dams. 4 No commerce teported. 5 All work now contemplated has been completed. 6 No maintenance required at present. 7 In addition, $183,257 was expended for previous projects. 8 In addition, $14,418 was expended for previous projects. 9 In addition, $21,260 was expended from contributed funds. 10 General investigation funds, for preauthorization studies. 11 Exclusive of $136,000 to be contributed by local interests. 12 Classified "inactive." 13 In addition, $159,584 was expended for previous projects; and $62,700 value in work has been contributed by local interests for dredging Port Industrial Waterway. 14 In addition, $5,347 was expended for previous projects; and $5,000 has been expended from contributed funds for existing project. CI ,4 I,,,, 1926 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 17. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS Location. The improvements included in this project are located along the Columbia River and its tributaries within the confines of the Seattle, Washington, District. Tributaries on which works are authorized are the Pend Oreille-Clark Fork River in Montana, Idaho, and Washington; the Okanogan, Entiat, Methow, Wenatchee, and Yakima Rivers in Washigton; and Crab and Wilson Creeks, Washington. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, approved a general comprehensive plan for the Columbia River Basin for flood control and other purposes as set forth in House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session, and authorized to be appropriated the sum of $75,000,000 for the partial ac- complishment of the projects. Of this authorization, an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 was authorized for construction of local flood-protection works in Columbia River Basin, the individual projects to be selected by the Chief of Engineers with the ap- proval of the Secretary of the Army, subject to the condition that all work undertaken pursuant to this authority shall be economically justified prior to construction. Protection of the following areas located in the Seattle District is being considered under the authorizing act: Status Federal Non-Federal June 30, 1961 Project cost cost (July 1961) (July 1961) Appropriated Cost 1 Clark Fork at Missoula, Mont. $244,000 $56,000 2 $22,580 2 $22,580 Lightning Creek, Clark Fork, Idaho __--_--------------_- 3 42,726 3 2,000 42,726 3 42,726 Totals ----------------- 286,726 58,000 65,306 65,306 1 Reported in detail in an Individual report. 2 Includes $2,000 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 3 Actual cost. Project completed. (See "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects.") Note. This list does not include improvements in Portland and Walla Walla Districts. The conditionally authorized projects for Crab and Wilson Creeks, Wash., Entiat, Methow, Okanogan, and Wenatchee Rivers, and Yakima River at Ellensburg, Wash., and St. Regis River, Mont., have been classified "Inactive," and are listed under "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects." Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. Non-Federal costs are evaluated in the justification reports prepared for each proposed location. Operations and results during fiscal year. Work was completed on justification report for the project, Clark Fork at Missoula. Costs during the fiscal year for active projects were $6,473 for Clark Fork at Missoula, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project for Lightning Creek, Clark Fork, Idaho, was completed in March 1959. Justification FLOOD CONTROL--SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1927 report studies were completed for the project, Clark Fork at Missoula, and report was approved by the Chief of Engineers on June 12, 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, for active projects have been $65,306, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30,Total 961 2June New work: Appropriated__ $3,000 -- $54,726 $8,000 $ 580 $65,306 Cost --------- 1,582 $1,418 46,102 7,731 6,473 65,306 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete projects in Seattle District _ 3 $221,420 a Excludes projects in Portland and Walla Walla Districts, and inactive projects listed under "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects," as follows: Crab and Wilson Creeks, Wash. Entiat River, Wash. Methow River, Wash. Okanogan River, Wash. St. Regis River, Mont. Wenatchee River, Wash. Yakima River at Ellensburg, Wash 2 Includes $2,000 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies for Clark Fork at Missoula, Mont. 3 Clark Fork at Missoula, Columbia River Basin, Mont. 18. LIBBY DAM, KOOTENAI RIVER, MONT. Location. The Kootenai River rises in British Columbia, flows southerly about 40 miles into Montana and thence northwesterly across western Montana and the northeastern corner of Idaho to reenter British Columbia, where it empties into Columbia River after passing through Kootenay Lake. Libby Dam will be located on the Kootenai River, about 15 miles upstream from Libby, Mont., and 217.0 miles upstream from the confluence of the Kootenai with the Columbia River. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic sheet, "Thompson Lakes, Mont.") Existing project. The project provides for a straight concrete gravity overflow flood control and power dam on Kootenai River about 400 feet high; for a powerhouse; and for a reservoir backing water into Canada with a usable storage capacity of 5,010,000 acre- feet at 50 percent drawdown. The initial power installation will consist of four units, each unit with a capacity of 86,000 kilowatts. Construction of the dam will depend on Canadian ratification of the Treaty between the United States and Canada relating to international cooperation in water-resource development of the Columbia River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $325,000,000 (4 units). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. The Treaty between the United States and Canada was ratified in March 1961 by the 87th Congress, first session. Preliminary planning was resumed 1928 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 on April 7, 1961. Emphasis was placed on developing preliminary schedules for planning and construction and on initiating studies for the Great Northern Railway relocation, highway relocations, and location and type of dam, which are the principal initial items of planning for the project. In addition, planning was started on such items as hydrology and reservoir operation, num- ber and size of units, reservoir flowage, and construction materials. Contacts were made with local interests and owners of major facilities requiring relocation, including the Great Northern Rail- way Co., Montana State Highway Commission, U.S. Forest Serv- ice, U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, and others. A Memorandum of Agreement was entered into with the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads for engineering studies on relocation of Montana State Highway No. 37. A contract was entered into with Great Northern Railway Co. for engineering studies on relocation of their railway. An extensive mapping program for the damsite, reservoir, and re- locations was initiated. Preliminary foundation exploration was conducted along the various routes being studies for the Great Northern Railway relocation and on the several dam axes under consideration. Costs during the fiscal year were $327,467, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done. Preliminary engineering is about 13 percent complete. The general location of the dam has been fixed near Dunn Creek above the Fisher River. The Treaty between the United States and Canada relating to international cooperation in water-resource development of the Columbia River Basin has been ratified by the United States, and is now awaiting ratification by Canada. Pend- ing such ratification, planning has been resumed for the project, including mapping for the dam, reservoir, and railroad and high- way relocations, which is about 40 percent complete. Foundation exploration necessary to select dam axis is about 50 percent com- plete. A preliminary field and office evaluation of costs of con- struction of the various routes under consideration for the Great Northern Railway relocation has been completed. Work has started on design memoranda covering hydrology and reservoir operation, number and size of units, location and type of dam, relocation of Highway No. 37, relocation of Great Northern Rail- way, construction materials, reservoir flowage, and cemetery re- location. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $943,967, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 958 1959 1960 1961 Total toJune New work: Appropriated-- ----- ----------- - --- $375.000 1 $991,500 Cost --- - $3,651 $3,302 $77----------- 327,467 1943,967 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, fiscal year ending June 30, 1961 1,973 $--------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 --------------------------- 1,350,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------- 1,351,973 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-------- ---- 322,658,500 1 Includes $100,000 of general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. FLOOD CONTROL--SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1929 19. ALBENI FALLS RESERVOIR, PEND OREILLE RIVER, IDAHO Location. Pend Oreille River has its source in Pend Oreille Lake in northern Idaho, which receives most of its inflow from Clark Fork. The lake has an area of about 83,500 acres. Pend Oreille River leaves the lake near Sandpoint, Idaho, and flows westerly 25 miles to Albeni Falls, where the channel formerly was divided by an island and a low waterfall of about 7 feet. About 2 miles downstream from Albeni Falls, the stream enters the State of Washington, in which its course is northwesterly for 72 miles to the Canadian border. In Canada, Pend Oreille River flows westerly for 16 miles and joins the Columbia River. Just downstream from this junction, Columbia River enters the United States, where it flows generally southward across Washington and westerly along the Washington-Oregon line to the Pacific Ocean, a total distance of about 748 miles. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic sheets "Sandpoint, Idaho," and "Newport, Wash.") Existing project. The project consists of a low concrete gravity dam at Albeni Falls on Pend Oreille River for power generation, flood control, and related water uses. The dam is a gated, gravity- structure spillway in the left channel and a powerhouse having an installation of 42,600 kilowatts in the right channel, creating a reservoir with a usable storage capacity of 1,153,000 acre-feet. The dam site is 838 and 90 miles upstream from the mouths of Columbia and Pend Oreille Rivers, respectively, and is 50 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash. The estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $31,100,000. The latest (1955) approved estimate for average annual operation and maintenance cost during a 50-year project life is $345,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950. (See S. Doc. 9, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. None required. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Engi- neering and design studies were continued during the fiscal year for minor completion items. Acquisition of land rights for allevia- tion of erosion damage for the reservoir was continued. Construc- tion was continued on minor items required to complete the proj- ect, and on recreation facilities. Maintenance: The reservoir was operated through its ninth an- nual cycle of storage and release during the year. The highest pool level attained in fiscal year 1961 was elevation 2063.57 on June 8, 1961; the lowest was elevation 2055.80 on March 13, 1961. Storage between these elevations is 719,600 acre-feet. Routine structural, mechanical, and electrical maintenance was performed on the spillway dam, powerhouse, and equipment. Costs during the fiscal year were $88,737 for new work and $311,222 for maintenance, a total of $399,959. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was started in Juanuary 1951 and was substantially com- pleted in June 1957. The project started operations in June 1952, 1930 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 impounding storage which was used to increase minimum flows through downstream power plants. Three generating units have been in commercial operation since August 1955. Evaluation of reservoir effects on erosion of vulnerable public and private properties is continuing. Negotiations are proceeding with a view to satisfying claims or providing protection for damaged prop- erties so far as legally required. Construction is being continued on minor items required to complete the project, and on recreation facilities. Work remaining to be done to complete the project includes restoration or protection of additional reservoir properties so far as legally required, and completion of recreation facilities and contract and hired-labor work now under way. Remaining land acquisition includes tracts which are to be acquired to correct an erosion problem. The costs to June 30, 1961,'have been $30,808,778 for new work and $1,679,936 for maintenance, a total of $32,488,714. Cost and financial statement 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961ne to Tot30,al Fiscal year New work : Appropriated ---------- $ 60,000 1 $ 10,000 2 $181,100 3 $ 74,689 4 $30,831,789 Cost $342,779 163,251 5 86,840 6 208,999 7 88,737 8 30,808,778 Maintenance : Appropriated 244,000 253,000 279,000 287,320 316,800 1,686,706 Cost 243,624 251,273 281,592 287,219 311,222 1,679,936 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 --- 9 $ 1,949 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962------------------------- 9 20,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ________ 9 21,949 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project... 9 130,000 1 Includes $10,000 from appropriation for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 2 Includes $32,000 from appropriation for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 3 Includes $20,000 from appropriation for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 4 Includes $62,000 from appropriation for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 5 Includes $8,795 for recreation on completed projects-Code 710 6 Includes $28,388 for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 7 Includes $9,945 for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 8 Includes $47,128 for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 9 From appropriation for recreation on completed projects-Code 710. 20. STILLAGUAMISH RIVER, WASH. Location. Stillaguamish River is formed by the confluence of its north and south forks at Arlington, Wash., and flows westerly a distance of 22 miles to Puget Sound, entering Port Susan through Hat Slough and South Pass, and Skagit Bay through West Pass. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6450, and U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles Stanwood, Marys- ville, and Stillaguamish, Wash.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for works to reduce bank erosion and channel changes on Stillaguamish River between Arlington and the head of Hat Slough, a distance of 15 miles, and on Cook Slough, 3 miles long, as follows: Revet- ment at 26 places on the river and Cook Slough; a concrete weir 275 feet long between steel sheet pile piers at the head of Cook Slough to limit flow through the slough; and two cutoff channels, each about 900 feet long, to eliminate sharp bends in Cook Slough. FLOOD CONTROL-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1931 Tidal influence extends about 3 miles into the improved section. Flood stages of 16 feet above low water at the Cook Slough weir have been observed. The actual cost for new work was $220,594. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $39,974. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (special report in Office of the Chief of Engineers). House Document 657, 71st Congress, 3d session contains the latest published map of the locality. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, a- mount to $5,000 (1937 price level). Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, con- tract: Revetment repairs, started in July, were completed in October 1960. Maintenance, hired labor: Brush removal was started in June 1961. Total costs during the fiscal year, including condition and opera- tion studies, were $62,382, all for maintenance.. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. In June 1961, brush removal and small quantities of rock were required at numerous locations to put the revetments into good condition. Other features were in good condition. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $134,595 from regular funds and $85,999 from emergency relief funds, a total of $220,594, for new work; and $385,419 for maintenance, a total of $606,013. Cost and financial statement 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 To30,talto 1961ne Fiscal year New work: Appropriated. ---- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- $220,594 Cost . _--_ ----------- ----------- ---------- - ---------- 1220,594 Maintenance: Appropriated $18,050 $21,800 $78,716 $83,604 $12,800 401,987 Cost 19,520 19,504 28,030 70,436 62,382 385,419 1 Includes $85,999 emergency relief funds. 21. SAMMAMISH RIVER, WASH. Location. Sammamish River originates at the northern end of Sammamish Lake, 11 miles east of Seattle, Wash., and flows north- westerly 15 miles to the northern end of Lake Washington, which forms the eastern boundary of that city. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles Bothell, Kirkland, Redmond, and Edmonds, East.) Existing project. The project would provide a major drainage improvement and partial flood protection by enlarging the river channel from Sammamish Lake to Lake Washington. Depths would be increased an average of 3 feet, and widths would be in- 1932 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 creased from an average of about 15 feet to a range of 20 to 40 feet. The estimated cost of the project is $1,500,000 (July 1961), in- cluding $1,190,000 Federal funds, and local contribution of $310,000. Other non-Federal costs are estimated at $205,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 3, 1958. (See H. Doc. 157, 84th Cong., 1st sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) furnish all rights-of-way; (b) alter highway, foot, and farm bridges as may be required by the proposed channel improvement; (c) main- tain the river channel and North Creek levee after completion of the project; (d) hold and save the United States free from dam- ages due to the construction works; and (e) contribute, either in cash or in work, 21 percent of the first cost of construction of the main channel improvement, work on tributaries, and railroad bridge alterations. Most of the required highway bridge altera- tions have already been accomplished through normal highway replacements and improvements. By letter dated July 26, 1960, the Board of County Commissioners, King County, gave formal assurance that they will comply with the requirements for local cooperation. Estimated cost of the improvements to local interests is $515,000, including a cash contribution of $310,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary planning was initiated in October. Topographic surveys of the project area were substantially completed. Frequency curves and preliminary hydrologic studies were completed. Costs during the fiscal year were $35,529, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary planning is about 40 percent complete. No construction work has been done. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $57,529, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to June Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, 1961 New work : Appropriated ---------------------------------------------- 49,420 1 $71,420 Cost ------------------------------------------------------- 35,529 157,529 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------- $ 833 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------------------------ 58,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------- 58,833 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_--------------- 1,060,580 1 Includes $22,000 general investigations funds, for preauthorization studies. 22. HOWARD A. HANSON RESERVOIR; WASH. Location. Green River lies wholly in King County, Wash. From its source at the crest of the Cascade Mountains in the vicinity of Stampede Pass, the river flows westerly for 40 miles to Auburn, thence northerly 32 miles to its mouth in Elliott Bay, which forms the principal part of Seattle's salt-water harbor. Howard A. FLOOD CONTROL--SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1933 Hanson damsite is on the upper Green River, 6 miles southeast of Kanaskat, Wash., and 1 mile downstream from the mouth of North Fork. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic sheet, "Cedar Lake quadrangle, Wash.") Existing project. The project provides for a rockfill dam about 235 feet high, with a gated spillway having a concrete weir at elevation 1176 feet above mean sea level and top of gates at elevation 1206, to create a reservoir with a capacity of 106,000 acre-feet. The length of the dam along the top is approximately 675 feet; and at the bottom, 100 feet. The improvement is designed to control flooding in the Green River Valley to prevent existing agricultural and urban flood damage, and to make possible further expansion of the Seattle industrial area. The estimate of cost for new work (July 1961) is $40,300,000, including $38,300,000 Federal costs and $2,000,000 local cash con- tribution. The approved estimate for average annual cost of main- tenance and operation for a 50-year project life is $83,000 (1954). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 271, 81st Cong., 1st sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, a- mount to $2,000,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Land acquisition was continued. Design memorandum was issued on drift control facilities, a supplement was issued to design memorandum for power supply, and a letter report was issued on physical security measures. A contract with the University of Washington was entered into for purposes of developing a surveillance program in connection with water-quality study. Supply contracts were awarded for a 40-foot steel barge and power unit on drift control facilities, and for water-quality sampling program. A construction contract was awarded for power supply, and physical security measures and slide treatment were added to existing contract by change order. Contract work was completed on 40-foot steel barge and power unit, purchase and installation of turbidimeter and telemetering system, Corps of Engineers' portion of Forest Service Road 212 relocation, and reservoir clearing. Work is continuing on relocation of Northern Pacific Railway Co. facilities under agreement with the railroad company; reloca- tion of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. facilities; construc- tion of rockfill dam, spillway, outlet works, administration build- ing, and access roads; construction of Forest Service bridge by the U.S. Forest Service, and protection of City of Tacoma water supply. Maintenance: Condition and operation studies were made, and a turbidity meter was operated and maintained. Costs during the fiscal year were $4,623,157 for new work and $10,551 for maintenance, a total of $4,633,708. 1934 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project, initiated in February 1956, is 87 percent complete. Engineering and design are about 96 percent complete. Relocation work has been completed on the following: Northern Pacific Railway Co. main line and station facilities, King County road, Puget Sound Power and Light Co. power lines, Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines, Tacoma water line crossing, temporary communication lines, removal of logs and danger trees along the relocated Northern Pacific Railway Co. line, wells at Eagle Gorge Station, and substructure and super- structure of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. bridge crossing. Damsite clearing, reservoir clearing, and slide treatment have been completed, and work is under way on con- tracts for the rockfill dam, spillway, outlet works, administration building, access roads, relocation of U.S. Forest Service road, and power supply. Supply contracts have been completed for 40-foot steel barge and power unit, and for fabrication of emer- gency and regulating gates. Land acquisition is 65 percent com- plete. Work remaining to be done to complete the project includes engineering and design for reservoir area swamp treatment and reservoir regulation and operation manual; completion of con- struction features now in progress; completion of contracts to be awarded for drift control facilities, permanent operating equip- ment, and power supply; and completion of land acquisition. Costs to June 30, 1961, have been $32,962,317 from Federal funds and $2,000,000 from contributed funds, a total of $34,962,317, for new work; and $10,551 for maintenance, a total of $32,972,868. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated. $5,300,000 $ 9,238,000 $6,900,000 $5,869,457 $4,142,228 2 $33,198,885 Cost --------- 3,945,112 10,579,651 6,862,885 5,202,312 4,623,157 2 32,962,317 Maintenance: Appropriated_----------- ________ ----------------------- 11,000 11,000 Cost ---------------- ----------------------- -10,551 10.551 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, for year ending June 30, 1961 180,849 $------------------------ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962-- - ---------- 4,100,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .-- -- --.-. 4,280,849 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project 1,001,115 1 In addition, $2,000,000 for new work has been expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $98,000 of general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 23. TACOMA, PUYALLUP RIVER, WASH. Location. The Puyallup River has its source in the glaciers on the western slopes of Mount Rainier in the State of Washing- ton, flows northwesterly 50 miles, and empties into Commence- ment Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, at Tacoma, Wash. The work covered by this project is on Puyallup River, within the city limits of Tacoma. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 6407.) FLOOD CONTROL---SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1935 Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a channel with a capacity of 50,000 second-feet between the East 11th Street Bridge and the lower end of the intercounty improve- ment, a distance of about 2.2 miles, by straightening the channel, building levees, revetting the channel and levees, and making all necessary bridge changes. The 11th Street Bridge at the lower end of the project is 0.75 mile above the mouth of the Puyallup River. The diurnal tidal range at the mouth of the river is 11.8 feet and the extreme range is 20 feet. The improvement was planned in conjunction with Mud Mountain Dam and affords pro- tection against floods about 50 percent greater than the maximum discharge of record. The actual cost for new work was $3,942,818. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $3,590. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See Senate committee print, "Puyallup River, Wash.," 74th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. None required. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, hired labor: Revetment repairs and brush removal were accomplished in July 1960 and June 1961. Costs during the fiscal year, including condition and operation studies, were $2,032, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1950. Reconstruction of six bridges, channel improve- ment, and levee construction were completed in 1949. Placing of additional riprap was completed in May 1950. In June 1961, minor revetment repairs and removal of brush were needed to put the project into good condition. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $3,942,818 for new work and $28,068 for maintenance, a total of $3,970,886. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ---- ---- -------- ----------- ---------- --------- $3,942,818 Cost--------- ----------- ---------------------- ------ ---- ------- 3,942,818 Maintenance: Appropriated_- $4,000 $4,200 $4,184 $9,460 $8,000 40,159 Cost.- - 2,254 2,926 7,401 3,337 2,032 28,068 24. MUD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER, WASH. Location. The White River rises on the northeastern slope of Mount Rainier, in the State of Washington, and flows in a general northwesterly direction for 57 miles to its confluence with the Puyallup River. The White River is the principal tributary of the Puyallup River and enters the latter 10 miles above its mouth in Puget Sound at Tacoma, Wash. The works covered by this project are on White River near Mud Mountain, 6 miles southeast 1936 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of Enumclaw, Wash. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic sheet "Cedar Lake quardrangle, Washington.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of a rockfill dam, 700 feet long at crest elevation and rising 425 feet above bedrock. The dam is located 28 miles above the confluence of the White and Puyallup Rivers and 38 miles above the mouth of the Puyallup River. The reservoir has a storage capacity of approximately 106,000 acre-feet. Outlet works are located in the right abutment and permit controlled discharge of 17,700 cubic feet per second through two concrete- lined tunnels, with uncontrolled discharge over a spillway having a maximum capacity of 139,000 cubic feet per second. The improvement affords flood protection to the White and Puyallup River Valleys and protects the Tacoma industrial district in con- junction with the authorized project at that locality against floods about 50 percent greater than the maximum discharge of record. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See Senate Committee print, "Puyal- lup River, Wash.," 74th Cong., 2d sess.) The actual cost for new work was $13,208,063. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $146,220. Local cooperation. None required. Section 2 of the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. In July 1958, King County contributed $3,928 for changes on access road bridge. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, con- tract: A heavy accumulation of debris from floods of the previous year was stacked and burned during August and September. A new gas-bubbler reservoir gage was installed by the U.S. Geological Survey. A contract was awarded in June 1961 for in- stalling remote controls for the Howell-Bunger valves. Maintenance, hired labor: Operation, ordinary maintenance, and minor rehabilitation were carried on by project personnel throughout the year. Work was completed on overhaul of the Howell-Bunger valves. A new fish dump and a new debris raft were constructed, and a new radio antenna was erected. Condition and operation studies were continued by engineering personnel. There was no flood of consequence during the year, maximum in- flow being about 9,000 second-feet in February, at which time the pool rose to elevation 1046. Discharges were regulated several times for debris handling and repairs to a downstream diversion dam, creating a maximum pool elevation for the year of 1087, in June. The auxiliary power plant was operated on 5 separate days because of damages to commercial power feeder line. A total of 2,071 migratory fish was transported around the dam in tank trucks. Costs during the fiscal year were $168,017, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in June 1953. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $13,182,063 from regular funds and $26,000 from emergency funds, a total of $13,208,063 for new work; and $1,820,186 from FLOOD CONTROL--SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1937 regular funds and $3,928 from contributed funds, a total of $1,824,114 for maintenance, a combined total of $15,032,177. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total to June New work: Appropriated-_ ----------- ------------------------------------- 13,208,063 Cost ------...------------ --------------------------------------------- 13,208,063 Maintenance: Appropriated, $92,000 $207,900 $117,098 $167,316 $167,000 1,845,266 Cost ----------- 94,009 106,481 191,959 170,634 168,017 1,820,186 1 In addition, $3,928 has been expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 25. CLARK FORK AT MISSOULA, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, MONT. Location. Clark Fork rises in the Anaconda Range in south- western Montana, flows northwesterly 135 miles to the city of Missoula, Mont., and continues in a general northwesterly direc- tion 190 miles to its mouth in Pend Orville Lake, Idaho. Missoula is 175 miles east of Spokane, Wash. (See U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles Missoula and Bonner, Mont.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of flood protective works to prevent flood damage at two locations within the city limits of Missoula, consisting of a levee and gate structure at one location, and raising a levee and street at the other. The estimated cost of new work is $244,000 (July 1961). Non- Federal costs are estimated at $56,000 (July 1961). The existing project was authorized under the Columbia River Basin plan, subject to determination of economic justification, by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published map.) Justification report was approved by the Chief of Engineers June 12, 1961. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. In addition, local interests are required to relocate all public utilities, including telephone and power lines, roads, and bridges, as required. By resolution dated July 27, 1959, and letter dated August 30, 1960, the City of Missoula agreed to furnish specified local cooperation upon re- quest. A similar commitment was made by Missoula County in letter dated July 29, 1959. Operations and results during fiscal year. Justification report was completed. Costs during the fiscal year were $6,473, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done. Preauthorization studies and the justification report have been completed. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $22,580, all for new work. 1938 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30T 1961 New work : Appropriated ------------------------ $12,000 $8,000 $ 580 1 $22,580 Cost---------- ---- --- - 6,376 7,731 6,473 1 22,580 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _ _ $221,420 1 Includes $2,000 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 26. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS Cost to June 30, 1961 For last full Estimated Cost estimate Name of project report see An- amount required (last date of nual Report Operation and to complete revision) for- Construction maintenance C O 1. Coeur d'Alene, Spokane River, Idaho ___________________- 1942 $152,872 1 O 2. Crab and Wilson Creeks, Columbia River Basin, Wash. 2 3_ 1958 9,000 -- $ 384,000 $ 393,000 C (1959) n 3. Entiat River, Columbia River Basin, Wash. 2 1958 ------------ - ----- 139,000 139,000 (1957) 0 4. Lightning Creek, Clark Fork, Columbia River Basin, Idaho ,1959 4 42,726 1 z 5. Methow River, Columbia River Basin, Wash. 2__ 1958 -- -------------- 364,000 364,00 H (1957) 6. Okanogan River, Columbia River Basin, Wash.2 ___ 1958 1,100 195,900 197,000 (1957) tij 7. Priest Rapids Dam, Columbia River, Wash.________ ______ - 1954 5 350,000 6 6 C H 8. Raymond, Willapa River, Wash. 7 1950 8 28,743 _-_____________. 9 464,257 9 493,000 (1960) 9. St. Maries, St. Joe River, Idaho _____ ___ ______ 1942 357,698 - -- 1 r 10. St. Regis River, Columbia River Basin, Mont. 2 1958 1,400 ---- -____ 83,600 85,000 11. Skagit River, Wash. 10o- --- 1938 - 8,320,000 (1958) 8,320,000 H (1954) 12. Spokane, Spokane River, Wash. 11 1939 2,944 __-___ 12 77,756 12 80,700 (1954) 13. Upper Puyallup River, Wash. --- 1938 --- 13 13 14. Wenatchee River, Columbia River Basin, Wash. 2 __ 1958 --------- - - - 137,000 137,000 (1957) w 15. Yakima River at Ellensburg, Columbia River Basin, Wash. 2 i1958 -------------- 14 1,355,000 14 1,355,000 (1960) 16. Yakima, Yakima River, Wash._ ------ - - 1948 381,961 1 1 Completed and transferred to local interests for maintenance. -4 2 Project classified "inactive." 3 Local interests were formally notified of the required conditions of local cooperation on July 25, 1959, and requested to furnish assurances that they will w3 be met. 4 In addition, local interests' costs were $2,000. 5 Costs during the fiscal year were $11,896 for partnership planning. Amount excludes funds expended to date for acquisition of lands under partnership ar- rangement for Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 544, 83d Cong., 2d sess., $165,160. 6 Project being constructed by Grant County Public Utility District. 7 Project reclassified to a "Deferred-for-restudy" category. 8 Includes $5,000 general investigations funds for preauthorization studies. 9 In addition, local interests' costs are estimated to be $79,000. 10 Project classified "Inactive." Recommended for abandonment in survey report transmitted to Congress November 28, 1956. 11 Project indefinitely deferred because of unsatisfactory foundation conditions, and classified "Inactive." Recommended for abandonment in paragraph 99 of Appendix D to Review Report on Columbia River and Tributaries, dated October 1, 1948 (H. Doc. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). e 12 In addition, local interests' costs are estimated to be $13,200. 13 The work has been completed as a Works Progress Administration project, at no cost to the Corps of Engineers 14 In addition, local interests' costs are estimated to be $60,000. Formal request for assurances of local cooperationi was submitted to the board of county com- M missioners, Kittitas County, on June 10, 1960. O -4 -4 12 01 FLOOD CONTROL-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1941 27. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Inspections are made of Federally constructed local flood-protec- tion projects, which are maintained by local interests, and agencies responsible for their operation and maintenance are advised of any needed repairs. During fiscal year 1961, inspections were made of works on the Flathead, St. Regis, Clearwater, Nooksack, Yakima, St. Joe, Clark Fork, Kootenai, Dungeness, Okanogan, Methow, Elwha, Hoh, and Wenatchee Rivers and tributaries; Coeur d'Alene Lake and River; and American Lake. The costs were $4,690, all for maintenance. Costs to date have been $26,192, all for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated_. $2,950 $1,300 $3,000 $2,930 $3,000 $26,447 Cost -........ 2,422 1,169 2,993 1,841 4,690 26,192 28. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing under authority of Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended Date of Project Location Date construction Date Federal Cost 1 authorized start completed ' Jackman Creek, Skagit River, Wash.__ Jackman Creek near its junction with Dec. 28, 1959_____ Apr. 10, 1961____ May 22, 1961_____ $20,833 Skagit River in vicinity of Van Horn, Wash. 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 costs. tX Small flood-control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (PL 685; 84th Cong., July 11, 1956) 0 z Date of z Project Location Date construction Date Federal cost 1 authorized start completed z Calispell Creek, Wash. (tributary of 21 miles downstream from Albeni Falls Dam, Mar. 7, 1957_____ 2 $ 392 Pend Oreille River). near Cusick, in Diking District No. 2. Diking District No. 1, Pend Oreille 24 miles downstream from Albeni Falls Dec. 8, 1959_ -_ 2 3,680 County, Wash. (Pend Oreille River). Dam, near Cusick, Wash. Dungeness River, Clallam County, Lower 2.5-mile reach of river _____________ Oct. 26, 1960 ___ 2 9,172 t!2 Wash. Skykomish River, Wash.........---. At town of Skykomish -_____ 3 ---------------- 1,000 Skykomish River at Startup, Wash. Skykomish and Wallace Rivers in vicinity of Jan. 22, 1960 -- 2 6,686 (Wallace River). Startup. aC 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 costs. 2 Construction hot yet authorized. 3 Reconnaissance report, only. 1-- Emergency bank protection (Sec. 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, PL 526, 79th Cong., July 24, 1946) Date of Project Location Date construction Date Federal cost 1 authorized start completed Dungeness River, Callam County, Wash. Taylor cutoff road, on left bank of Dunge- May 1, 1961---- - ----------- $ 1,990 ness River, 1 mile upstream of U.S. High- O way 101, about 3 miles west of Sequim. Hoh River Road, Jefferson County, Right bank of Hob River, 5 miles east of Apr. 11, 1961--.1__-------------------------- 0 1,911 Wash. U.S. Highway 101. Nisqually River, Thurston County, Left bank of Nisqually River, just above d May 6, 1960______ Sept. 16, 1960____ Nov. 10, 1960---- 26,071 Wash. old Pacific Highway bridge. O Nooksack River, Wash.--------------- Left bank of Nooksack River just above Highway 1Z bridge. Mar. 16, 1960___ July 11, 1960_____ July 22, 1960----.... 8,957 z Quinault River Road, Jefferson County, Left bank of Quinault River, 4 miles up- June 6, 1961 --- ------------ ----------------- 160 Wash. stream from Lake Quinault. Snohomish Sewage Lagoon, Snohomish, Right bank of Snohomish River immediately Apr. 19, 1960____ ----------------- -------- ------ 0 694 Wash. downstream of city limits of Snohomish. Soleduck River Bridge, Clallam County, Right and left bridge approaches on up- June 6, 1961 _____ ----------- _ .------------------ 225 Wash. stream side of Soleduck River bridge, just o above mouth of Soleduck River. South Fork Snoqualmie ,River, Vicinity About 8 miles east of North Bend, Wash. June 23, 1961___ 2 2 1,450 of U.S. Highway 10, Wash. C 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 tosts. U' 2 Work will be accomplished by the State of Washington Highway Department. I- un 0 H 3 C4 CD Emergency flood-control activities-repair and flood-fighting and rescue work (PL 99, 84th Cong., and antecedent legislation) Date of tzj Project Location Date construction Date Federal cost'l authorized start completed 0 0 Advance preparation, various locations. Seattle District---------------------- - Continuing Not applicable___ Not applicable___ $ 37,565 Flood reporting and fighting--------------do -------------------------------- .do-------------- do--------------do-------------- 1,160,349 Post-Flood reports, fiscal year 1960,---__--------------- --------------- Feb. 29, 1960 -- do---- --------- do 1,266 Green and Snohomish Rivers, Wash. Repair and restoration : Green River Basin, Wash. (1959 Lj Flood) ----------------------- Vicinity of Auburn and Kent -------------- Dec. 3, 1959.--.-- Dec. 5, 1959..... July 21, 1960__ 2,536 Skagit River, Wash.--------------- District 20, vicinity of Mount Vernon ..... May 15, 1961-_... May 22, 1961_... June 2, 1961____. 11,999 O 0 Skykomish River, Wash.: Haskell Slough- --- __--------- Vicinity of Monroe -------------------- Mar. 23, 1960 ... Sept. 13, 1960_... Oct. 13, 1960.. 2 23,074 Trainin levee ------------------ ._--do------------------------------- Mar. 30, 1960___ Sept. 15, 1960.-.. Nov. 9, 1960..__ 3 20,431 Snohomish River Wash.: O Crabbs Property------------- Vicinity of Snohomish ------------------- Apr. 25, 1961_-- ------------ ------- - - 1,033 Drainage District No. 6-----------Vicinity of Everett ---------------------- Dec. 29, 1959 (4) (4) (4) tj Ebey Islando-------------------- . ------------------------------------ Apr. 25, 1961.. ----- 314 Lazy Valley Ranch--------- Vicinity of Snohomish----..........-.-- June 24, 1960_ .- Nov. 1, 1960.__. Dec. 28, 1960.. 5 25,630 Union Slough, Diking District No. 5 ------------------------ Vicinity of Everett ---------- _----------- Apr. 27, 1960 .... July 25, 1960--... Aug. 6, 1960.. 8,063 z Various locations, (1959 Flood) ...--- Snohomish River Basin -------- --- Dec. 14, 1959 ..- Dec. 22, 1959.. Mar. 30, 1961. 19,419 Snoqualmie River, Wash.-------------- Maloney's Grove, vicinity of North Bend. Mar. 8, 1960 -... Sept. 1, 1960_... Oct. 1, 1960. 11,641 z tzj 1 Actual fiscal year 1961 costs. Additional costs during fiscal year for work completed in fiscal year 1960: for Nooksack River, Wash., $5,114; and Kootenai River Flats Area, Idaho (Districts 1, 2, 5, and 13, and Walmsley Tract), $10,894. Cx 2 In addition, funds contributed by the State of Washington in the amount of $12,000 were expended during the fiscal year. 3 In addition, funds contributed by the State of Washington in the amount of $8,000 were expended during the fiscal year. 4 Project has been canceled. Funds in the amount of $8,000 contributed by the State of Washington are being retained at their request, for possible future work. 5 In addition, funds contributed by owner of Lazy Valley Ranch in the amount of $2,059 were expended during the fiscal year. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS-SEATTLE, WASH., DISTRICT 1945 29. SURVEYS Funds in the amount of $204,600 were allotted during the fiscal year. Costs for work accomplished during the year amounted to $221,684. The balance unexpended June 30, 1961, $16,971, and an anticipated allotment for fiscal year 1962 of $347,400, a total of $364,371, will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1962 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. 30. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The work programed for research and development consists of storm studies and other hydrologic studies. Costs of these studies 'during the fiscal year amounted to $17,013. An anticipated allot- ment of $16,600, together with the balance unexpended June 30, 1961, $39, a total of $16,639, will be applied to studies planned for fiscal year 1962. 31. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA The work programed for collection and study of basic data covers international water studies. Costs of these studies during the fiscal year amounted to $3,069. An anticipated allotment of $2,300, together with the balance unexpended June 30, 1961, $8, a total of $2,308, will be applied to studies planned for fiscal year 1962. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT This district comprises southeastern Washington, exclusive of the watershed of the Columbia River and tributaries above and including the Yakima River, Washington; all of Idaho, except the northern part and a small southeastern portion; a portion of western Wyoming; a small part of northwestern Utah; part of northeastern Nevada; and a part of eastern Oregon. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Snake River, Oreg., Wash., and 11. Jackson Hole, Snake River, Idaho-_ 1947 Wyo. -------------- 1962 2. Little Goose Lock and I)am, 12. Blackfoot River, Columbia Snake River, Wash. - -... 1950 River Basin, Idaho ...-.... 1963 3. Lower Monumental Lock and 13. Lucky Peak Reservoir, Boise Dam, Snake River, Wash. - 1951 River, Idaho_ - 1964 4. Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, 14. Malheur River, Columbia River Snake River, Wash.-------- 1952 Basin, Oreg. --- - 1965 5. McNary Lock and Dam, Colum- 15. Bruces Eddy Dam and Reser- bia River, Oreg.- -- - 1954 voir, North Fork Clearwater 6. John Day Lock and Dam, River, Idaho_ 1966 Columbia River, Wash. and 16. Colfax, Palouse River, Wash. _ 1968 Oreg.--_ 1956 17. Dayton, Touchet River, Wash 1968 7. Columbia River and tributaries 18. Mill Creek, Wash. - 1969 above Celilo Falls to Kenne- 19. Other authorized flood-control wick, Wash. - - - 1959 projects _--- 1971 8. Navigation projects on which 20. Inspection of completed flood- reconnaissance and condition control works_ 1971 surveys only were conducted 21. Flood-control work under special during the fiscal year.. - -. 1960 authorization 1972 9. Other authorized navigation 22. Scheduling of flood-control projects_ __ _ -_ 1961 operations _ 1973 Flood Control General Investigations 10. Columbia River Basin, local 23. Examinations and surveys- 1974 flood protection projects .-. 1961 24. Research and development-... 1974 1. SNAKE RIVER, OREG., WASH., AND IDAHO Location. The Snake River, which is the largest tributary of Columbia River, rises in Yellowstone National Park, in the west- ern part of Wyoming, flows in a generally westerly direction for about 1,000 miles and empties into the Columbia River near Pasco, Wash., 324 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Previous projects. Prior to the Act of June 13, 1902, the im- provement of Snake River below Lewiston, Idaho, (River Mile 140), was associated with improvement of Columbia River above Celilo Falls. The total cost and expenditure prior to adoption of a formal project was $168,500, of which $153,410.26 was for new work, and $15,089.74 was for maintenance. For further details see page 1991 of Annual Report for 1915. Open-river improvement of Snake River from Riparia, Wash. (River Mile 67) to Pittsburgh Landing (River Mile 218) was authorized by Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. 126, 56th Cong., 2d sess.), with no specified channel dimensions above Lewiston. For 1947 1948 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 further details, see page 2246 of Annual Report for 1903 and page 1986 of Annual Report for 1906. This authorization was extended to include improvement from the mouth to Riparia by Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 411, 55th Cong., 2d sess.), and was further extended to include the reach from Pittsburgh Landing (River Mile 218) to Johnson Bar Landing (River Mile 231) by Act of August 30, 1935. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 25, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) Under these authorizations the total cost and expenditure for improvement below Lewiston, Idaho was $418,219.88, of which $246,739.54 was for new work and $171,480.34 was for maintenance. In addition, the State of Washington contributed $85,000 in 1907 for new work below Riparia, Wash. The total costs of previous projects are sum- marized, as follows: New work Maintenance Total Prior to June 13, 1902....----------------------- $153, 410. 26 $15, 089. 74 $168, 500.00 1902 to Act of March 2, 1945...---------------- 1 246, 739. 54 171, 480. 34 1 418, 219. 88 Totals------------------------------- 400, 149. 80 186, 570. 08 586, 719. 88 1 In addition, $85,000 for new work expended from contributed funds. Existing project. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) authorized construction of such dams as are necessary and open channel improvements for purposes of providing slackwater navigation and irrigation be- tween the mouth of Snake River and Lewiston, Idaho. This authorization modifies the previous authorizations only for that portion of the improvement below Lewiston, Idaho. The Acts of June 13, 1902, and August 30, 1935, as they pertain to the open river improvement from Lewiston, Idaho to Johnson Bar Landing are part of the existing project. Improvements presently included in the authorized project are as follows: Estimated cost Item (July 1961 base) Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, river mile 9.7----------------------------------------$121,000,000 Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, river mile 44.7 .. ..--------------------------------- 157, 000, 000 Little Goose Lock and Dam, river mile 70.3--.............-------------------------------------144,000, 000 Lower Granite Lock and Dam, river mile 107.5....------------------------------------ 147,000, 000 Open-river improvement, Lewiston to Johnson Bar Landing(l) ----- _---------34,613 Total....................-------------------------------------------------------- $569,034,613 1 No channel dimensions specified; maintenance only. Local cooperation. No conditions were imposed by law. Terminal facilities. There is a privately owned 40 by 60-foot wharf just above Lewiston at river mile 140.5 which handles pas- sengers and general cargo. There are also two small boat marinas in the Lewiston-Clarkston area in the same vicinity. There are some 9 grain storage facilities from Ice Harbor Lock and Dam to Lewiston which are on existing rail lines closely paralleling the RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1949 river. Above Lewiston and near Asotin are two grain elevators served by truck only. These grain storage facilities, with minor modification, could serve barge traffic. Raising of Ice Harbor Lock and Dam pool is scheduled for early 1962; Lower Monumental pool is scheduled for raising in Decem- ber 1967; and slack-water transportation all the way to Lewiston- Asotin area will be available in 1970 if presently proposed sched- ules for Little Goose and Lower Granite Locks and Dams are followed. In anticipation of this development all riverside coun- ties have formed port districts and are making plans for future terminal facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations and re- sults during fiscal year on Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, on Lower Monumental Lock and Dam and on Little Goose Lock and Dam are given in an individual report for each of those projects. Studies of normal pool level for Little Goose Lock and Dam have resulted in location of Lower Granite Dam site at river mile 107.5. Engineering studies were completed and approved which devel- oped plans for the relocation of U.S. Highways 295 and 410 in the vicinities of Central Ferry, Wash., and Clarkston, Wash., re- spectively. The studies were performed by contract by the Wash- ington State Highway Department. Channel surveys were made from Lewiston to Cache Creek at river mile 177. Inspections were made from Lewiston to Johnson Bar Landing, river mile 231. Total costs during the fiscal year were $29,270,049 for new work and $2,894 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The following table summarizes the status of work under "Snake River, Oreg., Wash., and Idaho." Approved Total new Cost to June 30, 1961 Project 1961 esti- work appro- Percent Construction data mated cost priations to com- June 30, 1961 New work Mainte- pleted nance Ice Harbor Lock and $121, 000, 000 $113, 637,173 $112, 909,379 ....--.- 93 Construction Dam 1. begun in January 1956. Lower Monumental 157, 000, 000 3, 285, 000 3, 240,132 ------- 2 Construction Lock and Dam 1. begun in June 1961. Little Goose and Dam 1. Lock 144, 000, 000 1,160,100 1,083, 985--------- -------------------- Lower Granite Lock 2 147,000,000 2 215, 823 215, 823 . and Dam. Surveys for Naviga- -------------.--------.. . .-------------- $3, 394 tion Aids. Open-River Im- 34.613 34, 613 34, 613 67,921 -- Maintenance provement-Lewis- only. ton to Johnson Bar Landing 3. Total- ----.......... $569,034,613 $118,332, 709 $117,483,932 $71,315 1 See individual report. Pro rata cost of site selection studies, preauthorization studies, and advance engineering. 2 No channel dimension specified. 1950 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated .-- .$10, 737, 000 $26, 473, 000 $19, 683, 000 $30, 502, 000 $27, 995, 923 $118, 732,859 Cost-------------- 10,130,947 26, 399,063 19, 361, 873 29, 104, 279 29, 270,049 117, 884,082 Maintenance: Appropriated --------------------- 2, 294 38, 800 -- 4, 050 2, 900 257, 891 Cost----------------- --- - 2, 294 25,166 9, 584 2,894 257,885 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961....___--.__-- ----------------- Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_--- _ .---------------- ------- $92, 423 17, 440, 000 .--------------- Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962----.....-------_._ _ - 17, 532, 423 Estimated additional an ount needed to complete project_.----------- _ -------------- 432, 861, 754 1 Includes $400,150 for new Nyork and $186,570 for maintenance on previous projects. In addition $85,000 for new vork was expended on previous projects from contributed funds. Includes $370,000 prdeuthoriz.tion studies. Does not include $82,500 contr\)uted funds for artificial spawning channel. 2. LITTLE GOOSE OCK AND DAM, SNAKE RIVER, WASH. Location. The site of This project will be 70.3 miles above the mouth of Snake River, at the head of the proposed Lower Monu- mental pool, 40 miles north of Walla Walla, Wash. and 45 miles west of Lewiston, Idaho. Existing project. The project provides for a dam, powerplant, navigation lock, and appurtenant facilities. The improvement will provide for navigation, hydroelectric power generation, and inci- dental irrigation. The dam will be designed for a normal pool at elevation 638 mean sea level. The normal pool will create a reser- voir extending upstream about 37.2 miles and providing slack water to the Lower Granite Lock and Dam site. The total length of the dam structure will be approximately 2,660 feet. It will consist of a powerhouse, spillway dam, navigation lock, and neces- sary nonoverflow sections. Fish passing facilities including two ladders will be provided. The power plant will be constructed for three 135,000 kilowatt units to be installed initially with provisions for three additional units, for an ultimate total of six units. The spillway dam will provide capacity to pass a design flood of 850,000 cubic feet per second. The navigation lock will be of single lift type and will have clear plan dimensions of 86 feet by 675 feet and will provide a minimum depth of 15 feet over the lock sills. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $144,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1954. (See H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Design Memoran- dum No. 1, Site Selection and Upper Pool Determination, present- ing studies leading to the establishment of the Little Goose Dam site and upper pool level was submitted and approved. General Design Memorandum studies were continued. Total costs during the fiscal year were $549,765, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The General Design Memoran- dum is 80 percent complete. No construction work has been done. Total costs have been $1,083,985, all for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1951 Cost and financial statement 4 Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... $10,000 $390,100 $550,000 $1, 160,100 Cost s.. $7,027 $2,665 314,528 549, 765 11,083,985 Other new work data; Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _________________-_____________ ____.. $62, 398 Appropriated for year ending June 3 , 1962 - 840, 000 ................ U n o b l iga ted b a lan ce s a v aila bl e for y .ar en d in g J un e 30 , 1962-- .. . . . . . . ... 902, 398 Estimated additional am ount needel to com plete project _____________-- -.- _..-- - . . . . 141,999,900 1Includes $70,000 preauthorization studies. 3. LOWER MONUMENTAL LOCK AND DAM, SNAKE RIVER, WASH. Location. The site of this project, in accordance with a letter report dated 20 October 1948, and revised 26 April 1949, was tentatively established at river mile 44.7 above the mouth of the Snake River at the head of Ice Harbor Lock and Dam pool approxi- mately 45 miles east of Pasco, Wash. The General Design Memo- randum was submitted to higher authority in October 1959. De- tailed planning studies conducted in its development establish the location of the project at river mile 41.6. Existing project. The project provides for construction of a dam, power plant, navigation lock, relocation of railroads and highways above the proposed pool level at elevation 540 mean sea level, and appurtenant facilities, creating a slackwater pool about 30 miles long extending to the site of Little Goose Lock and Dam. The dam, which raises the normal water surface approximately 100 feet above the downstream Ice Harbor Lock and Dam pool level, will be 3,800 feet long. It will consist of an earthfill and rockfill dam at the right (north) abutment, a powerhouse, spillway dam, navigation lock and an earthfill and rockfill dam at the left (south) abutment. The powerhouse will be composed of three 135,000 kw units to be installed initially and a substructure con- structed for three additional units-an ultimate total of six 135,000 kw units or 810,000 kw. The spillway dam will be 508 feet long, and the overflow crest at elevation 483 mean sea level will be surmounted by 8 radial gates each 50 feet wide and 59 feet high. This will provide capacity to pass a spillway design flood of 850,000 cubic feet per second. The deck will be at eleva- tion 553 mean sea level and will provide a service road and track for a gantry crane. The navigation lock is a single lift type, and will have a clear plan dimension of the lock chamber 86 by 675 feet, and will provide a minimum depth of 15 feet over the lock sills. Fish passing facilities including two ladders will be provided. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $157,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See House Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Detailed design memoranda on features to be constructed in the South Shore con- 1952 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 tract, North and South Shore Access Roads, Temporary Office Building, portions of the Railroad Relocations, and First-stage Construction were submitted to higher authority. Development of contract drawings on most of the above features was started. A contract for the South Shore Access Road was awarded. Also awarded was a contract for First Phase Construction, which in- cludes the First-Step Cofferdam, River Diversion Excavation, Northern Pacific Railway Shoofly, and the major portion of the north abutment. Total costs during the fiscal year were $1,164,725, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction was started in June 1961 with South Access Road scheduled for completion in August 1961, and First Phase Construction in April 1962. The project is 2 percent complete. Total costs have been $3,240,132, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---------------........ --- $500, 000 ---............$550,000 $830, 000 $1, 150, 000 $3, 285, 000 --- Cost................. ............--- 463,203 542,816 814, 388 1,164, 725 13,240, 132 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-----....................................... $ 17,250 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962.............................................------ 8,000, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ 8, 017, 250 -............................ Estimated additional amount needed to complete project- __ _.......... ........... -.. 145, 715, 000 1 Includes $75,000 preauthorization studies. 4. ICE HARBOR LOCK AND DAM, SNAKE RIVER, WASH. Location. The site of this project is on the Snake River, 9.7 miles above the mouth of the river, at the head of the McNary lock and dam pool, and 12 miles east of Pasco, Wash. Existing project. The project provides for the construction of a dam, powerplant, navigation lock, fish ladders, appurtenant facilities, and the relocation of railroads. The improvement will provide for navigation, hydroelectric power generation and inci- dental irrigation. The dam is designed for a normal pool at eleva- tion 440 mean sea level. The normal pool will create a reservoir extending upstream about 31.9 miles, providing slack water to the Lower Monumental lock and dam site. The total length of the structure will be approximately 2,790 feet, and will consist of a nonflow section at the south abutment, powerhouse, spillway dam, nonoverflow section, navigation lock and an earthfill and rockfill at the north abutment. Fish passing facilities including two ladders will be provided. The powerplant will be constructed for three 90,000 kilowatt units to be installed initially with provision for 3 additional units, an ultimate total of 6 units. The spillway dam will be 610 feet long, and the overflow crest at elevation 391 mean sea level will be surmounted by 10 radial gates 50 feet wide by 52.9 feet high which will provide capacity to pass a spillway design flood of 850,000 cubic feet per second. The deck will be at elevation 453 mean sea level and will provide a service road and RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1953 track for a gantry crane. The navigation lock is a single lift type and will have clear plan dimensions of 86 feet by 675 feet. The estimate of cost for new work approved in 1961 is $121,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: The contract for the completion of the powerhouse structure and in- stallation of electrical and mechanical equipment was continued throughout the year. Concrete placement in the structure is com- plete and architectural finishing is well underway. The installa- tion of 3-143,000 horsepower turbines is complete, and two of the three 90,000 KW generators are essentially complete with the third generator estimated to be 80 percent complete. Station service and main unit transformers are in place along with 115 KV circuit breakers and other 115 KV equipment, 480 and 4160 volt power centers, switchgear and switchboards. This contract is on schedule and considered to be 94 percent complete. Contract construction on the north shore continued, and con- sisted of completion of the second-step cofferdam, remaining 21,/2 spillway bays, north nonoverflow dam, north shore fish facilities, navigation lock, right abutment embankment section, and the installation of all appurtenant mechanical and electrical equip- ment. There have been 315,000 cubic yards of concrete placed in the navigation lock, spillway, nonoverflow dam and north fish ladder structures during the fiscal year, in addition to the fabrica- tion, erection and partial installation of the lock vertical lift gate, tainter valves, piping and lock operating machinery. The removal of temporary fish facilities has been initiated and preparations are being made for final raising of the low spillway bays along with removal of the upstream leg of the north shore cofferdam. This contract is 90 percent complete. Two contracts were awarded during the year for the navigation approach channel, which involve the removal of 700,000 cubic yards of rock and 2,500,000 cubic yards of common excavation. This is estimated to be 80 percent complete. Two grading contracts for the relocation and embankment pro- tection of 25 miles of Union Pacific Railroad have been completed, track materials purchased, and trackage placed during this fiscal year. A construction contract is underway for embankment pro- tection of 14 miles of the Northern Pacific Railway along Ice Harbor reservoir and is approximately 70 percent complete. A contract has been awarded and construction initiated for six concrete pontoons and the anchorage for the upstream floating guide wall of the navigation lock. Supply contracts have been awarded for the design, manufac- ture, testing, and delivery of all major mechanical and electrical powerhouse equipment and are nearing completion. Engineering studies were continued throughout the year for completion of railroad relocations, reservoir clearing, landscaping, buildings and grounds, navigation lock floating guide wall, recrea- tion facilities, stream gaging facilities, and other miscellaneous contracts. 1954 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Total costs during the fiscal year were $27,555,233, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The powerhouse completion contract, including installation of mechanical and electrical equip- ment, is approximately 94 percent complete. The north shore con- struction which includes completion of the dam, navigation lock, north shore fish facilities and appurtenant equipment is approxi- mately 90 percent complete. Railroad relocation work along the Ice Harbor reservoir is practically complete except for removal of the trackage on the Union Pacific Railroad, which is scheduled to start in September this year. Embankment protection work on the Northern Pacific Railway is estimated to be 72 percent com- plete. The two contracts for the navigation approach channel to the Ice Harbor lock are considered to be 80 percent complete. The entire project is 93 percent complete as of 30 June 1961. Total costs have been $112,909,379, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated....... $10, 700,000 $25, 973,000 $19,133,000 $29,299, 000 $26, 300, 000 1 $113, 637, 173 Cost-------------- 10,130,947 25, 924, 317 18, 812, 945 27, 977, 829 27, 555, 232 1 112, 909, 379 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_________________________________________ _ $12, 775 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962___________________________________ 7,200,000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962_ . 7, 212, 775 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_- __ 162, 827 1 Includes $150,000 preauthorization studies. Does not include $82,500 contributed for artificial spawning channel. 5. McNARY LOCK AND DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, OREG. Location. The site of this project is on the Columbia River, 292 miles above the mouth, near Umatilla, Oreg., and 3 miles above the mouth of the Umatilla River. Existing project. This project provides for a dam, power- plant, and navigation lock, for power, navigation and incidental irrigation. The dam which raises the normal water surface approximately 85 feet to elevation 340 mean sea level is approxi- mately 7,300 feet long and consists of an earthfill and rockfill dam at the Oregon (south) abutment, powerhouse, spillway dam, navigation lock and earthfill and rockfill dam at the Washington (north) abutment. The powerhouse has an installation of 14 units of 70,000 kilowatts each, totalling 980,000 kilowatts. The spillway dam is 1,310 feet long, and the overflow crest at 291 feet above sea level is surmounted by 22 vertical-lift gates placed between piers which extend to elevation 361 mean sea level where a service roadway permits the operation of two 200-ton gantry cranes for regulating the gates. The navigation lock is a single lift type, capable of operating at all flows less than 1,300,000 cubic feet per second. Facilities for the upstream migration.of fish con- sist of two fish ladders, a lock and an elevator. All structures are founded on a massive basalt flow that reaches a maximum thick- ness of 130 feet and directly overlies a sedimentary interbed. The RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1955 pool created by the dam provides a navigable channel with a depth of 12 feet or over between the dam and the confluence of the Yakima River, a distance of approximately 48 miles. A controlling depth of 9 feet will be provided on Snake River from its mouth to a point approximately 9.7 miles above the mouth. The principal data concerning the navigation lock and spillway dam are shown in the following table: Navigation Lock Type ------------------------------- Single lift. Dimensions: Net clear width of chamber--------- 86 feet. Net clear length___________________ 675 feet. Lift (vertical) : At extreme low water and normal pool ___--------------------------- 92 feet. At mean annual flow (190,000 cubic feet per second)_________________ 84.4 feet. At average maximum flow (550,000 cubic feet per second)------------72.3 feet. Depth over miter sill at adopted low water (43,000 cubic feet per second)___ 12 feet. Depth over upper sill at normal pool (elevation 340) --------------------- 20 feet. Character of foundation---------------Basalt flow. Spillway Dam Overall length of spillway dam section___ 1,310 feet. Type of construction ------------------ Concrete gravity. Elevation spillway crest________________ 291 feet above mean sea level. Elevation deck ----------------------- 361 feet above mean sea level. Height, maximum (foundation to deck)__ 158 feet. Type of control________________________ Fixed wheel segmental lift gates. Number of gates______________________ 22. Size of gates__________________________ 50 by 53 feet. Stilling basin type____________________ Concrete apron with baffles. Normal pool elevation__ 340 feet above mean sea level. Maximum pool elevation --------------- 356.5 feet above mean sea level. Maximum spillway capacity at normal pool elevation cubic feet per second. 1----------------------,480,000 Maximum spillway capacity at maxi- mum pool elevation------------------ 2,200,000 cubic feet per second. The estimated cost of the dam, navigation lock, 14-power unit generating installation, fishways, and attendant buildings and grounds, revised in 1961, is $294,000,000. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $1,612,926. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. (See H. Doc. 704, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Con- tracts were awarded and the following facilities have been in- stalled: an underground sprinkler system, seeding and planting, roads, parking and vista area, a public rest room, additional pump- ing facilities at Kennewick Levee 15E, remote control of spillway gates, and sandblasting facilities. Installation by hired labor of remote control of station service units was started and will be completed in fiscal year 1962 with Operation and Maintenance, General, funds. Installation of reservoir telemark facilities by 1956 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 hired labor was started and essentially completed. As authorized by Public Law 546, 82nd Congress, negotiations continued with the Union Pacific Railroad to accomplish modification of its Columbia River bridge, and with the Northern Pacific Railway to accomplish modification of its Snake River bridge to eliminate navigation hazards. Recreation facilities were improved, enlarged and maintained by both Government forces and local interests. Maintenance: A total of 903,000 persons visited the project during the Calendar Year 1960. During the fiscal year, a total of 4,511,429 megawatt hours of electrical energy were delivered to the Bonneville Power Administration, the marketing agency. A total of 1,417,787 tons, consisting mainly of wheat and petroleum products, passed through the lock. Total costs during the fiscal year were $403,239, for new work and $1,794,657 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Negotiations are nearing com- pletion with the Port of Pasco, Wash. for disposal of Levee 11B and pumping plant to the Port. Formal approval by higher author- ity is awaited. Construction of the existing project was begun May 5, 1947. Initial construction is essentially complete; however, the addition of alterations to railroad bridges over the Columbia River and Snake River to reduce navigation hazards has decreased the per- centage complete to 97. The project was placed on a permanent operation basis on December 1, 1953. The pool was raised to normal operating eleva- tion 340 on December 6, 1953. All 14 power units were in com- mercial operation at the end of the fiscal year. Total costs have been $286,258,382 for new work and $10,722,972 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-........ $4, 500, 100 $740, 000 $500, 000 $1, 144,900 $12, 500 ' $286, 468,746 Cost-------------- 2, 385, 086 1,243, 799 638,759 674, 904 403, 239 ' 286, 258, 382 Maintenance: Appropriated........ 1,257, 700 1,735, 000 1,645, 700 1,657, 770 1,810, 700 10, 791, 670 Cost ---------------.............. 1,258, 620 1,715, 302 1,643, 934 1, 652, 116 1,794, 657 10, 722, 972 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--___---- .............. ------- $186,124 Unobligated balances avaliable for year ending June 30, 1962 ... _________ --------------- 186,124 .7, Estimated additional amount needed to complete project------------------------ 531,254 1Includes $185,000 donated funds and $347,246 preauthorization studies. 6. JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, WASH. AND OREG. Location. The site of this project is on Columbia River, about 3 miles downstream from the mouth of John Day River and about 215 miles above the mouth of Columbia River. RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1957 Existing project. The project was originally authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, in accordance with the plan presented in House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session, to provide for a dam, power plant, navigation lock and appurtenant facilities, with a slackwater pool about 75 miles long extending to McNary Lock and Dam, and the relocations of rail- roads, highways, utilities, and communities affected by the pro- posed reservoir. Under this plan the project would provide 2,000,000 acre-feet of surcharge storage space between normal pool elevation 255 and elevation 292 for control of floods on Columbia River. The powerhouse would provide 13 generating units of 85,000 kilowatts each for a total initial installed capacity of 1,105,000 kilowatts. Subsequent to project authorization noted above, a review of the flood control features of John Day Dam was authorized by resolution of the Senate Committee on Public Works dated April 22, 1953. This review, dated March 25, 1955 and revised December 14, 1955, determined that the originally proposed pool fluctuation between elevations 255 and 292 would unduly handicap present and future developments bordering John Day pool. It recom- mended adoption of normal pool at about elevation 262 with about 500,000 acre-feet of flood storage space to be obtained between proposed drawdown level at elevation 252 and maximum con- trolled pool at elevation 265. Other features of the project would remain essentially unchanged. The Review Report was approved by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors on January 19, 1956, and submitted to the Congress August 9, 1956, where it was ordered to be printed as Senate Document 10, 85th Congress, 1st session. The revised project proposed in the Review Report is economi- cally feasible to a slightly greater degree than the project as orig- inally authorized. In addition it has the firm support of local interests, whereas the original proposal is strongly opposed. Also, planning funds appropriated in fiscal years 1956 and 1957 were based on continuation of studies using pools and storage recom- mended in Review Report. In view of this situation and contingent upon indicated approval of the Public Works Committees of Con- gress, the Review Report plan is considered to represent the presently authorized project. Funds available for advance engineering for fiscal year 1956 were used in further development of the Review Report plan, and a Site Selection Report was prepared under date of June 15, 1956. Funds available for advance engineering for fiscal year 1957 were used for general design memorandum studies. In accordance therewith, a normal pool level at elevation 265 now appears to be most economical with flood-control storage space in the amount of 500,000 acre-feet available between elevations 257 and 268. The project would include a single-lift navigation lock 86 feet wide by 675 feet long, in clear dimensions, with a normal lift of 105 feet; spillway, with twenty 50 x 58-foot gates, would be designed to pass a flood of 2,250,000 cubic feet per second at maximum pool elevation 276 feet above mean sea level; and fish 1958 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 ladders and other facilities as necessary would be provided for passage of migratory fish. Conclusions from completed power studies indicate an initial installation of not less than ten units and an ultimate installation of 20 units. The name plate rating of each unit has been increased from 108,700 kilowatts to 135,000 kilowatts. In accordance with inclusion of the completed power studies, the initial power installa- tion will consist of at least 10 units at 135,000 kilowatts each-a total of 1,350,000 kilowatts. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1961, is $429,000,000. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract was started for construction of a railroad shoofly and a highway detour. A contract for a second highway detour was awarded and completed. A contract with Washington State Highway Commis- sion was awarded for construction of a portion of State Highway No. 8, but no work was done. A contract with the City of Arling- ton for relocation of streets and water facilities was awarded and work started. A contract with the telephone company for re- arrangement of facilities in the City of Arlington was awarded and the work nearly completed. Contract work continued on the navigation lock, spillway and north shore embankment. Reconstruction of an elementary school by contract continued. Preparation of plans and specifications continued for relocation of railroads, highways, and communities. Design studies on the powerhouse and other remaining features of the dam progressed. Total costs during the fiscal year were $28,743,044, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of a railroad shoo- fly and highway detour is 94 percent complete. A second highway detour is substantially complete. Relocation of streets, water, and sewer facilities for the City of Arlington is 3 percent complete; and rearrangement of telephone facilities and a main toll line is approximately 96 percent complete. Relocation of Wasco County P.U.D. power facilities is 58 percent complete. Reconstruction of an elementary school is 85 percent complete. The navigation lock, spillway and north embankment is 80 percent complete. Construction of the project started in June 1958, and the entire project is 13 percent complete. Total costs have been $53,689,486, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... -.. $1,475, 000 $916, 000 $7,554,000 $14,335,000 $30, 900,000 1 $56, 080, 000 Cost - - - ---- -- 1,349, 345 845,302 7,092,655 14, 718, 821 28,743,044 153, 689, 486 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961____ 516, 477 $___________________ Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ _ 27. 000,. 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 .... 27, 516. 477 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project . -....... -_. . . 345. 920, 000 SIncludes $350,000 preauthorization studies. RIVERS AND HARBORS - WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1959 7. COLUMBIA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE CELILO FALLS TO KENNEWICK, WASH. Location. This project includes improvement of 128 miles of the Columbia River between the head of Celilo Falls and Kenne- wick, Wash. (See U.S. Geological Survey Map of Washington.) Previous project. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details, see page 1992 of Annual Report for 1915; page 1889, Annual Report for 1931; and page 1845, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 150 feet wide at low water from Celilo Falls to Wallula, with no specified depth or width between Wallula and the mouth of the Snake River and for an approach channel 6 feet deep at low water from the navigation channel in the Columbia River to the site of port development at Arlington, Oreg. The actual cost for new work exclusive of amounts expended on the previous project was $1,356,584. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $9,943. The incomplete channel rectification work at Owyhee Rapids, Squally Hook and at Indian Rapids, is classified as inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion revised in 1954 is estimated to be $419,000. Construction of The Dalles Dam and raising of the reservoir has provided a slackwater pool extending upriver to the site of John Day Dam and has provided slackwater over the lower 25 miles of the original project. Creation of the pool behind McNary Dam (river mile 292) has provided slackwater over the upper 36 miles of the original project. The remaining reach of the river included in this project is comprised of approximately 67 miles of open river between The Dalles Pool and McNary Dam. Upon creation of the pool behind John Day Dam, slackwater will also be provided over this reach of the river. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Apr. 8, 1935 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act authorized the Rivers and Harbors Committee existing project as an Emergency Relief project. Doc. 17, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Adopted existing project as a river and harbor project. Do. Mar. 2, 1945 Arlington approach channel-........ S. Doc. 28, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Kennewick approach channel ------------------- H. Doc. 324, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 2 1 Contains latest published map. 2 Construction of McNary Dam has obviated the necessity for this work. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, provides that for the Arlington Channel, local interests give assurances that they will construct a suitable freight terminal, open to all on equal terms. These assurances were approved December 29, 1947, but a suitable freight terminal has not been constructed. Terminal facilities. There are five privately owned terminals on the Columbia River with rail, water, and truck connections 1960 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 with storage capacity of 4,885,000 bushels of grain; three privately owned terminals with truck and water connections with storage capacity of 1,610,000 bushels of grain. Two terminals on the Columbia River have a capacity of 20,200,000 gallons of petroleum products and 448,500 gallons of liquid fertilizer served by water, truck, and rail pipeline. One privately owned terminal on the Snake River at mile 1.9 with water, rail, and truck connection has a storage capacity of 6,000,000 bushels of grain. Two privately owned terminals on the Snake River with water, rail, truck, and pipeline connections have capacities of 50,079,000 gallons of petro- leum products, 5,755 tons of dry fertilizer, 893,646 gallons of liquid fertilizer, 25,112 gallons of acid, 45,000 barrels of asphalt emulsions, and 12,000 barrels of cement. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work in this reach of the river is being continued and reported in connection with John Day Lock and Dam project. Soundings were taken at Four O'Clock Rapids, Miller's Drift, Canoe Encampment, Owyhee Rapids, and in the entrance to McNary lock. No dredging was required. The work was per- formed at a cost of $5,148. Condition at end of fiscal year. The authorized 7-foot channel 150 feet wide, has been completed to McNary Lock and Dam. The controlling depth between the head of The Dalles pool and McNary Dam is 7 feet, based or a survey in August, 1960. For that por- tion of the project within McNary pool and The Dalles pool the depths are in excess of 7 feet with minimum depth of 15 feet over upper lock sills. The Arlington approach channel was completed in 1948. Total costs have been $2,233,437 of which $1,356,584 (including $400,000 on emergency relief administration funds) were for new work and $876,853 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to ' Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------------------------------------ $1,851,195 Cost------------------- -------------------------------------------- 1,851,195 Maintenance: Appropriated-........ $8, 000 $26, 973 $4, 700 $4, 950 $5, 100 977, 736 Cost----------------- 7,485 27,535 4, 502 5,047 5, 148 977,683 1 Includes $494,611 for new work and $100,830 for maintenance from previous projects. In addition $25,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 8. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WHERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnaissance or Name of project fiscal year condition survey conducted Columbia River Channel-Celilod to Kennewick_ ,$5, 148 July 30, 1960 to August 13, 1960 FLOOD CONTROL--WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1961 9. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full reportI Estimated see Annual amount Name of project Report Operation required to for- Construction and complete maintenance Umatilla Harbor--..--......... . .1 1952-------------- $678, 000 1 No funds appropriated for work, Inactive. 10. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, LOCAL FLOOD-PROTECTION PROJECTS Location. The improvements included in this project are located along the Columbia River and its tributaries. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, approved a general comprehensive plan for the Columbia River Basin for flood control and other purposes as set forth in House Document 531, 81st Congress, 2d session, and authorized the sum of $75,000,000 to be appropriated for the partial accom- plishment of certain projects. Of this authorization, an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 was authorized for the construction of local flood-protection works throughout the Columbia River Basin, subject to the conditions that all work undertaken pursuant to this authority shall be economically justified prior to construction, and local cooperation specified in the 1936 Flood Control Act, as amended, shall be required. Protection to the following areas, located in the Walla Walla district, is being considered under this latter authorization: Status June 30, 1961 Estimated I Project Federal cost Appro- priated Cost Teton River, Idaho (not justified) _-___._-.. ...... -- __.._-.. -_............... $10, 387 $10, 387 Heise-Roberts Extension, Idaho--......-..------------------ $1,740, 000 40, 677 40, 677 Mud Lake Area, Idaho (not justified)-.......-.- _ _------------------- 5, 996 5, 996 Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho 1 ......................--------- - 32, 335 32, 335 32, 335 Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Idaho I- --......-.. .--- - 42,796 42,796 42,796 Blackfoot River, Idaho s ... __------ - 360, 000 82, 174 71,569 Portneuf River and Marsh Creek Idaho ...---- . 1,420, 000 103, 476 103, 476 Little Wood River, Idaho (Carey) 1----____ _ ......... 64, 000 21,334 21,334 Camas Creek, Idaho (not justified) .....--........------------..............----............ 10, 680 10, 680 Boise Valley, Idaho......................-.-.......-......... .... 1, 110, 000 98, 800 40, 744 Malheur River, Oreg. (Vale Unit) 2-._ ... __--------.............. 341,280 341,280 341,280 Payette Valley, Idaho (not justified) ............--------------------------............ -- 23, 178 23, 178 Weiser River, Idaho 1_......... ------------ .595, 000 94, 427 94, 427 Whitebird Creek, Idaho ....... ---- . ---------------- .-----. ----------- 1,896 1,896 Grande Ronde Valley, Oreg. 1--..----------.------ . 8, 670, 000 133, 458 133, 458 South Fork Clearwater River, Idaho 3-..........................--- _----- - 3, 899 3, 899 Kendrick, Potlatch River, Idaho 1__--_ ----- _____ _ ....---- _.-- 59, 941 59, 941 Palouse River Wash.........................-------------------....-------------------- 720, 000 1,600 1,600 Mill Creek, Wash. (not justified).....---.....---------------------------------................................... 3, 537 3, 537 Touehet River Wash. (not justified)--............------------------------- 11, 198 11, 198 Lower Walla Walla River, Wash. (not justified)- -------- _--. ------------ - 4, 000 4,000 Umatilla River, Oreg. (Echo) 1_ ._....................-----------. 883,000 28,145 28, 145 John Day River Area, Oreg........................................ 371,000 34,572 34,047 12 The Reported under "Other Authorized Flood-Control Projects." ceonomic justification of work proposed has been established in compliance with conditions set forth in the Flood Control Act of 1950. Reported in detail in an individual report. 3 Construction of emergency work at this location has obviated the need for improvements. Note. This list does not include improvements in Portland and Seattle Districts. 1962 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies to all the flood-control projects. Operations and results during fiscal year. Heise-Roberts Ex- tension, Idaho, project: Field investigations for the justification report were completed and local interests were apprised of these findings to facilitate appropriate action with respect to sponsor- ship. Boise Valley, Idaho project: Clarification and additional infor- mation with respect to the justification report was submitted to higher authority during the fiscal year. John Day River Area, Oregon, project: Field investigations for the justification report were completed, and the plan of improve- ment was presented to local interests for consideration and appro- priate action with respect to sponsorship. Blackfoot River, Idaho, and Malheur River, Oreg. (Vale Unit) projects are reported in detail in an individual report. Total costs during the fiscal year for all Columbia River Basin Local Flood-Protection projects were $269,016. Condition at end of fiscal year. Heise-Roberts Extension, Idaho, project: A justification report has been submitted to higher authority for review. Boise Valley, Idaho, project: A justification report, and sup- plemental letter report, and additional clarification letters are being reviewed by higher authority. Blackfoot River, Idaho, and Malheur River, Oreg. (Vale Unit) projects are reported in detail in an individual report. Total costs to date for all Columbia River Basin Local Flood- Protection projects in the foregoing table, including those listed under "Other Authorized Flood-Control Project," have been $1,120,600. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- $76,795 $-5 $42, 741 $34,163 $22, 300 $250, 419 Cost---------------- 21,055 23, 399 26, 302 19, 647 29, 786 1191,839 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_- -__________ -- -______ $58, $_ 580 $______ Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962...........--------------------------- 58, 580 1 Comprises the following projects: Teton River, Idaho; Heise-Roberts Extension, Idaho; Mud Lake Area, Idaho; Camas Creek, Idaho; Boise Valley, Idaho; Payette Valley, Idaho; Whitebird Creek, Idaho; South Fork, Clearwater River, Idaho; Palouse River, Wash; Mill Creek, Wash.; Touchet River, Wash.; Walla Walla River Wash.,; and John Day River Area, Oreg. Excludes projects reported under "Other Authorized Flood Control Projects:" Shelley Area, Snake River, Idaho; Blackfoot Area, Snake River, Idaho; Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho; Little Wood River (Carey), Idaho; Weiser River, Idaho; Grande Ronde Valley, Oreg.; Kendrick, Potlatch River, Idaho; and Umatilla River (Echo) Oreg. Excludes projects reported in detail in an individual report: Blackfoot River, Idaho; and Malheur River (Vale), Oreg. Includes $49,500 preauthorization studies. This amount was reduced by $8,000 in fiscal year 1961 as the result of an adjustment in the amount for preauthorization studies on John Day River Area, Oregon project. Does not include amounts for improvements in Portland and Seattle Districts. 11. JACKSON HOLE, SNAKE RIVER, WYO. Location. This project is located on both banks of the Snake River in the vicinity of Wilson, Wyo. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a FLOOD CONTROL-WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1963 levee with full riprap protection on the right bank, extending from the J. Y. Ranch, which is 10 miles upstream from the Jackson- Wilson Highway Bridge to a point 3.5 miles below the same bridge--a total length of 13.5 miles. The plan also provides for a levee with full riprap protection along the left bank, extending from the north line of the Lucas Ranch, which is 10 miles up- stream from the Jackson-Wilson Highway Bridge to a point 5 miles downstream and extending 1.5 miles immediately upstream from the Jackson-Wilson Highway Bridge to a point 3.5 miles below the bridge for a total length of 10 miles. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost revised in 1961 is $2,500,000 for construction. The costs of rights-of-way are to be paid by local interests. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. Formal assurance of local cooperation by the sponsor was approved June 23, 1961. Operations and results during fiscal year. Aerial surveys were completed. Levee subsidence were repaired by hired labor. Total costs during the fiscal year were $3,703. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing authorized project was initiated in November, 1957. Construction by contract of levees and relocation of irrigation headgates up- stream from the Jackson-Wilson Bridge is complete. The entire project is 62 percent complete. The remaining work will proceed contingent upon appropriation of funds by Congress. Total costs have been $1,546,455. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........ $400, 000 $56, 000 $320, 000 $665, 000 _ 1 $1,551, 000 Cost----.--_ - -- -- 31, 532 417,977 276,960 708,937 $3,703 '1,546,455 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.-___ _ ___.._....-.-----------.---.------.- $4, 545 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-...--------------------------- 4, 545 Estilnated additional amount needed to complete project--- ---------------------------- - 949, 000 1 Includes $12,000 preauthorization studies. 12. BLACKFOOT RIVER, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, IDAHO Location. This project provides flood protection to the lower 16 miles of the Blackfoot River along the eastern boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation near the city of Blackfoot in Bingham County, Idaho. Existing project. The project provides for widening, deepen- ing and shortening the river channel and for erection of levees through a 5-mile reach of the river from river mile 10.8 to 16. It also provides for a floodwater diversion channel at river mile 10.8 to the Snake River in order to protect the lower 11 miles of Blackfoot River valley lands. 1964 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was conditionally authorized under section 204 of the Flood Control Act, approved May 17, 1950 (Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess.), subject to economic justification. Economic justification was -established in fiscal year 1958. The estimated cost, revised in 1961, is $360,000. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. Local interests have agreed to sponsorship requirements including relocations of public utili- ties and bridges at their own expense. Formation of a flood control district is complete. Operations and results during fiscal year. Further meetings were held with local interests to obtain sponsorship agreements. Surveys were made and preparation of plans and specifications were started. Total costs during the fiscal year were $34,161. Condition at end of fiscal year. Surveys have been completed, and preparation of plans and specifications is approximately 42 percent complete. No construction has been done. Total costs have been $71,569. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated........ $10, 000 .......----------- $42, 191 $12, 000 $16, 083 1 $82, 174 Cost.-.-----. -----.-. 9,179 $815 22,956 2,558 34,161 '171, 569 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...........--...........................-----------------------------..... $10, 575 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.......--------------------------- 10, 575 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project........-----------------------------277, 826 1 Includes $1,900 preauthorization studies. 13. LUCKY PEAK RESERVOIR, BOISE RIVER, IDAHO Location. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho approxi- mately 9 miles southeast of the city of Boise, and approximately 12 miles downstream from Arrowrock Reservoir. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a rolled-earthfill dam approximately 250 feet high and 1,700 feet long at the crest, with a reservoir providing a total storage, at normal pool level, of 306,000 acre-feet. The ungated ogee type spillway with unlined channel is located on the left abutment and is designed to pass 93,000 cubic feet per second at maximum pool. The outlet works located on the left abutment con- sist of a tunnel controlled by six 5-foot by 10-foot slide gate valves. The plan contemplates the joint use of storage in Lucky Peak, Arrowrock, and Anderson Ranch Reservoirs. Operations of the dam as a flood-control facility will be by the Department of the Army under the direction of the Secretary of the Army with the understanding that complete or partial joint use of the storage in the three reservoirs may be undertaken at such time as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Interior, and local interests concerned with flood control and use of irrigation water. The existing project was authorized by the FLOOD CONTROL--WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1965 Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $74,063. Local cooperation. No conditions were imposed by law. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: A con- tract was awarded and completed to modify flip bucket outlets Nos. 2, 3, and 4 in order to reduce water spray on State Highway No. 21, thus preventing hazardous icing conditions. Additional recreational facilities were installed by Government forces at two locations. These facilities included sun and wind shelters, picnic tables, and pit type toilets. Other facilities were improved and expanded by the State of Idaho. Recreational facili- ties are continuing to show an increase in usage, 668,000 persons having visited the project during calendar year 1960. Maintenance: Normal operation and maintenance of the project was continued. Total costs during the fiscal year were $111,298 for new work and $77,416 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project was initiated in November 1947 and completed in 1961. Total costs have been $19,100,082 for new work and $434,840 for maintenance. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated .... .___-____ $70, 000 $288, 500 .... - _ $37, 750 $19, 101,250 Cost---------------- $148,461 370,927 384,197 $55,689 111,298 19,100, 082 Maintenance: Appropriated ......------- 65, 000 80, 600 73,400 72,800 77, 480 435, 040 Cost ----------------- 64,841 81,662 72, 726 73,669 77,416 434, 840 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961_____---...................--.._____.................... $1, 169 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-..............--------------------------.................... 1,169 14. MALHEUR RIVER, COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREG. Location. This project is located along Willow Creek, Bully Creek, and Malheur River in the vicinity of Vale in Malheur County, Oreg. Existing project. The project provides for channel improve- ments, levees and bank stabilization on approximately 2 miles of Malheur River, and the lower 0.7 mile of Bully Creek in and adjacent to the vicinity of Vale, Oreg.; and channel improvements and levees along the lower 24 miles of Willow Creek. The existing project was authorized under the Columbia River Basin plan by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950 (Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess.) subject to economic justification. The economic justification of this work was estab- lished in fiscal year 1957. The Willow Creek area has been reclas- sified as inactive, the estimated cost of which, revised in 1958, is $269,000. 1966 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. In addition, local interests have accomplished all relocations and alterations to existing facili- ties at their own expense. All requirements of local cooperation have been complied with. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications was completed. Construction by contract was started and completed. Total costs during the fiscal year were $232,069. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction started in May, 1960, and was completed in March, 1961. Total costs have been $341,280. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -- ----------------- $25, 000 $28, 367 $212, 502 $61, 711 1 $341, 280 Cost --------------........... --- $413 18, 997 17,050 59, 792 232, 069 ' 341.280 1 Includes $2,700 preauthorization studies. 15. BRUCES EDDY DAM AND RESERVOIR, NORTH FORK CLEARWATER RIVER, IDAHO Location. The site of Bruces Eddy Dam is located on the North Fork of the Clearwater River 1.9 miles above its junction with the Clearwater River, near Orofino, Idaho and about 35 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. Existing project. The current project authorization is limited to detailed planning. As presently proposed the dam would be a concrete gravity structure 630 feet in effective height at normal pool elevation 1,600 and about 3,200 feet in length at the crest. The dam would create a reservoir having a gross storage capacity of 3,453,000 acre-feet of which 2,000,000 acre-feet would be effec- tive for both local and regional flood control, and for at-site and downstream power generation. In addition, the reservoir pool, extending 53 miles into a rugged and relatively inaccessible timberland, would provide important transportation savings in connection with movements of marketable logs and would also afford substantial recreational benefits. No significant runs of salmon occur in Clearwater River; how- ever, considerable migrations of steelhead trout are recorded at the Washington Water Power Company Dam at Lewiston, Idaho near the mouth of Clearwater River. Accordingly, it is proposed that fish passage facilities will be provided at Bruces Eddy Dam to accommodate present fish movements and improve existing runs. Bruces Eddy reservoir site is also the habitat for elk, deer, and other wildlife. Project plans propose acquisition of browse areas outside the reservoir limits to compensate for those inundated by the reservoir. The existing project has not been authorized for construction; however, detailed planning was authorized by the Flood Control FLOOD CONTROL-WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1967 Act approved July 3, 1958, in accordance with general plans for a project with normal pool elevation 1540 presented in Senate Document 51, 84th Congress, 1st session. Latest estimate of cost for new work, based on estimates in Design Memorandum No. 2, Type and Height of Dam, submitted July 20, 1960, is $166,000,000 for a concrete gravity dam with normal pool elevation 1600. Local cooperation. In the absence of authorizing legislation, conditions of local cooperation have not been established. From all standpoints except log transport, project benefits are of na- tional significance and would not normally require local coopera- tion. Local cooperation may be required in connection with costs of log-passing facilities at the dam because of the local nature of the benefits to be derived. Operations and results during fiscal year. Design Memoran- dum No. 1, Hydrology, was submitted October 5, 1960, and has been approved. Design Memorandum No. 2, Type and Height of Dam, was submitted July 21, 1960, and as a result thereof decision was reached that a concrete gravity dam should be constructed. Approval of the proposed increase in normal pool level from eleva- tion 1540 to elevation 1600 has been reserved pending refinements in cost and benefit studies. Preparation of Design Memorandum No. 3, General Design Memorandum, was continued. This report is 98 percent complete and will be submitted early in fiscal year 1962. Work was started on design memoranda concerning con- crete aggregates and dam shape and stress analysis. Field work accomplished included explorations for dam founda- tions and aggregates and preliminary timber cruise of reservoir area. Office studies carried forward concerned hydrology, hydro- electric power generation, designs and estimates, project provi- sions for fish and wildlife, log transport facilities and benefits, and related items. Total costs during the fiscal year were $557,167, all for new work. Conditions at end of fiscal year. The general design memoran- dum has been advanced to 98 percent of completion. Design memo- randa on concrete aggregates and dam shape and stress analysis have been advanced to approximately 24 percent and 27 percent of completion respectively. No construction work has been done. Total costs have been $1,791,102, all for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New worl: ......--------. Appropriated-------- ------------ $630, 000 $741,000 $600, 000 1$1,971,000 Cost. -------------------- ------------ 570, 956 662,978 557,167 1 1,791,101 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-___ -- _______--- --- _________--_ $152, 652 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962-------------------------- 152, 652 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project_------ ________________ (2) I Includes $130,000 preauthorization studies. 2 Construction not yet authorized. 1968 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 16. COLFAX, PALOUSE RIVER, WASH. Location. This project is located on the Palouse River and : south fork of the Palouse River at and adjacent to their confluence and on Spring Flat Creek in eastern Washington. Existing project. This provides for flood-control works in the vicinity of and through Colfax, Wash., by channel enlargement and modification, levees, floodwalls, revetments, and modification of railroad bridges. The estimated cost revised in 1961 is $4,000,000 for construction. The cost of lands and damages is to be paid by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 888, 77th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. In addition to the usual requirements, local interests are required to accomplish at their own expense the street and bridge modifications necessary for the construction of the project, and to make a cash contribution of $2,260 to defray cost of special wall sections to serve as abutments for new bridges. Formal assurance resolution has been received from the City of Colfax, and a bond issue for financing the project has been approved. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications started and continued throughout the fiscal year. Total costs for the fiscal year were $100,359. Condition at end of fiscal year. First Unit: Plans and speci- fications are 70 percent complete. Sponsors have acquired approxi- mately one-half of 54 easements required for this unit and are in the process of obtaining the remaining half. Second Unit: Plans and specifications are 34 percent complete. Sponsor has been fur- nished with the rights-of-way drawings. Total costs of the entire project have been $378,230. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated-------- ---........ -------.. 136, 000 --....... $28, 300 $320, 556 1 $609, 507 Cost ---------------- $14, 184 19,516 $51, 849 88,524 100,359 1 378, 230 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961...--------------------------------.. .... $231, 277 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962- ----- ----------------------------------------. 350, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.....................--------------------------... 581,277 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project...........................--------------------------- 3, 040, 493 1 Includes$3,800 preauthorization studies. 17. DAYTON, TOUCHET RIVER, WASH. Location. The project is situated on both banks of the Touchet River, through the City of Dayton, 25 miles northeast of Walla Walla, Wash. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of earth and gravel levees and enlargement and straightening of the channel through the City of Dayton, Wash. The project will provide protection for the City of Dayton against FLOOD CONTROL--WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1969 floods with a discharge more than 1.5 times as great as that of the maximum flood of record which occurred in 1931. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941. The latest (1961) approved estimate of total Federal cost is $309,000 and $3,950 to be paid by local interests. Local cooperation. Section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended, applies. Informal assurances of local cooperation have been received. Operations and results during fiscal year. A general design memorandum to determine a detailed plan of improvement was initiated. Total costs during the fiscal year were $18,656. Condition at end of fiscal year. The general design memoran- dum is nearly completed, and its submission to higher authority in the first quarter of fiscal year 1962 is contemplated. Total costs have been $39,020. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ----------------------------------------------- $30,377 $50, 741 Cost--------------------...----------------------------------- 18, 656 ' 39, 020 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961.------------------------ ------ ------- $11, 721 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 . .---------------- 78, 000 Un o b liga t e d b alan c e s av a ila b le for y e ar e n d in g J u n e 3 0, 19 6 2 . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..- 89, 7 21 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project---------------- -----.---....-- 180, 259 I Includes $4,300 preauthorization studies. 18. MILL CREEK, WASH. Location. Near Walla Walla, Wash., on Mill Creek, a tributary of the Walla Walla River. Existing project. This project consists of an offstream storage dam, outlet works, diversion works, diversion structure, and 6 miles of improved channel. The storage dam, which forms a reservoir of 6,000 acre-feet capacity, is a rolled earthfill structure 145 feet high, 3,200 feet long at the crest, and 800 feet wide at the base. Floodwater is diverted to storage by means of diversion works on Mill Creek consisting of a rolled earthfill dam 1,700 feet long and 20 feet high, with a concrete spillway section and headworks at the left abutment, and a concrete-lined canal leading from the headworks to the storage reservoir. Stored water is subsequently released through outlet works consisting of a steel-lined concrete conduit through the base of the storage dam and a canal 5,900 feet in length from the dam to Mill Creek. The normal flow of water past the diversion works is apportioned, by means of two concrete division structures, to the three delta streams, Yellowhawk, Gar- rison, and Mill Creek. The project controls the entire Mill Creek drainage area of 85 square miles, and provides protection against a flood of 11,400 second-feet. The existing project was author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, modified the project in 1970 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 accordance with the recommendations of the Chief Engineers in House Document 719, 76th Congress, 3d session. Cost of the com- pleted project was $2,162,155. The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years, excluding $133,155 for rehabilitation of channel weirs and relocation of gaging station in fiscal year 1957, was $20,470. Local cooperation. For the project, except for Mill Creek through the City of Walla Walla, section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. For the section of Mill Creek through the City of Walla Walla, Wash., local interests agreed to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction of the project; to hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from improvements, and to maintain and operate the project after completion. Assurances of compliance with these requirements received from local interests were approved by the Division Engineer March 2, 1948. Local interests contributed $80,000 toward the cost of channel improvement through the City of Walla Walla. Operation and maintenance costs to local interests were $33,872 for the calendar year 1960 and have totaled $327,963 to date. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Plan- ning was performed for development and use of recreation facili- ties, with some work scheduled for accomplishment in fiscal year 1962. Maintenance: Ordinary operation and maintenance by the Gov- ernment continued. Reservoir regulation was routine except diversion of water for bed sealing. The two farm bridges over the outlet canal were replaced. During the calendar year 1960, 26,000 persons visited the project. Total costs for the fiscal year were $3,047 for new work, and $23,073 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was completed in 1942. An auxiliary outlet canal from the dam to Russel Creek and construction of additional drainage at the toe of the dam were completed in 1944. Paving of the channel through the City of Walla Walla was completed in 1948. Compaction of reservoir area, installation of seepage relief wells, grouting of interior drains, and installation of a new sluice gate were completed in 1949 and 1950. The gaging station was relocated in 1957. Stabilizers in that portion of the project main- tained by local interests were repaired in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1955. Most of the stabilizers throughout the entire project have been capped with concrete. Diversion of water for bed sealing operations initiated in 1952 is being continued as conditions permit. A master plan for development and use of recreational facilities is complete. A design memorandum for recreational facilities is essentially complete. Total costs have been $2,165,202 for new work and $669,441 for maintenance. In addition, cost of new work from contributed funds amounts to $80,000. FLOOD CONTROL-WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1971 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----------------------------- ............------------------- $33,000 1 $2, 195, 155 Cost_--------- -- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- 3, 047 ' 2, 165, 202 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- $34, 450 $18, 900 $20, 100 $23, 470 23, 020 669, 470 Cost __- - - - - 149, 778 18,828 20,341 23,484 23,073 669,441 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961___ $29, 953 .. ______-----......----..................... Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---....----------------.----.-- 29, 953 1 In addition $80,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 19. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to Estimated full re- June 30, amount Name of project port see 1961 required Cost estimate Annual (construc- to (last date of Report tion) complete revision) for- Arlington, Alkali Cayon, Oreg. 1_______-- --- ____ 1950 $20,112 .. Blackfot Area, Snake River, Columbia River Basin, Idaho ..----- ...........------ ....--- 1958 42, 796 ----- (2) Grande Ronde Valley, Columbia River Basin, Oreg. 3......................................... 1958 133, 458 $8, 536,542 $8,670, 000 (1960) Heise-Roberts Area, Snake River, Idaho...--------- 1955 1, 575,838 _ (2) Kendrick, Potlatch River, Columbia River Basin, Idaho_------------------------------- Lewiston-Clarkston Levees 5_____------ _----- 1960 1950 59,941 -- (2) Little Wood River (Carey), Columbia River B asin , Idaho 6- - ..- . - ..- .- ..- . ---.. .. . .. . ..---- 1960 21, 334 42, 666 64,000 (1958) Malheur Improvement District, Snake River, Oreg .------ ------------------- ---------- 1957 55,894 -- __(2) Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla Riv., Oreg _.... 1956 886, 956 - --- (2) Pendleton, Umatilla Ri., Oreg. (Flood Control works at Pendleton, Oreg.,-PL 738, 74th Cong., June 22, 1936)--..---------------------- 1939 143,263 () Pendleton, Umatilla Ri., Oreg. (Local flood protection project at Pendleton, Oreg.,-PL 516, 81st Cong. May 17, 1950)__ ----- 1960 276, 848 _ -.- (2) Pilot Rock, Birch Creek, Oreg. 4. __ _ ____. 1949 7,800 341,200 349,000 (1961) Portneuf River and March Creek, Columbia River Basin, Idaho 6--............_-- ----- 1958 103, 476 1,316, 524 1,420, 000 (1960) Pullman, Palouse River, Wash. 4_--------. 1953 53, 067 2, 046, 933 2, 100, 000 (1961) Shelley Area, Snake River, Columbia River Basin, Idaho --------------------------------- 1958 32,335 (2) Umatilla River (Echo), Columbia River Basin, Oreg. 6..- - ------ 1960 28, 145 854,855 883, 000 (1959) Weiser River, Columbia River Basin Idaho 7_ _ _ 1960 94,427 500, 573 595, 000 (1961) IProtection to be provided in connection with John Day Lock and Dam, Columbia River, Wash., and Oreg. 2 Completed. 3 Deferred for restudy. 4 Awaiting funds for further study. s Withdrawn as a local flood protection project, June 1959, To be included as a feature of Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Snake River. Idaho and Wash. 6 Inactive. 7Awaiting local sponsorship. 20. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD-CONTROL WORKS Upon completion of construction, projects authorized subject to specified conditions of local cooperation are transferred to responsible local interests for operation and maintenance in accordance with requirements of the authorizing legislation. Inspections are made to determine compliance of local interests with assurances given regarding operation and maintenance and 1972 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the physical condition of the improvements. Local interests were advised, as necessary, of measures required to maintain these projects in accordance with the standards prescribed by the regu- lations. This report includes those projects authorized by Con- gress, and Public Law 685. Operations and results during fiscal year. The number of proj- ects inspected during the fiscal year in various river basins are summarized :* River basin Number of projects Little Wood------------------------ 2 Potlatch 1--------------------------- Malheur-------------------------- 1 Salmon--------------------------- 2 Snake 5----------------------------- Umatilla-------------------------- 2 Walla Walla 3----------------------- Total costs during the fiscal year were $3,955. *Projects under continuing authorities, some of which were previously reported under this section, have been dropped. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated--------.... $3, 000 $6, 200 $10, 000 $7, 250 $4, 000 $36, 250 Cost----------------- 3,032 6,101 10,097 7,195 3,955 36,148 21. FLOOD-CONTROL WORK UNDER SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Snagging and clearing of navigable streams and tributaries in the interestsof flood control (Sec. 208 of the 1954 Flood Control Act, Public Law 780, 83d Cong., 3 September 1954) Federal cost Date Date of con- Date fiscal year Project Location authorized struction start completed 1961 Soldiers Creek-.... Fairfield, Idaho-...... Nov. 22, 1960 December 1960 December 1960 $11,596 McKay Creek, Tributary of Umatilla River___ Pendleton, Oreg...... June 26, 1958 ..................... ...... 985 Wild Horse Creek__ Adams, Oreg ....... June 12, 1961 () .1,000 1 Not to be constructed. Project not feasible. Negative report dated May 22, 1961. FLOOD CONTROL---WALLA WALLA, WASH., DISTRICT 1973 Small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress (Public Law 685, 84th Cong., 11 July 1956) Federal cost Date of fiscal year Project Location Date construction Date cost authorized start completed 1961 Lower Dry Creek, Lower Dry Creek, July 20, 1956 September 1960 June 1961 $319, 219 Tributary of Wash. Walla Walla River, Wash. Beech Creek, Mt. Vernon, Oreg-... Oct. 7, 1957 (1) ..._.___ 169 Tributary of John Day River. Umatilla River, Pendleton, Oreg-...... July 3, 1956 May 1960 October 1960 96, 370 Zone 2. Zintel Canyon, Kennewick, Wash __ Dec. 3, 1956 (1) 87 Tributary of Columbia River. Yakima River ..- West Richland, Wash_ Oct. 1, 1957 -_____-_______-----__-____- 22, 141 Cottonwood Creek.. Boise,I Idaho'..--------- Dec. 1, 1959 (2) ______________ 740 Mission and Lapwai, Idaho-..... Feb. 15, 1960 ---------------------- 5, 671 Lapwai Creeks. Greasewood Creek.. Helix, Oreg.....---------- July 11, 1956 -__-------------------___ _ 3, 333 1 Work delayed due to lack of local cooperation. 2 Monetary limitation of Public Law 685 authority precludes development of flood protective work in this area under the above mentioned authority. Emergency flood-control activities-repair, flood fighting, (Public Law 99, 84th Cong., 1st session, and antecedent legislation) Federal Date of cost Project Location Date construction Date fiscal year authorized start completed 1961 Advance prepara- Walla Walla District- Continuing __....__ ..--- _-----.....------------- 8, 611 tion. Investigation of Walla Walla District._ Continuing .._ ....-------- ........---... 1, 309 potential emer- gency repair and restoration. Bannock Jim In- Heise-Roberts Area, Apr. 4, 1961 April 1961 May 1961 122, 345 take Location. Snake River, Idaho. 1In addition $815 was expended from contributed funds. 22. SCHEDULING OF FLOOD-CONTROL OPERATIONS Coordination of functional regulation of reservoirs under Sec- tion 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 was maintained for Jack- son Lake, Palisades, Little Wood, Arrowrock, and Anderson Ranch Reservoirs. Similar coordination under provisions of the Federal Power Commission License was maintained for Brownlee and Oxbow projects of Idaho Power Company. A preliminary reservoir regulation manual for Little Wood River Reservoir was prepared and transmitted to the Bureau of Reclamation for review. A reservoir regulation manual for Brownlee, Oxbow and Hells Canyon Reservoirs of the Idaho Power Company (FPC Project 1971) was published and distributed. Total costs during the fiscal year were $8,900. 1974 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 23. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Total cost of work during the fiscal year for flood control studies was $68,019. Work was completed on survey reports for Esquatzel Coulee, Wash. A negative review report on Salmon River, Idaho, vicinity of North Fork, was sent to higher authority for consideration. Work was continued on survey reports on Upper Snake River, Oreg., Idaho and Wyo.; Mill Creek, Wash.; Touchet River and Tributaries, Wash.; Grande Ronde River, Oreg.; and Willow, Creek, Oreg. Work was initiated on a survey report for Walla Walla River, Oregon and Washington. A hearing was held and surveys and investigations were initiated on Snake River Navigation Project Downstream from Weiser. Coordination activities were accomplished with the Bureau of Reclamation and Soil Conservation Service. The anticipated allocation of $139,900 for fiscal year 1962 will be applied as follows: Continuation of the Upper Snake River Survey, $8,000; Boise River and Tributaries, Idaho, $30,000; Grande Ronde River, Ore., surveys, $3,000; Touchet River and Tributaries, Wash., survey, $19,500; Walla Walla River, Wash., survey, $9,300; Willow Creek at Heppner, Oreg., survey, $21,100; Flood Plain Information Studies, $20,000; Coordinated studies for Soil Conservation Service, $4,000; and Bureau of Reclamation, $3,000; Bureau of Reclamation (Other than PL 984), $7,000; and Snake River Downstream from Weiser, $15,000. 24. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Hydrologic studies. Investigations were continued to improve forecasting procedures with respect to floods and seasonal runoff volume. Cooperation with the University of Idaho was continued for research and development of the radio-telemetering of meteor- ological and hydrological data. Other general hydrologic studies were continued. Total costs during the fiscal year were $2,933. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ALASKA DISTRICT This District Consists of the State of Alaska IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Navigation-Continued Page Page 1. Nome Harbor, Alaska -------- 1975 13. Other authorized navigation 2. Dillingham Harbor, Alaska .. 1977 projects _--- - 1989 3. Naknek River, Alaska 1978 4. Ninilchik Harbor, Alaska ----- 1979 Flood Control 5. 6. Homer Harbor, Alaska .- Seldovia Harbor, Alaska___ - -19801981 14. Fairbanks flood control, Alaska_ 1989 15. Other authorized flood control 7. Valdez Harbor, Alaska_- 1982 . uastineauHannelrbor, Alaska .. _ 1985 16. Inspection of completed flood 10. Jouglas 10. )ouglas Harbor, Alaska Harbor, Alaska------- -1986 1986 control works - - 1991 11. Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska .... 1987 General Investigations 12. Navigation projects on which reconnaissance and condition 17. Examinations and surveys -. 1991 surveys only were conducted 18. Collection and study of basic during the fiscal year ---- 1989 data__ 1992 1. NOME HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Nome Harbor is situated at the mouth of Snake River on the northerly shore of Norton Sound, an arm of Bering Sea. It is a shallow, open roadstead, 581 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor and 2,288 nautical miles northwest of Seattle, Wash. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 9302, 9380, and 9381.) Existing project. This provides for two jetties, the easterly, 951 feet long, and the westerly, not exceeding 676 feet long, at the mouth of the Snake River; a channel 8 feet deep at mean lower low water and 75 feet wide from Norton Sound through Snake River to the mouths of Bourbon and Dry Creeks, in the city of Nome, terminating in a basin of similar depth 250 feet wide and 600 feet long, revetting the banks of the rivers; and protecting all existing waterfront improvements on the easterly beach by means of a rockmound sewall 3,350 feet long extending easterly from the east jetty. The extreme tidal range is 2.8 feet and the range between mean lower low water, and mean higher high water is 1.15 feet, but water levels are influenced more by wind than tide. Levels of 7 feet below mean lower low water have been observed during offshore winds, and a level of 14 feet above mean lower low water has been observed during a southerly storm. The actual cost for new work was $1,348,240. The average annual maintenance cost for the past 5 years was $43,307, exclu- sive of the seawall, which is to be maintained by local interests and excluding $2,500 contributed by the city of Nome. Exten- sion of the jetties to authorized lengths is considered to be inactive and is excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The cost of this portion was revised in 1954 and was estimated to be $852,000 with $20,000 annual maintenance. 1975 1976 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports' Aug. 8, 1917 For 2 jetties, the easterly 335 feet and the westerly 460 H. Doc. 1932, 64th Cong., 2d sess. feet long; revetment, channel, and basin 200 feet wide and 250 feet long. z - Aug. 30, 1935 Extension of the jetties and basin 2---------------- _ H. Doc. 404, 71st Cong.. 2d sess., and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 38, 73d Cong., 2d sess. June 16, 1948 Seawall_.----------.......... .- _ ................. Report of the Chief of Engineers dated Mar. 8, 1948. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Extension of east jetty about 616 feet and west jetty not more than 216 feet authorized by River and Harbor Act of October 17, 1940 (H. Doc. 332, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) inactive. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Total actual costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the orig- inal project authorization dated August 8, 1917, amount to $2,500 annually. Terminal facilities. Cargoes and passengers from ocean ves- sels are lightered to and from shore a distance of about 2 miles. Traffic enters the dredged channel and is handled over the revet- ment, where transfer facilities that are open to public use have been installed by a lighterage company. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. There was no new work during the fiscal year. Maintenance was performed by Government plant and hired labor, July 1, through October 24, 1960 and June 14, through June 30, 1961, and consisted of dredging 20,400 cubic yards of material from the turning basin and entrance channej, at a cost of $56,705. Total costs for the fiscal year were $54,205 from Federal funds and $2,500 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the original 335- and 460-foot jetties and the revetments was commenced in 1919 and completed in 1923. Reconstruction of the jetties with concrete to modified lengths of 240 feet and 400 feet was com- pleted in 1940. Dredging of the channel and the original 200- by 250-foot basin was commenced in 1919 and completed in 1922. Construction of the seawall was commenced in 1949 and com- pleted in June 1951. Dredging of the 400-foot extension of the basin was commenced in 1949 and is complete with the exception of small areas in the northerly portion of the small boat harbor extension and around the Corps of Engineers marine ways which are not required. Timber revetments have been refaced with sheet steel piling. A portion of the east jetty was repaired in 1954 with a concrete fill. A portion of the west jetty has eroded to a point where some patching is required at two locations. The costs from Federal funds to June 30, 1961, have been $1,348,240 for new work and $1,580,196 for maintenance, a total of $2,928,436. The costs from contributed funds have been $125 for new work and $97,500 for maintenance, a total of $97,625. RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1977 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated... ------------ ------------ -------------------- . ...-------- - $1, 348, 240 Cost------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 1,348, 240 Maintenance: Appropriated ...----- $32, 600 $39, 000 $45, 908 $49,739 $51,287 1,583, 338 Cost--- 33, 564 37, 532 47, 252 43, 982 54, 205 1,580,196 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated---- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $125 Cost------------ - -------------- ---------------------- ------- -- --------- 125 Maintenance: Appropriated- .-----. $2, 500 $2, 500 $2, 500 $2, 500 $2, 500 97,500 Cost----------------- 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 97,500 2. DILLINGHAM HARBOR, ALASKA Location. This harbor is located at the head of Nushagak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay on the right bank of Nushagak River just below its confluence with Wood River, and is about 470 miles northeasterly of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 9052.) Existing project. This provides for a small-boat basin 230,000 square feet in area with a depth of 2 feet above mean lower low water along Scandinavian Creek with the entrance channel 1;100 feet long and a bottom width of 40 feet in Scandinavian Creek, and sheet-pile sill across the basin outlet with a top elevation of 7 feet above mean lower low water. The range between mean lower low and mean higher high water is 15.4 feet. The extreme range is 27.50 feet. The latest estimate of cost for new work, revised 1961, is $448,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 390, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way including spoil- disposal areas, agree to hold and save the United States free from damages that may result from the construction and maintenance of the project, agree to furnish and maintain without cost to the United States necessary mooring facilities and utilities including public landing with suitable supply facilities open to all on equal terms in accordance with plans approved by the "Chief of Engi- neers. Local interests were notified October 8, 1959, of the required conditions; real estate requirements have been met and assurances have been received that other requirements will be met. 1978 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. There are three docks located at the village of Dillingham, all privately owned, two are used for salmon- cannery operations and one is used as an oil-handling and bunker- ing terminal. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work per- formed under contract consisted of removal of 129,081 cubic yards of material from the basin area at a cost of $199,800. Total new work costs for the fiscal year, including $23,118 for Government costs, were $222,918. Condition at end of fiscal year. Dredging of the basin com- menced September 1960 and was interrupted from November 1960 to January 1961 due to freezing conditions. The project is 52 percent completed. Work remaining to be done is dredging of the entrance channel, completion of the dredging of the basin and construction of the sheet pile sill. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $252,773 for new work of which $6,000 was expended for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated ..... .. ...... .. -..... $401,000 $31. 000 $438,000 Cost _ - 23, 855 222,918 252, 773 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-...---------------------------------- $10, 516 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................- - _..... -... 10, 516 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project .. _.__._._......... - -.. . 18, 000 1Totals include $6,000 preauthorization studies. 3. NAKNEK RIVER, ALASKA Location. The Naknek River has its source at the outlet of Naknek Lake and flows westerly about 35 miles to Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay, and is a drainage for about 3,730 square miles including about one-half of the Katmai National Monument. (See U.S. Survey Chart No. 9051.) Existing project. This provides for the improvement of the channel in the Naknek River by removal of boulders at 43 loca- tions between the mouth of the river and King Salmon. The mean range at the entrance is 18.5 feet, 15.1 feet at Anchor Hole and 2.1 feet at the air base. The extreme range is not known. The diurnal range at the entrance is 22.8 feet and high tides affect the stream up to the rapids 28 miles upstream. Low water occurs during winter when the stream is frozen, and high water occurs in August. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 390, 84th Cong., 2d sess.). This docu- ment contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Naknek has 10 piers, wharves and docks of which all are privately owned and operated with the exception of RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1979 one operated by the Fish and Wildlife Service. All privately owned facilities are used in connection with salmon-canning oper- ations with the exception of one oil-handling and bunkering terminal and one general-cargo terminal. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work per- formed under contract consisted of removal of 28 boulders located within the navigable channel at a cost of $13,559. Total costs for the fiscal year, including $1,837 for Government costs, were $15,396. Condition at end of fiscal year. Of the 43 boulders listed for removal 15 had been removed by ice or were no longer in the navigable channel. Blasting and removal of all remaining obstruc- tive boulders was accomplished during October 1960. The total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $22,789 for new work of which $2,000 was expended for preauthorization studies. Cost and financialstatement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--- ------------------------ $22,000 -$1,211 $22,789 Cost ----------------- -------------- 5,393 15,396 22,789 1 Totals include $2,000 for preauthorization studies. 4. NINILCHIK HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Ninilchik Harbor is located at the mouth of the Ninilchik River in Cook Inlet about 40 miles upcoast from Homer and 112 miles southwest of Anchorage. (See U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8554 and 8531.) Existing project. This provides for a small boat basin 320 feet long by 150 feet wide dredged to a depth of 2 feet above mean lower low water, with an approach channel 400 feet in length and 50 feet wide dredged to an elevation of 9 feet above mean lower low water, protected by a pile jetty 410 feet long. The range beween mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 16.9 feet, with an extreme range of 30.0 feet. The latest estimate of cost for new work, revised 1961, is $357,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide assurances that they will furnish, without cost to the United States, necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance; agree to provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, necessary mooring facilities and utilities including a public land- ing with suitable supply facilities open to all on equal terms; and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction-and maintenance of the project. These assurances have been received and approved. 1980 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Terminal facilities. There are no terminal facilities available at Ninilchik and supplies are usually unloaded on the beach. Operations and results during fiscal year. Hydrographic sur- veys and subsurface investigations were conducted November 1960 and again February 1961 after the ice breakup. Total new work costs for the fiscal year were $19,986. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done on the existing project. Plans and specifications are scheduled for com- pletion July and the contract is scheduled for award in September 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $24,986 of which $5,000 was expended for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated....------------------------------------------------ $20, 000 $25, 000 Cost..-- ---------------- ----------------------------------- 19,986 24,986 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961-- -------------------------------------- $14 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962.... ------------------------------ 14 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project.......----------------------------- 332, 000 1Totals include $5,000 preauthorization studies. 5. HOMER HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Homer Harbor is located in Kachemak Bay 152 miles by water south of Anchorage and 15 miles northeast of Seldovia. The harbor site is on the north end of Homer Spit which extends 41/2 miles in a southeasterly direction from the mainland. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8554 and 8531.) Existing project. This provides for a small boat basin 400 feet by 300 feet dredged to a depth of 12 feet below mean lower low water and protected by a rubble mound jetty 850 feet long. The range between mean lower low and mean higher high water is 15.9 feet, with an extreme range of 28.5 feet. The latest estimate of cost for new work, revised 1961, is $632,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 (H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide assurances that they will furnish, without cost to the United States, necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance; agree to provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, necessary mooring facilities and utilities including a public land- ing with suitable supply facilities open to all on equal terms; and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project. These assurances have been received and approved. Terminal facilities. There is one wharf at Homer capable of handling ocean going vessels which is owned by the state and RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1981 operated by local interests. It is open to the public as a passenger, general cargo and oil handling and bunkering terminal and is considered adequate for existing ocean commerce. Small boat moorings at Homer are inadequate. Operations and results during fiscal year. Hydrographic sur- veys and subsurface investigations were conducted on two possible locations for the basin December 1960. Plans and specifications were prepared and the contract awarded June 1961. Total new work costs for the fiscal year were $35,869. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done on the existing project. A contract has been awarded. Construction will be initiated in fiscal year 1961. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $43,869 including $8,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal Eear 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 19611 New work: Appropriated - ------------------------------------------------ $624, 000 $632. 000 Cost--- -------- ----------------------- 35,869 43,869 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--------------.................-------------------..... $70,476 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962---..--....--.......-- -- ------ 70, 476 1 Totals include $8,000 preauthorization studies. 6. SELDOVIA HARBOR, ALASKA Location. The harbor is located in Seldovia Bay, an arm of Cook Inlet indenting the southwestern coastline of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 146 miles by water route west of Seward. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Nos. 8531 and 8589.) Existing project. This provides for removal of obstructions in the entrance channel near Watch Point to a depth of 24 feet, and a small-boat basin 700 feet long, 300 feet wide and 12 feet deep protected by two rock breakwaters 400 and 600 feet long. All depths refer to mean lower low water. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 15.42 feet. The extreme range is 29 feet. The latest estimate of cost for new work, revised 1960, is $730,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents I Mar. 2, 1945 Remove obstructions in entrance channel near Watch H. Doc. 702, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Point to a depth of 24 feet. July 3, 1958 A small boat basin protected by two rock breakwaters. H. Doc. 34, 85th Cong., 1st sess. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 required that local interests will provide a suitable public wharf with a least depth alongside of 24 feet at mean lower low water. In 1957 local interests reported that a dock extension had 1982 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 been constructed and the requirement is considered substantially complied with. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958 requires that local interests will provide assurances that they will furnish, without cost to the United States, necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance; agree to provide and maintain, without cost to the United States, necessary mooring facilities and utilities including a public landing with suitable supply facilities open to all on equal terms; and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project. These assurances have been received and approved. Terminal facilities. There are six wharves, piers and floats in Seldovia Harbor; four of which are privately owned, three are used in the fish cannery business, and one is open for public use as a passenger, general-cargo and oil-handling and bunkering terminal and will accommodate large vessels. The two publicly owned float systems, one of which is connected to a dock, are also available. The present small-boat moorage is inadequate as vessels go aground at low tides and are in need of protection. Operatins and results during fiscal year. Hydrographic sur- veys were conducted November 1960 and predesign investigations of the small boat basin were performed. The plans and specifica- tions were prepared for the combined channel and small boat basin projects and a contract was awarded June 1961. Operations will be initiated in fiscal year 1962. Total new work costs for the fiscal year were $38,054 which includes $3,374 for the channel work and $34,680 for the small boat basin. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction has been accomplished. A contract has been awarded on the joint project. Total costs to June 30, 1961, have been $74,089 of which $19,409 was expended for channel work and $54,680 for the basin. Pre- authorization study costs are included in the totals and amount to $4,000 for the channel and $20,000 for the basin. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated - - - - $15. 391 $688, 211 $727.602 Cost - 12,035 38, 054 74, 089 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 . ..... _ - ................. _.............- $83, 404 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ------------ - _ _ _....... ------- 83, 404 I Total includes $4,(X)0for preauthorization studies of the channel and $20,000 for the basin. 7. VALDEZ HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Valdez Harbor is at the head of Valdez Arm, a narrow tidal inlet extending northeastward 26 miles from Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska. It is 170 miles northeast of Seward, Alaska. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8519 and 8551.) RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1983 Existing project. This provides for dredging a small-boat and seaplane basin approximately 3 acres in area and 12 feet deep at mean lower low water in the tide flat area between the wharves, diverting a small creek away from the basin site, and constructing a rock and gravel breakwater about 475 feet long along the southeast side and a pile breakwater about 530 feet long on the south and west side. During the design stage one pile breakwater was extended and the second pile breakwater was deleted, thus providing the same protection as authorized. The range between mean lower low water and mean high water is 11.8 feet. The extreme range is about 22 feet. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 20, 1938 Dredge basin and divert creek _.................... H. Doc. 415, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Sept. 3, 1954 Rock and gravel breakwater 475 feet long and 2 pile H. Doc. 182, 83d Cong., 1st sess. breakwaters 490 feet long to partially close west side. I Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are three privately owned wharves for deep-draft vessels, two of which are open to general public use on payment of mooring and wharfage charges. These facili- ties are adequate for existing ocean-steamer commerce. Mooring facilities in the dredged basin consist of one float. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance of the southwest pile breakwater was performed by contract labor and consisted of replacement of missing planking and walers, addi- tions to above water reinforcements and placement of 2,500 cubic yards of gravel fill and 1,883 cubic yards of rock to form a break- water at the base for added protection. Total maintenance costs for the fiscal year were $50,750. Condition at end of fiscal year. The basin was dredged and the creek diverted in 1939. Construction of the breakwater com- menced in April 1957 and was completed in October 1957. Maintenance of the southwest breakwater commenced in August 1960 and was completed in October 1960. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $168,314 for new work and $97,769 for maintenance, a total of $266,083. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -------- $129,000 -$13, 047 -----------.----------- .------- _- $168,314 Cost_ 105,191 10,762 - 168, 314 Maintenance: Appropriated -- ------------------------------------ $55, 000 $5, 987 103, 716 Cost----- ------------ --------- - 4,290 50,750 97,769 1984 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 8. GASTINEAU CHANNEL, ALASKA Location. Gastineau Channel is a straight in southeastern Alaska, extending in a northwesterly direction from Stephens Pas- sage to Fritz Cove. It is approximately 16 miles long and separates Douglas Island from the mainland. Juneau, the capital of Alaska, is located about midway of its length on the mainland shore. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8235.) Existing project. This provides for a channel from Juneau to Fritz Cove, approximately 41/4 miles long, 75 feet wide, with the bottom at the elevation of mean lower low water. The diurnal tidal range at Juneau is 16.6 feet, and the extreme range is 26.4 feet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 325, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities at Juneau and Douglas, the only ports on the channel, consist of 18 wharves and floats at Juneau, and I wharf at Douglas. At Juneau, one wharf municipally owned and one privately owned, both privately operated, are for public use as general-cargo and passenger ter- minals; one wharf privately owned and operated is open to the public as a cold-storage terminal; a small-boat harbor with a float system capable of accommodating 335 small vessels is available and a municipally owned float system is open for public use for additional small vessels; one wharf and one float are used for industrial purposes. The facilities for ocean-steamer commerce are adequate for existing and prospective needs. A number of floats are maintained for the mooring of small craft, but the avail- able sheltered anchorages are entirely inadequate for the many small fishing and work boats frequenting the vicinity. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work per- formed under contract consisted of removal of 143,100 cubic yards of shoal material from the channel at a cost of $68,814. Final survey soundings and cleanup work was completed. Total new work costs for the fiscal year, including $16,318 for government costs, were $85,132. Condition at end of fiscal year. Dredging of the channel com- menced in August 1959. The dredge sank in October 1959 and was unable to resume operation until March 1960. Channel dredging was completed July 1960 with project depths available over the entire channel. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $765,979 for new work. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated----.- ...-..... $50. 000 $585. 261 $134. 320 $12. 000 $781. 581 Cost ................ 1. 260 41,607 637,980 85,132 765,979 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 _........... -...--- _-_.......------------.---- - -- $1. 977 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30),1962......---........---......---------------------- 1, 977 RIVERS AND HARBORS - -ALASKA DISTRICT 1985 9. JUNEAU HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Juneau Harbor is in Gastineau Channel on the main- land shore in southeastern Alaska about 1,000 miles northwest of Seattle, Wash. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 8235.) Existing project. This provides for a small boat basin 111/2 acres in area just north of the Douglas-Juneau bridge by the construction of two rockmound breakwaters 430 feet and 1,540 feet in length, and dredging the protected area to a depth of 12 feet; and an adjacent basin 19 acres in area with depths of 12 and 14 feet, a jetty 530 feet long and a breakwater 1,150 feet long for its protection. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 16.6 feet. The extreme range is 26.4 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost of new work, revised 1961, is $2.180,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents I Aug. 26, 1937 Construct basin at Juneau 113 2 acres in area with a H. Doc. 249, 75th Cong., 1st sess. depth of 12 feet and two rockmound breakwaters 430 feet and 1,540 feet in length. July 3, 1958 Adjacent basin at Juneau 19 acres in areas with 12- and H. L'c. 286, 84th Cong., 2d sess. 14-foot depths protected by 540-foot jetty and 1,150- foot breakwater. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with on the original project at Juneau. In accordance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958, local interests are to give assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will furnish without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent main- tenance when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; make all necessary alterations in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utility facilities; construct and maintain and operate at the basin adequate mooring facilities, utilities, and public landings with suitable service and supply facilities open to all on equal terms; provide and maintain all bulkheads necessary to retain dredged material shoreward of the basin as may be desired by local interests. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities at Juneau consist of 10 wharves and floats. One wharf municipally owned and oper- ated and one privately owned and operated are for public use as general cargo and passenger terminals; one wharf privately owned and operated is open to the public as a cold storage terminal, one float is municipally owned and open for public use for accom- modation of small vessels; one wharf and one float are owned and operated by the Government; and the remaining wharves are used for industrial purposes. These facilities for ocean-steamer com- merce are adequate for existing and prospective needs. A number 1986 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 of floats are maintained for the mooring of small craft, but the available sheltered anchorages are entirely inadequate for the many small fishing and work boats frequenting the vicinity. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was initiated in fiscal year 1961. Maintenance costs for the fiscal year were $2,428. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the original basin and breakwater was completed in 1939. The costs to June 30, 1961 have been $162,716 for new work and $34,930 for main- tenance, a total of $197,646. Preauthorization studies are included in the total for new work and amount to $12,000. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated$-------------------- $162, 716 Cost ..-- ---- 1162,716 Maintenance: Appropriated -.. $6, 750 $6,000 41, 214 Cost -------- ------- 4,038 2,428 34,930 Other new work data: Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962_ $500, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962- --- _-_ 500, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project-.... -- -- -- 1, 517, 284 1 New work totals include $12,000 for preauthorization study costs. 10. DOUGLAS HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Douglas Harbor is in Gastineau Channel on the northeasterly side of Douglas Island, 2 miles south of Juneau in southeastern Alaska about 1,000 miles northwest of Seattle, Wash. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 8202.) Existing project. This provides for a boat basin 5.2 acres in area with a depth of 12 feet protected by a rock jetty about 90 feet long on the northerly shore of Juneau Isle adjacent to the basin entrance. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 16.24 feet. The extreme range is 26.5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost of new work, revised 1961, is $371,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958. (H. Doc. 286, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. In accordance with the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1958, local interests are to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will furnish without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project; make all necessary alterations in sewer, water supply, drainage, and other utility facilities; con- struct and maintain and operate at the basin adequate mooring RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1987 facilities, utilities, and public landings with suitable service and supply facilities open to all on equal terms; provide and maintain all bulkheads necessary to retain dredged material shoreward of the basin as may be desired by local interests and maintain the existing causeway to Juneau Isle and the rockfill approach to the Douglas City wharf so as to provide adequate protection to the Douglas basin. Local interests at Douglas were notified November 1960 of their requirements toward local cooperation and verbal assurances have been received that they will be met. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of one wharf municipally owned and operated for public use as general cargo and passenger terminals. These facilities for ocean-steamer com- merce are adequate for existing and prospective needs. A number of floats are maintained for the mooring of small craft, but the available sheltered anchorages are entirely inadequate for the many small fishing and work boats frequenting the vicinity. Operations and results during fiscal year. Hydrographic sur- veys and subsurface investigations were conducted during Decem- ber 1960 and January 1961. Total new work costs for the fiscal year were $26,362. Condition at end of fiscal year. Plans and specifications were completed in June 1961 and the contract is scheduled for award in August 1961. The costs to June 30, 1961 have been $32,362 for new work. Preauthorization study costs of $6,000 are included in this total. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated -.. $380, 000 $386, 000 Cost -- _ - -26, 362 '32, 362 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ----------------------------- .... ------ $353, 638 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 ................ _._ ___. -.- 353, 638 1 New work totals include $6,000 for preauthorization study costs. 11. KETCHIKAN HARBOR, ALASKA Location. Ketchikan Harbor is located on the coast of Revilla- gigedo Island and on the northeasterly side of Tongass Narrows. The harbor is approximately 98 miles northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and 102 miles south of Wrangell Alaska. Juneau, Alaska, is 276 miles to the northwest. (See U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8075, 8094, and 8095.) Existing project. This provides for construction of a stone breakwater, with concrete cap, 940 feet in length to protect the harbor in the vicinity of Ketchikan Creek and for dredging the protected area, 11.35 acres, to a depth of 10 feet at mean lower low water; and dredging an additional small-boat basin at Bar Point, 780,000 square feet in area, to depths of 10 and 15 feet below mean lower low water, and construction of three rock 1988 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 breakwaters topped by concrete gravity walls, 700, 1,100 and 450 feet in length. During design stage the concrete gravity wall was removed and the breakwater raised to provide the required protection. The range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 13.0 feet with an extreme range of 25.6 feet. The actual cost of new work was $1,602,417. The west break- water of the Bar Point Harbor is to be restudied and is excluded from the foregoing. The cost of this portion was last revised in 1960 and was estimated to be $1,364,000. The existing project was authorized by the following: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Breakwater 940 feet long to protect 11.35 acre basin H. Doc. 113, 70th Cong., 1st sess. dredged to 10 feet depth at Thomas Basin. Sept. 2, 1954 Dredge additional basin at Bar Point to depths of 15 H. Doc. 501, 83d Cong., 2d sess. feet or to rock, and construct 2 three breakwaters 700, 1,100 and 450 feet in length. I Contains latest published maps. 2 The 450-foot west breakwater has been deferred for restudy. Local cooperation. None required on original project at Thomas Basin and conditions have been fully complied with at the Bar Point Harbor. Terminal facilities. There are 23 wharves, piers, and floats in Ketchikan Harbor, 21 of which will accommodate large vessels; 2 of these, which are privately owned, are open for public use as general-cargo and passenger terminals. Three wharves are used for oil handling and bunkering, and the remainder are used for various industrial purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance per- formed under contract at Thomas Basin was completed and con- sisted of removal of 1,805 cubic yards of material. Total maintenance cost for the fiscal year was $11,817. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the original basin and breakwater at Thomas Basin was completed in 1933. Construction of the small boat basin at Bar Point commenced November 1957 and was completed November 1958. Maintenance dredging in Thomas Basin was initiated in June 1960 and was completed July 1960. The costs to June 30, 1961, have been $1,602,417 for new work and $55,517 for maintenance, a total of $1,657,934. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 196) 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated.. $375 000 $1.198.000 -$152,383 -$43.145 ...... .. -$1. 602.417 Cost----------------- 22, 678 875, 360 482. 334 -2. 900 _ 1,.602, 417 Maintenance: Appropriated___ ........ _..._ __ 6. 250 15.502 $326 55. 517 Cost ........... 1.595 8.667 11. 817 55.517 RIVERS AND HARBORS - ALASKA DISTRICT 1989 12. NAVIGATION PROJECTS ON WHICH RECONNAISSANCE AND CONDITION SURVEYS ONLY WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Cost during Date reconnaissance or Name of report fiscal year condition survey conducted 1. Anchorage Harbor_---------------__ --- $5,303.30 May 1961. 2. Gastineau Channel------------...------- - 16, 447. 73 April-June 1961. 3. Harbor of Refuge, Seward_--------___- --.... 182.37 April 1961. 4. Petersburg Harbor-----------------.... 1,070. 24 May 1961. 5. Valdez Harbor_...........-.......-........ 992.77 April 1961. Total cost during fiscal year.........-------------$23, 996. 41 13. OTHER AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 full report Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Anchorage Harbor, Alaska-........_._._ _ $20, 000 -... . $5, 160, 000 1961 2. Apoon 2Mouth of the Yukon 1920 128, 896 $2, 154 (3) River. 3. Cordova Harbor, Alaska-...-... 1952 253, 534 93, 000 (3) 4. Craig Harbor, Alaska-----------........... 1958 377, 260 - - (3) 5. Dry Pass, Alaska------------- 1960 943, 351 537 (3) 6. Egegik River, Alaska s.........---------- 1941 4, 441 -.--- (3) 7. Elfin Cove, Alaska---.......- _ 1959 154, 191 (3) 8. Harbor of Refuge, Seward, Alaska---------------------........................ 1957 291,287 82, 960 (3) 9. Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska---------......... 1941 66, 037 -------------- (3) 10. Kodiak Harbor, Alaska---------......... 1959 1,297, 049 3, 458 (3) 11. Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska-..... 1957 8 286, 470 -------------- (3) 12. Meyers Chuck Harbor, Alaska 7_ 1945 .... ... ____ _____________________ 132, 000 1955 13. Neva Strait, Alaska.........------------ 1960 155, 009 (3) 14. Nome Harbor, Alaska 7..... 1954 ..........-----------.........--------------........ 852, 000 1955 15. Pelican Harbor, Alaska ...... 1959 369, 683 ------------ - (3) 16. Petersburg Harbor, Alaska-..... 1957 8 251,630 413 (3) 17. Port Alexander, Alaska --........ 1949 17, 000 594 (3) 18. Port Alexander, Alaska... ---------- .. 1949 ------------------------ 97, 000 1956 19. Rocky Pass, Alaska-.....-. - 1960 337, 668 ( (3) .--.----.---- 20. St. Michael Canal, Alaska 2..... 1916 377, 062 560 (3) 21. Sitka Harbor, Alaska ._.------ 1952 77, 797 4, 606 962, 000 1961 22. Skagway Harbor, Alaska-..-... 1960 133,180 ..............-------------- () 23. Skagway River, Alaska (O&M Spec)-.....--- ------. ---. 1953 .-- ________ io11,667 (3) 24. Stikine River Alaska--__----_ 1959 8, 921 (1) 25. Wrangell Harbor, Alaska....__- 1957 537, 020 7, 350 (3) 26. Wrangell Harbor, Alaska 7 ..... 1957 ........ ....... 6, 500 1956 27. Wrangell Narrows, Alaska.. ____ 1956 12 3, 197, 502 249, 022 803, 000 1961 1 Preauthorization Study Costs. 2 Abandonment recommended in House Document 467, 79th Congress, 1st session. 3 Completed. 4 In addition $1,880 expended for Reconnaissance and Condition Studies. 3 No maintenance required at present. 6 In addition $40,000 has been expended from contributed funds. 7 Inactive. 8 In addition $8,000 has been expended from contributed funds. 9 Includes $13,000 preauthorization study costs. 1o This amount was used to partly fund a joint Civil Works and maintenance project for emergency work on Skagway River. 11 Authorized for maintenance only. 12Includes $2,000 preauthorization study costs. 14. FAIRBANKS FLOOD CONTROL, ALASKA Location. The site of this project is on the Chena River 11/4 miles below the mouth of the Chena Slough and about 1 mile above the east boundary of Fort Wainwright and 5 miles above Fair- banks. 1990 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for an earth fill diversion dam 11/2 miles long across the Chena River near mile 20, a diversion channel about 5.2 miles long from the Chena River to the Tanana River, a levee 12 miles long parallel to the north bank of the Tanana River and necessary drainage facilities to protect Fairbanks and Fort Wainwright from recur- ring flood damage from the Chena and Tanana Rivers. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1961, is $11,830,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved 3 July 1958 (H. Doc. 137, 84th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published map of the locality. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights- of-way necessary for construction of the project and for subse- quent maintenance when and as required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction, mainte- nance, and operation of the project; contribute $30,000 annually toward maintenance and operation, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; and contrib- ute in cash 3.5 percent of the total cost of the project. No formal action has been taken toward securing assurances of local coopera- tion. Operations and results during fiscal year. Aerial photography of the project was obtained May 1, 1961 and preliminary field surveys, including probings of the levee site parallel to the Tanana River, were conducted May and June 1961. Total new work costs for the fiscal year, all government, were $46,326. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary field surveys began May 1961. Hydrology and Hydraulics design memos are 3 percent completed and the General Design Memorandum is 5 percent completed. Total cost to June 30, 1961, for new work is $106,326, including $60,000 for preauthorization studies. Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 1 New work: Appropriated--------....------------ $100, 000 $160, 000 Cost-----------------46,326 106,326 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 ... - .... .. . --------------- - ----.. $50, 149 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 ..... .... ..... .... .... 150, 000 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _............................ 2(10, 149 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project ........-...... ...-..... .. 11. 520. 000 1 Totals include $60,000 preauthorization studies. FLOOD CONTROL---ALASKA DISTRICT 1991 15. OTHER AUTHORIZED FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost to June 30, 1961 Name of full report _ Estimated Cost Name of see amount estimate project Annual Operation required to (last date Report Construction and complete of revision) for- maintenance 1. Fairbanks, Tanana River and Chena Slough, Alaska .--- - 1945 $557, 000 - _(1) 2. Gold Creek, Alaska- -- __----- 1960 '456, 684 ------------ (1) - 3. Lowell Creek, Alaska _--------- 1946 3416, 382 $30, 771 (1) 4. Salmon River, Alaska----------- 1954 4 34, 231 5 21, 246 (6) 5. Skagway, Skagway River, Alaska .-_-_----_-_ --- . 1953 8 23,385 --- _ $1,048,000 1961 6. Talkeetna River, Alaska 7.-----_ _._- . 9 4, 000 _ 78, 000 1960 7. Emergency bank protection work under authority of sec- tion 14 of the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946 ... 1952 24, 898 -------_------- (10) 8. Emergency flood-control work under authority of section 5 of the Flood Control Act ap- proved August 18, 1941 as amended 11__---- _ 1950 46, 831 (1) 9. Emergency flood-control work under authority of Public Law 138, 78th Cong., and Public Laws 102 and 858, 80th Cong. 1953 1272, 361 10. Emergency flood-control work under authority of section 208 of the 1948 Flood Control Act, 80th Cong., 2d sess., and Pub- lic Law 371 approved June 4, 1952, 82d Cong., 2d sess-------- 1953 --------- '3151, 721 1 Completed and transferred to local interests for maintenance. 2 In addition, $84,000 has been expended from W.P.A. funds prior to authorization and $25,000 from contributed funds. 3 In addition, $25,000 has been expended from contributed funds. 4 In addition, $7,000 has been expended from contributed funds. 5 In addition, $2,400 has been expended from contributed funds. 8 Completed. 7 Inactive. 8 Includes $2,000 preauthorization studies. 9 Preauthorization study costs. to Emergency bank protection of Talkeetna River at Talkeetna, Alaska. 11Emergency flood-control work, Gold Creek, Alaska. 12 Consists of emergency dike repair Skagway Rive $47,361, and channel revetment repairs of Gold Creek, Juneau, $25,000. 13Consists of emergency repairs Skagway River $ 4,299, and emergency flood-control work Gold Creek, Juneau, $107,421. Does not include $11,667 which was used to partly fund a joint Civil Works-Mi.itary project for emer- gency work on Skagway River. Included in other authorized navigation projects table. In addition, the City of Juneau expended $64,159 in emergency repair work of Gold Creek prior to authorization. 16. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FLOOD CONTROL WORKS Inspections were made of Lowell Creek, Gold Creek and Fair- banks, Tanana River and Chena Slough projects during fiscal year 1961 in conjunction with other civil works activities in the area at no cost to the project. 17. EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $350,256 for surveys and includes $28,032 for flood control studies, $51,223 for navigation studies, and $271,001 for special study of Rampart Canyon hydroelectric project. The funds unexpended June 30, 1961, $53,801, together with an anticipated allotment of $421,300, $66,500 for flood control, $54,800 for navigation and $300,000 for the Rampart Canyon 1992 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 project, will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1962 for the continued review of Interim Report No. 2 Cook Inlet and Tribu- taries, Knik River flood control project and the field investigation and economic study of the Rampart Canyon project, the comple- tion of a study of Valdez and Petersburg harbors and the Kodiak flood-control project, and the initiation of the Valdez flood-control project. 18. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA Funds in the amount of $47,130 were transferred to the U.S. Geological Survey to maintain gages at Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River; near Ruby on the Melozitna River, near Aleknagik on the Wood River; at Bradley Lake; at Eagle, Rampart, Kaltag and Ruby on the Yukon River; Grant Lake near Dillingham; near Windy on the Nenana River; Koyukuk River at Hughes; the Knik River near Palmer; Nellie Juan River near Kings Bay; and the Snow River near Kenai Lake. Funds in the amount of.$70,000 were transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to the $5,000 transferred in 1960, for the continued study of fish and game in the reservoir and downstream areas of the Rampart Canyon project. THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors is a continuing body created by Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902. The Board comprises seven senior Engineer officers: The Chair- man is the Deputy Chief of Engineers for Construction; five Mem- bers are Division Engineers (rotative basis) from continental United States divisions; the seventh officer is assigned full time as Resident Member and directs the staff. Appointments are made by the Chief of Engineers for unspecified periods. The Board meets on call of the Chairman. The statutory duties of the Board as set forth in the Act of June 13, 1902, and subsequent acts and amendments are: a. To conduct an independent review of survey reports covering projects for river and harbor, flood control, and multiple-purpose improvements prepared by the Corps of Engineers in response to an act of Congress or a resolution of the Public Works Committees of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and to report its conclusions and recommendations thereon to the Chief of Engi- neers, who forwards the reports with his conclusions and recom- mendations to the Secretary of the Army for transmission to Congress. b. To conduct an independent review of all special reports ordered by Congress and report thereon in the same manner as for survey reports when directed by the Chief of Engineers. c. To consider and approve general plans for major modification and reconstruction of any lock, canal, canalized river or other work for use and benefit of navigation. Additional statutory duties have been assigned to the Board under the terms of the Merchant Marine Act and various River and Harbor Acts, particularly that of September 22, 1922. Under these acts the Board: a. In cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Administration, col- lects, compiles, and publishes information on the characteristics of United States ports: Physical characteristics of the ports are the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers, and administrative char- acteristics are the responsibility of the Maritime Administration. b. Provides staff supervision over the collection and compilation of statistics revealing the volume and nature of commerce on inland waterways, which include entrance channels for ocean ports of the United States and its territories. The statistics are published annually in two categories: Waterborne commerce of the United States in five parts (six volumes), showing the nature and amount of commodity, passenger, and vessel movements; and Transporta- tion Series in three volumes, listing the characteristics of registered and unregistered vessels comprising the respective United States flag shipping fleets. In addition to its statutory duties, the following duties are the more significant among those assigned by the Chief of Engineers: Review of Corps of Engineers policies and procedures as directed; 1993 1994 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 review of reports of other Federal agencies pertaining to water resources development; conduct of investigations and studies of the economics of ports and waterways; guidance to the Division and District offices of the Corps of Engineers in the field of water- way economics; and the preparation of port briefs and special studies on foreign ports. Also, the Resident Member acted as alternate for the Chief of Engineers as ex officio member of the National Capital Planning Commission and as alternate for the Secretary of the Army on the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. The Resident Member was ex officio secretary of the American Sec- tion, Permanent International Association of Navigation Con- gresses, a quasi-official organization, and the Board staff provided active support in planning for the quadrennial International Con- gress. (See separate section on PIANC.) On June 30, 1961, the Board was composed of the following Members: Major General Keith R. Barney, Deputy Chief of Engi- neers for Construction, Chairman; Major General Robert J. Flem- ing, Jr., Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, South- western; Brigadier General Robert G. MacDonnell, Division Engi- neer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Pacific; Brigadier General William R. Shuler, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engi- neer Division, Missouri River; Brigadier General Thomas H. Lipscomb, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Atlantic; Brigadier General Thomas DeF. Rogers, Division Engi- neer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Central; and Colonel Carl H. Bronn, Resident Member. In addition to the foregoing, the following officers were also assigned for various periods during the year to membership on the Board: Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (then Major General), former Chairman; Brigadier General William W. Lapsley, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River; and Brigadier General Allen F. Clark, Jr., Division Engi- neer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Pacific. A summary of the investigations authorized by'Congress from establishment of the Board in 1902 to the close of fiscal year 1961, authorizations completed, the number of authorizations remaining to be reported on, and the number of reports submitted under con- tinuing authorizations is given in the following table: BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS 1995 Reports submitted Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities during received received completed completed remaining fiscal year Authority for investigation prior to during prior to during to be 1961 (under July 1, fiscal year July 1, fiscal year reported continuing 1960 1961 1960 1961 on and multiple authority) Flood Control and River and Harbor Acts, exclusive of 1909 River and Harbor Act. 5, 042 38 4, 708 11 361 River and Harbor Act of 1909-Continuing authority for major modification 1 -_- ------------ 1 2 Congressional Resolutions ex- clusive of Great Lakes Harbors-------------------- 3, 509 129 2,452 42 ,144 Congressional Resolutions- Multiple Great Lakes Har- bors Studies__--------------- 2 ------------------------ 2 4 Public Law 71-84-1 Au- thority for Multiple Hurri- cane Studies __---------------- 1 -- - 1 8 Appropriation Act of 1957- Restudy of Tennessee- Tombigbee Rivers_------------------- 1------------ 1 ----- Total-- ----- ---- 8,555 168 7,160 53 1,510 14 During the year the Board held five meetings of 1 to 2 days' duration. The Board considered 65 reports, acted favorably on 37, unfavorably on 24, deferred action on 1, and returned 3. The Board recommended construction of projects totaling $478,807,400 of which $437,037,500 was the estimated cost to the United States, and $41,769,900 the cost to local interests for work and cash con- tributions. Of the 24 unfavorable reports acted on by the Board, 8 involved construction costs estimated at $34,236,500, consisting of $16,888,500, Federal, and $17,348,000, non-Federal. The remain- ing 16 reports contained no cost estimates as they dealt with im- provements that were obviously unfavorable or no longer neces- sary. In addition to its review of surveys, the Board submitted reports or comments on reports to the Chief of Engineers as follows: Eight reports by another Federal agency on water re- source development. Sixty-five special reports on civil works and assistance to District Engineers. Seventeen engineer intelligence studies covering 17 foreign ports. Fifty-seven special planning studies on foreign ports. Studies prescribed by various River and Harbor Acts and by Section 8 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 were continued and the results published in three series of reports titled Port Series, Transportation Series, and Waterborne Commerce of the United States. The following reports were published during the year: Port Series No. 11-The Ports of Hampton Roads, Va. No. 24-The Port of Houston, Tex. No. 25-The Port of Corpus Christi, Tex. 1996 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Transportation Series No. 3-Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes System, 1961. No. 4-Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 1960. No. 5-Transportation Lines on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, 1960. Waterborne Commerce Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5, National Summaries, 1959. Supplement to Part 5, 1959, Domestic Inland Traffic, Areas of Origin and Destination of Principal Commodities. At the close of the year the following reports were in progress: Port Series No. 12-The Port of Wilmington, N.C. No. 13-The Port of Charleston, S.C. No. 41-The Port of Buffalo, N.Y. No. 43-The Port of Cleveland, Ohio No. 45-The Port of Detroit and Ports on the Saginaw River, Mich. No. 46-The Port of Chicago, Ill. Transportation Series No. 5-Transportation Lines on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, 1961. At the close of the year the following reports were compiled and in the process of being printed: Port Series No. 18-The Port of Mobile, Ala. No. 42-U.S. Ports on Lake Erie (Erie, Pa., and Conneaut, Ashtabula, Fair- port, Lorain, Huron, and Sandusky, Ohio). No. 44-The Port of Toledo, Ohio. Transportation Series No. 4-Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 1961. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION The Mississippi River Commission consisting of three officers of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, one from the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and three members from civil life, two of whom are civil engineers, was created by an Act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. All members are appointed by the Presi- dent with.the advice and consent of the Senate. During the fiscal year the Commissioners were: Maj. Gen. T. A. Lane, U.S. Army, president; Mr. DeWitt L. Pyburn, civil engineer; Mr. Eugene F. Salisbury, civil engineer; Rear Adm. H. Arnold Karo, director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Mr. Harry L. Bolen; Brig. Gen. Wm. W. Lapsley, U.S. Army, until March 2, 1961; Maj. Gen. Keith R. Barney, U.S. Army, until September 19, 1960; Brig. Gen. William R. Shuler, U.S. Army, beginning September 20, 1960; and Brig. Gen. Jackson Graham, U.S. Army, beginning March 3, 1961. The officer of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, designated as the president of the Commission, serves as its executive officer. An officer of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, is assigned to serve as secretary of the Commission in the office of its president. Col. L. B. Wilby served as secretary until August 15, 1960 at which time he was succeeded by Col. E. B. Downing. Headquarters of the Commission are in the Mississippi River Commission Building, Vicksburg, Miss. The Mississippi River Commission is charged, under the direc- tion of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, with prosecution of improvements for flood control of the Mississippi River and of its tributaries and outlets in its alluvial valley, so far as they are affected by Mississippi River backwater, between Head of Passes, La. (mile 0), and Cape Girardeau, Mo. (mile 1,016), and with prosecution of improve- ments in the interests of navigation between Cairo, Ill. (mile 964), and Baton Rouge, La. (mile 232). It also is charged with prose- cution of certain flood-control works on the Mississippi River and on tributaries so far as they are affected by backwater, between Cape Girardeau and Rock Island, Ill. (mile 1,446), and with prosecution of improvements on designated tributaries and out- lets below Cape Girardeau for flood control, major drainage, and related water uses such as navigation and water supply for agricultural use. Authorized operations of the Commission below Cape Girardeau are conducted by the district engineers of the United States Army Engineer Districts, New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis, within the areas described below, in accordance with approved directives and programs and congressional appropriations therefor. New Orleans District: Mississippi River project levees and river channel stabilization as required from Head of Passes, mile 0, to mile 320, including south bank levee of Red River to Hotwells, La.; Bonnet Carre and Morganza floodways; maintenance and improvement of the Mississippi River navigation channel from 1997 1998 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Baton Rouge, La. (mile 232) up to mile 320; Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp); navigation improvement of the Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from the Mississippi River to Morgan City; control of Old and Atchafalaya Rivers; Lake Ponchartrain protection levees, Jefferson Parish, La.; Atchafalaya Basin floodways; and flood-control and drainage improvements in Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries, and in Bayou des Glaises. Vicksburg District: Mississippi River project levees and river channel stabilization as required from the upper limits of the New Orleans District (mile 320) in the vicinity of Black Hawk, La., to the Coahoma-Bolivar County line, Miss. (mile 615) on the left bank, and to the vicinity of the mouth of the White River, Ark. (mile 592) on the right bank including the south bank Arkansas River levee to the vicinity of Pine Bluff, Ark., and the north bank levee to the vicinity of Tucker on the left bank of Plum Bayou, Ark., and the lower ten miles of White River, Ark.; maintenance and improvement of the Mississippi River navigation channel between miles 320 and 593, and the Vicksburg and Green- ville Harbors; flood control and drainage improvements in the Red River backwater area including the leveed portion east of Black River within district limits; Jonesville, La., Boeuf and Tensas River and Bayou Macon Basins, and tributaries, Ark. and La., and Bayou Lafourche, La.; Yazoo River Basin, Miss., including the backwater area; Big and Little Sunflower Rivers, Dear Creek, and Steele Bayou, Miss., and the Grand Prairie Region, and Bayou Meto Basin, Ark., including provision for agricultural water supply. Memphis District: Mississippi River project levees and river channel stabilization as required, from the upper limits of the Vicksburg District in the vicinity of the mouth of White River (mile 592), to the north bank of Little River diversion channel, Mo. (mile 1013), a few miles below Cape Girardeau, Mo., on the right bank, and to the Cache River diversion channel above Cairo, Ill. (mile 977), on the left bank, including levees and revetment on the right bank of the Ohio River to above Mounds, Ill. (mile 12). Operations above Cairo, Ill. are restricted to levee work. Mainte- nance and improvement of the Mississippi River navigation chan- nel between miles 593 and 964 and of Memphis Harbor, Tenn.; levees in the White River backwater area up to the vicinity of Augusta, Ark. and a pumping plant near the mouth of White River; levees and pumping plants at De Valls Bluff and Des Arc, Ark.; channel improvements in Cache River Basin, Ark.; improve- ment works in the St. Francis River Basin, Mo. and Ark.; in- cluding backwater area, Little River diversion channel, Mo. and L'Anguille River, Ark.; Wolf River Basin, Tenn.; Obion and Forked Deer River Basins, Tenn.; Reelfoot Lake area, Tenn. and Ky.; and Cairo-Mounds-Mound City area, Ill. Field operations of the Commission restricted to levee construc- tion under section 6 of the 1928 Flood Control Act (local interests contributing one-third of costs and furnishing rights-of-way), are conducted within the following limits by four United States Army MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 1999 Engineer Districts which report direct to the Commission on matters within its jurisdiction: St. Louis District: (Lower Mississippi Valley Division)-Mis- sissippi River (sec. 6) levees from the upper limits of the Memphis District to Clemens Station, Mo. (mile 1264), on the right bank and Hamburg Bay, Ill. (mile 1225), on the left bank including the Illinois River to mile 20, near Havana, Ill. Rock Island District: (North Central Division) -Mississippi River (sec. 6) levees from upper limits of the St. Louis District to Rock Island, Ill. (mile 1448). Louisville District: (Ohio River Division) -Ohio River (sec. 6) levees to Shawneetown, Ill. (backwater limits). Kansas City District: (Missouri River Division)-Missouri River (sec. 6) levees to St. Charles Mo. (backwater limit). MISSISSIPPI RIVE'R AND ALLUVIAL VALLEY BELOW GIRADEAU, MO. Location and description: The Mississippi River rises in Lake Itasca, Minn., and flows in a general southerly direction for 2,350 miles through the central portion of the United States to empty into the Gulf of Mexico about 115 miles below New Orleans. It is improved for barge navigation for about 1,837 miles to Minneapo- lis, Minn. The major tributaries are the Missouri, Ohio, St. Francis, White, Arkansas, Yazoo, and Red Rivers which drain 1,245,000 square miles in all or part of 31 States between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains and parts of two Canadian Provinces. Below Cape Girardeau, Mo., 53 miles above the Ohio River, the river bottom lands widen abruptly into the alluvial valley of about 35,460 square miles which was originally subject to flood overflow. For descriptive purposes, this area has been subdivided into the St. Francis, White, Tensas, Atchafalaya, and Lafourche Basins west of the river, and the Yazoo and Pontchar- train Basins east of the river. A major part of the alluvial valley has been protected from floods by levees which confine flood flows within a flood plain having an average width of about 5 miles. (See map of the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River, scale 1:500,000.) Observations made by the Mississippi River Commission to June 30 show approximate maximum and minimum discharges between the levees as follows: Cairo to White River, 2,000,000 and 70,000 cubic feet per second; thence to Red River, 2,150,000 and 90,000 cubic feet per second; thence to the Gulf of Mexico, 1,500,000 and 80,000 cubic feet per second in the Mississippi River and about 650,000 and 12,000 cubic feet per second in the Atchafalaya River. As the 1927 flood flow was not confined between the levees, maximum discharges recorded do not include the entire flow of the 1927 flood, the maximum of record below White River. Low water stages, generally, obtain from August to December. High water and flood stages usually occur in the late winter or early spring, but great floods such as that of 1937 have occurred as early as January in the upper reaches of the 2000 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 lower river. Extreme ranges in stages recorded at representative gages are about 60 feet at Cairo; 55 feet at Memphis; 58 feet at Red River Landing; and 23 feet at New Orleans (Carrollton). The river is nontidal above the mouth of Red River, where ampli- tude of the tide rarely exceeds 0.1 foot during extreme low water. PREVIOUS PROJECTS The.project outlined in a report by the Commission dated Feb- ruary 17, 1880, contemplated improvement of the channel to secure a least depth of 10 feet at extreme low water by contrac- tion of the low water channel, protection of banks against caving, and control of floodwater by levees. For further details, see page 1944, Annual Report for 1932, and page 1682, Annual Report for 1937. Flood-control-general projects previously authorized, which have been incorporated as features of the project, are listed below. For last full report, see Act of Authorizing Description Annual Report of the incorporation act Chief of Engineers July 24, 1946 June 22, 1936 Tiptonville-Obion levee and drainage im- P. 943, fiscal year 1941. provements, Tenn, July 24, 1946 June 22, 1936 Bayou des Glaises diversion ditch, La ... P. 1029, fiscal year 1946. July 24, 1946 June 22, 1936 From North Little Rock, Ark. to Gillett, P. 1053, fiscal year 1946. Ark. on the north bank of Arkansas River (portion below Plum Bayou). July 24, 1946 Aug. 18, 1941 White River levees Augusta to Clarendon P. 1083, fiscal year 1946. and De Valls Bluff, Ark. July 24, 1946 Dec. 22, 1944 Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon, P. 982, fiscal year 1945. La. July 24, 1946 Dec. 22, 1944 Big Sunflower River, etc_--_-------------- P. 1061, fiscal year 1946. June 30, 1948 July 24, 1946 Devils Swamp barge channel at Baton P. 1059, fiscal year 1948. Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Harbor). May 17, 1950 June 22, 1936 Jonesville, La___-_______________.__________ P. 773, fiscal year 1953. May 17, 1950 July 24, 1946 Lake Pontchartrain-Jefferson Parish, La .. P. 737, fiscal year 1953. EXISTING PROJECT The existing project for the Mississippi River and tributaries in the alluvial valley between the Head of Passes, La. and Cape Girardeau, Mo. provides for the protection thereof from floods by means of levees, floodwalls, floodways, reservoirs (in the Yazoo and St. Francis Basins), bank stabilization, and channel improve- ments in and along the river and its tributaries and outlets insofar as affected by backwater of the Mississippi River, including levee work on the main stem between Cape Girardeau and Rock Island. The project also provides for channel realinement and improve- ment including bank stabilization and dikes to reduce flood heights; control the natural tendency of the river to lengthen by meandering; protect the levees from being destroyed by caving banks; and provide a 12- x 300-foot navigation channel between Baton Rouge, La. and Cairo, Ill. The locations of major Mississippi River project improvements for flood control and navigation, including main stem levees and appurtenant drainage structures and spillways, channel realinement and dredging, bank revetment, and dikes are listed in table A. The locations of levee work MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2001 accomplished under the provisions of section 6 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, are shown on table E-4. The project provides for harbor improvements on the main stem at Baton Rouge (Devils Swamp), La., Vicksburg, Miss., Greenville, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn. The locations of these improvements are shown on table A. The locations of project improvements on tributaries and outlets in designated basins in the alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau are listed in table B. Table C contains data pertinent to dams and reservoirs. Table A. Mississippi River Improvements Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Head Locality of Passes -------------------------- "- . 230-966 Baton Rouge-Cairo . ...---------- )redging where required........ 10-966 Venice, La.-Cairo R evetment, contraction work -- _------------- 11-25 Baptiste Collette Bayou- i Main line levee setback, left Ostrica, La. bank. 44-91 Bohemia, La -New Orleans-.... Main line levee and floodwall, left bank. 91-104 New Orleans------------------. _ ___do..._._._ ......... I Authorized by PL 516, 81st Cong. 104-230 New Orleans-Baton Rouge- ... _.__do.___ 234 Baton Rouge Harbor..----------. Devils Swamp barge channel .. Authorized by PL 858, 80th Cong. 432 Vicksburg Harbor---..--...... -Harbor extension and industrial Authorized by PL 391, fill. 70th Cong., as modi- fied by PL 526, 79th Cong., and 780, 83d Cong. 529 Greenville Harbor ___- -. _____.. Harbor improvements........--- Authorized by PL 85- 500, July 3, 1958. 432-718 Vicksburg-Lake View, Miss . Main line levee, left bank-...-- 718-731 Memphis Harbor_______ .. Closure, Tennessee Chute; Authorized by PL 526, industrial fill, levee; harbor 79th Cong. channels, etc. 807-878 Tiptonville-Obion River .. Main line levee, left bank, levee Do. extension and diversion of Obion River. 906-931 Slough Bend-Hickman, Ky .... Main line levee, 4 left bank...... 10-81 The Jump-New Orleans....... Main levee right bank _------- 81-96 New Orleans.__.... ... . ----- do...-----..--_-------------- Authorized by PL 516, 81st Cong. 96-277 New Orleans-Morganza __ ... __ do--.....__-______----- 285-301 Morganza-Old River__ ..----- do .. .........------------------- Extends up south bank of Old River to Barbre Landing. 301-312 Old River, La., control........ Levee closure and enlargement, Authorized by PL 780, low and high level spillway 83d Cong. structures, navigation lock, and approach channels. 304-564 Old River-Cypress Creek, Ark__ Main line levee, right bank..... Joins Arkansas River south bank levee. 600-660 Henrico-Helena, Ark........-.. --... do ........................ 671-1, 001 St. Francis River-Commerce, Mo. 1,008-1,446 Thebes, Ill.-Rock Island-....... Levees, both banks...-___..... Intermittent. 127-129 Bonnet Carre, La., floodway. - Regulating spillway, left bank - - 277-285 Morganza, La., floodway........ Regulating spillway, right bank. 895 St. Johns Bayou, Mo-........... Drainage floodgate_ __........ Authorized by PL 780, 83d Cong. 895 New Madrid floodway, Mo .... ..-----4o-----------.... 932 Hickman, Ky....-------------- Floodwall, left bank............. 895-964 New Madrid-Birds Point, Mo. - Floodway, right bank.......... 966 Cairo, Cairo drainage district .-- Floodwalls and levees... .. 966 Cairo, Cairo drainage district, Floodwalls, levees, and pump- Mounds, Mound City and ing plant. vicinity. Cape Girardeau to Rock Island. Levees.........----------------------- Intermittent (sec. 6). 2002 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table B. Mississippi River Tributary and Outlet Improvements Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Locality mouth - -- -~-- - -- - - ~-- ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA. Atchafalaya Basin, Morganza, and West Atchafalaya floodways 18-81Atchafalaya Basin floodway Floodway_- between Morgan City and Alabama Bayou. 81-115 Morganza floodway between ----. do ....... Alabama Bayou and Missis- sippi River. 81-138 West Atchafalaya floodway be- .---_ do -- - - --..--...- - tween Alabama Bayou and Red River. East protection levee (Morganza and Atchafalaya floodways) 6 Below Morgan City____ Channel relocation-.---_-- By-pass route for Gulf Intracoastal Water- way traffic. 6-18 -- _ do ___ - Levees, floodwall .... ...... East of lower river. 18 Morgan City__________ Lock in Bayou Boeuf I _- ..-.- Gulf Intracoastal Wa- terway. 18-115 Morgan City Morganza __-__-. Levee and Morgan City flood- Including lower Mor- wall. ganza floodway guide levee. 18-54 Morgan City-Bayou Sorrel Lock_ Alternate navigation channel Gulf Intracoastal Wa- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway terway utilizes levee to Plaquemine and Port west side borrow pit Allen. channel. Alternate route on east side of levee. 54 Bayou Sorrel 1___ __ Lock_- __ - - - Alternate route Gulf Intracoastal Water- way Morgan City to Plaquemine and ex- tension to Port Allen. 84-106 Ramah-Bayou Fordoche _...... Drainage channel --- Levee landside borrow pit. 108-116 Lacour-Red Cross.- Levee, upper Morganza guide___ 109 Bayou Latenache-_- Drainage structure, Pointe Through upper Mor- Coupee and channel enlarge- ganza guide levee ment. and enlargement of outlet channel. Atchafalaya Basin floodway lower protection levee 6-18 Below Morgan City............ Levees, floodwall, drainage Inclosed area between structures, and pumping Berwick and Wax plants. Lake Outlet. 20 Berwick 1 Lock_ -_-_--..... ... ........ Lower Atchafalaya River. 26 Patterson _.--- _ . .--- -- -- -- Water system...._ Adjustment to pro- vide fresh water. 32 Calumet.---------------- -.. Floodgate, east _---- Bayou Teche-Wax Lake Outlet. West protection levee (Atcha- falaya Basin and West Atchafalaya floodways) Wax Lake Outlet to Mansura _- Protection levee_ Coulee des Grues___ - Levee enlargement and flood- gate extension. 133 Simmesport-Hamburg ._ __ - Levee fuse plug _ West Atchafalaya floodway. 32 Calumet___ Floodgate, west__.. Bayou Teche and Wax Lake Outlet. 50 Charenton ........ Floodgate and approach chan- Borrow pit channel to nels. Grand Lake through West Atchafalaya protection levee. 96 Bayou Courtableau._......... Gated drainage control struc- tures and channels. 97 Bayou Darbonne ___.____ G ated drainage stru ctures ...... Through West Atcha- falaya protection levee. See footnote at end of table. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2003 Table B. Mississippi River Tributaryand Outlet Improvements-Continued Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Locality mouth ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA.- Continued 50 Jaws-Lake Fausse Pointe .. Outlet, Charenton drainage Restoration of drain- canal protection levee. age west of West Atchafalaya Basin protection levee. 32 Wax Lake Outlet___________ Bridges, railway, and highway-- 95 West Atachafalaya floodway .-. ..--do--- 95 Morganza floodway ________ _ d o __.- - - - - - - - - -- 107 ... do ._. . . .._- - .-- - - --- _ do .-- 115 -- _ - do._--- -___- - - -- - - - _-do-.----------------- Atchafalaya River 0-88 Below Alabama Bayou __ Dredging of floodway channels__ Improve channel ca- pacities and decrease flood heights. 18-133 Morgan City-Mississippi River_ 12-foot by 125-foot navigation Through Grand and channel. Six Mile Lake. 32 Atchafalaya Bay-Six Mile Lake. Outlet, Wax Lake_ 81-138 Alabama Bayou-Barbre Land- Levee, east bank_ ing. 61-133 Bayou Garofler-Simmesport __ W est bank, levee............... 96 Krotz Springs__ Levee, ring_ 107-108 Melville.. -------------- - ... d o _...................... 133 Simmesport__ __ Levee, ring and drainage struc- ture. COURTABLEAU BASIN, LA. AND OUTLETS 0-8 Charenton Canal______________ _ Drqinage channel .............. Outlet to Gulf. 50-133 West Atchafalaya protection -. do .. . _--- - - - Intercepting drainage levee borrow pit channel. channel. 96 Bayou Courtableau spillway ... Drainage control structure - - - - 133 Bayou des Glaises_ Diversion channel-- Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries 0-17 Bayou Cocodrie___________ _____ Enlargement and realinement__ 17-40 Bayou Cocodrie-Boeuf diver- New channel_ _... sion. 40-51 Bayou Boeuf________ ___.. .-- do _.... 51-60 Bayous Boeuf-Rapides diver- _-_do ..... - sion. 17-42 Upper Cocodrie___________ Enlargement, clearing, and snagging. Bayou Boeu f 87-107 Bayou Lamourie to Kincaid .... Enlargement, realinement, clearing, and snagging. 40 Lecompte control structure..... Fixed elevation weir-....--...--- 60 Bayou Rapides control struc- Gated drainage structure-....... ture. 87 Bayou Lamourie control struc- .-... do _-- - - - - - --.....- ture. Various_- __- __ . - Railway, highway, and local road bridges, and pipeline crossing. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LA. Lake Pontchartrain, Jefferson Flood protection-........ Authorized by PL 516 Parish, La. 81st Cong. AMITE RIVER, LA. .. Amite River, La ______.... Bank protection-........ Do. LOWER BED RIVER, LA. 82-145 Moncla-Hotwells_____-- to Lak Levee, south bank -- Red River-Moncla to Lake Levees -.. . .-------------- Intermittent (sec. 6). Long. See footnote at end of table. 2004 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table B. Mississippi River Tributary and Outlet Improvements-Continued Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Locality mouth TENSAS BASIN, ARK. AND LA. Red River backwater area Tensas-Cocodrie area.......___-__ Levees, drainage channels, and structures. 56 Jonesville, La.............._.__ Levees, floodwall, pumping Portion of levee built plant, and interior drainage. under sec. 6. Ouachita River__ - - _-do-.......___........ ... Monroe to Sandy Bayou and Baw- comville (sec. 6). Now incorporated in Ouachita River and tributaries project for flood-control. Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and tributaries, La. and Ark. Boeuf River, La. and Ark. 0-32 Below Bayou Lafourche......... Clearing....... - - - - - - PL 516, 81st Cong., modifies require- ments of local coop- eration. 151-235 Above Bayou Lafourche.....___ Enlargement and realinement_ _- Canals 18, 19, 43, and 81, Big Channel improvement .____.. Extensions authorized Bayou, Black Pond Slough, by PL 85-500, July Kirsch Lake Canal, Flesch- 3, 1958. mans Bayou, and Caney Bayou. Bayou Lafourche, La. 0-57 Boeuf River (mile 32) to and Channel improvement and re- PL 516, 81st Cong., through Bayou Lafourche to alinement. modifies require- Bouef River (mile 151). ments of local coop- eration. Big and Colewa Creeks, La. 0-26 Big and Colewa Creeks....... Clearing, snagging, and realine- ment. 26-89 ..... do__ __ ._ _ _____ Enlargement and realinement. Tensas River, La. 0-160 Tensas River_.....__.__________ Channel improvement.......... Do. Bayou Macon, Ark. and La. .0-170 To mouth of Ditch Bayou- ... Clearing and snagging _...... 123 Upper end Sandy Lake ... ..... Levee _- 120 Small outlet, right bank_ -_-.. .----..... Closure------------- 127 ..... do..............____....... - ..d o --------- -----------.. .. 158 Rush Bayou......._____ __...... Clearing_ ..-....--..-.-....-.-.. Authorized by PIL 85- 500, July 3, 1958. Structures Various..........__ .......... Railway and highway bridges and pipeline crossings. Grant's Canal, La. 0-0.2 Grant's Canal at Lake Provi- Filling canal____---------------- Authorized by I'L 516, dence. 81st Cong. LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. 23-98 Yancopin-Pine Bluff- _...__. Levee, south bank._........ 35-98 Fletcher Bend, Ark. to Pine Revetment....------- Bluff. 48-102 North Little Rock to Gillett Levee, north bank.............. (below Plum Bayou). Grand Prairie Region and Water supply and drainage im- Do. Bayou Meto Basin, Ark. provements. See footnote at end of table. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2005 Table B. Mississippi River Tributary and Outlet Improvements-Continued Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Locality mouth YAZOO BASIN, MISS. 0-75 Yazoo backwater area........... Levees and pumping plants_ _. 0-381 Yazoo River below Arkabutla Channel improvement ...... Including Tallahatchie Dam. and Coldwater Rivers. 75-366 Yazoo River between Yazoo Levees, right bank ............ Intermittent. City and Pritchard. 75-345 Yazoo River between Yazoo Levees left bank_----------- Intermittent. City and Askew. 45-109 Lower auxiliary channel_ __.. New floodway channel.....-- 75 Yazoo City protection......__.. Levee, drainage structure, and pumping plant. 127 Belzoni portection .........__.. Levee and floodwall ......... 185 Greenwood protection......_. Levees, channel improvement, drainage structures, and pumping plants. 381 Arkabutla Reservoir ......... Flood detention and conserva- See table C. tion. 0-64 Yalobusha River below Grenada Channel improvement ......... Reservoir. 64 Grenada Reservoir ... __.... Flood detention and conserva- Do. tion. 0-24 Tallahatchie River-Little Talla- Levees, Panola-Quitman flood- hatchie River. way. 0-26 Little Tallahatchie River below Channel improvement.......... Sardis Reservoir. 26 Sardis Reservoir_ .._.__.__...___ Flood detention and conserva- Do. tion. 0-13 Yocona River below Enid Channel improvement..-__-__- Reservoir. 13 ....... Enid Reservoir...._.. Flood detention and conserva- Do. tion. 0-88 Cassidy Bayou, below Old Channel improvement ......... Including Moores Coldwater River. Bayou, Cutoff Bayou, Whiting Lake and outlet. 75-381 Area between main stem and Levees and channel improve- Authorized by PL 526, the hills including Bobo ment. 79th Cong. Bayou. McKinney Bayou .__.. __.. ._ Channel improvement or en- Do. largement of pumping plant Big Sunflower River, etc. 0-212 Big Sunflower River........ Channel improvement----.......... Authorized by PL 526, 0-11 Hull Brake-Mill Creek Canal..__ ----do------------------------ 79th Cong.; PL 516, 14-27 Hushpuckena River............ -do-..---do_------------------- 81st Cong., modifies 0-66 Quiver River__ .... ___.__--- ...--- do................------------------- requirements of local 6-20 IBoguePhalia............--------------- _ do------------------------- cooperation. 30-46 0-4 Ditchlow Bayou_..........____ .-.. do----____.----.------- --.. 0-27 Little Sunflower River ........ ----- do------------------------ 154-160 Deer Creek .. __...-----. ... do ... 0-70 Steele Bayou...... .._ ---- do------------------------ ...---------- .... do... LOWER WHITE RIVER AND BASIN, ARK. 18-50 Laconia Circle-Old Town Lake. Levee, backwater including out- Mile 600-740 Missis- let structures. sippi River. Pumping plant...-.-........__ Authorized by PL 85- 500, July 3, 1958. 100-220 Augusta to Clarendon ._._---- Levees, outlet structures _..__ 125 De Valls Bluff-____- _---_ Levee, outlet structure, and pumping station. 147 Des Are, Ark...__-...________--- ---------- .....do--------....- __ Authorized by PL 516, 81st Cong. 0-196 Cache River, Ark ___.----- -.... Channel improvement structures. and Do. 0-90 Bayou DeView, Ark....--------- .....do..___......-----------...........Do. ST. FRANCIS RIVER AND BASIN, ARK. AND MO. (--305 Mouth of St. Francis River- Floodway, levees, drainage 'Wapl)apelloDam. channels, and structures. See footnotes at bottom of table. 2006 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table B. Mississippi River Tributary and Outlet Improvements-Continued Location Mileage Improvement Remarks above Locality mouth . FD I ST. FRANCIS RIVER AND BASIN, ARK. AND Mo.-Continued 305 Wappapello Reservoir.._______. Flood detention and conserva- See table C. tion. 0-105 Little River Basin-____________ Floodway, levees, drainage channels, and structures. 15-36 Tyronza River_______ Channel improvement. 155 Marked Tree, Ark_____________ Marked Tree Siphon .-------- 0-29 Big Slough Ditch___________ Channel improvement . -..... 0-17 Mayo Ditch .___--------------- -..do.... 0-12 Cross Country Ditch .. __ - -....do...------------------ L'Anaille River. Ark 0-60 ........------------------------------- do............----------------------Authorized by PL 858, 80th Cong. WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES 0-38 Wolf River and tributaries, __..do...--- - . -.. .. - Authorized by PL 85- Tenn. 500, July 3, 1958. 0-81 Obion River and tributary d(-------------------- __ Do. North, South, Middle, and Rutherford Forks. 0-75 Forked Deer River and tribu- Do. tary, North, Middle, and South Forks. REELFOOT LAKE AREA, KY. AND TENN. 0-20 Running Reelfoot Bayou, Tenn. -.. do _ .............. Authorized by PL 780, 83d Cong. 0-16 Bayou du Chien, Ky. and Tenn_ ....d o ... _ ......... Do. ST. JOHNS BAYOU, MO. 0-11 New Madrid-Sikeston Ridge .. Levee and floodgate__ Mile 895, Mississippi River. LITTLE RIVER DIVERSION CHANNEL, MO. Delta to Ancell, Mo._ ._.- --.-- Levees... Mile 50 above Cairo. MISSOURI RIVER, MO. 0-28 Mouth to St. Charles, Mo-...... ... do____ - - Authority-(sec. 6) ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. 0-120 Mouth to Havana, Ill....____ -... do.......-... Intermittent-(sec. 6). OHIO RIVER, ILL. AND KY. 0-12 Cairo to Mound City and Floodwall, levee, revetment, Mounds, Ill. and pumping plant. I General data concerning the Bayou Boeuf, Bayou Sorrel, and Berwick locks where the Atchafalaya Basin protection levees cross the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the alternate route to Plaquemine, La., and the lower Atchafalaya River (extension of Bayou Teche Waterway) respectively, are given in the report on improvement of Rivers and Harbors in the New Orleans District. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2007 Table C. Mississippi River Tributary Dams and Reservoirs Sardis Name 1 Grenada Enid Little Tal- Arkabutla Wappapello R iver ------------------------------ Yalobusha Yocona lahatchie 2 Coldwater 2 St. Francis 2 Nearest town to dam site -..- -_- Grenada Enid Sardis Arkabutla Wappapello Drainage area-.------- square miles__ 1, 320 560 1,545 1,000 1.310 Conservation pool: Area_ thousand acres__ 10 6 10 5 5 Volume-... thousand acre-feet_ 86 58 92 31 39 Elevation _feet, mean sea level__ 193 230 235 210 355 Flood-control pool: Area-........... thousand acres__ 65 28 58 33 23 Volume .... thousand acre-feet_- 1,252 602 1, 478 494 586 Runoff- - - inches__ 17.8 20.2 18.0 9.3 8.4 Outlet gates: N um ber .----------------------- 3 2 4 3 3 Size ---------------- _---- - feet 7.5 x 14 8 x 16 6 x 12 8.5 x 19 10 x 20 Capacity, thousand cubic feet per second__ 10. 0 9. 4 10. 0 10.0 18. 0 Spillway: Type, uncontrolled .----- Chute Chute Chute Chute Gravity Length --- _feet__ 200 200 400 300 740 Elevation, crest, feet, mean sea level.........-. 231 268 282 239 395 Discharge capacity, thousand cubic feet per second_. 52 50 132 89 156 Surcharge pool: Area ....-...... thousand acres__ 106 41 90 63 32 Volume-... thousand acre-feet_ 1,385 554 1,447 858 521 Runoff - . inches_ _ 19. 7 18.5 17.6 16. 1 7. 5 Elevation__feet, mean sea level _ 247. 5 284.0 301. 6 257.0 414.0 Dam: Type, earthfill___________________ Rolled Rolled Hydraulic Rolled Rolled Length --- _--.-thousand feet__ 13. 9 8. 4 15.3 10.0 2. 7 Elevation, crest, feet, mean sea level__ 256. 0 293.0 312.0 265.0 420.0 Grenada, Enid, Sardis, and Arkabutla Reservoirs are in Yazoo River Basin, Miss.; Wappapello Reser- voir is in St. Francis River Basin, Mo. 2 Substract 0.6 from elevations for Sardis, 0.3 for Wappapello, and 0.7 for Arkabutla to correct for 1941 and 1944 adjustments. Project cost. The total authorized cost, including the modifica- tions authorized by the act of July 14, 1960, is $1,448,877,100, including maintenance charges through August 18, 1941. The total allotted under the authorization to June 30, 1961 was $1,162,665,652.1 (See table H-1.) A summary of the presently estimated first cost of the authorized improvements follows: Project title Estimated cost Completed features ....- - $129, 068., 600 M ississippi River levees- -_--- ----- --- __ -- ---- - - -- - - - -. 221, 000, 000 Section 6 Flood Control Act 1928 ------ -- -- -- --- -- --..... ... .. ... . . . 4, 000, 000 Channel improvement ... -------------- ----------- 683.000, 000 Baton Rouge Harbor, La-- --------------------------------- 3,080, 000 Vicksburg Harbor, Miss ------------------------------ 4, 672., 000 Gree n v ille H arbor, M iss ............ .-.... ........................................... 2, 750. 000 Memphis Harbor, Tenn.........-----------_ 18, 200, 000 Lake Pontchartrain, La.--.---------------- ------------- 6, 510,000 Am ite R iver, La -- .. .. .. -.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ..- . -. - 0 Atchafalaya Basin, La ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... .. .... 180, 000, 000 ... ... ...--------------- Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries, La ------------------------- .- .... . . 4, 310, 000 O l d R iv er , L a -.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 68, 900, 000 Lower Red River, La .------------- ---..... . --. . .. _-- 8, 990, 000 Tensas Basin, La., and A rk --.... .. . . ............--- - ------ 31, 700. 000 Lower Arkansas River, Ark_ _ _.-------------------------- ------------ 25, 600, 000 Grand Prairie-Bayou Meto, Ark------------------------ ---------- 35, 100, 000 Yazoo Basin, Miss--------------------- 197, 000, 000 Lower W hite River, Ark --- -------------- -------------.... 12, 900,000 Cache Basin, Ark ------------------------------------ ----------- 25,100, 000 St. Francis Basin, Ark., and Mo----------------- ----------------. . 88, 500,.000 L'Anguille Basin, Ark.-------.----------------- -- - - --- 5, 590, 000 Wolf River and tributaries, Tenn.. ...--------.. ._.. . . 1,670, 000 W est Tennessee tributaries, Tenn-......... _ ..... _ _.................. ....... ......... 9, 390, 000 Reelfoot Lake, Tenn., and Ky.................------------...... . 560,000 Total_ ... ___---------------------------------------------------- ... .... --.. $1, 767, 590, 600 The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $18,500,000. 2008 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 I Excludes $459,200 preauthorization studies cost not chargeable against the appropriation. 2 Includes Bonnet Carre, Morganza, and New Madrid floodways, roads on main stem levees, channel construction works, Atchafalaya River levees and navigation, Wax Lake Outlet and Charenton Canal, Bayou des Glaises diversion channel, Jonesville protection, Boeuf Basin levees, DeValls Bluff and Des Arc protection. Congressional acts of authorization. The existing project was authorized by the following acts: Acts Authorization Documents May 15, 1928 Flood protection in the alluvial valley of the Missis- H. Doc. 90, 70th Cong., 1st sess. June 19, 1930 sippi River, revetment and contraction works and Feb. 15, 1933 dredging to provide least channel depth of 9 feet Apr. 23, 1934 and width of 300 feet below Cairo. June 15, 1936 White River backwater______________ Unpublished report April 2, 1925. June 15, 1936 Morganza floodway, outlet west of Berwick, Atcha- House Committee on Flood Con- Aug. 28, 1937 falaya Basin; control of headwater floods, St. trol Doc. 1, 74th Cong., 1st sess.; June 28, 1938 Francis and Yazoo Basins; Mounds to Mound House Committee on Flood Con- City levee; flood-control works along Cache River, trol Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Ill., roads on levees and drainage adjustments in- cident to floodway levees. Aug. 18, 1941 Enlargement of main line levees to offset abandon- H. Doc. 359, 77th Cong., 1st sess. ment of floodways between Arkansas and Red Rivers, flood-control works in backwater areas of Yazoo and Red Rivers, and in Bayous Rapides, Boeuf and Cocodrie, La. Dec. 22, 1944 Navigation channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide H. Doc. 509, 78th Cong., 2d sess. between Baton Rouge and Cairo; execution of channel improvement and stabilization program- $200,000,000; and flood protection of Yazoo River backwater area in vicinity of Satartia. July 24, 1946 Improvement of Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou S. Doc. 151, 78th Cong., 2d sess. Macon. Improvement of Bayou Lafourche__ _ -- __._ _ S. Doc. 191, 79 Cong., 2d sess. Improvement of Yazoo River tributaries and exten- H. Doc. 516, 78th "ong., 2d sess. sion of Yazoo headwater project. North bank Arkansas River levees (below Plum H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Bayou). Levees on White River (Augusta to Clarendon) . H. Doc. 98, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Bayou des Glaises diversion channel................ H. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Modification of requirements for local cooperation in PL 526, 79th Cong., 2d sess. St. Francis and Yazoo Basins. Tiptonville-Obion levee and drainage improvements- H. Doc. 757, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Improvement of St. John's Bayou, Mo------ H. Doc. 138, 80th Cong., 1st sess. Tennessee Chute (Memphis Harbor)_ ---- S. Doc. 51, 80th Cong., 1st sess. Execution of the project for flood control and channel improvement-$100,000,000. June 30, 1943 Improvement of the Mississippi River below Cape H. Doc. 627, 80th Cong., 2d sess. Girardeau, Mo., with respect to West Tennessee tributaries. Improvement of L'Anguille River, Ark_ H. Doc. 651, 80th Cong., 2d sess. _----------- Barge channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide from H. Doc. 321, 80th Cong., 1st sess. Mississippi River mile 234.5 through Devils Swamp, La. May 17, 1950 Flood protection at Des Arc, Ark _____ H. Doc. 485, 81st Cong., 2d sess. Improvement of St. Francis River and Basin, Ark. H. Doc. 132, 81st Cong., 1st sess. and Mo. Improvement of Cache River and Bayou DeView, S. Doe. 88, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Ark. and Mo. Improvement of Grand Prairie Region and Bayou H. Doc. 255, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Meto Basin, Ark. Flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain, Jefferson S. Doc. 139, 81st Cong., 2d sess. Parish, La. Filling Grant's Canal, Lake Providence, La.; addi- tional protection to Red River backwater area; extending Federal jurisdiction to cover levees in Orleans Parish, La.; and bank protection, Amite River, La. Jonesville, La. levee, retaining wall, and drainage S. Doc. 117, 81st Cong., 1st sess. structure. Oct. 30, 1951 Modification of requirements for local cooperation in PL 237, 82d Cong., 1st sess. the White River backwater area, Ark. Sept. 3, 1954 Navigation improvement of the Atchafalaya from the S. Doc. 53, 82d Cong.. 1st sess. Mississippi River to Morgan City. Modification of project for Vicksburg-Yazoo area, H. Doc. 85, 83d Cong., 1st sess. Mississippi. Improvement in New Madrid floodway, Mo_ H. Doc. 183, 83d Cong., 1st sess. Control of Old and Atchafalaya Rivers and a lock for H. Doc. 478, 83d Cong., 2d sess. navigation. Improvement in Reelfoot Lake area, Ky. and Tenn__ S. Doc. 160, 83d Cong., 2d sess. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2009 Acts Authorization Documents July 3, 1958 I provenent of (reenvili arbor, Miss .... S. 1)oc. 15, 86th Cong., 1st sess. Extensions to iproject for ioeuf and Tensas Rivers S. I)oc. 108, 85th Cong., 1st sess. an(d layou .Macon in Ark. \\'lite River b)ackwater area-p1uniping Ilant _-.. - S. I)oc. 26, 85th Cong., 1st sess. Wolf River and tributaries for flood protection.. .. H. Doc. 76, 85th Cong., 1st sess. July 14, 19(10 Execution of the project for continuation of channel inlrroVement -- $50,(l(),00). References to published articles not previously reported. 1. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of the Hydraulics Division, Vol. 86, No. Hy 8, August 1960, Part 1, "Flood Distribu- tion Problems below Old River," by Frederic M. Chatry, Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans. 2. PROCCEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Waterways and Harbors Division, September 1960, "Southwest Pass-Mississippi River 40-Foot Ship Channel," by Austin B. Smith, Engineer, MRC/LMVD. 3. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Waterways and Harbors Division, Vol. 86, No. WW3, September 1960, Part 1, "Plan for Closure of Old River," by Col. George M. Cookson, Dis- trict Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans. 4. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Vol. 86, #SM 5, October 1960, Part 1, "Investigation of Underseepage, Mississippi River Levees," by W. J. Turnbull, Engineer, WES, and C. I. Mansur, Engineer, Fruin-Colnon Contracting Co., St. Louis, Mo. 5. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Vol. 86, #SM 6, December 1960, Part 1, "Dewatering the Port Allen Lock Excavation," by C. I. Mansur, Engineer, Fruin-Colnon Contracting Co., St. Louis, Mo., and R. I. Kaufman, Engineer, LMVD. 6. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Hydraulics Divi- s'ion, Vol. 87, # H 1, January 1961, Part 1, "Hydraulics of South- west Pass, Mississippi River," by Chester A. Peyronnin, Jr., Engi- neer, U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans. (LMVD Sub- ject) 7. PROCEEDINGS OF ASCE, JOURNAL of Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Vol. 87, SM 1, February 61, Part 1, "Design of Underseepage Control Measures for Dams and Levees," by W. J. Turnbull, Engineer, WES, and C. I. Mansur. 8. MILITARY ENGINEER, September-October 1960, "The River Engineer," by Maj. Gen. W. A. Carter, past President, MRC. 9. MILITARY ENGINEER, November 1960, "Altimeter Level- ing," by Guy W. Forney, U.S. Army Engineer District, Memphis. 10. INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC REVIEW, Monte- Carlo, Monaco, January 1961, "Reservoir Sedimentation Surveys in the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg," by Omega Shamblin, Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg. 11. MILITARY ENGINEER, February 28, 1961, "Model Test- ing of a Shallow-Draft Towboat," re motor vessel Mississippi, by Julian C. Lever, Engineer, Mississippi River Commission. 2010 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, stated that, in view of the great expenditure, esti- mated at approximately $292,000,000, heretofore made by the local interests in the alluvial valley of the Mississippi for protection against the floods of that river; in view of the extent of National concern in the control of these floods in the interest of National prosperity, the flow of interstate commerce, and the movement of the United States mails; and in view of the gigantic scale of the project involving flood waters of a volume and flowing from a drainage area largely outside the States most affected and far exceeding those of any other river in the United States; no local contribution to the construction cost of the project is required. Requirements of local cooperation stipulated in section 3 of the act of May 15, 1928 cover: (a) The maintenance of completed flood control works; (b) acceptance of ownership of lands acquired by the United States and turned over to local interests under the provisions of section 4 of the act; (c) provision without cost to the United States of all rights-of-way for main stem levees; and (d) holding the United States free from damages by floods. Subse- quent amendments to the 1928 act have provided for varied modi- fiications and additions to these requirements to meet the special local conditions applicable to off-main stem features of the project. Such requirements have in general been complied with by local interests as construction of the project has advanced. Terminal facilities. See Volume 1 of the 4-volume report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, entitled "Survey of Terminals and Landings on the Inland Waterways of the United States," 1942; volume 1 of 2-volume Port Series No. 19, 1957, "Ports on the Gulf Coast of the United States," for Baton Rouge, La., and Lake Charles, La.; Port Series No. 20, 1958, for New Orleans, La.; also folio of Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, Cairo, "Ill., to the Gulf of Mexico (28th edition), 1960. OPE'RATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Commission activities. The 261st session of the Commission was held on board the U.S. steamer Mississippi en route on the Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill. to the mouth of Old River, Old River from its mouth to Three Rivers, and the Atchafalaya River from Three Rivers to Morgan City, La., October 10-17, 1960. The 262d session was held on board the U.S. motor vessel Mississippi en route on the Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill. to New Orleans, La., May 1-5, 1961. On the river trips, major features of the project were inspected, including bank-protection works, levees, and general channel conditions; and public hearings were held at which representatives of local government agencies, navigation, levee, commercial, and other interests presented problems per- taining to flood control and navigation. During the 261st session inspections were made of revetment operations at Ensley, the completed work at the Old River control site and construction progress on the Old River lock. During the 262d session the MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2011 Commissioners made an inspection of the access channel to the Memphis Harbor project and looked at the construction in prog- ress at the Greenville Harbor project. In addition to these inspec- tion trips, members of the Commission inspected major flood con- trol and navigation improvements under the jurisdiction of the Commission and reviewed and acted on the following report: "Review of Reports, White and Arkansas Rivers and Tributaries with reference to the Grand Prairie Region, Arkansas"-Vicks- burg District's report dated November 25, 1960 and Commission's report dated December 2, 1960. Comprehensive review of project: The "Comprehensive Review of Mississippi River and Tributaries Project," dated December 18, 1959, was revised and resubmitted December 15, 1960. The annexes to this report on the off-main-stem features were revised as necessary by the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Dis- trict Engineers. Mississippi River Reservoir Benefit Study: The study to deter- mine the benefits from upstream reservoirs in the relief of flood damage and the increase of low streamflow on the lower Missis- sippi River below the Missouri River was completed in January 1961 and forwarded to the Chief of Engineers for review. This study was made with the assistance of the United States Army Engineer Divisions, Missouri River, North Central, Ohio River, and Southwestern. The President, Mississippi River Commission, and his engineer- ing assistants made periodic inspections of flood control, naviga- tion, and related works under the existing project along the Mis- sisippi River and tributaries in the alluvial valley from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico. Flood fight planning con- ferences were held with local interests by the New Orleans, Vicks- burg, and Memphis District Engineers. Surveys, gages, and observations. Routine hydrographic sur- veys of the river between Head of Passes and Cairo, construction surveys, and special surveys and inspections were made as re- quired. Gages were maintained and discharge observations made. Results thereof are presented in detail in annual pamphlets issued by the Mississippi River Commission. Alluvial valley mapping: Preparation and publication of con- toured maps of the alluvial valley and quadrangle maps (scale 1:62,500) were continued. Work on the Alluvial Valley map (scale 1:250,000) showing the navigation and flood control project fea- tures and important topographic and cultural features in 28 sheets has been completed using the base materials of AMS V-501 and V-502 map series of the United States. Twenty-four sheets have been printed. The 1960 (28th) edition of the folio of flood control and navigation maps, scale 1:62,500, covering the Missis- sippi River from Cairo, Ill. to Gulf of Mexico was compiled and printed. Some 7,143 flight line miles of aerial photographs (vari- ous scales) were flown along the Mississippi River and tributaries and other areas in the New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis Districts. Aerial mosaic maps covering the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois to Head of Passes, the Intracoastal Waterway from 2012 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Lake Borgne to New Orleans and Morgan City to Calcasieu River and Grand Isle area are complete. A set of photomaps (scale 1:20,000) contoured at two-foot intervals was made of the St. Francis Basin below Steep Gut floodway. Work accomplished in the districts follows: New Orleans District. Three remapped quadrangles-Breton Island, Forts, and Loreauville, La. were published to scale of 1:62,500. Color separation drawings of remapped quadrangles- Empire and Fort Livingston, La. will be ready for publication in fiscal year 1962. The remapping of Grosse Tete, La. quadrangle is in progress. Six sheets of the Alluvial Valley map-Baton Rouge, La.-Miss., Lake Charles, La.-Tex., Mobile, Ala.-Miss.-La., New Orleans, La., Tyler, Tex.-La., and Sherman, Tex.-Okla. were published to scale of 1:250,000. Color separation drawings of Alexandria, La.-Tex., Shreveport, La., and Texarkana, Tex.-Ark.-Okla.-La. sheets are ready for publication in fiscal year 1962. Vicksburg District. Three remapped quadrangles- Waverly, Bayland, and Valley, Miss. were published to scale of 1:62,500. Remapping of Mossey Lake and Schlater, Miss. quadrangles is nearing completion. Remapping of Lorenzen, Onward, Mechanics- burg, Sumner, and Crowder, Miss. quadrangles is 40 percent com- plete and the Crenshaw and Sledge, Miss. quadrangles were started. Color separation drawings on the Helena, Ark. Miss.-Tenn. sheet of the Alluvial Valley map were completed and will be ready for publication in fiscal year 1962. Memphis District. Color separation drawings on four remapped quadrangles-Memphis, Tenn.-Ark., Bartlett, Tenn., Millington, Tenn., and Horn Lake, Miss.-Tenn.-Ark., and one revised quad- rangle Horseshoe Lake, Ark.-Miss.-Tenn., are complete and ready for publication in fiscal year 1962. Color separation drawings on two remapped quadrangles Rialto, Tenn. and Hales Point, Tenn.- Ark. are practically complete. Compilation and field checking are practically complete on the remapped Jericho, Ark.-Tenn. quad- rangle. Compilation of four remapped quadrangles-Park Place, Ark.-Miss., Latour, Ark.-Miss., Modoc, Ark.-Miss., and Mellwood, Ark.-Miss. is in progress. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-LEVEES Levees. Work included construction of 3.1 miles of new levee and the enlargement of 20.5 miles of existing levee to approved grade and section, the construction of 24.8 miles of artificial berms, the enlargement of levee dike, and the restoration of eroded por- tions of existing levees. Road embankments aggregating 21.3 miles in length were constructed on levees and gravel surfacing was placed on 45.5 miles of levee roads. Along the lower Missis- sippi River below Baton Rouge 0.1 mile of new wavewash protec- tion work was constructed to protect the levees from erosion by wash caused by passage of ocean vessels. The earthwork described was placed at the following locations along the Mississippi River: MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2013 In 1,000 cubic yards Location, State, and levee district New work Levees Berms Restoration New Orleans District Lower Tensas, La ------------------------- 717 Lafourche, La---------------------------------- ---------------......... ... -------------------- 3 Barataria, La-- ---- __ . ...-------------------------------------- 68 Lake Borgne, La------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Orleans Parish, La----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Vicksburg District Lower Yazoo, Miss------------------------.........-------------------- 353 Upper Tensas, Ark....------------------------ ..-------------------- 156 Lower Tensas, La-------------- ... ..-----------...-------------------- 1,705---------------- Memphis District Upper Yazoo, Miss......__________________ 89 467 15 Tiptonville-Obion River, Tenn ...... .. 1, 124 459 86 White River, Ark_- -- - ------- __------ 198 309 7 Lower St. Francis---_-_ ------------ 300 .....-.. 18 Memphis Harbor, Tenn_ 2, 364 4 Total------ --------------------------. 4,792 3.453 217 For further details of the above levee work, see tables E-1 through E-3 and E-5. Costs for this work are given in table G. Bonnet Carre spillway. (See pp. 2089-2091, Annual Report for 1938.) Flood stages did not necessitate operation of the spilll- way. Maintenance work by hired labor forces consisted of clear- ing previously cleared areas by cutting regrowth of sapling trees and brush, and spraying stumps and weeds to prevent new growth. The spillway structure and guide levees were maintained as required. Flood-control work under section 6, May 15, 1928 Act. Under the provisions of this section, the Vicksburg District has con- structed 1.6 miles of new levee extension to the east bank Ouachita River in the vicinity of Marshall Bend, La. Local interests have constructed 1.3 miles of new levee as part of their contribution of 331/ percent under provisions of this section. See table E-4 for additional data concerning section 6 work. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS Bank revetment and dikes. Work during the fiscal year in- cluded the placement, by hired labor, of 23.0 miles of new bank revetment at the following locations on the Mississippi River: 2014 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Construction Location Maintenance (miles above Head of Passes) New work Reinforcement (existing) Linear feet Linear feet Squares New Orleans District 208-306 ---- -----------.... ---------------- 12, 686 - 15, 379 Vicksburg District 320-593 -........------------- - - .. 63,684 7,010 52,282 Memphis District 598-963......-- ------------------- ----- - 1 45, 285 16,665 2 67, 410 Total . ...----------------------------- 121,655 23,675 135,071 I2 Includes 2,550 linear feet placed by contract'. Includes 30,608 squares placed by contract. In the New Orleans District additional maintenance, by contract, consisted of placing 2,326 tons of gravel, 11,991 tons of riprap, and 516.8 tons of cold mix asphalt, intermittently at existing revetments between Gibson Landing, mile 350 AHP, and White Castle, La., mile 190 AHP. A site was procured for a casting field and hired labor forces initiated construction on November 3, 1960 for preparing the area prior to casting operations. The field was cleared and drained, fill and riprap were placed to raise low spots, and gravel roads were built. Supply contracts were awarded for procurement of materials and for casting mattresses. Operations were com- menced on May 11, 1961, and 14,148 squares of mattresses have been cast. In the Memphis District, 20,95Q4 linear feet of permeable dikes were constructed by contract at five locations. Work was initiated and completed on the construction of dikes at miles 743, 772, and 799 AHP. Construction previously suspended at miles 636, 740, and 772 AHP due to high river stages was also completed. Coin- tracts were awarded for construction of 22,230 linear feet of dikes at three additional locations, miles 720, 745, and 824 AHP. Further data concerning this work are shown by districts in tables D-1 through D-3. Dredging. Work during the fiscal year included the dredging of 37,866,000 cubic yards of material for channel and harbor maintenance and channel construction and revetment. Minimum depth channel of 9 feet was maintained except for August 1-2, 1960 at Commerce, Miss., (mile 692) when the controlling depth was 8 feet and October 16-17, 1960 at Hatchie Towhead, Tenn., (mile 774) when the controlling depth was 81/ feet. Dredging shown below was accomplished with the following plant: New Orleans District. One leased pipeline dredge. Vicksburg District. One Government-owned dustpan dredge and two leased cutterhead dredges. Memphis District. Five Government-owned dredges and three leased cutterhead dredges. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2015 Location Dredging in 1,000 cubic yards Mileage District above Head Channel Revetment Maintenance Total of Passes construction construction New Orleans Baton Rouge Harbor_ 234 ----..----.-- . ..- -- ---- ------ 218 218 Vicksburg Main-stem channel_ _ 320-590 252 3, 907 4, 159 Greenville Harbor .. __ 529 ______________________________. 1,036 1,036 Memphis Main-stem channel_.. 593-964 6, 659 1, 085 22, 219 29, 963 Helena Harbor...... 660 -..- ......---..... .... 654 654 Memphis Harbor ... 722 .. ... ... 1,665 1,665 New Madrid Harbor 895 171 171 Total _____________I_________ _ 6,659 1,337 29,870 37,866 Other work performed in the interest of navigation, supple- menting maintenance dredging on the Mississippi River between Cairo, Ill. and Baton Rouge, La. included: (1) Removal of snags, wrecks, and obstructions; (2) weekly channel patrols during low water season and periodic channel patrols during high water season; (3) issuance of navigation bulletins by the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Districts, providing steering direc- tions, information on available channel depths and high-water velocities at selected locations; (4) buoyage of crossings during low water for U.S. Coast Guard on a reimbursable basis; (5) placing and maintaining dike and high water buoys during the high water season; (6) maintaining bulletin boards showing daily gage readings at regular MRC gages; and (7) contact pilot serv- ice furnishing navigation with the latest information and advice on channel conditions and obtaining their views as to needs of navigation. The cost of this work is given in table G. NAVIGATION HARBORS Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp), La. (New Orleans District). Land acquisition. Local interests are required to: (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; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project; and (c) provide, maintain, and operate adequate terminal facilities which shall be open to all on equal terms. Assurances have been furnished by the local agency and approved and accepted on behalf of the United States. Rights-of-way have been acquired by the local agency by deeds from the record owners, and placed on record. The deeds still contain a clause to which the United States has objected. Submis- sion of the deeds to the Chief of Engineers for decision is still 2016 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 being held in abeyance pending receipt from the local agency of opinion from Louisiana attorney general certifying that objec- tionable clause will not invalidate the conveyance. Vicksburg Harbor, Miss. (Vicksburg District). Contract for grading and drainage work, including slide repair, dressing and sodding the slopes, and installing drain pipe was completed November 30, 1960. A leased dredge and hired labor completed the dredged harbor and approach channels and the industrial fill December 13, 1960. This date marked the completion of the proj- ect. Total channel excavation amounted to 14,126,300 cubic yards, and 10,281,303 cubic yards of material were placed in the indus- trial fill. Operations during the fiscal year comprised 3,469,132 cubic yards of channel excavation and 670,996 cubic yards of industrial fill. Greenville Harbor, Miss. (Vicksburg District). Work under contract for clearing and grubbing and construction of the first lift of retaining dikes commenced February 23 and was completed May 17, 1961. A total of 346,902 cubic yards was placed in the retaining dikes. Memphis Harbor (Tennessee Chute), Tenn. (Memphis Dis- trict). Contract construction was continued on the Ensley left bank chute levee and 2,367,858 cubic yards of material were placed in the embankment. A total of 5,698,240 cubic yards has been placed to date and 8.1 miles of the levee are to approved grade and section. The levees are approximately 85 percent complete. De- sign memoranda Nos. 1 and 2 for the Ensley Pumping Station, covering Hydrology and Hydraulic Analyses and Site Selection were approved, and preparation of Design Memorandum No. 3 covering the general design of the pumping station is well advanced. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA. (Atchafalaya Basin, Morganza and West Atchafalaya flood- ways, and Atchalfalaya River.) a. Atchafalaya River and Basin. Revetment maintenance at Legonier, on the left bank of the Atchafalaya River, approxi- mately 4.0 miles below Red River, consisted of placing 1,470 squares of articulated concrete mattresses, by the Vicksburg District. b. Atchafalaya Basin floodway. (1) New work accomplished by hired labor consisted of clearing hydraulic fill and dressing 9.39 acres on the East protection levee below Bayou Sorrel lock. Maintenance work by hired labor at Bayou Sorrel lock consisted of unwatering the lock and major repairs involving constructing and placing needles, cleaning and painting sector gates, securing or replacing rubber gate seal, and other incidental repairs; placing riprap in the chamber section for erosion control; and relocating a fire pump. Other maintenance included repairing the fender system at Bayou Boeuf lock; correction of scour areas at Bayou Courtableau diversion structures; clearing and snagging 2,400 linear feet at Bayou Latenache; and clearing and distribution of flow ranges over approximately 26 miles in the Atchafalaya Basin. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2017 Road surfacing was placed over a distance of 5 miles on the East protection levee and 9.3 miles on the West protection levee. The material was furnished by the Government and placed by the respective police juries. The Interstate Oil Pipe Line Company's 6-inch oil pipeline along the west side of Chicot Pass channel enlargement was relocated by the owner under a reimbursable agreement during July 1960. (2) Protection levees. Enlargement of levees on the east and west protection levee system was continued. In the Atchafalaya Basin and floodway approximately 21.8 miles of levees were enlarged or restored. (3) Interior drainage west of Berwick. A contract was awarded for construction of Wax Lake East pumping station and work was commenced on October 24, 1960. Excavation for chan- nels and structure is complete except for plugs for temporary pro- tection dikes, pile driving has been completed, and construction of stabilization slab in inlet basin and placing of reinforcing steel in pump house floor are in progress. The contract is 66 percent complete. Mechanical equipment for the pumping station is being procured under a supply contract which is 93 percent complete. Chain drive, gear boxes, and storm water pumps were delivered at Berwick on November 16,1960, and this is the final delivery of equipment, except for storage batteries and racks which will be delivered when equipment is installed. Two supply contracts have been awarded for furnishing mechanical equipment for enlarging Bayou Yokely pumping station. A contract for cost participation has been entered into with the State of Louisiana, Department of Highways, for construction of a culvert under U.S. Highway No. 90, Wax Lake drainage area. Work was initiated on December 16, 1960, and the contract is 69 percent complete. Maintenance by hired labor consisted of replacing flap gates at East Franklin Canal drainage structures and construction of rip- rap protection at Wax Lake East drainage structure. (4) High-level railroads and highways. Construction of the high-level crossing for U.S. Highway No. 190 between Krotz Springs and Courtabelau continued under a reimbursable agree- ment with the State of Louisiana, Department of Highways. Con- tracts awarded by the Highway Department for embankment construction were completed in November 1960, with 1,647,753 cubic yards of fill placed this fiscal year, and three high-level bridges totaling 1.42 miles in length were completed in February 1961. (5) Atchafalaya Basin dredging. In the main channel 17,281,806 cubic yards were dredged by contract to improve flow and lower flood heights, as follows: Channel enlargement at Chicot Pass, between miles 89.0 and 95.2 was completed on February 8, 1961, with 10,712,384 cubic yards dredged, and en- largement between miles 80.2 and 85.1 was initiated on August 19, 1960, and 6,569,422 cubic yards were dredged. 2018 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 (6) Land acquisition and flowage easements. The acquisi- tion of flowage easements in the West Atchafalaya floodway is complete except for three tracts. One tract will be conveyed by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company in subordination required under master agreement for railroad relocations. The Texas & Pacific Railway Company has recently indicated its unwillingness to convey this tract until gaps in the guide levees are closed. Two tracts will be condemned because of title difficulties and unwill- ingness of the owner to sign an option. Tracts already in con- demnation are complete. In the Atchafalaya Basin floodway below the latitude of Krontz Springs, acquisition of flowage easements for the project, "Bayou Chene and vicinity," is complete. Per- petual dredging and spoil disposal easements are being acquired for dredging in Bayou Chene-Tarleton Bayou and Blind Tensas Cut-Lake Mongoulois channel. Fifty tracts are to be acquired. Temporary spoil disposal permits have been obtained from owners of 39 tracts, allowing entry in advance of signature of offer; two tracts have been condemned and nine tracts have been donated by the State.of Louisiana. Negotiations for purchase of perpetual easements over 39 tracts will begin in July. Some of these tracts might be condemned for title. Acquisition of flowage easements in connection with the project, "Lands below the latitude of Krotz Springs," is on a claim basis. There are an estimated 250 claims (or tracts) involved. Claims have been received covering 154 tracts, 79 of which have been paid; 63 tracts (or claims) cannot be settled because of title difficulties or owners' refusal to settle on the basis of appraisal of damage. One claim has been with- drawn, and nine claims were eliminated as covering lands "subject to frequent overflow." Two claims are being examined for pay- ment. Approximately 62 percent of the total estimated claims have been received and processed, and approximately 51 percent of the claims received have been settled amicably. Acquisition of all lands for the construction of Bayou Boeuf lock has been com- pleted. Acquisition of one fee tract for Bayou Courtableau control structure is complete. All other lands required for inlet and out- let channels, including relocation of utilities, are being acquired by local levee boards subject to reimbursement by thi United States. All rights-of-way have been acquired by the levee boards and made available for construction. (7) Operation and maintenance of structures. The Bayou Boeuf, Berwick, and Bayou Sorrel navigation locks were operated and maintained respectively as parts of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Bayou Teche, and alternate Gulf Intracoastal Water- way route between Morgan City and Plaquemine. Other struc- tures were operated and maintained as required. c. Morganza floodway (includes Morganza structure). (1) The floodway and control structure were maintained as required. Clearing distribution of flow ranges over 18 miles was accom- plished by hired labor forces. Ordinary maintenance consisted of clearing regrowth of trees and brush in previously cleared areas by machine cutting and hand cutting in the floodway. (2) Land acquisition and Yowage easements. Acquisition MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2019 of comprehensive easements over lands in the Morganza floodway is complete. (3) High-level railroadsand highways. The Texas & Pacific Railway Company has indicated unwillingness to execute subor- dination for West Atchafalaya floodway covering its branch lines until gaps in levee are closed. This item, therefore, must be held in abeyance. Exchange agreement with the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway Company covering Morganza floodway and West Atchafalaya floodway high-level crossings has been executed on behalf of the Government and the railroad. Final title assembly will not be forwarded to the Chief of Engineers until final pay- ment under the contract is complete. Exchange agreements for State Highway No. 1 (formerly State Highway No. 30) and the Texas & Pacific Railway across Morganza control structure have been completed. d. Atchafabtdy River rig~agtion. Maintenance work consisted of the removal of74 ~ cubic yards of shoaled material to re- store project depth fetween miles 95 to 102 by leased dredge between August 22, 1960, to September 22, 1960. BAYOU COCODRIE AND TRIBUTARIES, LA. Condition surveys were made by hired labor as required. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LA. Wavewash protection of the lakeshore levee across Jefferson Parish was continued: Levee berm paving at Item B-10, which was initiated on June. 6, 1960, was completed on February 17, 1961. Seven hundred and seven tons of asphalt cement, 13,435 tons of aggregate, 8,582 cubic yards of shell, and 767 tons of rip- rap were placed in paving, and 6,997 cubic yards of earth were placed for backfill landward of the edge of the asphalt berm pro- tection. Levee toe protection at Item B-11 and berm paving at Item B-12 were commenced on April 10, 1961, under another con- tract, and 49,645 tons of riprap were placed at Item B-11 and 31,200 tons of riprap at Item B-12, making this contract 65 per- cent complete. OLD RIVER, LA. Construction of the navigation lock was continued. The princi- pal items of work accomplished include the following: The lock floor was completed and concrete is being placed in lock walls, a total of 133,440 cubic yards of concrete being placed this fiscal year; 48,600 cubic yards were placed in clay blanket; 62,457 cubic yards of sand backfill and 5,370 cubic yards of random backfill were placed; 20,100 cubic yards were excavated for floating guide walls; and 13,482 square feet of sheet piling were driven for wing walls and floodwalls. Preparations are being made for field assem- bly and erection of miter gates, which are expected to be delivered in July. This contract is 70 percent complete. 2020 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Contract for excavation of Item F of the outflow channel, initi- ated last fiscal year, was completed on January 31, 1961, with 1,398,089 cubic yards dredged. Excavation was initiated under another contract for the remaining portion of Item F and for dredging the inflow channel, on June 15, 1960. This contract was completed on February 19, 1961, with 2,265,585 cubic yards dredged at the outflow channel and 5,546,405 cubic yards dredged for the inflow channel. Bank protection along 2,415 linear feet of the east bank of the inflow channel was accomplished by placement of articulated con- crete mattresses by hired labor forces of the Vicksburg District and placement of riprap upper bank paving under a contract by the New Orleans District. Levee construction was completed at Lum Light-Old Lake Bed (new levee) and at Old Lake Bed levee (1st and 2d lifts), total- ing 1,503,997 cubic yards; and at Knox-Point Breeze, consisting of widening the levee crown adjacent to the control structures (68,347 cubic yards), and degrading the opposite front-line levee, (265,215 cubic yards). Hired labor forces restored rainwash damage at Point Breeze-Lum Light levee and at Black Hawk- Knox levee. Additional work accomplished by hired labor includes modifica- tion of gage wells and man hole vents, and building an addition to the residence at the low-sill structure; drainage of low spots in the crown of levee from the low-sill structure to Old Lake Bed levee; and procurement of staff gages for installation at the over- bank structure. (1) Land acquisition. There are 22 tracts in the project, seven of which are fee. Two fee tracts and 13 easement tracts have been acquired by direct purchase. Title to five fee tracts and two easement tracts has been obtained through Federal condemna- tion proceedings. LOWER RED RIVER, LA. Maintenance of bank protection works by hired labor forces consisted of removing several large trees and drift from dikes at three locations and repairing damage caused by high water during the period May 27-June 6, 1960. (see tables D-1 and E-1, for revetments and levees, respectively.) TENSAS BASIN, LA. AND ARK. Vicksburg District: Red River backwater area. Local interests surfaced 7.5 miles of levee roads with gravel furnished by the Government. The Bayou Cocodrie drainage structure was operated. Boeuf and Tensas Basin, La. and Ark. Preparation of plans and specifications, surveys and studies are continuing. Channel improvement and related works progressed as follows: Bayou Macon, Louisiana. Continuing contract for channel clear- ing and snagging in the lower 23.91 miles was completed Novem- MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2021 ber 5, 1960. A total of 3.9 miles of the stream was cleared and snagged during the fiscal year. Channel clearing and snagging and construction of cutoffs under a similar contract in reach 2, mile 23.91 to mile 80.67, continued to 56 percent of completion. Operations during the fiscal year comprised 22.4 miles clearing and snagging and 3,219,987 cubic yards of excavation for the cutoffs. A reimbursable contract was essentially completed for the re- locations of two Madison Parish roads and bridges in reach 2, and relocations of State Highway No. 577 bridge and a Franklin Parish road are underway. In reach 3, relocations of an oil pipeline, a powerline, two telephone cables, and a sewer line in the town of Delhi, are underway. LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Arkansas River levees. Construction of 3.7 miles of artificial berms was underway on the north bank, and 1.7 miles of berms were completed on the south bank. Local interests surfaced 4.2 miles of levee roads on the north bank with gravel furnished by the Government. Restoration of 4.8 miles of north bank and 10.3 miles of south bank levees was completed. YAZOO BASIN, MISS. (1) Lower auxiliary channel. Continuing contract for con- struction of the channel between mile 20.7 and 24.9 was completed July 22, 1960. Work under a similar contract for construction of the channel between mile 24.9 and mile 30.9 commenced July 26, 1960, and is 79 percent complete. Hired labor forces constructed about 2.7 miles of drainage ditches along the toe of the west levee in the vicinity of Deep Bayou. Hired labor forces also maintained the completed items. Contract for repairs to the erosion control structure in the Lake George to Big Sunflower River drainage ditch was completed November 8, 1960. Work under a continuing con- tract for construction of a control weir commenced May 23, 1961, and is 7 percent complete. Operations during the fiscal year com- prised 2,462,361 cubic yards of channel excavation, 476,489 cubic yards of ditch excavation, and 2,146,000 cubic yards of levee embankment. Reimbursable contracts were completed for relocation of two Humphreys County bridges and one Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and relocation of a telephone line is underway. (2) Yazoo City protection works. Hired labor forces con- tinued operation and maintenance of the pumping plant and drain- age facilities. (3) Greenwood protection works. Hired labor forces con- tinued maintenance of the completed levees and operation and maintenance of floodgates and pumping station. (4) Main Stern. (a) Construction. 1. Greenwood Cutoff. A reimbursable contract for con- 2022 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 struction of U. S. Highway Nos. 82 and 49-E twin bridges was completed. (b) Channel maintenance. 1. Coldwater River. Ammate spraying, 49.5 miles, and random drift removal. 2. Tallahatchie River. Random drift removal. 3. Yazoo River. Ammate spraying, 48.5 miles, and ran- dom drift removal. (5) Tributaries. (a) Construction. McKinney Bayou. A continuing contract for channel enlargement and cleanout between mile 2.18 and mile 5.74 was completed December 21, 1960. Operations during the fiscal year and to date comprised 206,636 cubic yards of channel excavation and 0.74 mile of channel cleanout. A contract was awarded June 6, 1961, for construction of the McKinney Bayou pumping station. A reimbursable contract was completed for the relocation of a County bridge and approaches over McKinney Bayou at mile 4.9. (b) Maintenance. 1. David and Burrell Bayous. Ammate spraying, 18.6 miles, and random drift removal. 2. Bobo Bayou. Random drift removal. 3. Little Tallahatchie River (Panola-Quitman Flood- way). Random drift removal. 4. Cassidy Bayou. Ammate spraying, 21.5 miles, and random drift removal. 5. Ascalmore Creek. Random drift removal. 6. Yalobusha River. Random drift removal. 7. Yocona River. Random drift removal. (6) Yazoo Basin levees. Planning and design of Coldwater and Yazoo Rivers levees are continuing. Contract work continued as follows: Enlargement of 1.7 miles of east bank Yazoo River levee at Techeva Creek was completed July 25, 1960; construction of 4.4 miles of new levee on the east bank Yazoo River began April 19, 1961; construction of 27.1 miles of new levee on the west bank between Belle Prairie and Wasp Lake began June 15, 1961; and a levee setback on the west bank of Pompey Ditch was completed May 17, 1961. The owners were reimbursed for construction of 0.2 mile of new levee for the protection of the Mississippi Chemical Co. property on the east bank Yazoo River. Maintenance and operation of the existing Coldwater and Yazoo Rivers levees are continuing. (7) Grenada Reservoir. (See table C) Construction of public use facilities is continuing. Contract work for reconstruction of the toe drainage sys- tem was completed November 4, 1960. Contract work for recon- struction of a concrete bridge on old State Highway No. 7 in the reservoir area started February 16, and was completed May 26, 1961. Hired labor forces maintained and operated the dam and appurtenant structures and made necessary repairs. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2023 There were 1,395,000 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, 236,300 acre-feet of water remained in storage from the 1960 flood season and by December 20, 1960 the flood-control pool was emptied. Maximum water elevation in the reservoir was 225.5 feet, mean sea level, on April 15, 1961. Peak inflow was 70,000 cubic feet per second on February 21, 1961. Average daily releases, varied to accord with inflow and down- stream stages, ranged from 0 to a maximum of 3,400 cubic feet per second. On June 30, 1961, 551,400 acre-feet of water remained in the flood-control pool. (8) Enid Reservoir. (See table C) Construction of public use facilities is continuing. Hired labor forces maintained and operated the dam and appurtenant structures and made necessary repairs. There were 418,600 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, 99,700 acre-feet of water remained in storage from the 1960 flood season, and by December 4, 1960 the flood-control pool was emptied. Maximum water elevation in the reservoir was 258.8 feet, mean sea level, on April 18, 1961. Peak inflow was 25,000 cubic feet per second on February 20, 1961. Average daily releases, varied to accord with inflow and down- stream stages ranged from 0 to a maximum of 1,550 cubic feet per second. On June 30, 1961, 235,100 acre-feet of water remained in the flood-control pool. (9) Sardis Reservoir. (See table C) Construction of public use facilities is continuing. Contract work for repairs to the seepage relief system, outlet channel, and for paving the bottom of the present toe drain- age and repairing the seepage wells started April 3, 1961, and is 46 percent complete. Hired labor forces maintained and operated the dam and appurtenant structures and made necessary repairs. There were 1,460,000 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, 102,300 acre-feet of water remained in storage from the 1960 flood season and by August 4, 1960 the flood-control pool was substantially emptied. Maximum water elevation in the reservoir was 269.25 feet, mean sea level, on April 18, 1961. Peak inflow was 34,000 cubic feet per second on March 9, 1961. Average daily releases, varied to accord with inflow and downstream stages, ranged from 0 to a maximum of 4,500 cubic feet per second. On June 30, 1961, 532,200 acre-feet of water remained in the flood-control pool. (10) Arkabutla Reservoir. (See table C) Construction of public use facilities is continuing. Hired labor forces maintained and operated the dam and appurtenant structures and made necessary repairs. There were 387,700 visitor-days for recreation. On July 1, 1960, 68,100 acre-feet of water remained in storage from the 1960 flood season and by October 28, 1960 the flood-control pool was emptied. The maximum water elevation in the reservoir was 231.8 feet, mean sea level, on March 10, 1961. 2024 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Peak inflow was 31,000 cubic feet per second on February 22, 1961. Average daily releases, varied to accord with inflow and down- stream stages, ranged from 0 to a maximum of 4,500 cubic feet per second. On June 30, 1961, 57,800 acre-feet of water remained in the flood-control pool. (11) Yazoo Basin backwatcr. Contract work for construc- tion of the first item of new levee, 1.5 miles in length, started July 22, and was completed November 13, 1960. Reimbursable con- tracts were completed for alteration of Mississippi State Highway No. 1 and for relocation of a telephone line. (12) Big Sunflower River, etc. (a) Big Sunflower River. Work under a continuing con- tract for channel clearing and snagging between Quiver River and Hushpuckena River, mile 99.0 to mile 169.5, started November 14, 1960, and is 4 percent complete. Operations during the fiscal year comprised 2.74 miles of clearing and snagging. (b) Quiver River. A continuing contract for channel en- largement and realinement and clearing and snagging between mile 16.15 and 35.43 was completed May 16, 1961. Operations during the fiscal year comprised 13.8 miles of clearing and snag- ging and 1,047,937 cubic yards of channel excavation. Reimbursable contracts were completed for the reloca- tion of two Leflore County bridges and three power lines. (c) Fighting Bayou. A continuing contract for channel clearing and snagging of the lower 3.8 miles started May 3, 1961, and is 78 percent complete. Operations during the fiscal year com- prised 3.2 miles of clearing and snagging. (d) Bogue Hasty. A continuing contract for channel en- largement of the lower 6.5 miles was completed December 23, 1960. Operations during the fiscal year comprised 621,915 cubic yards of channel excavation. Reimbursable contracts were completed for the reloca- tions of State Highway No. 450 bridge, two Bolivar County bridges, four power lines, two telephone lines, and a 30-inch gas pipeline. (e) Bogue Phalia. Hired labor forces repaired a low water weir at mile 41.9 Reimbursable contracts were completed for the reloca- tion of a Washington County bridge and three powerlines. (f) Snake Creek. Reimbursable contracts for the reloca- tion of one Mississippi State Highway bridge and three Bolivar County bridges are underway. ST. FRANCIS BASIN, ARK. AND MO. St. Francis River and floodway, Ark. and Mo. (1) Channel improvement. Work was completed on the four county bridges crossing the Madison to Marianna floodway chan- nel. The Round Pond interior drainage canal was completed except for removal of earth plugs, as were two county bridges crossing it. Alteration of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge across the canal was continued and is about 66 percent complete. The Grassy Lake interior drainage canal, except for MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2025 the removal of earth plugs, and two county bridges crossing it were completed. Work was continued on channel improvements near Tulot, Ark. One contract involving excavation of 2,449,039 cubic yards was completed. Work is 98 percent completed under a contract for excavation of 2,220,000 cubic yards. Work on the U.S. High- way 63 bridge with local interests funds and on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridges crossing the channel is in progress. Channel excavation at the bridge locations will be completed after completion of the bridges. Work under a contract for rectification of drainage in the protected area adjacent to the Madison to Marianna floodway, involving excavation of 38,698 cubic yards, was completed. Enlargement work involving the excavation of 1,180,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of 10 timber trestle county bridges on Mayo Ditch was completed. Additional contract work which includes 535,000 cubic yards of enlargement and the alteration of the Arkansas State Highway No. 139 bridge is underway. Work under contracts for the enlargement of ditches in the floodway below Big Lake involving the excavation of 3,945,000 cubic yards and the construction of three timber trestle county bridges is underway. A total of 1,715,271 cubic yards was exca- vated during the fiscal year and the work is 42 percent complete. A contract was awarded on June 29, 1961 for the enlarge- ment of St. Francis Bay channel in the vicinity of Riverfront, Ark. The work will involve excavation of 2,670,000 cubic yards of material. Reimbursable contracts were negotiated with the Arkansas Highway Department and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway for alterations to bridges at Pettyville, Ark., crossing the State Line Ditches outlet channel. (2) Levees. Levee construction was continued in the basin with the placing of 625,410 cubic yards of earthwork. (3) Wappapello Reservoir. Construction of public use facili- ties was continued. The dam and appurtenant structures were maintained in operating condition and malaria control operations were continued. Leasing of reservoir lands was continued and patrol of the leased property was maintained. The fish and wildlife conservation program conducted jointly with the Missouri Con- servatior Commission was continued. There were 476,800 visitor-days for recreation. The reservoir was nominally empty of flood storage at the beginning and end of the fiscal year and the water level was con- trolled in so far as possible in accordance with the malaria control program. Maximum water surface elevation during the year was 374.27 on May 10, 1961, with a net flood storage of 197,523 acre- feet. Peak inflow into the reservoir was 44,430 cubic feet per second on May 7, 1961. Maximum outflow during the year was 10,160 cubic feet per second on May 9, 1961. 2026 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES, TENN. Obion River, Tenn. A contract for excavation of cutoff chan- nels Nos. 1 and 3 was completed. Two contracts for channel ex- cavation involving 3,740,000 cubic yards are underway. LOWER WHITE RIVER, ARK. White River backwater levee and pumping station. A revised general and detail design memorandum covering construction of a pumping station for the backwater leveed area has been pre- pared and is undergoing review. WOLF RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, TENN. Wolf River and tributaries. Work under a contract for con- struction of the Wolf River diversion channel which involved ex- cavation of 536,637 cubic yards was completed. A total of 319,366 cubic yards was placed in the closure embankment below the diver- sion, which is 99 percent complete. FLOODS Floods-Memphis District. Rains, occurring over the Missis- sippi River and Ohio River Basins during May 1961, resulted in a Mississippi River crest stage of 54.45 feet on the Cairo gage on May 16, 1961, with a corresponding maximum discharge of about 1,580,000 cubic feet per second. Floods occurred in the St. Francis River Basin during May 1961, with a maximum stage of 21.6 feet at St. Francis, Ark., on May 18, 1961. Operation of flood control works effected reductions ranging from 1 to 4 feet on the St. Francis River above Lake City, Ark. Operation of the upstream reservoir system reduced stages on the Lower White River to a maximum recorded stage at Clarendon, Ark., of 31.0 feet on May 17-19, 1961. Crest stages on the West Tennessee tributaries oc- curred as follows: Obion River at Bogota, Tenn., 21.75 feet on March 13, 1961; North Fork of Forked Deer River at Dyersburg, Tenn., 23.2 feet on March 11, 1961; Hatchie River at Rialto, Tenn., 15.40 feet on March 15, 1961; Loosahatchie River at Brunswick, Tenn., 22.8 feet on February 22, 1961; and Wolf River at Raleigh, Tenn., 14.5 feet on February 24, 1961. Floods-Vicksburg District. Stages on the Mississippi River were moderate for the last six months of 1960 and slightly below normal for January and February 1961. A rise that started in February and crested in May produced stages higher than had been experienced since 1950. Stages varied from 2 feet below flood stage at Arkansas City to 2 feet above flood stage at Vicks- burg and Natchez. Stages on the Ouachita River were moderately high from February to June. Crest stages occurred in April and May, producing stages 7 feet above flood stage at Arkadelphia, 10 feet at Camden, and 1 foot at Monroe and Jonesville. Locally heavy rains on the Caddo River produced a stage of 27.95 at Glen- MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2027 wood, Ark., on May 6, 1961, which was about 1 foot above the previous maximum which occurred in 1945. A moderate rise occurred in the Boeuf-Tensas Basin February- April, cresting 2.6 feet below bankfull in the lower reaches. Near record stages occurred in the Big Sunflower River Basin during February 1961, and in a short reach on Bogue Phalia the crest was about 2 feet higher than record stages which occurred in May 1958. Rainfall for the 5-day period February 18-22 varied from 5 to 10 inches for the basin. Rains of 4 to 8 inches during March 27-31 produced stages in April slightly less than those in February in the upper reaches, but higher in the lower reaches due to backwater effect from the Mississippi River. During the latter part of May considerable flooding occurred in the Mississippi River backwater area of the Big Sunflower and Yazoo Rivers due to stages on the Mississippi River when the river crested about 2 feet above flood stage at Vicksburg. Stages on the Coldwater-Tallahatchie-Yazoo Rivers were mod- erate. A rise began in February and crested in April at stages 2.4 feet above flood stage at Swan Lake and 1.6 feet below flood stage at Greenwood. The crest at Yazoo City was 6 feet above flood stage. The Big Black River crested at Bovina February 28 at a stage 6.6 feet above bankfull. Floods-New Orleans District. No floods occurred on the Mis- sissippi, Atchafalaya, nor Red Rivers within the New Orleans Dis- trict. Red River Landing gage (flood stage 45.0 feet) crested at 47.45 feet on June 2, 1961. Carrollton gage (flood stage 17.0 feet) crested on June 3, 1961 at a stage of 16.35 feet. This is the highest stage since the major flood of 1950. Simmesport gage (flood stage 41.0 feet) at the head of the Atchafalaya River Basin recorded a maximum stage of 40.9 feet on June 2, 1961. On the Red River at Alexandria (flood stage 32.0 feet) the highest stage recorded was 29.38 feet on April 6, 1961. CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR Construction of the existing project began in 1928 and has con- tinued throughout the ensuing years. Based on current estimated cost of $1,767,590,600 and actual cost of $1,156,176,000, the entire project is about 65 percent complete. The results of continuing surveys of the Mississippi River below Cairo are indicated in published folio of maps, entitled "Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill. to the Gulf of Mexico, 1960." Contoured quadrangles, general maps of the alluvial valley, and pamphlets tabulating river stages, discharge measurements, etc., have been published and are available for departmental use and public distribution under prescribed regulations. Road-map- type information folders of the principal portions of the overall project have been published along with papers on the subjects of flood control and navigation. The present construction status of the project features listed in tables A. and B. follows: 2028 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Mississippi River levees: There are 1,709 miles of Mississippi River levees below Cape Girardeau (including those on the north bank of the lower Ohio River and the south banks of the lower Arkansas and Red Rivers) with earthwork aggregating about 1,105,000,000 cubic yards as listed in tables E-1 through E-3. There are 1,520 miles of these levees built to project grade and section. Graveled or hard- surfaced roads have been constructed on 378.4 miles of these levees. Below Baton Rouge, in the New Orleans District, about 122.1 miles of levee are protected against river wavewash by timber structures or levee-slope pavement. Shore-erosion-protec- tion works have been constructed along 45.1 miles of levee. In order to insure the adequacy of the main stem levees, including those on the south banks of the Arkansas and Red Rivers, addi- tional levee construction is recommended to provide a standard 3-foot freeboard, adequate levee cross section, construction of berms for levee stabilization and seepage control, levee wavewash protection where necessary, drainage structures, and roadways for proper inspection and maintenance. Bonnet Carre spillway, La.: The spillway structure was completed in February 1931, and the remaining work was completed in December 1936. Opera- tions and maintenance of the spillway are carried on as required. (See pp. 2089-2091, Annual Report for 1938 for description.) Birds Point-New Madrid floodway, Mo.: Plans, designs, and specifications are complete for a levee and closure structure to prevent backwater flooding in the lower end of the floodway. Contract has not been awarded due to inability of local interests to furnish required local cooperation. Flood-control work under section 6, May 15, 1928 Act: Levees constructed under the provisions of section 6 of the 1928 act, as summarized in table E-4, include 129.4 miles of levee along the banks of the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Rock Island, Ill. and 290.9 miles along tributaries within the limits of Mississippi River backwater. Mississippi River-channel im provement: In carrying out the authorized channel improvement program between Baton Rouge and Cairo, 16 cutoffs were developed be- tween 1933 and 1942. These, combined with chute channel de- velopment and alinement improvements, decreased the channel length between these cities by about 170 miles. The effect of this channel shortening, in increasing its flood-carrying capacity, is stated on page 1811, Annual Report of Chief of Engineers for 1943. Much progress has been made in advancing the overall channel stabilization program, involving the construction of bank revetment dikes, and improvement dredging, to prevent the river from regaining its former length due to its natural tendency to meander. There are now in place 458 miles of operative bank revetment on the Mississippi and lower Ohio Rivers as listed in tables D-1 through D-3. A navigation channel 9 feet by 300 feet MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2029 is maintained by dredging as required during the low-water season. Since 1928 annual maintenance dredging has averaged about 30 million cubic yards. Due to the growing effectiveness of the channel improvement program average low-water main- tenance dredging requirements are steadily being reduced, and an increase in navigable depth is being obtained. A long-range plan has been developed and recommended to bring about the desired program of channel improvement between Cairo and the Head of Passes including additional bank revetment, dredging, training works, and foreshore protection. Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp) : Construction under this project was initiated on January 19, 1958, and 7,458,086 cubic yards have been excavated in complet- ing 2.5 miles of the proposed 5-mile channel to project dimen- sions. Construction of the retaining dikes to project dimensions is required to complete this segment. This section is 84 percent complete. Vicksburg Harbor: Construction of the project started in December 1956 and was completed, except for some minor drainage work and slide repair in December 1960. This work is in progress. Greenville Harbor: Construction of the first lift retaining dikes began in February and was completed in May 1961. Memphis Harbor (Tennessee Chute) : The Presidents Island portion of the project is complete. The Ensley left bank chute levee is 84 percent complete. The project as a whole is 81 percent complete. Atchafalaya Basin, La.: a. Wax Lake Outlet and Charenton Canal. Wax Lake Outlet and Charenton Canal are complete. Alterations to the New Iberia and Northern Railway bridge were completed July 18, 1955. b. Atchafalaya River and Basin. Levees extend along both banks of the Atchafalaya River. The 50.8 miles in the east bank system have been built to approved grade and section, and 60.0 miles of the 60.7 miles in the west bank system have been built to approved grade and section. c. Atchafalaya Basin floodway. Levees have been built to ap- proved grade and section on the west side of the Atchafalaya Basin from Mansura Hills to Hamburg to confine flood waters within the West Atchafalaya floodway, the Atchafalaya River, and along Bayou des Glaises from Hamburg to Simmesport. Contin- uous levee systems extend along the east and west limits of the floodway. The east protection levee extends from Morganza to Cutoff Bayou; 30.3 miles of the 107.9 miles in this levee system having been built to grade and section. The west protection levees extend from Hamburg to Wax Lake Outlet and thence via the lower floodway protection levee to Berwick drainage canal, with 87.6 miles of the 128.2 miles in the system built to grade and 2030 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 section. The lower Atchafalaya system of levees is partially complete west of Berwick and the lower Atchafalaya River from Berwick drainage canal to Wax Lake Outlet and thence to the Charenton drainage canal, including Bayou Sale and Teche Ridge levees. Of the 60.5 miles in this system, 59.0 miles have been built. For status of these levees, see table E-1. Ring levees have been completed at Simmesport, Melville, and Krotz Springs. Land- side borrow pit channels have been excavated along the west pro- tection levee between the Bayou des Glaises diversion canal at Hamburg and the Charenton drainage canal, and along the east protection levee between Fordoche and Ramah for the passage of intercepted drainage. Floodway and basin improvements, other than levees, com- pleted prior to 1943 are as described on pages 1884 and 1885 of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1943. Improvements completed since then include a drainage struc- ture in the Simmesport ring levee; floodwalls at Morgan City, Berwick, and Tiger Island, 1,891, 5,219, and 1,990 feet in length, respectively; two pumping plants at Morgan City (Morgan City and Tiger Island); locks at Berwick, Bayou Boeuf, and Bayou Sorrel; a drainage structure and outlet channels at Bayou Cour- tableau; a floodgate and access bridge at Charenton drainage canal; floodgates at Calumet on the east and west sides of Wax Lake Outlet; a channel 9 feet by 100 feet from Bayou Boeuf to Bayou Long, which acts as a drainage outlet for the floodway and forms a part of the alternate route for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; improvements of interior drainage west of Berwick by excavation of a channel from Calumet to Wax Lake East levee borrow pit; construction of Elleslie, Bayou Yokely, Franklin, and Maryland pumping stations; construction of Wax Lake West and Wax Lake East drainage structures; and relocation of Interstate Oil Pipe Line Company's pipeline at Chicot Pass. Between Courtableau and Krotz Springs, over the West Atcha- falaya floodway, the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway Com- pany's high-level crossing is complete, except for deferred con- struction. A total of 25.6 miles of improvment dredging in the main chan- nel of the Atchafalaya Basin has been completed between miles 54.7 to 63.7, 76.0 to 81.9, 83.1 to 83.8, and 85.1 to 95.2. Improvements, other than levees, now in progress are as fol- lows: Improvement dredging between mile 80.2 to mile 85.1 at Chicot Pass, which is 50 percent complete; relocation of U..S. Highway No. 190, between Courtableau and Krotz Springs, which is 70 percent complete; construction of Wax Lake East pumping station, which is 66 percent complete and procurement of mechani- cal equipment for this pumping station, which is 93 percent com- plete; and construction of a culvert under U.S. Highway No. 90 by the State of Louisiana, Department of Highways, which is 69 percent complete. The Atchafalaya Basin floodway is approximately 58 percent complete. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2031 d. Morganza floodway (includes Morganza control structure). At the upper end of the floodway, the combined high-level crossing for State Highway 30, the Texas & Pacific Railway's Port Allen branch line, and the Morganza control structure was completed February 18, 1960, when a lump-sum payment was made to the State of Louisiana, Department of Highways, to provide for the assumption of the obligation for completing the embankments with permanent paving at a later date. About midway, the Texas & Pacific Railway Company's main line crosses the floodway be- tween McKneely and Red Cross; this high-level crossing was com- pleted February 9, 1956. At the lower end, United States Highway No. 190 was completed September 12, 1953, and the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railroad high-level crossing was completed August 12, 1944. All scheduled construction has been completed. e. Atchafalaya River navigation. Navigation improvement au- thorized by the Act of September 3, 1954, was completed on Feb- urary 15, 1956, to give a controlling depth of 12 feet over a bottom width of 125 feet. Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries,La.: A total of 16,482,158 cubic yards has been excavated and 2.2 miles cleared and snagged for channel improvement and diversion in Bayous Boeuf, Cocodrie, and Clear. An improved and contin- uous channel is complete from mile 0.0 to the Bayou Rapides drain- age structure, a distance of 59.8 miles. Drainage structures have been completed on the south bank of Bayou Rapides and in Bayou Boeuf diversion channel at Lecompte, and the Lamourie control structure has been completed on Bayou Lamourie. Twenty-one highway bridges, four railroad bridges, and two foot bridges have been constructed or reconstructed. The overall percentage of com- pletion is 81 percent for Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries improve- ments. Lake Pontchartrain,La.: A total of 17.4 miles of levee along the shore of Lake Pontchar- train, including lateral levees to high ground, has been constructed, with 7.7 miles being completed to grade and section. (See table E-1.) A total of 10.2 miles of wavewash protection has also been completed. (See table E-6.) Work remaining to complete the project consists of placing additional fill, shaping and dressing levees, and construction of wavewash protection works. The proj- ect is 71 percent complete. Amite River, La.: The desired bank protection work has been completed by local interests. Old River, La.: Construction was initiated September 14, 1955, and this project is 70 percent complete. Completed work consists of construction of low-sill and overbank structures; installation of gantry cranes at each structure; excavation of 67,449,316 cubic yards in con- 2032 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 structing an outflow channel 7.4 miles long from Red River to the low-sill structure and excavation of 6,181,575 cubic yards in con- structing an inflow channel from the low-sill structure to the Mis- sissippi River approximately 0.4 mile long; construction of 2,415 linear feet of bank protection along the east bank of the inflow channel; and construction of 0.8 mile of new levee and 1.2 miles of levee enlargement. Construction of the navigation lock is 70 percent complete. Con- struction was initiated on August 14, 1959, and work accomplished includes installation and operation of a dewatering system, con- struction of access roads, cofferdam, and office building; excava- tion of 124,300 cubic yards for structures and 242,500 cubic yards for floating guidewalls; placing of 124,532 cubic yards of sand backfill, 59,272 cubic yards in clay blanket, and some random back- fill; and completion of floor of lock. Work in progress consists mainly of construction of lock walls, placing of clay blanket and sand backfill, driving steel piling for wing walls and floodwalls, and preparation for erection of miter gates. An agreement has been entered into with the State of Louisiana, Department of Highways, providing for construction of highway facilities across the Old River project and for a bridge across the lock. Lower Red River, La.: The levees have been built to approved grade but are deficient in section. (See table E-1.) A total of 3.0 miles of dikes and 3.0 miles of standard revetment have been built. (See table D-1.) The project is 92 percent complete. Tensas Basin, La. and Ark.: a. Red River backwater area, La. The project is complete except for construction of gravel roads on levees. b. Boeuf and Tensas Basin, La. and Ark. Channel improve- ment has been completed as follows: Big and Colewa Creek-75.5 miles; Tensas River-96.5 miles; Bayou Lafourche-44.6 miles; Boeuf River-71.3 miles; Canal 19-50.2 miles; Canal 43-34.5 miles; Canal 81-32.7 miles; Big Bayou-33.3 miles; and Bayou Macon-23.9 miles. The mileages listed are for the length of proj- ect improvements actually constructed and do not include no-work reaches where the existing channel capacities are considered ade- quate. Clearing and snagging and cutoff construction in Bayou Macon between mile 23.91 and mile 80.67 is in progress. Improve- ments completed and underway involve clearing and snagging and 82,930,296 cubic yards of excavation. Lower Arkansas Basin, Ark.: a. Arkansas River levees. 56.2 miles of the 61.5 miles of north bank levees and all of the 85.6 miles of south bank levees have been completed to approved grade and section. b. Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin. Work has not been started. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2033 Yazoo Basin, Miss.: a. Yazoo Basin headwater. The four reservoirs are in opera- tion and maintenance and rehabilitation of the dams and appur- tenant structures are continuing as required. Public access and basic public use facilities have been or are being provided at all four reservoirs. The State has built state parks with lodges, cot- tages, and boating facilities at Sardis and Grenada Reservoirs and State and national organizations have constructed necessary group camp facilities at the same two reservoirs. Channel improvements on the Coldwater-Tallahatchie-Yazoo Rivers are complete except for two cutoffs in the Tallachatchie River and two cutoffs in the Yazoo River. Construction of 24.9 miles of the lower auxiliary channel is complete and the remain- ing 7.1 miles are under construction. Improvement of these streams involved clearing and snagging and 52,345,302 cubic yards of excavation. Construction of the Greenwood protection works is complete except for the diversion of Big Sand Creek, a tributary of Pelucia Bayou, and extension of levees. Construction of the Belzoni and Yazoo City protection works is complete. b. Yazoo Basin backwater. About 1.5 miles of new levee has been completed to approved grade and section. c. Big Sunflower River, etc. Channel improvement has been completed as follows: Big Sunflower River-48.9 miles; Little Sunflower River-21.6 miles; Quiver River-35.0 miles; Bogue Phalia-25.9 miles; Bogue Hasty-6.5 miles; Steele Bayou and Canal 9-76.0 miles; and Deer Creek-7.0 miles. The mileages listed are for the length of project improvements actually con- structed and do not include non-work reaches in which the exist- ing channel capacities are considered adequate. The following work is in progress: Channel clearing and snagging in Big Sun- flower between the mouth of Quiver River and the mouth of Hush- puckena River; and channel clearing and snagging in the lower 3.8 miles of Fighting Bayou, a tributary of Quiver River. Im- provements completed and underway involve clearing and snag- ging and 16,890,271 cubic yards of excavation. Lower White River, Ark.: a. White River backwater levee. The levee has been completed. b. Augusta to Clarendon, Ark. A total of 40 miles of levee along the east bank of White River has been completed to project grade and section. c. De Valls Bluff, Ark. Local protection work has been com- pleted. d. Des A rc, Ark. Local protection work has been completed. e. Cache Basin, Ark. Work has not been started. St. FrancisBasin, Ark. and Mo.: The Wappapello Reservoir is completed and available for use as required. On the west bank of the St. Francis River, 108 miles of levee are to project grade and section. On the east bank of the St. Francis River 101 miles are to project grade and section. A total of 33 miles of channel improvements and cutoffs on the lower St. Francis River below Riverfront, Ark., has been completed. In 2034 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 the Elk Chute Drainage District, 34 miles of levee are to project grade and section. The levees along Little River are complete. Work on levees and drainage improvements is in progress. L'Anguille Basin, Ark.: The L'Anguille River below mile 5 has been cleaned out as part of the St. Francis project. St. Johns Bayou, Mo.: Construction of the levee and floodgate is completed. West Tennessee tributaries,Tenn.: About 26 miles of channel cleaning on the Obion River has been completed. Work on cutoffs Nos. 1, 2, and 3 is complete. Reelfoot Lake Area, Tenn. and Ky.: Running Reelfoot Bayou has been completed. Wolf River and tributaries,Tenn. and Miss.: Work has been completed on excavation of the Wolf River diver- sion channel, and the closure embankment is 99 percent complete. Investigations and reports: Surveys and reports prescribed under the existing project and called for by Congressional or departmental directives are made as required. Reports on tributary streams authorized pursuant to the act of January 21, 1927, when presented to the Mississippi River Commission in compliance with section 10 of the act of May 15, 1928, are considered and the conclusions and recommenda- tions of the Commission thereon are submitted to the Chief of Engineers. Total costs: Total costs under the existing project, incurred from United States and contributed funds to June 30, 1961, were $1,463,816,294 of which $1,446,655,941 was for new work and maintenance, $14,877,310 for flood-control emergencies and $2,283,043 for gen- eral investigations. Total costs for construction and maintenance of levees under the existing project and expenditures incurred therefor by non-Federal agencies are given in table H-2. Table D-1. New Orleans District (Bank revetments and dikes built during fiscal year and operative protection in place June 30, 1961) Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Construction destroyed, or Operative on Location Bank nonoperative June 30, 1961 Maintenance since June 30, Reinforcement 1960 New work (Existing) Miles H above Head U1 of Passes Linear feet Linear feet Squares Linear feet Linear feet MISSISSIPPI RIVER d Standard revetment: Ci Buras, La..-------------------------------------------- 25. 1 Right -..- - - -- 2, 900 Port Sulphur, La- __....... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 39. O0 ..... do__ -..... 1, 820 Third district reach, La------------. . . . ---------- -----.... 92. 7 Left ____- -... 20. 542 Algiers Point, La ......................--............ 95.8 Right .... 7, 728 Gouldsboro Bend, La - _ - -- - 95. 8 ..... do __ 4, 960 0 Gretna Bend, La ........ .....--- 95.8 ._ do. .. .-------------- 4,127 G reenville Bend, La -........ ........ ....... ........ ..... 100.4 .. do ---- 19, 870 Carrollton Bend, La ................--------------------- 103.6 Left____ -- 15.015 Avondale Bend, La ..................................... 108. 5 Right .... - - 15,098 K enner, L a ... _ ....... ....... .......- --... ... 113.7 Left....... --- 9,089 O Reserve, La ---------............................ 138. 1 ..... do .... 6, 032 W hite Castle, La ---------..... .... .... .... .... .... ... 192. 7 Right .... ---------------- ---------------- 7, 282 C2 Plaquemine Bend, La .................-------------------- 208. 2 .. ..do --------------------------------- 300 14, 761 Port Allen, La -....................------------- Arbroth, La_ _...---------------------------- 229. 5 ..... 248. 7 ..... 256.2 ..... do .... -------------------------------- do ---- -------------------------------- 3,220 13,190 z Grand Bay, La ........---------------------------- d o .... -------------------------------- 7, 090 Red Store, La - --- 268. 0 __do___ -------------------------------- 6,100 O Arrow Bend, La .............------------------------ 270. 0 Left _____ -------------------------------- 250 12,300 Boies Point, La- .................................... 273.0 Right .... ---------------- ----------------- ---.-.- 8,025 Morganza, La ...........................-- ---. 277.3 .. do - ---------------- ---------------- 13,310 Iowa Point, La ......... 280. 5 Left ___- ---------------- ---------------- 8,150 Brunette Point, La ... . - 283. 0 Right ....--------- 4, 628 5, 310 w Greenwood Bend, La ---------------------- 285. 0 Left ..-... 12,686 ---------------- 12,686 z\ Carr Point, La ....................... .... 301.2 Right .-. -------------------------------- 3, 188 8, 600 Above Old River, La .- - - 302. 5 .....do -... --------------------------------- 4,800 Fort Adams, Miss- 306. 0 Left _____-------------------------------- 7,013 16, 300 C oochie, L a _... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... 315. . 0 Right .... -------------------------------- 14,660 Palmetto, Miss ........... 319.3 Left ______ -------------------------------- 21,075 Subtotal New Orleans District ......................... ... 12,686 ---------------- 15,379 284,040 0 C13 See footnote at. end of table. Table D-1. New Orlea*s District-Continued 0 CI.9 Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Construction destroyed, or Operative on Location Bank nonoperative June 30, 1961 1 Maintenance since June 30, 0 Reinforcemen t 1960 New work (Existing) AMiles above Hlead of Passes Linear feel Linear feet Squares Linear feet )ikes: N one ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OLD RIVER CONTROL, Inflow channel, East bank...................... ... .... 312.0 Right. 2, 415 2,415 ATCIIAFAI.AYA RIVER ----------------O Standard revetment: Atchafalaya River, La ................................ 1.0 Left....... 1,351) ILegonier, La --..................... Simmesport, La............................... . ................ . ..... 4.0 -.... do ..... . . .....---.------------- 1,470 . 6,0() ) .... 5.5 Right ..... __ . __.- - - 4,150 'total standard revetment............................ 1,470 11,500 I)ikes:' None. ............................................. RED RIVER Stan(lard revetment: Egg Hend, La ...... . . . .. ... .... . . . . . . . . . 91.0 Right, .-- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- 2.200 Roxena, La _ ... 99.0 ---------------- 2, 725 R y lan( , L a ......... ...... . .................. _ .............. ..... 104.0 ..-..d doo ....---------------- ---------------- --------------- 3,925 CU do .... ..... ..... -------------- Ilud son, I - - --, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115. 3 . .. do . ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- 1, 458 Alexandria Front, La .. ........... ................... 122. 0 ---------------- ---------------- --------------- 5, 550 Total standard revetment Red River-------------- 15, 858 I )ikes:' Choctaiv Bayou Bend. La - 71.6 Right,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ................. 1,563 Bringol (Egg Bend,) La 9(0. ( -_ _do _.--................ .. 2, 477 Egg Bendll, La.. ................. .....................-.. 91.0 do-..... .:: -:::::::: :::::: -... ::: 854 Cologne Bend, La................ ............ 92. 1 - - - -- (to--- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 635 Ec ho , .L a --. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 9 3 . L a ...... R ic hard so n, ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ....- - . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. d(1o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..- - - - -- - - - - 94. 5 ... .- - --- -- - - - - do ..- --- 1, 556 1- - B ertrand, La----------------- --------------------------------- 139-139.5 --- do 5,014 Boyce, La.--------------------------------------------- 142.8 _-do ..--------- Total dikes Red River ............------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--.--.--.--.-...........-.------ 16- 01------ SIncludes all types of dikes and retards. r 01 0 n 03 z 0 z * O cl3 Table D-2. Vicksburg District N) O0 (Bank revetmenti and dikes built during fiscal year and operative prOtection in place June 30, 1961) co 00 Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Above Construction destroyed, or Operative on Location Head of Bank nonoperative Jlune 30, 1961 O Passes Maintenance since June 30, Reinforcement 1960 New w york (Existing) Miles Linearrfeet Linear feet Squares Linear feet Linear feet MIssissiPPI RIVER Standard revetment: Bougere Bend, La --..............- --............... 326. 0 Right__ 220 715 18.968 Morville, La --.......... -........ .... ..... .... .. 352. 0 do__ 80 5,570 --------------- Natchez Island, M iss - ................- Natchez Front, Miss.~ .................... -... --.. ... ... . 354.5 360. 0 do__ Left __- i--- .........- 320 ---------------- 2, 180 6,045 - Gitson, La -........... - ...................... 368. 0 Right__ 1,563 500 8, 835 r K em pe Bend, La .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 379. 0 _ -__ do__ 16.305 G oldbottom, M iss .........---........... - ........ 388.5 Left --. 6, 843 1,844 300 14, 765 O Hardscrabble, La ----............................... 394.0 Right__ 22, 530 r G rand G ulf, Miss- --... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... 399. 0 Left -- 21, 225 200 21, 025 Lake Karnac, La.-M iss -................ ....... ...... . Diamond Point, La.-M iss -........................ 414.0 ....- do _ 2, 585 625 16, 286 230 10, 210 0 417. 5 Right__ 145 2, 985 350 11,590 Z R eid-B edford, La- --..... ...... ...... ....... ...... . 423.6 Racetrack, Miss --- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Barge Line Terminal, Miss ................................... ....- 427. 2 Left - 431. 5 ... do_ do_ _ 200 ............ !!o_ 1, 563 350 75 ---------------- 18,120 8, 775 3,040 Z - Vicksburg Harbor, Miss ---............................. 431. 7 ... do__ 7, 350 M Opposite Delta Point, La -......................... _.____.. 432. 0 - do__ 125 5, 305 Delta Point, La .......-------------..... 432. 0 Right__ 20 6,005 ib;--- ........ False Point, La --- - - - - - - - - - - - - Marshall-Brown's Point, La.-M iss ---------- ................ Milliken Bend, La.--------------------------------------. - . . . . . . 437. 2 447.0 _.do 440. 5 Left - Right__. __ ---------------- 12,390 19, 58O 44,650 Belle Island, La.-M iss ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 453.8 Left ___ 10, 698 20 21,318 Goodrich, La ---.... -........................... 460. 0 Right__ 350 230 30, 242 Cottonwood, Miss ______________--- ---- --- -- -- --- -- -- 466. 5 Left ____ .........i---- --2, 744 40 13, 070 U Fitler, Miss-...._._._.-------------- - - - _.-- 469. 0 Left -__ 20 13, 450 Hagam an, La..... __ 475. 0 & 478. O0 Right__. 30,528 Ben Lomond, Miss ..... --------------------- 479. 2 Left -__ 1,356 200 9, 846 Lake Providence, La--.. ------ - - - - - - - - - 482. 0 Right__ 11,600 Mayersville, Miss-----... --------------------- 489. 0 Left .-. 2, 136 27, 742 Carolina, Miss - --_____ ------------------------ 498.5 ...do__ ............. 20 6.860 Cracraft, Ark ___________ - ------------------------ 502. 0 Right__. ............. 20 16,130 Kentucky Bend, Miss -- ------- - - - -- - - - - 509. 0 Left -- 12, 285 c Walnut Point, Miss------ 513.0 ___..do_ _ 2,334 125 13, 584 American Cutoff, Miss.................. . 517.0 270 2, 980 Lakeport, Ark ... _.............. -_ ... 516 S u n n ysid e, A rk -.. . . .- & 519 523.0 Right _..- .....do ---- --------------- 1,813 -----1 -- 3- 10 14, 925 11,305 Vaucluse, Ark -- _-........ -.... ... _ ..- 525. 0 ..... do----- - -- - - - -- - - 4,300 Island 84, Ark _ ........... . --...-. .- -. 526. 5 Left ----- -- - - - - -- - - 13,475 Warfield Point. Miss - -................... 528.5 ---- do - - - 4, 859 LaGrange Towhead, Miss -...--.......... 530. 0 .do --- - - - - - -- - - 2, 950 Spanish M oss, Ark ........................ 530. 5 Right ..- 853 4, 390 Leland Cutoff, Ark.- ....-............ . . 531.0 Left 1, 300 Tarpley Island, Miss _____________________. 534.0 Right---- 2, 000 Miller Bend, Miss _________________________ 536. 0 Left__ 1,725 1,127 27, 855 Ashbrook Island, Miss ____________________. 541. 5 Right --- 3, 455 ------------- Arkansas City-Yellow Bend, Ark -........ 547.0 Right---_ ---------------- 25, 100 Huntington Point, Miss ___________________ 550.0 Left_- . --------- - - 1(), 045 f- Pair O'Dl)ice, Ark . _ . 554.8 Right_ ............... 9, 095 M ounds, M iss ............ _ ..... -.- 555. 5 Left ____ 3, 850 E utaw , M iss................................ 558. 0 .---- do___ - 9, 528 w Cypress Bend, Ark .--- - -- -- 561. 4 Right____ 50 14, 180 ................ Catfish Point. Miss_ ..-..... - ........- - 565. 5 Left- -- -- 575 12, 225 Ozark, Ark.-M iss _.. -.................... 570. 3 Right _ 3,320 ................ 300 17, 498 ................ Prentiss, M iss- ..... ... .. . .. . . 574. 5 Left - __- 6,150 20 16, 625 H Riverton, Miss .... _ ---------------------- 578. 3 _..do 12, 500 F-- Klondike, Ark .. _____.. __________________ 580. 5 Right.-- 2, 3801 470 1,695 140 21,120) Terrene, Miss . ............................. 584. 2 Left_____ 10, 050 360 9, 690 Victoria Bend, Miss- . -.- -_______. 587.0 do 1,250 1,810 9, 085 H Big Island, Ark ..--- -- ---- 590. 2 Right_____ 635 450 551 680 11,985 Smith Point, Miss _-_-_... 595. 5 Left _-- 1,810 10 7, 730 D ennis, M iss ........................ -.--- 605. 0 t_ _do-_ 1,055 1,800 6, 425 12, 920 Cessions, Miss .- --... ...... -.-........... 609. 5 ---- do - 70.....10 ..52, 282 200 10, 910 Subtotal Vicksburg District -------------- 63,684 5, 035 777, 773.0 (147. 3 miles) ARKANSAS RIVER Co C2 Standard revetment: f-4 Menard Bend, Ark --.............. .... .__.. . .. .- 26 Left -- __- - - -.. . - 630 50 11,770 v Como, Ark ..... -- - - - - - - -- . ..... 29.6 Right -- 3,425 . ---- -------3,600 -.............. 8,885 Z Davis Lake, Ark ------------------------------ 37.8 1,175 Medford Bend, Ark -....-..-....- ...... ........... 38 ---- .do o---_-- 4,165 - do -- Pendleton, Ark-.............-....._ ....... 44.5 ................ 2, 900 Big Bayou Meto, Ark .-.........-- -.------- _..... 53 ---------------- 1,800 ---------------- __ _ _ _--- Left-___- _ - - -- - - - 12,187 - Opposite Sample Island, Ark .-............... -........ ...... 57.2 Right. - 760 5,110 Farelly Lake, Ark...------------------------ 59 1, 775 . _ - - -- -- - 1,775 Hannaberry-Farelly Lake, Ark ........---------------------- 59.5 878 - - - - - - - - - 878 Cummins Bend, Ark ..---.... .......---------------- . ~ -- . ---_ 62.6 2, 240 1,396 - -- - _ --- 9,775 Little Bayou Meto-Mud Lake, Ark .......----------------- 65.'5 -- 3,150 9,735 Kimbrough, Ark ...................... - do---- .........----------- 68 Left___-- - 5, 295 R ichland Bend, A rk--- ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 77 .dRight --- 2....600 1,455 tZ Brunson's Crossing, Ark .-................................ 79 Left_ 8,035 New Gascony (Below Trulock), Ark-................. ........ 83 62 2,455 to Table D-2. Vicksburg District-Continued m OPI O O Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Above Construction destroyed, or JJOperative on Location Head of Bank nonoperative une 30, 1961 O Passes Mai ntenance since June 30, Reinforcement 1960 New work (Existing) O -------- j-- ---- Miles Linear feet Linear feet Squares Linear feet Linear feet I Standard Revetilient-Continued ARKANSAS RIVER-Continued New Gascony (Madding), Ark............................... 83.7 Left-...... 3, 000 A dkins Lake, A rk_. ...... .... . ...... Rob Roy, Ark--------............_......................... ...... ...... .... 86 88 Right- ... (1do ..- ....- ---------- - - --.-----.-.----- 3,325 6.955 6 - Rob Roy, Ark---........................................ 89 .-- .do .. -- - - - - ----- 500 .. .............. ............ - 1,790 M Plum Bayou-Rob Roy, Ark.................................. 90 Left.--- 12, 550) Below Fergus Crossing, Ark---.............................. 93. 5-94.3 Right -. 814 5, 335 Pine Bluff, Ark ------- .................................. . 97 .. _(1o ... 460 1,300 (Reinf.) 5, 400 O ................ Total standard revetment, Arkansas River... t 93. 13, 478 460 11, 452 5O 50 123, 950 Dikes: H opedale C utoff-- .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 24 Right - -. •.......... ... ---- ........ ------------.. ---.-------....- 1,848 z Fletcher Bend, Ark ---.............................. 36( .. o . .... .. _ _ _. 50 2,187 - I)avis Lake, Ark- -................ .......... 38 .. .do - 580 ---------- -- 2,339 Z Htannaberry-Farelly Lake, Ark......................._ ...... 59 Left_....__ ________ ------------ _ '-- . 190 8, 26(9 tj Right .--............. -. 5OO .... ....... __ Cummins Bend, Ark--- -.... --....-------............. 63 1, 690 500 4,880 Little Bayou Meto-Mud Lake, Ark ............... -------- (5 Left....... ........... --------------- - . 400 3, 920 ___ _ _ _... .. R ound Lake, A rk--- .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 71 Right..... . . . . . . . - - . ..... ....... .. 4,174 Kings Bayou, Ark--- ............................... 75 Left....... . . . . . .... ..........- - - - - 520 2, 424 Richland Bend, Ark--- . . . ... .... .: .....76.8 Right. .-- 2,100 8 8 5, 865 . . . - - - - - - . . ...... _..- New Gascony, Ark--- ....... . .... 81 Left....... 1,705 New Gascony (Trulock), Ark -............. -.-............. 82.6 Right .. ........ ....- . 1,225 . . . . . - - _ _ - _ __ _ _ _ _ _ - 6i, 925 -- - . . . . . -. - -. - - . ------- _ ...... ____ _ New Gascony (Madding), Ark-............................... 83.7 Left _..... 690 -. -. . -. - - - . ....... ...- 2, 827 W1 Adkins Lake, Ark..........................._._._ 86 Right .... -- 3, 733 --- 4, 849 Below Rob Roy, Ark ... _____...................... 87 . . do . -- - _ _ . -. ---. -- 7ti - ---------------- - - . . . . - - _- ..-- 1,134 Above Plum Bayou, Ark. .......................... . 91 Left...... -- 2, . -- --. . -- 200 --- 6i30 3,41i Below Fergus Crossing, Ark _.._._......................... 93.5 Right ... 3, 733 6, 498 --- 009--- ,-- Pine Bluff, A rk ......... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. 96i ... o. 76 1,325 _-_ ............. 5, 869 Yell Bend, Ark.... -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100.7 .. do .. 2, 200 _-- -- --. . 2, 200) Total (likes, Arkansas River-..................._............ -- --- -.-- 6, O)09 9, 400 508 71,329 €,o Table D-3. Memphis District (Bank revetments and dikes built during fiscal year and operative protection in place June 30, 1961) Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Above Construction destroyed, or Operative on Location Head of Bank nonoperative June 30, 1961 Passes Maintenance since June 30, Reinforcement 1960 New work (Existing) i---------- --- I I- i- - -4 Miles Linear feet Linear feet Squares 1 Linear feet Linearfeet f' MISSISSIPPI RIVER Standard revetments: Henrico, Ark........------------------------------------- 597-601 Right .. __ 17, 255 Knowlton, Ark ----------------------------------- 613-616 Right ---- .-..------- ... . . ....... 2, 962 100 16,790 Island 67, Miss _ - - - - -- 616(-618 Left --.. _ 403 ................ 7, 530 Ludlow, Ark-...........----- -----------------..--------- 620-622 Right -___ 43 9,140 _.... 621-626 Left..... 108 100 27,030 Rescue Landing, Ark.-Miss ...................... Fair Landing, Ark....--------------------------------- 627-630 Right -- __ 250 350 366 16,850 < B urke Landing, M iss _... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 630-634 Left . . 1,120 78 19, 270 634-630 1,410 140 100 Island 62, Ark. Right -___ 8,270 Oldtown Bend, Ark ._---. . . . . . . . . . 639-642 Right -- 2, 220 170 94 100 22,260 H orseshoe, M iss --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 642-645 - Left . -.... 1,260 16,605 W esto ver, A rk _ .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .646-648 Right ... 258 12,730 )elta-Friar Point, Miss ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... 648-654 2, 527 29, 700 Helena, Ark.. ..--------------------------------------------- 653-660 4,200 180 207 95 36, 510 Trotters Landing,.M iss .............. ....... 659-665 Left __ .. .... .... ... 161 32, 905 St. Francis, Ark 667-669 Right ..- - ..... ...... ... 287 -- ........ . 6O O.. 8, 680 -- IIarbert Point, M iss ........... .... _._ . _ ..... ........... 672-674 Left ..--- - ................ ................ 55 7, 445 r Walnut Bend, Ark.. --------------------- 675-680 Right .... ................ .... ... ...... 59 27, 220 c'2 Mhoon Bend, M iss . ........ ... ... ..... .....--.--- 680-686 Left__.. ._ . ..... ,6 .. .0 ...... .. .... . 534 ................ 36, 028 Peters, Ark_ ................... . .. _ ... .... 687-691 ... Right..... .... _.. ....... 4,612 60 23,145 Left Commerce, Miss .........--------------------------- 692-694 . .... Left _______ . ..... .... .. 61 11 .610 Polks Landing, M iss ... . .. . .. .. . . .. .. _ _ . . . .. . 695-697 . . Left ..... .. .1,620. --..--........-- ---------------- .......... ............ _ _ .. -... 11,094 ... Porter Lake, Ark -- _ -----. ... ............. ... 695-702 Right .. . . ........ __ 3, 684 ............ ... ;35, 995 Pickett, Ark.-M iss ....... . . .. .......... .... 699-701 Left_....__ 5,316 ________________ 9, 070 Norfolk-Star, Miss ...... . ..... ... __ 703-709 Left... . -- 3,160 2,031 ........... . .. 29, 687 Cow Island Bend, Ark - ........................ .___ . ... 710-713 . Right ... _ 310 -- - - -- 60 - 22, 274 Coahoma, Tenn ._...................... ..... 713-716 Left_...... 31 ................ 9, 350 Ensley, Tenn _-- - - - - - - - - - - - -.-- - - - - .-- -719-722 - Left....... 500 195 .......... _.... 19, 960 l)ismal Point, Ark ................................ 721-723 Right..... ---------...-..-. _ _ ___ ................ 18 ................ 7, 200 Bauxippi-Wyanoke, Ark ......... ............ ____ ....... 724-728 Right..... -------------.-- ................ 481 ................ 23, 300 Presidents Island, Tenn_. ..-.------- .. _ .....- - 728-730 Left....... --.--.----.--.-- ............... 1,288 12,395 Tennessee Chute, Tenn ................. .......... ....... . 6-7 Ch Left....... ............ 196 8, 850 bo Memphis Iarbor, Tenn ...... ....... ___ ....... _ .... _. 731-733 Left...... .--.-----.-.--.- .. 117 14, 800 ....... _ _ _ - - See footnotes at bottom of table. Table D-3. Memphis Distrct-Continued Operations fiscal year 1961 Lost, Above Construction destroyed, or Operative on L Location Head of Bank nonoperative June 30, 1961 "d Passes Maintenance since June 30, O Reinforcement 1960 New work (Existing) O liles Linearfeet Linear feet Squares Linear feet Linearfeet i MISSISSIPPI RIVER--continued Standard revetment-Continued HIopefield Point, Ark.-Tenn ---.....__............._ _ 733-734 Right . . . . . ._ 210 2, 990 Loosahatchie, 'Tenn . -... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... 736-737 Left--... 4,290 --------------------- 4,290 s2, 930 0 St.Clair,Ark- - - 739 Right ------------ ------- -- - ----- 5, 960 Island 40, Tenn.-A rk ------- --- --- ---- --- --- ------ 738-742 Right__. 6,980 3,230 ... _ .. 20,590 - Brandywine, Ark.-Tenn......................... ...... _-. .. Cecar Point-l)cnsford, 'PTenn .. Ch Right ... 747-750 ..............-- ----........ ........- - -- ------- 76(i0-763 Left-------------------------------------- ............ 28 18,060 M 4,264 20, 270 J Chute of Island 35, Tenn ..-............. . .-................. 764-768 Right ................ [......----------- 5, 909 728, 590 Lookout Bar, Tenn ...........-.-.-............... 772-773 Right___ 2, 550 - -......... 6 2,550 01 Lookout, Tenn-- .............................. 774-775 Right----- . ...-------------. _ .. .... . _ _... - 5,005 J Sunrise Towhead, Tenn~ ..............................._ . 775-778 Ch Right _--- 2,780 950 ........ 12, 440 Bullerton Bar, Ark--- ....... ..................... 784-790 Right___ 1,220 350 490 .. ...... _ _.... 8 ...... ....... .. . 23, 285 L Island 30, Tenn--- ......................................... 789-791 Right__. 1,660 20 268 - - -_- - - - - . . - - 10, 720 z Osceola, Ark .........--------------- -- ------ 790 R ig ht ... . .... .... ... ---------------.. ---..... ........ . . . . - - -_ - - 21,350 Osceola, Ark .. ................ -................. 791 Right-----... .. ... .. ...----------- .. ------------ ... - - 551 - _- - 5, 823 - Keyes Point, Tenn - -- ... . . . . K:ate Aubrey, Tenn ------------------- .. . . 793-798 Left- ..... -----... .. ....... ... 796-797 1,320 260 .. 24,909 Z Right-----... ---------------------------- 2, 500 x Island 26, T enn -- ---- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- --- 801-803 Right.__ 5,460 120 6 12, 970 Bend of Island 25, Tenn ..... ................ .. . ......805-808 Left.... ..------ ...-----------------------..... 4,035 22,730 Barfield, Ark--- --................................ 809-816 Right_.. 4,750 210 173 41,005 'ITamm Bend, Tenn................................. 819-821 Left..-----..............--------------.... ......-------------- 109 18, 540 Huffman-Hickman, Ark.-Tenn .._ ----------- -------- 825-830 Right-----....... .......----------------..---------------- - - -. -. - . 1,033 26,984 H eloise, T enn ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. 832-834 ... .. Left ...... ............ . . ....- . ._ 86 -- - - -- 50- 12,405 Island No. 18, Mo -.-.................................. 834-838 Right ...- 910 1,670 - 1,699 - - - - - -. .-- 22, 170 Linwood Bend, Tenn --....................... 840-843 Left.------ --------------....-------------- 188 - - -- - - - - - - 14, 850 R Bells Point, Mo --..........................- ---- 845-847 Right--- .-------------................--......---------------- 61 - - -- -- 40 - 5,420 Gayoso-Caruthersville, Mo __________________________________ 848-853 Right....---------------................ ---------------..... . 1, 652 - -- - -- 70 - 25, 600 Iathaway Landing, Tenn-------------- -...-........... 856 Left .. .. -.. . . . . . . . 1,000ooo Robinson Bayou, M o ---------- -------- - -------- - - - - -856-857 Right- .. 1,330 380 7, 770 Bend of Island 14, 'Tenn-- - 862-863 Left -- ... .. .. .. .. . ..-------------- 12, 050 Little Cypress, Mo . n--....-.. --..............- .--- 866-870 Right .- - 315 3, 385 5, 763 25, 420 Merriwether-Cherokee, Tenn _............................. 872-877 Left ...... 2, 020 470 193 30, 215 Linda, Mo .---........................-. -- - - 880-882 Right----- ------------------------------- 118 11, 950 Below Toney's T. H., Tenn.................................. 883-886 Left......-------------------- -------------- 4,680 20, 685 - New Madrid Bend, Mo-.............................. 888-893 Right . --------------------- ---------------- 225 70 30, 130 + New Ma(drid, Mo ........... 894-895 Right .... 5, 559 La Forge, Mo --.....__........ ----------------------- 895-899 Right .- 182 20, 250 Slough Landing Neck, Ky.-Tenn__ ----------------------- 901-906 Left ...... 781 28, 980 Island 9, Ky.-Tenn__ ----------------------- 909-913 Left ...... 40 18, 755 ('hute of Island 8, Ky........... ---------------------- 917-917 Ch Left ...... 80) ---------------- 12, 620 Bend of Island 8, Mo -....... . ---------------------- 922-924 Right .... 9, 800 Island 8, Ky _..................... 920-921 Ch Right .... 190 50 5, 935 Iick man- Reelfoot, Ky_ ......... 926-932 Left....... 421 40 35, 959 Beckwith Bend, Mo ........... 933-936 Right .... 221 120 14, 588 W\\illiams, Ky ..................... 937-938 Left ...... -- -- -.... 50 6, 025 W olf Island, Ky___________________ 943-944 Right .... 92 4, 600 Colum bus, Ky .................... 946-947 Left. ... .. ............... 3, 825 Belm ont, M o -.................. 948-949 Right _ ............... 5, 760 Island 3 and 4, Ky ______________- 949-952 Right_ .............. 13,560 ---------------- Campbell, lKy_ 953-954 Left___ .-------------- ---------------- 6, 935 on l'ritchard, Mo_____________________ 956-959 Right_ ------ ------- .- 15,045 W icklille, Ky _.------- -------- 962-963 Left___ -----.----.-.-- 6, 270 K" ..... - -~ 16,665 i 67, 410 i 1 1, 505 _ i11_ _ _ _ _ S1, 333, 650 on Subtotal Mem phis l)istrict 45, 285 C2 on -4 Dikes: 626 Right _ 5, 960 -4 Island 64, Ark ------------- Island 63, M iss .----... 636 Left ___ 520 ................ 6,120 -4 H Friars Point, Miss________ 648 Left ___--- 3, 710 Cat Island, Ark ............. 70R Right_ 9,580 Re(dman Point, Tenn.-Ark 740 Right - 490 7, 650 lPoker Point, Ark _..-....... 745 Right_ 5, 690 Rand(oll)h Point, Tenn -..... 743 Left___ 9,360 ---------------- ---------------- - - . -- . -- - 9, 360 Lookout ,Tenn.-Ark_____ --. 772 Right _ 2, 620 ---------------- - - - - - -.-- 5, 510 Ashport-(Golddust, Ark ______ --------------------------------- 799 Right. -- 7, 960 ---------------- 7, 960 Island 21, Tenn _.- ----.... 831 Left.__- ....... ---------------- ---------------- S5, 670 C Island 20, Mo . _. ...-- -.. ----------- - - - - -- - - - - - 834 Right _-- ---------------- --------------- . . - - - - - - - 4, 570 Hathaway, Tenn___________.. ----------------------------- 858 Left__. ---------------- --------- - - - ..... ....... .. 8, 960 Stewart, T. H., Mo ______--. 877 Right. ---------------- - (6) - - - - - 6, 020 Ruddles Point, Mo ___-__-__ 879 Right .- ---------------- 2, 880 Island 9, Ky .... ............ 913 Left -- ---------------- 47,010 Pritchard, Mo______._________ 954 Right. 4, 410 z/2 -4 Subtotal Memphis I)istrict- 20,950 -- - - -. -- 101, 060 Mliles above Cairo Gage 01110 RIVER Standard revetment: Cache-Cairo, Ill ______________________ 0-4 Right_ - 22, 702 Subtotal Memphis District _...- _ . _ --- 22, 702 ISqluare 2 Groins. = 10 X 10 f3eet (100 sq. ft.) Submerged dike; status unknown. 6 Lumber mattress revetment, 1 Linear feet of pile and stone (like. Includes 450 linear feet of replacement of destroyed work at Porter Lake and 150 0t 4Linear feet of traiangular frame retards and pile dikes. linear feet at chute of Island 35 under maintenance. Table E-1. New Orleans District o (Present condition of project levees, from Cape Girardeau, Mo. to Head of Passes, La. and levee operations for fiscal year 1961, as provided for in sec. 1 of the act of May 15, 1928, as amended) Operations fiscal year 1961 In system Built to Contents Required Estimated Location of levee when com- Built June approved June 30, to final Peircent pleted 1 30 ,1961 grade and 1960 Mainte- Lost or Contents complete contents 2 cotmplete O section New work nance abandoned June30,1961 --------------_ ---- i I ----1 --I --------: -------- I- _ --;------ . - 1----------- i -i - - - i -- ----I- i-- O 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Miles Miles Miles cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards MISSISSIPPI RIVER Lower Tensas....................... 15.5 14.4 12. 9 8. 488 717 --... _ 450 8, 755 1,240 9, 995 88 M A tchafalaya .... . .................. 118.9 3118.9 3 114.3 362, 128 .--....-..--- 62, 128 283 62,411 99 Lafourche........................... 82.0 82.0 68.2 19. 737 ..--..-.---.- 19.740 545 20, 285 97 C7 Ilarataria- --.......... ......... 68 ........... Pontchartrain, including 2.1 miles 71.9 71.9 56.8 10. 113 .....-.-.-..- 10, 181 328 10, 509 97 M baton Rouge front levee......_.._ 125. 7 125. 7 120.2 46. 125 ---------- 46, 125 187 46,312 99 M Lake lIorgne..___.._________...... 48.3 48.3 31.0 7,803 - - -- --- -- 2-- .-- .--- 18 ........... 7,805 278 8.083 97 Orleans Parish..... ........ 27. 5 27. 5 11.6 4,368 -- 18 - - -- -------. 4,386 276 4,662 94 - i Total Mississippi River....... 489.8 488. 7 415.0 158, 762 717 91 450 159,120 3,137 162, 257 98 LAKE PONTCIHARTRAIN, JEFFERSON PARISH, LA. z Lake Pontchartrain prot. levee..... 17.4 17.4 7. 7 8,832 93 1---------I---------- 8,925 (3) (5) (5) BONNET CARRESPIILWAY LTJ Upper and lower guide levees...... 11.7 11.7 11.7 ---------- 12,001 12,001 1---------- 12,001 100 IOWER RED RIVER Ilotwells to Moncla, La............. 59. 8 59.8 6 59. 8 20,766 ---------- 2 --------.--- 20. 767 1,248 22, 015 94 ATCIIAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY East bank Atchafalaya River....... 50. 8 50. 8 50. 8 21. 339 . - ...................... 21. 339 125 21, 464 99 Blayou 1)es (ilaises_.... 8. 1 8. 1 8. 1 1,217 1.217 1,217 \cest bank Atclhafalaya River....__ 60. 7 60.7 60.0 11,157 - - - 3- -- ---- .-- 11, 160 39 11.199 SiInniIIesport Iting...__ ________ __ 1.6 1.6 1.6 990 ------------ -------.....- 990 990 100 Melville Rilng...........g 4. 1 4. 1 4. 1 2.385 2, 385 2. 385 99 Krotz Springs Ring................._ 1.7 1.6 1.6 1. 187 1, 187 13 1.200 Mansura JBills to Hl amburg........ 20.3 20.3 8.6 4.943 4,943 195 5, 138 96 - West protection levee, Hamburg to Berwick drainage canal via Calu- met, including 1.0 mile Berwick floodlwall..__.......-- ............. 128.2 128.2 87.6 77, 711 333 123 -----............ 78, 167 (z) (i) (i) Levees west of Berwick and the lower Atchafalaya River, Berwick drainage canal to Charenton drainage canal_.................... 60. 5 59.0 5) 11,751 11, 753 (5) (i) (,) Morganza upper guide levee-........ 9.0 9.0 9.0 5, 477 5, 477 5,477 100 East protection levee, Morganza to Cutoff Bayou, including 19.6 miles of Morganza lower guide levee & 1.7 miles of floodwall, etc.. 107.9 107.9 30. 3 55, 807 180 163 56,150 (5) (s) 1 - I - - I I- I I- - - I -- I - -- I -- I Total Atchafalaya Basin and C/2 floodway ................... 452. 9 - I 451.3 ___________I~________ 193,964 -________ - I-- 515 -- I 289 1....-....... -__________ - 194,768 ........... -- I....... Combined total........... 1, 031.6 1,028.9 _.......... 394, 1801 1,325 382 450 353, 888 .... C2 I Area protected from Mississippi River project flood-adopted aproject complete-is 23,621 square miles for entire project. U) 2 Excluding yardage to be abandoned. 3 Adjusted due to construction of Port Allen lock. 4 Includes new tie-in levee below Old River lock. b Indeterminate pending completion of studies under way. 6 Levees to grade, but minor deficiencies to section exist on approximately 19 miles. M1 0 G z 0eD Table E-2. Vicksburg District (Present condition of project levees, from Cape Girardeau, Mo. to Head of Passes, La. and levee operations for fiscal year 1961, as provided for in sec. 1 of the act of May 15, 1928, as amended) Operations fiscal year 1961 In system i Built to Contents ____ _ _ Required Estimated 0 Location of levee when com- Built June approvedl June 30, to final Percent pleted 1 30 ,1961 grade andi 1960 Mainte- Lost or Contents complete contents 2 complete sectionl New work nance abandoneld June 30, 1961 y 1,000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1,000 1.000 1.000 Miles Miles Miiles cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yardss cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1 Lower Yazoo -............... ..... 2178. 3 178.3 174. 1 196. 654 353 197,007 16,123 213. 130 92 x Upper Tensas __________________ 148.6 148. 6 116.3 138, 873 156 139,029 5,971 145.000 96 M Lower Tensas_______________________ 125. 7 125. 7 125. 7 119,420 1,705 121. 125 2,075 123,200 98 Subtotal Vicksburg District__ 452. 6 452. 6 416. 1 454,947 2, 214 457,161 24,169 481.330 95 - YAZOO RIVER AND BASIN O Headwater__ _ .... _ _ _- 3 556. 0 4 126.0 96. 0 19. 623 3,087 22, 710 21,408 44,118 51 Backwater.....- ---------- 98.0 6 2.5 i 2. 5 160 648 808 24,192 25,000 3 Total Yazoo River and Basin. 654.0 128. 5 98. 8 19, 783 3, 735 23,518 45.600 69,118 34 z ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. N orth Bank -------- -------- ----- 761.5 56. 2 56. 2 17,268 72 17,340 2.970 20,310 85 South Bank - - - ------ - 85. 6 85. 6 85.6 49. 321 497 49,818 5,096 54,914 91 Total Arkansas River ......... 147. 1 141.8 141.8 66, 589 569 67,158 8,066 75,224 89 RED RIVER BACKWATER LEVEES Total Red River Backwater_ 9 93. 1 93. 1 93.1 16, 846 '~ 16, 846 0 16.846 100 m 1 Area protected for Mississippi River project flood-adopted project complete--is * Include4 22.5 miles GreenwoOd protection works. 23,621 square miles for entire project. R Includes 1.0 mile of highway embankment. 2 Includes 1.4 miles of concrete levee wall and 0.3 mile earth levee on Vicksburg ;Includes 5.3 miles for Gillett new levee which has been deferred indefinitely. r City front. s Includes 295,000 cubic yards for Gillett new levee. ao 3 Includes 29.0 miles, Greenwood protection works, but (toes not include 2.5 miles 9 Does not include 2.1 miles of high ground where no levee was reqluiredl. of highway and railroad embankment to be utilized in project. 'o Does not include approximately 900,000 cubic yards hydraulic fill placedin 4Includes 40 miles built to interim grade and section. F- Smithland Landing river crossings. Table E-3. Memphis District (Present condition of project levees from, Cape Girardeau, Mo. to Head of Passes, La. and levee operations for fiscal year 1961, as provided for in sec. I of the act of May 15, 1928, as amended) Operations fiscal year 1961 In system Built to Contents Required Estimatelrd Location of levee 1hen w com- Built June aplroved June 30, Contents to final Percent l)leted 1 30, 1961 grade and 1960 Mainte- Lost or J une 30,1961 eoml)lte conteltS ' complete sect ion New work nance abandoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 10,oa Io 1,000 1000 MISSISSIPPI RIVER Miles Miles cubicyards cubicyards I cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards Upper Yazoo v.................... 93.6 93. 6 85.9 104. 531 556 15 105, 087 2,822 107. 909 97 -4 Tiptonville-Obion River---......... 43. 9 33. 4 27. 5 10.761 1.,583 86 12,344 2, 745 15. 089 i 82 Slough Landing Neck (like ..... 9.6 9. 6 j. 6 1.329 .....---------.... ........... 1,329 --....... 1. 329 100 5 Reelfoot ......--- ...-....... _ 3 22. 7 22. 7 22. 7 13, 903 ........... ............ 13, 903 13. 903 100 White River backwater levee -- --- 40. 3 40. 3 40.3 29,281 29.281 29,281 100 White River- -_ _ - - 74.4 74.4 43. 7 66.644 507 67, 151 2,697 69. 848 96 - Lower St. Francis______________ 212. 3 212.3 206. 0 132, 985 300 18 133, 285 2, 563 135, 848 98 Upper St. Francis............_.. 121. 4 121.4 100.0 46, 259 46, 259 3,437 49.696 93 Thebes to Cairo, Ill...... -.-. .. 8 9. 7 9. 7 2. 5 6,463 2, 94......6 6,463 600 7, 063 92 - Subtotal Memphis District___ 627. 9 617.4 538. 2 412,156 2.946 126 415, 102 14,864 429, 966 97 d 01110 RIVER O Ohio River_......__________________ 95.3 5.3 5.3 3,644 1---------I--- -------- I------------ 3,644 .........------- 3, 644 100 ST. FRANCIS RIVER East hank ___--- 205. 3 127.9 100. 8 47,896 522 47 ........ 1o48, 418 10, 090 58, 508 83 Wf W est bank -__-. .--- __.-.- .- 151. 9 137.0 108. 0 20, 878 29 27 ............ 20, 907 4,672 25, 579 82 I I-- --- I I- -- - - I Subtotal Memphis District___ 357.2 264.9 208.8 68, 774 551 74 1............ 69, 325 14, 762 94, 087 82 LITTLE RIVER, ARK. East hank................___ __.... 40. 7 40. 7 40. 7 5,853 .......... 5,853 5, 853 100 West bank.-..- 35. 3 35. 3 35. 3 4,099 4,099 4,099 100 Elk Chute............._________... 39. 9 39. 9 34. 2 5, 075 577 34 ............ 5, 652 -458 6,110 93 Subtotal Memphis District.. 115.9 115. 9 110.2 15, 027 577 34 15, 604 458 16,062 970 0P See footnotes at end of table. Table E-3. Memphis District-Continued to Operations fiscal year 1961 0 In system Built to Contents y 1 Required Estimated O Location of levee when com- Built June approved June 30, to final Percent pleted 1 30 ,1961 grade and 1960 Mainte- Lost or Contents complete contents 2 complete section New work nance abandoned June30,1961 1,0001, ,000 1,000 1.000 1,000 1,000 1.000 Tj Miles Miles MAiles cubic yards cuards ards cbic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards cubic yards LITTLE RIVER, MO. Diversion channel ---..................1119. 7 19.7 19. 7 10, 762 ._ -............ .. 10,762- .-... _ - 10, 762 100 WRITE RIVER Augusta to Clarendon.............. 1249. 2 39. 5 39. 5 9, 566 ---------- ------------ ------------ 9, 566 1,834 11,400 84 O MEMPHIS HARBOR i Memphis Harbor.................. 10. 4 8.1 8.1 3, 331 2, 368 .......---------....------------................. 5, 699 1,051 6, 750 84 -4 Grand Total Memphis District-------------------..................... 1,185.6 1,070.8 929. 8 523, 260 6, 442 234 ------------ 529, 702 32, 969 562, 671 94 1 Area protected from Mississippi River project flood-adopted project complete--23,621 square miles for entire project. z nI s Excluding yardage to be abandoned. aIncludes 1.4 miles of Hickman City levee and 21.3 miles of Mississippi River front line levee-Hickman, Ky., to Bessie, Tenn. Extends from Old Town, Ark., to Laconia Circle levee, Ark. z b Includes 66.1 miles of front line levee from Helena, Ark., to mouth of White River, Ark., and 8.3 miles of Laconia back circle levee. ti 6 From New Madrid, Mo., to mouth of St. Francis River, Ark. -4 7 Includes 84.3 miles of front line levee from Commerce to New Madrid, Mo., 35.2 miles of Birds Point-New Madrid setback levee, and 1.9 miles of St. Johns Bayou levee. * Includes 6.3 miles of Cairo Drainage District (Mississippi River) levee and 3.4 miles of Cairo City (Mississippi River) levee. -4 9 Includes 5.3 miles of levee from Cache River levee to end of floodwall at Cair, Ill. 10Includes 23,010,192 cubic yards of gross channel excavation, upon completion of design of Madison-Marianna levee, excess quantity will be shown as abandoned. 11Includes 14.1 miles of main line diversion levee, 2.7 miles of Ramsey Creek levee, and 2.9 miles of Sals Creek levee. 12Includes 1.7 miles of levee above Augusta and 1.7 miles of levee at Georgetown, Ark. Table E-4. (Yardage placed in levees and levee operations for fiscal year 1961, as provided for in sec. 6 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, as amended) I I I I i t I Operation Location of levee fiscal year 1961 Built to Approxi- i In system when completed Miles Built June 30, 1961 Miles approved grade and section Miles Contents June 30, 1960 1,000 1,000 New work abandoned cubic yards cubic yards Lost or 1,000 cubic yards Contents June 30, 1961 1,000 cubic yards Required to complete 1,000 cubic yards Estimated final contents 1,000 cubic yards Percent complete mate area protected Square miles MISSISSIPPI RIVER w St. Louis District M1 Clemens Station, Mo. to moutlh of Missouri River............... Mouth of Illinois River to Prairie 28 28 25.6 ------------ ------------ 25. 6 ...........------------ ------------ ------------ 4 du Pont, Ill.................. .. . 20 20 ------------ 27. 1 27. 1 ...-..-...-.-.-.--.. - - 3 Prairie du Pont, Ill., to Gr and - Tower, Ill- -- 0 Mouth of Missouri River to Cape Girardeau, Mo................ .... 4 4 .. 5.....2 57. .......__..___....... 57.2 .-.----..-..-...... --.. .. . - 2 Grand Tower, Ill., to Thebes, Ii 1 ..- 46 46 3 1,252. 4 -----------------........... ------........... 1,252.4 - _ _-----------_.----------- ---- - 8 -4 0R Rock Island District zR M Rock Island to New Boston, Ill. 31.4 31.4 31.4 4,441 44 -........... 4, 485------- - 4, 485 100 44 O Total Mississippi River__. 129. 4 129.4 34.4 5, 803. 3 44 5,847. 3 ............ 4,485 61 F- MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARIE s New Orleans District RED RIVER -- Moncla to Lake Long........... 20. 7 20. 7 20. 7 394 394 394 100 V'icksburg District ARKANSAS RIVER Farelly Lake levee district...... 2768 2768 2 768 100 OUACHITA RIVER East bank below Monroe, La... 68. 5 =64. 7 S64. 7 3, 330 4407 4 3, 737 500 4, 237 90 50.0 See footnotes at end of table. Table E-4.--Continued C71 0 Operation fiscal year 1961 Location of levee Built to Appproxi- In system approved Contents Contents Required Estimated nate - when Built June grade and June 30, Lost or June 30, to final Percent area M completed 30, 1961 section 1960 New work abandoned 1961 complete contents complete pro)tected O West bank: Bawcomville, La _____________ 3. 1 3. 1 3. 1 2 283 283 100 1.5 O Harrisonburg to Little River, La. 12.4 12.4 12.4 5 682 5 682 682 100 (6) Total Oucahita River_ ... 84. 0 80. 2 80. 2 4,295 407 4, 702 500 5, 202 100----------- 51.6 y YAZOORIVER W est bank _.. .___. _.__- _-.. 8. 7 8. 7 8. 7 735 735 735 100 75.8 C .Memphis District -4 WHITE RIVER Horn Lake, Ark _------__ -..- 1.8 1.8 1.8 50.1 I. 50.1 . 50. 1 100 (1) 0 Ti Louisrille District 01110 RIVER z Shawneetown, Ill--__--------- 3.8 3.8 3.8 315.5 1____ 315. 5 315. 5 100 1.3 - St. Louis District ILI.INOIS RIVER Havana, Ill., to Beardstown, Ill- 25 25 8 1,610 ........... 1,610 .. .......... .. ... 24 Beardstown, Ill., to mouth of Illinois River .... . 166 166 127 15, 940 15,940.------------------........------------ 172 Total Illinois River_ ...... 191 191 135 17, 550 .......... 17,550 - - - - -- - - - - - ----- 196 /2 1 Unknown. 2 Includes $32,253 cubic yards constructed by local interests. rb 3 Includes 1.3 miles constructed by local interests. a Includes 115,000 cubic yards constructed by local interests. Includes approximately 95,000 cubic yards constructed by local interests. Approximately 91 square miles benefited. TableE-5. New Orleans District (Effective levee wave-wash protection built during fiscal year and protection structures in place June 30, 1961) Operations fiscal year 1961 Above In place Lost or Operative on Local ion Head Bank June 30, 1960 destroyed during June 30, 1961 of Passes New work Maintenance fiscal year 1961 Miles Linear feet Linear feet Linearfeet Linear feet Linear feet MISSISSIPII RIVER Barataria levee district- -_...- 10-81 Right______ 198, 973 SP 29, 336 SP 218, 796 SP 107, 787 WR 670 WR 18, 540 WR 89,247 WR cD 81, 580 SE 40, 597 SE 6, 420 SE 121,229 SE H Total 1 - --- -- 306, 760 30, 006 -- - (2)-- - 308, 043 C C2 w 95, 888 SP C h-1 Lafourche levee district -.-.......... .......... 95-175 Right- 95, 888 SP 2, 225 SP 0) 933 WR 7,0 ........... 933 WR 12, 457 SE 7,750 SE 20,207 SE Total 1- 96, 821 2, 2, 225 225 ------------------ 96, 821 b -1 I - Lake Borgne levee district ........................ 45-91 Left. 124, 083 SP 614 SP 2, 220 SP 124. 697 SP 38, 665 WR 230 WR 614 WR 38, 051 WR H 52,151 SE 27, 233 SE 1,100 SE 71,734 SE I _________________________- I - I -4 Total 1. --- 162, 7418 614 2, 450 (2) 162, 748 C I I Pontchartrain levee district ---........-- - ----- 104-228 Left .. 25, 6830 SP 25, 680 SP 1, 4830 SE 1, 480 SE Total i 25, 680 ---- 25, 680 C Orleans levee district ............................. -104 Left .......... 25,680 12,538 SP ------------------ 675 SP 13, 213 SP - SE-- - 2,022 WR O 2,022 4, 772 SE SE ----------------- ,140 1------------------1------ 1,140 SE -----------------. 5,912 SE z Total I . _ 14, 560 ------------------ 675 (2) 15, 235 Orleans levee district 81-95 __--------------------------- Right .......... 29, 401 SP .3, 990 SP------------ . 33,391 SP 6, 307 WR 3, 740 WR 2, 567 WR 6, 218 SE 9, 489 SE 4, 438 SE 17, 765 SE Total 1_ ...---- ------ ----- --- ------------ __._._... 35, 708- ------------------ 3, 990 (2) 35, 958 Total Mississippi River. _..------ . ........---.......--- 642, 277 614 39,346 (2) 644, 485 -I- - l - O Cr See footnotes at end of table. E Table E-5. New Orleans District-Continued Operations fiscal year 1961 Above In place Lost or Operative on Location Head Bank June 30, 1960 destroyed during June 30, 1961 of Passes New work Maintenance fiscal year 1961 Miles Linear feet Linearfeet Linear feet Linear feet Linearfeet ITj MISSISSIPPI RIVER LAKE PONTCIIARTRAIN, JEFFERSON PARISH, I.A. Lake Pontchartrain levees-........ __....___... ---- - - .- . . . ..-- ------ ------- 53, 957 SE 4,731 SE ........ . .. ...... 53, 957 SE 1 Shore erosion (which includes levee toe protection) supplements slope paving and wooden revetment and is not included in totals. SP-Slope paving; WR-Wooden revetment; SE-Shore-erosion protection. 2 Replaced by slope paving. i z rr z Li OI2 Table F-1. New Orleans District (New channel improvement work accomplished during fiscal year and operative portion of project feature in place June 30, 1961) In project when complete Completed June 30, 1961 Operations during fiscal year Location of improvement Year Percent initi- complete ated Excavation Clean out Excavation Clean out Excavation Clean out Cubic yards Miles Cubic yards Miles Cubic yards Miles Bayou des Glaises diversion channel-....------------------------- 1938 2, 222, 845 ------- 2, 222, 845 .............--------------....................------------------------- 100 Bayous Rapides, Boeuf, and Cocodrie ...------------------------ 1946 19, 482,158 23.3 16, 482, 158 13.3 ...---------------------------- 79 Charenton drainage and navigation canal.........--------------------- 1939 10, 878, 835 ............------------- 10, 878, 835 -------------...--................-------------.. 100 Wax Lake Outlet....---------------------------------------1938 57, 546,196 - .-----------. 57, 546, 196 -----------............---------------------------- 100 Atchafalaya Basin floodway ...------------- -----------------. 1933 Morganza....---------------------------------------------1941 398, 576, 251 ............-------------220, 575, 075 1,321,753 ...-------------- -------------- 1,321,753 ........... 17,281,806- ..- ... -------------- ...-----------..... - -..- 55 ..--------------100 C/2 cn Old River outflow channel....--------------------------------1956 67, 449, 316 -------------- 67, 449, 316 ....--------------.. 3, 663, 674 ... ..--------------00 F1 _....... Old River inflow channel ...............................--------------------------------- 1960 6, 181, 575 .............. 6, 181, 575 -------------- 5, 546, 405 ..______. _-- 100 C Baton Rouge Harbor (Devils Swamp).........................------------------------ 1958 17,074,633 .............. 7,458,086 ......................... 44 ....--------------------------..-------------- n 0 0 0 z O1 CAD Table F-2. Vicksburg District (New channel improvement work accomplished during fiscal year and operative portion of project feature in place June 30, 1961) In project when complete Completed June 30, 1961 Operations (luring fiscal year Location of improvement Year S1erce nt\ initi- com)l letc -tj ated Excavation Clean out Excavation Cle an out Excavation Clean out Cubic yards Miles Cubic yards Mfiles Cubic yards Aliles YAZOO BASIN HEADWATER, MISS. 100 Coldwater River ---- - -- -- - -- -- - ---- 1941 ...------------------ 9, 896, 662 46. 70 9, 896, 662 46.70 10() Arkabutla Canal .-------------------- ---- ----- - - - 1948 80, 600 80, 600 100100 Tallahatchie River-._-------- - 1940 7, 361, 401 110.00 3, 476, 401 110. 0 - - - - - Little Tallahatchie River and Panola Quitman Floodway -.... 1939 1, 170, 428 33.19 1, 170, 428 33.19 Yocona River . - - ------------------- 1952 606,181 606,181 B obo B ayou _ _ .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. 1944 423,000 4.00 423, 000 4. 00 C assidy B ayou --- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1943 10, 537, 793 47.60 3,032, 793 47. 60 33 1939 6, 336, 584 42.05 6, 336, 584 42. 05 100 H Yalobusha River . .--- . . . . . . . ..--------------- ..---. Pelucia Creek .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... . -.-. - 1953 1,299, 000 2.90 2. 90 1 M Yazoo River ..................--------------- 1941 5, 105, 773 4, 201,773 82 J Lower Auxiliary Channel__ 1956 23, 477, 000 21, 796, 991 2 93 80 93 ............ T chu la Lake ..................................................... 244, 700 31.50 O David and Burrell Bayous ................................. 1957 1,032, 092 18.82 1,032, 092 18.82 Tippo Bayou-Ascalmore Creek ................................. 1956 2, 800, 000 20. 3 85, 161 20.3 McKinney Bayou 1960 206, 636 2.18 206, 636 2.18 20(6,636 2.18 BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, ETC., MISS. Big Sunflower River ................------------------ 1947 6, 007, 447 195.10 5, 017, 447 44.71 2.74 Quiver River ........................................ 1947 2, 340, 000O 55. 50 1,393,160 13.80 1,047, 937 8. 70 40 100 I)eer C reek .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... 1947 73, 120 2.04 73, 120 2. 04 Steele Bayou .-.. ................ 1947 3, 451,464 45.40 3, 451,464 45. 40 100 -------- -................. Big Sunflower River Tributaries -- 1957 8. 086, 000 173.45 5,819,210 23. 74 --21, 915 47 Quiver River Tributaries ---- 1960 18.4 3. 20 3. 20 17 Steele Bayou Tributaries .. -......-.-.-.- -....... ...... .. 1959 790, 647 33.8 790, 647 13. 44 BOEUF AND TENSAS BASINS, ARK. AND LA. Bayou Lafourche, La . -------------------------------- 1949 35, 815, 784 1. 10 35,815,784 1.10 1(1 1 () " Big and Colewa Creeks, La__ 1947 14,375.025 34.01 1 4,375, 025 34.01 Tensas River, La ..................................... 1947 1, 091,965 147. 16 1,091,965 86. 16 (;2 Boeuf River, Ark. and La_ 1953 20,937,166 50. 58 20,937,166 17.98 Fleschm ans Bayou, Ark ---------- ------- ------- -------- --- 150, 000 3. 9 Caney Bayou, Ark .- . .. .. . .- - . --.. . --.. 7.1 Canal 18, Ark ..... ....................... -.... 8. 8 1952 14. 87 1. 826, 760 1,826, 760 14. 87 Big Bayou, Ark . ---- .. . ..-------- . .- ------------ 1, 826, 760 .. . . -ir) Black Pond Slough, A rk ----------- --------- --------- ------- 580, 000 Bayou Macon, Ark. and La- _____ __- -______________ ___ 1959 16,000, 000 84. 2 3, 219.987 46.3 3,219, 987 26.3 22 Rush Bayou, Ark--- . ---.... ------------ --------. _ 6.2 Canal 19, Ark - - -- - 1957- 11.572, 000 10 532, 1 4 - - - .......... _ _- . . 91 Kirsch Lake Canals, Ark .---------------- ----------- - - i. 2(1,(00 Canal 43, Ark .--- 1956 698, 265 24. 80 698, 265 24. 80 . 100 Canal 81, Ark_.............-.................._ 1957 4,433. 240 7.01 4,433240 7.01 100 BAYOU METO BASIN, ARK. Bayou Meto- ...-.................... 9.940.,000 19.90 Little Bayou Meto and Salt Bayou .-....................... ------ 5,650, 000 10. 92 Wabbaseka Bayou -..................................... . 353, 000 20. 10 Bradley Slough ._.............................. ._ - _ 170. 000 1 Does not include approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of channel excavation completed by local interests in the lower 26 miles of the stream. U1 C/2 0 C) z O v1O CA Table F-3. Memphis District (New channel improvement work accomplished during fiscal year and operative portion of project feature in place June 30, 1961) M In project when complete Completed June 30, 1961 Operations (luring fiscal year Location of improvement Year IPercent initi- onl)lete 0 ated Excavation I Clean out Excavation Clean out Excavation Clean out f ______ - !1 - I Cubic yards Mliles Cubic yards :Miles Cubic yards Miles 0 West Memphis drainage project, Ark--.......-_-_.... ...-.- _ _-_. 1951 1, 747, 321 2.2 1, 747, 321 2.2 ..... .. .- . .. ... 100 Mississippi County Drainage District No. 17, Ark.........._--_- 1947 1,068, 302 1,068, 302 100 3 Cross County project ditch, Ark_... _.__ .... ____ _ ...... _ _ __.. 1942 7, 710, 454 7, 710, 454 _............. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .............................. .. ... . . . . . . . 100 Tyronza River, Ark------- ..--... .- ..----- .-.-. .......-- .... 1939 2, 795,160 2, 795,160 100 g Birds Point-New Madrid, intercepting ditch enlargement, Samos and vicinity, Mo ........ ....... . ..... .... .. ....... ....... 1952 284,989 4.6 284, 989 4.6 .. ..... . ....... . Mississippi River, Western Tennessee tributaries (backwater area). 1952 4,890, 000 26. 1 540, 526 26.1 240,353 .............. 11 X Cache River, Ark _ , _ -____ -___ ....... _ -_ _____ _ .. (1) 97, 000, 000 L'Anguille River, Ark... ------- -- --- --- --- -- (1) 16, 000, 000 23. 5 Mississippi River below Cape Girardeau West Tennessee rf tributaries... ,,,,,,,,,, _, (1) 15, 900, 000 160.0 St. Francis River, Mo. and Ark-------------------- 1953 75, 557, 000 16.0 ------..... 51,471,389.............. 51,471,389 .............. ........182 11,667,182 11,667, ........... ........... Reelfoot Lake Area, Ky. and Tenn. Bayou du Chien, Ky. and T enn -- - - - -- - -- - -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - - (1) 215,000 Running Reelfoot Bayou, Tenn_.._________.______ 1955 4,145, 247 4,145, 247 In Z Wolf River and tributaries, Tenn_..................__..._......__ 1960 5, 540, 000 536, 637 ..........--------------... 489, 254 .............. 1 Authorized, but no work started. z 10i2 t ca -A MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2057 Table G. Costs During Fiscal Year 1961 Costs Construction Maintenance Other FEDERAL FUNDS Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries: Memphis District: General investigations----................... $72, 995. 24 Advance engineering and design................ $21,535. 68 Mississippi River levees ....... __.......... 1, 420, 741. 39 $229, 991.92 M emphis Harbor ...................... - __--.. 789, 073.98 St. Francis Basin-........ __.. __-. .__.. 4,221,448.19 350, 414.99 Lower White River _............. 28, 001.93 21, 978. 04 Channel improvement-........................ 9, 516, 428. 77 6, 684, 879. 66 West Tennessee tributaries_......... .......... 87, 520. 32 Wolf River and tributaries.......__ . .... .... 246, 127. 55 Mapping----------------------............... 88, 477. 32 Subtotal ----........... ................ 16,330,877.81 7, 375, 741.93 72, 995. 24 i- --- ---- Vicksburg District: General investigations---- ........... 37, 886. 99 Advance engineering and design..-------- 13,482.08 Mississippi River levees_.................___ .. 756, 759. 38 88, 926. 51 . . - - -- - - - . . - - - - - - - Lower Arkansas River--- . . .__........... 395, 457.27 62, 996. 34 Tensas Basin................................... 1, 130, 781. 80 22,131.30 . . - - - - - - - Y azoo B asin .- -- ----------------------------4, 539, 661.66 1, 401, 908. 25 . . - - - - - - - Vicksburg Harbor_..... ..... __ ____..... 1, 008, 927. 35 - - - --. - - - Channel improvement ........... .____ 10, 318, 094.45 3, 904, 699.58 . . - - - - - - - Mapping---- ........................... 135,772.37 Levees under sec. 6 _............................ 167, 222. 29 --- - - - - - - Greenville Harbor.............................. 86, 975. 50 Inspection of completed works_............. __ 15, 408. 03 Subtotal ----- ....... ................... 18, 317, 361.78 5, 631,842. 38 37, 886.99 New Orleans District: General investigations- ---................... 7, 450. 86 Inspection of completed works ................. ..... .......... 7, 419.11 Mississippi River levees ................... ___ 1,118,469.04 1,251,131.48.. Lower Red River _.__.____ __ ______ _____ 107,481.34 .. Old River control.............. ............... 9,871,762. 10 . Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries-............... ---- ----- . --- 23, 490. 65 - Lake Pontchartrain ............................ 515,985.41 .. 23,4.6 Atchafalaya Basin_....__...__ _. .____.___. 4,937, 636.62 1, 396, 975. 76 Channel improvement ........................ 2, 455,252.27 1,299., 950. 79 Baton Rouge Harbor..._.........._........._.. 1,920.46 . Mapping- --. . ........................... -...............61,194.21 Subtotal.... .......-.............. ...... 18, 901,025.90 4, 147, 643. 34 7,450.86 St. Louis District: General investigations-.................. .............-.. -.............. 123.47 Subtotal ............................. ....... --................ -.......... -. 123.47 Total Federal funds.......................... 53, 549, 265. 49 17, 155, 227.65 118, 456. 56 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Memphis District: Wolf River and tributaries___............... 57,733.63 . New Orleands District: Old River Control.-........................... 37, 376.63 .. Mississippi River levees........................ ................ 19, 536. 85 Total contributed funds_..................... 95,110.26 19,536.85 ...... Grand Total, Federal and contributed funds_ $53, 644,375. 75 $17,174,764.50 $118, 456.56 1Work in kind of equivalent value furnished by local interest in lieu of contributions. 2058 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table H-1. Statement of Allotments Under Appropriations for Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries from May 15, 1928 Through Fiscal Year 1961 (New Structure Effective July 1, 1955) District or installation and class of work Allotments ALLOTMENTS CHARGEABLE AGAINST F.C. ACT LIMITATIONS: COMPLETED WORKS: W aterways Experim ent Station ............... ..................................... $874,000.00 Office, Chief of Engineers __..__._._ . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . 19,158.19 Rock Island District: S. G. & O. prior to August 18, 1941 .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . 14,009.58 St. Louis District: S. G. & O. prior to August 18, 1941 .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 169, 351.98 Su b to ta l-............ ..... ..... ........ .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... 1,076, 519. 75 Memphis District: Des Arc, Ark ................... ...... ...--------------------------------------- 178, 924. 84 Contraction w orks .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 8, 692, 790. 85 DeValls Bluff, Ark . ------------------------------------ -- 231,215.00 Mapping..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1, 450, 336. 54 New Madrid floodway ................ ............................ 6, 521,543. 10 Roads on levees (Miss. River levees) . . . -------------------- . . . .... 12, 426. 11 S. G. & O. prior to August 18, 1941 (excludes $603,000 P.S.C.) 1,395, 766. 03 S u b tota l ..- . .. _. . .. .. _.. _.................. ... .. ... .. .. .. .... .... ..... 18, 483,002. 47 Vicksburg District: Boeuf Basin levees ... .. . .. . .. . ... ... .. ... ... ...... ...---------- . 2, 764,605.30 Channel realignment, Arkansas River...................--------------- 125, 073. 94 Contraction w orks ...-- -- . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . 1,972,182.77 Eudora floodway ................................ 826, 235. 46 Grants Canal (Miss. River levees) ..........--------------------- 7, 069.96 Jonesville, La..._--. . 136, 399. 54 Mapping _._....._ ...........................---------------------- . 1,531, 020. 82 R oads on levees .....-.--. -.... . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 105, 660. 00 S. G. & O. prior to August 18, 1941 (excludes $920,000 P.S.C.) ------------------- 1, 430, 201.13 Subtotal ---------------- ------------ 8, 898, 448. 92 New Orleans District: Atchafalaya River and Basin, La .............- -....... ....... ....... 3, 375, 492. 10 Bonnet Carre spillway, La ..........-....... . -- -.............. 14, 212, 197. 86 Contraction works ... .... .... ... ...- . -.. - .--- - 1, 258, 916.19 Mapping ___ ----------------------------- 1,112, 966. 94 Roads on levees ................ .. . . ..---------------------- 540,838.07 S. G. & O. prior to August 18, 1941 (excludes $603, 000 P.S.C.) 2, 098, 566. 32 Wax Lake Outlet and Charenton Canal - .... .... ... ..----- 10, 098. 817.14 Atchafalaya Basin, rights-of-way and Flowage Bayou des Glaises Setback - ---.. 387,917. 22 S u b to tal - . .............. ........... ................ ... 33,085,711.84 All Other completed items: Surveys under sec. 10 of FC Act approved May 15, 1928__ _ _ 4, 995, 214. 54 Impounded Savings _ _.............__ _ . . .... .... 1,593, 097. 16 Plant transferred to revolving fund .............. ...... . ...... ..... 24, 924, 578. 08 OCE (portion of allotment transferred to revolving fund, Washington District) _ 19, 882. 27 Subtotal- _ - . . _. . . . . . . __.......-..... . . . . . . . . . 31, 532, 772. 05 ..------------------------... Total completed works__ _ .. . .... . .. ....... 93,076, 455.03 ALLOTMENTS CHARGEABLE AGAINST F.C. ACT LIMITATIONS: UNCOMPLETED WORKS UNCOMPLETED WORKS Rock Island District: Levees under sec. 6, FC Act M ay 15, 1928 .............. ............- . - -- 579,462.25 St. Louis District: Levees under sec. 6, FC Act May 15, 1928 - 1,897, 980.01 Subtotal .........- --- --------------- .- 2, 477, 442. 26 Memphis )istrict: Miss. River levees: M iss. River levees (includes $200,000 P.S.C.) --------------- - ------ - - -- 84, 094, 560. 23 N ew M adrid . -. ... ... ... ...... ..... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. 98, 000.00 Channel improvement: Revetments (includes $308,000( P.S.C.) 181,576, 409. 99 I)redging . ..... .-. . _. . . . .__.. . . .. . . . 25, 309, 828. 16 l)ik es . -. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . 6, 271,000. 00 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2059 Table H-1.-Continued 1)istrict or installation and class of work Allotments UNCOMPLETED WORKS-continued R eelfoot Lake ______________________________ -------------------- -------------- 428, 833. 62 St. Francis Basin: Wappapello Reservoir (includes $20,000 P .S.C.)_____________________________ 7,874, 589.00 St. Francis River and Tributaries (includes $75,000 P.S.C.--excludes $70,000 P.S.C.)_ ------------------------- .--- 32,013, 498.49 Big Slough and M ayo ditch ........- ............ .-. _ - ._----- 600. 000.00 Little River drainage ....................... .-.-- 1,270, 250.00 Lower White River: Augusta to Clarendon, Ark___________________ ________________ 1, 378, 172. 27 White River Backwater Levee, Ark. (Excl. $14,000 P.S.C.).................. 8, 225, 512.97 Levees under sec. 6, FC Act May 15, 1928__ ____________-___ . _______________ 108, 651.24 Memphis Harbor (excludes $36,000 P.S.C.)--------------------------- ------ 14, 900, 000.00 West Tennessee tributaries (exlcudes $55,000 P.S.C.)-........................... 465,000.00 Wolf River and tributaries (excludes $43,000 P.S.C.) ............................ 690, 000.00 Subtotal--- .--------- ._ ----- - --- ---------- ------- -- - --------- 365,304, 305.97 Vicksburg I)istrict: Mississippi River levees (includes $200,000 P.S.C. and excludes Grants Canal, $7,069. 96, shown under completed works)____________ ______________________ 69, 872, 221. 53 Lower Arkansas River: North bank (excludes $10,000 P.S.C.)--- ............ __-__- 6,322, 209. 58 South bank (includes $15,000 P.S.C.) --- ________________ 14,089,909.00 Tensas Basin: Boeuf and Tensas rivers, etc. (excludes $41,000 P.S.C.) ............---------- 17,146, 666.05 Red River backwater levee, La. (includes $17,000 P.S.C.) .................. 8, 040, 348.68 Channel improvement: Revetments (includes $308,000 P.S.C.) ________________________....... 122, 418,354.35 l)redging -_ - . . . . . ... ......------ 19,310, 928. 65 I)ikes- _- -- . . . .. . . .......... - .. ------ 40, 000.00 Levees under sec. 6, FC Act May 15, 1928 ................ _........._------ 958,174.83 Vicksburg Harbor (excludes $12,000 P.S.C.) -.............. ................ ... 4, 684, 404. 99 Greenville Harbor_ _..___ . -- - -_ - - - - - -_________________ _ -- 150, 000.00 Yazoo Basin: Sardis Reservoir (includes $20,000 P.S.C.)_____ ____.__ .______ 11,800,800.)00 Enid Reservoir (includes $30,000 P.S.C.) .............................. _-. 15,108, 475. 46 Arkabutla Reservoir (includes $20,000 P.S.C.) .........................- . 12,008,179.00 Grenade Reservoir (includes $70, 000 P.S.C.) -.. ............................. 31,344,307.45 Greenwood (includes $15,000 P.S.C.) ......... _ _................. ...... 2, 323, 293.04 Belzoni (includes $500 P.S.C.) _._ __ ...... ... ........... 317,156.08 Yazoo City (includes $4,000 P.S.C.) .. ......... .... ......... ...... 2, 209, 611.42 Lower Auxiliary Channel (includes $23,000 P.S.C.)______ ______________ 10, 486, 080.31 Main Stem (includes $38,000 P.S.C.)____________ 7,962,103.10 Tributaries (includes $53,000 P.S.C.)_ ................. ........ 5, 831,787.18 B i g S u nf lo we r R i v er , E t c ., ( i n cl u d e s $ 19 ,000 P .S.C .) . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 5,417,800.00 Yazoo Backwater (includes $60,000 P.S.C.)____________ 652,146.20 UTpper Auxiliary Channel (includes $27,500 P.S.C.).................. 27, 500.00 Su b to tal . . . . . . . . . . .................. .... .... ... 368, 522, 456. 90 New Orleans District: Baton Rouge Harbor (excludes $4,000 P.S.C.) ................... .... 699,184.61 Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries (excludes $8,000 P.S.C.)__________________ 3, 377, 796. 87 Channel improvement: Dredging - .-... .. . . . ............ . _ .... ........ . 35, 945, 266.08 Revetments (includes $308,000 P.S.C.) .....................--.. . - 45, 021. 646. 32 Lower Red River (south bank levees) (Excludes $1,000 P.S.C.) .-.............. 8,145, 928.80 Lake Pontchartrain (excludes $27,200 P.S.C.) - 4, 456, 590. 26 Levees under sec. 6, FC Act M ay 15, 1928 ............ _ ---- ................ 200, 680. 23 Miss River Levees (includes $41,000 P.S.C.)________________________________ 45, 709, 806. 51 Atchafalaya Basin: Atchafalaya Basin floodway (includes $254,000 P.S.C.) _____________________. 105, 249, 779.98 Morganza floodway ... _ ...------------------------- __ ---. - - -- 35,992,116.65 Atchafalaya River navigation -... _.. ..-........... ............- - . .- 303, 462. 57 O ld R iv er con trol- ...................................................... - - - .- 48, 019, 732. 52 S u b to tal . . ....-.... - - -. ... -.... -..... ........ ......- - ......... ......... 333,121,991.40 Total uncompleted works ----....................... .. ......---------- -. - 1,069, 426,196. 53 ADVANCE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (CONSTRUCTION) Memphis )istrict: W hite River backwater levees .... ........ .... .... ... .......... 104,000.00 Vicksburg District: G reenville Harbor .-.. - --...-. .. .. .. . ........... ... ..... ..... .... .. - ...-.-- 59, 000. 00 Total advance engineering and design-- .......................... 163,000.00 2060 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table H-1.-Continued District or installation and class of work Allotments ---------- UNCOMPLETED WORKS-Continued Total chargeable against Flood Control Act limitations excluding flood control emergencies-... -------- ------------------------------------------ 1,162, 665, 651. 56 Total allotments for maintenance since August 18, 1941 .................. __ __...... 285, 722, 855. 23 Total allotments for flood control emergencies ....... _._ ........... _ ............. 14,900, 300.00 Total allotm ents for general investigations................... ......._ ............... 2, 302, 829. 21 Total FC, M R& T appropriations........... ......................... 1,465, 591, 636. 00 Appropriations in addition to FC, MR&T: Other appropriations itemized in footnote i, pp. 2068 and 2069 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1953 ..----------------- ------------------------------ 32, 068, 908. 50 Preauthorization Studies under other appropriations ...... __ ................. 264,200.00 Subtotal .. _...... -....... -.. . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... _-.... 32, 333,108. 50 Grand total appropriated to June 30, 1961 ...................-...... -........ $1,497, 924, 744. 50 (P.S.C.-Preauthorization study costs.) Table H-2. Statement of costs to June 30, 1961, incurred for the construction and re- pair of levees by the United States Government on existing project under supervision of the President, Mississippi River Commission (includes all costs from Federal and contributed funds under secs. 6 and 7 of Flood Con- trol Act approved May 15, 1928, and under sec. 9 of Flood Control Act ap- proved June 15, 1936, and expenditures from the beginning of earliest records through December 31, 1960, for similar purposes by States, local levee dis- tricts and communities interested, covering yardage placed, rights-of-way, engineering expenses, repair work, crevasse closing, high-water expenses, interest, etc.)' Costs incurred from Federal funds for levees through June 30, 1961 Engineer district New work Maintenance Memphis i)istrict: Sectio n 6 ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- --- --- --- $108, 651.24 $6,800.00 Sections 7 and 9 ...........-----------------------...................................... --.---.--------- 3, 453, 809. 81 All other: Flood protection in White River, Woodruff and Monroe Counties, Ark _.. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... . 252, 363. 59 _ _ .... _....... . .. . __.......... M ississip pi R iv er le v ees ....... 82, 249, 411. 21 12, 833, 696.08 White River backwater, Ark. (part for levees)-........... ..... 7, 978, 053.37 533, 626. 42 Augusta to Clarendon, Ark. (part for levees)__.---------_ .-. 1,986, 458. 05 43, 737. 34 Des Are, Ark. (part for levees).__ .. .. ................... 178, 924.84 l)e Valls Bluff, Ark. (part for levees)-........................... 241.84 New M adrid Floodway (part for levees) .. ........ _ .......... 3,144,130. 59 972. 48 St. Francis Basin (part for levees) .................. _.... 14,939,862.98 744, 965.18 Memphis Harbor (part for levees) ............................ 1,810,474.58 Subtotal (Memphis District). .................. ......... 112, 648, 572. 29 17, 617, 607. 31 Vicksburg District: Section 6...--------------------------------------------- 894,154.20 124, 373. 63 Sections 7 and 9 _ _._ ........--------------------------------------- --------------... 6,812,761.12 All other: M ississip pi R iver levees_.. .. . . . ....... __ ..... ._ _............ 68, 192, 878, 68 12, 185, 708.63 Arkansas River levees, Ark._................................... 20, 876, 399. 70 3, 058, 867. 58 B oeuf and T ensas B asin (part for levees) . . _..... . . __ . . . 2, 649, 295.24 163, 313.97 Vicksburg Harbor (part for levees)------------.................. 17,804.99 .. Red River backwater levees, La ............................. 8, 032, 954.98 509, 850. 53 Yazoo Basin (part for levees)_................................ 7, 833, 073.36 334,160. 57 Jonesville, La... -------------------------------------- 509, 399. 54 . Subtotal (Vicksburg District)_ ................. _ _........ _ 109, 005, 960. 69 23,189, 036.03 See footnotes at end of table. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2061 Table H-2.-Continued Costs inculrred from Federal fun,ds for levees through Ju ine 30, 1961 Engineer district New work Maintenance New Orleans District: Section 6 ____________________ _.. 181, 700. 27 160, 951.69 Sections 7 an d 9 ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....- . -.. 1, 722, 523.33 All other: Mississippi River levees (excludes Bonnet Carre spillway levees)_ 361,161.64 27, 493, 300. 51 45, South bank Red River levees ________________________________ 642.39 ................ 8, 135, 3,418.643. 18 Rights-of-way and flowage, Bayou des Glaises setback ......... 387, 917.22 Atchafalaya Basin floodway, La. (part for levees) .............. 60, 505, 596. 50 7, 516, 031. 42 Morganza floodway, La. (part for levees) ....................... 2, 291, 678.89 63, 915. 65 Bonnet Carre Spillway, La. (part for levees) .................. 3, 329,173.38 Lake Pontchartrain, La. (part for levees) ..................... 5, 714, 806. 62 1, 053, 875. 65 Subtotal (New Orleans District) 125,907, 676.91 41,429,241.43 Other districts: Omaha District (sections 7 and 9)______________ _ ______________ .. -.. -- - 101,487.50 Kansas City District (section 7)___ ____________________________ .-- 25,000. 00 Rock Island District: Sectio n 6 . ._. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2825, 962.25 . -------------- Section 7 ........................------------- 166,785.64 St. Louis District: Section 6 .... .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 31,968, 756.54 Section 7 ... - --- ---- --- --- ---- --- ---- --- ----- 29,787.22 Cincinnati (section 9) ............................................... ... 9, 688. 77 Louisville District (section 9)________________ ___________________ 17, 860.80 Tulsa District (sections 7 and 9) ______ __________________________ ---.- -395, 806.34 Little Rock District (sections 7 and 9) .............................. - -2,129,108. 73 Subtotal (other districts)__ 2, 794, 718. 79 2, 875, 525. 00 Total Federal funds __.............................. $350, 356, 928.68 $85,11l, 409.77 Costs incurred from contributed funds for levees through June 30, 1961 Engineer district New work Maintenance Rock Island District: S e ctio n 6 ... .. . ... ... .. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 $410,028.09 Section 7 -------------------------------------------- $2,079. 22 St. Louis District: Section 6 -.. . . .. . . .- -...... .... ... - ...- .. -.. 988, 577. 90 Tulsa District (sections 7 and 9) . .. ... .................. 167.04 Memphis District: Section 6 54,397. 64 Mississippi River levees ................................. 22, 024. 82 Vicksburg District: Jonesville, La ._. ................................. 100,000.00 Section 6 _-_- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 395, 732.25 27, 603. 21 Sections 7 and 9 ...................................... 620. 52 Mississippi River levees ......................................... 14, 761.98 New Orleans District: Section 6 ............................................. 74, 271.00 23,354.14 Mississippi River levees..............................._.. 40,000.00 291,136.85 South bank Red River levees............................... 4, 200.00 Lake Pontchartrain, La........ .................... . ........ 1, 350, 000. 00 Total contributed funds............_........ ............ 3, 453, 993.68 344,960.98 Grand total, Federal and contributed funds-.....-............ $353,810,922.36 $85, 456. 370. 75 2062 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Table H-2.-Continued Expenditures for levees by Slate andt local organizations Engineer districlt reporting from beginniing of earliest available records through )eceinber 31, 1960 Rock Island I)istrict .. $ (. 027. (125. 58 St. Louis 1)istrict ------------------------------------------------ 29. 585. 283.12 Memphis District----- ---- 743. 905. 84 1-------------------------06. Vicksburg District _________________. . (14,874, 688. 88 New Orleans I)istrict------------------ 180, 851. 222. 04 Total - - - - - - - - - - - ------------- $$--388. 082, 725. 46 I For net expenditures on previous project by the United States Government for same purpose (Ut.S. funds, $81,857,583.68; and contributed funds, $16,177,994.67), see p. 1738, Annual Report for fiscal year 1937. 2Includes $ 1,145.421 Expended by the Northern District, St. Louis, Mo., in fiscal year 1929 on existing aIncludes $18,142.13; project. The Northern District was then abolished and its works transferred 4 Includes $ 572.72( to the Rock Island and St. Louis Districts. Includes $ 9,071.06i Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS' Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 General investigations: A llotted .......... $646, 000 $569, (000 $372, 000 $114,562 $115,00) 0 $2, 302, 829 C ost . . ............ 607, 198 511,091 418, 327 144,736 7 118,457 2, 283, 043 Construction (includes advance engineering and design): Allotted ___ 46. 1(i8.000 46, 207, 900 46,841, 600 51, 890, 950 54, 531, 00 0 1, 113, 087,437 Cost - .-- - 40, 8801.232 42, 041, 131 53, 153, 206 53,630, 707 53,549,265 S 1, 1(06,598. 115 Maintenance: A llotted .......... 15, 977, (000 16, 411, 710 18, 660, 290 17, 063, 000 17, 250, 0)( 0 336, 101,406 Cost . . . . 15,691.538 15, 824, 380 19, 297, 481 17, 148, 45(i 17, 155, 228 S 335. 432, 563 Flood control emergen- cies (maintenance): Allotted .._____ -- 145 14, 885,922 C ost ..... . 29. 128 31,411 5, 193 145 14.874.443 Other new work data: UIn o b lig a te d ba la nce , fo r ye ar e n d ing J u n e 3 0 , 19 61 -- -- . . . . . . . . . . . -. - .- -.-..-- . $ 1,358,332 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 196i2 (Estimated) ------------ -- _ - 52, 925. 000 lUnobligated balances available for year endling June 30, 1962 (Estimated) -- . 54, 283, 332 Estimated additional amount ne(leededto colIplcte project--------------------- 2 286, 211, 448 1Appropriations were as follows: Appropriations chargeable against Flood Control Act authorizations: Flood Control, Mississippi River and tributaries except for emergencies (excludes maintenance allotments August 18, 1941 through June 30, 1961): Net total allotted for works under M ississippi River Commission -..... __.---.. . ---- $1, 131, 132, 879. 51 Allotted for surveys under sec. 10 of Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928 (not under Mississippi River Commission) 4, 995,214. 54 Transferred to revolving fund - -------- 24, 944, 460. 35 Impoundei savings----------------------------- 1, 593, 097. 16 $1, 162, 665, 651.56 Flood Control emergencies: Net total allotted ..----------------------------------- 14,885, 922. 02 Impounded savings ... . . . ------------- ..-------------- 14, 377. 98 14, 900, 300. 00 Additional funds not chargeable against Flood Control Act authorizations: Appropriations for Flood Control Mississippi River and Tributaries except for Flood Control emergencies: General Investigations ---------------- --------- 2,302,829.21 Maintenance allotments August 18, 1941 through June 30, 1961. .------------ .--- 285,722,855.23 288, 025, 684. 44 Subtotal-FC, MR&T Appropriations 1,465, 591,636. (00 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 2063 Ap troprinitils in add(itition to alppropriations for Flood Control, Mississippi River and triibutarics (it(leized in footnote , pp. 21i~ :llc(l 206ti9,.AtInual Retl ort for fiscal year 1953) ............ 32. 0g. 9018.50 Preant horizat loll Studi.es 264.200. 00 Suihtotal ....... ... . . . .. 32. 333. 108. 50 (iranlld total .. .. ... 1,497,924.744.50 Reconciliation of alpprolpriations and allot.ments: 'total allotted to .1ue 30, 1961 (EN I Form 1239) ....................... .- 1, 466,. 377, 594.47 ''ranlsferred to revolving fund ..... 24, 944, 460. 35 Surveys ulttier seC. t10of Flood Control Act allproved May 15, 1928 (not under M iss. R iver Co mnllission) 1) .55( ....... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... 4, 995, 214. 54 Imlpounded savings withdrawn by Chief of Engineers .........-------------- 1,61607.,475.14 'total appl rolpriated to J.une 30, 1961 . . .. .... .... ---.---- ...---- 1,497,924.744.50 A l)rol)riat ions 96.13112 for five years were as follows: Fiscal year 1957 ..................... ..................---. .----- . ---- 62. 791.000. 00 F isca l y e ar 19 58 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 715, 000.00 Fiscal year 1959 .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . ..-----. .--------- 68. 347, 500.00 F iscal y ea r 19(10 .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 69, 068. 512.00 Fiscal yea r 1961.... ........ ... ... .. ............ ......... ..... .............. 71,896. ()0. 00 2 Amnount unappropriatedl is computed as follows: Aplroplriat ions authorizedl except for flood control emergencies ............. $1,448,877, 100.00 Al)iprolpriations aut horizedl for flood control emergencies (maintenance) ........... 25, 000, 000. 00 T o t al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,473,877.100. 00 Appropriations for Floodl Control. Mississitppi River and Tributaries chargeable against Flool Control Act authoriza- tions: Appropriations chargeable except for flood control emer- getncies: Through fiscal year 19611 $1, 162. 665, 651. 56 For fiscal year 19612: (estimated) Construction .--...... 52, 925.000. 00 $1, 215, 590,651.56 A lpplrolpriations for flood control emergencies: Th'roiugh Fiscal Year 19(i1 (includes alppropriation prior to .1ull: 1, 1953 and allotments thereafter)............. 14, 900, 300. 00 14, 900, 300. 00 'T'otal appropriations chargeable against Flood Control Act authorization ..- . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 1,230, 4911,951. 5( Amount unapp)lroriate(d: For all works excelpt for flood control emergencies----------------------------- 233, 286, 448. 44 For flood control emergencies (maintenance) -...........--- -.------------- 10, 099, 700. 00 T otal unlappropriated(i -------------- - ........-----------.. ----------------- $243, 386, 148. 44 Maintenance allotments, except for flood control emergencies, August 18, 1941 through June 30, 1961, amounting 1to $285,722,855.23, andl general investigations amounting to $2,302,829.21, and portions of the funds ($70,500,(100) apl)propriated( for fiscal year 1962, which have been lrogramed for maintenance ($17,5001,000) andt for general investigations ($75,000), are excluded from the charges against Flood Control Act authorizations. Note: Amounts in parentheses above are estimates. Fiscal year 1962 appropriations were not made at tile time of lreplaration of this replort. CONTRIBUTDI) FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Contributedt ....... $116, 540 $729, 518 $150. 968 $125, 675 $151, 708 $4, 340,034 (Co st.. . . . . . 236, 354 1 18.712 983, 133 127,118 95,110 4,241,778 Maintenance: Contributed C. l ... .. 19,537 1376, 352 ('(ost. . . . . . . . -- . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 19 , 5 3 7 1 3 76 , 3 52 Other new work data talaInce, iUnohligatle(d i_.--------- year (en(ingJune 30, 19if61 $98, 256 iTnobligate(ihalances ahailahle for year ending .lune 30, 1962- 98,256 I Incluldes $2,866.78cotntriblted(1 for floodcontrolemergencies. BEACH EROSION BOARD The Beach Erosion Board was organized under authority of section 2 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Public Law 520, 71st Cong.) which authorized and directed the Chief of Engineers under the direction of the Secretary of the Army to cause investigations and studies to be made, in coop- eration with public agencies of the various States, to devise effec- tive means of preventing erosion of the coastal and Great Lakes shores by waves and currents. To furnish the technical advice and assistance required in this program, the Chief of Engineers was directed to form a board of seven members to assist in the conduct of studies, review the reports on such investigations and submit recommendations. By executive ruling the agency apply- ing for a cooperative study under this act is required to contribute 50 percent of the estimated cost of the investigation. Each study results in a report containing plans and specific recommendations as to methods or means to improve or remedy a condition at a par- ticular locality. A summary of such cooperative studies follows: Number of applications for studies approved prior to July 1, 19601__125 Number of applications for studies approved during FY 1961______ 5 Number of reports completed prior to July 1, 1960__ _______________124 Number of reports completed during FY 1961___-- 7 Number of studies remaining to be completed ___________ 25 1 Two or more reports have resulted or will result from some applications. Section 5 of the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1.935 (Public Law 409, 74th Cong.) provided that every report submitted to Congress looking to the improvement of the entrance at the mouth of any river or at any inlet for navigation contain information concerning the configuration of the shore line and the probable effect of the proposed improvement on the coast line for a distance of not less than 10 miles on either side of the en- trance. The basic law authorizing beach erosion studies was sup- plemented by the act approved July 31, 1945 (Public Law 166, 79th Cong.), which made it the duty of the Chief of Engineers, through the Beach Erosion Board, in addition to participating in cooperative investigations under the basic law, to make general investigations with a view to preventing erosion of the shores of the United States by waves and currents and determining the most suitable methods for the protection, restoration, and devel- opment of beaches; and to publish from time to time such useful data and information concerning the erosion and protection of beaches and shore lines as the Board may deem to be of value to the people of the United States. Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shore of the United States was established in the act approved August 13, 1946 (Public Law 727, 79th Cong.), subsequently amended by Public Law 826, 84th Congress, approved July 28, 1956. The latter act declared it to be the policy of the United States to assist in the construction, but not the maintenance, of works for the restora- tion and protection against erosion, by waves and currents, of the 2065 2066 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 shores of the United States, its territories and possessions, pro- vided that the Federal contribution to any project shall not exceed one-third of the cost and that the plan of protection shall have been specifically adopted and authorized by Congress after inves- tigation and study by the Beach Erosion Board. Periodic beach nourishment by deposit of sand fill at suitable intervals of time may be considered as construction eligible for Federal aid for a specified period, if in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers it is the most suitable and economical protective measure. Shores other than public are eligible for Federal assistance toward their pro- tection if public benefits result therefrom, the amount of Federal assistance being adjusted in accordance with the degree of such benefits. The word "shores" as used in the act includes all the shore lines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and lakes, estuaries, and bays directly connected therewith. During fiscal year 1961 the following served as members of the Beach Erosion Board: Major General Walter K. Wilson, Jr., U.S. Army, President; Major General Keith R. Barney, U.S. Army, President; Major General Frank M. Albrecht, U.S. Army, Divi- sion Engineer, South Atlantic Division; Brigadier General Robert G. MacDonnell, U.S. Army, Division Engineer, South Pacific Divi- sion; Brigadier General Thomas H. Lipscomb, U.S. Army, Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division; Brigadier General Howard A. Morris, U.S. Army, Division Engineer, South Atlantic Division; Dr. Thorndike Saville, Consulting Engineer to the State of New York; Dr. Morrough P. O'Brien of California, Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering, University of California; Dr. Lorenz G. Straub, Engineering Consultant, Division of Waterways, De- partment of Conservation, State of Minnesota. During fiscal year 1961, the Board carried out studies and in- vestigations in cooperation with appropriate agencies of various States and with the field offices of the Corps of Engineers to develop effective works for the protection and stabilization of the shores and beaches of coastal and lake waters. The Board com- pleted the review of cooperative beach erosion control reports on Belle Pass to Raccoon Point, La.; Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island), Fla.; Atlantic Ocean Shore of N. H.; Palm Beach County, Fla.; Sheffield Lake Village, Ohio; Virginia Beach, Va.; and Caro- lina Beach, N. C., the latter combined in a single report with a hurricane study. The Board's staff reviewed 12 reports and one design memoran- dum on navigation improvements which included information as to probable effects on adjacent shore lines, as provided in section 5 of the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, and also reviewed 11 hurricane survey reports in addition to the com- bined report on Carolina Beach, N. C. The following approved cooperative studies were either in prog- ress or awaiting funds on June 30, 1961. BEACH EROSION BOARD 2067 Date approved by Chief of Division District Locality Engineers Engineer Engineer Atlantic City, N.J. (review) -. --- Mar. 26, 1958 NA -.... Philadelphia California, State of (continuing study) Sept. 12, 1946 App. V-Orange County (phase 2)_ Feb. 21, 1956__ SP_ Los Angeles App. VII--Point Conception to Mexican Bound- ary ... ------- -------------------- June 12,1958__ SP---------- Los Angeles App. VIII--Point Delgada to Point Ano Nuevo _ Mar. 18, 1959__ SP ......... San Francisco Bakers Haulover--Miami Beach, Fla -... ---...... May 24, 1960__ SA ......... Jacksonville Broward County, Fla..______________________________ Apr. 6, 1960__ SA ....... Jacksonville Evanston, Ill. (review)...____________________________ Aug. 11, 1959__ NC ........ Chicago Falmouth, Mass --- ----.-- -- -- - -- ---- -- -- --------- M ar. 26, 1959__ N E-.... .... .... .... .... .... Fire Island Inlet to Jones Inelt, N.Y. (review) ...... Sept. 15, 1960__ NA ........ New York Fort Macon--Atlantic Beach, N.C..----------------- June 25, 1958_ SA .-....... Wilmington Fort Pierce, Fla .____________________________________ Dec. 30, 1960__ SA -- . Jacksonville Haleiwa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii........................ Aug. 25, 1959__ PO ......... Honolulu Hills Beach, Biddeford, Maine ____ Jan. 16, 1959__ NE... .___ -_-__ -_____ -__ Hunting Island, S.C. (review)_______________________ Sept. 8, 1959_ SA . --..... Charleston Long Island, Jones Inlet to Norton Point and Staten Island, N.Y. ...... ..... ...... ..... ------------ M ar. 23, 1959__ NA ........ New York Martha's Vineyard, Mass_______________ ____________ Feb. 14, 1961__ NE-....... New Bedford, Mass --------------------------------- Apr. 1, 1958__ NE -------..................... Newport, R.I --------------- . --------- -- - - Feb. 14, 1961__ NE New Jersey, State of_ Apr. 1, 1953 ..................................... App. III--Raritan and Sandy Hook Bay Shores___ Aug. 15, 1955__ NA ........ New York Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, N.C -.............. Dec. 16, 1959__ SA ......... Wilmington Ocracoke Island, N.C__ Oct. 29, 1957__ SA_____..___ Wilmington Perth Amboy, N.J--_ Feb. 2, 1961__ NA ........ New York Rockport, M ass -___ Apr. 3, 1959__ N E ............................. Salisbury Beach, M ass_- Apr. 3, 1959__ NE ............................. San Juan, Puerto Rico____________________________ Aug. 9, 1956__ SA_ Jacksonville Virginia and Biscayne Keys, Miami, Fla_____________ Jan. 14, 1959__ SA-......... Jacksonville Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii (review) -------------- Aug. 25, 1959__ PO......... Honolulu The Board has continued general investigations of means of protecting shores and beaches against erosion, in accordance with authorization contained in the act approved July 31, 1945 (Public Law, 166, 79th Cong.). Eight technical memoranda were pub- lished by the Board and publication of the Board's Bulletin was continued on an annual basis to disseminate pertinent information to the public. Three additional technical memoranda are in press. Two articles by Board staff members were published in the 1960 bulletin, and 2 additional articles by staff members are in prepa- ration for the current annual bulletin. Revisions and addenda to bring the comprehensive report entitled "Shore Protection Plan- ning and Design," Technical Report No. 4, up to date with current research, have been prepared and approved by the Beach Erosion Board, and this report with the revisions will be reprinted early in fiscal year 1962. Six technical papers prepared by the staff and presented before meetings of technical societies have been or are being published in the technical press and two additional techni- cal reports were presented, but are not presently planned for pub- lication. In addition discussions of two technical papers were prepared by staff members and one has been published. Two addi- tional papers, of a more general nature were also published. Eight additional papers reporting results of reserach by the staff were in preparation. The staff worked on 9 major research or engineer- ing projects (other than hurricane studies) for various agencies, and 8 reports were prepared for agencies on such projects. In addition to normal report review, data and recommendations on design conditions and criteria for application in studies involving protection against hurricanes were prepared for 5 locations or 2068 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 general areas for 5 different Corps offices. In addition to the 2 3-week courses in coastal engineering given by the Board's staff for Corps personnel, training lectures were presented by two staff members at the Engineer School, and 3 foreign engineers spent a week or more at the Board undergoing training in coastal engi- neering. Six contracts with universities for research to supple- ment the staff activities were continued, one of which was com- pleted during the year. Six descriptive presentations on shore processes and shore protection were made by staff members before public associations and groups dealing with shore problems. An instrumentation exhibit was prepared and exhibited at the State Department for an international meeting of the World Meteoro- logical Organization. At the end of the year, studies by the staff were in progress on: the characteristics of ocean waves by actual measurement at five localities; the improvement of wave forecasting procedures; meth- ods of bypassing sand at inlets; sources of beach material; wave runup and overtopping on shore structures, including permeable structures; stability of rubble-mound structures; effects of tidal inlets on adjacent beaches; scour in front of seawalls caused by wave action; wave forces on structures; relation of littoral drift rate to incident waves; wave and surge theory; wave setup; amount of suspended sand in the surf zone; model scale effects; adaptations of the wave spectrum analyzer to laboratory and full field use; development and test of a sand bar opening device for use at river mouths; and reexamination of completed shore pro- tection projects. CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION This Commission, consisting of three officers of the Corps of Engineers appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate, created by the act of Congress approved March 1, 1893 (27 Stat. L., p. 507), was organized in San Francisco, Calif., on June 8, 1893, and has jurisdiction and duties extending over the drainage area of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, com- prising the great central valley of California and extending from the crest of the Sierra Nevada on the east to that of the Coast Range on the west, and from Mount Shasta and the Pitt River Basin on the north to the Tehachapi Mountains on the south. These rivers empty into the head of Suisun Bay, ultimately dis- charging into the Pacific Ocean through the connecting bays and straits and the Golden Gate. The Commission also has charge of improvements for the control of floods on the Sacramento River. The duties prescribed by the act creating the Commission are: First: To regulate hydraulic mining in such a way as to permit its resumption and continuance under such restrictions as to pre- vent the resulting debris from being carried into navigable waters or otherwise causing damage. Second: To study and report upon general hydraulic and hydraulic-mining conditions and matters affecting or affected by them and to make surveys, mature, and adopt plans for the purpose of improving the navigability, deep- ening the channels, and protecting the banks of the rivers, and affording relief from flood damages. While the Commission was to "adopt" plans as a result of its study, the act creating it did not provide means for directly carry- ing them out. Congress, however, has from time to time adopted certain of the plans formulated by the Commission and charged it with their execution, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Navigation-Continued Page Page 1. Regulation of hydraulic mining 3. Sacramento River and tribu- and preparation of plans __.-_ 2069 taries, Calif. (debris control)__ 2074 2. Treatment of the Yuba River debris situation-restraining Flood Control barriers, Calif.---- 2071 4. Sacramento River, Calif- -..... 2077 1. REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC MINING AND PREPARATION OF PLANS Location. Operations are largely limited to the territory be- tween Mount Lassen on the north and the Yosemite Valley on the south, on the western watershed of the Sierra Nevada. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets for the area, 25 in number.) Existing project. This improvement provides for regulating hydraulic mining operations, planning the improvement of condi- tions upon the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their 2069 2070 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 tributaries affected by such operations, and the preparation of plans to enable hydraulic mining to be resumed in their drainage areas. In addition, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to enter into contracts to supply storage for water and use of outlet facili- ties from debris-storage reservoirs for domestic and irrigation purposes and power development, upon such conditions of delivery, use, and payment as he may approve. Applications of prospective miners are fully investigated by the California Debris Commission and permits to operate are issued to those who provide satisfactory debris-restraining basins by construction of suitable dams where necessary or agree to make payment for storage in Government-constructed, debris- restraining reservoirs constructed under the act of June 19, 1934, as set forth below. For location and description of Government- constructed debris-restraining reservoirs for general hydraulic mining see Improvement No. 3, "Sacramento River and tributaries (debris control), California. The average annual Federal cost of this work during the past 5 years was $4,973. The existing project was authorized by the following : Acts Work authorized Docunments Mar. 1, 1893 Created California Debris Commission and author- Ex. Doec. 267, 51lst Cong., 2d sess. ized (a) hydraulic mining under its regulation in Ex. I)oc. 98, 47th Cong., 1st sess. the drainage areas of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, if possible without injury to the navigability of these river systems or to lands adjacent thereto; and (b) preparation of plans by the Commission for improvement of the naviga- bility of these river systems, and flood-and debris- control therein. Feb. 27, 1907 1 Authorized California Debris Commission to permit (Amendement of sec. 13 of act ap- hydraulic mining without construction of im- proved Mar. 1, 1893). pounding works, provided there is no injury to the navigability of the above river systems or the lands adjacent thereto. June 19, 1934 2 Amended act of Mar. 1, 1893, which provides for (Amendment of sees. 18 and 23 of construction of debris dams or other restraining acts approved Mar. 1, 1893.) works by the California Debris Commission and collection of a 3-percent tax on the gross proceeds of each mine using such facilities, so as to eliminate this tax and substitute an annual tax per cubic yard mined, obtained by dividing the total capital cost of each dam, reservoir, and rights-of-way, by the total capacity of the reservoir for restraint of debris; and authorized revocation of commission orders permitting such mining, for failure to pay this annual tax within 30 days after its due date; and also authorized receipt of money advances from mineowners to aid such construction, to be refunded later from the annual payments of yardage taxes on material mined. June 25, 1938 3 Added at the end of sec. 23 of above act, a provision (Further amendment of sec. 23 of that the Secretary of the Army is authorized to act approved Mar. 1, 1893.) enter into contracts to suply storage for water and use of outlet facilities from debris-storage reservoirs for domestic and irrigation purposes and power development, upon such conditions of delivery, use, and payment as he may approve, these payments are to be deposited to the credit of such reservoir project, reducing its capital cost to be repaid by tax on mining operations. Public No. 137 (H. R. 13367). 2 Public No. 425, 73d Cong., (H. R. 1503). 3 Public No. 716, 75th Cong., 3d sess. (H. R. 9881). RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2071 For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1913, page 3170, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document 50, 74th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. Mine owners are required to bear all ex- penses incurred in complying with the orders of the Commission for regulation of mining and restraint of debris. Operations and results during fiscal year. Inspections of hydraulic mines were accomplished to determine the compliance of the mine owners with the requirements of the licenses issued. Cost of these inspections, regulation of hydraulic mining, issuance of licenses, and other administrative work was $4,992 during the fiscal year for maintenance. Administrative work overlaps that of improvements 2, 3, and 4, hereunder, and that of the Sacra- mento Engineer District. Condition at end of fiscal year. The Commission has received 1,290 applications for hydraulic mining licenses; 13 mines are licensed, of which two use storage behind Government debris dams. Work remaining to be done is, in general, the continuation of the above or similar operations. The total cost of all work to June 30, 1961, was $783,843, for maintenance. Cost and financial statement 'T'otal to Fiscal year 1957 11958 1959 1960 1961 .Jiie 30, 1961 Maintenance: Appropriated . . . $5. 000XX $5, 011 $5. 0() $4. 870 $4, 993 $783, 851 Cost 5. (X)0 5, 011 4.995 4,868 4. 992 783. 843 2. TREATMENT OF THE YUBA RIVER DEBRIS SITUATION- RESTRAINING BARRIERS, CALIF. Location. The works are on the Yuba River between Marys- ville and where the river emerges from the foothills, near Ham- monton, some 10 miles easterly from Marysville, or about 9 miles below the Narrows. (See U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.) Existing project. This provides for storage of mining debris within the bed of the Yuba River, a nonnavigable stream, by means of construction of Daguerre Point Dam, a debris barrier, and by the restraint of flow channel to narrow limits by means of train- ing walls and other regulation works to prevent deposits of mining debris from washing into the river and being carried down to the Sacramento and Feather Rivers to the detriment of navigation therein. The variation in water levels due to floods is about 12 feet. The total cost of new work, completed in 1935, was $723,259, of which $361,482 was from United Stated funds and $361,777 from required contributed funds by the State of California. (For details of this project in its original form, see Annual Report, 1917, p. 1810, "Previous projects.") 2072 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $168,188, consisting of an average of $84,094 from United Stated funds and $84,094 from required contributed funds. The expenditure of $207,500 from United States deferred main- tenance funds, together with $207,500 from required contributed funds, a total of $415,000, in addition to regular maintenance and required contributed maintenance funds in fiscal years 1957 through 1960 inclusive, is reflected in the above average. The existing project was adopted in a rather indefinite form by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, and in its more definite form by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. 431, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). (For the latest published map, see U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of the Sacramento Valley, Calif.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with for new work. Total costs for new work for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization amount to $361,777, all of which was required contribution by the State of California. In addition, training walls were built on each bank below Daguerre Point for a distance of 11,250 feet and just above Daguerre Point, on the south bank, for a distance of 11,000 linear feet by two gold-dredging companies in connection with their dredging operations. It was estimated (1920) that it would have cost the United States $450,000 to build these training walls. Flood channels were also built by gold-dredging companies within the confines of the project works. It was estimated (1926) that the cost of equally effective works to restrain debris movement would have been more than $776,000 to the United States. The State of California is required to contribute annually an amount equal to the Federal allotment for maintenance. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Op- erations during the year included condition and operation studies, involving maintenance of gages and gage readings, and the prepa- ration of plans and specifications, all of which were accomplished by hired labor. The following construction was accomplished during the fiscal year, by contract: (1) repairs to Daguerre Point Dam; and (2) bank restoration and stone protection, right bank, Yuba River, vicinity of Simpson Lane and Hallwood Road, in Yuba County. Total cost of maintenance during the fiscal year was as follows: Funl(Is Maintenance UTnite(d States fund(s: Regular appropriations .. . .. . .. ........ .... .. . . .. ... . . .. . . .$69. 648 Required contributed fundls 69, 648 Total all fund__s . . . . ... . $139. 296 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was initiated in November 1902, and completed in 1935. Three training walls, having a total length of 85,100 feet and providing two 500-foot-wide channels, were built, partly by gold-dredging RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2073 companies and partly by the United States. A cut was made through Daguerre Point and a concrete spillway constructed therein. The channel between Marysville and the training walls was cleared of obstruction. Dikes were built to block off old sand channels. Subsequent to the above construction, the Yuba Consolidated Goldfields was issued a Department of the Army permit in 1944 for dredging a 600-foot channel which replaces the above two 500-foot channels above Daguerre Point Dam. Work under the permit was completed in October 1956. The new channel gives almost a 900 approach for flows toward the crest of the dam. The project has been maintained in a satisfactory condition suitable to the purpose intended and the result has been to hold in the Yuba River millions of cubic yards of mining debris which would otherwise have passed into the channels of Feather and Sacramento Rivers to the detriment of navigation. Regulation of the river necessitates an annual program for clearing in the chan- nel to provide adequate capacity for floodflows, and the construc- tion of bank revetment for current deflection work as required to prevent erosion. Erosion is threatening to undermine the downstream founda- tion of Daguerre Point Dam and a study is required to determine the method and extent of repair work needed to stabilize the foundation area. Such study is proposed to be undertaken during fiscal year 1962. The total cost of the project to June 30, 1961 was as follows: Funds New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Regular appropriations_ $361,482 $658, 487 $1, 019, 968 Deferred maintenance__ - - 207, 500 207, 500 Total UTnited States funds_ 361,482 865, 987 1, 227, 469 Required contributed funds ___ 361, 777 865, 692 1,227, 469 Total all funds_ $723, 259 $1, 731,679 $2, 454,938 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated ------- ---- ---- -- ---- ---.-.-- - -- -.-- __ $361,482 Cost . -........ -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - - 361,482 Maintenance: Appropriated- - - $115, 000 1$100, 000 $69, 00 $67,250 $69, 250 ' 866, 018 Cost ...... - 115,000 237,582 81,604 2116,635 69,648 2865,987 I Includes deferred maintenance funds as follows: fiscal year 1957, $100,000; fiscal year 1958, $100,000; fiscal year 1959, $7,500; total appropriation to date, $207,500. 2Includes deferred maintenance funds as follows: fiscal year 1957, $100,000; fiscal year 1958, $37,582; fiscal year 1959, $66,591; fiscal year 1960, $3,327; total cost to date $207,500. 2074 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Cost and financial statement REQUIRED CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Total to Fiscalyear 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: ....... ----------- Appropriated------- . ----------------------------------- $361, 777 Cost--- ------------ ------------------------------- ----------- 361,777 Maintenance: Appropriated........ $115, 000 $100, 000 $100, 000 $50, 000 $60, 000 870,223 _---- Cost.--------- 115, 000 37, 582 81,604 116,635 69, 648 865, 692 3. SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, CALIF. (DEBRIS CONTROL) Location. The project reservoirs are to be constructed in the watersheds of the Yuba, Bear, and American Rivers, Calif. (See U.S. Geological Survey sheets for the basin areas, seven in number.) Existing project. The project was designed to permit the re- sumption of hydraulic mining on a substantial scale and provides for construction of reservoirs for the DurnO ,f rtl ';i,, 1 minlIg bri. No,-Lth Fuk Dam was completed in fiscal year 1939. The reservoir is located on the North Fork of the American River about 5 miles northeast of the city of Auburn and 40 miles northeast of Sacramento. The dam is 155 feet high, 620, feet long, and the reservoir has a debris storage capacity of 26 million cubic yards. Harry L. Englebright Dam was completed in fiscal year 1941. The reservoir is on the Yuba River about 20 miles north- east of the city of Marysville. The dam is 260 feet high, 1,142 feet long, and the reservoir has a debris storage capacity of 118 million cubic yards. The total Federal cost of this new work was $4,695,259. The reservoir project sites on the Middle Fork of the American River ahd oh Bear River are considered to be inactive and are excluded from the foregoing cost estimate. The estimated cost of this portion of the project is $2,298,128 (1935). The average annual maintenance cost during the past 5 years was $25,591. The Harry L. Englebright Reservoir and the North Fork Reservoir have total recreational areas of 68 acres and 25 acres, respectively. Studies have been made of the adequacy and im- provement of these areas. It is estimated (July 1961) that im- provements to recreational areas will cost $215,000 and $105,000 for Harry L. Englebright Dam and North Fork Dam, respectively. Construction of additional facilities at Englebright Reservoir was initiated in fiscal year 1959 and is approximately 29 percent complete. Construction of additional facilities at the North Fork Reservoir, also initiated in fiscal year 1959, is approximately 55 percent complete. Construction of further facilities has been deferred pending decision for construction of the Auburn Dam. RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2075 The main recreation area at the North Fork Dam and Reser- voir, approximately 10 acres, is maintained and operated by the Auburn Recreation Park and Parkway District under a license agreement approved in September 1953. The licensee has main- tained and made some improvements to the existing facilities. In addition, a 10-acre area at the head of the reservoir is being serviced by the above-named district. Public use of the reservoir area was about 40,300 visitor-days in calendar year 1960. Recreation areas at Harry L. Englebright Dam and Reservoir, approximately 20 acres, are maintained by the Corps of Engineers. Public use of the reservoir area was about 39,300 visitor-days in calendar year 1960. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 50, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map, see the project docu- ment. The act approved November 6, 1945, provided that the dam constructed at the Upper Narrows site on the Yuba River, in the State of California, should thereafter be known and designated as the Harry L. Englebright Dam. Local cooperation. Satisfactory assurances were furnished the Secretary of the Army for repayment of the capital cost of the reservoir from taxes on material hydraulically mined, under licenses, and impounded in these reservoirs. These funds are paid to the Director of Internal Revenue then credited by the Treasurer of the United States to the Hydraulic Mining in Cali- fornia Debris Fund. A total of $287,638 has been appropriated to the project from the above debris fund as of June 30, 1961. Of this amount, $279,835 has been expended for Federal operation and maintenance of Harry L. Englebright and North Fork Reservoirs from this debris fund to June 30, 1961. Improvements have been made to facilities at North Fork Dam and Reservoir by the Auburn Recreation Park and Parkway District and the Auburn Boat Clubs (concessionaire) at an esti- mated cost of $22,300 since September 1953. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Hired labor was utilized to construct improvements to existing recrea- tion areas as follows: Englebright Dam, parking areas; and North Fork Dam, access road, parking areas, and boat launching ramp. Maintenance: Operations during the year included maintenance and operation of the Harry L. Englebright and North Fork Dams and appurtenant service facilities and condition and operation inspections and studies, all of which were accomplished by hired labor. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was as follows: Funds New work Maintenance Total Regular funds .... . I. $6, 589 968 $6;, $13, 557 liydraulic Mining in Calif - -- -... . . ... .. 20.938 20,938 __---_-. .. Total _.... . .. - .- . $6.589 $27, 906 $34, 495 I For recreational facilities. 2076 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dams was initiated in 1937, and the North Fork Dam and Reservoir was completed and in use at the end of the fiscal year 1939 and Harry L. Englebright Dam and Reservoir was completed in January 1941. The two debris-control structures are in good condition. The parking areas have been enlarged and improved to somewhat relieve the congested parking situation in the public-use areas and additional recreational facilities were constructed in fiscal years 1960 and 1961. Public use of these reservoir recreational areas has more than doubled during the past 5 years and greatly overtaxes the present capacities. It is expected that future public use will increase rapidly as additional recreational facilities become available. The primary purpose of the project was to make possible the resumption of hydraulic mining in the tributary watershed for which local interests are required to reimburse the United States according to the volume of debris contributed. However, hydrau- lic mining activity has practically ceased during recent years. Annual maintenance activities are required to protect the Federal investment and, in addition, maintenance of the project benefits the downstream navigation projects, primarily the Sacramento River project, in that it prevents debris deposits in these channels and thus reduces the annual maintenance costs for the Sacramento River navigation channel. Maintenance of this project also helps to maintain flood-channel capacities in the downstream river reaches. In the case of Harry L. Englebright Dam and Reservoir an additional benefit is realized through the use of the head created for the generation of hydroelectric power. An existing contract with the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. calls for payment to the Federal Government of $18,000 per year for the first 30 years and $48,000 per year after that in return for the use of head at Englebright Dam and gen- eration of hydroelectric power. Total payment through Decem- ber 31, 1960, amounts to $324,100; these funds are paid to the California Debris Commission and deposited for credit by the Director of Internal Revenue to the "Debris Fund." The total cost of the project to June 30, 1961, was as follows: Funds New work 1 Maintenance Total I tUnited States: Regular funds ............... 701,848 $--------- 2$4, $309, 483 $5, 011,331 l1ydraulic Mining in California funds______ ____________________ 279, 835 279,835 'T'otal -..... $4, 701,848 $589, 318 $5,291, 166 IExclusive of $644,503 costs front regular funds on inactive portion of the project. " Including $54,976i for recreational facilities. RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2077 Cost and financial statement Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated --------........... Cost. [ ....... _ _ 1$15,14,992 000 ' $40,000 133, 395 1 $400 i 6, 589 2 3 $4, 702, 272 2 4 4, 701,848 Maintenance- Appropriated $28. 537 $45. 523 18, 000 18, 000 25.000 5 597, 153 Cost_ 25, 706 28, 012 24,363 22, 000 27, 906 589, 318 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961 - - - $425 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 1____________________________ 0 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 _ _ 425 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project __ 7 199, 600 i For recreational facilities, Code 710 appropriation. 2 Exclusive of $644,503 appropriation and costs on inactive portion of project. 3 Includes $55,400 for recreational facilities, Code 710 appropriation. 4 Includes $54,976 for recreational facilities, Code 710 appropriation. 5 Includes $309,515 from regular funds and $287,638 from Hydraulic Mining in California funds. 6 Includes $309,483 from regular funds and $279,835 from Hydraulic Mining in California funds. 7 Exclusive of $1,653,625 (1953 index) for inactive portion of project. 4. SACRAMENTO RIVER CALIF., FLOOD CONTROL ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS Location. The works covered by this improvement are on the Sacramento River and tributaries in north-central California from Collinsville to Ord Bend, a distance of 184 miles. Previous project. Improvement of the original project for Sacramento River was previously performed under the title of "Alleviation of Debris Conditions in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California." This minor project was absorbed in the exist- ing project. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (in accordance with report of Cali- fornia Debris Commission dated June 30, 1907, and printed in Annual Report for 1907, page 2262). For further details, see Annual Report for 1917, page 1815, and Annual Report for 1938, page 1995. Existing project. The Sacramento River Flood-Control proj- ect is a comprehensive plan of flood control for the Sacramento River and the lower reaches of its principal tributaries. The im- provement extends along the Sacramento River from Ord Bend in Glenn County, Calif., downstream to its mouth at Collinsville at the upper end of Suisun Bay, a distance of 184 miles, and com- prises a system of levees, overflow weirs, drainage pumping plants, and flood-bypass channels or floodways designed to carry the surplus floodwaters without inundation of valley lands. The project provides for the enlargement of the Sacramento River below the mouth of Cache Slough about 20 river miles upstream from Suisun Bay; for making two cutoffs between the mouth of the Feather River and Colusa; construction of four bypass weirs, and reconstruction of Tisdale Weir; construction of drainage outfall gates at Butte Slough and at Knights Landing; construc- tion of levees along certain reaches of the main river and tribu- taries; construction of three drainage pumping plants on the east side of Sutter Bypass; construction of bank-protection works and levee setbacks on the main river and tributaries from Ord Bend 2078 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 to Collinsville; maintenance, during the construction period, of the enlarged river channel below Cache Slough, including revet- ment of the banks of the enlarged channel; and for operation and maintenance of gaging stations during the same period on navigable rivers and streams. The project also includes channel clearing, rectification, snagging, and bank protection along the Sacramento River and tributaries in Tehama County from Red Bluff southerly. Approximately 980 miles of levee construction, with an average height of 15 feet, and 98 miles of bank protection are involved in the project. When completed, the project will provide adequate flood protection to about 800,000 acres of highly productive agri- cultural lands and to the cities of Colusa, Marysville, Yuba City, Sacramento, North Sacramento, and numerous smaller commu- nities; two transcontinental railways; one transcontinental high- way; and State and county highways and feeder railroads. It has made possible the reclamation of swamps and other overflow land which have been developed to a high degree of use. The project is approximately 85 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1961. The above levee improvements were supplemented by the fol- lowing: Acts Work authorized D)ocuments Dec. 22, 1944 Additional levee construction and reconstruction, H. Doc. 649, 78th Cong., 2d sess., and May including levee protection of Upper Butte Basin, and H. Doc. 367, 81st Cong., 1st 17, 1950 and multipurpose reservoirs. sess. July 3, 1958 Bank protection and incidental channel improve- H. Doc. 272, 84th Cong., 2d sess. ments, Sacramento River from Chico Landing to Red Bluff, and local interests accomplishment of flood-plain zoning above Chico Landing. July 14, 1960 Bank protection works at critical locations, Sacra- S. Doc. 103, 86th Cong., 2d sess. mento River. This supplemental work is reported in detail under Improvement No. 8, "Sacramento River and Tribu- taries, Calif., from Collinsville to Shasta Dam," Improvements of Rivers and Harbors in the Sacramento, Calif., District. The latest approved estimate (July 1961) of Federal cost for the existing project (exclusive of the improvements authorized by the Flood Control Acts of December 22, 1944, May 17, 1950, July 3, 1958, and July 14, 1960), including new work and maintenance, is $74,600,000, for construction. The record flood of December 1955 disclosed certain structural and functional deficiencies which could not be identified until the system was tested by this major flood. Such deficiencies are being corrected under the present project authorization. Survey of the work required to correct these deficiencies was made in 1957. Since the remaining work to complete the project is presently defined in the Memorandum of Undersanding, dated November 6, 1953, between the State and the Corps, a supple- ment to this memorandum was entered into with the State of California November 29, 1957 to include the new work items. Cost of the work covered was estimated at $6,300,000 (1957). More detailed surveys have indicated a lesser requirement for rehabili- tation under Supplement No. 1 than was estimated from prelimi- RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2079 nary reconnaissance; such items have been eliminated from work remaining to complete the project, thereby reducing the total esti- mated Federal project cost. A second supplement to the memo- randum of understanding was entered into on June 5, 1958, pro- viding for a maximum expenditure of $1,500,000 for interim-bank protection at critical locations. Operation and maintenance of the project after completion will be the responsibility of local interests; as units of the project are completed they are transferred to agencies of the State of Cali- fornia for operation and maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917 (H. Doc. 81, 62d Cong., 1st sess., as modified by Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 5, 63d Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (S. Doc. 23, 69th Cong., 1st sess.), the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Senate Committee print, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), and the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 205, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928, pro- vided that local interests were to contribute one-half the cost of construction of project levees, estimated at $3,191,500, and fur- nish the lands, rights-of-way, and easements therefor. The modified project which was adopted in the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provided that the State of California should execute and maintain the remainder of the general flood-control project, now being done or to be done by the United States, and make illegal any levee, ditches, or other works in the bypasses or on the lands reserved for overflow that might reduce or impede the flood runoff, unless approved by the Cali- fornia Debris Commission; should hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction works: and pro- vided further, That the bank of revetment for protection of levees above Cache Slough, and the levee reconstruction recommended in the project document (Senate Committee print 75th Cong., 1st sess.), should not be undertaken until the State of California, political subdivisions thereof, or responsible local agencies have agreed to provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, the rights-of-way for said works, including the cost of all alterations to highways, road crossings, and drainage and irri- gation facilities incident to the work, and shall have contributed one-third of the cost of bank revetment and levee reconstruction, with the understanding that the contribution of funds will be made as required by the progress of the work; and the State of California was to undertake the operation of the movable top of Sacramento Weir in accordance with the schedules established by the California Debris Commission. The modification of the project authorized in the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, relieved local interests of all future con- struction costs under the existing project, but required them to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they would: (1) Provide all needed lands, easements, and rights- of-way free of cost to the United States; (2) bear the expense of 2080 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 necessary highway, railroad, and bridge alterations; (3) hold and save the United States free from claims for damages result- ing from construction of the works; and (4) maintain and operate all flood-control works after completion, in accordance with regu- lations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Chapter 196 of the Statutes of 1953, State of California, offi- cially adopted the project and modifications thereto. Local in- terests are represented by the Reclamation Board of the State of California. The Board has met all requirements to date and has furnished assurances of required local cooperation to meet all requirements for work as needed. Local interests' costs from required contributed funds for project work total $4,949,438 for levee construction, bank-protec- tion works, and levee setbacks, of which $4,939,752 was for new work and $9,686 for maintenance. In addition to the project requirements, local interests have constructed several pumping plants for drainage of agricultural and urban land protected by the project levees. Also, some chan- nel-clearing work was accomplished by the State of California and other local interests to supplement project levee construction. Total estimated costs for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including the above required contributed funds, amount to $107,500,000 (July 1961). Total estimated cost of new work to June 30, 1961, for all requirements of local cooperation under terms of the project authorization, including required non-Federal contributions, amount to about $93,525,000. Units or portions of the project are transfered to agencies of the State of California for operation and maintenance as they are completed. Annual cost of such maintenance is estimated at $1,130,000 (July 1961). Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Con- struction, initiated by contracts during fiscal year 1960, was com- pleted at the following locations: (1) bank protection and levee construction, Sacramento River, Lindsey and Three Mile Sloughs: (2) levee stabilization, Feather River, Levee Districts 1 and 9, Sutter County; and (3) bank protection and levee construction, Sacramento River, in Colusa, Sutter and Yolo Counties (Supple- ment No. 2 work). Construction was accomplished by contract at the following locations: (1) levee construction, Cache Creek from Yolo Bypass to high ground and (2) bank protection, Race Track Bend, Sacra- mento River, in Sutter County. In addition, construction was initiated by contract at the follow- ing locations: (1) levee construction, Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough: (2) levee rehabilitation, Feather and Yuba Rivers, Marys- ville and RD 10; and (3) bank protection, Sherman Island along Three Mile Slough between Three Mile Slough bridge and Patrick Fishing Resort (final contract under Supplement No. 2 work). Engineering and design, including surveys, explorations, prep- aration of contract plans and specifications, and design memoranda was continued by hired labor during the fiscal year. Hired labor RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2081 was also utilized in the preparation of operation and maintenance manuals and as-built drawings for completed portions of the project. Utility relocations were accomplished concurrently with the Federal construction and under the contract with funds provided by the State of California. Maintenance: None. Total cost of all work during the fiscal year was as follows: Funds New work l'nited States funds: Regular appropriations - . . . ... . . ........ .... ----- $1, 762, 367 . Contributed funds, other_____________ ___________________ ________ .______. ... . 67, 394 Total all funds - - - - $1,829, 761 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing project, initiated in fiscal year 1918, is approximately 85 percent complete. The channel improvement accomplished to date has produced a channel with a capacity of 579,000 cubic feet per sec- ond in the Sacramento River below Cache Slough. In addition, discharges up to 21,000 cubic feet per second can be diverted from the Sacramento River through Georgiana Slough. Completed major project items include approximately 900 miles of levees; 5 weirs with a combined discharge capacity of 602,000 cubic feet per second; two cutoff channels; two sets of outfall gates; channel improvement and clearing in the Sacramento River, Butte Creek, Putah Creek, and Sutter and Tisdale Bypasses; construction of two main bypasses or floodways and secondary bypasses at Tis- dale and Sacramento Weirs and at Wadsworth Canal; construc- tion of Knights Landing Ridge Cut and of Cache Creek settling installation of gaging stations; and enlargement of Sacramento River below Cache Slough. The cutoffs at Collins Eddy and between Wild Irishman and Kinneys Bends were made in 1918 and 1919, respectively. Sac- ramento Weir was completed in 1917, Fremont Weir in 1924, Tisdale and Moulton Weirs in 1932, and Colusa Weir in 1933. Out- fall gates at Knights Landing were constructed in 1930 and at the mouth of Butte Slough in 1936. Pumping plants on Sutter Bypass were completed in 1944. Work items with reference to the clearing, snagging, rectification of channels, and bank pro- tection on Sacramento River and tributaries in Tehama County and from Red Bluff southerly, provided for by Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, were accomplished in fiscal years 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1951. The total cost of this work was $126,355 of which $30,144 was by contract and $96,212 by hired labor. Flood damages prevented by the project during the December 1955 flood were estimated at $90 million, and flood damages pre- vented during the January and February 1956 floods were esti- mated at $15 million, a total of $105 million. These floods, how- ever, inflicted about $1 million damages to the area along the 2082 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 uncompleted portions of the project. For details of these floods see Annual Report for 1957, page 1904. Similarly, the project prevented damage estimated at about $100 million during the 1958 floods. However, estimates indicate that about $300,000 damages occurred along the uncompleted portions of the project. The large 1955 flood revealed certain functional and structural deficiencies .in the comprehensive levee system. A survey of the work required to correct these deficiencies was completed in fiscal year 1958. Since the remaining work to complete the project is presently defined in the memorandum of understanding, dated November 6, 1953, between the State of California and the Corps, a supplement to this memorandum was entered into with the State of California on November 29, 1957, to include the new work items. A second supplement to the memorandum of understanding was entered into on June 5, 1958, providing for a maximum ex- penditure of $1,500,000 for interim bank protection at critical locations. Work remaining to be accomplished consists principally of com- pletion of levees (along Sacramento, Feather, and Yuba Rivers, and the adjoining bypasses and tributaries), bank protection, and clearing overflow channels and bypasses; and dredging of the en- larged flood channel below Cache Slough, with continued mainte- nance dredging until that part of the project below Cache Slough is completed. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1961, is as follows: Funds New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Regular appropriations....---------------- 492, 270 $1, 979,104 i $63, 471,374 Public works funds .............. 486, 469 1,I----- --- ----.......... _ 1,486, 469 Total United States funds---....--, 62, , ; 739 1,979,104 64, 957, 843 Contributed funds, project work ........... 4, 639, 752 9, 686 4, 949, 438 Total funds, project work------------............ 67, 918, 41 1, 988, 790 69, 907, 281 Contributed funds, other -......... ....... 4, 911, 458 .................... 4,911,458 Total all funds....................... $72, 829,949 $1, 988, 790 $74, 818, 739 1 Does not include $429,671 representing book value of plant purchases with previous project funds and transferred to existing project without reimbursement. RIVERS AND HARBORS - CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION 2083 Cost and financial statement FEDERAL FUNI)S Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 'ITotal to June 30, 1961 New work: Appropriated _ $2. 14(0.00(1 $2. 275. 00K) $2, 585. 000 $2,174, 700 $1,459, 000) '" $63, 946., 094 Cost . - 3, 257, 782 2. 285,.959 3, 863, 566 1.869, 055 1,762.367 2 63, 658. 739 Maintenance: Appropriated . ------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,979, 104 Cost-_ - ------------ ------------ 1. 979,104 i Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961--.------ ---------. -- $13,597 Appropriated for year ending June 30, 1962 .... -.............................. . 1,565, 000 (Inobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962 - ----...... ..-- 1,578,597 Estimated additional amount needed to complete project _.......... ........ _... 7,789,802 I Includes appropriation and cost of $680, 000 for new work for previous project., 2 Includes $1,486,469 public works funds for new work for existing project. CONTRIBUTEI) FUNDS Total to Fiscal year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 June 30, 1961 123 New work: Appropriated-..--.... - $268, 970 $320, 140 $539, 461 $759, 000 -- $164, 810 $10, 766, 438 Cost ....-..........- 290,276 198,686 565,148 549, 850 67,394 10, 531,210 Maintenance: ...... Appropriated-------- ..... ... ----------- ....------------ ......... ............ ------------ ------------ 9, 686 Cost.............--------------..........------------.........------------------------..................---------..-----------......9,686 Other new work data: Unobligated balance for year ending June 30, 1961..................................---------------------------------.$195, 163 Unobligated balances available for year ending June 30, 1962..........................--------------------------. 195, 163 ' Includes $680,000 required contribution for new work for previous project. 2 Includes $310,801 voluntary contribution for bank protection for existing project. 3 Includes required contributed funds for existing project in amount of $4,949,438 of which $4,939,752 were for new work and $9,686 for maintenance. U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS The Chief of Engineers, by letter dated June 18, 1929 to the President of the Mississippi River Commission, directed the estab- lishment of a hydraulic laboratory in the alluvial valley of the Mississippi. This institution is the Waterways Experiment Sta- tion with installations at Vicksburg, Miss., and Jackson, Miss. It was initially established in 1929, under the jurisdiction of the President, Mississippi River Commission. By General Order No. 9, Office, Chief of Engineers, July 29, 1949, the Station was trans- ferred to the direct jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers, effective August 10, 1949. Colonel Edmund H. Lang, Corps of Engineers, was Director on June 30, 1961. The organization is the principal field agency of the Corps of Engineers for the conduct of engineering research, development and investigational activities in the technical fields of hydraulics, ground mobility, flexible pavements, soils other than those phases involving seasonal frost and permafrost, and concrete other than those phases relating to the design and construction of rigid pave- ments. On a reimbursable basis WES performs experimental studies, and applied research, and provides consulting service, pertaining to problems encountered throughout the Corps of Engi- neers as are within its broad capabilities in its assigned fields. Such services include model and prototype studies, engineering and analytical design studies, laboratory research concerning Portland cement and bituminous concrete mixture design, laboratory test- ing, and field investigations. Field investigation services include planning, accomplishment and analysis of: comprehensive explora- tion of soil and rock formations; instrumentation systems to measure pressures, deflections, and strains in engineering struc- tures; and field inspection services including establishment of control laboratories and training field personnel. Subject to ap- proval by the Chief of Engineers, studies can also be undertaken for other agencies. The Waterways Experiment Station also provides a research service to assemble, analyze, and disseminate experimental data of importance to the Corps of Engineers, particularly in, but not necessarily limited to, the fields covered by the Hydraulics, Soils, and Concrete Divisions. In connection with this fact-disseminat- ing service, the Station maintains an extensive library and issues publications of general interest, and can aid materially in elimi- nating duplication of effort throughout the Corps of Engineers in the conduct of experimental studies. During fiscal year 1961, one annual summary, 110 reports of individual studies conducted at the Waterways Experiment Station and 11 translations were distributed to Corps of Engineers offices and interested outside agencies. In addition, the editing and printing units of the Tech- 2085 2086 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 nical Services Division completed approximately 500 miscellaneous assignments for the WES and other offices, making direct distribu- tion for 33 of these assignments. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Work accomplished at the Waterways Experiment Station is, in general, initially financed by the Revolving Fund, reimbursement t herefor being obtained directly from agencies for whom the work is performed. The cost for operation of the Station for the 12 months ending June 30, 1961 amounted to $7,826,559, of which $7,113,240 was charged to establishments served for research in- vestigations and related services, and $713,419 for permanent im- provements. Of the reimbursable work, $3,550,580 was charged to civil funds, $3,476,015 to military funds, and $86,645 to non- Governmental agencies. The total cost incurred for operation of the Waterways Experiment Station to June 30, 1961, amounted to $82,755,026 of which $77,899,541 represents reimbursable cost and $4,855,485 the unamortized cost of permanent improvements and equipment. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVIGATION CONGRESSES The United States by an act approved June 28, 1902, appro- priated $3,000 a year for the support and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission of Navigation Congresses and for payment of the actual expenses of properly accredited national delegates of the United States to the meetings of the Congresses and of the Commission. An increase in the appro- priation to $5,000 annually was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 30, 1948. Of this amount, $1,500 is paid by the American Section directly to the International Asso- ciation with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The objective of the Association-to promote the progress of inland and mari- time navigation-is met by holding International Congresses and by publishing technical bulletins and other documents. The Con- gresses are held in various member countries, usually at 4-year intervals. The Association is supported principally by member nations, but membership also extends to corporations and individuals. Member nations and international organizations are represented at the Congresses and at meetings of the Permanent International Commission by delegates, the number of official delegates being based on the amount of the annual subsidy paid by the govern- ment, or organization, but not to exceed 10 in number. Corporate members may send two official representatives td the Congresses. Individual membership is of two classes: annual and life, depend- ing on the method of payment of dues. The affairs of the Association are managed by a Permanent International Commission composed of delegates from the support- ing governments and international organizations. A Permanent Council assists the International Commission. The American mem- bers of the Permanent International Commission comprise the National Commission which is the governing body of the American Section. The Director of Civil Works, Office of the Chief of Engi- neers, U.S. Army, and the Resident Me~ber of the Board of Engi- neers for Rivers and Harbors are ex officio Chairman and Secre- tary, respectively, of the National Commission. Two members of the National Commission also serve as members of the Permanent Council. The Chairman, Secretary, and two Council Members are the officers of the American Section. The Secretary handles all administrative matters of the American Section. During fiscal year 1961, the United States members of the Per- manent International Commission were: Major General William F. Cassidy, USA, ex officio Chairman of the National Commission; Colonel Carl H. Bronn, CE-USA, ex officio Secretary; Colonel Francis H. Falkner, USA (Ret.), Consulting Engineer, Lublin, McGaughy & Associates; Mr. Carl B. Jansen, Chairman of the Board, Dravo Corporation; Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, USA (Ret.), Consulting Engineer; Brigadier General Herbert D. Vogel, USA (Ret.), Chairman of the Board, Tennessee Valley 2087 2088 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Authority; Mr. D. Luke Hopkins, Commissioner, Maryland Port Authority; Rear Admiral Eugene J. Peltier, USN, Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks; Colonel Edmund H. Lang, CE-USA, Direc- tor, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station: Mr. Howard J. Marsden, Port Development Officer, Maritime Admin- istration, Department of Commerce. Effective June 14, 1961, Major General Charles G. Holle, USA (Ret.), succeeded Colonel Falkner. Members of the Permanent International Council were Mr. Jansen and General Vogel. Colonel Spencer Cosby, USA (Ret.), Brigadier General Gordon R. Young, USA (Ret.), and Colonel Charles L. Hall, USA (Ret.) are honorary members. Planning for the XXth International Navigation Congress, to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, 11 to 19 September 1961, was continued with active support from the staff of the Board of Engi- neers for Rivers and Harbors. Major General Charles G. Holle, USA (Ret.), succeeded Major General Gerald E. Galloway as Secretary General of the Congress. Mr. Edwin W. Adams, Jr., Baltimore, accepted the position of Executive Director. The Hon- orary Members of the Commission of the Congress are headed by The Honorable John F. Kennedy, President of the United States as Patron; Honorable John Marshall Butler, United States Sena- tor, State of Maryland, and Honorable John L. McClellan, United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and Chairman Emeri- tus, National Rivers and Harbors Congress are President and Deputy President, respectively. Honorable J. Millard Tawes, Gov- ernor of the State of Maryland, and Mr. Charles P. McCormick, Chairman of the Board, McCormick & Co., Inc., are Chairman and Deputy Chairman, respectively, of the Organizing Committee. Colonel Warren R. Johnson, District Engineer, U.S. Army Engi- neer District, Baltimore, is the Secretary of the Organizing Com- mittee. Sectional Committees are headed by Major General John R. Hardin, USA (Ret.) for Inland Navigation, and Dr. Robert S. Rowe, Dean of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, for Ocean Navigation. No annual meeting of the Permanent International Commis- sion was held during the fiscal year. As is customary during a Congress year, the annual meeting will be held at the site of the Congress on the morning of the opening day. At the meeting to discuss new proposals concerning the Tech- nical Dictionary of the Association and aspects of the Biblio- graphical Documentation, held in Brussels, Belgium, on January 23, 1961, the American Section was represented by Mr. Logan O. Cowgill, Chief Librarian, Office of the Chief of Engineers. The membership of the American Section on June 30, 1961, totaled 792, consisting of 722 individuals and 70 corporate members. Federal funds from the annual appropriation were expended as follows: Annual United States contribution to the Association __$1,500.00 Expenses of representative to meeting in Brussels, Belgium-...- 316.65 Continental United States travel _ 45.92 Total expenditures $1,862.57 INVESTIGATIONS AND SUPERVISION OF PROJECTS UNDER THE FEDERAL WATER POWER ACT The Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920, created the Federal Power Commission, composed of the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Interior, and Secretary of Agriculture, with authority to grant permits and licenses for hydroelectric develop- ments in all waters over which Congress has jurisdiction. The act further required that the work of the Commission be per- formed by and through the Department of War, Interior, and Agriculture, and their engineering, technical, and other per- sonnel, except as may be otherwise provided by law. By the act of June 23, 1930, entitled "An act to reorganize the Federal Power Commission," sections 1 and 2 of the Federal Water Power Act of June 10, 1920, were amended. A commis- sion was provided for to be composed of five commissioners to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The necessity of performing the work through the Departments of War, Interior, and Agriculture was also re- moved and the Commission authorized to appoint such officers and employees as are necessary in the execution of its functions. By title II of the Public Utility Act of 1935, approved August 26, 1935, the original Federal Water Power Act was made part 1 of the Federal Power Act, and parts II and III added to that act. The law also provides that no waterpower license affecting the navigable capacity of any navigable waters of the United States shall be issued until the plans of the dam or other structures affecting navigation have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army. There is further provision whereby any person or corporation intending to construct project works in any stream over which Congress has jurisdiction, other than navigable waters, shall file a declaration of intention for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission will attach. During the past fiscal year work of an engineering nature has been assigned and accomplished as follows: Plans approved by Chief of Engineers and Secretary of the Army in accordance with sec. 4(e) of Federal Water Power Act_ ___ __ 21 Reports submitted on applications for preliminary permits or licenses or amendments thereto --------------------------------- --------- 32 Licenses and permits under supervision_--------------------------- 10 The necessary expenses in excess of nominal amounts for transportation and subsistence of personnel engaged in investi- gations and the cost of supervision under the provisions of the Federal Power Act are paid from appropriations made for the Federal Power Commission. All other costs of administration of the laws in question are paid from funds available for general expense of the Corps of Engineers. During the fiscal year funds were expended as follows for the investigation of waterpower projects in cooperation with the Federal Power Commission and the supervision of operations under waterpower permits and licenses: From appropriations for the Commission . _____________ $ 0 From appropriations for General Expense of the Corps of Engineers__ 8,000 Total ________-- _______---_____ ___$8,000 2089 MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS In addition to the work of improving rivers and harbors, civil works of a miscellaneous character as indicated below have been committed to the Corps of Engineers. Work accomplished. The work of the fiscal year is summarized as follows: Anchorage areas, special, established or modified under the provisions Section 1 of the Act of Congress of Apr. 22, 1940_ - - 3 Anchorages established or modified under the provisions of Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915_- 6 Bridge plans approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army under the provisions of the General Bridge Act of Mar. 23, 1906 and the General Bridge Act of Aug. 2, 1946__ _______-_ -_ '121 Bridge rules and regulations established or modified under the provi- sions of Section 5 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 18, 1894___ 33 Dams, other than water power structures, plans approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army under the provisions of Section 9 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899_________ 5 Danger zone regulations established or modified under the provisions of Chapter XIX of the Army Act of July 9, 1918, or Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 8, 1917_ _-_ ____________-_ 9 Dumping grounds regulations established or modified under the provi- sions of Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1905 ..... 5 Harbor lines established or modified under the provisions of Section 11 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899_ 5 Navigation regulations established or modified under the provisions of Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 8, 1917_ 7 Permits issued for work or structures in navigable waters under the provisions of Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899__ 6,510 Restricted area regulations established or modified under the provisions of Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 8, 1917_ 6 Sunken vessels removed under the provisions of Sections 19 and 20 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1899 '247 1 In addition, 36 extensions of time on bridge plans were approved. 2 In addition, 179 sunken vessels investigated but not removed. Appropriations. The funds with which the miscellaneous civil works were prosecuted during the year totaled $1,768,245 and were derived as follows: For investigations, inspections, hearings, reports, service of notice or other action incidental to examination of plans or sites of bridges or other structures built or proposed to be built in or over navigable waters or to examinations into alleged violations of law for the protection and preservation of navigable waters of the United States or to the establishment or marking of harbor lines or establishment of anchorages: Allotted during year _________ - -_- $ 842,714 (These funds were allotted from the appropriation "Opera- tions in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of Mar. 3, 1905.) For the investigation and removal of sunken vessels: Balance on hand July 1, 1960--------------------------$ 176,243 Allotted during year (net) ________-_ 749,288 (These funds were allotted from the appropriation "Opera- tion and Maintenance, General, Emergency Operations, Re- moving Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions to Naviga- tion.") Total ---------------------------- $1,768,245 2091 2092 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 Expenditures. The total expenditures for the fiscal year, ex- clusive of outstanding liabilities, amounting to $309,341, were $1,402,905 expended as follows: For investigations, inspections, hearings, and other action incidental to administration of Federal laws__ __$ 842,714 For the removal of sunken vessels_ _ __ __ 560,191 Total _ $1,402,905 Total funds available_ _____ 1,768,245 Total expenditures $1,402,905 Outstanding liabilities 309,341 1,712,246 Balance available June 30, 1961____ $ 55,999 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATERS Reports on international boundary waters are found at the pages listed and in the following order. St. Croix River Board of Control (p. 2092). Lake Memphremagog Board (p. 2093). Lake Champlain Board of Control (p. 2095). St. Lawrence River Board of Control (p. 2095). Niagara Board of Control (p. 2098). Niagara Committee (p. 2099). Lake Superior Board of Control (p. 2100). Lake of the Woods Control Board (p. 2101). Rainy Lake Board of Control (p. 2102). Prairie Portage Board of Control (p. 2102). Kootenay Lake Board of Control (p. 2102). Osoyoos Lake Board of Control (p. 2103). INTERNATIONAL ST. CROIX RIVE'R BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The Board was organized in 1915 pursuant to conditions in the orders of the International Joint Commission approving the maintenance and operation of the dam built by the St. Croix Water Power Company and the Sprague Falls Manufacturing Co., Ltd., across the St. Croix River at Grand Falls in the State of Maine, and subsequent agreements reached between the Governments of the United States and the Dominion of Canada. The Board is charged with the duty of formulating and ad- ministering rules under which the power plant and accessories are to be operated to prevent as nearly as possible a level of water at the dam higher than 203.5 (mean sea level datum), and to secure the users of water below Grand Falls the flow of water to which they are entitled. The Board is also charged with the super- vision of the operation of all fishways on that portion of the St. Croix River that forms the international boundary. On October 2, 1934, the International Joint Commission issued an order approving the reconstruction of the dam, by the Canadian Cottons, Ltd., extending across the St. Croix River from Milltown in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, to Milltown in the State of Maine, United States of America, which contained the following conditions: MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2093 1. That the reconstructed dam be so operated as to insure that the forebay levels rise to no higher elevation that that which has heretofore obtained in the operation of the dam now being replaced. 2. That during times of flood the sluiceways of the dam shall be sufficiently open to insure passage of the river flow. 3. That the operation of the dam, insofar as is necessary to insure the observance of the provisions of this order, be under the super- vision of the International St. Croix River Board of Control. Members of the Board. The members of the Board for the fiscal year 1961 were Mr. J. E. Peters, District Engineer, Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Halifax, N.S., serving as Canadian member, and Brig. Gen. Alden K. Sibley, U.S. Army Engineer Division, New Eng- land, serving as United States member until October 17, 1960 when he was succeeded by Brig. Gen. Seymour A. Potter, Jr. Operations during the fiscal year. Supervision was maintained and inspections made by representatives of the Canadian and United States members to insure that the regulations of the Inter- national Joint Commission were carried out. During the year, dis- cussions were held with officials of the St. Croix Paper Company concerning operation of the main river dams and the storage dams in the upper reaches. In late May 1961, heavy rainfall fell in the basin. Ensuing runoff caused record discharges. The St. Croix Paper Company operated its storage dams and main river dams in a skillful manner and no downstream damage was reported. The earth abutment of the East Musquash Lake storage dam washed out. It has been repaired. INTERNATIONAL LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG BOARD Constitution and duties. Lake Memphremagog is located in northern Vermont and southeastern Quebec and has as its outlet Magog River in Canada. In 1920, a petition filed by the City of Newport, and the Towns of Derby, Coventry and Barton, all in Vermont, alleged that they had been harmed by high lake levels attributable to the construction and operation of power plants on the Magog River. As a result, an international body composed of one engineer each from the United States and Canada entitled "International Lake Memphremagog Board" was appointed to consider the matter and to submit a joint report to each Govern- ment as to the level or levels at which Lake Memphremagog should so far as possible, be maintained. At the request of local interests, consideration of the problem was suspended until 1931 when a survey was made. Subsequently, a joint report by the two members of the Board, dated May 14, 1934, was submitted to their respective Governments. This report recommended that the levels of the lake under normal flow condi- tions range between an upper elevation of 682.70 feet above mean sea level (Geodetic Survey of Canada, 1923 adjustment), and a lower limit of 678.85 feet above the same datum. During flood conditions, the sluiceways of the dam shall be so operated as to reduce the flood water elevations to the normal regulated level of 680.70 as rapidly as possible. 2094 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 As a result of a complaint by Mr. Leonard B. Rossier of New- port, Vt., on July 20, 1959 alleging that he had been injured late in July 1958 by improper operation of the power plant, the United States and Canadian Governments agreed to reactivate the Board to investigate this and prior complaints and to submit a report thereon. Members of the Board. Mr. J. D. McLeod, chief engineer, Op- erations Division, Water Resources Branch, Department of North- ern Affairs and National Resources, and Col. C. M. Duke, district engineer, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were designated as the Canadian and United States members of the reactivated Board, respectively. Operationsduring fiscal year 1961. The Board members visited the site of the complaint on October 21, 1960 and met Mr. Rossier and officials of the Dominion Textile Company, operators of the power plant concerned. A further meeting was held by the Board on January 27, 1961 at which Mr. R. W. Thieme, Commissioner of the Water Conservation Board, State of Vermont, was present. Mr. Thieme informed the Board that no significant complaints had been received by the State relative to inundation resulting from improper lake level regulation; however, there was a local consensus of opinion that certain bank erosion had occurred which might be corrected by a modified scheme of operation at the power plant. Mr. Thieme advised that he would approach the Dominion Textile Company informally with a view to exploring such modi- fied operation; the meeting was scheduled for July 1961. With respect to the general allegation that the Dominion Textile Company, on some past occasion did not operate its dam in accord- ance with the principles established by the International Lake Memphremagog Board in 1934, the Board, after examination of the record of lake levels and review of operations of the dam for the periods in question, concluded, in a report dated March 15, 1961, that the lake levels were regulated during the entire period of record between the prescribed upper and lower limits; except that when the lake level rose above the upper limit of regulation, due to spring thaws and heavy rainfall, all reasonable measures were taken by the Dominion Textile Company to reduce the excess levels as provided by the regulations. The report was formally submitted to the respective governments on March 15, 1961. The following table contains data based on daily readings of the elevation of Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt., from July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961 furnished by the Water Resources Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey. The datum of the gauge is 673.00 feet above mean sea level, U.S. Geological Survey 1929 adjustment which is 0.3 feet greater than the Geodetic Survey of Canada 1923 adjustment. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2095 Table of maximum, minimum, and monthly mean elevations of Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vermont, for the period July 1, 1960 to June 30, 1961. The plane of reference is mean sea level Month Maximumlllu i ii lllIl Mei1in .July ----------- 2.3681.1 (182.04 August ------------ - 682. 04 6(80.0() 481. 46t September . . .. . .. . .. . 681.02 45 80.), 8)0. 78 October 681.24 (180.49 i80. 73 November . . . . . . . 681. 78 681.27 ()81..54 I)ecember_ I 681. 71 681. 4)4 (i81. (18 19til: January .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- 681.65 fi 81.45 ' 6481.51 February. . . . . . . . . . 68 1. 90 ti81.12 (81.38 M arch .---------------- (-682. 5) (81.91 I 82.1 April ________________________________8____ 83.il1 (182.12 (182.54 May - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 683.49 (182.95 (183.10 June-- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 683. 14 (i82. 83 4182. 90 Readings taken on icefor periods )December 13 toJanuary 4;.January10to February 9;February 12-246; March 14-21. INTERNATIONAL LAKE CHAMPLAIN BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The Board was organized pursuant to the provisions of the orders, dated June 10, 1937, of the Inter- national Joint Commission, approving the construction and opera- tion of certain remedial works in the Richelieu River at Fryer's Island in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Board is charged with the responsibility of ensuring compliance with the provisions of the order of approval so far as they relate to the regulation of the levels of Lake Champlain. Members of the Board. The members of the Board for fiscal year 1961 were Mr. H. B. Rosenberg, Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources for Canada and Col. C. M. Duke, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, for the United States. Operations and results during fiscal year. The construction of the Fryer's Island Control Dam was completed in December 1938. Gates have been installed but have not been operated, pending excavation of the natural river control upstream from the dam. Only such administrative work and inspections necessary to carry out the regulations of the International Joint Commission were performed. INTERNATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control was appointed in February 1954 pursuant to the provisions of the order of approval, dated October 29, 1952, issued by the International Joint Commission for the construction of certain works for the development of power in the International Rapids Section of the St. Lawrence River. The Commission in- structed the Board to perform the duties assigned to it by the order of approval of October 29, 1952. These responsibilities include the following items: 2096 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 a. The Board of Control is to determine the gauges, measure- ments, and other services to be provided by the Power Authority of the State of New York and the Hydroelectric Power Commis- sion of Ontario in order to furnish accurate records relating to water levels and the discharge of water through the works and the regulation of the flow of water through the International Rapids Section. b. Upon completion of the works, the duties of the Board shall be to insure that the provisions of the Commission's orders relat- ing to water levels and the regulation of the discharge of water from Lake Ontario and the flow of water through the International Rapids Section are complied with, and the Hydroelectric Power Commission of Ontario and the Power Authority of the State of New York shall duly observe any direction given them by the Board of Control for the purpose of insuring such compliance. The Board of Control shall report to the Commission at such times as the Commission may determine. c. In addition to the reports to be made to the Commission in accordance with the terms of the orders of approval, the Board was requested to report at the Commission's semiannual meetings and also to keep the Commission currently informed with regard to the discharge of water from Lake Ontario and the flow through the International Rapids Section of the St. Lawrence River. At a meeting of the International Joint Commission in Toronto on January 25, 1957, studies of the regulation of Lake Ontario, in furtherance of such studies accomplished by the International Lake Ontario Board of Engineers, were assigned to the Interna- tional St. Lawrence River Board of Control. Members of the Board. The Canadian members of the Board for fiscal year 1961 were: Mr. T. M. Patterson, Director, Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, chairman of the Canadian Section; Mr. J. B. Bryce, hydraulic engineer, Hydroelectric Power Commission of Ontario; Dr. Rene Dupuis, Commissioner, Quebec Hydroelectric Commis- sion; and Mr. Don Ripley, chief hydraulic engineer, Economic Policy and Research Branch, Department of Transport. The United States members of the Board were: Col. Harry O. Fischer, division engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Central, chairman, ex officio, U.S. Section, until August 8, 1960, when he was succeeded as division engineer by Brig. Gen. T. DeF. Rogers; Mr. W. R. Farley, Chief, Division of Licensed Projects, Bureau of Power, Federal Power Commission; Mr. J. B. McMorran, Superintendent of Public Works, State of New York; and Col. Loren W. Olmstead, Deputy Director of Civil Works. On Col. Olmstead's retirement from military service in May 1961, he was succeeded as Board member by Mr. F. F. Snyder, hydraulic engi- neer, Office, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. Activities of the Board during fiscal year. During the present reporting period the Board met in Cornwall, Ontario, on August 16 and 17, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario, on October 4 and 5, 1960, presented its Fourteenth Progress Report to the Commission on October 5, 1960, met in Montreal, Quebec, on November 21, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, on January 12 and 13, 1961, aboard the ice MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2097 breaker d'Iberville in the vicinity of Montreal, on February 16, 1961, in Washington, D. C., on April 3, 1961, presented its Fif- tenth Progress Report to the Commission on April 5, 1961 and met in Detroit, Michigan, on May 17, 1961. The Board has acted on the following referrals from the St. Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers insofar as its responsi- bilities relating to water levels and discharges are concerned: (1) Supplementary Brief dated June 24, 1960 to St. Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers entitled "Ice Boom Installation for the St. Lawrence Power Project"; (2) Brief dated March 17, 1.961 to the St. Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers entitled "St. Lawrence Power Project, Study of Minimum Water Surface Profile, Ogdensburg to Iroquois, Method of Regulation 1958-A." The Board of Control approved the Twelfth and Thirteenth Reports by the Joint Working Committee on River Gaging, a joint committee of the Board of Control and the Joint Board of Engi- neers established by the two Boards to provide and maintain a comprehensive program for recording river levels and flows. The power entities have installed the necessary gauges requested by the Board of Control and the Joint Board of Engineers and the required records are being obtained. The Joint Working Com- mittee on River Gaging keeps the Boards advised regarding this program. Following presentations with respect to the International Great Lakes Datum 1955, made to the International Joint Commission at Montreal on June 29, 1959 by the Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data, the Inter- national St. Lawrence River Board of Control was requested to advise the Commission at its semiannual meetings with regard to the datum. The Board, on January 16, 1961, recommended adop- tion of the International Great Lakes Datum 1955 to the Com- mission. During the past year the levels and outflows of Lake Ontario have continued to be regulated in accordance with the Interna- tional Joint Commission directive of April 8, 1960 that, commenc- ing on April 20, 1960, the St. Lawrence project be so operated as to conform to the criteria and other requirements of the Commis- sion's orders of approval dated October 29, 1952 and July 2, 1956. Regulation Plan 1958-A is the plan currently approved by the Commission for use by the Board in consulting with the power entities on compliance with criteria and other requirements of the orders of approval. In general, the weekly regulated Lake Ontario outflows recom- mended by the Board of Control, and the actual releases of water by the power entities, have adhered closely to Plan 1958-A. There were, however, deviations from the plan, in addition to minor variations due to the limitations of practical operation. From the standpoint of navigation objectionable low water levels occurred at Montreal Harbor during parts of October and November 1960. The matter is under continuing investigation by the Board. During the reporting period, there were no violations of the approved range of Lake Ontario stages or of any of the approved operating criteria. 2098 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 INTERNATIONAL NIAGARA BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The Board was established August 19, 1953 by directive of the International Joint Commission to supervise the construction, maintenance and operation of the Niagara Remedial Works, recommended by the International Joint Commission in its 1953 report "Preservation and Enhancement of Niagara Falls." Members of the Board. The Board consists of four members, two representing the United States and two representing Canada. During fiscal year 1961, the United States members of the Board were Col. Harry O. Fischer, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engi- neer Division, North Central, Corps of Engineers, chairman, ex officio, U.S. Section until August 8, 1960, when he was succeeded as Division Engineer by Brig. Gen. T. DeF. Rogers; and Mr. W R. Farley, Chief, Bureau of Power, Federal Power Commission. The Canadian members of the Board during the year were Mr. T. M. Patterson, Director, Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, chairman of the Canadian Section, and Mr. G. T. Clarke, Chief, Planning and Development, Harbours and Rivers Engineering Branch, Depart- ment of Public Works, until he was succeeded on the Board by Mr. Gerald Millar, Chief Engineer, Harbours and Rivers Engi- neering Branch, Department of Public Works. Activities during fiscal year. On the basis of operating experi- ence since completion of the remedial works and model tests of the works as built, the Board concluded in its September 30, 1960 report to the International Joint Commission on "Construction of Niagara Remedial Works" that, when the power development now under construction in the United States by the Power Au- thority of the State of New York is completed, the Chippawa- Grass Island Pool cannot be maintained at all times at the pres- ently prescribed levels if the Power Authority of the State of New York and the Hydroelectric Power Commission of Ontario divert all the water permitted by the 1950 Treaty. Under present operat- ing instructions, the maintenance of authorized pool levels will require reductions of diversions. The Board considered this to be matter for study by the two power entities. The Board advised that any proposal by the power entities for an extension of the control structure would need to be analyzed carefully as to the effect of the longer structure on ice formation and the passage of ice. The two power entities submitted a brief, dated March 15, 1961, to the Governments of Canada and the United States entitled "Pro- posed Extensions to Niagara River Remedial Works and on Cer- tain Proposed Operational Procedures." The two Governments referred the matter to the International Joint Commission on May 5, 1961 and the Commission requested the International Niagara Board of Control to furnish a report on the earliest prac- ticable date. On June 6, 1961 the International Niagara Board of Control forwarded to the Commission its report dated June 1, 1961, on "Extension of Niagara River Remedial Works." By letter dated June 27, 1961 the Commission forwarded an interim MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2099 report to the two Governments dated June 23, 1961, together with a copy of the Board's June 1, 1961 report. The Commission's interim report conveyed its recommendations "on the measures necessary to permit compliance with the objectives of the Inter- national Joint Commission's report to governments of May 5, 1953 under the Niagara Reference of October 10, 1950 when full use is being made of the waters available for power purposes under the Niagara Treaty of 1950, having particular regard to Articles III, IV, and V of this Treaty." The Governments of Canada and the United States advised the power entities in similar letters dated July 19, 1961, that the power entities may, if they so desire, make applications to the Interna- tional Joint Commission under Article III of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 for permission to carry out the works recommended by the Commission in its interim report dated June 23, 1961. Copies of the Commission's Interim Report of June 23, 1961 were inclosed with the letters to the two power entities. The Board, assisted by regular reports from its working com- mittee, has observed closely the operation of the control structure to assure that operation of the structure was in accordance with the Board's operating instructions. The Board has encountered no unusual maintenance problems during the year. INTERNATIONAL NIAGARA COMMITTEE Constitution and duties. The treaty of 1950 between Canada and the United States concerning the uses of waters of the Niagara River was signed on Febuary 27, 1950. By its provisions, limita- tions on the diversions of Niagara River water for power in ac- cordance with Article V of the treaty of 1909 are terminated and temporary international agreements for the allocation of waters of the Niagara River for power purposes are replaced. In accord- ance with provisions of Article VII of the 1950 treaty, a repre- sentative was appointed by each government who, acting jointly, shall ascertain and determine the amounts of water available for the purposes of this treaty, and shall record the same and shall also record the amounts of water used for power diversions. By an exchange of notes during January 1955, the two governments officially designated the representatives appointed in conformance with Article VII of the 1950 treaty as the International Niagara Committee. With regard to flows and diversions, the treaty of 1950 became effective October 10, 1950. Under terms of the treaty, all waters in excess of certain minimum flows which are required to main- tain the scenic spectacle at Niagara Falls are available for diver- sion for power and, with the exception of the 5,000 cubic feet per second authorized October 1950 for diversion by Canada, are to be allocated equally between both countries. However, pending availability of sufficient installed capacity on one side of the river to utilize all of its share of the water, the unused portion of its share of the water may be utilized in spare capacity on the other side. Minimum flows over the falls shall be not less than 100,000 2100 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 cubic feet per second between 8 A.M. and 10 P.M., e.s.t., from April 1 to September 15, and 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. from September 16 to October 31. At all other times the flow over the falls shall be not less than 50,000 cubic feet per second. A brief history, regarding the measurement and supervision of diversion of waters from the Niagara River prior to the desig- nation of the representatives appointed under Article VII of the 1.950 treaty as the International Niagara Committee is included in the annual report for the fiscal year 1955. Members of the Committee. The Committee consists of two members, one representing Canada and one representing the United States. During fiscal year 1961 the Canadian representa- tive was Mr. T. M. Patterson, Director, Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, and the United States representative, ex officio, was the Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Central, Corps of Engineers. Col. Harry O. Fischer was division engineer until August 8, 1960 when he was succeeded by Brig. Gen. T. DeF. Rogers. Operations during the fiscal year. The Committee received daily reports of operation of the eight hydroelectric generating stations on the Niagara River which diverted water from the river above the falls, and the DeCew Falls plant, which diverts water from Lake Erie through the Welland Canal. These reports submitted in the form prescribed by the Committee and showing for each hour the quantities of water diverted by each plant, were checked by the Committee. Monthly and annual summaries were prepared. Biweekly and intermittent inspections of all plants were made by representatives of the Committee jointly and individually to obtain independent watt meter readings of power output and to assure that all provisions of the treaty were complied with. Records of water levels in the Niagara River above and below the falls were obtained by means of self-registering gauges. INTERNATIONAL LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The Board, established in pursuance of orders issued by the International Joint Commission, May 26 and 27, 1914, is charged with the supervision of the operations of all compensating works and all power canals and appurtenances with a view to so controlling the outflow from Lake Superior as to maintain its level as nearly as may be between elevations 602.1 and 603.6 feet above mean tide at New York and to so controlling the outflow as to prevent the level of the St. Marys River below the locks from exceeding elevation 584.5. Members of the Board. The members of the Board for fiscal year 1961 were Mr. T. M. Patterson, Director, Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, for Canada; and Col. Harry O. Fischer, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Central, ex officio, for the United States, until August 8, 1960 when Col. Fischer was succeeded as Division Engineer by Brig. Gen. T. DeF. Rogers. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2101 Operations during the fiscal year. The Board kept in touch during the year with conditions pertaining to the regulation of Lake Superior through representatives of Canada and the United States on the ground and by means of regular and systematic reports of the water levels on Lake Superior, in the St. Marys River above and below the Sault Locks, and on Lake Huron. Rec- ords of discharge at Sault Ste. Marie through the rapids, naviga- tion canals and power plants were also systematically reported to the Board. During the year, the Board made several minor changes in gate setting for periods of short duration to facilitate construction of piers for the new International Bridge being con- structed across the St. Marys River. Changes in the rate of outflow from Lake Superior are directed by the Board as indicated by the rule curve currently in use. During the past year the Board has continued the use of the modified plan of operation under the rules of 1949 for the regu- lation of Lake Superior. LAKE OF THE WOODS WATERSHED The members of the International Lake of the Woods Control Board, the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Prairie Portage Board of Control for the fiscal year were Mr. J. D. McLeod, for Canada, and Col. Desloge Brown, Corps of Engineers, until July 18, 1960 and Col. William B. Strand- berg, Corps of Engineers since that time, for the United States. INTERNATIONAL LAKE OF THE WOODS CONTROL BOARD The Convention between the United States and Great Britain proclaimed July 17, 1925, provides for the regulation of the level of the Lake of the Woods in order to secure to the inhabitants of the United States and Canada the most advantageous use of the waters thereof, and of the waters flowing into and from the lake on each side of the boundary between the two countries. The Convention also provides for the establishment and main- tenance of a Canadian Lake of the Woods Control Board to regu- late and control the outflow of the waters of the lake, and for the establishment and maintenance of an International Lake of the Woods Control Board, composed of two engineers, one represent- ing the United States and the other representing Canada, to whose approval the rate of total discharge shall be subject whenever the elevation rises above elevation 1,061 or falls below elevation 1,056, sea level datum. Operations during the fiscal year. Supervision was maintained and inspections were made to insure that every effort was being made to comply with the provisions of the Convention. At the request of the United States Section of the International Joint Commission, a reconnaissance was made of the United States shore area of Lake of the Woods on May 22 to 25, 1961 to deter- mine the extent and effect of the low water problem which then existed. A letter report was submitted to the effect that the lake 2102 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1961 level at the time of the reconnaissance was high enough to permit normal operations at all points except Angle Inlet and Flag Island. INTERNATIONAL RAINY LAKE BOARD OF CONTROL The Convention between the United States and Canada, rati- fied by the United States Senate August 30, 1940, provides in part that: "The International Joint Commission * * * is hereby clothed with power to determine when emergency conditions exist in the Rainy Lake watershed, whether by reason of high or low water, and the Commission is hereby empowered to adopt such measures of control as to it may seem proper with respect to existing dams at Kettle Falls and International Falls, as well as with respect to any existing or future dams or works in boundary waters of the Rainy Lake watershed, in the event the Commission shall deter- mine that such emergency conditions exist." On June 8, 1949 the Commission issued an order to the owners of the dams at the outlet of Namakan Lake and Rainy Lake, which provided for a method of regulation as recommended by the Inter- national Rainy Lake Board of Control. The order provides for certain levels during the various seasons of the year as well as control of overflows, with the view to securing the most advan- tageous use of the water in total to the various interests. A sup- plementary order dated October 1, 1957 modifies the regulations for Namakan Lake to provide for some variation in operation based on anticipated spring runoff. Operationsduring the fiscal year. Inspections were made, basic data compiled, and engineering reports were submitted to the Commission. INTERNATIONAL PRAIRIE PORTAGE BOARD OF CONTROL The Prairie Portage Board of Control was formed by the Inter- national Joint Commission for the purpose of furnishing it with technical advice regarding the suitability of the dam structure at Prairie Portage, Lake County, Minn. After approval of the plans by the Department of the Army, and the International Joint Com- mission, the Board has been retained to advise the Commission further regarding progress of construction and regarding any other matters which might arise concerning this project. The United States Forest Service constructed a cofferdam before World War II but postponed work on the project during the war. Work has not been resumed except that repairs have been made to the cofferdam from time to time, as needed, to maintain stages on the chain of lakes above. INTERNATIONAL KOOTENAY LAKE BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. The Board was organized to secure compliance with the provisions of the orders of the International Joint Commission dated November 11, 1938, and August 5, 1949, relating to the construction and operation of control works by the MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 2103 Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, Ltd., through the West Kootenay Power and Light Co., Ltd., in and adjacent to the channel of the Kootenay River, and the regulation of the levels of Kootenay Lake in the Province of British Columbia. Members of the Board. The members of the Board for the fiscal year were Mr. H. T. Ramsden, Water Resources Branch, Depart- ment of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Vancouver, B. C., chairman, and Mr. A. F. Paget, Comptroller of Water Rights, Department of Lands and Forests, Victoria, B. C., for Canada; and Col. R. P. Young, District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, Wash., Corps of Engineers, chairman, and, on an interim basis, Mr. Wayne I. Travis, District Engineer, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, Idaho, for the United States. Operations during the fiscal year. No formal meetings of the Board were held during the year. Operation of Kootenay Lake was checked in the Seattle District office for compliance with the order of the Commission and inspection visits to the area were made by individual members of the Board. The annual report was submitted to the Commission. INTERNATIONAL OSOYOOS LAKE BOARD OF CONTROL Constitution and duties. A special board of engineers was con- stituted to insure compliance with the provisions of the order of the International Joint Commission dated July 12, 1943, directing investigations of high water conditions on the Okanogan River and studies of the relationships between certain obstructions, com- plained of in an application by the State of Washington, and the levels of Osoyoos Lake. The Board was enlarged from two to four members by an order of the Commission dated September 12, 1946, to carry out the provisions of the order relative to the operation of the Zosel Dam. Members of the Board. The members of the Board were Mr. H. T. Ramsden, Water Resources Branch, Northern Affairs and National Resources, Vancouver, B. C., chairman, and Mr. A. W. Walkey, Harbours and Rivers Engineering Branch, Department of Public Works, Vancouver, B. C., for Canada; and Mr. F. M. Veatch, Water Resources Division, United States Geological Sur- vey, Tacoma, Wash., chairman, and Col. R. P. Young, District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, Wash., Corps of Engineers, for the United States. Operations during the fiscal year. Inspection visits to the area were made by individual members and supervision was maintained to insure compliance with the provisions of the International Joint Commission. The annual report was submitted to the Commission. INDEX Page Abbapoola Creek, S. C.- - - - - - - --- - . --- 427 Aberdeen, Ohio .... . . - . . . . . . . ..- - ---- . 1163, 1166 Abilene, Smoky Hill River, hatns-- -------- 955, 973 Abiquil Reservoir, N. M ex. _ - --.. ---------------------- 842 Absecon Creek, N. J _-- --- -- -- -- -- -- 242 Absecon Inlet, N. J .. . . . .. . . . . ... . . .. . . . . 235 Accotink Creek, Va ................. ..... ...... ...... 335 Acushnet, Mass 130 Adams Bayou, Tex .... 727 Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass ....... __... .___-- 194 Adams levee unit, Indiana _-- 1122,1126 Addison, N. Y -..... - 296 Alena, Ohio (Short Creek) 1217, 1218 Agate Bay (Two Harbors) Minn ___________________________ 1225 Alabama-Coosa River, Ala. and Ga .------------......... 559 Alabama River at Montgomery, Ala_ 584 Alamo Reservoir, Bill Williams River, Ariz 1627 Alamogordo l)am, Modification of, Pecos River, N. Mex 851 Alaska engineering (istrict _____________________________ 1975 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. and Va., improvement_ 368 A lbeni Falls, Idaho - _ .................. ................. ------ - . 1929 Albuquerque )iversion Channels, N. Mex 856 Albuquerque, N. Mex., engineering d(listrict -.. 835 A lgiers L ock, L a . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 596 Algoma Harbor, Wis........... ............ ..... .. -----. 1391, 1392 Alhambra, Wash,. Los Angeles, Calif_______________________ 1582 Aliso Creek D)am, Calif_ 1611, 1641 Allatoona Reservoir, Coosa River Basin, Ga_ 583 Allegheny River, lPa. and N. Y.: Construction of locks and (lams__ 1171 Flood control reservoir___________________________ _____ --1183, 1217, 1218 Improvement by open channel work 1182 Allentown, Lehigh River, lPa_ 244 Alligator River, N. C 385 Alloway Creek, N. J 242 Alma Harbor, Wis - 1322 Almond, N. Y 298 Almond Reservoir, N. Y___ 292 Aloha-Rigolette area, Louisiana___________________________ 653, 672 Alpena Harbor, Mich 1462 Altamaha River, Ga ... . 442 Alton, Ill . . . . . . . . - - 1321 Alton, Ind 1122, 1126 Altus (Lugert) Reservoir, Okla ___________________-__ 945 Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement- 171 American Channel, Mich. 1416 American River, Calif ------------------------------ --- - . 1777 --- Amherstburg Channel, I)etroit River Mich., improvement ..... 1416 Amite River, La ______ __________ _________------------- ___ 650, 668, 2003 Amsterdam, O()hio . . .. 1220 Anacostia River I). C. and Md 334 Anacortes Harbor, Wash_ 1897 Ancostia River and Flats_ 335 Anacostia River & Tribs., F. C. and Nay_ 336 Anaheim Bay Harbor, Calif. Beach Erosion Control - 1644 2105 2106 INDEX Page Anahuac Channel, Tex_- Md -- 753 Anchorage at Lowes Wharf, M d_ 290 Anchorage Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y 171 Anchorage Harbor, Alaska - - 1989 Anclote River, Fla --- 511 Anderson, Ind - -- -- 1126 Andover Reservoir, Conn____ 134 Angelina River, Tex_ - ---- 792 Annapolis Harbor, Md_ 290 Annisquam River, Mass_ - 16 Anthony Shoals Reservoir, Ga - 449 Apalachee Bay, Fla___ 529 Apalachicola Bay, Fla - 534 Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Ga. and Fla ... --.---- 536, 541 Aplin Ark 894 Apoon Mouth of Yukon River, Alaska_ 1989 Appleton Lock and I)am, Wis--------- 1342 Appomattox River, Va__________________ 374, 375 Apponaug Cove, Rhode Island 38 Appoquinimink River, Del -- 242 Aquatic Plant Control: Wilmington District______ 405 Charleston District - 425 Savannah D)istrict _ -- 447 Jacksonville District _ 508 Mobile I)istrict 580 New Orleans l)istrict - 647 Southwestern DI)ivision _ 779 Aquia Creek, Va ------- - 335 Aransas Bay and Pass, Tex_- 736 Arcadia Harbor, Mich --... 1462 Arcadia Wash, Calif 1582 Arecibo Harbor, P1. R . ..--------.. . . . . . . . . . . . 511 Arkansas River and Tributaries, Ark. and Okla: Bank stabilization and channel rectification - 861,864 T ulsa l)istrict .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .... . ....-- 900, 933 Little Rock l)istrict___ 890 Vicksburg l)istrict ...... ..-- - - - - -------.. . 675 Arkport Reservoir, N. Y __ -- - ---- 292 Arlington, Oreg ------------ 1971 Arlington Reservoir, Mo _____________ 955, 989 Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio Creek, Marin County, Calif _ 1688 Artesia l)iversion Channel, N. Mex_ 856 Ashland Harbor, Wis --- 1234 Ashland, Ky -------- ----- 1163, 1165, 1166 Ashley River, S. C__ 427 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio-............ _---------- 1496 Aspinwall, Pa- - 1173 Astoria, Oreg- 1816 Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to the Gulf of Mexico, La__ 627 Aten, Nebr_ 1033 Athalia, Ohio 1163, 1166 A tlantic C ity, N. J............ .. .......... ... .... .... . 253 Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Fla 511 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Between Norfolk, Va., an(t the St. Johns River, Fla.: N orfolk l)istrict-.. .. . . .... .. . . . . . ---- 367 Wilmington l)istrict . 383 Charleston I)istrict 415 Savannah I)istrict _.. 431 Jacksonville I)istrict ....... ....... ....... _-.. ... . . 511 Atwood Reservoir, Ohio.......... . ______. . . .____. .-----------. 1142 Augusta, Ga --. 453 Augusta, Kans_ ......... . . . . - ..----------- -- 945 A ugusta, K y . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .... .... .... --. 1153, 1166 INDEX 2107 Page Aurora, Colo - - 1033 Aurora, Ind_-- --- 1122,1126 Au Sable Harbor, and Harbor of Refuge, Mich_- - __-_ - 1449 Avery Point, Tex---------------------------- 768 Avoca, N. Y 296 B Back Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Md 289,290 Back Sound to Lookout Bight, N. C., channel between 407 Bad River, Wis.: At Mellon, Wis- - - 1279 At Odanah, Wis------------- 1256 Bagaduce River, Maine_ - - --- - 58 Baker Bay, Wash__ 1821 Badhill Reservoir, N. Dak_---------------- - --- 1266 Ballards Reef Channel, Mich ------------------------------------------ 1416 Ball Mountain Revervoir, Vt _ ---------------------- ------ 106 Ballona Creek Basin and Channel, Calif_------------------ 1582, 1602 Baltimore, Md.: Engineering district _____________________________________________ 263 Harbor and channels _ 264,349 Harbor, removal of drift-------------- Prevention of obstructions & Injurious Deposits-- __ 269 269 Bank stabilization and channel rectification, Arkansas River, Ark. and Okla_ 867, 870 ------- Banner, Ill., drainage and levee district __________________________________ 1397 Barataria Bay and Waterway, La- - 620 Barbourville, Ky----------------------------------------------------- 1072 Barcelona Harbor, N. Y 1506 Bardwell Reservoir, Tex------------------------------------------ 808 Bar Harbor, Maine__ 58 Barkley Dam and Reservoir, Ky. - _ 1054 Barkman Creek, Tex. and Ark------------- 653 Banegat Bay and Inlet, N. J---------- 241,242 Barnegat Light, N. J - ----------- 251 Barnett Creek, Ky- - -- - 1122 Barre Falls Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass_ 112 Barren Reservoir, No. 2, Ky_ 1105, 1124 Barren River, Ky_ - ---------------- 1094 Bartley, Missouri River Basin, Nebr_____ 55, 989 9---------------------- Bass Harbor Bar, Maine-- 58 Bastrop Bayou, Tex-------------------- 781 Batavia and vicinity, Tonawanda Creek, N. Y------ ------------- _ 1539 Bath, N. Y _- --- 296 Baton Rouge Harbor, La ---------------------------------------------- 2003 Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, La____ 2001 Battle Creek, Mich ____________________________________ 1468 Battle Creek, Nebr_ - - 1033 Baudette Harbor, Minn_ ----------------------------------------- 1246 Bautista Creek Channel, Calif 1623 Bayard, W. Va_ ------------- ----------- 342 Bayfield Harbor, Wis__-- 1233 Bay Ocean Peninsula, Oreg. - -- 1842 Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark__ 682 Bayou Bodcau, La-------------------_ - 653,672 Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La_---- 653, 663 Bayou Boeuf Lock, La- -- 597 Bayou Bonfouca, La-. - - 650 Bayou Chevreuil, La___---------------- -- 670 Bayou Cocodrie, La----------_ - 2021 Bayou Coden, Ala -- 582 Bayou l)'Arbonne and Corney, La----------------- 682 Bayou des Cannes, La-- - -- -- 636 Bayou Dorcheat, La _ -- ----- 650 Bayou Dupre, La -- - -- 650 Bayou Galere, Miss 582 2108 INDEX Page Bayou Grosse Tete, La_------------------------------------------------ 650 Bayou LaBatre, Ala_- 570,582 Bayou Lacombe, La_ 650 Bayou Lafourche, and Lafourche-Jump Waterway, La__ 622 Bayou Macon, La_ 682 Bayou Manchac, La_--------------------------------- 651 Bayou Nezpique, La --------------------------------- 636 Bayou Pierre, La__ 653, 672 Bayou Pierre in the vicinity of Shreveport, La - -- - - - - 672 Bayou Plaquemine Brule, La---- - - - - -_ 650 Bayou Queue de Tortue, La 650 Bayou Rapides, La_ 2003 Bayous La Loutre, St. Malo and Yscloskey, La_---- -- --- 604, 650 Bayou Segnette Waterway, La_ 650 Bayou Sorrel Lock, La------------------------ - 97 5-------------- Bayou Teche, La_-------------------------------------------- 628 Bayou Teche and Vermillion River, La------------------------ -.. - 631 Bayou Terrebonne, La_------------ - 625 Bayou Vermilion, La ----------------------------------------- - 650 Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y-_ 184 Bay River, N. C ---------------------------------------------------- 407 Bayside-Gedney Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y- ---- 171 Beach City Reservoir, Ohio -------------------------------------------- 1142 Beach Erosion Board ------------------------------------------------- 2067 Beals Harbor, Maine--------------------------------------- 58 Bear Creek, Miss_------------------------------------------------ 682 Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo---------------------------------- - 1292 Bear Creek Reservoir, Lehigh River, Pa _ ----------- 243 Bear l)am and Reservoir, Calif_ 1751 Beards Brook Reservoir, N. H- - - 134 Beardstown, Ill_ 1396 Beatrice, Big Blue River, Nebr.___- 955, 989 Beaufort Harbor and River, N. C.: Improvement of harbor__ 407 Beaufort Inlet, N. C ------------------------------------------- 397 Beaufort, S. C. to Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla ------------------------ 432 Beaufort, S. C. to Savannah, Ga. Waterway___________ ___________________ 432 Beaumont Turning Basin, Tex________________________________________ 727 Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, Pa., and Ohio--------------------------- 1182 Beaver Bay Harbor, Minn --------------------------------------------- 1254 Beaver drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg---------------------1880, 1886 Beaver Falls, Pa ----------------------------------------------------- 1220 Beaver Reservoir, Ark 877 Belfast Harbor, Maine--------------------------------------------- 58 Belhaven Harbor, N. C------------------------------------------ 407 Bellaire, Ohio---------------------------------------------------1217, 1218 Bellamy River, N. H----------------------------------------------- 58 Bell drainage district, Sangamon River, Ill----------- --------------------- 1398 Belle Fourche, Cheyenne River, S. 1)ak------------------------------1033, 1034 Belle Glade, Fla_ 516 Belle River, Marine City, Mich----------------------------- 1462 Belleville locks and dams----------------------------------- 1043 Bellevue, Ky- _ 1122, 1126 Bell Foley Reservoir, Ark--- - - 873 Bellingham Harbor, Wash --------------------------------------- 1893, 1923 Belpre, Ohio _ ------------------ 1163, 1166 Belton Reservoir, Leon River, Tex_______________________ __ 817, 830 Benbrook IReservoir, Tex_ -- ---------- 806 Benedict Canyon, Ballona Creek Basin, Calif-------------------------- --- 1602 Bennett Spring State Park, Mo _ --------- - --- 990 Bennington, Hoosic River Basin, Vt ----------- ----------------- 199 Bennington Reservoir, N. H 134 Bentleyville, Pa - ---------- -- - - 1220 Benton Harbor Canal, Mich ----------------- ---------- 1425 Beresford Creek, S. C-_ - -__ --- ------------------ 427 INDEX 2109 Page Berlin Lock and l)am, Fox River, Wis___________________________________ 1342 Berlin Reservoir, ()hio_ - ------------------------ 1213, 1218 Berwick Lock, La- - - --- - 629 Bethlehem, Lehigh River, Pa ___________________________________________ 245 Betterton Harbor, Md-_---------------------- -- 290 Beverly Harbor, Mass ------------------------ 58 Big Bay Harbor, Mich_ --- - - 1241 Big Bend Reservoir, S. )ak ___________________________________________ 1009 Big Bend Reservoir, W. Va_- - -- --- 1164, 1166 Big Black River, Miss _______________ ____________________________ 682, 691 Big Creek, Ark _-_ -698 Big (Cunningham) Creek, Ohio_- 1533 Big D)arby Creek Reservoir, Ohio------------------ 1164, 1166 Big Dry Creek Reservoir and diversion, Calif----- ----------- 1777 Big Fossil Creek, Trinity River, Tex ___________ - 830 Big Lake drainage and levee district, IlL----- 1397 Big Pigeon Bayou, La--------------------- ------ 650 Big Prairie, Ill-------------------------- 1397 Big Run, Pa__ 1220 Big Sandy River, including Levisa and Tug Forks, Va., W. Va., and Ky_ _ _ 1136, 1138 Flood control reservoirs___________________________________________ 1138 Big Sioux River, S. Dak. and Iowa________________________________ 1002 Big Stranger Creek, Kans. -- 990 Big Suamico River, Wis__ ------------------------ 1391, 1392 Big Sunflower River, Miss_ 682 Big Timber Creek, N. J--- 229 Billings, Mont_ Billings, Mont---------------------------------------------------1014 1014 Biloxi Harbor, Miss---------------------- 573 Binghampton, N. Y-------- 293 Birch Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass----- 110 Birch Reservoir, W. Va -- 1164, 1166 Black Bayou-Pine Island Area___________________-- -673 Black Bayou Reservoir, La_ - -- -- 653, 672 Black Butte Dam and Reservoir, Calif_ - - - 1725 Blackfish Bayou, Ark----------------------- 697 Blackfoot Area, Idaho------------ 1961, 1971 Blackfoot River, Idaho_---------- - 1961, 1963 Black Rascal Creek, Calif---------- --------- - ------------ 1751 Black River, Ark., and Mo_ 872, 895 Black River below Camden, Ark _______________- - - 675 Black River Harbor, Mich_______________________--------- 1237 Black River Harbor, N. Y----------------------------------- 1533 Black River, Mich --------------------------------------------- 1462 Black River, N. C Black River, N. C-------------------------------------------407,411 407, 411 Black River Reservoir, Wis------------------------------ - 1279 Black River, Wis---------- 1254 Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y_ 1514 Black Rock Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn.--------- 126 Blackstone River Basin, Mass. and R. I-------------- ---------------- 88 Md_ Black Walnut Harbor, Md------------------------------------------ Blak Habor Wlnu 289 28 Black Warrior, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala -- - 562 Blackwater Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H - 84 Blackwater River, Fla___----------------------------- 582 Blackwater River, Va__-------- ------------------- ------------ 372, 374 Blakely Mountain 1)am, on Ouachita River, Ark-_ 686 Blakely Mountain Reservoir, Ark__________________-----_______________ 684 Blaine Harbor, Wash__------- ------------------- ------------ 1923, 1924 Blanchard Canyon, Los Angeles River Basin, Calif 1581, 1588 Blanchard Reservoir, Pa_ -------------------------------------- 312 Blieders Creek, Guadalupe River, Tex----------------------- --------- 830 Blind slough diking district, Clatsop County, Oreg_ --------------- __- 1886 Block Island (Harbor of Refuge), Rhode Island ----------- 57 Blood River, La------------- ----------------------------------- 651 Blue Gum Canyon, Los Angeles River Basin, Calif------------- 1581, 1582, 1588 Blue Mountain Reservoir, Ark_----------- -------------------------- 891 2110 INDEX Page Blue River Reservoir, Willamette River Basin, Oreg _ 1845, 1847, 1853 Bluestone Reservoir, W. Va - - 1156, 1164 Bluewater Floodway, N. Mex_ --- 856 Bluff Creek, Miss_ _---------- - 582 Boards: Beach Erosion - 2067 Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 1993 Bodega Bay, Calif__-- 1658, 1679 Boeuf River, La_ __ 68 2, 690 Bois de Sioux and Lake Traverse Rivers, S. I)ak. and Minn- 1267 Boise River, and Valley, Idaho_ 1961 Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio _ 1142 Bonneville, Oreg: Construction of dam at 1803 Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds - 1805 Bonpas Creek, Ill _ - -- 1122 Booneville Reservoir, Ky---------------- 1124 Boothbay Harbor, Maine_ --------------- 58 Boston Harbor, Mass-- 20 Boswell Reservoir, Boggy Creek, Okla- 945 Boulder, Colo --------- 1033 Brackenridge, Pa------------------------------------------------ 1217, 1218 Braddock, Pa -- 1179 Bradford, Pa _- 1182 Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Ill - 1387 Branford Harbor, Conn --------- 58 Bransons Cove, Va__ 33 4, 335 Brant Rock Beach, Marshfield, Massachusetts 68 Brazos Island Harbor, Tex ----------------- 773 Brazos River, Tex____--- 812 From Velasco to Old Washington - 781 Whitney Reservoir------------------ 781 Brea l)am, Calif_ ---- ------------------- ---------------- 1611, 1617 Breton Bay, Md ----------------------- 335 Brevoort levee, Indiana --------------- 1126 Bridge Island, Removal of S. Canal, St. Marys River, Mich -- - 1463 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn------------------------- 50 Bridge Relocation, Corpus Christi, Tex-- - - -127 781 Brilliant, Ohio -- 1217, 1218 Broad Creek, Md 277 Broad Creek River, Del__ 289 Broad Creek, Va - 33z 4,335 Broadkill River, Del___ 242 Broad Sound Channel, Mass -------------------- 21 Broadwater Creek, Md--------------------- 290 Brockway, Pa_ ---------------------------- 1217, 1218 Brockway Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt ------------- ----- 134 Broken Bow Reservoir, Red River Basin, Okla_---------------------- -- 941 Bromley, Ky ------- 1122, 1126 Bronx River, N. Y ---- 183 Brooklyn, W. Va - -------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Brookport, Ill_ ----------------------------- 1122, 1126 Brookville, Pa _ - -- 1190 Brookville Reservoir, Ind ------------------- 1124 Brown Creek, Okla ----- ----------- ------------------- 945 Browns Creek, N. Y --------------------------------- 184 Brownsville, Pa--------------------- 1179 Bruces Eddy Dam and Reservoir, Idaho --------------- 1968 Brunswick Harbor, Ga_------------------------------------ 444 Buckhannon River, W. Va 1182, 1218 Buckhart Creek, Sangamon River, Ill - - - 1399 Buckhorn Reservoir, Ky --------------- -- 1100, 1124 Bucksport Harbor, Maine --------------------------- 58 Buena Vista, Ohio_ - ----------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Buffalo, Wyoming------------------- 1033 INDEX 2111 Page Buffalo Bayou, Tex .... .. .. .......... 783 Buffalo Creek, N. I)ak ...... 1033 Buffalo, N. Y.: Engineer district .......... -- 1477 Improvement of harbor _ 1509 Buffalo River, Miss __ 691 Buffumville Reservoir, Mass ....... 95 Buford l)am and Reservoir, Ga_ 541 Buggs Island Reservoir, Va. and N. C., flood control. See John H. Kerr Reservoir Bull Shoals Reservoir, Ark - - 880 Bullocks Point Cove, R. I 58 Burbank-Eastern System, Los Angeles River Basin, Calif. 1581, 1582, 1588 Burbank western system (lower) Los Angeles, Calif _ - 1582, 1583,1588 Burbank western system (upper), Los Angeles, Calif_ - 1582, 1583, 1588 Burial Hill Beach, Conn 80 Burleson County Levee, Brazos River, Tex_ - - 830 Burlington H arbor, Vt_ ... ............ ........... 169 Burlington, ()hio_ _ 1163,1166 Burns D)am and Reservoir, Calif Burnsville Reservoir, W. Va_____ -- -1751 1164,1166 Butler, Pa . ..- ___ __ 1202 Buttermilk Bay (Channel), Mass---- 58 Buttermilk Channel, N. Y. _ 152 Byram River, Conn_ 250 C Caballero Creek, Calif_ 1583, 1588 Cache River, Ark_-- 2009 Cache River diversion, IlL - -- ---- 721 Cache River Levee, Ill--------------------------------- ------ 2009 Caddoa Reservoir. See John Martin Reservoir. Cadle Creek, Md --------------------------- 290 Caesar Creek Reservoir, Ohio------------------------------ 1124 Cagles Mill Reservoir, Ind ----------------------------- 1117, 1124 Cahaba River, Ala ----------------- 582 Cajon Creek, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif_ - - - - -- 1611, 1641 Calaveras River, Calif------------------- 1734 Calcasieu River and Pass, La-------------- 643 Calcasieu Lock, La _ ---------------- 596 Caledonia, N. Y. -------------------------- 1539 Calf Pasture Beach Park, Conn--------------------- 78 California Debris Commission - -- 2071 California, Ohio_----- ------------------------- 1122, 1126 Calion, Ark- ----- --------------------- 684 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind------------------ 1371 Calumet Sag Channel, IlL- 1382 Camas-Washougal Turning Basin, Wash------------------ 1807 Cambridge Harbor, Md ----------------- 289 Cambridgeport Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt 134 Camden Harbor, Maine ----------- ------------- 58 Campbells Island, Ill 1311 Canal Point, Fla --------- 516 Canapitsit Channel, Mass--------------------- 58 Canaveral Harbor, Fla------------------- ------------- 511 Cane River, La------------------------------ 650 Caney Fork River, Tenn 1069 Canisteo, N.Y. ------------ --------- 297 Cannelton, Ohio River Basin, Ind 1126 Cannelton, locks and dam_--------------------------- 1043, 1122 Canonsburg Borough, Pa ------------------ 1220 Canton, Mass ----------------- 136 Canton Reservoir, Okla _ -------------------------- 934 Canyon Reservoir, Guadalupe River, Tex - - - - ---- 826 Cape Charles City Harbor, Va- ------------------------ 347, 374 2112 INDEX Page Cape Cod Canal, Mass_ 29 Cape Fear River, N. C. above Wilmington 400 Cape Girardeau, Mo ........- 706, 721 Cape May City (Cold Spring Inlet), N. J. - 259 Cape Henry Channel, Va-------------------------- - 350 Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine _ - 58 Cape Vincent Harbor, N. Y. - - -- 1533 Captain Anthony Meldahl L & 1) - 1043 Carbon Canyon 1)am and Channel, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif .-..... 11611, 1615 Carden's Bottom drainage district No. 2, Arkansas River, Ark _ 895 Carlin Bayou, La --- _-_-_ - 634, 650 Carlyle Reservoir, Il 1_ - - - 716 Carpinteria to Point Mugu Beach Erosion Control, Calif_ - - - _ 1650 Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla- -- __________ ____________ 582 Carroll County Levee and l)rainage 1)istrict No. 1, I11_ -- 1313 Carrollton, Ky-_ -- 1122, 1126 Carters Creek, Va_ _ - 335 S Carthage, Mo- -- - 945 Carthage )am and Reservoir, Tenn________ S946 Carvers Harbor, Maine 58 Cascadia Reservoir, ()reg--____-____----- 1845 Cascadia Reservoir, Willamette River Basin, ()reg - - - 1845, ]1847, 1887 Cascadilla Creek_ --- -- - 1539 Cascades Canal, )reg-------------------------------- 1843 Caseyville, Ky - -- 1122, 1126 Cashie River, N. C. - ------- -- 407 Castle Rock, Cowlitz River, Wash------------------------------ 1889 Castlewood D)am and Reservoir, Colo __ Cathance River, Maine_ 1033 58 Cathlamet Channel, ()reg_________________________________ ___ 1815 Catlettsburg, Ky------- 1150, 1163 Cattaraugus Creek, N. Y.___ 1533 Cave-in-Rock, Ill--------------- 1122, 1126 Cave Run Reservoir, Ky--- - - - - - _- - - - - - - -- I1124, 1126 Cedar Bayou, Tex 757 Cedar Creek and Clearlake, Tex ------------------------------ - 758 Cedar Hill Reservoir, Mo --- _____________ 720 Cecar Keys Harbor, Fla_ -------- _______--___ __ 511 Cedar Point Reservoir, Kans_ 945 Cedar River Harbor, Mich------------------------------------- 1392 Cedars Lock and l)am, Wis________ 1342 Celina l)am and Reservoir, Tenn_ 1056 Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn __________________________________ 1081, 1087 Centinela Creek, Los Angeles, Calif _ 1603 Central and Southern, Fla_ 513 Central City Reservoir, Iowa_______________ ______________ 1313 Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va._ --- - 1163, 11165, 1166 Chadakoin River, N. Y_______________________________________ 1217 Chain of Rocks Bridge, Ill_____________________ 721 Chambersburg, Ohio_-------------------------------------------- 11163, 1166 Chamita l)am and Reservoir, Rio Chama, N. Mex_ 842 Chandlerville, Ill., east of__ _________________________________ 1398 Chandlerville No. 2 Reservoir, Il1_____________________ 1398 Channel between North and South Hero Islands, Lake Champlain, Vt 184 -.. Channel connecting Plain Dealing Creek and Oak Creek, Md_ -- - 289 Channel connecting Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N. C. -- -- 407 Channel connecting York River, Va. with Back Creek to Slaight's Wharf .... _ 374, 375 Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight, N. C. --- 407 Channel from Pamlico Sound to Avon, N. C._____ - -_____ 407 Channel from Phoebus, Va. to deep water in Hampton Rds ---- 374,375 Channel to Island Creek, St. George Island, Md- --- - 335 Channel to Newport News, Va_ 374, 375 Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex ------------------------------------- 780, 781 Channel from Pamlico Sound to Rodanthe, N. C_ 407 Channels in Lake St. Clair, Mich ---------- 1414 INDEX 2113 Page Channels in the Straits of Mackinac, Mich_________________ 1409 Chariton River, Mo------------------------------------------ - 989, 990 Charleroi, Pa ----------- 1179 Charles Mill Reservoir, hio_ --------------- 1142 Charleston, S. C.: Engineering D)istrict _ ---------- 415 Improvement of harbor- - 419 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich_______________________________________________ 1444 Charlotte Harbor, Fla-- 510, 511 Chartiers Township, Pa. -- - 1220 Chatfield Reservoir, Colo_ - - --------- 1033 Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass_- - -- 58 Chattahoochee River, Ga., Ala. and Fla____________--___________ 541 Chattanooga, Tenn., and Rossville, Ga _ ----------- 1088 Chattooga Reservoir, Ga. and S. C._ - -- 449 Cheat River, W. Va- -- ----- 1182 Cheatham Lock and l)am, Tenn_ _____________________________ 1052 Cheboygan Harbor, Mich - 1462 Cheesequake Creek, N. J.--------------------------------------- 184 Chefuncte River, La_--------------- 650 Chehalis River, Wash__________________________________________________ 1915 Chelsea River Channel, Mass --- _ ------------ 21 Chelsea Street Highway Brigde, Mass____________________________________ 63 Chena Slough, Alaska - _ ------------ 1991 Cherry and Red Fork Creeks, Okla - ----------- - 946 Cherry Creek )am and Reservoir, Colo_------------------ 1025 Cherryfield, Maine_ -------------- _ 136 Cherry Valley Reservoir, Calif- - --- - 1748 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal _-- ----------- 219 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal dam _____________________________________ 339 Chesapeake, Ohio_ --------- 1163, 1166 Cheshire, Ohio_ 1163, 1166 Chester, Ill __ -_ 721 Chester River, Mdd -------------------- 289 Chester River, Pa ------------------ 242 Cheswick, Pa_ - - 1173 Chetco River, Oreg -- ---- -- ------- ------------------ 1841 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Bridge across the Missis- sippi at Quincy, Ill _ ------------- 1289 Chicago Harbor and River: Improvement of harbor __________________________________ 1367 Improvement of river______________ ________________________________ 1366 Shore Protection_ ----------- 1400 Chicago, Ill., engineering district-- ------------- 1335 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Bridge at Hastings, Minn_ 1254 Chickamauga, Tenn___________ __________________________ 1065 Chicopee, Connecticut River Basin, Mass ______________________________ 116, 134 Chief Joseph Dam, Wash - - -- - 1904 Chiflo Dam, N. Mex_--- 842 Chillicothe Reservoir, Mo________________________________________ 955, 989 Chilo, Ohio - - -1163, 1166 Chincoteague Inlet and Bay, Va____ 289, 290 channel_---------------------------------------------- Chino Creek cannl Chin Crek 1611 11 Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale, Mich___________________________________ 1254 Chittenango Creek and tributaries, New York_ 1539 Chocolate Bayou, Tex _ - 781 Choctawatchee River, Fla. and Aaa - 582 Choptank River, Md 289 Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice drainage and levee district, Ill -- 721 Chowan River, N. C. - ------------- 407 Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix, V. I____________________________________ 511 Cincinnati, Ohio________--- ________________-------______ 1122, 1126, 1127 City Creek levee, Calif_-------------------- 1642 City of Aurora, Westerly Creek, Colo_ 1033 Claiborne Harbor, Md- - ------------- - - 289 2114 INDEX Page Claremont Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H ----- 134 Clarendon to Laconia Circle, Ark_ ------------------------------------ 698 Clarington, Ohio ------------------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Clarion River Reservoir, Pa_ --------------------------------------- 1188 Clark Creek, S. C_ 427 Clark Fork at Missoula, Mont - ------------------------------------ 1937 Clark Hill Reservoir, Ga. and S. C- - -- -- - - -- - 451 Clarksville, Ark ------------------------------------------------- 887 Clatskanie River, Oreg ---- ------------------------------ - 1842 Clatsop County Diking District No. 6, Oreg---------------------------1884 Clear Creek and Clear Lake, Tex_____________________________________ 758 Clear Creek drainage and levee district, Ill__ _____________________________ 707 Clear Lake levee, Ill_ ---------------------------------------- 1398, 1399 Clearwater Pass (Little Pass), Clearwater Bay, Fla---------_ --------- 502 Clearwater Reservoir, Mo -------------------------------------- 883 Clendening Reservoir, Ohio-- ----------------------------------- 1142 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio ------------------------------------------ 1487 Cleveland and Lakewood, Ohio ------------------------------------- 1543 Cleves, Ohio ----------------------------------------- 1122, 1127 Clewiston, Fla -------------------------------------------------- _ 516 Clifton, W. Va_ -------------------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Clinch River, Tenn. and Va___________________________________________ 1069 Clinton Harbor, Conn--------------------------------------------- 58 Clinton, Ind ----------------------------------------- 1122, 1127 Clinton, Pa --------------------------------------------------- 1173 Clinton River, Mich------ --------------------------------------- 1462 Cloverport, Ky -------------------------------------------- _ 1122, 1127 Clyde, Pawtucket River Basin, R. I ----------------------------- 134 Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill---------------------------1397 Coal Creek and Tributaries (Lake City), Tenn-------------------------1084 Coal Grove, Ohio ------------------------------------------ _ 1163, 1166 Coan River, Va ------------------------------------------------- 335 Coasters Island Harbor, R. I._ ------------------------------------- 58 Cobscook Bay, Maine ----------------------------------------- 58 Cocheco River, N. H--- 58, 136 Cochiti Reservoir, Rio Grande, N. Mex 843 Cockrells Creek, Va ---------------------------------------------- 335 Coeur D'Alene, Idaho_ ------- - -------- 1939 Cohansey River, N. J ------------------ 232 Cohasset Harbor, Mass ---------------- 27 Cold Brook Reservoir, S. Dak_ ---------------------------------- 1002 Cold Spring Inlet, N. J_______________ - -_ 233 Coldwater River, Mass_______--_ - 682 Colebrook River Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Conn------------_ 119 Colfax, La----------- ----------------------------------- 653,672 Colfax, Wash ------------------------ _-------------- 1968 Collinsville, Ala_ _ ------------------ 586 Colonial Beach, Va- CoonalBech V----------------------------------------- ---- 335 335 Colorado Springs, Fountaine que Bouille River, Colo_ ---------- _ __ 856 Columbia County I). D. No. 1 -------------- 1891 Columbia drainage and levee district No. 3, Ill ------------ -721 Columbia Lock and l)am, Ga. and Ala --- _ - 544 Columbia River, ()reg. and Wash.: At Baker Bay, Wash_ 1821 At Bonneville, Oreg_ _----- 1803 Below Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Oreg- - - 1814 Between Chinook, Wash., and the Head of Sand Island - 1842 Between Vancouver, Wash. and The I)alles, Oreg- -- - 1806 Bonneville, ()reg., construction of dam at_------ _-- __-__--- 1803 Bridges at Cascade locks - --- 1842 Cascades Canal- 1843 Celilo Falls to Kennewick, Wash -- 1959, 1960 Chief Joseph I)am, Wash --- 1804 I)alles I)am _ 1800 Local flood protection _ - -- - - -- 1869, 1926 INDEX 2115 Page Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.-Continued McNary Dam-------- 1954 Mouth improvement_ - - - - - - 1822 Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash____________________________________ 1924 Columbia Slough, Oreg-- - ----------- 1842 Compo Beach, Westport, Conn____________________________________ 78 Compton Creek, Los Angeles River Basin_ ___-_ _ 1582, 1583, 1588 Compton Creek, N. J__ ------------------------------------------ 184 Conant Brook Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass- 119 Conchas Dam and Reservoir, N. Mex_--------------_-- 835 Concordia, Ky -------------------------------------- 1122, 1127 Conecuh River, Ala. and Fla ______________________________________ 554 Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa_________________ ______________ 1198, 1218 Coney Island Channel, N. Y. ----------------------- - - 184 Coney Island Creek, N. Y. ------------- - --- 184 Congaree River, S. C___------------ -- 427 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio__--------------- 1500 Connecticut River Basin, Vt., N. H., Mass., and Conn __ ------------------- 100 Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.: Above Hartford, Above Conn ------------------------------------------ Hartford, Conn__________________________ _____ 58 58 Below Hartford, Conn- 44 Consolidated diking and improvement district No. 1, Cowlitz County, Wash__ 1886 Contentnea Creek, N. C- _ 407 Conway County levee district No. 6, Arkansas River, Ark_ -- _____ 895 Conway County drainage and levee district No. 1, Arkansas River, Ark__ - - 895 Conway County levee districts Nos. 1, 2, and 8, Arkansas River, Ark ...-. 895 Cooper River, N. J--_ -------- 22c Cooper Reservoir and Channels, Tex--------------------------------657 Coosa River, Ga. and Ala __- ---------- 559 Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of entrance to bay and harbor------_ --- _ 183C Improvement of river-_ 1842 Copes Corner Reservoir, N. Y.------------------------------------- 291 Coquille River, Oreg ___________________________ 1838, 1887 Coralville Reservoir, Iowa -- ----- -1305, 131 Corapolis, Pa_ 121E Corbin (Lynn Camp Creek), Ky _ 107: Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir, Tenn_--------------- ------------- 105E Cordova Harbor, Alaska_ ______________-----_1989 Corea Harbor, Maine______________ _______--------------- 58 Core Creek, N. C - --------------- --- 411 Corning, N. Y_---- ---------------------------------------------- 295 Cornucopia Harbor, Wis---------- ------------------------------- 1232 Corpus Christi, Tex.: Bridge Relocation ----------------------------------------- 781 Channel to Encinal Peninsula naval seaplane base ----------------- 781 Improvement of channel to Aransas Pass------------ -------------- 768 Corsica River, Md---------------------------------------------- 289 Cortland, N. Y _ -------------------- 307 Cottage Grove Reservoir, Oreg_ __---------------------------- 1845, 1847, 1864 Cottonwood Creek, Guthrie, Okla ------------------------------ 946 Cottonwood Springs Reservoir, S. Dak_____ ________________________ 1002 Contuit Harbor, Massachusetts -------------------------------- 34 Cougar Reservoir, Oreg _____________________---------1845, 1847, 1854 Council Bluffs, Iowa_ __- 1033 Council Grove Reservoir, Kans-------------- ----------------------- 919 Courtenay, Fla., channel improvement________-------____ __-- ___ 511 Cove Island, Conn-- --------------------------------------------- 79 Covington, Ky____ ----------------------------------- 1122, 1124, 1126 Cowanesque Reservoir, Pa_____________ ------------------------- 307 Cow Bayou, Tex_ _---- -727 Cowlitz County Diking Improvement District No. 13, Wash -------------- Cowlitz County drainage improvement districts Nos. 1 and 2, Wash Cowlitz River, Wash_ ----- _ 1878 1879, 1887 1819 ------ Coyle, Okla. -- -- --- - -- - 946 2116 INDEX Page Coyote Creek, San Gabriel River Basin, Calif_---- ------- ------------ 1582 Coyote Valley Reservoir, Calif------------------------------------- 1681 Crab Creek, Wash _ --------------------------------------------- 1939 Craig Harbor, Alaska -------------------------------------------- 1989 Crane Brook, N. Y --------------------------------------------- 1539 Crane Creek, Ill ----------------------------------------------- 1397 Cranes Creek, Va-- ------------------------------------------ 334, 335 Crawford County levee district, Arkansas River, Ark----------_ ------- 895 Creede, Willow Creek, Colo ----------------------------------------- _ 856 Crescent City Harbor, Calif --------------------------------------- _ 1679 Criehaven Harbor, Maine ------------------------------------------ 58 Crisfield Harbor, Md-------- ------------------------------------- 275 Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa---------------------------------- 1195, 1218 Cross Rip Shoals, Mass -------------------------------------------- 58 Crutcho Creek, Okla_ --------------------------------------------- 946 Crystal River, Fla_ ----------------------------------------------- 511 Cuivre River, Mo ----------------------------------------------- 705 Culvers Bar, Conn ----------------------------------------------- 49 Cumberland, Ky----------------------------------------------- 1088 Cumberland, Md. and Ridgeway, W. Va ------------------------------ 338 Cumberland River, Ky., and Tenn------------------------- __ 1051, 1088 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., to St. Johns River, Fla., waterway- - - -- 432 Cummings Park, Conn_ -------------------------------------------- 80 Current River, Ark., and Mo__--------------- ------------------------ 872 Curwensville Reservoir, Pa ---------------------------------------- 312 Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass------------------------------------------ 58 Cuyahoga River, Ohio----------------------------------_ --------- 1540 Cypress Bayou and waterway between Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex__ 590 Cypress Creek, Md----------------------------------_ ------------ 290 D Dale Hollow Reservoir, Tenn. and Ky _ ---------- 1078, 1087 Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash., improvement--_ ------------- 1843 Dalles Dam, Oreg ---------------------------------------------- 1800 Dam A Reservoir, Neches River, Tex__------------------------------ 796 Dam B Reservoir, Neches River, Tex_ ------------ 795 Damariscotta River, Maine---_ ----------------- 58 Dansville and vicinity, Genesee River, N. Y---------------------------1539 D'Arbonne Bayou, La------ ----------------------------------- 682 Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Ark ------------------------------------- 866 Darien Harbor, Ga -------------------------------------- ----- 448 Dark Canyon Floodway, Carlsbad, N. Mex ---------------------------- 856 Dashields Lock, Pa 1----------------- Dauphin Island Bay, Ala -------------------------------------- 569, 582 Davenport Center Reservoir, N. Y----------------------------------- 291 Davenport, Iowa, Harbor ----------------------------------------- 1322 Davis Creek, Va_ 374 Davis Lock, St. Marys River, Mich --------------------------------- 1404 Dayton, Ky ---------------------------------------------- 1122, 1127 Dayton, Touchet River, Wash-------- ----------------------------- 1968 Dayton, Wyo ------------------------------------------------- 1033 Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Blvd. channel --------------------- 1582, 1588 Deep Creek, Accomack County, Va- 290, 356 Deep Creek, N. C ------------------ 411 Deep Creek (Newport News), Va---- -------------------------------- 374 Deep River, Wash ------------------------------------------ 1842, 1886 Deer Creek Prairie levee unit, Ind------------------------------1122, 1127 Deer Creek Reservoir, Ohio ------------------------------- 1164, 1166 Deer Island area, Columbia County, Oreg ----------------------------- 1886 Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine ---------------------------------- 58 Degognia and Fountain Bluff levee and drainage district, Ill------------_ 721 Degray Reservoir, Ark ------------------------------------------ 687 Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N. J., and Del.: At Camden_---------------------- 242 At or near mouth of Neversink River_ - _ _ -- - ----- 242 INDEX 2117 Page Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N.J., and Del.-Continued Philadelphia to sea_ ------------------------------------------ 217 Philadelphia to Trenton_----------------------------------------- 208 Delaware Reservoir, Ohio------------------- 1141, 1164 Delaware River, N. Y., N. J., Pa __-- - - 211 Delphi, Ind_----------------- 1122, 1127 Demopolis Lock and Dam, Ala ------------------- 565 Denison East Fork of Boyer River, Colo -------- 1033 Denison Dam (Lake Texhoma), Tex. & Okla- ---- 935 Dennis Creek, N. J_ --------------- ------------------------------- 242 De Pere, Wis.: Lock and Dam-----------_ ------------------- 1342 Depoe Bay, Oreg ___-1826 Depo Ba, - Org------------------------------------------------12 De Queen Reservoir, Rolling Fork River, Ark __--- 945 Derby, Ind-_ 1122, 1127 Des Moines River, Iowa De onsRiver, Iowa - - -------------------------------------------- 1313 13 Des Moines and Mississippi levee district No. 1, Mo_------------------- 1298 Detroit, Mich., engineering district-------------------- 1403 Detroit Reservoir, Oreg ------------------------- 1845, 1847, 1849 Detroit River, Mich_ ------- ----------------- 1415 Deushane, Parkinson, Barrows Spoon River, Ill __ 1399 Dueshane Levee ---------------------------- 1399 Devil Creek, Calif_----------------------- 1620 Dewey Reservoir, Ky - ------------------- 1155, 1164 Dials Creek, Ark-------------------- Dickinson Bayou, Tex------------------ 780, 781 Dierks Reservoir, Saline River, Ark__-_ 945 Diking and improvement district No. 4, Wahkiakum County, Wash - 1886 Diking and improvement district No. 5, Cowlitz County, Wash --- 1886 Diking district No. 2, Clatsop County, Oreg ----------------- 1886 Diking district No. 3, Clatsop County, Oreg---------- ---------------- 1887 Diking district No. 5, Clatsop County, Oreg _- _ 1886 Diking districts Nos. 1 and 3 (Puget Island) and Little Island, Wahkiakum County, Wash_ Count, Was---------------------------------------------18 1886 Diking improvement district No. 2, Cowlitz County, Wash -- 1887 Diking improvement district No. 13, Cowlitz County, Wash--------------- - 1887 Diking improvement district No. 1, Pacific County, Wash---------------- 1886 Diking improvement district No. 11, Cowlitz County, Wash---------------- 1887 Dillingham Harbor, Alaska_----_ ------------------- ---------- 1977 Dillon Reservoir, Ohio_------------------------------------------ 1145, 1164 Dillonvale, Ohio (Short Creek)------------------------------------ 1217, 1218 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va_ --------------------------------------------- 368 Doheney Beach State Park, Calif----------------------------- -------- 1645 Donovan levee, Ill- _ -------------- ---- 1398 Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass------------------------------ 58 Dorena Reservoir, Oreg------------------------------------- 1845, 1847, 1862 Double Bayou, Tex----------------------------------------------- 780, 781 Double Creek, N. J ---- ------------------------- 242 Douglas Harbor, Alaska---------------------------------------------- 1986 Dover, Ky ----------------------------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Dover Reservoir, Ohio --------------------------------------- ----- 1142 Drainage district No. 1, Clatsop County, Oreg----------------------- ---- 1886 Drum Inlet, N. C-----------------------------------------------------407 Drury drainage district, Ill --------------------------------------- 1308 Dry Creek, N. Y---------------------------------------------------- 1539 Dry Pass, Alaska_---------------------------------------------------- 1991 Dry Run, Iowa --------------------------------------------------- 1278 Dubuque Harbor, Iowa------------------------------- ------------- 1322 Duck Island Harbor, Conn-------------------------------------------- 58 Duck Point Cove, Md -------------------------- 289 Duck River, Tenn-_-------------------------------------------------- 1069 Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn. and Wis_ -------------------------------- 1227 Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y------------------------------------------------ 1507 Dunns Creek, and Crescent Lake, Fla_ _ ------------------------ 511 Dutch Hollow Brook, Cayuga County, N. Y ----------------------------- 1540 2118 INDEX Page Duxbury Harbor, Mass __ ----- ________--- --- ---- 28 Dyberry Reservoir, Dyberry Creek, Pa___________--------------------- 246 Dymers Creek, Va --_ ------------------ 335 E Eagle Creek Reservoir, Ohio -------------------------------------------- 1218 Eagle Gorge Reservoir, Wash. See Howard A. Hanson Reservoir. Eagle Harbor, Mich _____________________________ __ 1253, 1254 East Barre Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt _----------------------- 189 East Bay Bayou, Tex-------------------------------------------------- 781 East Boothbay Harbor, Maine_ ----------------------------- 58 East Branch, Clarion River Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Pa -1188, 1218 East Branch Reservoir, Conn-------------------------------------- 123 East Brimfield Reservoir, Mass------------------------------------- 96 East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek Drainage District, Ill -_-_-_ -__ 721 East Chester Creek, N. Y____________________------------------------- 183 East Fork Reservoir, Ohio---------------------------- ----- 1124, 1127 East Hartford, Conn--------------- ------------------------------------ 134 Eastland, Leon River, Tex --------------------------------------------- 830 East Liverpool, Ill-_ __-------------- 1397 East Lynn, W. Va_----------------------- 1164, 1166 East of Chandlerville, Ill_________________________------- 1398, 1399 East of Hubly Bridge__--------------- 1398 East Pass Channel from Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay ---------- 553 East Pearl River, Miss ___________------------- 582 East Peoria, Ill------------------------------------------------------ 1397 East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo ---------------------------------- 895 Eastport Harbor, Maine________- _-------------------------------- 3 Rainelle, W. East Rainelle, W. Va________________________________ Va------------------------------------ ------------- 1152 1152 East River, N. Y ------------------------------------------------------ 184 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N. Y--------- 148 East St. Louis and vicinity, Ill__________________________________________ 712 East Sidney Reservoir, N. Y __ -------------- 291 East Twin Creek, Calif_____ ---------- ------- --------------- 1620 East Weaver Creek, Trinity County, Calif--------------------------------1688 Eaton Wash, Calif ----------------------- ------------------------ 1582 Eau Galle River, Wis_ ---------------------------------------------- 1276 Eau Gallie, Fla --- _ ---------------------------------- 511 Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y-------------------------------- ----------- - 183 Edenton Harbor, N. C ---------------------------------------------- 407 Edgartown Harbor, Mass-------------- ----------------------------- 58 Edgewater Park, Ohio--------------------------- -------------------- 1543 Edisto River, S. C---------------------------------_ -------------- 427 Edward MacDowell Reservoir, N. H------------------------------------- 86 Eel River, Calif_ -- -------------- ---------------------- 1680 Egegik River, Alaska ------------------------------------ 1989 Elfin Cove, Alaska _____________------------------ ----------------- 1989 Elizabeth, Pa_- --------- ---------- 1179 Elizabeth River, N. J-------------------------------------------------- 184 Elizabethtown, Ill------------------------------------------ 1122, 1127 Elk Creek, Kans ----------------------- --------------------- 990 Elk City (Table Mound) Reservoir, Kans ___________-_______914, 934 Elkins, W. Va _ ------------ -- ----- 1203, 1217 Elkland, Pa ------------------------------------------------------- 307 Elkport, Iowa----------------------------------------------------- 1313 Elk River, Ala. and Tenn ---------------------------------------- 1069 Elk River and Little Elk Rivers, Md 289 Elk River, W. Va -- ------------- ----------- 1138 Ellerbee Creek, N. C-------------------------------------------------- 411 Elmira, N. Y ------------------- 294 Elokomin slough, Washington------------------------------------------1844 Elsmere, Delaware --------------------------------------------- ----- 249 Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash, Calif -------------------------------- 1582 Empire, Ohio_ ----- ------------------ ---------- 1217, 1219 Emsworth Lock, Pa ---------- --------------------------------- 1039 INDEX 2119 Page Endicott, Johnson City and Vestal, N. Y ....................... 303 England Pond levee unit, Ill- 1122, 1127 Enid, Okla .... 900 Entiat River, Wash 1941 Erie, Colo_ 1033 Erie Harbor, Pa- 1502 Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala_ 554 Essex River, Mass 58 Eufaula Reservoir, Okla 929, 934 Eureka Lock and Dam, Wis 1342 Evanston, Ill_ _ .. .-- 1400 Evansville, Ind ----------- 1108, 1122 Everett Harbor, W ash ...............- _- 1904 Exeter River, N. H 58 F Fabius River l)rainage District, Mo ...... 1295, 1313 Fairbanks, Alaska 1989, 1991 Fairhaven, Mass ----------- 130 Fairhaven State Park, Lake Ontario, N. Y .... 1343 Fairport H arbor, Ohio ........... .. . ...... .. .. . .. . . 1493 Fajardo Harbor, P. R ....... 511 Fall Creek, N. Y 1539 Fall Creek Reservoir, Willamette River Basin, Oreg 1845, 1847, 1857 Fall R iver B asin, S. I)ak ............ ............ ........... 1002 Fall River Harbor, Mass 58 Fall River Reservoir, Kans_ 911, 934 Falling Spring Reregulating Falmouth Harbor, Mass .. . D)am, Va_ ........ __.__----- 381 58 Falm outh R eservoir, K y . _____... --.. ....... .. . .. .. .. .. . 1124, 1127 Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga 448 Far Creek, N. C -_ . .... .... .... ...-- 407 Farm Creek, Ill .... ..._ ... . .. _ __ _.._----- . .. .. .. ... - 1394 Farmers levee and drainage district, Ill . ... 1:398 Farmington, N. H 136 Farmington Reservoir, Calif ......... . . .----------- 1734 Faulkner County levee district No 1, Ark_ 895 Feather River, Calif _.__---- --. _ - - - - - - - - 1716 Federalsburg, Marshyhope Creek, Md .... - --------- .316 --... 2091 Federal Water Power Act, investigating and supervision of projects_ Ferguson Reservoir, Navasota River, Tex ........................ 830 Fernandina Harbor, Fla_ 448 Fern River Reservoir, Oreg__ _ 1845, 1847, 1855 Ferrells Bridge Reservoir, Tex------------ 661 Fire Island Inlet, N. Y 203, 205, 145 Fishing Bay, Md _........._ .---- ---------- 289 Fishing Creek, Calvert Co., M d ............................... ---- 290 - ..- Fishing Creek, N. C . Fishig Crek, . ._ C/-----------.--_- ... ------------------- -------- 407 Fishtrap Reservoir, Ky _............... ... .. __------ 1158, 1164 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn __- ---------- _-----. 58 Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement of Polson Bay ............... - - -. 19 2 4 Flathead River, Mont --------------------- 1924 Fletcher and Sunshine Gardens levee unit, Ind 1122, 1127 Flint River, Ga. and Fla ------------- 541 Florence, Kans------- -------------------------------- 946 Florida Central and Southern 513 Floyd River, Sioux City, Iowa 1019 Fly Creek, Ala------------------------------ 582 Follansbee, W. Va --------- ---------------------------- 1217, 1219 Folsom Reservoir, Calif ------------ ------ 1776 Forest Heights, Md ------------------- ------ 342 Forked Deer River, Tenn------ ---------------------- 697 Forsyth, Mont 1033 Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing 1)rainage D)ist. No. 5, Ill_ 721 Fort Gibson Reservoir, Okla- 924, 934 2120 INDEX Page Fort Leavenworth Bridge, Mo. and Kans 954 Fort loudouln, Tenr t ... 1065 Fort Madison, Iowa, harbor ___________________________________________ 1322 Fort Peck l)am, Mont ___________ -__993 Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla___ 467 Fort Point Channel, Mass_ - - -- 21 Fort Randall Reservoir, 8. l)ak _ 1010 Fort Scott Reservoir, Marmaton River, Kans -------------------------- 55, 989 Fort Smith, Arkansas River, Ark- - --- 895 Fort Supply Reservoir, Okla 902 Fort Winnebago Lock, Wis - - 1343 Fort Worth floodway, Tex 830 Fort Worth, Tex., engineering district_ 791 Forty Fort, Pa_ 316 Fouirche Island, Ark - 895 Fox Point Barrier, Narragansett Bay, R. I - 129 Fox River, Wis - 1340 Locks and l)ans-------------------------------------------------_ 1342 Frankfort Harbor, Mich----------------------------------------------- 1442 Frankfort, Kans 75 9----------------- Frankfort, Ky - --------------- 1122, 1127 Franklin Falls Reservoir, N. H ----------- 83 Frazeyburg Reservoir, Ohio ---------- 1164, 1166 Freeport Harbor, Tex --------------- 759 Freeport on Pecatonica River, Ill------------------------------------___ 1310 Freeport, Pa 1---------------------------------- 1217, 1219 French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn-- 1069 French Creek Reservoir, Pa_ 1218, 1219 Freshwater Bayou, La_ 642 Friendly, W. Va- 1163, 1166 Friendsville, Md 1220 Fullerton 1)am, Calif - 1611, 1616 Fullerton, Ky -.... 1163, 1166 G Galax, Va .-- ----. 1163, 1166 (Galena River, Ill ...... 113 (Galisteo Reservoir, (Galisteo Creek, N. Mex_ 844 (Gallipolis, ()hio -.. -- -_ 1163, 1166 (dalveston Harbor and Channel, Tex___ 742 (Galveston, Tex., engineering district_ - --- 725 (Garnett Reservoir, Kans . Garrison (wasconade River, Mo-- .---- Reservoir, N. I)ak - - 955, 989 1005 954 Gastineau Channel, Alaska_- -- 1986, 1991 Gaston Reservoir, Va. and N. C-- 377 (Gate Creek D)am, McKenzie Basin, ()reg --------- 1845 (Gate Creek Reservoir, Willamette River Basin, Oreg-------------1845, 1847, 1887 (Gathright Reservoir, Va 381 (Iauley River, W. Va_ ...... 1138 Gavins Point Reservoir, S. 1)ak. and Nebr_ 1012 Gaysville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt-------------------- 134 Genegantslet Reservoir, (Genegantslet Creek, N. Y - - 316 General Edgar Jadwin I)am and Reservoir, Pa .. . -.-- 246 General Joe Wheeler l)am, Tenn ....... 1065 Georges River, Maine- _ 58 Georgetown Harbor, S. C - -- 417 (Gering Valley, Nebr 1026 Gila River, Middle, channel improvements 1630 G(iles Creek, Nebr 1033 Gill Township levee unit, Ind- 1127 Gillett, Ark., N. Little Rock to_ 895 Gillhamn Res, Red River Basin, Arkansas_ - 942 Gladstone Harbor, Mich - -- 1392 Glasgow, Mont_ 1033 INDEX 2121 Page Gleason Creek, Nevada - .. ... . . . . 1770 (Glen Cove Creek, N. Y_..... 183 Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y_ . .. .. . . . 18 3 Gloucester Harbor, and Annisquam River, Mass - 16 Goat Island Reservoir, Ga. and S. C __-__--_ _--- 449 (Golcontda, ll ........... .......... .......... ...... -----. 1122, 1127 (Goldsboro, Neuise River, N. C 410 (Gold Creek, Alaska. ___. -- - 1991 Gonzales Reservoir, San Marcos River, Tex 830 Gordon Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt 184 Goshen Creek, N. J 242 Governor Bend, lock and dam, Wis- 1343 (Governors Run, Calvery Co., Md_ _ 2900 (iowanus Creek Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y 184 (Grand Bayou Pass, La ....... ...... ..... ...... ........... 650 (Grand Calumet Channel and lock, Ind ___ 1387 Grand Haven Harbor and Grand River, Mich_ 1432 Grand Marais, Mich., improvement of harbor or refuge 1421, 1462 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn- --- 1224, 1253 Grand (Neosho) River Basin, Kans_ -919 Grand River, Mich_ - -- - 1432 at Lansing- 1467 Grand River, lock and dam, Wis ............. S1343 Grand Tower drainage and levee district, Ill _ 720, 721 Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, Mich_ - 1253, 1254 Grand View Bay, N. Y - 1533 Grandview, Ind ............. 1122, 127 Grande Ronde Valley, ()reg 1961, 1971 Grant and Rapides Parishes, La - 672 Grant Parish below Colfax, La______________ 653, 672 Grapevine Reservoir, Tex 803 (Grasse River (Massena), N. Y_ 1533 Grayson, Ky _ 1167 Grays Harbor and Chehalis River, Wash - --- 1915 (Grays River, Wash_ 1842 Grays Reef Passage, Mich_ 1462 Great Chazy River, N. Y - -- --- 184 Great Falls, Mont --------- 1033 Great Kills Harbor, N. Y 184 Great Lakes: Basic hydraulic and hydrologic data and subcommittees 1555 Waterway to Hudson River -- 165 Great Pee Dee River, S. C- - 427 Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Okla_______________ _____________ 905 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I__ ______________ 58 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y _ 1526 Great South Bay, N. Y. ------------- 184 Green Bay Harbor, Wis_- 1338 Green Bay levee to 1)rainage l)istrict No. 2, Iowa _ 1302, 1313, 1315 Green Brook, Raritan River Basin, N. J 200 Greenfield Bayou levee unit, Ind_ S 1122, 1127 Green Island levee and D)rainage l)istrict No. 1, Iowa 1313 Green Peter Reservoir, Org__ 1845, 1847, 1851 Greenport Harbor, N. Y_ 184 Green Reservoir, No. 2, Ky .-. .---- ------------- . 1103,1124 Green and Barren Rivers, Ky ______ - S1094 Greensboro, la .----- --------------------- 1179 Greenup, Ky ----------------------- 1163, 1166 Greenup locks and dam 1043 Greenwich Bay, R. I--------------- 58 Greenwich Harbor, Conn ______________________ 58 Greenwich Point Park, Conn___ 80 Greers Ferry Reservoir, Ark -___--______ --- -. 885 --- Gregory l)rainage D)istrict, Mo _________ 1313, 1315 Greybull, Wyo . - ..-----. ------------------- -1033-- ---- 2122 INDEX Page Grosse Ile Shoal, Mich .......... 1416 Grosse Pointe channel, Mich_ 1414 Guadalupe River, Tex_ 828 Guayanes Harbor, 1'. R . -. . . . . . . . . . 511 Guilford Harbor, Conn .. .- -- 58 Guilford Point Public Beach (Jacobs Beach), Conn 74 Gulf Beach, Conn_ 80 Gulf Coast Shrimp Boat Harbors, Fla 489 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Apalachee Bay, Fla., and the Mex. border: Galveston l)istrict_ 732 Mobile I)istrict_ 529 New Orleans I)istrict 592 Gulfport Harbor, Miss.. ______________________ 575 Gull Lake Reservoir, Minn 1247, 1248, 1249 Guntersville, Ala- .. 1065 Guyandot River, W. Va. - - -- 1138 H Hackensack River, N. J 183 Hackleman Corners Reservoir, Mo-- - - 955, 989 Haines Canyon, Los Angeles River Basin-------------- - - 1582, 1584, 1588 Hales Bar, Tenn - - -- 1065 Halfmoon Bay, Calif_ ... .- - 1672 Hall Meadow Reservoir, Conn ----- 122 Hamlin Beach State Park, Lake Ontario, N. Y- Hammersley Inlet, Wash - - 1543 __ -1923, 1924 Hammond Bay Harbor, Mich - - - 1445 Hammondsport, Oswego River Basin, N. Y - 1539 Hammonasset Beach, Conn - 80 Hampton Beach, N. H. 80 Hampton Creek, Va 374, 375 Hampton Roads, Va. Prevention of Obstructive and Injurious Deposits_ 365 Removal of drift 364 Hanapepe Bay, Hawaii 1797 Hanapepe River, Hawaii 1792 Hancock Brook Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn_ 127 Hanging Rock, ()Ohio ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 1163, 1166 Hannibal, Mo., harbor_ 1322 Hansen flood control Reservoir, Los Angeles River Basin-......... 1582, 1584, 1588 Harbor at Flushing Bay, N. Y 183 -............................. Harbor of Refuge at Au Sable River, Mich_ 1449 Harbor of Refuge, Cape Lookout, N. C_ -- 408 Harbor of Refuge, l)elaware Bay, I)el - - 242 Harbor of Refuge at Harbor Beach, Lake Huron, Mich- - 1452 Harbor of Refuge at Little Lake, Mich_- --- 1420 Harbor of Refuge, Nantucket, Mass - 59 Harbor of Refuge at Brock Island,R. I 58 Harbor of Refuge at Point Judith, and Point Judith Pond, R. I_ 39 Harbor of Refuge, Seward, Alaska__ 1989 Harbors at Washington Island, Wis__ 1391, 1392 Hardwick I)am, Vt 199 Harlan County Reservoir, Nebr_ 955, 965 Harlem, Mont _ _ 1033 Harlem River, N. Y - - 184 Harpers Ferry, W. Va 340 Harraseeket River, Maine _ 58 Harrisburg, I11 1122, 1126, 1127 Harrison County ,Miss ___ _ 582 Harrisonville and Ivy Landing drainage and levee district No. 2, Ill 721 ------- Harrisville Harbor, Mich__ - - 1462 Harry L. Englebright (Upper Narrows) Reservoir, Calif__ 2074 Harford, Conn .. .----- 134 Hartford, W. Va__--- 1163, 1166 INDEX 2123 Page Hartwell Reservoir, Ga., and S. C- 449 Harvey Lock, La-- .................................. 596 Hastings, Minn., Harbor_ 1322 H av re, M o n t .- ..................... ..............-- -... 1033 Hawesville, Ky _ 1122,1127 Haysi Reservoir, Va-- .... 1164,1167 Hay, (West) Harbor, Fishers Island, N. Y---- 58 Heise-Roberts area, Snake River, Idaho_ 1961,1971 Hellens Creek, Md-- _ 335 Hempstead County levee district No. 1, Ark___ 653,672 Hempstead Harbor, N. Y -__ _ 183 Henderson County Drainage District Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 11 1313 Henderson River, Ill 1304 Henderson, W. Va- -.... .... ____ --..--. 1163,1166 Hendricks Harbor, Maine -. 58 Hennepin, Il_ 1397 Henson Creek, Md .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . 342 Herkimer, Mohawk River, N. J 196 Herreid, S. Dak_ 1033 Herring Bay and Rockhold Creek, Md 286 Herring Creek, M d ........................ . 325 Heyburn Reservoir and Channel Improvements, Okla_ 909 Higgins and Coldwater Canyons, Ballona Creek Basin, Calif_ 1603 Higginsport, Ohio- - 1163,1166 Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Monongahela River, W. Va .-... 1179 Hills Creek Reservoir, Oreg--- 1845, 1847, 1858 Hillsdale Reservoir, Big Bull Creek, Kans 955,989 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii __-__..--- 1791 Hingham Harbor, Mass ______________.. ___.. 58 Hiwassee River, Tenn .. 1068 Hockingport, Ohio- - Hocking River, Ohio- . __ -_ -_ Hodges Dam , Calif -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - ---.-- -- -- -- __ . 1163, 1166 1164 ........ . . 1641 Hodges Village Reservoir, Mass_ 93 Hog Island, Mass 31 Hogan Reservoir, Calif...._________ - 1734 Holbrook Levee, Little Colorado River, Ariz_ 1641 Holla Bend Bottom Arkansas River, Ark ___ 895 Holland Harbor, Mich_ 1430 Holley Reservoir, Oreg_ __ 1845, 1847, 1852 Holmes River, Fla___- 582 Holston River, Tenn_ 1069 Holyoke, Mass .............._ 134 Homer Harbor, Alaska_ 1980 Homme Reservoir and Dam, N. I)ak _.____________________ 1264 Homochitto River, Miss __-... . ____ -.....-.- 682, 691 Homosassa River, Fla- -- 511 Honey Creek levee unit, Ind__ 1122,1127 Honey Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H 134 Honga River, Md __... 271 Honolulu, Hawaii, Engineering District 1785 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii --.-.--- .- __-------- - 1785 Hoosick Falls, N.Y _. . . . . . .. . 199 Hop Brook Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn. 128 Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, N. H - . . 85 Hoquiam River, Wash_ 1923,1924 Hords Creek Reservoir, Tex .-- ----... 824 Hornell, N. Y -... . ..... . 297 H orn H arbor, V a .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .__- --... .... 374 Horshoe Bend, Pa_ 511 Horseshoe Cove, Fla_ 510,511 Hoskins Creek, Va_ _ ________________ 328,334 Hot Springs, Fall River Basin, S. Dak .. 1002 Houghton-Handcock Bridge, Mich.. _____ 1255 Hoult, W. Va _ 1179 2124 INDEX Page Housatonic River, Conn . .. . 49 Houston Ship Channel, Tex ....... 748 Houston Borough, P'a ........ 1220 Howard A. Hanson Reservoir, Wash__ 1932 Hubbell, Rose Creek, Nebr.. 955, 989 Hubly Bridge, East of, Ill 1398 Hudson River, Fla 511 Hudson River, N. Y _.. ______ 160 Channel . . ........ . .. 157 Hugo Reservoir, Kiamichi River, ()kla 945 Hulah Reservoir, ()kla .917 Hull Creek, Va _____._____ 335 Humboldt Bay, River and Harbor, Calif_ 1653, 1690 Humboldt River and tributaries, Nev_ 1777 Hunt drainage district, Ill... __.._____ __ 1297, 1315 Huntington Harbor, N. Y....... 184 Huntington Reservoir, Ind- 1109 Huntington, W. Va.: Engineering district 1133 Flood control ___________________ iI 163, 1165, 1166 Huron Harbor, Ohio_ 1480 Hutchison, Kans .. ..... 945 Hyannis Harbor, Mass ................ 33 Hydraulic Mining, regulation of _ 2069 Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, N. J__.. 242 Ice Harbor at New Castle, l)el 242 Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa., Newcastle, l)el ..... 242 Ice Harbor Lock and I)am, Snake River, Wash .......... 1954 Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska 1989 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, IlL___ 1.284 . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . Lo c k s ____. 1285 Illinois River, Ill _ 1382 Illinois Waterway Ill. and Ind_ 705, 1380 Imperial Beach, dalif 1648 Indiana Harbor, Ind_ 1375 Indianapolis, Ind__ 1127 Indian Grave drainage district, Ill__ 1313 Indian River Inlet and Bay, l)el 226 Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, )el., Waterway 242 Indian Wash, Colo_ _ 1642 Indianola, Republican River, Nebr 955, 989 Industry, Pa -- ---------- ---------------- -- 1217, 1219 Ingersol Levee Spoon River, Ill _ _ 1399 Inland Waterway from: Chincoteague Bay, Va. to l)elaware Bay, Del__ 228 Between Rehoboth Bay and D)elaware Bay, Del _ 224 I)elaware River to Chesapeake Bay_ 219) Franklin to Mermentau River, La_..--- 651 From Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, D)el_ 242 Port Aransas-Corpus Christi, Tex - 766 Sebine-Neeches, Tex______ _ ------- 726 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock, La_ 596 International Boundary Waters_ 2094 International Joint Commission _ 1553 International Kootenay Lake Board of Control - ------ 2102 International Lake Champlain Board of Control------- 2097 International Lake Memphremagog Board----------------------- 2095 International Lake of the Woods Control Board - - 2101 International Lake Superior Board of Contro------- 1553,2100 International Niagara Board of Control and Working Committee - 1553, 2098 International Niagara Committee___ - -_ _- -- - _ 2099 International ()soyoos Lake Board of Control--------------------- 2103 International Prairie Portage Board of ControL ------- 2102 INDEX 2125 Page International Rainy Lake Board of Control_--- --- 2102 International St. Croix River Board of Control ---- 2094 Int. St. Lawrence River Board of Control and Working Committee__ 1554, 2097 Interstate Bridge, Wash., Alteration of___________________________ 1843 Intracoastal Waterway: Waterway from Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou I)ular, La. (Bayous Grand Caillou and Le Carpe, La.) 651 Between Apalachee Bay, Fla., and the Mexican Border_ 732 Between Norfolk, Va., and St. Johns River, Fla__ 367 Caloosahatchee River to Anclote River, Fla -- 491 Cross-Florida Barge Canal - - 511 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway___________ 732 Jacksonville to Miami, Fla __ ____ 462 Long Island, N. Y_______ 144 Miami to Key West, Fla - 511 Mississippi River to Bayou Teche, La _--- 650 New Jersey_- -- - 239 Okeechohee Waterway -- - 483 Iola, Kans_ _ 945 Iowa River-Flint Creek levee district No. 16, Iowa_ 1303 Ipswitch River, Mass _ 58 Iron Canyon (Table Mountain) D)am, Sacramento River_ 1719 Irondequoit Bay, N. Y 1525 Ironton, )hio _- -- 1163, 1165, 1166 Irvington, Harbor, N. Y __________________ 184 Isabella Reservoir, Calif_ 1763 Island Creek, St. George Island, Md_____________________________ 289, 334 Island levee unit, Ind_ 1122 Isle an Haut Thoroughfare, Maine_ 58 Isle of Shoals Harbor, Maine and N. H 59 Ithica, N. Y. Cayuga Inlet_ 1539 Ithaca, ()swego River Basin, N. Y__________________ 1539 J Jackman Creek, Wash 1944 Jackson and East Jackson, Miss_ _ 585 Jackson Creek, Va - 335 Jackson Hole, Wyo ......... 1962 Jackson, Ky-- 1122,1127 Jacksonville Fla.: Engineering district- 455 Harbor----- 455 Jacksonville to Miami Intracoastal Waterway_ - -- 462 Jamaica Bay, N. Y - 150 James River, Va--- 353 Jamestown Reservoir, N. l)ak ______________ 1033 Janesville, and Indian Ford l)ams, Wis - 1313 Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind __________________________________ 1122, 1126,1127 Jemez Canyon Reservoir, N. Mex_ 845 - Jenks, ()kla ....... 945 Jennings Beach, Conn__________________________ 80 Jessamine Creek Reservoir, Ky 1124,1127 Jim Woodruff Lock and Joanna Reservoir, Mo--- D)am, Ga. and Fla _ 546 720 John Day Lock and I)am, ()reg, and Wash_ 1956 John I)ay River Area Clatsop County, ()reg_ 1886,1961 John Drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg- - 1880 John W. Flannagan l)am & Res., ().R. Basin, Va----- 1159,1160,1164 John H. Kerr D)am & Res_ 377,378 John Martin Reservoir, Arkansas River, Colo-_ 835 John Redmond D)am and Reservoir, Kans_ 921 Johnson Creek, ()reg______________ 1845,1847,1866 Johnson Gorge, Vt - - -- 199 Johnsonburg, Pa. (Allegheny River Basin) 1217 Johnsons Bayou, La ___- 781 2126 INDEX Page Johnstown, Pa_____________ - ----- _ 1197, 1217 Jones Inlet, N. Y 146 Jordan River, Miss_ - _- 582 Josias River, Maine- 59 J. Percy Priest Reservoir, Tenn_ 1087,1088 Juneau Harbor, Alaska. 1985 K Kaelepulu Stream, Oahu, Hawaii - - - - - - Kahoma Stream, Maui, Hawaii- - - -- 1796 Kahului Harbor, Hawaii 1785 Kalamazoo River Mich. Kalamazoo and vicinity_- 1871 Kanawha River, W. Va 1133 Flood control reservoirs 1164 Kanopolis Reservoir, Missouri River, Kans_- 955, 968 Kansas City, Mo., engineering district_ 949 Kansas Citys, Mo. and Kans----------------------_-- - - 958 Karlson Island, Clatsop County, Oreg - 1886 Kaskaskia Island drainage and levee district, Ill___ 720, 721 Kaskaskia River, Ill 11_ 705, 715 Kaukauna, Wis., locks and dam_------- ------------- 1342 Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii--------------_- 1791 Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii__ 1789 Kawainui Swamp, Island of Oahu, Hawaii___ 1793 Kaweah River, Calif.___ -_1759 Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir, Mo-------------------- 955, 988 Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii_- 1797 Keitsburg DIrainage District, IlL__ 1314 Kelly Lake, IlL_ - 1397 Kendrick, Idaho_ - 1961, 1971 Kenedy Channel Improvement, Tex- - 830 Kenilworth, Ill__ 1400 Kennebec River, Maine _ 59 Kennebunk River, Maine 59 Kenosha Harbor, Wis________________________________________________ 1362 Kenslers Bend, Nebr. to Sioux City, Iowa - 1017 Kentucky River, Ky -- - - 1091 Kentucky Lock and l)am, Gilbertsville, Ky.. ---- - - 1065 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska_-- - 1987 Kettle Creek l)am, Pa - - 312 Kettle Creek Reservoir, Pa_ - 312 Keuka Lake Outlet, Penn Yann, N. Y - - -- -- 1540 Kewanuee Harbor, Wis 1347 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich_ 1239 Keyport Harbor, N. J 184 Keyser, W. Va _ 340 Keystone Lock and DIam, La __ 629 Keystone Reservoir, ()kla - -- - 907, 934 Key West, Fla., improvement of harbor.--- - ---- 510, 511 Kings Creek, Va. - - 374 Kings River, Calif___ - - 1754 Kingston-Edwardsville, Pa. 316 Kingston Harbor, Mass. (North Plymouth Harbor).. 59 Kissimmee River, Fla 511 Kittanning, Pa__ 1173, 1217, 1219 Kitzmiller, Md-- _ 340 Knappa area, Clatsop County, ()reg-- - 1886 Knapps Narrows, Md _________________________________ 289 Knife River Harbor, Minn - - - -- -- 1226 Knightville Reservoir, Mass.. 113 Knobbs Creek, N. C 371,374 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska _- -- 1989 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont_----- - 1924 Kootenay Lake Board of Control -- - -- 2102 Kuliouou Stream, ()ahu, Hawaii......_ 1796 INDEX 2127 Page L Lacey, Langellier, West Matanzas, and Kerton Valley, Ill- -- _ 1397 Lackawana, N. Y. Smokers Creek--------------------- 1539 Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich---------------------------------------_ 12, 53, 1254 Lac qui Parle Reservoir, Minn 1269 Lafayette River, Va---------- ---- ----- ----- -- 374, 375 La Grange Bayou, Fla._ - - --- 552 La Grange Lock and I)am, Ill------------------__ 1387 Lake Ashtabula and Baldhill Dam, N. Dak----------- 1266 Lake Bisteneau, La------------------------------- 650 Lake Bluff, Ill- - -------- --- -- 1400 Lake Brownwood Reservoir, Tex -- 830 Lake Calumet, Ill_ - - 1370 Lake Champlain Board of Control- 2095 Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La_ 651 Lake Chautauqua, and Chadakoin River, N. Y------------ _ 12117, 1219 Lake City Harbor, Minn _ _ _-- 1322 Lake Crescent, Fla- - 511 Lake Crockett, Wash_ --------------------------------------- 1902 Lake Cumberland Reservoir, Ky_ --- -- 1087 Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Dam), Ky- -- -- 10;76, 1087 Lake Douglas, Decatur Co., Ga __ - - - - - 588 Lake Forest, IlL_ _ - 1400 Lake Greeson, Ark- --------------- 689 Lake Harbor, Fla_ - - - 516 Lake Montauk Harbor, N. Y------------------------------ - 184 Lake Ogleton, Md--------------------------------- 290 Lake of the Woods, Minn - - - 2101 International Control Board _ ________________________ 2101 Lake of the Woods Watershed---------------- 2103 Lake 0' the Pines, Tex_ - 661 Lake Ouachita, Ark_--------------- 686 Lake Pontchartrain, La _----- -- 2021 Lake River, Wash -- - 1842 Lake St. Clair, Mich., Channels in .... 1462 Lakes, Great. See Great Lakes. Lake Seminole. See Jim Woodruff lock and dam, Ga. Lake Sidney Lanier. See Buford Dam and Reservoir, Ga. Lake Superior Board of Control ---------- 2100 Lake Survey, U. S- ---- 1547 Lake Texoma, Red River, Tex. and Okla_--- --- -. 865 Lake Traverse, Minn. and S. Dak _ -- --- 1254 Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River, S. Dak. and Minn _-- 1267 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash., improvement-_------------ 1910 Lake Winnipesaukee, N. H __- 59 Lamoille River, Vt_- - - - ---- 199 Lamprey River, N. H- -- --- 59 Lampasas Channel, Sulphur Creek, Tex_ 830 Lancaster, Cayuga Creek, N. Y Laneport Reservoir, San Gabriel River, Tex ------------------------------ -- - -- 1539 830 L'Anguille River, Ark____ 697, 698 Lansing, Iowa, harbor_- _ 1322 Larchmont Harbor, N. Y-. - - 183 Las Vegas Wash, Colorado River Basin, Nev --- 1637 La Trappe River, Md_ _ --- ----- 289 Latrobe, Pa - - - --- 12 17, 1219 Laurel River Reservoir, Ky__ - 1074 Lavaca-Navidad Rivers at Hallettsville, Tex__ 786 Lavon Reservoir, Tex__ __--__ 798 Lawrence, Kans---------- ------- 955, 989 Lawrence, Mass------------------------- ----- 134 Lawrenceburg, Ind 11222, 1127 Leavenworth, Ind_-- 11222, 1127 Le Claire Lock, Iowa - 1321 Leech Lake Reservoir, Minn __ --------- 1247, 12 48, 1249 2128 INDEX Page Leesville Reservoir, Ohio 1142 Leesville Reservoir, Va-_ 377 Leetonia, Ohio __-- 1220 Leetsdale, Pa_--1217, 1219) Leipsic River, I)el__-- 242 Leland Harbor, Mich_ - 1462 Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y----------------- - 184 Letart Falls, Ohio - 1163, 1166 Letart, W. Va- -...................... 1163, 1166 Levees between Shelby Bridge and Baum's Bridge, Kankakee River, Ind 1398 Levee unit 1, Little Wabash River, Ill- - 1122 Levee unit 2, Little Wabash River, IlL-_ 1122 Levee unit 1, Eel River, Ind - - 1122, 1127 Levee unit 2, Eel River, Ind-- 1122, 1127 Levee unit 3, East Fork of White River, Ind----------- 1127 Levee unit No. 1, Wabash River, Ill_ 1127 Levee unit No. 2, Wabash River, IlL 1127 Levee units 3 and 4, Wabash River, Ill. and Ind 1127 Levee unit 5, Wabash River, Ind-_ 1120 Levee unit 6, Wabash River, Ill_---- 1122, 1127 Levee unit 7, White River, Ind--------------------------------- 1123 Levee unit 1, White River, Ind-------------------- 1123 Levee unit 2, White River, Ind-- 1123, 1127 Levee unit 8, White River, Ind - 1127 Levee unit 9, White River, Ind 1127 Levee unit 10, White River, Ind----------------------- 1127 Levee unit 17, Wabash River, Ind_ 1123 Lewis and Clark River area, Clatsop County, Oreg - 1886 Lewisport, Ky -__ 1123, 1127 Lewis River, Wash- - 1842 Lewiston-Clarkston Levees ............ -.. __- 1971 Lewisville Reservoir, Tex 800 Libby I)am, Mont_ - - 1927 Licking River, Ky---- 1098 Lighthouse Point Park, Conn_-- 75 Lightning Creek, Idaho _ - 1941 Lima Lake D)rainage district, Ill------------------------------ - 1297, 1315 Lincoln, N. H-- 136 Lisle, N. Y- _ 292 Little Arkansas River, Kans 46 9---------------- Little Bay, Tex_--- 780, 781 Little Caillou Bayou, La_ - -- 651 Little Calumet River and tributaries, Ill. and Ind-- - -- -- 1393 Little Cedar Creek, Cave Springs, Ga _ 588 Little Chute Lock and D)am, Wis- Little Cove Creek, Glencoe, - --- 1342 Ala ........... ............ . 588 Little Creek, Kent Island, Queen Annes Co., Md-__ 290 Little Dell Reservoir, Utah_ - -------- 1776 Little Egg Harbor, N. J_--- - 242 Little Goose Lockland Dam, Wash_ 1950 Little Harbor, N. H 59 Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass_ 59 Littlejohn Creek, Calif_ 1734 Little John Levees Spoon River, Ill_ 1399 Little Kanawha River, W. Va--- 1133 Flood control reservoirs_ - 1164 Little Kaukauna Lock and D)am, Wis-_- - 1342 Little Lake, Mich., Harbor of Refuge_- 1420 Little Machipongo River, Va- _- -- 374 Little Manatee River, Fla- - ----- _ 511 Little Minnesota River, Minn__ 1280 Little Missouri River and Basin, Ark _ 682 Little Pee 1)ee River, S. C -------------- ------- 427 Little Pigeon Bayou, La_ - - - 650 Little River, La _- .--- - 682 INDEX 2129 Page Little River, Cayuga Island, N. Y . 1533 Little River, l)el 242 Little River, Mo _ --- - 698 Little River, Va --... 374, 375 Little Rock, Ark.: Engineering district --- --- - ..- - 861 Arkansas River .... - . . . 895 llittle Sioux River, Iowa . 1023 Little Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y -. 1533 Little Tallahatchic River, Miss 682 Little, lennessee River, Tenin ..--------- ---------------- 1069 Little Valley Wash, Utah_ ------------------ 1776 ,ittleville Reservoir, Mass - ---------------. - ---- 118 little Wicomico River, Va ... . . ._-_.. . . . . . ......334,335 Little Wooed River, I(daho -----------------------.-------- 1963,1973 Liverpool drainage and levee district - . _ _.__ _ ....... __ 1397 lobdell Canal, I)el --------.------------------------------ 217 locklies Creek, Va .. 335 lockwoods Folly River, N. C----------- ----------------- 407, 408 Logan Reservoir, Ohio ------------------------- 1164, 1167 loggy Bayou, La_ _------------------- 650, 653, 672 Lone Rock Reservoir, Ark_ 873 Long Beach Harbor, Calif--------- -------------- --------- 1569, 1574 Long Beach Island, N. J-------------- ----------------------- 252 Long Island intracoastal waterway, New York- 184 Lookout loint Reservoir, Oreg ____________________-_ 1845, 1847, 1860 Lopez Canyon diversion, Calif_ - 1582, 1584, 1589 Lopez Flood Control Reservoir, Calif_ ------------- 1582, 1584, 1589 Lorain Harbor, ()hio__- ------------------ 1483 Los Angeles, Calif.: Engineering district------------------------------------ 1557 Improvement of harbor_______________ 1569, 1574 Los Angeles County drainage area, Calif_ 1580 Los Angeles River Basin and channel, Calif_ 1581, 1582, 1584, 1589 Los Chollas, Rose, and Tecolote Creeks, Calif_ -- 1642 Los Esteros Reservoir, Pecos River, Santa Rosa, N. Mex__ 851 Lost Creek, Ill --- ------------------------------- 1387 Louisville, Ky --------------- ------------ 1101, 1123 Engineering district___ - 1091 Lowell, Mass ------------------- 134 Lowell Creek, Alaska ------ -- --------------------------- 1991 Lower Columbia River Basin, ()reg_ 1870 Bank Protection works, ()reg. & Wash________ 1885 Lower Heart River, N. I)ak _______________ --- 1014 Lower Machodoc Creek, Va_------------------- 335 Lower Monumental Lock and i)am, Snake River, Wash_ 1951 Lower San Francisco Bay, Calif__ 1679 Lower San Joaquin River, Calif_ 1740 Lower Thoroughfare, l)eal Island, Md _____ 274 Lower Willamette River, Oreg___________ 1814 Lower Woonsocket, Blackstone River Basin, Rhode Island _ - 92 Lowsville, W. Va__- ------------------- 1179 Loyalhanna Reservoir, Pa ------ 1200,1218 Lubec Channel, Maine________________ 59 Lucky Peak Reservoir, Idaho ______________ __________-______ 1964 Ludington Harbor, Mich------------------ 1438 Ludlow, Ky ---------------- --------------- - 1123, 1127 Ludlow Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt_ 134 Lugert Reservoir, Okla___ 945 Lukfata Res., Red River Basin, Oklahoma- 940 Lumber River, N. C., and S. C 427 Lussenhop levee, Ill - - 1398 Lutsen Harbor, Minn__ ------------------------------- 1254 Lyford levee, Ind_ _ ----- 1127 Lynch River, S. C--------------- -------------------------- 427 2130 INDEX Page Lynn Harbor, Mass_ 59) Lynn-Nahant Beach, Mass____________________________________________ 80 Lytle Creek, Calif --- - 1611, 1641 Lytle Creek Levee, Calif_ - --- 1620 M MacArthur Lock, St. Marys, Mich _ 1405 Machias River, Maine-------------------------------- 59 Mackay Creek, N. C - --- 408 Mackinac Harbor, Mich., improvement_ - --- -- 1446 Macon, Ga - ---- -- 453 Madison, Ind - -- 1123, 1127 Mad River Reservoir, Conn __________________________________ 120 Magruder drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg 1886 Mahoning Creek, Reservoir, Pa-_ 1192, 1218 Maintenance, Operation, and Capital Outlay of the Washington Aqueduct___ 329 Malden River, Mass-- 59 Malheur improvement district, Snake River, Oreg--- 1-971 Malheur River, ()reg---__---------- 1961, 1965 Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y_______________________________________ 140 Manasquan River, N. J _ ------------------ 237 Manatee River, Fla_-- - 511 Manchester Harbor, Mass_-- 59 Manchester, Ohio ___________________________________ 1163, 1166 Mandan, N. I)ak---- 1033 Manhattan, Kans --------------- 955, 973 Mahasset Bay, N. Y--- -------------- 183 Maniece Bayou, Ark-_ 672 Manistee Harbor, Mich----------------- 1440 Manistique Harbor, Mich -- 423 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis_ 1351 Manokin River, Md ------------- 290 Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, Conn 99 Mansfield Reservoir, Ind_____________________________________ 1112, 1124 Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, N. C ----------- 388 Mantua Creek, N. J ----------------------------------------------- 241, 242 Mapleshade, Ohio ---------- 1163, 1166 Marblehead Harbor, Mass ------------------- 59 Mare Island Strait, Calif_ 1662 Marietta, Ohio -------------------------------------------------- 1163, 1166 Marion County drainage district, Mo______________________________ 1299, 1315 Marion Reservoir, Kans-- ---------------------------------------------- 920 Mariposa l)am, Calif- _ _ ---- _-- 1751 Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla ______________________________________ 934, 945 Markland locks and dams, Ind --- 1043 Markland, McAlpine and Locks and Dams 43 to 53, Ohio River------- 1091 Marmarth, N. l)ak-- 1033 Marquette Bay Harbor, Mich., improvement of harbor. See Presque Isle Harbor. Marquette Harbor, Mich--- ---------- ________ 1244 Marshall Creek, San Gabriel River Basin, Calif --------------------------- 1582 Marshland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg 1886 Marseilles Lock and l)am, Ill-_- 1382 Martins Ferry, Ohio_ 1217, 1219 Marysville, Kans--- - - 955, 974 Mason and Menard, Ill_- 1398 Mason J. Niblack levee, Ind 1115, 1123 Mason, W. Va-- 1163, 1166 Massillon, Ohio -------- 1136, 1163 Matagorda Ship Channel, Tex_ 163 Matawan Creek, N. J -...... 184 Mathews Canyon Reservoir, Nev_ - 1635 Matinicus Harbor, Maine- - 7 Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass__ 59 Mattaponi River, Va__ 351,374 INDEX 2131 Page Mattituck Harbor, N. Y ._ 141 Matunuck Beach, South Kingstown, Rhode Island _ 72 Mauckport, Ind___ ------------------ ---------------- 1123, 1127 Maumee River, above Toledo, Ohio ___ --- -- 1462 Maurice River, N. J--------------------------------------------------- 242 Maxwell Locks and Dam, Maxwell, Pa_ 1179 Mayaguez Harbor, P. R_-------- ---------------------- 511 Maysville, Ky-_- - ------- 1163, 1165, 1166 McAlpine lock and dam__ -------- ------------- 1043 McCook Lake, S. Dak _ 1033 McGee Bend Reservoir, Tex--- ------------------------ 793 McGee Creek, Ill-------------- ----- 721 McGinnis levee, Ind--------------------------------------------- 1123, 1127 McKees Rocks, Pa------------------ 1217, 1219 McKinney Bayou, Tex. and Ark ------------------- 653 McLean Bottom levee district No. 3, Arkansas River, Ark- - 895 McNary Lock and Dam, Oreg----- -- - 1954 Medomak River, Maine--- ----------------------------------- 59 Meherrin River, N. C-------------------- 381,408 Melbourne Harbor, Fla___--------------------- 517 Melrose Reservoir, Va----- 377 Melvern Reservoir, Kans---------------------------- 955, 989 Memphis, Tenn.: Engineering district - ------------------------------- 695 Wolf River, and Nonconnah Creek- - 698 Menasha lock and dam - 1342 Menemsha Creek, Marthas Vineyard, Mass-...- 59 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis-- 1336 Meramec Res., Mo- Rs., Meraec o------------------------------------------------ 720 2 Merced County stream group, Calif ------ 1750 Merced River, Calif------------------ 1750 Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek, Ill -------------------------- 720, 721 Mermentau River, La---------------------- 636, 638 Merriam, Turkey Creek, Kans------------ -------- 955, 989 Merrimack River, Mass_ -- 59 Merrimack River Basin, Mass. and N. H__ 82 Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska 1989 Metamora Reservoir, Ind --------------------------------------- 1124, 1127 Methow River, Wash----------------- 1941 Metropolis, Ill ----------- ___________ ----------------- 1123, 1127 Meyers Chuck Harbor, Alaska--------------- 1991 Miami Harbor and River, Fla.: Improvement of harbor -------------------- 478 Mianus River, Conn_ ----------------------------------------- 59 Michigan City Harbor, Ind_------------- ------------------------- 1379 Middle Beach, Conn_---------- ------------------------------------ 80 Middle Creek, Calif-------------------------------- 1728 Middle Decatur Bend, Missouri River, Iowa and Nebr-------------------1000 Middle Gila River Channel improvements, Ariz- ------------------- 1628 Middleport, Ohio------------------------------------------ 1163, 1166 Middle River, and connecting channels, Calif--------------------------1716 Middle River, and Dark Head Creek, Md-----------------------------287 Middlesboro, Ky_--------------------------------------- 1070, 1087, 1088 Middleton Shoals Reservoir, Ga. and S. C-----------------------------449 Midland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg----------------- 1883, 1888 Miles City, Mont---------- ------------------------------------ 1033 Milford Harbor, Conn--------------------------------------- 59, 62 Milford Haven, Va----------- ----------------------------------- 335 Milford Reservoir, Kans----------- ---------------------------- 995, 967 Mill Creek and South Slough at Milan, Ill---------------------_ 1288, 1315 Mill Creek Levees, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif- 1619 Mill Creek, Md----------- ------------------- ------------------- 290 Mill Creek, Tex ------------------------------------------------ 788 Mill Creek, Va----------- ------------------------------------- 335 Mill Creek, Wash_ _----------------------1989 2132 INDEX Page Miller, Ohio_------------------- 1163, 1166 Miller Pond, drainage district, Ill-- ------------------------------ 720, 721 Millersburg Reservoir, Ohio -------------- 1164, 1167 Mill Four drainage district, Yaquina River, Oreg ----------------------- 1887 Millicoma River, Oreg_------------------------------------------- 1842 Millwood Reservoir ,Red River Basin, Ark ----------------------------- 943 Millwood, W. Va------- -------- - 1163, 1166 Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla River, Oreg ________ _________________ 1971 Milton, Ky--- - -------------- _____ 1123, 1127 Milwaukee, Wis.: Improvement of harbor_________________________________________ 1357 Mingo Creek, S. C -- 427 __------------------- Mingo Junction, Ohio - ---------------- _ 1217, 1219 Mining City Reservoir, Ky_____________ _____________________ 1124, 1127 Minnesota River, Minn ------------------ 1250 At Mankato and North Mankato, Minn 1272 At Montevideo, Minn ---------------------------------------- _ 1280 Miscellaneous civil works ----------------------------------------- 2093 Mispillion River, Del___ ___________ _________-____________ 242 Misquamicut Beach, Westerly, Rhode Island__ -__________- --- ______ 73 Mission Bay, Calif__________________________________ 1574 Missisquoi River, Vt------ --------------------------------------- 200 Mississinewa Reservoir, Ind 1111 Mississippi River: At Canton, Mo --------------------------------------------- 1296 Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, La ---------------------------- 606 Between Ohio and Missouri Rivers ------------------------------- 701 Brainerd and Grand Rapids, Minn ------------------------------- 1254 Gulf Outlet, La---------------------------------------------- 615 Locks and I)ams -------------------------------------------- 1320 Missouri River to Minneapolis________________________ 705, 1250, 1284, 1319 Near Aitkin, Minn ------------------------------------------- 1279 And Leech Rivers, Minn -------------------------------------- 1254 At St. Louis, Mo---------------------------------------------711 At St. Paul aid South St. Paul, Minn----------------------------1273 Reservoirs at headwaters--- ------------------------- 1247, 1248, 1249 At Winona, Minn_-------------------- 1275 Mississippi River Commission: Report of the President_____________________________________ 1997 Flood control on lower Mississippi River: Atchafalaya Basin, La --------------------------------- 2002 Bayou Cocodrie and tributaries, La-----------------_ 2003 Bayou Courtableau Basin and Outlets--- ------ __-- -- _ 2003 Below Cape Girardeau, Mo_____________________________ 1999 Channel improvement --------------------------------- 2015 Existing Project -------------------------------------- 2000 Floods_ Floods---------------------------------------------2028 2028 Lake Pontchartrain, La________________________________ 2003 Levees_ Levees---------------------------------------------2014 2014 Lower Arkansas River, Ark-------____________________________ 2006, 2023 Lower Red River, La_________________________ ____ 2003, 2022 Lower White River, Ark _ _------------------__-_ 200 7 Mississippi River Improvements_________________________ 2001 Mississippi River Tributary and outlet improvements---------- 2002 Mississippi River Tributary dams and reservoirs Navigation Harbors ___________________ -------------- 2009 2017 Old River, La _ 2021 Previous Projects ------------------------------------- 2000 St. Francis River Basin __________ - ___-- ____ 2008, 2026 Tensas Basin, La. and Ark--------------------------2006, 2023 West Tennessee tributaries, Tenn-________-____- _____- 2008 Wolf River and Tributaries, Tenn____------_ ____-___ 2028 Yazoo Basin, Miss_--------------------- -2007,2023 Missisquoi River, Vt-- _ _----------------- 200 INDEX 2133 Page Missouri River: Agricultural levees ...... .- -- 955 A ten, N eh r .................................-. 1033 Rulo to mouth ------------------------------- 949, 955 Kansas City I)istrict.. -- - - -- -- - 9--_ 54 Omaha District- -. ... -- --- -- 1003 At Fort Peck, Mont- - ----- 993 Kansas City to mouth- - _----- 949 Kansas City to Sioux City_ _---- 995 Kenslers Bend, Nebr. to Sioux City, Iowa_ 1017 Niobrara, Nebr - _ ----------- 1033 Sioux City, Iowa to Fort Benton, Mont - 1002 Sioux City to mouth ----------- ------- ------.. .- 956, 1030 Mobile, Ala., engineering district - ---- 5219 Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River, Ala ----------------------------- 556 M ohawk Reservoir, ()Ohio ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. 1142 M ohicanville Reservoir, Ohio............. -.. - . . . . ... . .. .-- 1142 Mokelumme River, Calif __ 1716, 1730 Monarch, Wyo- - 1033 Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa .... . 1177 Locks and l)ams ..... 1177 Flood control reservoirs ------------------ 1217 Monroe Bay and Creek, Va ------------ 335 Monroe Harbor, Mich__ __-------------- 1458 Monroe Reservoir, Ind--- 1118, 1124 Montello lock and dam, Wis-- -- 1343 Monterey Harbor, Calif_- -- 1677, 1679 Montour Falls, Oswego River Basin, N. Y, -- 1539 Montreal River, Wise. and Mich--------------------------------- -- 1280 Moorefield, W. Va------------------------------------- 340 Moores Ferry Reservoir, Va. and W. Va------------------- 1164, 1167 Mooringsport Reservoir, La----------------------------_ - 672 Moosabec Bar, Maine 59 Mora River, N. Mex- - - -- - 858 Morehead City Harbor, N. C --- 397 Morgantown Lock and 1)am, W. Va, 1179 Morganza floodway ------------------------------- -------- 2008 Moriches Inlet, N. Y----------- ---------------------------------- 144 Mormon Channel, Calif ----------------------------------------------- 1715 Morrison, Colo -------------------- 1033 Morristown Harbor, N. Y--------------- 1533 Morro Bay Harbor, Calif---------------------------------_- 1558, 1574 M oscow, Ohio ......................................- 1123, 1127 Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio-------------------------------_ 1209, 1218 Moss Landing Harbor, Calif ------------------------------------------- 1675 Mott, N. I)ak -------------- 1033 Mounds, and Mound City, Ohio River Basin, Ill_ 698 Moundsville, W. Va --------------------------------------------- 1271, 1219 Mountain Brook Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H-------------_ 134 Mount Clemens, Clinton River, Mich-----------------------------------1472 Mount Holly, Rancocas Creek, N. J------------------------------------- 249 Mount Morris Reservoir, Genessee River, N.Y. 1537 Mouth of Sangamon River, Ill ----------------------------------------- 1395 Mouth of Trinity River, Tex------------------------------------------- 781 Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss----------------------------------- 682 Mud Mountain Reservoir, Wash ---------------------------------------- 1937 Mud River Reservoir, W. Va-- ------------------------------------ 1164, 1167 Mulberry Creek, Va -------------------- 335 Multonmah Channel, Oreg -------------------------------------------- 1844 Multnomah diking district 1, Oreg--------------------------------------1886 Multnomah drainage district No. 1, Multnomah County, Oreg Muncie, Ind --------------------------------------------------------- 1873 -------------- 1127 Murderkill River, )el------------------------------------------------- 242 Muscatine, Iowa, Lock and harbor-- 1322 Muscatine, Iowa (Mad Creek)--- --- - --- --- - --- -- 1309 2134 INDEX Page Muscatine Island levee district and Muscatine-Louisa County Drainage District No. 13, Iowa------------------------------_ ------------------ 1306 Muskegon Harbor, Mich_______________ 1435 Muskingum River, Ohio_______________ ________________- 1138 Flood control reservoirs____________________________- 1140, 1164 Mystic, Iowa-------------------------- --------------------------- 989 Mystic River, Conn ----------------------------------------------- 59 Mystic River, Mass------------------------------ ----------------- ---- 59 N Naknek River, Alaska _ 1978 Nandua Creek, Va --------------------------- 374 Nansemond River, Va ------------------------------------------ 374, 375 Nantasket Roads, Mass_- 24 Nanticoke River, Md_ ------------------------------- ------ 289 Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), I)el. and Md------------------289 Nantucket (Harbor or Refuge), Mass-------------------------- 59 Napa River, Calif------------------------------------------------ 1679, 1687 Napatree Beach, R. I-------------------------------------------------- 80 Naples, Fla., to Big Marco Pass, Fla.: Channel improvement--_ -------------------------------------------- 511 Narragansett Pier, R. I------------------------------------------------- 80 Narraguagus River, Maine ------------------------------------------- 59, 136 Narrows l)am, Ark---------- ----------------------------------------- 689 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt------------------ ---------- 168,184 Naselle River, Wash. --------------------- 1920 Nashua, Merrimack River Basin, N. H_____________________------------- 134 Nashville, Tenn., engineering district ---------------------------------- 1051 Natalbany River, La --------------------------------------------------- 651 Natchitoches Parish, La ------------ 653, 672 Naticoke River, Bivalve, Wicomico County, Md--- --------- 288 Natrona,Pa ---- ----------------------------- 1173 Navarro Mills Reservoir, Tex_ -- -------------- 809 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii _________________________________ --- 1791 Neabsco Creek, Va ---------------------- 335 Neah Bay, Wash-- -------------- 1923, 1924 Neale Sound, Md--------------------------------------------------334,335 Near )Dardanelle, Arkansas River, Ark -------------- 895 Near Springfiled on Sangamon River, Ill ________________ Neches and Angelina Rivers, Tex----------------------------------------792 Nehalem Bay and River, Oreg ------------- 1842, 1887 Nensaukee Harbor, Wis_ _ ---------- - 1391, 1392 Neodesha Reservoir, Kans_ _-------------- 934,945 Neon-Fleming, Ky. River Basin----------------------------------------- 1130 Neuse River, N.C -- - ------------------ 408 Neva Strait, Alaska ---------------------------------------------- 1991 Neville Island, Pa------------------------------------ ----------- 1217, 1219 New Albany, Ind_ - ----------- 1123,1126, 1127 New Amsterdam, Ind_ - -- ---------- ____ 1123, 1127 Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J------ ---------------_ 184 Newark, Ohio--------------------------------------------------- 1144, 1163 New Bedford, Fairhaven and Acushnet, Mass------------------- ---------- 130 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass______________----------- _ 59 Newbegun River, N. C_ ----------- ------ 408 New Buffalo Harbor, Mich _____________________________---__------- 1392 Newburyport Harbor, Mass ------------------------ ---------- 15 New Castle, Pa -------------- 1220 New Cumberland, locks and dams, W. Va_____- ________---------1042, 1217, 1219 New Don Pedro Reservoir, Calif ----------- -------------------- 1748 New England l)ivision-------______ --------- 11------------- New Harbor, Maine ---------------------------- 59 New Harmony Bridge, Ind. & Ill------------------------------_ 1123, 1127 New Harmony, Ind___-------------------------------------------- 1123, 1128 New Haven, Conn., breakwater--_ ------------- 59 New Haven Harbor, Conn_ --- ---------- 46 INDEX 2135 Page New Hogan Reservoir, Calif - - 1735 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway_ 239 New Kensington, Pa _________ 1217, 1219 New London Harbor, Conn- 59 New Madrid floodway, Mo _ - - 2008 Newmarket Creek, Va----------- 381 New Martinsville, W. Va --- 1163, 1166 New Matamoras, Ohio - 1163, 1166 New Melones Reservoir, Calif - 1748 New Orleans, La.: Engineering district ----------------------- 589 Newport, White River, Ark 895 Newport Bay Harbor, Calif ........--------- --- 1574 Newport Harbor, R. I- ------------------------ 59 Newport, Ky----- ------ ------------------------------- 1123, 1126, 1128 Newport News Creek, Va - ------------- 358, 374 Newport News Harbor, Va.-Removal of Drift - - -- - - - 364 Newport, Ohio--------------------------------------------- _ 163, 1166 New Richmond, Ohio-------- -------------------------- 1123, 1128 New River, Fla ------------------- 51'2 New River, Va. and W. Va_------------------------------- 1138 New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y ----------------- 183 Newry-Old Pickens Reservoir, S. C- 44. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Ga_- 439 Newtown Creek, N. Y------- 154 New York and New Jersey Channels_ 174 New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y.: D)rift, collection and removal - !73 Entrance Channels and Anchorage Areas_ 17() Supervision_---------------------- 181 New York engineering district_ 139 New York (Southern) Flood Control Project - - -- - -- 291 Niagara Remedial Works, N. Y ------------------- 1518 Niagara River, N. Y ------------------- 1533, 1534 Niagara International Board of Control_______ 2098 Niagara International Committee_ 2099 Nichols, N. Y ------------------------------------- 307 Nimrod Reservoir, Ark_------------------- 893 Ninilchik Harbor, Alaska_ -_ - - - 1970 Niobrara, Nebr------------ ------------------------------- 1033 Nishnabotna River, Iowa ---------------------- Nolin Reservoir, Ky____________-- Nome Harbor, Alaska_ ------------------- Nomini Bay and Creek, Va - -- -------- 335 - Nonconnah Creek, Tenn------------------------------ 698 - Norfolk Harbor, Va------------------------------ - 360 Norfolk Harbor, Va.--Removal of l)rift---------------- -- 364 Norfolk, Elkhorn River Basin, Nebr___________ ---- -- 1033 Norfolk, Va., engineering district___----- 345 Norfork Reservoir, Ark___________ -- 882 Normal, Ky_ _ .------------- - 1163, 1166 North Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass --- 192 North Alexander l)rainage and Levee I)istrict, Ill - - 721 Northampton, Mass---------------- -------- 134 North Andover, Merrimack River Basin, Mass ---- 135 --- 59 Northeast Harbor, Maine__---------------------------------- Northeast River, Md------------------------------------- 270 ._-... ..... - ...---- -----------. -- --- -408,411 Northeast River, N. C Northfield Brook Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn 126 North Fork Dam, Calif ---- --------- 2074 North Fork, Forked Deer River, Tenn ----------- ----------- -- - 698 North Fork of Pound Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Va_ 1160 North Hartland Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt_ 103 North Little Rock, Ark__________---------------------------- 895 Northport Harbor, N. Y----------------------------------- _ 184 2136 INDEX Page Nort Ii Hiv(er, (k 448 North Scituate lcac(h, Scituate, Massachusetts 67 North Springfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt__ 104 North \\il(hdoo(l, N. .j 258 Norwalk Harbor, Conn .... . . 55 Norwich, TIhaics 1River lasin, C(on . . .. .. .. -n 135 Noxuhee River, Miss_ . . . 582 Novo River and Harbor, Calif -. 1655, 1679 () )ahe Reservoir, S. I)ak. and N. )kak - - - - - - - - - - - - -- . . 1007 Oak liay, Wash .. 1901 Oakdahl,, Pa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1220 . . ()Oakford, Ill . 1398 Oakland Harbor, Calif .... .. . .. . . .. . . . I i(6(i ()Oak()rchard Harbor, N. Y 1534 Oatka Creek, Warsaw, N. Y. . ... . . . .. 1540 )Obey River, 'enn-- . . .. . . . 1069 Ohion IRiver, T enll- . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . ... .. . (it97, 2028 )ccohalnnock ('reek, \'a 374 ()('cllllanl (reek, Va 3:24, 334 ()cean City Hlarlor and Inlet, and Sinepuxent Bay, Md 284 )cean City, N. .I. 256 ()ccansidc, ( )ccan leach, San Diego Count'y, Calif, beach-erosion control i, 165() -1(i14( )cimullgee River, ( ia 442 O)con e River, (i a. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 442 (O)conto Harbor and( River, Wis . - - - - - - - - - - - --- - -- 139 1, 1392 Ocracoke Inlet, N . C .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 O)gdensbulrg Hlarbor, N. Y . .. - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 1532 )hio River: Above \lile 109, Between (Captina Island and Powhatan Point, Con- struct ion of Locks and ))anms ...----.. ....... 1182 Flood control in basin: Hu- ntiungton district.. .. I 162 Lotuisville dist rict 1121 Nashville (district .. . . . . . . . 1086 P1ittslbirgh district ______________________ 1216 I improvements: Locks and (ams, construction -...... .. 103;7, 1133 Open channel work- - - - - - - - - - ---... . 1046, 1091, 113:3, 1182 Ohio Street Bridge, Buffalo, N. Y 1535 Oil City, Pa-- 1220 - O kanogan River, W ash.. . . ..... ...... ..... ...... .... ..... .... 1941 Okeechobee Waterway, Fla .... .......... . .. 4 83, 516 Oklahoma City, floodway, North Canadian River, Okla ..... 945 Oklawaha River, Fla ........... ..... ..... .......... ..... . . . . 460 O lcott H arbor, N. Y ... ..... .... - ... .. -_-... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 15211, 1533 Old Hickory l)am and Reservoir, Tenn - 1055 O ldm ans C reek, N. J ..-- -- . .. .... .. .... .. ..... . . . .... . . . 242 O ld River, C alif ......... ....... ............ . . . . . . .. . . . 1706 Old River, La ................... .... ... ... ... ..... 2021 Old Saybrook Channel, Conn --------- ___-__-___ 45 Olean on Allegheny River, N. Y .......... _ ... .. .... 1217, 12211, 1219 Olympia Harbor, W ash ----- ---- ---- ---- - ----.. .. 192 5, 1926 Omaha, Nebr.: Engineering district - 993 Flood C ontrol .-...... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. 1033 M issouri River Basin ... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - ..- . 1003 Onancock River, Va .........................-.. ..-...... 374 Onondaga Creek, Nedrow, N. Y 1540 Ontonagon Harbor, M ich ......... ......... ......... ..- 1238 Oologah Reservoir, Okla_ 91 5, 934 Opekiska Lock and Dam, Morgantown, W. Va 1179 Opossum Bayou, Miss Optima Reservoir, North Canadian River, Okla_---------- ---- 901 INDEX 2137 Page Orange River, Fla 512 Oregon Slough, Oreg .. -................ -.-------- 1842, 1843 O)rleans, Ind- -.. . . . . ---- -- . 112 8 ---- Oroville R(eservoir, Calif_ 1726 O()rowoc(' Creek, N. Y . . ... .. . . . . . . . . -- --- - . ---- 184 Orwell Reservoir (Otter Tail River), Minn_ 1259 )sage River, Lock and dlam, Kans. and Mo- -- 954 Osawatomie, Kans 955,989 Osoyoos Lake Board of Control 2103 ()swego Harbor, N. Y 1528 O tta wa', K anis .. .... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ---- --- --. 955, 985 Otter Brook Reservoir, N. H ....... 109 Otter Creek, Vt . --------- - . 18 4 (uachita and Black Rivers below Camden, Ark- - -- 675 Ouachita River and tributaries, Ark. and La- 675 Overton-Red River Waterway, La ---- -- 651 Owaisco Inlet and Outlet, N. Y --- -- - 15339) ()wasco ()Outlet, Pt. Byron, N. Y ------ 1538 ()wensboro, Ky .......- 1123,1128 Owens D)amand Reservoir, Calif- 1751 Owls Head Harbor, Maine - - 59 Oxford, N. Y - - - - -- 292 O)yster Channel, Va 345,374 Oyster Creek, Tex_ 781 Ozark I)am and Reservoir, Ark -- 862 Ozona Channel, Fla 512 P Pacoima Wash Channel, Los Angeles, Calif----------------_ 1582, 1584, 1859 Paducah, Ky_ - -1123, 1126, 1128 Pagan River, Va- 374, 375 Paint Creek Reservoir, ()hio- --- -- 1164, 1167 Painted Post, N. Y -295 Painted Rock Reservoir, Ariz_ - 1634 Paint Rock River, Ala - - - 1084 Pajaro River, Calif_-- 1687 Palm Beach County from Lake Worth Inlet to So. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla - _ 524 Pa!n Beach, Fla.: Beach Erosion Control--- 512 Harbor _ ---- 469 Channel_ 512 Palouse River, Wash 1963 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C 407, 408 Pamunkey River, Va ---------------- ----------- 374, 375 Panama City Harbor, Fla---------------------------------------------- 550 Pantego and Cucklers Creek, N. C ----------------- 409 Panther Creek Levee, Ill---------------------------------------------- 1398 Parish Creek, Md------------------------------------------------- 289,290 Parkersburg, W. Va - 1163, 1165, 1166 Parnassus, Pa -------------------------------- ------------------ 1217, 1219 Parrotts Creek, Va - 335 Part St. Joe Harbor, Fla 582 Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss 571,582 1Pasquotank River, N. C 410, 411 Passaic IRiver, N. J - 183 Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine_- 59 Pass Christian Harbor, Miss---------- 582 Pass Manchac, La-------- 651 Patchogue River, Conn ---------- 59 Patriot, Ind _------------------ 1123, 1128 Patuxent River, Md .. -------- -- 335 Pawcatuck River, R. I., and Conn- -------------------- 42, 131 Pawtucket, 1R. I -....... - 135 Pearl River, Miss. and La-.. - _------- ------------- 577, 586, 587 Pecan Bayou, Miss .. . .. -.--..-.... - 692 2138 INDEX Page Peconic River, N. Y-_ __ 184 Pecos, Texas, Flood Control Project, Pecos River, Tex _ 856 Peekskill Harbor, N. Y 184 Pekin and La Marsh drainage and levee district, Ill--- 1397, 1399} Pelican Harbor, Alaska _ - 1991 .----------- Pembina River Reservoir, N. 1)ak ------------------------- 1279 Pembroke Creek, N. C_ --------------- - 408 Pendleton Umatilla River, Oreg-----------------------------_ 1971, 1972 Peninsula drainage dist. Nos. 1 & 2, Multnomah County, Oreg Pennington Bayou, Ark-- -.. 1874, 1875, 1886 895 Penny Slough, Rock River, Ill_ 1314 Penobscot River, Maine --------------- 59 Pensacola Harbor, Fla ----------- 582 Pensacola Reservoir, Okla 23, 934 9---------------- Pensaukee Harbor, Wis---------------------------------- 1391, 1392 Pentwater Harbor, Mich-- 1437, 1462 Peoria Lock and 1)am, Ill---------------------------------------------- 1387 Pepperell Cove, Maine_ 13 Permanent International Association of the Congress of Navigation- -- 2089 Perquimans River, N. C-------------------------------------------- 408, 411 Perry County drainage and levee districts Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Mo------------_ 709 Perry Reservoir, Kans 9----------------------- 55, 982 Petaluma River, Calif----------------------------------_ 1679 Petersburg Harbor, Alaska ---------------------------------- _ 1989! Petit Anse Bayou, La-------------------------------------- -- 634, 650 Petoskey Harbor, Mich---------------------------------- - -- 1445 Philadelphia, Pa., engineering district_-----------------------_ - 207 Philpott Reservoir, Va_--------------------------------------- - 377, 379 Pickwick Landing, Tenn---- ----- ------------------ 1065 Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio----------------------------------_- 1142 Pierce, Nebr_ - ---- ----- 1033 Pike Island locks and dam _ 1042 Piles Creek, N. Y------------------------ 177 Pilot Rock, Birch Creek, Oreg---------------------------------- 1971 Pine Canyon Reservoir, Nev -------- 1636 Pine Creek Res. Red River Basin, Okla ---------------------------------- 939 Pine Flat Reservoir, Calif---------------------------------- 1754 Pine River, St. Clair City, Mich- - -- 1247, 1248, 1249, 1462 Pineville, Ky . -. 1070 Pineville, Red River, La _ ---------------- 653, 672 Pinole Creek, Calif_------------- 1688 Pioneer Reservoir, Arikaree River, Colo. and Kans 55, 989 9-------------------- Pithlachascotee River, Fla--- - - - - - - 512 Pittsburgh Harbor, Pa _ - 1182 Pittsburgh, Pa-- 1217, 1219 Pittsburgh, Pa., engineering district_-- -- 1171 Plaquemine Lock, La_- -- 597 Platte River, Nebr ------------- 1033 D)el Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y- Playa Rey Inlet and Basin, Venice, Calif--------------------------- Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio - --- 184 1565 1142 Pleasant River, Maine 59 Plum Creek, Wichita Falls, Tex_ 9---------------- 46 Plymouth Harbor, Mass---------------------- 59 Plymouth, Pa_ ------------------- 316 Poca Reservoir, W. Va ------------------------------------------- 1164, 1167 Pokegama Reservoir, Minn-- 1247, 1248, 1249 Pocomoke River and Sound, Md 278 lPoe Lock, St. Mary's River, Mich__ 1405 Point Comfort channel, Tex - - 764 Point Judith Harbor and Pond - 39 Point Judith Harbor of Refuge and Point Judith Pond, R. I ___ 39 Point Lookout Harbor, Mich - - - 1462 Point Marion, Pa _ __ 1179) Point Mugu to San Pedro Breakwater Beach Erosion Control, Calif-------- 16I50 INDEX 2139 Page Point Pleasant, W. Va _ -- -- 1163, 1165, 1166 Polecat Creek, Okla - 909 Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass - 59 Poison Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont ---------------------------------- 1926 Pomeroy, Ohio___ 1163, 1166 Pomme de Terre Reservoir, Mo_ ---------- 955, 987 Pomona Reservoir, Kans_ 955, 984 Ponce Harbor, P. R-- -- 511,512 Ponchatoula Creek and River, La ------- 656 Pontiac diversion, Pawtuxet River Basin, R.I. 135 Portage, Pa_ 1220 Portage Lake harbor of refuge, Mich--------------------- 1462 Portage lock, Fox River, Wis 1343 Port Alexander, Alaska --- ------ 1991 Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii_ - -- - - 1791 Port Angeles Harbor, Wash- 1926 Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway, Tex__----------------- 766, 781 Port Arthur Canal, Tex----------------------------------- 726 Port Austin Harbor, Mich ----------------------------- 1462 Port Bay, N. Y- 1534 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y----------------------- 183 Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio----------------------- 1462 Port Everglades Harbor, Fla----------- ---------------------------- 474 Port Gamble Harbor, Wash., improvement---_ ------------------ 1923, 1924 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y------- -------------------------------- 184 Port Hueneme Harbor, Calif_-------- ---------- 1562 Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y --------------------------------------- 184 Portland Harbor, Maine---------------------------- -------------- 59 Portland, Ohio -- ---------------- 1163, 1166 Portland, Oreg., engineering district-------- ------------------- ------ 1799 Portland, Oreg., floodwall and levees------------------------ 1845, 1847, 1887 Port Lavaca, Tex -------------------------------------- 764 Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho------------------------ 1961, 1971 Port Ontario Harbor, N. Y----------------------------------- 1534 Port Orchard Bay, Wash_ ------------------------ 1923, 1924 Port Royal Harbor, S. C 424 Port St. Joe Harbor, Fla_ ------------------- 548 Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich ----------------- 1554 Portsmouth Harbor & Piscataqua River, Maine & N. H - 59 Portsmouth Harbor, Va., channel to Nansemond Ordnance Depot--- 375 Portsmouth-New Boston, Ohio---------- ------------------ 1163, 1165, 1166 Port Towsend Bay and Oak Bay, Wash. Waterway_--- ---- 1901 Port Towsend, Wash --------------- ----------------------------- 1924 Portville, N. Y -------------------------------------------- 1217, 1219 Port Washington Harbor, Wis--------- --------------------------- 1355 Port Wing Harbor, Wis------------- ------------------- --------- 1230, 1253 Posten Bayou, La. and Ark----------- ------------------- --------- 672 Potomac River: Improvement at Alexandria, Va__ ------------------------------ 335 Improvement at Lower Cedar Point, Md--------------------------335 Improvement at Mount Vernon, Va-------------------- 335 Improvement at Washington, D. C -------------------- 321 Improvement below Washington, D. C -------------------- 321, 323, 334 North Side of Washington Channel, D. C ---- ----------------- 334, 335 Waterchestnut, Elimination of-------------------------------------321 Potowomut River, R. I ---------------------- 59 Pound Reservoir, Va. See John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir, Va. Powhatan Point, Ohio --------- ----------------------------- 1163, 1166 Prado Dam, Calif------------ --------------------------------- 1611, 1614 Prairie du Chien, Wis., harbors------- ---------------- 1322 Prairie du Rocher and vicinity, Ill-------- Prairie Portage Board of Control-------- -------------------------- --------------------------- 2102 721 Prattville, Autauga Creek, Ala__----------- ------------------- ------- 586 Prescott area, Columbia County, Oreg -------- ------------------ 1880 Presque Isle Harbor, Mich __-------- ------------------------ 1243, 1253 2140 INDEX Page Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa____________________________ 1543 Presque Isle River at Marinesco, Wis__ 1280 Preston drainage and levee district, Ill_ 721 Prestonville, Ky - - 1123,1128 Priest Rapids Dam, Wash__ 1941 Princeton Lock and D)am, Wis________________ 1342 Princeton, Ohio River Basin, W. Va_________________ 1157 Proctor & Eskridge Levee Spoon River, Ill 1399 Proctor, Otter Creek, Vt_________________________________ 199 Proctor, W. Va ------------------- 1163,1166 Proctor Reservoir, Leon River, Tex _ 816 Proctorville, ()hio_ 1163,1166 Prompton Reservoir, Lackawaxen River, Pa_ - 247 Prospect Beach, Conn- 80 Providence Harbor and River, R. I_ 37 Provincetown Beach, Provincetown, Mass 71 Provincetown, Harbor, Mass--- 60 Pudding River, ()reg_-- 1887 Pueblo, Colo_ 856 Puget Sound and its tributary waters, Wash., improvement of_ 1893 Pullman, Wash- 1971 Pultneyville Harbor, N. Y 1534 Punxsutawney, Pa 1191, 1217 Put-in-Bay Harbor, ()hio_ 1462 Q Quachita River and Tributaries, Ark. and La- 683 Quail Wash, Colo_ 1642 Queenstown Harbor, Md_ 289 Quillayute River, Wash_ 1906 Quinby Creek, Va_ 374 Quincy Shore Beach, Mass_______________ 65 Quinnipiac River, Conn 47 Raccoon Creek, N. J 242 Racoon levee unit, Ind___ 1123, 1128 Racine Harbor, Wis_ 1360 Racine, ()hio 1163, 1166 Rahway River, N. J 184 Ranier drainage district, Columbia County, ()reg- -- 1877, 1886 Rainy Lake Board of Control 2102 Rancocas River, N. J__________________ 242 Randolph Reservoir, Va- 377 Rapide Croche Lock and Dam, Wis_ 1342 Rappahannock River, Va 334, 335 Rappahannock River Bowlers, Wharf, Va- ------------ 335 Rappahannock Shoal Channel, Va--------------------------------------- 349 Raritan River, N. J.-------------- 178 Improvement of channel to Arthur Kill_ --- - 184 Rathbun Reservoir, Iowa_-- - - 983 Ravenswooe, W. Va 1163, 1166 Raymond, Wash----------- 1939 Redbank Creek Reservoir, Pa--- 1218, 1219 Red Bluff Channel, Tex---------------------------------------- 764 Reddies River 1)am, N. C- --- 428 Red Chute, La_-- --------------- 653, 672 Red D)ale Gulch, S. Dak _ --------------- 1033 Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn_--------------------------------- 1254 Red Lake River, Minn., including Clearwater River, Minn---------_ --- 1261 Redondo Beach Harbor, Calif ------------------------------------------ 1574 Red River at Garland City, Ark ---------------------------------------- 656 Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita River, Okla---------_ 900 INDEX 2141 Page Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Olka.: Below I)enison I)am: New Orleans district_ _ - 651,666 Tulsa district__ 937 Below Fulton, Ark ------ 651 Vicinity of Shreveport, La__ 653, 672 Red River of the North l)rainage Basin, Minn., S. l)ak., and N. D)ak .- 1245, 1258 Red River Parish, La - 653, 672 Red River, Tenn ------------ -- 1069 Red Rock Reservoir, Iowa _ 1300, 1313 Red Run, Clinton River, Mich- - - 1472 Redwater River and Hay Creek, Belle Fourche, S. 1)ak _ 1034 Red Wing, Minn., harbor --------------------------------------------- 1322 Redwood City Harbor, Calif_- -- 1669 Redwood River below Marshall, Minn 1271 Reelfoot Lake area, Ky. and Tenn 2008 Reevesville, IlL_ - --- -- 1123, 1128 Regulation of hydraulic mining and preparation of plans - - 2071 Rehoboth Bay to D)elaware Bay, l)el_ --- --- 225 Rehoboth Beach to Indian River Inlet, Del_ - - 250 Reno Beach, Lucas County, Ohio__ - __ ------ 1472 Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds, Bonneville, Oreg 1807 Revere Beach, Mass_ 80 Rheem Creek, Calif - - 1684, 1688 Rhodes Point to Tylerton, Md_- 290 Rice Creek, Fla_- 510,512 Rices Landing, Pa_- 1179 Richland Reservoir, Mo-_- -- - -- 955, 989 Richmond Harbor, Calif_ 1664 Richmond Harbor, Maine - - 60 Richmonds Island Harbor, Maine_------------ 60 Ridgway, Ohio River Basin, Pa_ 1189, 1217 Rimerton, Pa-_ -- 1173 Rio Grande Basin, N. Mex_ 840 Rio Grande Floodway, N. Mex_------------ - 847 Rio Hondo Basin and channel--------------- 1582, 1598 Ripley, Ohio_ _ ------------ 1163,1166 Rising Sun, Ind ----------- 1123,1128 Rivanna River, Va ----------- ----- 381 Riverdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass_ - 135 Riverland levee drainage district, Mo------------------------------------721 Riverside levees, Calif_-------- -- - 1641 Riverview, W. Va-_ _ 1163, 1166 Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, N. C------------------------------- 377 Roanoke River Basin, N. C. and Va_ 376,407,408 John H. Kerr Reservoir 378 Rochester and McCleary's Bluff levee unit, Ill----------------------------1123 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y------------------------------------1522 Rochester, Pa- ------------------------------------------------- 1217, 1219 Rochester Reservoir, Iowa - -------------- 1313, 1314 Rock Hall Harbor, Md - ----------- 289 Rock Island, Ill., Engineering district----------------------------------- 1283 Rock Island, Ill., harbor - -- -------------- 1322 Rockland Harbor, Maine --------------------------------------------- 60 Rockland Reservoir, Neches River, Tex------------------------------ 796 Rockport Harbor, Maine----------------------------------------------- 60 Rockport Harbor, Mass---------------------------- -------------------- 60 Rockport, Ind ----------- 1----------------------------- 1123, 1128 Rock River Agricultural Levees, Ill------------------------------------ 1314 At South Beloit, Ill - ----- -- - ------ 1314 Rocky Ford drainage and levee district, Ill __ _ --------- 1397 Rocky Fork Reservoir, Ohio_ ------ ------ 1164, 1167 Rocky Rocky River Alaska_ Pass, Harbor, Ohio----- ------------ ---------------- 1991 1534 Rocky River, Ohio ------------ ------------ 1533, 1540 2142 INDEX Page Rodeo Creek, Calif_ -- 1688 Rogers City Harbor, Mich 1462 Rogue River at Gold Beach, ()reg -- 1839 Roland drainage district, Arkansas River, Ark 895 Rollinson Channel, N. C 391 Rome, Ga---_ 586 Rome, Ind_ _ ___ 1123,1128 Rome (Mohawk River) N. Y- - - 199 Randont Harbor, N. Y 184 Root River at Rushford, Minn_ 1279 Roseville, ()hio_ 1146,1163 Rosiclare, Ill _ - -- -- - 1128 Rossview Reservoir, Tenn. and Ky - 1087,1088 Rouge River, Mich _- - 1455 Rough River, Ky 1098,1123 Reservoir and Channel i.nprovement_ -------------------- 1106, 1124 Roundout Harbor, N. Y -- -- -------------------- 184 Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y __ - - - - -------------------- 184 Rouseville, Pa-- -------------------- 1220 Royal River, Maine----------- ----- -------------------- 60 Rubio Canyon, Diversion, Calif - - - - -------------------- 1582 Ruffy Brook and Lost River, Minn __ -------------------- 1263 Russell and Allison levee unit, Ill__ - -------------------- 1123, 1128 Russell Creek, S. C------------------------- -------------------- 427 Russell, Ky- - - ----- 1163,1166 Russian River, Calif_ _ 1681 Rutland, Otter Creek, Va --- _- - 190 Rye Harbor, New Hampshire _ 14 Sabin Lock, St. Mary's River, Mich ---- - - 1405 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex - 726 Sabula,Iowa -_ -- - _ 1314 Sackets Harbor, N. Y ------------------------------------------------- 1534 Saco, Mont ---------------- 1033 Saco River, Maine ------------------------- 60 Sacramento, Calif., engineering district ---------------------------------- 1693 Sacramento River, Calif ------------------ 1693 Collinsville to Shasta D1am, Calif------------------------------------1717 I)ebris control - ----------------- 2076 Flood control----------------------------------------------- 1779,2079 Sag Harbor, N. Y. ---------------------------------------------------- 184 Saginaw River, Mich - 1450, 1465 St. Albans Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt-_ - - 184 St. Anthony Falls Upper Lock, Minn., improvement of Mississippi River from Missouri River to Minneapolis--- -------------------------------- 1320 St. Augustine Harbor, Fla ---------------------------------------------- 510 St. Catherines Sound, Md ---------------------------------------------- 335 St. Clair River, Mich ------------------------------------------------- 1410 St. Croix River, Minn. and Wis----------------------------------------- 1252 St. Croix River, Maine ----------------------------------------------- 60 St. Croix River, Main and New Brunswick, operations of International Board of Control-------------------------------------------------------- 2092 St. Francis River, Ark-----------------------------------------697, 698, 2026 St. Genevieve levee dist. No. 1, Mo ------------------------------------- 721 St. James Harbor, Beaver Island, Mich ---------------------------------- 1462 St. Jeromes Creek, Md ---------------- _ 327,334 St. Johns River, Fla.: At Jacksonville ------------------- 457 Jacksonville to Lake Harney---------------------------------------- 512 Beresford Cutoff and Deep Creek improvement- ---------------- 512 St. Jones River, Del _ ------------------- 223 St. Joseph Harbor, Mich---------------------------------------------1424 St. Joseph River, Mich ------------------------------------------------ 1462 St. Joseph Shore, Mich ------------------------------------------------ 1474 INDEX 2143 Page St. Lawrence Joint Working Committee on River Gaging - 1555 St. Lawrence Seaway l)evelopment Corp- 1545 St. Lawrence River Board of Control 2095 St. Louis County drainage and levee district, Mo------------- 721 St. Louis, Mo., engineering district - 701 St. Lucie Inlet, Fla-- - 510, 512 St. Maries, Idaho ----- - 1939 St. Marks River, Fla_ - 532, 582 St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla------------------------------_- 448 St. Marys River, Mich---------------------------_- 1404 St. Marys, Pa- -1217, _ 1219 St. Marys, W. Va_ _ - 1163, 1166 St. Michael Canal, Alaska----------------- 19)89 St. Patricks Creek, Md- 335 St. Paul Harbor, Minn_ 1322 St. Paul, Minn,. engineering district----------------------------- 1223 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla------------------------------------- 512 St. Regis River, Mont-_ - - - - 1)39 St. Thomas Harbor, V. I 512 Sakonnet Harbor and River, R. I------------ - 36, 60 Salamonie Reservoir, Ind_ - - 1110 Salem Church Reservoir, Va__ 340 Salem Harbor, Mass_ - -- 18 Salem River, N. J_ -- - 230 Salina, Kans--- --- 955, 970 Salinas River, Calif__-- 1687 Saline Point, La .-----.......... -- - - 653,672 Saline River, Ark--- 682 Saline River, IlL-_ 1128 Salkahatchie River, S. C-- 427 Salmon River, Alaska_-- 1993 Salmon River, Oreg---------- 1845 Salt Creek at Barnard, Kans---- - 980 Salt Creek in vicinity of Middletown, IlL 1398 Salt Creek, Fla, See St. Petersburg Harbor. Salt Creek, Nebr_ --- 1028 Salt Fork of Arkansas River, Okla_ 91)05 Salt Lake City, Jordan River, Utah------------------------ 1773 Salyersville, Licking River, Ky-- 1128 Sammamish River, Wash__ - 19)31 San Angelo Reservoir, Tex_ ----------------------------- 822 San Antonio and Chino Creeks Channel, Calif -- - 1611, 1615 San Antonio Creek Calif_ ----------- 1612 San Antonio Dam, Calif - 1611, 1612 San Antonio Channel improvement, Tex ----- 829 San Antonio River, Tex__ - - 828 Sand Creek, Newton, Kans--------------------------------- 946 Sand Hill Cove Beach, R. I.- 80 San Diego Creek, Tex - 789 San Diego Harbor, Calif------------------ - - 1574 San Diego River Basin, Calif_ 1624 San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif --------------------- 1574 Sandusky River and Harbor, Ohio --------------------------------- 1477, 1534 Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass------------- 60 Sandy drainage district, Multnomah County, Oreg - - - - - - - - ------ 1886 Sandy Hook Bay, N. J ------------------------------------------------ 184 Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N. J----------------------------------- 184 Sandy Lake Reservoir, Minn --------------------------------- 1247, 1248, 1249 Sandy Point, Conn------------------------------------------------- 47 San Francisco Bay and Harbor. Calif- ---------------------------- 1659, 1662 San Francisco, Calif., engineering district-------------------------------- 1653 San Gabriel River Basin and Channel, Calif-------------------------1582, 1592 Sangamon River and Salt Creek, Ill ------------------------------------- 1398 San Jacinto River levees, Calif-----_ - ----------- _ ----- 1623 San Joaquin River, Calif_-----_ ---- -------- -------- 1708 2144 INDEX Page San Juan 1)am, Santa Ai River Basin, Calif_ 1611, 1641 Sa n Jiuarn Harbor, PI. 11 504 San Lorenzo Creek, Ca.lif_ 1685 SanILorenzo River, Calif ........ __ -- _______________ __ --- --- .. -- .- 1686 San Luis (Ohispo lIarblor, Calif_ 1574 San lPablo Bay, Calif ..... ........ . . . . -.------ -- 1662 San Rafael Creek, Calif .. . . . 1679 Santa Ana River Basin, Calif---.. ------ . -- . ---. . . . --. - -- --1610, 1618 Santa Anita Wash, Calif 1582 Santa Barl)ara Harl)or, Calif 1560 Santa Clara liver, levee and(l channel improvements, Calif ... 1578 Santa Cruz County, Calif., shore lirotection .. 1689 Santa Cruz Harbor, Calif . . . . __ .. .. - - -____- - -- -- - ..- - - . 16 7 4 Santa Fe flood control Reservoir, Los Angeles 1582 Santa Maria Valley Levees, Santa Maria River Basin, Calif- - 1576 Santa Paula Creek, Calif ... ... ... ... .. ... ..... __.. .. . . . . . 16 4 1 Santee R iver, S. C -------- ------.. .. .. ------ --- -. 427 Sapelo Harbor, (;a ............. ... . . .. . 448 Sardis, Ohio__ .......... 1163, 1166 Sasanoa River, Maine _________________ 6() Sasco Hill Beach, Conn 77 Satilla River, (Ia ........................ .. . . . . 448 Saugatuck Harbor and Kalamazoo River, Mich __ _. . ------ --- --. 14 28 Saugerties Harbor, N. Y_..- ... .... .. 184 Sauvie Island (areas A and B), Multnomah County, ()reg 1876, 1886 Savage River I)am, Md _______...... __....... .. . .. . . 340 Savannah, (la., engineering district 431 Savannah, (Ga. to Fernandina, Fla. waterway . . . . . . 432 Savannah Harbor and River, (;a.: Improvement of harbor 434 Implrovement of river above Augusta 448 Improvement of river at Augusta ... . . 448 Imp)rovement of river below Augusta . .. . . 438 Savannah River Basin, G(a., and S. C . .. . 449 1582 Sawpit Wash, Rio Hondo Basin Sawtelle-Westwood system, Calif .. .. .. .. . . . .- 1603 Saxon Harbor, Wis -..--... .-------. --....... -- - - -- - - - - -- . 123 5 Saylorville Reservoir, Iowa --------------- -- - 1299 Scappoose drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg 1886 Scarboro River, Maine, between Prouts Neck and Pine Point 8 Schoolfield Reservoir, Va. and N. C ........----- ------- . . 377 Schuylkill River, Pa------------------- 214 Above Fairmont 1)am _ 242 Scioto River, Portsmouth, Ohio 1138 Flood control reservoirs --.... _-----------. ... ... . . 1 164 Sciotoville, Ohio -------------- ------- S1163, 166 Scituate Harbor, Mass .--------------- ----------- . .. . .. . . . . 60 Scuppernong River, N. C----------- 408 Seahorn drainage and levee district, Ill . -.--------------- .. . . .. . . 139)7 Seaside Park, Conn .... ....................... .... .... ... . . 80 Seattle Harbor, W ash .......................... ... ... .. -- - .- . . . 19 14 Seattle, Wash., engineering district .................... 1893 Sebewaing River and Harbor, Mich_ __...... . . . .. . . . 1462 Sebewaing, Sebewaing River, Mich 1464 Seekonk River, R. I-------- ------------------- 60 Seldovia Harbor, Alaska- ------------------- 1982 Selkirk Shores State Park, N. Y____ ____ 1541 Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio------- ---------------- 112 Sepulveda flood control reservoir, Los Angeles River basin . 1582, 1584, 1584 Sevir River, Utah ------------------------ 1777 Seward, Alaska, Harbor of Refuge_ 1989 Shallotte River, N. C ------ 408 Shark River, N. J ----------- 184 Shawneetown, Ill - - -- 1123, 1128 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis -- - 1353 INDEX 2145 Page theepshe:lliay, N. Y 184 Shellbyville Reservoir, Ill 111.. 718 Shelleyv Area, Idaho . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . .. . . . 1961, 1971 Shell Creek & Tribulltaries, Nel)r_______ .______.. . . . . .. .. . 1029 Shenango River Reservoir, Pa., and ()hio 1211, 1218 Sheridan, Wyo . 1015 Sherwood Islarl(l State Park, Connl- ................ ... ___. 80 Shields River, niear Clyde Park, Mont 1033 Shilshole Bay, Seattle, W ash . -.. . . . . . .. ._____- 19..08, 1923 Shinnecock Inlet, N. Y_ ... . . ..... ----- -- 14 3 Shipyard River, S. C - --- - - ---- 422 Shoal Harbor, N. . . 184 Shoals, east fork of White River, Indl__.... ---- ---- 1128 Shore of Molitwo' Collunty, Wis........ . .. - ----- -- . 1400 Shore Protection Board. See Beach Erosion Boar(d. Short iBeach, Co illltn . . . ......... --. ........- -. -- --- - -. 80 Shrewsblury lRiver, N. .J-.. - -- -- -- - . 184 Shuifflebarger leve(' unit, India.na. 1123, 1128 Sierra Madlre Villa Channel, Rio Hondo Basin ___ __ _ __ _ 1582 Sierra Madlre Wash, Calif . . . . --- - . 1582 --- Silver Beach to Cedar Beach, ('ol .. 80 Silver lake Harbor, N. C .. . ------ - . 392 Simmons Creek, N. C . . 411 Sioux City, Iowa -- . .----- - --- -- --..-- 1034 Sioux Falls, S. 1)ak . . . . . . . . . . . . 1021 Sioux Falls M odification, S. I )ak___. ........... ... .... _.__ 1022 Sistersville, W. Va . . . . . . . 1163, I 166 Sitka Harbor, Alaska . . . . . . . . . 1991 Siuslaw River, ()reg .. . 1831 Skaggs Ferry, Black River, Ark ............. .. ______... 895 Skagit River, W ash . . .. ..- ......-- ---- . 1923, 1924, 1193 Skagway Harbor and River, Alaska . . . 1989, 1991 Skamokawa Creek area, Wahkiakum County, Wash ..... __ _ 1843, 1886 Skamokawa Creek, Wash . . . . . . 1843 Skipanon Channel, O(reg __________ . ... ... . 1820 Slaughter Creek, Md . .. . 289 Smith Creek, Mdt ------------------------ 335 Smith Creek, N. C - - -..- -.- ---- -- --- - 408 Smithland, Ky .. . . . . . . . . . . 1123, 1128 Smith Mountain Reservoir, Va .............. ... . . . 377 Smith River, ()reg ... . . ...-- ------. 1842, 1843 Smiths Creek, N. C . ..... ... .... .. ..------- .--... 407, 408 Smiths Ferry, Pa 1217, 1219) Sm yrna River, Del - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 242 Snake River, Idaho, (reg., and Wash ___________----- - ---. . -- 1947 Snohomish River, Wash -----...----. ---------------- 1891 Sny Basin, Ill .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . ---- 1291 Sny Island levee drainage (listrict, I1 ______________ 1314 Socorro D)iversion Channel, tributaries of Rio Grande, N. Mex_ ... ... .. 849 Somerville Reservoir, Yegua Creek, Tex . .. .. . 82 1 Sounds of N. C., waterway to Norfolk, Va 408 South Amsttrdain, Mohawk River, N. Y . .197 South Bank Arkansas River, Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Ark.: Head of Fourche Island to Pennington Bayou ............ 895 Tucker Lake ------------.----- 889 South Beardstown drainage and levee district, Ill -___....__ _ ...... .. 1397 South Bristol Harbor, Maine . ----------------- ---- South Coventry Reservoir, Conn ------------------ 1:35 Southern New York Flood-Control Project-------- . . . ..... . .. 29 1 South Fork, Clearwater River, Idaho------- -------- 1963 South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky ..... . 1069 South Fork Sangamon River, Ill11 --.. - ----.. ----- 1399 South Haven Harbor, Mich ---------- - --------- 1427 South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis ------------------- 1392 2146 INDEX Page South Platte River Levees an( Chann(el Impl)rovements Chatfield Reservoir to Fort Morgan, Colo.. _..... .. .. _ _ 1034 South lPlvmouth Reservoir, Canasawacta Creek, N. Y_-_ - _ 316 South Point, Ohio __________________ _________________ -______-- 1164, 1166 Southport Beach, Coonn ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ------ --- 80 Southport Harbor, Conn 54 South P'ortsmouth, Ky- . - - ..- -1164, 166 South Quincy irainage and Leve I)istrict, Ill - 1314 South River rainage I)istrict, Mo 1293, 1314 South River, N. C ..--... __408 South Tunbridge Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt ............ ___ 135 Southwest Harbor, Maine -4 Spanish Fork River, Utah ..... ..... 1777 S p ok an e R iv er, W a sh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19 4 1 Springdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass......... ....... ............ 135 Springfield, Connecticut River Basin, Mass _ 135 Spring Lake, Ill__ 1397 Stamford Harbor, Conn . --- - 60, 132 Stanislaus River, Calif _ _ - 1740 Starlings Creek, Va_ - -- - 282 Starved Rock Lock and I)am, Ill_ - 1387 State l)itch, N. Y 1539 Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company Bridge, N. Y 201 Steele Bayou, Miss_ _ 682 Steer Creek, W. Va_ 1164, 1167 Steinhatchee River, Fla - - ---- -- 510, 512 Stewart Canyon l)ebris Basin, Ventura River Basin, Calif __ 1579 Stewarts Ferry Reservoir, Tenn ----------- 1088 Stikine River, Alaska ___________________ ___________________ 1989 Stillaguamish River, Wash ___ 1924, 1930 Stillhouse Hollow Res. Lampasas River, Tex 820 Stillwater Reservoir, Lackawana River, Pa 310 Stockton and Mormon Channels, Calif _ - - -1715 Stockton Harbor, Maine Stockton Reservoir, Mo Stone Harbor, N. J -1.10 ........ __.__-.____________ . . ... _ . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 60 955, 986 257 Stonington Harbor, Connr 5, 60 Straits of Mackinac, Mich., Channells 1409 Stratton, O hio-.. . ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1217, 1219 Stringtown-Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing _ 720, 721 Stuart R eservoir, V a. and N. C .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... .- 377 Stum py P t. Bay, N . C ..... . .... . ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... 390 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Mi(higan Ship Canal, Wis - 1345 Sturgis, Ky__--- --- 1123, 1128 Subdistrict No. I of I)rainage Union No. 1, and Bay Island D)rainage and Levee I)istrict N o. 1, I 1L . . . . -------. . . .. . . . . . 1307 Success Reservoir, Calif ......... .----- --- ___ -___ -_-. 1757 Slucker Brook Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Conn - - 122 Sugar Creek levee unit, Int1l _ 1114, 1123 Sugar Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H Suisun Bay Channel, Calif . __ 135 1704 _ Suisun Channel, Calif -..................... . __. ___...-______________. 1702 Sullivan Falls Harbor, M aine- _ . .. ------------------.. 60 Sulphur River, Tex. and Ark_.. 651 Summersville Reservoir, W. Va ..-.... -.......-.. .. 1151, 1164 Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N. Y 184 Sunbury, la _ 316 Supervision of the Harbor of New York ....... 181 Surry Mountain Reservoir, N. H ...... .. 108 Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes_ 1547 Susquehanna River, lPa., Md., and N. Y.: Above and below Havre de Grace, Md . ......... 289 North Branch Flood Control project ... 306 West Branch of ___.. __._ .. 311 Sutton Reservoir, W. Va ............... . -------------- 1149, 1164 INDEX 2147 Page Suwannee River, Fla --------------------------------------------- 512 Swan Quarter Bay, N. C., to Deep Bay, N. C., waterway _ 408 Swanton Harbor, Vt-____________________________________ 184 Swift Creek, N. C------------------- 408,411 Swiger, Whitney, Young-Hoblit levee, Ill ----------------------------- 1398 Swinomish Slough, Wash 1899 Swoyersville and Forty Fort, Pa------------------------------------316 Sycamore Wash., Los Angeles River Basin, Calif 1582, 1584, 1589 Sykesville, Pa __ ----------------------------------------------- 1220 Syracuse, Ohio -------------------------------------------- 1164, 1166 Syracuse, Oswego River Basin, N. Y---- --------------- - 1539 T Taber Reservoir, Va------------ -------------------------- 377 Table Mound Reservoir, Kans --------------------------------- 914 Table Mountain Reservoir, (Iron Canyon), Calif_ ------------ - - - 1719 Table Rock Reservoir, Mo-----------------------878 Tacoma Harbor, Wash -------------------------------------- 1923, 1924 Tacoma, Puyallup River, Wash------------------------------------ 1934 Tahchevah Creek Detention Reservoir and Channel improvements, Whitewater River Basin, Calif.,--- ---------------------------------------- 1626 Talkeetna River, Alaska ----------------------------------------- 1991 Tallahatchie River, Miss ------------------------------------------ 682 Tallapoosa River, Ala -------------------------------------------- 582 Tallow Hill Reservoir, Ga ------------------------------------ 449 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla -------------------------------------- 494 Tanana River, Alaska------ ------------------------------------- 1991 Tangier Channel, Va_ -------------------------------------------- 290 Tangipahoa River, La-------------------------------------------- 650 Tappan Reservoir, Ohio ----------------------------------------- 1142 Tar Creek, Ill ------------------------------------------------- 1398 Tarentum, Pa------------- 1220 Tar River, N. C --------------------------------------------- 410, 411 Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y ------------------------------------------ 184 Taunton River, Mass --------------------------------------------- 60 Taylors Boyou, Tex --------------------------------------------- 726 Taylorsville, Ky- ------------------------------------------ 1123, 1128 Tchula Lake, Miss ---------------------------------------------- 682 Tell City, Ind --------------------------------------------- 1123, 1128 Templeton, Pa_ -------------------------------------------- 1173 Tenants Harbor, Maine ------------------------------------------- 80 Tenasillahe Island, Oreg ----------------------------------------- 1886 Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir, ()Okla 934 9----------------------- Tennessee Chute (Memphis Harbor)---------- ---------------------- 2008 Tennessee River, Tenn., Ala., and Ky ------------------------------- 1063 Tensas River, Ark., and La__ ----------------------------------- 682, 2022 Terminus Reservoir, Calif _ ------------ 1758 Terre Haute, Ind ---------------------------------------------- 1113 Texarkana Reservoir, Tex ----------------- 659 Texas City Channel, Tex -------------------------------------- 746 Texas City, Tex., Hurricane Flood Protection ------ ---- -- - 787 Thames River, Conn --------------------------------------------- 60 Thames River Basin, Conn., R. I., and Mass---------------------------93 Thames River, Conn---------------------------------------------60 The Inland Route, Mich-------------_ ---------------------------- 1462 The Island Reservoir, Vt----------------------------------------- 135 Thimble Shoal Channel, Va- --------------------------------- 374, 375 Thomaston Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn---------_ -------- 124 Thompson Creek and San Jose Wash, Calif__---------------------------1582 Thompson Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill-- 1397 Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N. C., channel connecting 407 Three Islands Reservoir, Tenn-------------------------------- 1087, 1088 Three Rivers, Connecticut River Basin, Mass--------------------------115 Thumpertown Beach, Eastham, Massachusetts_-- ------------------ - 71 Tickfaw River, La-..- ----- ------------------- 650 2148 INDEX Page Ticonderoga River, N. Y -- _ 184 Tigre Bayou, La _ 634, 650 Tilghman Island Harbor, Md 289 Tillamook Bay, Bar, ()reg_ _ 1824 Tioga-Hammond Reservoir, Pa _ 307 Tionesta Reservoir, la___________.. 1185, 1218 Tiptonville-Obion levee and drainage improvements, Tenn-. ... 2008 Toledo H arbor, O hio ........... 1459 I------------------ Tolu, Ky 1 123, 1128 Tombigbee River, Ala, and M iss-.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 562 Tom Jenkins Reservoir, Ohio_ 1147, 1164 Toms River, N. J _.. .... 242 Tongue River Reservoir, N. l)ak _ 1279 Topeka, Kans . 55, 979 9----------------------- Toronto Reservoir, Kans .... !912, 934 Torrington, Conn .............. 136 Totuskey Creek, Va .--- - ___ 334, 335 Town Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts_ 69) Town Creek, Americus, Ga__ 588 Town Creek, Md ------------------ ------------------- --------- 289 Town Creek, S. C --- 420 Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts .... 70 Town River, Mass_ - 26 Townsend Bay, Wash --- 1924 Townshend Reservoir, Vt_______________________ 107 Trabuco )am, Calif---------- ------------------- 1611, 1641 Tradewater River, Ky_ 1)8 Tranquitas Creek, Tex - 789 Traverse City Harbor, Mich-----------__ 1462 Tred Avon River, Md------- 289 Trempealeau River, at Arcadia, Wis_ _ 1280 Trent River, N. C----- 408 Trinidad Floodway and Reservoir, Purgatoire River, Colo--- 837, 856 Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex - - 754, 796 Tri Pond levee unit, Il_____________________________________ 1123 Troy, Ind___ 1123, 1128 Truckee River and Tributaries, Calif and Nev_ 1766 Tuckahoe River, Md-- 289 Tuckerton Creek, N. J ------------ 236 Tucson D)iversion Channel, Ariz________________________________________ 1632 Tucumcari, N. Mex 838 Tule River, Calif__ 1759 Tully Reservoir, Mass _ 111 Tulsa and West Tulsa, Arkansas River, Okla-------------------------__ - 945 Tulsa, ()kla., engineering district_______________________________________ 899 Tujunga Wash Channel, Los Angeles River Basin ---------------- 1582, 1584, 1589 Tuolume River, Calif_ 1740 Turtle Creek, Pa --------- ------------ 1207 Tuscon l)iversion Channel, Ariz ---------------- 1632 Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Kans _- - ---- - - 955, 976 Twelve Pole Creek, W. Va., flood control reservoir__ _ 1164 Twitch Cove and Big Thoroughfare River, Md.- - -- 280 Two Harbors (Agate Bay), Min-n - -- - 1225 Two Harbors Harbor, Minn - ----- 1225 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis___-------- 1349 Two Rivers Reservoir, Rio Hondo, near Roswell, N. Mex__ - - 854 Tyaskin Creek, M d-.. . .. . . .. . . .. . --- . ...- ----- -- --- - 289 Tygart River l)am, W. Va . .-- -- -- -- 1174 Tyrone, Pa _ 314 U Umatilla Harbor, ()reg 1961 Umatilla River, Oreg .---- 1961, 1971 Umpqua River, ()reg ___ 1833, 1887 Union Reservoir, Mo -------------------------------------------------- 720 INDEX 2149 Page Union River, Maine_ 60 Uniontown, Ky_ 1123, 1128 Uniontown, IPa_ 1219 Union Township I)rainage l)istrict Levee, Mo_ 1314 Union Village Reservoir, Vt_ 102 Upham Brook, Va_ -- 581 Upper Grays River Area, Wash__ _ 1888 Upper Iowa River, Iowa_ 1277 Upper Machodoc Creek, Va 335 .Upper Marlboro, Md- ------------------ 340 Upper Mississippi River, Basin: Rock Island l)ist ----------------------------- 1312 St. Louis l)ist ....--- 719 St. Paul l)ist_ 1279 Upper Narrows (Harry L. Englebright) Reservoir ---- 2074 Upper Puyallup River, Wash_ 1939 Upper Safford Valley to Buttes Reservoir site, Gila River Basin, Ariz_ 1628 Upper Thoroughfare, I)eal Island, Md -- 272 U pper W hite River, A rk ................. ............... ---. . 872 Urban Areas at Alton, IlL- 721 Urbanna Creek, Va -- 334,335 U. S. Lake Survey.... _ ...... . -- .....-------- . ----------- 1462, 1547 Utica, Ind___------------------ 1123, 1128 Valdez Harbor, Alaska__ 1982 Van Buren, Arkansas River, Ark_ 895 Vanceburg, Ky .............. _ .------ - - ............. 1164, 1166 Vancouver, Wash----------------- 1814 Ventnor, Margate, and Longport, N. J - 255 Ventura River levee, Ventura River Basin, Calif_ 1641 Verdigris River, Okla -... -_ 945 Verdugo Wash, Los Angeles River Basin. _- _ 1582, 1584, 1589 Vermilion Lock La_ 597 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio --------------- -- ---- - 1534 Vermilion to Sheffield Lake Village, Ohio - - 1543 Vermillion River, S. 1)ak 1018 Vevay,Ind 1123, 1128 Vicksburg, Miss., engineering district- 675 Victory Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt _ 135 Villa Park l)am, Calif- 1611, 1641 Village Creek, White River and Mayberry districts, Ark- 895 Vincennes, Ind _ 1116, 1123 Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass ------- -------- 60 Vinton Waterway, La----- ---------- 651 Virginia Beach, Va__--------------- 381 W Wabash Railroad Bridges, Illinois River, Meredosia and Valley City, Ill 705 Wabasha, Minn., harbor________________ 1322 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C-_ - - - 427,429 Waco Reservoir, Brazos River, Tex --- 815 Waddington Harbor, N. Y _- - 1534 Wahkiakum County Consolidated l)iking l)istrict No. 1 Wash_ 1885 Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, Beach Erosion Control 1797 Wailoa River, Hawaii, Hawaii____________ 1791 Wailoa Stream and tributaries, Hawaii___________-_____ _ 1794 Wailua River, Kauai, Hawaii_- - ------ 1796 Waimea River and Beach, HawaiiL 1796, 1797 Wake Island Harbor --------------- 1791 Waldo Lake Tunnel, Oreg _______ 1845, 1887 Walla Walla, Wash., Engineering l)istrict___ 1947 Wallabout Channel, N. Y_ - -- 184 Wallace Channel, Pamlico Sound, N. C - 393 Wallace Lake Reservoir, La--------------- 653,665 2150 INDEX Page Wallace, W. Va-_ 1220 Walluski River, Clatsop County, Oreg - - 1886 Walnut Bayou, Ark_ 944 Walnut Creek system and inlet channel, San Gabriel River Basin, Calif__ 1582, 1732 Walter F. George Lock and Dam, Ga. & Ala_- 543 Wappinger Creek, N. Y 184 Wareham Harbor, Mass _ 60 Ware, Mass_ _ 136 Warm Creek, Calif - -- 1620 Warren River, R.I._ 60 Warrenton diking district No. 1, Clatsop County, Oreg - 1886 Warrenton diking district No. 2, Clatsop County, Oreg - 1886 Warrenton diking district No. 3, Clatsop County, ()reg 1886 Warrior River, Ala-_ -- 562 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn - - 1253, 1254 Warwick River, Md_- 289 Warwood, W. Va - - - 1217, 1219 Washington Bayou and Lake, Miss_- -- --- ----- 682 Washington Canal and South River, N. J_ 184 Washington, I). C: Aqueduct_--- 329 And vicinity -- 340 Engineering district _ ----------------- 319 Flood Gontrol - ------------ 341 Harbor at__ 319,334 Washington Island Harbors, Wis 1391, 1392 Washington, la_ 1208 Washougal area, Clark County, Wash --- - 1872 Waterbury, Conn -- -_ 136 Waterbury Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt ------------- 187, 199 Wateree River, S. C:_ ..... 427 Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N. Y - - - -- 199 Water hyacinths, removal of, from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters_ 507, 579, 648 Waterloo, Nebr_ -------------- 1034 Watertown, Conn_ -------- 136 Water Valley Reservoir, Ark 873 Waterway on Coast of Virginia_ -- --------- 283 Waterway Connecting Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, N. C ---------- 395 Waterway Connecting Port Townsend Bay and Oak Bay, Wash 1901 Waterway Connecting Swan Quarter Bay with Deep Bay, N. C -- 407, 408 Waterway Connecting Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Ala, and Miss 582 Waterway from Empire, La., to Gulf of Mex_ _ --- _- -- --- 619 Waterway from Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del_-242 Waterway from Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou I)ulac, La___ _ 651 Waterway from Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md 289 ------------- Waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, La__---------- -- -- - 651 Waterway--Norfolk, Va. to Sounds of N. C ------------------------------ 408 Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss ----------- 2087 Watkins Glen, Oswego River Basin, N. Y--------------------------------1539 Watts Bar, Tenn-- - 1065 Watts levee, Ill- - --- - 1398 Waukegan Harbor, Ill_ 1364 Waverly, W. Va_ _- 1164, 1166 Way Cake Creek, N. J 184 Waynesboro, Va 340 Webb l)istrict Improvement Co., Columbia County, Oreg ----------------- 1886 Weber River, Utah. ------------ 1771 Weiser River, Idago ...... 1961, 1971 Welles Harbor, Midway Island - ------------- 1791 Wellfleet Harbor, Mass ----------------------------------------------- 60 Wellsburg, W. Va _ ----- ----- 1217, 1219 Wells Harbor, Maine------------ 9 Wellsville, N. Y- ----------- 1539 Wellsville, Ohio ------------- 1217, 1219 INDEX 2151 Page Wenatchee River, Wash --------------------------------------- 1939 Wessagussett Beach, Weymouth, Massachusetts- ----------------------- 66 West Basin Bridge, Los Angeles Harbor, Calif,. removal of -------------- 1574 West Branch Chisholm Creek, Kans---------------------------------946 West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Pa---------------------------311 West Branch Reservoir, Ohio_-------------------------------------1212 West Bridgewater, Pa --------------------------------------- 1217, 1219 West Brookfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass---------, _ -- 132 West Canaan Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H--------------_ 135 Westchester Creek, N. Y - 183 Westcott Cove, Conn __ ----------------------------------------- 60 Westfield River, Connecticut River Basin, Conn_---------------- 117 Westfield River, Mass _- -- 117 West Fork Reservoir, Majave River Basin, Calif_-------------- 1625 West Fork of Mill Creek Reservoir, Ohio ------------------------ _ 1099, 1124 Westfork Reservoir, Ohio-- - _ - 1121 West Fork River and Reservoir, W. Va-----------------1164, 1167, 1218, 1219 West Hill Dam and Reservoir, Backstone River Basin, Mass - _ 89 Westland District Improvement Co., Columbia County, Oreg--------------1886 Weston, W. Va----- -------------------------- 1220 West Oneonta Reservoir, N. Y------------------------------------- 291 West Peterborough Reservoir, N. H___----------------------------- 86 West Point, Ga ------------------------------------------------ 586 West Point, Ky ------------------------------------------- 1123, 1128 West Point, Nebr------------------ ------ 1034 Westport District, Oreg -- - -- - 1886 Westport Harbor & Saugatuck River, Conn ---------------------------- 60 Westport, Ky------ ---------- -- -- - 1123, 1128 Westport River, Mass----------------------- 60 Westport Slough, Oreg--------------------- - 1842, 1843 West Springfield, Mass --- 135 West Terre Haute, Ind -- --- ------------ 1113, 1123 West Thompson Reservoir, Thames River Basin-- - - - --- _ 98 Westville Reservoir, Mass _------------------------------ 97 Weathersfield Cove, Conn_ ----------------------------------------- 62 Weymouth Back River, Mass_- ---------- 60 Weymouth Fore River, Mass._ --------- 24 Wheeling-Benwood, W. Va _ - -- -------- 1217, 1219 Wheeling, W. Va 1217, 1219 Whitebird Creek, Idaho_ ___ - 1963 White City Park, Ohio ------------------------------------------ 1543 Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich ------------- -------- 1422 White Lake Harbor, Mich --- ---- --------------- 1462 White Oak Dike, N. C ------------------------------------------- 411 White River, Ark: below Peach Orchard Bluff -------------------------------- 697, 2028 above Peach Orchard Bluff_ ------------------------ - 872 White River Basin: Little Rock District------ ------------------------------------ 872 White River, Ind -------- ------------------- 1098 White River, lock and dam, Wis----------------------------------1342 Whitings Creek, Va---------------------------------- 334, 335 Whitlow Ranch Reservoir, Queen Creek, Ariz - 1640 Whitney Point, N. Y------- --------------- -- 293 Whitney Point Reservoir, N. Y_ ------------------------------------ 292 Whitney Reservoir, Brazos River, Tex------------------------------- 810 Whittier Narrows flood control Reservoir, Calif_ 1582 Wichita and Valley Center, Arkansas River, Kans--------_ ---------- 945 Wickford Harbor, R. I---------------------------- --------------- 60 Wicomico River, Md ------------- ------------ 289 Wiedmer Chemicals drainage and levee district, Mo---------------------721 Wilcox, Pa_ - ------ -- ----- --- - --- 1219 Wilder, Ky ------------------------- 1123, 1128 Wiley Creek Reservoir, Oreg ----------------------- 1887 Wilkes-Barre-Hanover Township, Pa----------- - 316, 317 2152 INDEX Page Wilkesboro Reservoir, N. C 428 Willapa Harbor and River, Wash . ......--- 1920 Willamette Falls fish ladder, ()reg_ 1845, 1847, 1887 Williamette River, ()reg.: Bank protection 1845, 1847, 1867 Flood control in basin 1887 Imp)rovement above Portland, and Yamhill River-- - 1809 Improvement at Williamette Falls___ 1812 Plortland )istrict----- 1844 W illiamlnson, W . Va -------------- _-------------- -- 1154 Williamsport, Pa ---- ------------------- 31( Williamstown, W. Va---------------- ----------------------------- 1164, 1166 Williamsville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt_ 135 Willoughby Channel, Va----------------------- 374,375 Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio _ 1142 Wilmington Harbor, l)el ----- 216 Wilmington Harbor, N. C_ 402 Wilmington, N. C., engineering district_ 383 Wilmore, lPa 1220 Wilson and Wenkel and Plrairie l)u Pont drainage and levee districts, Ill_ _ 710 Wilson Canyon and Mansfield St. Channel, Los Angeles River Basin, Calif 1582, 1584, 1589 Wilson Creek, Wash _ 1939 Wilson 1)am andl Reservoir, Kan-- 955, 971 Wilson Harbor, N. Y 1520, 1533 Wilson Point Harbor, Conn _ 60 Wilson Lock & l)am, Ala 1065 Winery Canyon, Calif_ 1582,1584, 1589 Winfield, Kans 945 Winfield, W. Va 1135 Winnetka, Ill 1400 Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn_ 1247, 1248, 1249 Winona Harbors, Minn _ 1322 Winooski River, Vt ----- 199 Winsted, Connecticut River Basin, Conn ---------- 135 Winter Harbor, Va __ _____________ 374 Winthrop Beach, Mass- _ _ 80 Winthrop Harbor, Mass ------------ 60 Wisconsin River, Wis_- 1254 Wister Reservoir, ()kla _____________________ ____ 9__ 31, 934 Withlacoochee River, Fla__ 510, 512 Wolf and Jordon River, Miss --- 582 Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn__. (i695 Woodbridge Creek, N. J ----------------------- 184 Woodbury Creek, N. J----- ------- ------------------- 241,242 Wood Island Harbor, Maine, and the Pool at Biddeford _ 60 Woodlands, W. Va _ -- 164, 166 Woodmont Shore, Conn _ - 76 Wood River drainage and levee district, Ill-- 713, 720 Woods Hole Chanel, Mass- 60 Woodson drainage district Columbia County, ()reg __ 1882, 1886 Woonsocket, Blackstone River Basin, R. I-_ 90 Worcester, Blackstone River Basin, Mass------ 88 Wrangell Harbor, Alaska. 1989 Wrangell Narrows, Alaska-......._ 19)89 Wrightsville Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt---------------- 188 Y Yadkin River, N. C--------- 427 Yakima River, Wash __ --- ------------ 1939 Yalobusha River, Miss------------------- 682 Yaquina Bay, Harbor, and River, ()reg 1827, 1828 Yazoo River, Miss------------- 681, 2023 Yellow Medicine River at Minnesota, Minn_-- ---- --- - 1280 Yellowstone River, Mont------------ 1034 INDEX 2153 Page Y ork ItarIbor, iM aine _ .... .--------------------------------. 11 York, Pa-l .- - .. .. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... 315 York Iliver, Va .. .. .-............ .... ... .... .... .... .. . 374, 375 York Split (hanel, Va ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 350 Youghiogheny 1Liver, P'-a ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 1182 Floodl control reservoir .................... 1204, 1218 Youngs Bay and( River, Wash 1844, 1845 Youngs River 1)ikes, Clatsop County, ()reg 1886 Yuba River, Calif., treatment of (deb)ris situation, construction of restraining t):trrie r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z anesville, ()hio ----- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- 1164, 1166 Zemple-lvans Levee Spoon River, Ill 1399 Zippel Bay Harbor, Minn -_ _ 1254